Ragoonanan Rakes in Tri-State Win
Tri-State Tour / Edison, NJ
by InsidePOOL Staff
Rikki Ragoonanan went undefeated through field at the Tri-State Tour’s June 19 stop, defeating Raphael DaBreo to take the title. Hosted by Sandcastle Billiards in Edison, NJ, this $750-added stop attracted 26 players.
Pat DiBuono made it through the winners’ side final four without a...
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Reyes Captures Fifth Derby City Classic All Around Title
Claims 9-Ball Title For Icing
Efren Reyes has been considered the best pool players alive for the last decade or so, give or take a few. As the 12th Annual Derby City Classic kicked off, many top handicappers asked if Reyes had what it took to...
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Immonen Earns Second Consecutive U.S. Open Title
U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships / Chesapeake, VA
by Lea Andrews
Mika “Iceman” Immonen tied with Nick Varner when he took his second U.S. Open Championships title in a row, winning 13-10 over Ralf Souquet in the extended final match. The Open began October 18 with 216 players and wound down...
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Van Boening Eliminated, 16 to Return for Friday’s Billiard Matches U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships / Chesapeake, VA by InsidePOOL Staff The evening rounds have wound down at the 33rd Annual U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships in Chesapeake, VA, leaving eight players in the winners’-side bracket and eight in the one-loss bracket. Defending champion Shane Van...
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USA and Germany Teams Survive USA 8 – 5 Croatia The American team of US Open champions Shane van Boening and Rodney Morris eased their way into the quarter-finals of the PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool but not without a struggle as they overcame the battling Croatian team 8-5 at the Outland in Rotterdam....
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Kelly Fisher Earns New West Coast Billiards Title WPBA Pacific Coast Classic / Lincoln City, OR by InsidePOOL Staff After a stunning, hotly contested final match, Kelly Fisher has emerged the champion of the WPBA Pacific Coast Classic. This four-day event was hosted by the Chinook Winds Casino & Resort in Lincoln City, OR, and...
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Van Boening Earns Another Billiard Title By InsidePOOL Staff InsidePOOL Magazine’s 2007 Player of the Year, Shane Van Boening, scored another home run at the Diamond Open 9-Ball Professional Players Championship when he defeated Shaun Wilkie in the finals. This event brought 64 of the top men in pool out to the 16th Annual...
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Peach Wins in Controversy English billiard player Daryl Peach is through to the semi-finals of the 2007 Philippines World Championship following a sensational last eight victory against Filipino legend Francisco Bustamante. The game went all the way to a deciding final rack and there was plenty of drama and controversy as Bustamante, leading 10-9,...
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Japanese Duo End Host Nation Hopes The host nation billiards team Holland A, consisting of Niels Feijen and Nick van den Berg, were once again backed by a capacity crowd at the Outland Nightclub in Rotterdam, Holland as they faced off against Japan in their second round match. Satoshi Kawabata won the lag for...
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Allison Fisher Claims Another Title Making this her second consecutive win this season and her fiftieth Classic Tour victory, Allison Fisher eked out a double-hill win over Kelly Fisher in the finals of the Cuetec Cues U.S. Open 9-Ball tournament. The event, which started Thursday, August 2, brought out a full 64-player field to...
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