Normand and Wong Win AllerRetour Titles
AllerRetour / Longueuil, QE
by Dave Dupuis
François Normand and Ernie Wong took the premier spots on the first edition of the MMX AllerRetour Challenge in the elite and amateur divisions, respectively. The tournament was held June 12-13 at Dooly’s Pool Hall in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. During the tour’s 30 weeks...
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Mezz Pro-Am Billiards Tour Launches
Mika Immonen and Mezz Cues are proud to announce the Mezz Pro-Am Tour. The Mezz Tour is a 1-day Open Tournament with staggered entry fees and additional cash prizes for the top 2 finishers in the A/B and C/D division. Events will take place in the North East region.
“We are...
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Immonen Wins World Ten Ball Championship
Jerry Forsyth, WPA Press Officer
There can be no doubt as to who the best player in the world is now. Mika Immonen of Finland has won the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) World Ten Ball Championship in Manila scant weeks after winning his second consecutive US Open and the Challenge...
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Hohmann Unscathed at Comet Billiards It’s Official. Not even Hurricane Hannah could contain Thorsten Hohmann as he cruised, unscathed, through a minefield chock-full of straight pool powerhouses in the Accu-Stats 14.1 Straight Pool Invitational at Comet Billiards, in Parsippany, N.J. Johnny Archer, Jose Parica, John Schmidt, and Ralf Souquet all felt the frustration as...
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Hohmann remains unblemished as day 3 of the Accu-Stats 14.1 Round Robin continues The Accu-Stats 14.1 Straight Pool Invitational Although off to a rocky start in the opening rack, in day 2, Thorsten Hohmann’s recovery skills and consummate cue ball control garnered his second high run of the event at 112. Thorsten’s consistency,...
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“Killer instinct” is a term tossed around fairly regularly in pool room conversations. It is applied to some players and found absent in others. “He’s got the killer instinct…she doesn’t have a killer instinct,” etc. What, exactly does this term mean? How do you know if you have it or not? Is it a...
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This month’s question is: What does it take to reach the next level in your game and attitude? Well, speaking from my own experience, I can share my story. When I first saw snooker on television, I fell in love with it. I don’t know why, but all I knew was that I wanted...
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