Author: Paul

Our second day at the WPA World 8-Ball Championships in Fujairah, UAE was one of several surprises as some strong players have now been eliminated from the event. Mark Gray of the UK, Jeong Young Hwa of Korea, and Ruslan Chinakhov of Russia have all seen their efforts here come to an end. Carlos Cabella of Spain may never wish to see another Bustamante. He was knocked into the one-loss side by Francisco Bustamante and then was eliminated by Joven Bustamante.

leftmost 1st – place George Osipovitch; middle 2nd place – Richard Ng; right 3 rd place – Ralph Panuzzo

George Osipovitch wins C/D at Gotham City Billiards’ Tri-State event. George went undefeated through the field of players. His trail to victory, included wins over John Egeln 6 – 2; James DeGiosafatto 6 – 4; Doreen Verna 6 – 4; Nicholas Chan 6 – 5; and Ralph Panuzzo 6 – 5 for the Hot Seat .

The 12 annual Pa. State TAP Masters tournament was held at the Cooperstown Vets in Derry, Pa. The event ran from February 10-13th, 2011 with 60 teams competing in the main event. There were...

Lisa Marr

Dennis received $16,000

2011 Master of the Table, Shane Van Boening

The All-Around Champion (Master of the Table) was named Saturday night after the 9-ball semi-final matches. Shane Van Boening, winning the One Pocket Division and by winning one of the 9-ball semi-finals (guaranteeing a minimum of 2^nd place) locked down the title of Master of the Table. The runner up for Master of the table was Alex Pagulayan the winner of the Banks Division. Shane received $20,000 for Master of the Table.

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The American  Cuemakers Association (ACA) is proud to announce its latest inductee into the ACA Hall of Fame and its 2011 “Cuemaker of the Year.”  The ACA was formed in 1992 to promote the American made cue as a unique collectable art form,  to establish a standard of excellence in the art of cuemaking, to educate the public, and to work with other organizations whose objectives are compatible with those of the ACA.

Left: Gary Murgis 1st; center Pat DiBuono 2nd; and right Teddy Lubis 3rd

Gary Murgia wins at Sandcastle Billiards’ B/D Tri-State event. Gary remained undefeated throughout the tournament. His trail to victory, included wins over Soner Bulut 7 – 3; Antonio Navarro 8 – 7; Brian Cap 7 – 5; Peter Brennan 7 – 6;  and Pat DiBuono, who is no stranger to the winner’s circle, 7 – 3 for the Hot Seat.

Photos courtesy of Justin Collette of The Action Report)

After a 3 year hiatus from the world pool stage, legend Earl “œthe Pearl” Strickland is back and in prime form. “œThe Pearl” will once again be representing the United States in the World 8-Ball Championships February 19-26, 2011 in the United Arab Emirates.

Sponsored by Mike Gulyassy Custom Cues, Ice Breakers Billiards, and CueSports International (CSI), Strickland received his well earned invite to the world 8-Ball event due to his stellar comeback throughout the past year. In 2010, he started the year winning the 8-Ball division of the U.S. Bar Table Championships and ended the year winning the Steve Mizerak Championship and tied for 7-8th in the Turning Stone Classic XVI.