Francisco Bustamante Wins World Crown
Francisco Bustamante has finally put the demons from the past to rest and has won a world championship. He defeated Kuo Po-cheng of Taiwan today 13-7 at the World Pool Championships in Doha, Qatar to finally be known no longer as the finest player not to have won a World...
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Team USA Heading to Manila
Morris and Archer Aim for US Win No.2
With the Partypoker.net World Cup of Pool taking place in Manila from Tuesday to Sunday 7th to 12th September, Matchroom Sport can announce that the USA will be represented by the Nos. 1 & 2 players on the BCA Men’s Point List, Johnny...
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Parica Takes Down 14th Annual Jay Swanson Memorial
Jay Swanson Memorial / Hollywood, CA
by Lea Andrews
Jose “Amang” Parica showed the crowd at Hollywood Billiards in Hollywood, CA, that he was the man to beat as he shot his way into the hot seat of the 14th Annual Jay Swanson Memorial 9-Ball Tournament, and when he...
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As the last bank was pocketed Sunday night at the Horseshoe Casino, the players looked to the Monday morning draw with anticipation.
The Banks event saw some heavy matches as the Sunday action sent dozens more of the top professional bank pool aficionados packing.
The highlight of the day saw two legendary past...
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Ouschan Aces WPBA Tour Championship
WPBA Tour Championship / Hollywood, FL
by Anne Craig
The WPBA Tour Championship finals were set as two fierce competitors entered the arena, ready to do battle for the title. Jasmin Ouschan came into this final poised to win her third WPBA title of the season, and Xiaoting Pan was looking for...
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Pan Advances to Finals
WPBA Tour Championship / Hollywood, FL
by Anne Craig
Kelly Fisher, the 2008 Player of the Year, and Xiaoting Pan, the number-two-ranked player on the WPBA Tour for 2009, were both looking for their first win of this season. With the cameras rolling and the crowd rooting on their favorite player, the second...
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Moore Makes Back-to-Back Comebacks to Stay Alive
U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships / Chesapeake, VA
by Lea Andrews
On the penultimate day of the 34th Annual U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships, the final four on the winners’ side have come through, and on the one-loss side, Steve Moore came from behind two matches in a row to reach the...
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11-Year-Old Advances to Single-Elimination Phase of Women’s World 10-Ball Championship by Edward Asistin Everybody who wanted to know who was in and who was out had to wait until the very last match of the group stage of the Women’s World 10-Ball Championship was complete. The very last match was played between Yu...
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Cha Stuns Van Boening! Fisher & Ouschan Advance to Final 32 By Sally Lee In an amazing comeback performance, Yu Ram Cha overcame a 8-4 deficit to defeat former World 10-Ball and US Open Champion Shane Van Boening. Cha was one of the three remaining women left in the event with the monumental task...
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Martel out, Edey in MATCHROOM SPORT can announce that Canadian veteran Alain Martel has withdrawn from the 16 player starting line-up of the 2009 PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters, following difficulties in obtaining the necessary visa. He will be replaced by fellow Canadian 29 year-old Tyler Edey who will be playing in his second World...
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