Ryan Stone captured his first U.S. Amateur Open title by winning 7 straight matches on the one-loss side. He double dipped that player that dealt him his first loss, Germany’s Dominic Jentsch, in the finals. The Open 8-Ball, Women’s 8-Ball and Seniors 8-Ball divisions of the Ozone Billiards U.S. Amateur Open at Bankshot Billiards...
Immonen Heats Up Lucasi Hybrid Classic The Lucasi Hybrid Invitational Classic is underway at Bankshot Billiards in Jacksonville, Florida with 39 players competing in the 14.1 division. The big upset of the day happened in the match between Corey Deuel and Tim Hall. Hall went on the win the match, 125-86. While all...
2004 World Pool champion Alex Pagulayan ended the Chinese Taipei stranglehold of the Guinness 9 Ball Tour 2008 as he defeated compatriot and current world number one Dennis Orcollo, 11 – 6, in the All-Filipino finals of the Singapore leg of the Guinness 9 Ball Tour 2008 at Velocity@Novena Square. Pagulayan’s victory earned him...
Ozone Billiards U.S. Amateurs Open Kicks Off The Ozone Billiards U.S. Amateurs Open kicked off at Bankshot Billiards in Jacksonville, FL, July 30. Three divisions started today that included the Ladies’ 8-Ball Open, the Open 8-Ball, and the Seniors’ 8-Ball Open events. In total, 60 amateur players hit the tables on the first day...
Abraham Cracks Egg Harbor Billiards Event Blaze 9-Ball Tour / Egg Harbor, NJ by InsidePOOL Staff Eddie Abraham earned first place at the July 27 stop of the Blaze 9-Ball Tour, defeating Adam Kielar in the finals. Atlantic City Billiard Club in Egg Harbor, NJ, hosted the one-day event, which garnered 45 top pool...
Rodriguez Rakes in First Place Predator 9-Ball Tour / Queens, NY by InsidePOOL Staff Nearly 40 players came out to Master Billiards in Queens, NY, the weekend of July 26-27 to vie for first place on the Predator 9-Ball Tour. Big names included Mika Immonen, Shaun Wilkie, Shin Park, Mike Fingers, Bobby Blackmore, and...
BCA Announces Qualifiers for WPA 10-Ball World Championships The Billiard Congress of America (BCA) today announced two qualifier events for the inaugural World-Pool Billiard Association (WPA) 10-Ball World Championships in Manila, Philippines, September 29–October 5, 2008. The first qualifier event will be held August 23-24, 2008, at Magoo’s in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The entry fee...
Lucasi Hybrid is pleased to announce the 2nd Annual Dragon Promotions World Junior 10-Ball Championships presented by Simonis Cloth, Diamond Tables, and Ozone Billiards. The event will take place during the Lucasi Hybrid Classic and Ozone Billiard US Amateur Open at Bankshot Billiards on Aug 2-3,2008. In 2005, Dragon Promotions originally began its...
Parica Ekes Out Straight Pool Victory Southern California Straight Pool 14.1 Tournament / Bellflower, CA by Skip Maloney Jose Parica staved off a finals comeback by Oscar Dominguez to defeat him twice and take first place in Breakball Promotions’ Southern California 14:1 Tournament the weekend of July 26-27. The $2,000-added event drew 45 entrants...
Breakers Sports Bar & Grill in Knoxville, TN hosted the Viking Cue 9-Ball Tours Amateur Billiard Event presented by Roaring Loin Energy Drink over July 26-27. The event had a spectacular record breaking field of 137 players which included 7 free entries and 23 league discounts in the main event. The events consisted of a...