See the New World Ten Ball Champion Huidji See began our first semi-final match with a 4-2 lead over Yukio Akakariyama in the race to 9 games. A behind-the-back shot on the 9 ball left him a bit rough on the 10 in the next rack but he was able to put it away...
Van Boening Defeats Strickland in Derby City Classic One-Pocket Derby City Classic / Elizabeth, IN by InsidePOOL Staff Shane Van Boening became the newest one-pocket division winner at the Derby City Classic, winning a double-hill match over Earl Strickland in the finals. The second event of the tournament began with 317 players and featured...
McDermott Gambler Pro Tour Announced Popular American Pool Cue Maker and Billiards Tour Combine Forces Gambler Pro Tour goes green! McDermott, a leader in cue manufacturing for decades, has announced it will team up with Gambler Pro Tour as the official cue sponsor of the new McDermott Gambler Pro Tour. Dan Dennis, founder of the GPT, said,...
WPA To Conduct World 9-Ball Championship in 2010 The World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) is pleased to announce that the World 9-Ball Championship will be conducted in Doha, Qatar from June 25 until July 5, 2010. Qualifiers for this event will be held in Doha from June 25 until June 27 and the main event will...
Fast Eddie’s Olhausen 9-Ball Tour / Odessa, TX by Lea Andrews Tommy Tokoph made a run through the one-loss side to come out on top of the Fast Eddie’s field June 13, taking first in two sets of the true double-elimination finals. The $1,000-added event drew 39 players to Fast Eddie’s in Odessa, TX....
Martel out, Edey in MATCHROOM SPORT can announce that Canadian veteran Alain Martel has withdrawn from the 16 player starting line-up of the 2009 PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters, following difficulties in obtaining the necessary visa. He will be replaced by fellow Canadian 29 year-old Tyler Edey who will be playing in his second World...
Martel out, Edey in MATCHROOM SPORT can announce that Canadian veteran Alain Martel has withdrawn from the 16 player starting line-up of the 2009 PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters, following difficulties in obtaining the necessary visa. He will be replaced by fellow Canadian 29 year-old Tyler Edey who will be playing in his second World...
Qualification System for 2007 WPA World Pool Championship The purpose of this category system is to give all serious billiards players in the world, the opportunity to compete in the World Pool Championship. This system has been devised using professional golf tours as a model and it is a system that rewards achievement and...
China Wins 2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool The Chinese billiards team has won the 2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool. In one of the best finals ever, Li He-wen and Fu Jian-bo clinched a dramatic 11-10 victory over the Finnish duo of Mika Immonen and Markus Juva. At 10-6, China looked like becoming...