McGrath Grabs Lucasi Billiards Stop Lucasi Hybrid All-American Tour / Pontiac, IL by InsidePOOL Staff Bobby McGrath Jr. bested Gil Hernandez twice at the March 19 stop of the Lucasi Hybrid All-American Tour for the title, going undefeated through the 30-player field. The $500-added event was hosted by the Pontiac Crystal Palace in Pontiac,...
Fuller Flies High at Jacoby Billiards Event Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour / Fuquay-Varina, NC by Lea Andrews Michael “Bulldawg” Fuller went undefeated through a tough crowd at the February 19-20 stop of the Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour to nab his first tour win of the season. The $1,000-added event was held at...
Appleton First Brit to Win U.S. Open Billiards Title U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships / Chesapeake, VA by InsidePOOL Staff It was an epic final match between two stars of the game, but in the end, Darren Appleton was the first English player to be crowned U.S. Open 9-Ball Champion. The U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships...
Tri-State Tour / East Rutherford, NJ by InsidePOOL Staff Dave Shlemperis double-dipped the Tri-State Tour’s October 2 event: Not only did he win the $500 break and run contest, he went undefeated through the 33-player field of the B-D 9-ball event. The $500-added event was hosted by Castle Billiards in East Rutherford, NJ. Tackling...
Shuff Defends Virginia State Title Virginia State 9-Ball Championships / Midlothian, VA by InsidePOOL Staff Brandon Shuff successfully defended his Virginia State Championships title, going undefeated through the 64-player field undefeated. The event was hosted by Diamond Billiards in Midlothian, VA, the weekend of July 17-18. The quarterfinal match was a lopsided one between...
The final day of the U.S Open 10 Ball Championships at the Riviera in Las Vegas was filled with tense and exciting matches to culminate an already intense tournament. The battle for fourth place pitted Francisco Bustamante against Shane Van Boening. Both players kept the match tight until a safety battle in...
Karl Boyes Wins in World 8-Ball Finals Jerry Forsyth WPA Press Officer The World 8-Ball Championships final was a run-out fest between Niels Feijen and Karl Boyes. The First rack had a bit of back and forth action and was taken by Boyes. Then he broke and ran three consecutive racks to lead 4-0. When he came...
Day Four of the World 8-Ball Championships Jerry Forsyth WPA Press Officer The World 8-Ball Championship in Fujairah, UAE, held the round of 32 first today. This is single-elimination so that any loss means the end for the losing player. It is a race to ten games with the winner breaking. Our first round featured half of...
Basha Holds off Monday for Billiards Victory Great Southern Billiard Tour / Goldsboro, NC by Lea Andrews A big obstacle—Southern superstar Sam Monday—stood in Mike Basha’s way at the February 27-28 Great Southern Billiard Tour stop, but Basha stood his ground to earn his spot in the winner’s circle. Basha and Monday were among the field of...
Big Bubba Batting 1000 on Jacoby Tour Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour / Rocky Mount, NC by Lea Andrews Shawn “Big Bubba” Putnam, who made his first appearance—and first win— on the Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour at last season’s finale, made his second appearance and second win the weekend of December 12-13. Putnam was among...