[2] The Scottish team of Colin Montgomerie and Marc Warren won the tournament.

They defeated the American team of Heath Slocum and Boo Weekley in a playoff on the third extra hole.

The leading 18 available players from the Official World Golf Ranking on 3 September 2007 qualified.

Source[2][6] The first round took place on 22 November and it was played in four-ball format.

The leaders after day one was the American team of Boo Weekley and Heath Slocum who shot an 11-under-par 61.

Right behind the Americans were the German team of Alex Čejka and Martin Kaymer who finished the day at a 10-under-par 62.

The German team of Marcel Siem and Bernhard Langer won the World Cup last year.

The Welsh team of Bradley Dredge and Stephen Dodd also shot a 63; including birdies on four of the last five holes.

The Scottish team of Colin Montgomerie and Marc Warren also shot a 63 which included no bogeys.

The host country China finished the day at 65 (-7) to be in a tie for 11th place.

The English and Scottish teams are tied in 2nd place, one stroke behind the Americans.

The host country China shot a 71 on the day and are tied in 12th place.

If the Americans win the event then they will be the first team to lead wire-to-wire in the last seven years.

The Dutch, Argentinians and Germans are tied in 6th place only 3 strokes behind the Americans.