 Jose Costa wins the Cue and Cushion Qualifier
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Cue and Cushion Billiard Lounge in Hooksett, NH, owned by 2006 US Champion Mazin Shooni, hosted its first ever USBA Regional Qualifier on December 12-14, 2008. With two beautiful Chevillotte tables freshly covered with Simonis 300 Rapide cloth, the room was able to accommodate 12 players. The top 2 finishers receive $ 300.00 entry into the USBA Nationals on February 18-22, 2009 to be held at Carom Café in Flushing, NY, along with $ 200.00 expense money when they arrive at the Nationals. There also was some additional prize money for the top 6 finishers....
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Fran Crimi Honored with Billiard Congress of America 2008 President’s Award
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Fran Crimi Honored with Billiard Congress of America 2008 President’s Award Broomfield, Colo. – December 23, 2008 – Each year the Billiard Congress of America (BCA) recognizes an outstanding individual who has made significant contributions to the billiard industry with the presentation of the BCA President’s Award. This year the BCA has chosen to recognize Fran Crimi, BCA Instructor Program administrator and BCA senior delegate to the World-Pool Billiard Association (WPA). Crimi, a former pro player and previous president of the Women’s Professional Billiards Association, is responsible for the oversight and management of the BCA Instructor Program. Crimi works closely with each instructor to ensure that his or her certification is maintained on a yearly basis. She has worked to make the BCA a place where instructors can go for advice and to obtain their credentials, as well as a resource where players can turn when they are looking for a legitimate and qualified instructor. In fact, Crimi herself is a BCA Master Instructor, which is the highest level of certification that can be obtained in the program....
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BCA Rankings Information for 2009
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The Men's BCA Ranking System will undergo a few changes for 2009 in order to make it more reflective of today's tournament situation in America. First, here is a list of the events that have qualified thus far to be included in the rankings:...
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Europe Retain Mosconi Cup
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Team Europe retained the PartyPoker.com Mosconi Cup by the second widest margin in the history of the competition....
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World Junior Champions Crowned – North America Shines
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The 2008 World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) World Junior 9-Ball Championships was held in Reno, Nevada, December 1st – 3rd. Young billiard athletes from 22 countries traveled to the United States to participate in the 33 player boys’ division and 18 player girls’ division. Among the 17 participants representing North America were: Austin Murphy of Folsom, CA; Landon Shuffett of Greensburg, KY; Nick Tafoya of Albuquerque, NM; Billy Thorpe of Dayton, OH; Adam Davis of Raleigh, NC; Joshua Newman of Bessemer City, NC; Brendan Crockett of Bell Canyon, CA; Allison Hardwick and Chelsea Hardwick of Evansville, IN; Briana Miller of Allentown, PA; Nicole Hernandez of Des Plaines, IL; Heather Torpin of Mesa, AZ ; Jauslinn Arnold of Bakersfield, CA; and from Canada, Greg Quinn, McEarl Bucais, Marc Bucais and Brittany Bryant....
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The 2008 USBA Tour ended in grand style at Chris's Billiards in Chicago, IL on December 5-7, 2008.
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Twenty-eight players competed for a first place prize of $ 3,500.00. The field was tough. Top United States players: Pedro Piedrabuena (2002, 2004 and 2007 US Champion), Hugo Patino (2003 US Champion), Sonny Cho (2005 US Champion), George Ashby (8 time US Champion). Top Ecuador players: Javier Teran and Luis Aveiga. Also competing was Adrian Viguera, another top US player....
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Thrilling Finale : World Team Upsets Team Philippines!
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Manila, Philippines- The World Team came back from behind the final day of the Quezon City Invasion against the awesome Filipino home team in a thrilling 9-8 finale fit for the history books. The event took place at the Tri Noma Mall and was also titled "The Grand Villar Showdown" in honor of host sponsor Senator Manny Villar who has become a staunch supporter of billiards in the Philippines. Premier management groups Bugsy Promotions, Puyat Sports, and Negros Stables helped orgainze the event under the sanctioning of the BMPAP. The Quezon Invasion paid out $60,000 in prize money between the two teams for 1st and 2nd place. The first team to win nine matches would be crowned champions in this race to seven games per match with alternating breaks....
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WPA Crowns Three New Champs!
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Three new World Champions can now celebrate! The first division to finish today was the junior girls and Brittany Bryant of Canada finished an excellent week with her final victory over Konishi Samia of Japan. Ms. Bryant began her day with a convincing 7-3 win over Sabrina Naverschnig of Austria. But her championship match would prove to be no walkover. She and Samia stayed close through most of the match and it wound up going to double-hill before Samia, who had an easy run ahead of her, was called for a foul when her hair fell and brushed a ball. With ball-in-hand Bryant cruised through the remaining balls to become World Champion....
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TOP AMATEURS CROWNED U.S. AMATEUR CHAMPIONS
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Winner of Men’s and Women’s Divisions Advance to ‘09 Pro Event...
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Bucheon, Korea- The 2nd Annual XTM Korea vs. Europe 3-Cushion Championshi
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Bucheon, Korea- The 2nd Annual XTM Korea vs. Europe 3-Cushion Championship featured 3-Cushion super star Semih "The Magic Man" Sayginer captaining his European team of Italy's Stefano Pelinga and Turkish Woman's Champion Neslihan Gurel. The Korean Team was captained by Korea #1 Kyung Rul Kim with Shin Young "Godzilla" Park and The Black Widow Jeanette Lee. The first team to win five matches would be crowned the champions for this Dragon Promotions event airing on XTM in Korea....
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Professor-Q-Ball is proud to announce that due to over whelming response; a USBA 3-Cushion Qualifier has been scheduled on January 23-25, 2009 at the Historical Pendennis Club in Louisville, KY.
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During the event Professor-Q-Ball will also entertained you with his Magical Sleight of Hand Magic and Dr. Cue (Tom Rossman) with his Trick-Shots Wizardry. ...
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WPA Worlds Underway in Reno!
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The World Pool Association is conducting three World Championships at once at the Sands Regency Casino Hotel in Reno, Nevada. Here the World Wheelchair and the World Junior Championships for both boys and girls are now underway. As day number one winds down some of the top players in all divisions are facing one another....
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NCS 8-Ball Championship Player List Grows
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The weekend after Thanksgiving, players in the south and mid-west descended upon Shooters Billiards in Olathe, Kansas and Grady’s Pool Hall and Tavern in Lexington, South Carolina to win a spot to the inaugural NCS 8-Ball Championships....
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Mighty Mika Invincible at All Japan! Pan Wins for Third Time
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Osaka, Japan- Finland's mighty Mika Immonen has won the 41st All Japan Championships, prolonging a winning streak that started out in October and hasn't stopped yet. Asia has been considered ,in the new millennium, the continent with the strongest players. At this year's event, this field was truly littered with Asia's best with names such as Taiwan's World Champion Wu Chia Ching, Kuo Po Cheng, China's Li He-wen and Challenge of Champions Winner Fu Jianbo, Japan's former World 9-Ball Champion Kunihiko Takahashi, and Korean Champions Young Hwa Jeong and Seung Woo Ryu....
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Osaka,Japan- Mika Immonen, Yu Ram Cha, and Charlie Williams are still looking good at the 41st All Japan Championships
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Osaka,Japan- Mika Immonen, Yu Ram Cha, and Charlie Williams are still looking good at the 41st All Japan Championships. The event is the largest and most prestigious title in Japan and draws a field of 128 players every year for the men and this year 76 players in the women's division. Dragon Promotions is represented at the event by its players from USA, Korea, and Finland....
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The AGIPI BILLIARD MASTERS knows its first four quarterfinalists:
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Blomdahl, Jaspers, Merckx and Forthomme. Blomdahl and Jaspers went into the last round, knowing they were qualified. Merckx and Forthomme had all to play for and luckily for them, they were in control over their own fate. Both men played with a lot of heart and earned a return ticket for the quarterfinals of this star-studded tournament....
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AGIPI BILLIARD MASTERS 2009
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The second edition of the Agipi Billiard Masters has kicked off and it’s great to be a witness of this cuesport spectacle. Even though this, together with the last weekend in January, is ‘only’ a qualifying weekend for the finals that are to be held in the weekend of March 14th and 15th, there is more action than a fan could ask for: eight World Champions, the thirteen top ranked players in the World and an estimated € 130K to be paid out....
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Luis Aveiga from Ecuador wins at Doral! USBA TOUR
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Players from several countries participated in the 2008 USBA Tour International Open Tournament held at Doral Billiards & Sports Bar in Doral, FL near Miami on October 31-November 2, 2008. Luis Aveiga, Germy Rivera and Javier Teran came from Ecuador. Luis Avila, Guillermo Sosa and Jesus Gallegos came from Mexico. Pedro Piedrabuena is originally from Uraguay. Carlos Hallon is from Ecuador. Roberto Arana is from Nicaraugua. Mercedes Gonzales and Hugo Sanchez are from Colombia. Dang Khoa Nguyen is from Vietnam. Jae Hyung Cho is from Korea. This was truly an international event....
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KAREN CORR WINS THE 2008“CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS” TITLE
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“I’m just thrilled beyond words,” said an elated Karen Corr moments after capturing the 2008 Mohegan Sun International Tournament of Champions title. The pressure packed $25,000 winner-take-all event was held at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut, October 29. Corr, who set a record by winning the event three years in a row, defeated 2007 World Champion Xiaoting Pan in a one game sudden death showdown in the final match and was crowned the new “Champion of Champions.” The two semifinals and the Championship match were taped for broadcast by ESPN....
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Heather Lloyd wins at Rusty’s Billiards; Cristina DeLaGarza wins WPBA Qualifier
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Rusty's Billiards in Arlington, Texas hosted the 6th event of the year for the OB Cues Ladies 9-Ball Tour September 27-28. Fifty-one ladies came to compete and many new faces were in attendance! Welcome to all the new players!...
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2008 Empire State 9-Ball Championship Results
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The 1st Annual Empire State 9-Ball Championship presented by the Predator 9-Ball Tour took place October 11-12 at Raxx Pool Room Bar & Grill in West Hempstead, Long Island. The $3,000 added event had seventy-five of the northeast’s top players come to participate in this historic event. The top players included Jose Parica, George Sansouci, Marc Vidal, Shaun Wilkie, Eddie Abraham, Oscar Bonilla, Bobby Blackmore, Joey Korsiak, Jerry Tarantola, Jorge Rodriguez, Frankie Hernandez, Mike Miller, Lenny Favata, Joey Kong, Liz Ford, Mike Fingers & Tony Robles....
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2008 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool final
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USA Claim World Cup Title. USA'S victorious World Cup of Pool pairing have revealed their pride at becoming the first Americans to win the prestigious team trophy....
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2008 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool 12th October Rotterdam, Holland
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It’s England v USA for World Cup Glory China and Philippines Beaten in Semis England 9 – 5 China USA 9 – 6 Philippines Team USA delivered their best performance of the week as they beat a strong Philippines side consisting of Francisco Bustamante and Dennis Orcollo to book their second PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool final in three years. The American side of Rodney Morris and Shane van Boening took the match 9-6 and Morris, who was in the losing side along with Earl Strickland in 2006 was delighted. ...
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England Beat Germany for Semi Spot Holders China are Next
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Quarter Finals China 9 – 2 Italy England 9 – 7 Germany TEAM ENGLAND, composed of World Champion Daryl Peach and European No.1 Mark Gray, claimed a notable scalp as they sent Germany spinning out of the 2008 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool in an exciting match up at the Outland Nightclub in Rotterdam. The German duo of Thomas Engert and Ralf Souquet were pre-match betting favourites but Peach and Gray had a little too much in all departments to record a super 9-7 victory to secure a semi-final match up against China, who earlier beat Italy....
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2008 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool
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10th October Rotterdam, Holland USA and Germany Struggle Through Italy Slaughter Korea Round 2 Italy 8 – 0 Korea Germany 8 – 6 Poland USA 8 – 5 Croatia...
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2008 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool 9th October Rotterdam, Holland
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Comeback Kids Croatia Advance Wins for Russia and Japan Too Croatia 8 – 7 Spain Russia 8 – 4 Malaysia Japan 8 – 5 Australia...
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BOBBY McGRATH WINS 2008 INTERNATIONAL SPEED POOL CHAMPIONSHIP
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The 2008 ESPN ZONE BILLIARDS SHOOTOUT was held October 1 in Las Vegas. Bobby McGrath defeated Dave Pearson for the INTERNATIONAL SPEED POOL CHALLENGE crown and the $40,000 purse. ESPN Zone Las Vegas was host to the event, which was taped for three 1-hour telecasts on ESPN and the first ever to be broadcast in High Definition....
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A miracle took place at 11:00PM October 2 -- Dr. Cue became the 2008 ESPN Trick Shot Magic Champion.
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Dr. Cue said, OK, I can't wait any longer -- A miracle took place at 11:00PM October 2 -- Dr. Cue became the 2008 ESPN Trick Shot Magic Champion. ...
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Accu-Stats 14.1 Straight Pool Invitational
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Sept. 4-7 — Comet Billiards, Home of the Accu-Stats Arena, Parsippany, N.J.It's Official. Not even Hurricane Hannah could contain Thorsten Hohmann as he cruised, unscathed, through a minefield chock-full of straight pool powerhouses....
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Niels Feijen Brings First World Championship Crown to Netherlands
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East Brunswick, New Jersey- The Predator World 14.1 Championship crown is retained by Europe once more, but not by Germany as many predicted. This time, Dutchman Niels Feijen fought for the crown against a field of 63 other players and came on top and undefeated in the process....
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Ouschan Shocks Straight Pool World at Predator World 14.1 Championship
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East Brunswick, New Jersey- Austria's Jasmin Ouschan is only two matches away from making a monumental feat in pool history...to be the first woman ever to win a men's world championship title. Ouschan came into the final 32 players as the worst record player with more losses than wins (3 wins and 4 losses). Then she was the worst seed at #16 today having to re-match with #1 seed Mika Immonen FIN. Immonen gave Ouschan a terrible beating a day earlier and looked prime to do it again. But he was wrong. This time Ouschan would do the shooting and Immonen the sitting as she ran a 72 early on and never trailed the entire match. Immonen, clearly feeling the pressure, made several uncharacteristic mistakes and had several chances to come back. At one point down 122 - 26, Immonen came back within 2 racks. But too many unforced errors gave Ouschan the breathing room she needed to ice the Iceman 200 - 174 ...
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2008 Predator 14.1 Straight Pool Championship - Down to the FInal 16 payers
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Immonen is Top Dog Stiil at the Predator World 14.1 Championship...
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Robert Raiford Wins the Hall of Fame Tournament!
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If you have never been to Hall of Fame Billiards in Warren, Michigan, then you are missing out. It is a beautiful room with lots of pool tables, three Verhoeven 3-Cushion tables, video games, fantastic food and drink and a great regular crowd of people. On Sunday night, the music was pumping and people were dancing all over the place. It was like one big, giant party with people that you are comfortable with. I was impressed with the place the moment that I walked in....
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The 2008 Predator World Straight Pool Championship.
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Deuel runs 100 at World Straight Pool Day One...
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Dragon Promotions announces the official group pairings for the 2008 Predator World Straight Pool Championship.
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The round robin stage will be held Aug 25-27, with the field narrowed to 32 in the double elimination stage races to 150 on Aug 28, and the last sixteen playing race to 200 points on Aug 29-30. ...
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Can The USA Reclaim The World 14.1 Championship? America's Next Generation of Hopefuls
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East Brunswick, New Jersey- USA will send it's best to try to reclaim the mantle of World 14.1 Champion in the upcoming 2008 Predator World Straight Pool Championship held at the Hilton East Brunswick, NJ from Aug 25-30,2008. The first recorded World Champion in a variation of 14.1 was Canadian Cyrille Dion in 1878, but afterwards for over 100 years straight pool was dominated by American players...
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3-Cushion Billiards Challenge Shot Contest
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The Drexeline Billiard Club had 8 enthusiastic players gather for our 3-cushion Shot contest. Unfortunately there was a big event at the Valley Forge Convention Center for the Million Dollar shoot out as well as a large A.P.A. event together with multiple events and several mini tournaments in the works as we would have probably had many more participants. That did not stop us from having our event....
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Jentsch & Lovely are the New World Junior 10 Ball Champions
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Jacksonville, Florida- Liz Lovely and Dominic Jentsch became the two new World Junior Champions at the 2nd Annual Dragon Promotions World Junior 10-Ball Championships presented by Lucasi Hybrid Cues. Simonis Cloth, Diamond Tables, and Ozone Billiards were also top event sponsors. Official equipment used were Simonis Cloth, Aramith Balls, Delta-13 Rack, and Master Chalk. The event took place during the Lucasi Hybrid Classic and Ozone Billiard US Amateur Open at Bankshot Billiards on Aug 2-3,2008....
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The Dragon Scorches Archer to Win Lucasi Hybrid Classic
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Charlie "Korean Dragon" Williams came on fire the final day of the Lucasi Hybrid Classic. Playing the role of host, producer, promoter, and player, Williams was running around non-stop from 11am till 12am playing and working the event. It didn't seem to faze him as he dispatched top name after top name with a victory over #3 seed Johnny Archer in the finals....
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Tiffany Nelson A-OK in Oklahoma
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The OB Cues Ladies Tour did a first on the weekend of July 26th-27th at Magoo's in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Our stop at Magoo's this year was an inaugural event as we held our first Oklahoma State Women's 9-Ball Championship. As with all State Women's 9-Ball Championships, these are WPBA Qualifiers for the U.S. Open and pros are invited to play. This was an exciting event for both our regular tour players as well as our host site, Magoo's Billiards. Jim and Laura McDermott, owners of Magoo's and two of the biggest ambassadors of pool in the Southwest region of the country, were excited about being our tour host site. They extended a big Oklahoma welcome to all players, fans, and pool aficionados from all over. Players from Indiana, Tennessee, Virginia, New Mexico, Arizona, and Missouri as well as regular tour players from Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Colorado were ready and raring to go....
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Mike Dechaine goes Undefeated at new England 9 Ball Series - Season Finale
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32 of the strongest players in the New England area came out to play for the $3,700 total purse....
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Junior National Artistic Pool Champions Ascend in Arizona
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The 16th Annual Junior National Artistic Pool competition took place July 11-12 concurrently with the BEF Junior National 9-Ball Championships, held at the University of Arizona, Tucson. Once again, Tom “Dr. Cue” and Marty “Ms. Cue” Rossman provided the direction for participants to demonstrate their special cue sport skills. This special addition to the main event gave players of all four divisions an opportunity to take the artistic challenge. As always, it was an exciting and a highly anticipated event by young billiard enthusiasts....
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July 26 & 27th 2008 The Viking Cue 9-Ball Tours Amateur Event presented by Roaring Loin Energy Drink was hosted by Breakers Sports Bar & Grill, Knoxville, TN.
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The event had a spectacular record breaking field of 137 players which included 7 free entries and 23 league discounts in the main event. The events consisted of a Friday night mini tournament which was capped at 32 players. That was followed up by the main $2,500 added event which drew in 97 players and finally a Midnight Madness winner take all $200 entry fee event with 8 players....
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The New England Women's Pool Tour held a WPBA Qualifier
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The New England Women's Pool Tour held a WPBA Qualifier July 20, 2008 at Pool Table Magic in Windsor Locks, CT. Many thanks to owner Mark Kulungian, a true pool enthusiast, for hosting the event at his fine establishment and supporting the tour. The staff were so friendly and did an absoultly wonderful job. This was probably the most enjoyable event the tour has ever had....
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Roland Forthomme Wins Sang Lee International Open
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Forthomme dazzles the crowd as he runs an 11 in the 23rd inning. Also all final charts are listed...
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July 27 Update The Fourth Annual Sang Lee International Open
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1/4 finals are now going on see charts...
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July 26 Update The Fourth Annual Sang Lee International Open
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Semi-Finals are now over, find out the top 8 who is in the finals...
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July 25 update The fourth annual Sang Lee International Open UPDATE
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Here are some best averages in a match...
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The fourth annual Sang Lee International Open Three-Cushion Billiards Tournament
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Check out who are the 5 players that are undefeated...
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Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour Results--High pockets, Memphis, TN July 19 & 20
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July 19 & 20th, 2008 Highpockets Billiards in Memphis, TN hosted The Viking Cue 9-Ball Tours Open and Amateur events. The events this past weekend drew in 87 players from all over the region including players from Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Illinois, Georgia and Florida, 19 free entries for women and junior players as well as 11 league discounts were given out this weekend from the Viking Tour incentive programs which attract new players into the sport. High Pockets and The Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour paid out a total prize fund of $8,120 in the Open and Amateur Divisions. The payouts included two $100 bonuses for good sportsmanship awards and entry fees into future events in the region....
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Viking Tour is underway in Memphis,TN
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They came from all over the states as far as Florida, Texas, Missouri, Mississippi, Arkansas just to name a few....
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2005 US Champion Sonny Cho wins it all!!!
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The Grand Opening Tournament at Cue and Cushion Billiard Lounge in Hooksett, NH was a blast! Ten players came out to New Hampshire to support the grand opening of Cue and Cushion, owned by 2006 US Champion, Mazin Shooni....
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July 20 – 27, 2008 for the fourth Sang Lee International billiard
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The world's greatest three-cushion billiard players...
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2008 MD Open Straight Pool Championship and World 14.1 Qualifier Slated To Kickoff July 12-13, 2008
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Some of the best straight pool players on the east coast will be migrating to Maryland this weekend for their chance at a spot in the upcoming 2008 World Straight Pool Championships which will be held at the Hilton in East Brunswick, New Jersey August 26-30, 2008....
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Grand Opening 3-Cushion Open Tournament:
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Cue and Cushion Billiards Lounge is now owned by the 2006 US National 3-Cushion Champion Mazin Shooni...
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Jae Hyung Cho wins the College Billiards International Open
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If you witnessed this event in person, then you were given quite a treat. The field consisted of 5 past United States Champions, 4 Mexican Champions and a Korean Champion. This tournament had a stronger field than the USBA Nationals and might as well have been a PanAmerican Championship Tournament....
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2008 ACS Nationals
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With hundreds of amateur players of all skill levels competing in a myriad of divisions during the American CueSports Alliance (ACS) Nationals at the Riviera Hotel & Casino, June 7-14, hundreds of personal sub-plots played out throughout the week. ...
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Jones Win Generationpool.com Championship
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Jones faced off against Ronnie Wiseman in the men's final. ...
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Charlotte Plays Host to “Far From Conventional” 2008 BCA Expo
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June 14, 2008 – The 25th Anniversary edition of the Billiard Congress of America’s (BCA) International Billiard & Home Recreation Expo came to a close today. The event, produced by the BCA, was held at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, N.C., June 12 -14, 2008. Attendance for the three-day event was 1,111. The number of companies exhibiting at the event was 178, while the total number of booths was 628....
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The BCA Expo
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The BCA Expo officially open at 10:00am with a ribbon ceremony at Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. ...
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The International Pool Tour
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The International Pool Tour has opened voting to see who will replace Mike Sigel in the booth as commentator for the June 24th live Ultimate Series webcast. Mike...
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Jaspers spectacular performance in the European Championships
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Jaspers made 15 in 2 innings, 15 in 1 inning and then 15 in 5 innings. The...
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Highpockets 9-Ball Tournament
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21 Players came out to see who would win the 9-Ball event at Highpockets in Memphis, Tn....
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Tony Drago Wins Predator 10-Ball Championship
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The 8th Annual Predator International 10-Ball Championship - The Riviera Hotel & Casino on May 12-17, 2008. Produced by Dragon Promotions...
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PartyPoker.net • World Pool Masters
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May 9 through 11 at The Riviera in Las Vegas, sixteen of the worlds best pocket billiard players, played Nine-ball, ...
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32nd BCAPL National 8-Ball Championships
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Year after year the BCA National 8-Ball Championships is touted as The Greatest Pool Tournament in the World and for good reason. This...
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"3-Cushion Billiards Challenge Shot-Contest a "HIT with Pocket Pool Players"
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A room owner that has only one table now can have competition and give their customers a chance to learn the game....
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Tornado Tony Triumphant!
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Marcus Chamat SWE faced a red hot Tony Drago MLT for the rights to move into the finals of the Predator International 10-Ball Championship. Chamat had already eliminated heavy hitters such as Immonen, Niels Feijen, and Defending Champion Shane Van Boening. Drago the night before kncoked out in thrilling 11-10 fashion Alex Pagulayan who was looking to do a trifecta this week....
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Mark Griffin Makes the Pros an Offer They Can't Refuse.
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Industry leader Mark Griffin has announced his intention of promoting new pro events. Due to the current lack of direction, and compounded by leadership that has been unable to protect player welfare, Griffin guarantees generating $200,000+ in added prize money in 2009. Plus, he presented players with a plan for continued growth that provides players economic security for their future....
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Las Vegas, Nevada- With 96 invited pros, not too many easy draws in the event.
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"This is one of the toughest fields I've ever seen. It's impossible to not face a top player by your second match. This might be a harder start than even the World 9-Ball Championship."...
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UPA Players Take Stand Against WPA
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United States Professional Poolplayers Association Takes Stand Against World-Pool Billiard Association...
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How the BCA Ranking System Works
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The BCA Ranking System is designed to rank American players according to their performance in American tournaments. Open single-discipline tournaments with total prize funds in excess of $40,000 and select invitational events whose fields include a substantial number of American players are considered for inclusion in the list of ranking events. No event shall be included whose dates conflict with major American or International events such as the WPA World Championships or ranking events that are already included on the BCA rankings calendar....
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Mike Kelley Results
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21 players came to play in this years Mike Kelley Tournament. The most ever! They were divided into 3 flights of 7 and play started directly after the 3:00PM players meeting. All matches were to 25 points. Top two from each flight would advance to the finals, making a 6-man round robin. This year the tournament fell on the 25th-27th of April, as it is always held on the last full weekend of April....
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IPT Ultimate 8-Ball
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The International Pool Tour announces that living pool legend Efren Reyes will compete against rising star Austin Murphy on the April 29th broadcast....
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Ralf Souquet wins Damas World 8-Ball Championship
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Souquet took advantage of two dry breaks from Alcano and raced to a quick 3-0 lead. Souquet stretched his lead to five racks at 8-3, but Alcano got back to the table after a dry break from Souquet in rack 12 to run that rack and then broke and ran the next rack to get back to 8-5....
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Souquet Versus Alcano Redux
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There are only two men left on the playing field in Fujairah at the Damas World 8-Ball Championship and yes, we have seen this show before. Ronnie Alcano of the Philippines will meet Ralf Souquet of Germany to determine the next 8-Ball Champion of the World. These two know each other very well. They met in the World 9-Ball finals less than two years ago to fight for that crown and it was Alcano who claimed the day. Souquet is determined to prevent history from repeating itself. He felt the pressure of the fans in Manila and knows that factor will not be so overwhelming here in the UAE. And we are not playing the Philippine national pastime for rotational pool. Says Souquet: “It is a different discipline, 8-Ball, and strategy plays a larger role.”...
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Eight Men Left on Quest for World Title in Fujairah
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With two rounds of play completed on Wednesday in the Damas World 8-Ball Championship the original field of 63 men and 1 woman has been reduced to only eight. Wednesday was filled with surprises and drama as many matches went down to the final rack....
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Down to the Final 32 at the Damas World 8
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. Ouschan made a miraculous play on her last ball with a shot that required she carom into the corner pocket off of the rail and into the rear of an intervening ball. When she sank the eight ball after that shot she had won the day 8-6....
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Damas World 8-Ball Championship
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After two days of play in Fujairah the Damas World 8-Ball Championship has completed round one and begun round two. Already two players, former champion Ronnie Alcano of the Philippines and Jianbu Fu of China, have booked their spots in the final rounds....
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UPA Sends Players to World 8 -Ball Championship
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PHOENIX, AZ (April 18, 2008) - The United States Professional Poolplayers Association (the "UPA") will be sending three of their top players to Fujairah,...
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BCA HALL OF FAME CALLS FOR ALLEN HOPKINS, PAT FLEMING
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Pool Genius Versed in Many Games Voted Among Greatest Players;...
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Pocket Billiards Education News Flash
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The College’s motto of “Realize You” stating realize your potential with personal enrichment, was captured by the graduating class who engaged in learning the basic concepts of Pocket Billiards....
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American Cuemakers Association Awards
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Leonard Bludworth recieved the ACA Appreciation Award. The award was presented to Leonard and...
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Mark Dimick – The 2008 Masters Champion in Artistic Pool
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His calm, cool, collected style really allowed him to focus and become the 2008 Masters Champion....
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Torbjörn Blomdahl wins the first Agipi Masters
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The victory was for Torbjörn Blomdahl, who defeated Dick Jaspers with 50-26 (25 innings) in a spectacular ambiance...
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Van Boening, Pinegar, and Ellerman take 10, 9, & 8-Ball Titles at 15th U.S. Bar Table Championships
by David Thomson
David Thomson
Tight pockets and icy winds couldn't deter the more than 362 players from battling for the $24,500 added at the Playbca.com and Sands Regency sponsored event....
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Dr. Cue Classic Artistic Cup Runneth Over!
by Tom Rossman
Tom Rossman archive
One of the most unique and highly spirited sporting events in the history of the billiard industry took place...
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J.O.B. Billiard Club held their 21st-Music City 9-Ball Open
by Paul Frankel
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One of the highlights of this event was Midnight Madness Tournament...
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Winner Miguel Torres wins USBA 3-Cushion National Championship
by Paul Frankel
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Check out the averages and scores...
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LOCAL POOL LEAGUE TEAMS UP WITH
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Fisher currently ranks #5 on the Women’s Professional Billiard Association’s (WPBA) Tour ...
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USBA 3-Cushion Women's National Championship at the Derby City Classic
by Paul Frankel
Paul Frankel archive
Mercedes Gonzales, wins!!...
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History In The Making,
by Paul Frankel
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The USBA National 3-Cushion Billiard Championships will attract the best players nationwide...
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2007 WPA World Artistic Pool Championship.
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In life we are either kings or pawns. In Russia, Andy Segal became KING!...
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Alex Hutchins Wins “Jillian’s Shootout”
by Bob Hunt
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The Paralyzed Veteran Administration collaborating...
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Artistic Cup • January ‘08
by Tom Rossman
Tom Rossman archive
In January of 2008 the signature event for the Dr. Cue Classic “Artistic...
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World Series Carrom Debuts at the Derby City Classic
by PQB Saff
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The US Carrom Association exhibit at this year’s Derby City Classic will feature the new format developed by ESPN Star...
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WPA JR World Champions Set to be Crowned Tomorrow in Willingen!
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Only four young ladies and four young men remain...
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2007 USBA Tour Stop # 8
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Thirty-Eight of the best 3-cushion players around the country ...
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PEACH IS 2007 WORLD POOL CHAMPION
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Peach said: “It was just the amazing match I’ve ever been involved in...
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16 CLOSE IN ON WPC TITLE
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2007 Philippines World Pool Championship there are just 16 players left...
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USBA TOUR: Stop # 7: Eight Ball Billiards – Maywood, CA
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Pedro Demonstrates Why He Is The Champ...
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2007 Philippines World Pool Championship
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MORE than 160 players have entered the qualifying tournaments ...
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U.S. Open down to final four
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Shane Van Boening goes undefeated to reach the winners’ bracket....
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4-5th Day Oct 17-18, 2007 The U.S. Open is The Longest Run and Most Pretigious 9-Ball Event in the world.
by Paul Frankel
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233 players from around the world...
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China Take World Cup in Thriller!
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CHINA ARE the 2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool champions ...
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Jeanette Lee Wins Empress Cup
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Jeanette Lee went undefeated to become the 2nd Annual Empress Cup Champion....
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Blomdahl is King of Pool & Billiards in Korea
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"Blomdahl is the world's best at 3-Cushion,...
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Predator World 14.1 Day 1: Souquet & Stepanov Step It Up
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Ouschan ran 74 and tied with Immonen 74 while schmidt ran 73...
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The 4th stop of the 2007 USBA Tour
by by Jim Shovak
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Pedro Piedrabuena and Jim Shovak Win the Southgate Billiards Tournament...
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Billiard Factory World Summit of Pool
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Pagulayan Roars at the Billiard Factory World Summit of Pool...
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Corr and Orcollo Dominate in Vegas
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Karen Corr and Dennis Orcollo both posted undefeated records in capturing ...
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BCA fans had the opportunity to witness a “3-Cushion Grandmasters.”
by Paul Frankel
Paul Frankel archive
As an added attraction, the fans were also treated to a special 25-point match between Mr. Sayginer and the 2006 USBA National 3-Cushion Champion Mazin Shooni...
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Mazin Once Again is Dazzling the Crowd
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performing on a Gabriels Three- Cushion Bi l l i ard Table ...
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Karen Corr Wins the Season Finale of the New England 9 Ball Series
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“I can’t believe ‘that girl’ is doing so well in the tournament!”...
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Jeanette Lee and Semih Sayginer are The King & Queen of Carom
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"I'm going to win one of these events here in Korea...I promise." said a determined Black Widow....
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Diamond Billiard Products obtains table rights for Enjoypool.com 9-Ball Championships.
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Diamond's mission is to standardize equipment to professional specifications as determined by professional players...
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Mazin Shooni and Laureano Gomez win the Master Billiards USBA Tour 2nd Stop
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The “split” tournament format consisted of 16 “B” players and 8 “A” players. ...
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Jasmin Ouschan Wins Women's World Pool Cup
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Seoul,Korea- A packed standing room audience stood and watched Jasmin Ouschan of Austria ...
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15th Annual Super Billiard EXPO 2007
by Paul Frankel
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March 15-18 was the place to be at the 15th Annual Hopkins Super Billiards Expo. It was held again at the Valley Forge Convention Centre, Pennsylvania. With plenty...
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Andy “The Magic Man” Segal Wins 2007 Masters Artistic Pool Championship
by By Eric Yow
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The top four prelim finishers advanced to the...
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CARROM CONTINUES TO BREAK OUT IN THE WORLD OF POOL
by pqb staff
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Play 2 Win Billiards in Raleigh, NC, became the first poolroom in the country to permanently install two carromboards ...
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BCA HALL OF FAME CALLS FOR SANG CHUN LEE
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“Walking Highlight Reel” and 12-Time U.S. Billiards Champion Sole Nominee...
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