Fast Eddie’s in Round Rock, Texas was the scene for the 8th OB Cues Ladies Tour stop the weekend of October 9th-10th. In fact, this was the second time this year that they have hosted the OBCLT event and we greatly appreciated their fantastic food, hospitality and friendly faces from the management and staff. Thank You Fast Eddie’s Round Rock!
Winner, JoAnn Mason Parker; Owner of Amy’s Billiards, Amy Poulter, and 2nd place finisher Chris Ann Fields.
Stuart, Fla. (Oct. 9, 2010) ““ It was truly a special event as 23 players from Miami to Tallahassee, Ft. Myers to Daytona and in between came together in Stuart, Florida, to compete in the Flamingo Billiards Tour “œCues for the Cure” breast cancer fundraising event, held in conjunction with the American Cuesports/Lucasi Hybrid All-American Tour.
Congratulations to Kelly Fisher for defeating Monica Webb 9-4 to win her second KWIKFIRE Tour event of 2010. We’d like to thank Max Terry and his staff at Burrkat Billiards in Monroe, NC for their hospitality during the weekend’s event.
The field was as strong as ever with 6 top 16 WPBA professionals in the line up, including Kelly Fisher, Allison Fisher, Gerda Hofstatter, Kim Shaw, Line Kjorsvik, and Monica Webb who nearly nabbed the recent WPBA Atlanta Classic title. Coupled with tough semi-professional talent, and the inclusion of the top professionals, the KWIKFIRE events always provide the fans and players the opportunity to watch and enjoy highly competitive pool on both Saturday and Sunday.
Clifton, New Jersey- Oliver Ortmann has made history once again. Germany’s Ortmann cemented his pool legacy with a sound victory over World #1 Mika Immonen of Finland. This is his third World Championship title, which is a new record for Europeans. Previously only Mika Immonen (Finland) and Thorsten Hohmann (Germany) held two World Championship belts aside from Ortmann. The only other man to win three World Championships sanctioned by the WPA is USA’s Earl Strickland. The Predator World Tournament of 14.1 was produced by Dragon Promotions and hosted by Breaker Billiards and owner Ricky Coren. This is the 70th edition of the straight pool event, making it the world’s oldest tournament
“œI feel like I just won an Olympic Gold Medal,” said a thrilled Ga Young Kim moments after capturing the 2010 Mohegan Sun International Tournament of Champions title. The spirited $20,000 winner-take-all event was held at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, October 6.
Kim, from South Korea and the 2010 U.S. Open Champion, defeated Jasmin Ouschan of Austria, the 2009 WPBA Player of the Year, in a sudden death final match and was crowned the new Women’s “œChampion of Champions.” The two semifinals and the Championship match were taped for broadcast by ESPN beginning in December .
WPBA Women’s Amateur National 9-Ball Championships in November
Wynkoop Brewing Company in Denver, CO is hosting the WPBA Women’s Amateur National 9-Ball Championships November 19th-21st, 2010. The $1,500 added event also features a paid entry into the 2011 WPBA US Open. Any women amateur player can participate with the exception of the WPBA top-48 players post the WPBA 2010 US Open rankings.
photo by JP Parmentier
Mika celebrates a very personal win over Sigel at the World Tournament
Clifton, New Jersey- Two days ago Mika Immonen took an extremely hard loss in the controversial match with legendary 3x World 14.1 Champ Mike Sigel. Last night Mika had an opportunity for payback, and the outcome was poetic sweet revenge for the Finnish champion. Mika was able to take out Sigel in magnificent style Saturday night in a packed arena for the live streaming of The Predator World Tournament of 14.1 produced by Dragon Promotions. This is the 70th edition of the event, making it the world’s oldest tournament.
Clifton, New Jersey- USA’s Charlie Williams handed former World 14.1 Champion Oliver Ortmann his first loss of the event. Ortmann wasn’t the only top undefeated player to suffer today. Jasmin Ouschan fell to Huidji See and Danny Barouty fell to Thorsten Hohmann. This week 48 invited players worldwide are vying for the Predator World Tournament title in straight pool. This is the 70th edition of the event, making it the world’s oldest tournament.
photo by JP Parmentier
Ouschan looking to improve on her past Bronze finish at the World Tournament
Clifton, New Jersey- The field has been cut in half at the Predator World Tournament of 14.1 as the round robin stage of the event is finished. After the smoke has cleared, it’s the “Main Man” from Atlanta, Georgia Johnny Archer who has earned the #1 seed into the next stage of the event. At the same time, the last woman standing Jasmin Ouschan won a convincing match against defending champion Stephan Cohen to win her group. Archer and Jasmin join 6 other players who went undefeated, but no one could top Archer’s performance of keeping his opponents to the smallest margin of points. This week 48 players worldwide are vying for the Predator World Tournament title in straight pool. This is the 70th edition of the event, making it the world’s oldest tournament.
Archer Runs Perfect 100’s Twice: Sigel Beats Immonen in Controversial Match
photo by JP Parmentier
Archer could win a 5th World Title this week
Clifton, New Jersey- Johnny Archer is showing once again he is no one trick pony. The 9-Ball master Archer ran a perfect 100 ball run to win 100-0 and 100-13 in back to back matches at the Predator World Tournament of 14.1. This week 48 players worldwide are vying for the Predator World Tournament title in straight pool. This is the 70th edition of the event, making it the world’s oldest tournament.
The 2010 GREEN VALLEY RANCH BILLIARDS SHOOTOUT was held September 1 in Las Vegas. Luc Salvas defeated Bobby McGrath for the INTERNATIONAL SPEED POOL CHALLENGE crown and the $25,000 purse. Green Valley Ranch Resort was host to the event, which was taped for three 1-hour telecasts on ESPN.
The Fifrth Annual INTERNATIONAL SPEED POOL CHALLENGE drew an international lineup battling for the $25,000 winner-take-all prize. The action in Speed Pool is fast and furious (the speed of light compared to 9-ball) with two sets, twelve racks in each set, the first set Straight Pool and the second set 8-Ball. Players routinely run racks of fifteen balls in about 1-minute and the player with the lowest accumulated time for twelve racks wins the match.
Everyone likes an easy trick shot to keep in their pocket to whip out just to show off from time to time. Sometimes the shots I feature here are quite difficult, but I like to put in some easy ones on occasion. This is a shot that is pretty easy, so long as you set it up right and use a good jump cue. Start by placing the three balls at the side pocket, as diagrammed. The two balls closest to the side pocket are in line, directly across table. Set the third ball up, accounting for a bit of throw, aimed about a diamond short of the corner pocket. With this set-up, you should be able to strike the middle ball and pocket all three with one stroke. The way it is diagrammed, I have you jumping the cue ball over a wall of balls to pocket the easy three. The only trick to this one is planning where the cue ball will land before striking the middle ball. If you hit it too hard or too soft, it changes the throw of the third ball, so practice with a consistent hit and consistent elevation. If you jump too hard and land on the middle ball, it will throw the middle ball too much.
