 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
by Paul Frankel
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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
by Paul Frankel
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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
by Paul Frankel
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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
by Paul Frankel
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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
by Doc Rutter
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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
by David Thomson
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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"
by Joe Savarin
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Mercedes Gonzales, wins!!...
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History In The Making,
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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”
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The Paralyzed Veteran Administration collaborating...
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Artistic Cup • January ‘08
by Tom Rossman
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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