Rubilen Amit Crowned JBETpoker.net Women’s World 10-Ball Champion
Manila, Philippines- The Philippines can now claim to be a force in women’s pool as well as men’s, now that Filipina Rubilen Amit has captured the JBETpoker.net Women’s World 10-Ball Championship. After 5 days of hard fought play with 48 women from around the world, the dust settled with only Amit standing.
LONE STAR BILLIARDS TOUR
Charlie “œHillbilly” Bryant again on top of the hill
On the weekend of June 6 and 7, Casper’s Billiards in San Leon, Texas celebrated its first anniversary by hosting the fourth stop on the 2009 Lone Star Billiards Tour. This event drew a strong field of 51 players, including touring professionals Charlie Bryant, Jeremy Jones, and Cliff Joyner, and an international champion from Jordan, Zaid Thweib. Other pre-tournament favorites included regional standouts: Sylver Ochoa, Raul Escobedo, Lanny Herrin, Dennis Strickland, Manuel Ayala, and Ernesto Bayaua.
2009 Diamond WSP Dechain Wins
PHOENIX, AZ (June , 2009) – Dechain defeats Hohmann for first major title. In two hard fought matches Hohmann won the first set of two in a double-elimination format.
Surprise Final Four: Summary of JBETpoker.net Women’s World 10-Ball Championship
By Sally Lee
Manila, Philippines- The event has winded down to the final 4 players of the original 48 women that began at the JBETpoker.net Women’s World 10-Ball Championship . The final four countries represented will be Japan, Taiwan, Austria, and surprise entrant Philippines. Below is a highlight re-cap leading up.
This is a shot you want to learn. It’s not as hard as it looks. Set up as in diagram. Try it and you would want to show all your friends. Hitting the white...
L-R Jose Cruz 2nd Place & John Alicea 1st Place
On May 30-31, the Predator 9-ball Tour took over Master Billiards in Queens, NY, for tour stop #7, their third ABCD event of the season. This event attracted 60 of the best amateurs from around the New York area, such as John Alicea, Michael Yednak, Dan Cintron, Jose Cruz, and Jay Chiu.
McDermott Cues Signs On As Official Cue of WSP
PHOENIX, AZ (May 28, 2009) – Leading into the 2009 Diamond World Summit of Pool event to be held at the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada June 3-6, 2009, the United States Professional Poolplayers Association has found that many of the top industry leaders are stepping up to the plate to headline as sponsors of the tournament.
Allison Fisher Leads World Team To Victory Over Powerhouse Korea
Bucheon, Korea- The 3rd Annual Korea vs World Team took place again at La Festa Shopping Mall featuring some of the brightest stars of billiards today. Making her debut appearance in Korea, Allison Fisher made a huge impact on this year’s outcome.
Bar Box 8-Ball
By: Marty Kaczmarowski, APA 7
End of game or middle game strategy: take away a blocked pocket with a combination and put your ball in front of the pocket. This leaves you with a “œduck” and your opponent with a headache.
Biggest Televised Women’s Pool Event Ever! ESPN STAR Sports to Air Women’s World 10-Ball Championship
By Sally Lee
Singapore- Dragon Promotions is pleased to announce its media partnership with ESPN Star Sports for the first Women’s World 10-Ball Championship. The Women’s World 10-Ball Championship will be broadcasted to more countries and viewers than any other women’s event in the history of billiards. The event will garner 20 hours of live coverage on ESPN STAR Sports’ ESPN channel as well as an additional 20 hours of taped matches. The event takes place in Manila, Philippines at the SM Mall North Edsa June 2-6,2009. 48 top women pros from around the world will enter the event produced by Dragon Promotions. The historic event is supported by JBETpoker.net, ABS-CBN, SM Mall North Edsa, Bugsy Promotions and recognized by the BMPAP and BSCP.
I’ve been preparing to compete in the 2009 ESPN2 “œTrick Shot Magic” competition which films September 16-17 at the ESPN Zone in the NYNY Hotel in Las Vegas.
