Volunteer State Championship at J.O.B. Billiards
Amanda Wilder wins Ladies Division
Nick Hickerson wins Men’s Division
Amanda Wilder wins Ladies Division
Nick Hickerson wins Men’s Division
LAKE SAINT LOUIS, MO (August 23, 2013) “” The APA network is sad to report the passing of APA Co-Founder and Billiard Hall of Famer Larry Hubbart. Hubbart, passed away on August 22 at his home after a long battle with various health issues. Hubbart leaves behind his wife, Nancy, six children, eight grandchildren and countless family and friends.
Archer set for record-breaking 17th appearance
AMERICAN pool legend Johnny Archer will be making a record-breaking 17th consecutive PartyPoker.net Mosconi Cup appearance when the 20th anniversary event takes place in Las Vegas in December ““ with the added pressure of captaining the American side.
Schmidt looking to be the first man to repeat in 30 years while Cohen, Hohmann, and Ortmann going for their 2nd and 3rd World 14.1s
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19 year old Wang Can’s first ever 14.1 tournament has already yielded him an undefeated record including over Oliver Ortmann, 2x World Champion
Jeanette Lee and Barry Hearn Earn Enshrinement in Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame.
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Earl Herring using some old school skills to beat the modern World Champion Hohmann
Shane Van Boening First Match a 100 Perfect: Immonen & Appleton Stellar
August 8, 2013 (Englewood, CO): The Billiard Education Foundation (BEF) concluded its 25th Annual Junior National 9-Ball Championships July 25-28, 2013. 131 billiard student-athletes represented 29 states at the Convention Center of the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada for this special anniversary event. After the four day junior billiard extravaganza, four champions were crowned from each division and awarded trophies, gift bags full of sponsored prizes, custom engraved Delta-13 Select racks, academic scholarships, and entry into the 2013 WPA World Junior 9-Ball Championships.
Boynton Beach, Fla. ““ Not to be deterred after getting knocked out early at last month’s event, Jeannie Seaver came to win the Flamingo Billiards Tour Stop #5 on Saturday. Thirty-two players filled the board at Slate Billiards in Boynton Beach, Florida, including Amy Poulter, who has been absent from the tour for more than a year. But Poulter, room owner of Amy’s Billiards in Stuart, Florida, was back in great form, finishing second only to Seaver.
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HALL OF FAMER KAREN CORR MAKES A COMEBACK TO POOL WITH TWO WINS ON DAY 1 OF THE WOMEN’S WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP
BY TED LERNER
WPA PRESS OFFICER
Defending champion Kelly Fisher of Great Britain achieved her greatest triumph here last year,
That’s the intriguing scenario this week as the world’s best women pool players take center stage in the beautiful and historical city of Shenyang, China, as the 2013 WPA Women’s World 9-ball Championship gets underway with qualifiers August 6-8, and the main event August 9-12.
This is the 5th straight year that the Women’s World 9-ball Championship has taken place in Shenyang, which sits very near the border with North Korea. The city’s history goes back 2300 years and was once the very center of Chinese culture and society in the 1600’s, before Beijing emerged as the new capital. Today the bustling metropolis of nearly 8 million people is one of China’s key manufacturing hubs. The main attraction for visitors today is the sprawling grounds of the fascinating centuries old imperial palace