Day One at the Masters Championship The first round of the Masters had some familiar names in play. Earl Strickland plowed under Eddie Richards 8-1 and Josh Ulrich fared even better with an 8-0 win over Lary Phlegar. Eddie Abraham played a fine round against Ralf Souquet. leading at one point 5-3 and then...
Mika celebrates a very personal win over Sigel at the World Tournament Two days ago Mika Immonen took an extremely hard loss in the controversial match with legendary 3-time World 14.1 Champ Mike Sigel. Last night Mika had an opportunity for payback, and the outcome was poetic sweet revenge for the Finnish champion. Mika...
Seminole Pro Tour Down to Final Six Seminole Pro Tour / Gem City Open / Marietta, GA by InsidePOOL Staff Shane Van Boening is leading the pack at the Seminole Pro Tour / Gem City Open, which has wound down to its final 6 players from the full 64-player field they began with two days ago. Van Boening’s...
Basha Holds off Monday for Billiards Victory Great Southern Billiard Tour / Goldsboro, NC by Lea Andrews A big obstacle—Southern superstar Sam Monday—stood in Mike Basha’s way at the February 27-28 Great Southern Billiard Tour stop, but Basha stood his ground to earn his spot in the winner’s circle. Basha and Monday were among the field of...
Big Bubba Batting 1000 on Jacoby Tour Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour / Rocky Mount, NC by Lea Andrews Shawn “Big Bubba” Putnam, who made his first appearance—and first win— on the Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour at last season’s finale, made his second appearance and second win the weekend of December 12-13. Putnam was among...
Charlton Eases Into First in Roanoke Great Southern Billiard Tour/ Roanoke, VA by Lea Andrews Eric “Easy E” Charlton took no prisoners on his way to the finals of the Great Southern Billiard Tour’s amateur event, held July 11-12 in Roanoke, VA. The $1,000-added A-B event drew 36 hopefuls to Guys and Dolls, but...
Great Southern Billiard Tour / Spring Hill, FL by Lea Andrews A-ranked player Dan Dennis made an undefeated run through a field of 32 to emerge the winner of the $1,500-added Great Southern Billiard Tour event, defeating Cliff Tyler in the finals. The June 6-7 event was hosted by Rocky McElroy at Capone’s, his...
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...
The Sniper Takes Out Seminole Pro Field Seminole Pro Tour / Spring Hill, FL by Lea Andrews After play on Sunday eliminated such names as Mike Davis, Steve Moore, Landon Shuffett, and Buddy “The Rifleman” Hall, the final four players of the Seminole Pro Tour Stop returned to Capone’s in Spring Hill, FL, Memorial...
Painter Crowned VA 8-Ball Champ VA State 8-Ball Championship / Virginia Beach, VA by Lea Andrews Famed Q-Master Billiards in Virginia Beach, VA, hosted the 2009 VA State 8-Ball Championship May 16. With 32 players vying for the win, the competition was fierce, but Mike Painter stayed strong, outlasting the field and walking away...