Souquet, Pagulayan and Schmidt Advance at Derby City 14.1 Challenge The 14.1 Challenge at the Derby City Classic continued on Thursday with action in the first round of the single elimination bracket. Three of the four matches were played with one match postponed to Friday due to scheduling conflicts presented by Niels Fiejen...
Allen Hopkins vs Mika Immonen at theWorld 14.1 Tournament in New Brunswick, NJ. The $35000 added event was hosted by the Hyatt Regency Hotel and took place August 29 through September 2, 2011. Dragon Promotions produced the World 14.1 Tournament and the Straight Pool Hall of Fame banquet which inducted Jerome Keough and Ray...
China vs Europe: Fu Xiaofang vs Immonen Hangzhou, China – China will take on Europe in two separate matches during the World Mixed Doubles. In the first, China’s team of Xiaofang Fu and Haitao Liu will take on Finland’s World Champion Mika Immonen and Marika Poikkioiki. Then China’s Siming Chen and Hewen Li will...
Two in a Row—Appleton Now a Double U.S. Open Victor U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships / Chesapeake, VA by InsidePOOL Staff Darren Appleton joined an elite group the eve of October 22—a group of only three 9-ball players, in fact. The players who have pulled off consecutive wins at the prestigious U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships...
World Tournament of 14.1 Day 1: Martin vs Sigel Tuesday New Brunswick, New Jersey – Overcoming mother nature, The World Tournament went on relatively unscathed on Day 1. Dragon Promotions accommodated players stuck in traffic, floods, and disaster zones to make their matches rearranging times in the grueling round robin format. A full field...
Billiards Stars Advance at China Open IMMONEN, ORCULLO AND SIX OTHERS THROUGH AS DAY 1 FINISHES AMIDST POMP AND PAGEANTRY AT THE CHINA OPEN by Ted Lerner (Shanghai, China)–Mika Immonen sure is getting a good workout here in Shanghai. Immonen, who two years ago commenced what would become one of the greatest winning streaks...
Dragon Promotions Expands to China with World Mixed Doubles By Sally Lee Photos courtesy Emille “BBoy” Soriano Hangzhou, China- Global billiards promoter Dragon Promotions will be producing the 2nd Annual World Mixed Doubles in Hangzhou,China on September 29-October 1,2011. This will be the first event produced in China by Dragon Promotions and in cooperation...
Association of Billiard Professionals Announces Members and Goals The Association of Billiard Professionals (ABP) represents the world’s best billiard players that are uniting together for a common goal. Over the years, players have endured many hardships and has found it necessary to try to reach common ground between the promoters of events, international associations,...
Day One Philippine Open Billiards Event The fields of 64 men and 32 women lined up today for the opening sessions of the 2011 Philippine Open. There are 12 tables in play for the tournament, 8 being used for the men’s division, and 4 for the ladies. Mika Immonen was one big name casualty...
Philippine Open Billiards Event Set to Begin The Philippine Open will kick off on April 7th with a total prize fund exceeding $175,000 between the men’s and women’s divisions. This event, to be held at the SM Megamall in Manila, will feature reigning World 9-Ball Champion Francisco Bustamante and reigning World 8-Ball Champion Dennis...