Day Two of the World Team Championships
On the second day of the World Team Championships in Hanover/Germany, most of the seeded teams had their first appearance. The Philippines, with two-time world champ Ronnie Alcano; Germany 1 with the reigning 8-ball world champion, Ralf Souquet; and the Britain team, with Darren Appleton, finally entered the...
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Team Asia Wins Asia Versus Europe Men’s 9-Ball Team Challenge
All-star teams of Asian and European players collided January 15-17 at the Sutra Hall in Rizqun International Hotel in Brunei Darussalam, with Team Asia taking away $27,000 USD after squeaking out am 8-7 victory over Team Europe, who collected $13,000 USD for their efforts.
Team Asia...
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Tags: Billiard Federation, Brunei Darussalam, Challenge Team, Chan Lu, Dutch Player, Filipinos, Francisco Bustamante, Hotel In Brunei, International Hotel, Ko Yi, Majid, Nick Van, Pocket Billiard, Ruslan, Souquet, Star Team, Taiwan Team, Team Challenge, Team Europe, Van Den Berg
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Team USA Dominates Europe at Mosconi Cup
Newcomers Hatch and Dominguez Help USA Gain a 4-1 Lead
PartyPoker.net Mosconi Cup / Las Vegas, NV
by Sally P. Timko
Two international teams collided at the first day of the 2009 PartyPoker.net Mosconi Cup, hosted by the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV. Team USA demonstrated such...
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Tags: Alex Lely, Ball Champion, Corey Deuel, First Game, Hatch, Johnny Archer, Mgm Grand Hotel, Mgm Grand Hotel And Casino, Mika Immonen, Mosconi Cup, Nick Varner, Oscar Dominguez, Prestigious Event, Shane Van Boening, Souquet, Team Europe, Team Usa, Thorsten Hohmann, Timko, Usa Team
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Two World Championships in Next Two Weeks
The World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) is ready with their partners to stage the final two championships for this year, the World 9-Ball Championship for women, and the World Ten Ball Championship for men
The women’s championship is being played in Shenyang, China and qualifying rounds commence on Monday 16th...
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Tags: Allison Fisher, Ball Champion, Chinese Taipei, Defending Champion, Gold Medallist, Hall Of Fame Inductee, Jasmin Ouschan, Johnny Archer, Karen Corr, Kelly Fisher, Lee Van Corteza, Lin Yuan, Mika Immonen, Prestigious Championship, Ronnie Alcano, Shenyang China, Souquet, World 9 Ball, World 9 Ball Championship, World Pool Billiard
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Immonen and Thorsten Complete Stellar Euro Line-Up
Finland’s record-breaking Mika Immonen and 2003 World Champion Thorsten Hohmann will fill the final two spots on Team Europe as they ready themselves for the 2009 PartyPoker.net Mosconi Cup which takes place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas from 10th to 13th December.
For Immonen, a recent back-to-back...
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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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Four Men Standing at U.S. Open
U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships / Chesapeake, VA
by Lea Andrews
It’s official: Either Donnie Mills or 2002 U.S. Open Champion Ralf Souquet—or both—will be racing to 13 in the finals of the 34th Annual U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships Saturday. The two men, who were part of the original field of...
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Defending Champion Immonen Falls
U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships / Chesapeake, VA
by Lea Andrews
With the action still going strong on day two of the 34th Annual U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships, which is being held October 18-24 at the Chesapeake Conference Center in Chesapeake, VA, many big names remain undefeated after two rounds of play, while others...
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Philippine Open to Start World Ranking Tour
It’s all systems go for the first-ever Philippine Open Pool Championship which will kick off at SM Megamall, Megatrade Hall 2, on Wednesday, May 27, 2009, and the best of the best in the world will compete for top prizes and highly coveted places in the world rankings...
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Philippine Open to Start World Ranking Tour
It’s all systems go for the first-ever Philippine Open Pool Championship which will kick off at SM Megamall, Megatrade Hall 2, on Wednesday, May 27, 2009, and the best of the best in the world will compete for top prizes and highly coveted places in the world rankings...
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