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China Wins 2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup

September 30, 2007
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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...

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Philippines Knocked Out of World Cup

September 29, 2007
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Philippines Knocked Out of World Cup Defending champions Philippines have crashed out of the 2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool. The Filipino duo of Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante suffered a shock 9-6 defeat against the Chinese pairing of Fu Jian-bo and Li He-wen. Philippines won the 2006 World Cup of Pool but suffered...

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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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Philippine Billiards Team Delivers Whitewash

September 27, 2007
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Philippine Billiards Team Delivers Whitewash The Philippine billiard team of Francisco Bustamante and Efren Reyes produced a stunning exhibition of pool to thrash Croatia 8-0 and become the first team to qualify for the quarter-finals in the 2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool. Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante, the reigning World Cup holders, have...

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USA Billiards Team Clinches Victory

September 27, 2007
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USA Billiards Team Clinches Victory The USA billiard team secured a dramatic 8-7 victory in the best match of the tournament so far in the 2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool. The second seeded Americans side of Rodney Morris and Corey Deuel looked to be heading out of the competition as they trailed 5-2...

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Philippines Survive Scottish Scare

September 25, 2007
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Philippines Survive Scottish Scare Defending champions Philippines scraped into the last 16 of the 2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool. But Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante held on to secure a thrilling 8-6 triumph against the brave Scottish pairing of Pat Holtz and Michael Valentine. It looked a simple task for the Filipinos as...

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Croatia, China and Japan Advance at World Cup of Pool

September 25, 2007
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Croatia, China and Japan Advance at World Cup of Pool The PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool got underway today at Outland in Rotterdam, Netherlands as Croatia, China and Japan all advanced to the second round of the $250,000 event. In the opening game of the tournament, Croatia stunned the 16th seeds Russia with a...

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Round Robin Win for Kiamco

March 22, 2007
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Round Robin Win for Kiamco Blaze 10-Ball Tour / Edison, NJ by Jose Burgos A small but strong field showed up for the Blaze 10-Ball Tour’s March 11 stop. Hosted by Edison Billiards in Edison, NJ, the stop drew players such as Antonio Gabica, Matt Krah, and ultimate stop winner Warren Kiamco of the...

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Kiamco Sweeps the U.S. Bar Table Championships

March 4, 2007
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Kiamco Sweeps the U.S. Bar Table Championshipsby Rick Davis With the top 12 assembled at the U.S. Bar Table 8-Ball Championships, Warren Kiamco of the Philippines had his engine roaring on the winners’ side with his sights set on adding the 8-ball division to his 9-ball title taken a couple days earlier.

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Second Blaze Billiard Stop Goes to Sambajon

February 14, 2007
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Second Blaze Billiard Stop Goes to SambajonBlaze 9-Ball Tour / Dickson City, PA by Jose Burgos Cosmo’s Billiards in Scranton, PA, played hosted to the Blaze 9-Ball Tour the weekend of February 10-11. Topping a tough field of 52 others was Santos Sambajon Jr. of the Philippines, beating out players such as Pat McNally,...

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