Engert Makes a Recovery Germany’s Thomas Engert came back from 3-1 down to defeat Tony Drago and set up a clash with 2005 World Champion Wu Chia-ching. Drago had started well and looked on course to defeat Engert for the second year running in the PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters, but the German won seven...
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Niels Feijen
Niels Feijen Nickname: The Terminator Lives: The Hague, Holland Date and place of birth: 3 February 1977, Holland Family: Wins / high finishes in the last 12 months: Third at the WPA World 8-Ball Championships, semi-finalist in 2006 Euro Tour events (Rankweil, Sindelfingen and Monfalcon), quarter-finalist in 2006 World Pool Masters, winner of the...
Diamond Billiard Products Obtains Table Rights for Enjoypool.com 9-Ball Championships
Diamond Billiard Products Obtains Table Rights for Enjoypool.com 9-Ball Championships Diamond Billiard Products is pleased to announce that they have acquired the rights as the official table of the BCA’s 2007 Enjoypool.com 9-Ball Championships at the Riviera Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, May 13-19. The event, to be taped for broadcast on ESPN, allows...
Simonis Predator Europe vs Philippines Challenge Match
Simonis Predator Europe vs Philippines Challenge Match Dragon Promotions produced a special challenge match between Europe and Philippines hosted by Hard Times Billiards in Bellflower, California. Europe was represented by the sharp looking Mika Immonen (FIN) and Thorsten Hohmann (GER) while Philippines was represented by World Cup of Pool Champs Efren Reyes and Francisco...
Billiard Events Mix Things Up
Billiard Events Mix Things UpTri-State Tour / North Bergen, NJ by Rick Davis The February 17-18 weekend brought the usual suspects along with a host of others for the Tri-State Tour’s semi-regular straight pool event held at Gotham Billiards in North Bergen, NJ. The event featured four classes, each having their own event, with...
Tony Crosby
Tony Crosby After playing professional snooker for five years, at one point reigning as the Northern England Champion, Tony Crosby left his homeland in 2001 with one thing in mind: shooting professional pool in the United States. After arriving, he began hitting balls with a cue he bought for ten dollars. “It probably wasn’t...
Alex Lely
Alex Lely Holland Age – 31 Based – The Hague, Holland Nickname – The Plague from the Hague Hobbies – Rugby, Running, Cooking Years Playing – 5 years a pro Cue Used – Predator Z Achievements – 1999 World Masters Champion. 1999 German Open Champion. 1999 Mosconi Cup representative. Silver Medal Straight Pool 2000...
Belinda Campos Calhoun
Belinda Campos Calhoun Known as “The Texas Belle,” Belinda Campos Calhoun has been on the women’s pro tour since 1977. Her birthday is March 5, and she lives in Austin, TX. Her considerable list of titles include World Straight Pool champion, U.S. Open champion, WPBA National champion, two-time BCA National 8-Ball champion, and seven-time...