December 10-12, 2010
US Billiards, Houston, TX
Cong Nguyen (3-1) and Thanh Vu (4-0) played the final match of the tournament to determine the top winner. Cong finished the game in 14 innings with the best game average of 1.786.
2010 World Junior 9-Ball Champions Crowned
North America Wins Gold and Two Silver’s
2010 WJC N.Am group:
L-R: Ryan Spence,Pod Shognosh,Landon Shuffett,Danny Olson,Jesse Engel,Billy Thorpe,Brendan Crockett,Liz Lovely,Briana Miller,Jauslinn Arnold,Brittany Bryant
The United States was host to the XIX World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) World Junior 9-Ball Championships on November 29th – December 1st. Junior billiard champions 19 years or younger traveled from around the globe to Reno, Nevada to compete for the world titles in both the boys’ and girls’ divisions. Twenty different countries from six continents were represented, and at the end of the tournament, North America dominated the girls’ division with a gold and silver medal, while the boys’ division claimed a silver medal. The United States Pool Players Association (USPPA) and Rail Bird Project produced this prestigious junior event alongside the WPA World Wheelchair 9-Ball Championships at the Peppermill Resort.
In 2011 the U.S. Bar Table Championships will be expanded to include Women’s 10-Ball and Women’s All Around bonuses. Event producer, CueSports International (CSI), is also adding more money to total $25,250 added. Celebrating its 18th anniversary, the event will be held February 21-27, 2011 at the tournament’s long time host location, Terrible’s Sands Regency Casino Hotel in Reno, Nevada.
Several months ago Steve Lillis, founder of Gospel Trick Shot Ministries, referred me to Maged Fawzy, leader of KDEC Sports Ministry, which has a very special outreach around Egypt and the Middle East. Maged asked me if I could attend a family / youth sports festival at a retreat center in Beit el Wadi, Egypt (about 1.5 hours north of Cairo). He wanted me to perform several shows and share my billiard journey / personal testimony with the attendees. The “œWadi Experience”, as I now call it, had an amazing impact on my understanding of open eyes, open ears, open minds, and open hearts and the special needs that take residence in them. What happened in Wadi is hard to explain in words! Following is my account of this special journey!
USA 8 ““ 11 Europe
Shane Van Boening 2 ““ 6 Darren Appleton
Corey Deuel 4 ““ 6 Ralf Souquet
EUROPE are the 2010 PartyCasino.com Mosconi Cup champions after Darren Appleton and then Ralf Souquet took the requisite two points to see their side over the line for their third triumph in four years.
It’s Anyone’s!
USA 8 ““ 9 Europe
Rodney Morris 1 ““ 6 Mika Immonen
Johnny Archer 6 ““ 5 Karl Boyes
Dennis Hatch 6 ““ 5 Nick Van den Berg
THE 2010 PARTYCASINO.COM Mosconi Cup is finely poised as it enters the final session of the competition. Europe lead by a single point, but it was Team USA who have the momentum following successive final rack wins by Johnny Archer and Dennis Hatch.
Boyes Buoyant in Bethnal Green
USA 5 ““ 5 Europe
Hatch/Archer 1 ““ 5 Immonen/Boyes
Archer/Deuel 5 ““ 2 Immonen/Souquet
Rodney Morris 2 ““ 5 Karl Boyes
KARL BOYES was the man at the Partycasino.com Mosconi Cup on Saturday afternoon as he got Europe on level terms twice; first with a 5-1 win in the company of Mika Immonen over Dennis Hatch and Johnny Archer and then a 5-2 victory over Rodney Morris in the singles.
USA Maintain Lead but Only Just
USA 4 ““ 3 Europe
Archer/Van Boening 3 ““ 6 Appleton/Boyes
Johnny Archer 6 ““ 5 Ralf Souquet
Deuel/Morris 5 ““ 6 Appleton/Souquet
Shane Van Boeing 6 ““ 5 Nick Van den Berg
JANUARY 5-9
2011 Tour Season Kick Off Will Feature World’s Top 48 Women Pool PlayersMT. PLEASANT, MI ““ The Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort will host the bestfemale billiard players in the world January 5-9, 2011 when the Women’s Professional Billiard Association
WPBA Masters kicks off the 2011 Women’s Pro Billiard Tour season.
DARREN Appleton believes Europe has the best pool players in the world and that will lead to a home victory in this year’s PartyCasino.com Mosconi Cup.
Appleton is part of the European side aiming to retain the trophy this week after slumping to a disappointing 11-7 defeat in Las Vegas in 2009.
However, Appleton believes that loss will serve as a ‘reality check’ and claims his side were complacent and not motivated enough last year.
“œThe problem last year was we all expected to win and that’s the wrong attitude to have, especially in pool as the game requires luck at the right time,” said Appleton.
Pan defeated veteran pro Karen Corr of Ireland 7-4
CHINA’S XIAOTING PAN MOVES ON TO THE FINALS
Pan Defeats Top Ranked Ga Young Kim in a 7-6 Thriller!
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. – China’s Xiaoting Pan won her first and last WPBA title of 2010, pocketing the final nine to the roar of a sold-out crowd in the WPBA’s prestigious year-end Tour Championships.
Pan defeated veteran pro Karen Corr of Ireland 7-4 in the match taped for later broadcast by ESPN/ESPN2. The tour championship was hosted by the Seneca Niagara Casino & Hotel and included sponsorship by the American Poolplayers Association (the world’s largest pool league); Diamond Billiard Tables; Iwan Simonis billiard cloth; Aramith balls, Delta13 rack, Cuetec Cues, Pooldawg and Mueller Recreation Products.
Enjoy the following blow-by-blow of the final match!
(Race to 7, alternate break)
Rocket aiming to take no prisoners
RODNEY Morris believes America’s greater desire to win will see them beat Europe and lift the 2010 PartyCasino.c
om Mosconi Cup. Morris, currently top of the BCA rankings, thinks he is in the form of his life and will play a vital part as his side look to defend their trophy.
USA won the 2009 Mosconi Cup, although Morris was not involved after coming second to Dennis Hatch in a public vote to find the final player in the side.
“œSitting there in Las Vegas and watching just tore me up inside because I know I’m the best player in the world,” said 40-year-old Morris.
WPBA Tour Championship Session #1 Results
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. – The Women’s Pro Billiard Tour’s season finale kicked off today at the Seneca Niagara Events Center as round #1 got underway for the 64 best women pool players in the world today. Defending her title is Austrian native Jasmin Ouschan, hot off back-to-back wins at the Atlanta Classic (October) and the Women’s World 10-Ball Championships in Manila (November). She defeated US’ Amy Chen 9-2 in the first round and plays Sweden’s Helena Thornfeldt at 8 p.m. this evening.
