Derby City Classic One-Pocket Winds Down as 9-Ball Begins Derby City Classic / Elizabeth, IN by InsidePOOL Staff The one-pocket division of the 13th Annual Derby City Classic is in its last stages, with the finals scheduled for some time January 27. The third division, the open 9-ball event, began January 26 with 301...
Twelve Remain at U.S. Open U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships / Chesapeake, VA by InsidePOOL Staff Only 12 players remain of the 256 who kicked off the week at the 35th U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships in Chesapeake, VA. The $50,000-added event began last Sunday and will crown a winner Saturday. Ever since his unexpected defeat...
Van Boening on a Mission at U.S. Open 9-Ball U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships / Chesapeake, VA by InsidePOOL Staff After his surprising first-round defeat by Mike “Fireball” Dechaine, Shane Van Boening has been a man on a mission, hoping to reclaim the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships title he first took in 2007. He most...
G-Force Last Female Standing at U.S. Open Billiards Event U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships / Chesapeake, VA by InsidePOOL Staff The elimination rounds continue at the 35th U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships in Chesapeake, VA, and fewer players are left to vie for the title and the $40,000 first-place prize. Gerda Hofstatter is the only female...
Ladies Suffer Heavy Losses at U.S. Open U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships / Chesapeake, VA by InsidePOOL Staff Of the 16 women who participated in the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships for the first time, 13 have been eliminated. Ten went two and out: Angie Hawkins, Tracy Prescott, Loree Jon Hasson, Jackie Duggan, Borana Andonia, Morgan...
Filipino Billiards Players Lead U.S. Open Charge U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships / Chesapeake, VA Monday evening saw the bottom half of the massive 256-player bracket in play, with many of the players moving on hailing from the Philippines. The 35th installment of the U.S. Open began Sunday and will run throughout the week at...
Strickland Pulls off Huge Comeback Super Billiards Expo / King of Prussia, PA by InsidePOOL Staff Some exciting matches went off at the Diamond Open 10-Ball Professional Players Championship Friday. The winners’ side was whittled down to eight players, and in a feature match-up, Corey “The Prince of Pool” Deuel went up against Charlie Williams. The match...
Brumback Repeats as Derby City Classic Banks Champ After four days of competition at the Derby City Classic, the Bank 9-Ball division ended Monday night with John Brumback successfully defending his title as Derby City Classic Bank Champion by defeating Filipino billiards legend Efren Reyes. In addition to being the defending Banks Division champion,...
Four Men Standing at U.S. Open U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships / Chesapeake, VA by Lea Andrews It’s official: Either Donnie Mills or 2002 U.S. Open Champion Ralf Souquet—or both—will be racing to 13 in the finals of the 34th Annual U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships Saturday. The two men, who were part of the original field of...
Giant Slayers Take Over at the U.S. Open US Open 9-Ball Championships / Chesapeake, VA by Lea Andrews Day three of the 34th Annual U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships was the final day for some of the field of 216, while others, some of whom are responsible for the heavy hitters on the west side of the bracket,...