Manila, Philippines-Â Great Britain’s Kelly Fisher accomplished her life goal of becoming the World Champion in pool. Fisher maintained her undefeated run in Manila to race to the Yalin World Championship title with her 10-4 dismantling of Taiwan’s Pei Chen Tsai. Fisher excelled in a field that had 70 pro players worldwide vying for the title, and fought for 5 days winning 9 matches in a row in the sport’s hardest tournament to win.
New Location
The Super Billiards Expo moves down the road to the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks PA and TAP’s 16th annual Rally in the Valley Dream Team event goes along,
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Haining, China-   15 times World Champion Allison Fisher finally snapped off her first win in China at the 2011 Haining Cup. She defeated friend and fellow top Brit Kelly Fisher. The event hosted all the top stars of China including World 9-Ball winner Bi Zu Qing, Fu Xiaofang, and the sensational Chen Siming. Foreign stars such as Ga Young Kim and Yu Ram Cha also participated.
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2011 European Mosconi Cup Rankings Latest
Appleton to the fore as Team Europe named
DARREN APPLETON$B!G(JS second successive US Open title ““ only the third man in history to successfully defend the biggest title in American pool ““ saw him move to second spot in the final European rankings and secure a second successive PartyPoker.net Mosconi Cup appearance.
Ron Gabia wins his first Tri-State at Eastside Billiards’ A/D 9 Ball event. Ron was in great form going undefeated. His tournament trail included wins over 2011 Tri-State Invitational winner Paul Ravel 7 – 6; Carl Yusuf Khan 7 – 5; up and coming Ed Culhane 7 – 4; Joe Landi 7 – 0 and William Zarzour 8 – 6 for the Hot Seat. With the remaining players battle fatigued, the positions for 1st thru 3rd were decided by relative strength of the players and their standing through a mutual agreement to conclude the event. The ever threatening Dan Cintron placing 2nd with a 9/1 win/ loss record and William Zarzour, finishing 3rd, deserve recognittion for their solid performances. Please provide a thank you to Sterling-Gaming, Ozone Billiards, Ron Tarr Cues, Kamui Tips, Phil Capelle, BlueBook Publishing, Human Kinetics for their sponsorship leading to this event.
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It’s Appleton Again at the 2011 US Open
By Samm Diep, PoolTipJar.com
The final day of the 36th Annual U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships concluded with a flawless performance by the explosive British player “œDynamite” Darren Appleton. He defeated Shawn Putnam in a single-set finals match with a convincing score of 13-6. Appleton is the third player in U.S. Open 9-Ball history to claim back to back titles since Mika Immonen in 2008/2009 and Nick Varner in 1989/1990.
TAP’s 2011 National Championships return to Las Vegas Nevada at Bally’s Casino and Hotel November 10th ““ 13th. This event represents 8-ball and 9-ball team Champions and singles from areas throughout the United States and Canada. Let’s not forget the “Welcome Party” November 9th from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. which launches the beginning of a great time.
Dear U.S. Open Fans and Players:
We hope to see you at the 2011 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships. It’s going to be another great tournament!
This year we are once again adding a truly special event to the week – the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame Banquet! For the third year in a row, the annual Hall of Fame induction dinner and ceremony will take place at the U.S.
Stuart, Fla. (Oct. 8, 2011) ““Florida’ top women billiards competitors met on Saturday despite the wind and rain to compete at Amy’ Billiards in the Flamingo Billiards Tour 3d Annual “œCues for the Cure” fundraiser in recognition of breast cancer awareness month. Twenty-six players and spectators raised more than $650. The money will benefit the South Florida Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Cocoa Beach resident and veteran player Jeannie Seaver won the event. The Flamingo Billiards Tour is a stepping stone to competing on the Women’ Professional Billiard Association.
During the WorldCup in Vienna last week, Mr. Frederic Caudron set a
new Worldrecord Tournament Grand Average of 2.420 on the newly introduced Kronos table.
BCAPL Moves National Championships to the Rio Las Vegas
Mark Griffin and CueSports International (CSI) announce two major changes for the BCAPL National Championships. In 2013, the “œGreatest Pool Tournament in the World” will move from May to July “¦ and will walk the welcome mat at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
