Olinger and Shuffett Snag Great Southern Billiard Titles Great Southern Billiard Tour / Fairfield, OH by InsidePOOL Staff Alex Olinger and Stan Shuffett took two different routes to the winner’s circle at the Great Southern Billiard Tour, but it was the end result that mattered. Olinger went undefeated to take the $1,500-added 9-ball division,...
Strickland Takes Over Number-One Spot OB Cues Ladies’ Tour / Arlington, TX by InsidePOOL Staff The OB Cues Ladies’ Tour has a new number-one player: Orietta Strickland, winner of the tour’s September 17-18 event. Hosted by Rusty’s Billiards in Arlington, TX, the tournament attracted 36 players to vie for the $750 top prize. Strickland...
Bi-G Thing in a Small Package Bi Zhu Qing Surprise Winner of the 2011 Women’s World 9-Ball Championship with a 9-7 Win Over Siming By Ted Lerner Photo courtesy of My147.com (Shenyang, China)– Bi Zhu Qing stands no more than 4’11”. But Sunday night in Shenyang, this tiny woman became a giant of women’s...
Montour is Queen of the Fleece Northwest Women’s Pool Association / Kenmore, WA by InsidePOOL Staff Jana Montour unseated defending champion Liz Cole at the September 17-18 stop on the Northwest Women’s Pool Association to take the title over her in the final match. The Golden Fleece in Kenmore, WA, hosted the event, where...
Dagotdot and Chan Split Tri-State Billiards Title Tri-State Tour / Brooklyn, NY by InsidePOOL Staff Daniel Dagotdot scored his second title of the Tri-State Tour’s 2011-2012 season with his September 24 split with Alan Chan in the finals. He went undefeated through the 49-player field that gathered at Gotham City Billiards in Brooklyn, NY,...
ABP Pro Players Attending the 2011 US Open 9-Ball Championship As everyone knows, the boycott of the US Open was lifted earlier this month after many days of negotiation between Barry Behrman, Shannon Behrman Paschall and representatives of the Association of Billiards Professionals. The ABP was going to issue a press release shortly after...
THE PRODIGY VS. THE UPSTART IT’S CHEN SIMING VS. BI ZHU-QING IN THE FINALS OF THE 2011 WOMEN’S WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP Chen Siming and Bi Zhu-Qing BY TED LERNER Photo courtesy of MY147.com Shenyang, China – Bi Zhu-Qing, a 23 year old relative unknown from Beijing, spoiled what was supposed to be a showdown...
THE QUEEN IS BACK A RESURGENT PAN XIAOTING JOINS SIX OTHER CHINESE PLAYERS AS SHE ESCAPES INTO THE QUARTERFINALS OF THE WOMEN’S WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP Pan Xiaoting by Ted Lerner Shenyang, China – Riding an unstoppable wave that she helped create, Chinese superstar Pan Xiaoting, moved into the quarterfinals of the 2011 Women’s World...
Monica Webb AND BRITTANY BRYANT ARE ALL THAT STAND BEFORE AN ASIAN ONSLAUGHT AS THE WOMEN’S WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP IS DOWN TO 16 By Ted Lerner Photos by Alison Chang for the WPA (Shenyang, China)- Monica Webb and Brittany Bryant must be wondering just what they’ve gotten themselves into. Sure, the two talented players...
Dagotdot and Bonilla Best Predator Field Predator Pro-Am Tour / Lindenhurst, NY by Alison M. Fischer, NYCgrind.com Daniel Dagotdot won the Predator Pro-Am Tour’s amateur division the weekend of September 17-18, while Oscar Bonilla closed a win in the open/pro division. The tour held its eleventh tour stop of the season at the Lindenhurst,...