32nd U.S. Open Begins With Bangs From Past Winners Sternest 9-ball field prepares for draw, Schmidt and Reyes make noise in their specialties by Paul Berg, InsidePOOL Magazine Staff The most coveted crown in the home of 9-ball goes up for grabs this evening, as a field of 232 at press time representing 25...
Davis Comes Back Big TimeSeminole Florida Pro Tour / Holiday, FL by Rick Davis While his play is often hot or cold, either seizing the event or falling short early, Mike Davis continued a record year for himself as he came back from a first-round loss to take the October 5-7 billiards stop of...
Fitch and Taylor Tops on Viking Tour Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour / Greensboro, NC by InsidePOOL Staff The Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour rolled into Greensboro, NC, the weekend of September 29-30. Hosted by Shooter’s Billiards, this stop crowned Shannon Fitch and Richard Taylor tops in the open and amateur divisions, respectively. Fitch first faced...
Davis Makes Impossible Billiard Comeback Florida Pro Tour / Jacksonville, FL by Rick Davis The Seminole Florida Pro Tour showcased an amazing comeback by Mike Davis, who worked unbelievably hard to comeback and claim the title. Taking place at Bank Shots in Jacksonville, FL, the double-elimination 10-ball event drew in 47 amazing players for...
Ochoa Strikes Gold in Texas State Open Texas Open 9-Ball Championship / Round Rock, TX by InsidePOOL Staff Young gun Sylver Ochoa came out on top of a field of 113 to win the Texas Open 9-Ball Championship over Rafael Martinez. Held September 1-3 and hosted by G-Cue Billiards in Round Rock, TX, this...
Bustamante Busts Open Hard Times Billiards Hard Times 9-Ball Summer Jamboree / Sacramento, CA by Rick Davis Francisco Bustamante lit up the West Coast as he went undefeated to take the Hard Times 9-Ball Summer Jamboree title. Taking place at Hard Times Billiards in Sacramento, CA, the event had been traditionally held soon after...
Kiamco Takes U.S. Bar Table 9-Ball Championships by Rick Davis With the final day of the U.S. Bar Table 9-Ball Championships in swing, Warren Kiamco came through to win the event undefeated. Kiamco was one of the top four on the winners’ side as the day began, and after defeating Dave Martin, Kiamco was...
U.S. Bar Table 9-Ball Championships Near Completedby Rick Davis Day 2 of the U.S. Bar Table Championships zipped along at an impressive speed as the players passed the event’s halfway point. On the winners’ side the cream clearly rose to the top as all the brackets contained well-known billiard players. Tyler Edey found his...