Europeans Eager to Regain Predator Championship Top Europeans like Huidji See are keeping their eyes on the prize this week Manila, Philippines- Can the European wave of wins be stopped? That will be the big question this week in Manila at The 11th Annual Predator International Championships produced by Dragon Promotions. The past two...
ALCANO BLOWS FINAL 8 BALL, HANDS INCREDIBLE VICTORY TO CHINESE-TAIPEI TAIWAN DUO JOIN GERMANY, KOREA AND THAILAND IN WORLD CUP FINAL FOUR SUNDAY Ko Ping Chun and Ko Pin Yi Quarter Final Results Korea 9 – 5 Sweden Philippines B 9 – 1 Germany Thailand 9 –6 Poland Chinese Taipei 9 – 8 Philippines...
YUKIO AKAGARIYAMA WINS THE 2011 WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A BRILLIANT 13-11 WIN OVER RONNIE ALCANO Story and Photo by Ted Lerner (Doha, Qatar)—With a super cool demeanor and a red hot stroke, Yukio Akagariyama of Japan won the 2011 World 9-ball Championship, defeating the Philippines Ronnie Alcano in a tense and scintillating finals...
YUKIO AKAGARIYAMA WINS THE 2011 WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A BRILLIANT 13-11 WIN OVER RONNIE ALCANO Story and Photo by Ted Lerner (Doha, Qatar)—With a super cool demeanor and a red hot stroke, Yukio Akagariyama of Japan won the 2011 World 9-ball Championship, defeating the Philippines Ronnie Alcano in a tense and scintillating finals...
Four Players Left at World 9-Ball Championship ORCULLO, ALCANO, GRAY AND AKAKARIYAMA REACH THE SEMI-FINALS OF THE WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER LEGENDARY DAY IN POOL HISTORY Story and Photo by Ted Lerner (Doha, Qatar)–After what has to be one of the most memorable and exciting days in the history of championship pool, the Philippines...
MELLING AND HSU MOTOR THROUGH TO THE FINALS PERFECT 9-BALL, SUPREME CONFIDENCE BRING THE BRIT AND CHINESE-TAIPEI UPSTART TO THE BRINK OF GLORY IN CHINA OPEN Story and Photo by Ted Lerner (Shanghai, China)–Two relative unknowns on the 9-ball circuit. Two players playing lights out billiards. One sure to be entertaining final. Britain’s Chris...
2011 US Mosconi Cup Rankings Latest Shane Back in Business After Riviera Glory Shane Van Boening, an ever-present in the US team at the past four Mosconi Cups, played his way back into contention for this year’s side with victory at the US Open 10-Ball Championship at the Riviera, Las Vegas. ‘The South Dakota...
Beijing Open Has Crowned New Champions Jun Lin Chang and Yu Ram Cha are the 2011 Champions of the Beijing Open. Chang, a former winner on the Guinness Tour, proved his mettle this week by taking on a series of tough opponents and vanquishing them all. He first eliminated Carlo Dalmatin of Croatia who...
Upsets Continue at Philippine Open Pool Championships Day Three: World champs, top players get door in Philippine Open by Frederico Makabenta Down to its last two days, the Philippine Open Pool Championships is turning out to be one of the most unpredictable, surprising opens and most competitive tournaments ever staged. As the tournament approaches...
16 Players Remain in World 8-Ball Some days you have good days and some days you have bad days. On Thursday Raj Hundal of India had both at the World Pool Billiards Association (WPA) World 8-Ball Championship. He began great, destroying Konstantin Stepanov of Russia 9-0 in a perfect match where he broke...