Chamberlain Official Pool and Table Allison Fisher Heads UK at Taobao World Mixed Doubles Hangzhou, China – Chamberlain Tables has been selected as this year’s Official Table of the Taobao World Mixed Doubles. The top rated table company will feature fantastic international stars competing on its equipment next week, including 15x World Champion Allison...
Sweet 16 Set at World 9-Ball Championship Billiards Events Enters Round of 16 Story and Photo by Ted Lerner (Doha, Qatar)– Defending champion Francisco Bustamante of the Philippines barely hung on in his round of 32 match against relative unknown Indonesian player Setiawan Riyan, escaping with an 11-10 victory to move into the round...
MELLING AND HSU MOTOR THROUGH TO THE FINALS PERFECT 9-BALL, SUPREME CONFIDENCE BRING THE BRIT AND CHINESE-TAIPEI UPSTART TO THE BRINK OF GLORY IN CHINA OPEN Story and Photo by Ted Lerner (Shanghai, China)–Two relative unknowns on the 9-ball circuit. Two players playing lights out billiards. One sure to be entertaining final. Britain’s Chris...
Reyes, Bustamante, Orcullo Join Association of Billiard Professionals Oscar Dominguez – ABP Board Secretary & Treasurer Manila, Philippines – The top three billiard managers in the Philippines have joined forces with the Association of Billiard Professionals (APB). The companies include Puyat Sports owned by Aristeo Puyat, Negros Stables owned by Jonathan Sy, and Bugsy...
16 Players Remain in World 8-Ball Some days you have good days and some days you have bad days. On Thursday Raj Hundal of India had both at the World Pool Billiards Association (WPA) World 8-Ball Championship. He began great, destroying Konstantin Stepanov of Russia 9-0 in a perfect match where he broke...
Morris Snares Fatboy Event at Derby City Classic Derby City Classic / Elizabeth, IN by InsidePOOL Staff “Rocket” Rodney Morris claimed the $9,000 first-place prize in the Fatboy 10-Ball Challenge Friday night, defeating recent U.S. Open victor Darren Appleton in the finals. The Fatboy Challenge is a single-elimination, 16-player tournament with a $1,000 entry...
Derby City Classic One-Pocket Winds Down as 9-Ball Begins Derby City Classic / Elizabeth, IN by InsidePOOL Staff The one-pocket division of the 13th Annual Derby City Classic is in its last stages, with the finals scheduled for some time January 27. The third division, the open 9-ball event, began January 26 with 301...
Derby City Classic Banks Progress Derby City Classic / Elizabeth, IN by InsidePOOL Staff The Derby City Classic 9-ball banks division, which began January 21, progressed Saturday, leaving behind some players while others remained undefeated. The banks event boasts a $10,000-added prize purse and began with a field of 386. Defending champion John Brumback...
Massive Numbers Flock to Derby City Billiards Event Derby City Classic / Elizabeth, IN by InsidePOOL Staff The Derby City Classic began January 21 with a total of 386 players in the first division of the three-ring extravaganza, the 9-ball banks event. The 13th annual tournament is hosted by the Horseshoe Casino and Hotel...
Van Boening on a Mission at U.S. Open 9-Ball U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships / Chesapeake, VA by InsidePOOL Staff After his surprising first-round defeat by Mike “Fireball” Dechaine, Shane Van Boening has been a man on a mission, hoping to reclaim the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships title he first took in 2007. He most...