An amateur 9-Ball tournament will be held this fall concurrently with the famed U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship. CueSports International (CSI), one of the largest creators of pool events in North America, is introducing the BCAPL Chesapeake 9-Ball Challenge at the Norfolk Marriott Chesapeake in Chesapeake, Virginia on October 20-23, 2010. The Marriott is located...
Only Two Players Left in Fujairah Jerry Forsyth WPA Press Officer The great eight had their shot at the spotlight in Fujairah and three of them made the most of the early going. 45 minutes into the round Ruslan Chinakhov led Jeff de Luna 5-1, Karl Boyes enjoyed the same lead over Vicenancio...
Moore Makes Back-to-Back Comebacks to Stay Alive U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships / Chesapeake, VA by Lea Andrews On the penultimate day of the 34th Annual U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships, the final four on the winners’ side have come through, and on the one-loss side, Steve Moore came from behind two matches in a row to reach the...
Viking Billiards Tour and Motel 6 Team Up All Viking Tour members will receive a 10% discount off their stay at all Motel 6 and Studio 6 locations. To receive the discount, Viking Tour member are required to call or e-mail the Viking Tour for their unique discount code, or they can simply pick...
Roberts Returns to Win Legends of Bank Pool Legends of Bank Pool / Lexington, SC by Skip Maloney Josh Roberts avenged a shut-out defeat at the hands of Scott Rabon and returned to defeat him in the finals of the first Legends of Bank Pool tournament, held the weekend of September 27-28. The $1,000-added...
The term “psychology” is often included in conversations about pool, probably because the sport is considered to have such a significant mental component. I’m using the term in this column, however, somewhat differently than usual. I’m not referring to the understanding of psychology that will help you psych out your opponent or take advantage...
In the last column I talked about controlling the table and how a contest between advanced players is essentially one of who will take control. Since both players know how to control the table, the match is often determined by who can take control first. In pool, the issue of control begins with being...
More surprises at the Ponce OpenDay two of the Open is over and we are at the start of a new day; however, we cannot continue without providing our readers with some of yesterday’s surprises that cannot go unnoticed.Mike Davis who earned his entry fees and travel expenses was eliminated in his third round...
Danny “Kid Delicious” Basavich Danny “Kid Delicious” Basavich has been playing professionally only for a few years. In that short time he has made a name for himself by winning tournaments and heads-up matches. His nickname came from one of these heads-up matches when he played a player nicknamed “Kid Viscious”, where after defeating...
IPT Day OneDay one of the IPT King of the Hill tournament was a major success. Players and tour members were in awe at the magnitude of the production and the size of the set and tournament area. Most players polled admitted that they have never seen anything like this anywhere in their careers....