Category: Features

Wolford & Hunkins Dominate Juniors Divisions at Super Billiards Expo-By Ricky Bryant

April 18, 2013 (Englewood, CO): On April 7, 2013, 13-year-old Shane Wolford of Virginia and 11-year-old Kaiden Hunkins from Wisconsin both went undefeated through their respective fields in the juniors events of the 2013 Super Billiards Expo  (SBX) in Edison, NJ. Wolford, was one of the youngest players in the 64-player 17 & Under division, defeating Zachary Hampton in the finals.

The World Professional Billiard League will launch the inaugural 2013 season Thursday May 30th at 7pm PT. The entire season will be played at the new 13,000 sq. ft. WPBL arena in Las Vegas, where 48 of the world’s top players will compete over the course of 26 weeks to become the first ever WPBL Champions.

OB Cues Ladies Tour Stop #2 was held at Jamaica Joe’s, Midwest City, OK, March 9th/10th weekend. Jamaica Joe’s, a regular host site for the OB Cues Ladies Tour hosted 29 ladies who ventured from Texas (Houston, DFW, Austin, and Sherman) and the local Oklahoma vicinity. Jess Massey and her crew were fabulous as always and we do have to say that the renovations are truly magnificent and top notch. We are so excited about always being at Jamaica Joe’s that we will return for another tour stop visit the weekend of September 21st/22nd, 2013 and hope to see more lady Oklahoma players step up to the challenge of taking on the Texas ladies.

Photo By Ricky Bryant

The Men’s Diamond 10 Ball at the 2013 SBE had a strong field of 61 but came down to two great champions.  The final match was a thriller going hill ““ hill at one race apiece. The third and final race would go to Shane Van Boening coming out victorious over Thorsten Hohmann.  This was Shane’s fourth win at the Super Billiards Expo, 2008 (9 Ball), 2010, 2012 and 2013.

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March 30, 2013 (Englewood, CO): On March 23rd, despite the biggest snow storm of the year and highway closures, the Str8 Shots team and Felt Billiards staff gave a packed house of pool fans and players a warm place to spend their Saturday. Headed by Mark Cantrill, the Legends & Champions Pool Tour treated the mile high city to an unforgettable engagement. 8-time world champion and hall-of-famer Nick Varner was joined by two-time world champion Thorsten Hohmann of Germany for an extravaganza dedicated to raising money for the juniors of the Billiard Education Foundation (BEF).

#1 World Ranked Torbjorn Blomdahl To Play

USBA – partner Gabriels Billiards has taken the initiative to promote three cushion billiards in China by presenting a three-cushion billiards exhibition. The event. known as the Gabriels 3-cushion billiards challenge 2013 will take place at the Guangzhou International Billiards Exhibition (GBE) from April 3 to 5, 2013, at the China Import & Export Fair Pazhou Complex in Guangzhou, China. Now in its 7th year, the GBE has become an important business destination for the billiards industry, featuring vendors from around the globe.

MENOMONEE FALLS, WI (March 1, 2013) ““ McDermott Cue Mfg. LLC is a leading manufacturer and worldwide distributor of pool cues, performance shafts and billiard accessories. McDermott is proud to announce the March 2013 Custom Cue of the Month Giveaway.

John Walker, undefeated in Skill Level 6/7

Tina Moden, who went undefeated in Skill Level 2/3

Carlo Butto, Skill Level 4/5

The 1^st Annual TAP Vegas Masters 8-Ball Singles MVP State Championship was held on March 9 & 10 at the Las Vegas Cue Club with 53 players, each competing In one of 3 tournament brackets. Congratulations to the 2013 8-Ball Nevada State Champions:

Klatt and Frideres Crowned 2013 USBTC 8-Ball Champions

CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (March 3, 2013) ““ The 20^th US Bar Table Championships final divisions concluded Sunday, March 3^rd at the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino in Reno, Nevada. Jason Klatt from Canada and Jessica Frideres from Iowa fended off their respective and highly competitive fields to be crowned the champions in the USBTC men’s and women’s 8-ball divisions.

Winners of Facebook Free Cue Giveaway Sweepstakes Announced

MENOMONEE FALLS, WI (March 1, 2013) ““ McDermott Cue Mfg. LLC is a leading manufacturer and worldwide distributor of pool cues, performance shafts and billiard accessories. McDermott is excited to announce Frank Rachuba as the grand prize winner of the Facebook Free Cue Giveaway Sweepstakes.