Europe enjoy superb opening day at Mosconi Cup Europe 4 – 1 USA After the first day’s play at the 2011 PartyPoker.net Mosconi Cup, considered by many to be the best billiards event of the season, Team Europe holds a commanding 4-1 lead as they cashed in on some tentative play from the Americans...
Taobao World Mixed Doubles Day 1: Archer & Lee Fit Well Hangzhou, China – Team USA’s Archer and Lee looked strong along with great performances by Japan and China. Defending champions Efren Reyes and Rubilen Amit struggled with a 8-7 narrow victory over Indonesia. But many blowouts on Day 1 of the Taobao World...
Allison Fisher Claims Women’s U.S. Open Billiards Title Defending champ vs. the world’s best woman player in the history of pool. Who would win? That was the big question and it got answered in a big way as Allison Fisher took the title from 2-time U.S. Open Champion Ga Young Kim in a heated...
Strickland Sticks it Out for Jacoby Victory Jacoby Custom Cues Carolinas Tour / Mooresville, NC by Lea Andrews Five-time U.S. Open champion Earl Strickland has had more than his share of Jacoby Custom Cues Carolinas Tour wins, and he got another one the weekend of September 11-12. Though B.J. Ussery made him work for...
Tiger Bay Area Amateur Tour / St. Pete Beach, FL by InsidePOOL Staff Valerie Dukich went undefeated to win her first Tiger Bay Area Amateur Tour (BAAT) tournament at Stix Billiards in St. Pete Beach, FL, August 21. Dukich topped the field of 21 billiards players in the $420-added event. On the one-loss side,...
Rasmussen Shines Again on BAAT Tiger Bay Area Amateur Tour / Palm Harbor, FL by InsidePOOL Staff Niki Rasmussen overcame a third-round loss and battled through the one-loss side to win the Tiger Bay Area Amateur Tour (BAAT) tournament at Strokers Billiards in Palm Harbor, FL, July 24. She is the tour’s second repeat...
Hlavachek Lacerates Field at Denver 10-Ball Open By Samm Diep, PoolTipJar.com On July 24 & 25, Tables Steaks South (soon to be known as Billiards Ink) in Englewood, Colorado hosted the Denver 10-Ball Open and Cue Show. This inaugural $1,500 added event boasted 47 of the best players from across the state, including a...
Strickland Stomps the Jacoby Field Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour / Raleigh, NC by Lea Andrews After a couple of disappointing showings on the Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour earlier this season, Earl Strickland is back in top form. “The Pearl” showed off his stuff by plowing undefeated through a strong field of 15 at the $1,000-added...
Day 4 of the 2010 U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship in at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV began with some tough players fighting it out in grueling loser’s side matches. The tournament is down to the last 64 of this 128 player field with many upsets having happened thus far....
Wins for Souquet, Orcollo and Morra The first three TV games took place on Friday evening at the Riviera Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas as the round of 16 got underway in the PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters. From a starting line up of 64 players, there are just 13 left as Dennis Orcollo, John Morra...