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Chang Claims Second Consecutive Guinness 9 Ball Tour Billiards Event

April 8, 2008
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Chang Claims Second Consecutive Guinness 9 Ball Tour Billiards Event With all four representatives going through to the final day, the Chinese-Taipei domination of the Guinness 9 Ball Tour continues as billiard ace Chang Jung-Lin overcame a stern challenge from compatriot and close friend Wang Hung-Hsiang, 11-7, to secure his second title this year...

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Park Scores Perfect Performance

March 26, 2008
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Park Scores Perfect Performance Predator 9-Ball Tour / New York City, NY by Jerry Tarantola The Predator 9-Ball Tour’s fourth stop of the season drew a record 84 players to the heart of New York City the weekend of March 22-23. Soho Billiards played hosted to the event, which brought out new faces and...

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Pinegar Takes Reno 9-Ball Division while 8-Ball Nears Top 10

March 1, 2008
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Pinegar Takes Reno 9-Ball Division while 8-Ball Nears Top 10 by Rick Davis Johnathan “Hennessee” Pinegar took the 9-ball division of the U.S. Bar Table Championships by storm when he went undefeated to claim the division. The event, which is the second of three events, ran from February 26-29 in the middle of the...

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Fargo Surpasses Ring Game Competition

January 25, 2008
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Fargo Surpasses Ring Game Competition By Michael Basha Late-breaking news on the Great Southern Billiard Tour’s finale saw Shane Van Boening best Johnny Archer 11-5 on the one-loss side just after midnight in the fourth round. Van Boening’s offensive power was helped along by a few 9 balls on the snap, and while Archer...

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Park Earns First Joss Billiard Tour Win

January 20, 2008
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Park Earns First Joss Billiard Tour Win Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour / Latham, NY By Rick Davis The first Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour stop of the new year took place over the January 19-20 weekend at Diamond Eight Billiards in Latham, NY, where a 45-player field tried in vain to deny Shin Park his...

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Morra Than Ever in Edmonton

October 28, 2007
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Morra Than Ever in Edmonton Young billiard player John Morra has emerged as the new Canadian hot gun with his victory in Edmonton in the second leg of the Canadian 9-Ball Tour over Eric Hjorliefson (11-5). Morra jumped out to an early lead and he simply never gave it up as he has now...

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China and Philippines Billiard Teams Set to Collide

September 28, 2007
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China and Philippines Billiard Teams Set to Collide The Chinese billiards team won a thrilling last 16 match with victory over France to move into the quarter-finals. Li He-wen and Fu Jian Bo recorded a tight 8-6 triumph against Vincent Facquet and Stephan Cohen and will now play Philippines. China took the lag and...

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Singapore Ousts Fourth Seeds Germany

September 26, 2007
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Singapore Ousts Fourth Seeds Germany The Singapore billiards team produced the biggest upset in World Cup history with a stunning 8-4 victory against fourth seeds Germany. The Singapore team of Toh Lian Han and Chan Keng Kwang benefited from a number of errors from the German duo of Christian Reimering and former World Champion...

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France Moves to the Final 16

September 25, 2007
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France Moves to the Final 16 Two top-seeded billiard teams had already been eliminated on the opening day of the 2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool. Russia and Spain, seeded 16 and 12 respectively, were already out and ninth seeds Italy were trying to avoid a similar fate, but faced a tough task against...

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World 8-Ball Pool Championships Day Five

March 6, 2007
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World 8-Ball Pool Championships Day FiveFujairah, UAE There is more to a World Championship in Fujairah than just playing matches. On Monday all players were given the day off and treated to a very unique experience. They were taken out to the Arabian desert and driven in Land Rover’s across the dunes. The vehicles...

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