Malta
Name:
Tony Drago (right)
Nickname:
Tornado
Home town:
Valletta, Malta
Date of birth:
September 22, 1965
Wins / high finishes in last 12 months:
Runner-up in 2007 Euro Tour event (Rankweil, Austria) Quarter-finalist in the 2006 World Pool Masters and Amsterdam Open winner.
Career achievements:
1999 China Snooker Masters champion, 2003 World Pool Masters champion, reached the semi-finals of the 2003 World Pool Championships and won the Amsterdam Open.
Biggest disappointment:
Losing to Alex Pagulayan in the semi-finals of the 2003 World Pool Championship.
Favourite player:
Oliver Ortmann.
Cues used:
John Parris.
Hobbies:
Tennis, football and watching movies.
Like about pool:
Everything.
Dislike about pool:
Losing.
Describe yourself:
Easy-going at times, temperamental at times but good hearted and likes to help everybody.
Name:
Alex Borg (left)
Nickname:
None
Home town:
Mellieha, Malta
Date of birth:
June 5, 1969
Wins / high finishes in last 12 months:
Malta Snooker Champion 2006/07, WSA ranked no. 83
Career achievements:
2005 and 2006 EBSA European Snooker Champion, 2004 and 2005 EBSA European Team Snooker Champion, 2005 Mediterranean Cup Snooker Champion.
Biggest disappointment:
Losing 7-6 in the 2004 EBSA European Snooker Championship finals.
Favourite player:
Francisco Bustamante.
Cues used:
John Parris.
Hobbies:
Watching football.
Like about pool:
It is a very sociable game.
Dislike about pool:
Nothing.
Describe yourself:
Friendly, outgoing and always striving to do my best
World Cup of Pool record
2006
(Tony Drago and Alex Borg)
R1 lost 0-9 to Philippines (Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante)
2007 Campaign
R1
Thursday, September 27 (evening) v USA (Corey Deuel and Rodney Morris)
