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 Ram Cha...
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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 of qualifying...
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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 Pool Masters. Edey...
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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 Pool Masters. Edey...
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KBP Tour / Jacksonville, FL by Kay Higgins Mike DeLawder took first place for the second time at Q-Ball Billiards in Jacksonville, FL, at the KBP Tour’s April 5 event. A field of 13 turned out for the $500-added tournament. The format was a race to 7 on both sides. Out of the favored players in this...
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