2008 World Straight Pool Championship Secure Dragon Promotions proudly announces that players and fans will see the the 2008 World 14.1 Championship grow and continue. This is largely due to the impact of the event’s newest benefactor Dr. Michael Fedak of New York City. Dr.Fedak will be joining World 14.1 patron sponsor Joel Schapiro...
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Seeded Players Set to Conclude First Round of U.S. Open Play
Seeded Players Set to Conclude First Round of U.S. Open Play Close contests and few surprises dot sprawling 9-ball championships brackets by Paul Berg, InsidePOOL Magazine Staff With two time slots for play last night and three of six concluded for today, the 32nd U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships has commenced in traditional hectic fashion....
Pamela Treadway
Pamela Treadway Pam Treadway began playing pool at Silver Cue, her father’s poolroom, and was ready for competition six months later. At 14, she participated in the 2002 BCA Junior National 9-Ball Championships, and the following year, she placed fifth in the event. Two years later, Treadway took top honors at the Women’s Amateur...
Feeling Good
Sometimes you’re booked so far in advance for a tournament that you follow through and play even if you don’t feel good. In those cases, you try to make the best out of what you have. If it’s a mental or emotional problem that’s bothering you, like a fight with your significant other, you...
Get Your Timing Right
The set-up phase of the shot process requires rhythm, timing, and smoothness. If you have all three of these, the whole process unfolds in a natural and flowing sequence and you play with confidence and positive expectation. Timing is the most important of the three. In fact, rhythm is essentially dependent on timing, and...
Comet Billiards Official Poolroom of the Predator World 14.1 Championship
Comet Billiards Official Poolroom of the Predator World 14.1 Championship Billiard News – Dragon Promotions is pleased to announce Comet Billiards as the newest sponsor of the Predator World Straight Pool Championships. The World 14.1 event has thrived and grown because of the base supporters the game has. Comet Billiards, and its owner Bill...
Diamond Billiards Products Announces No Excuse Program
Diamond Billiards Products Announces No Excuse Program Diamond Billiard Products has announced the No Excuse Program, a plan to get Smart Tables into locations across the country. The program was developed to increase saturation of the Smart Table into the market by offering financing for bar and poolroom owners, vendors, and operators. “We have...
Sahatjian Slams the Tri-State Billiard Tour
Sahatjian Slams the Tri-State Billiard Tour Tri-State Tour / Edison, NY by Rick Davis A special 9-ball event took place April 21 as the Tri-State Tour welcomed a new poolroom into their event schedule. Edison Billiards in Edison, NJ, drew in a sharp 43-player field for the B/D handicapped event where Mario Sahatjian went...
John Schmidt
John Schmidt One of the younger players with a lot of firepower, John Schmidt has been playing pool for less time than people realize. He was 18 years old when he first picked up a cue in a poolroom in California. John was born in Iowa and moved to California when he was seven...
Jeremy Jones
Jeremy Jones While in high school and working at a pizzeria delivering pizzas in Baytown, TX, a friend and co-worker introduced Jeremy to the game of pool. Then at 17, he became so fascinated with pool that he began working at a local poolroom to have non-stop access to the game. Later, Jeremy began...