Souquet Survives Round Billiard players Ralf Souquet, who won the hearts of the Philippine nation this time last year with his graciousness in defeat in the 2006 final, made his way into the last 32 with a 10-8 win over Naoyuki Oi of Japan. The German though was not happy with his performance –...
Malaysia Out, Belgium In Matchroom Sport can announce that the Malaysian team slated to compete in the forthcoming PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool have withdrawn from the event citing ‘unforeseen circumstances’. The duo of Ibrahim bin Amir and Patrick Ooi, who took part in the tournament last year, backed out at the last minute....
In the last column I talked about controlling the table and how a contest between advanced players is essentially one of who will take control. Since both players know how to control the table, the match is often determined by who can take control first. In pool, the issue of control begins with being...
Engert Makes a Recovery Germany’s Thomas Engert came back from 3-1 down to defeat Tony Drago and set up a clash with 2005 World Champion Wu Chia-ching. Drago had started well and looked on course to defeat Engert for the second year running in the PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters, but the German won seven...
Philippines Billiards Team Move into Final FourWho do you think will win? Discuss World Cup of Pool here. (/forums/index.php) View the World Cup of Pool Tournament Brackets (/tournament_brackets/partypoker-world-cup-bracke.jpg)However, the Filipino duo of Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante showed their mental strength to win the next five to clinch the win at 9-6 and set...
WPBA Titans Clash in Floridaby Rick DavisView the tournament bracket (http://www.wpba.com/cms/?pid=1006145)Thursday