Melissa Herndon Melissa Herndon is a professional pool player on the Women’s Professional Billiards Association (WPBA) Tour. She was born in Thibodaux, Louisiana but resides in Los Angeles, CA. Melissa Herndon started playing on the WPBA Tour in 2000 and turned pro in 2002. She has earned the nickname of Dragon Lady from her...
Final Four Set for Cuetec Cues Florida Classic by InsidePOOL Staff Billiards News – The 64-player field of the Cuetec Cues Florida Classic has wound down to their top 4, with Allison Fisher, Melissa Herndon (pictured right), Xiaoting Pan, and Ga Young Kim emerging as the top competitors. The event is hosted by the...
Usual Suspects Lead in Cuetec Cues Florida Classic by Inside POOL Staff Billiard News – The Women’s Professional Billiard Association’s (WPBA) Cuetec Cues Florida Classic is busy winding down to the final 16 players in Hollywood, FL. Hosted by the Seminole Hard Rock Casino, the event drew a full 64-player field. Number one on...
BCA Pool League Signs Shane Van Boening Billiard News – The BCA Pool League is pleased to announce a sponsorship agreement with rising billiards star Shane Van Boening. Recently, Shane has made the televised finals of the Enjoypool.com Open in Las Vegas, NV where he was defeated by Filipino phenom Dennis Orcollo. Weeks later,...
Mills Heroic at Hammer Heads J. Pechauer Southeast Open 9-Ball Tour / Holiday, FL Donny Mills turned all heads the weekend of June 23-24 when he wrested the top-place finish from Reno Open champion Richie Orem. The J. Pechauer Southeast Open 9-Ball Tour was hosted by Hammer Heads Billiards in Holiday, FL, and saw...
Hjorliefson Steals Last 30K Billiards Stop Canadian 30K Tour / Scarborough, ONT by Willy Hermoza and Tony Butera Billiard News – Eric Hjorliefson took the reins at the Canadian 30K Tour’s last stop for the season, ending how he began: by winning. Shooters in Scarborough, ONT, hosted the stop’s 44 players the weekend of...
Texas High School Billiard Athletes Recognized as Academic All-Americans Billiards News – An incredible eight high school students will represent Texas, their Dallas area high schools, and the B.E.T.T.E.R. High School Billiard Program next month at the 2007 Junior Nationals Championships and will be honored as Billiard Education Foundation (BEF) Academic All-Americans. This is...
BCA Expo a Success by Inside POOL Staff Billiards News – The Billiard Congress of America’s annual International Billiard and Home Recreation Expo wound down Saturday, June 23, after three days of constant activity. After a membership mixer Wednesday evening, the show started off with a bang Thursday morning at the Sands Expo and...
Bustamante Busts Open Hard Times Billiards Hard Times 9-Ball Summer Jamboree / Sacramento, CA by Rick Davis Francisco Bustamante lit up the West Coast as he went undefeated to take the Hard Times 9-Ball Summer Jamboree title. Taking place at Hard Times Billiards in Sacramento, CA, the event had been traditionally held soon after...