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WITH THE ANNUAL World Cup of Pool set to get underway on the 23rd September, the full line-up of players can now be confirmed and it is arguably the strongest set of players ever assembled in the nine year history of the event.

Taking place at the Mountbatten Centre in Portsmouth from Tuesday 23rd to Sunday 28th September, there are 16 first round matches over the first three days.

Earl Strickland Has promised he and partner Shane Van Boening will win the World Cup of Pool for US

By: Markus Noé

For the second time in a row a young upstart player walked away with the 20k top prize from the Smoking Ace’s Bar Box Open. Last time it was Justin Bergman, this year it was 21 year old Sky Woodward who went through this star studded field undefeated.

Woodward might be young but he is definitely not an unknown. For American fans he has been been known for a few years already. For the rest of the world this year has been his coming out party, winning the banks ring game at Derby City. In the last month he has followed that up winning the Grand Masters event at the BCAPL and now this event.

If you’re attending this year’ APA National Team Championships, or if you simply live in Las Vegas, you can support the Billiard Education Foundation (BEF) this week while challenging legendary ‘The Dutchess of Doom’ Allison Fisher. OB Cues graciously welcomes the Hall-of-Famer these next three days in their booth for challenge matches open to everyone.

‘The challenge games are $20 per person and 100% of all of the money raised will be donated to the Billiard Education Foundation. Allison will be appearing at the following times: 11am to 1pm & 2pm to 5pm on Tuesday August 19^th, Wednesday August 20^th and Thursday August 21^st,’ said Shane Sinnott, Director of Sales & Marketing for OB Cues.

Pictured L to R: David ‘Doc’ Reyes (from OB), Raymond Linares (OB player rep), Allison Fisher and Shane Sinnott (from OB)

SVB making it look easy. Even without needing a supernatural break in 14.1, Shane shows that he has all around skills for all disciplines

Photo courtesy of World Tournament of 14.1  Charles Eames

The 13^th WPA World Artistic Pool Championship finished after 4 days of exciting competition from July 17 ““ 20, 2014 at the luxurious Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.  This event was held during the 38^th BCAPL National Championships under the sponsored venue umbrella of CSI (Cue Sports International).  There were 26 Artistic Pool Playing Artists from around the world competing for 9 separate world titles (1 overall + 8 discipline champions).