by InsidePOOL Staff

Nicole Keeney bested a 44-player field at the April 16-17 stop of the OB Cues Ladies’ Tour to be crowned the WPBA Texas State champion. The event was hosted by Casper’s Billiards, San Leon, TX, and drew some of the top women players in pool vying for the WPPA U.S. Open qualifier spot.

Jennifer Kraber grabbed the qualifier over Orietta Strickland in the one-loss side, while on the winners’ side, it came down to Keeney versus Amanda Lampert and Ming Ng against Ricki Casper. Keeney won her match hill-hill, while Ng bested Casper 7-4. In the hot seat match, Keeney kept the streak going with a 7-4 win over Ng.

Nicole Keeney bested a 44-player field at the April 16-17 stop of the OB Cues Ladies’ Tour to be crowned the WPBA Texas State champion.

On the one-loss side, Terry Petrosino, winner of the November 2010 tour stop at Casper’s, was hanging tough as she won a hill-hill match against Lampert. Lisa Marr was able to get another chance against Casper, who, on Saturday, bested Marr 7-0. Marr avenged this loss Sunday 7-4.

Petrosino continued her strong play by scoring another hill-hill win against Marr, leaving Marr with a fourth-place finish. However, it was over for Petrosino when Ng bested her 7-4 in the semifinals.

In the double-elimination final match, Ng looked like she would force a second set, as she reached the hill in the first set 6-1. Keeney had to refresh and dig deep to make the score hill-hill. A safety battle ensued in the final game, and ultimately Keeney finished the match with a 6-7-8-9 run to win 7-6.

Results:
1st Nicole Keeney $750
2nd Ming Ng $550
3rd Terry Petrosino $400
4th Lisa Marr $260
5th Amanda Lampert $160
Ricki Casper
7th Orietta Strickland $100
Jennifer Kraber
9th Chris Fields $75
Cristina De La Garza
Belinda Lee
Amber Stone

by InsidePOOL Staff

Karen Corr, one of two women players who participated at the Turning Stone Classic XVI, is still alive and working her way through the one-loss side of the chart. Though she lost her first-round match to Dave Grau 9-4, she has since eliminated John Giles 9-5, Richard Wong 9-5, Dave Deferio 9-0, and most recently Shane Morrow 9-7 from play.

Corr, one of two women players who participated at the Turning Stone Classic XVI, is still alive and working her way through the one-loss side of the chart.

On the winners’ side action is heating up as it has gotten down to the final eight undefeated. In one of the more interesting matches, Earl Strickland will play Dennis “The Hatchetman” Hatch in the next round. Strickland previously bested Gary Lutman 9-4, while Hatch just routed Beau Runningen 9-1.

India’s Raj Hundal bested buddy Rodney Morris in a match that went double-hill and advances to face Corey Deuel, fresh off a tight 9-7 victory over fellow Mosconi Cup teammate Johnny “The Scorpion” Archer. The defending champion, Archer will now have to come from the west side of the chart if he is going to retain his title. His next match will be against the winner of the Earl Herring/Karen Corr match.

View the Turning Stone tournament brackets

On the bottom half of the winners’ bracket, Shane Van Boening handled Shawn Putnam 9-4 to move on to play Mike “Fireball” Dechaine, who just defeated Jarrod Clowery 9-5. The winner of that match will go on to face the winner of the Gabe Owen/Stevie Moore match. Owen defeated tournament promoter Mike Zuglan 9-5 in the previous round, while Moore bested Justin Bergman 9-4.

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by Sally Lee

The ladies of the 2010 Yalin Women’s World 10-Ball Championship

48 of the greatest women players in the world started Day 1 of the 2010 Yalin Women’s World 10-Ball Championship. The event kicked off with a delicious lunch buffet for the press conference of the event at the elegant Nuvo City Lifestyle Center. Several members of the press were there to interview all the players.

The Dragon Promotions produced event will take place October 23 starting with the Stage 1 Qualifier at Star Billiards Manila, the players meeting and press conference October 24, and then the main event October 25-29th,2010 taking place at Robinson’s Galleria connected to the Crowne Plaza, host hotel of the event. Nuvo City Lifestyle Center will host the non-televised matches at their nearby event hall in Quezon City. 48 of the world’s greatest women’s players will attend the event to become the World Champion of 10-Ball. This year’s event is title sponsored by Yalin Tables, the premier billiard table manufacturer in China.

48 of the greatest women players in the world started Day 1 of the 2010 Yalin Women's World 10-Ball Championship.

Allison Fisher started off her event right with an opening 6-2 win over Venezuela’s Mirjana Grujicic on the live TV table. Fisher will be aiming for her third straight finals appearance at this event possibly.

“She played better than I expected, and I’d say she plays far better than the other South American women I’ve seen,” said Fisher after the match who was impressed by Grujicic’s game.

The biggest upset of the day was probably Karen Corr‘s 6-4 loss to China’s Jia Li. Corr had led the match briefly at 4-3, but lost the last 3 racks. Kelly Fisher had a near loss when her opponent Charlene Chai of Singapore missed an easy 10-Ball to tie the match at 5-5. Jasmin Ouschan of Austria cruised through her first two matches .

China’s Han Yu is looking good. The 17 year old wonder who won the All Japan Championship last year punished Julie Kelly of Ireland 6-1 and Japan’s Keiko Yukawa 6-4. Korea’s triple threat of Ga Young Kim, Yu Ram Cha, and Eun Ji Park all showed that Korea will be a force once again as all three players went undefeated.

Philippines started off well through defending champion Iris Ranola’s sound 6-3 win over USA’s Angel Paglia and Iris Ranola trampled China’s Wu Jing 6-2 and also Canada’s Veronique Menard.

The Yalin Women’s World 10-Ball Championship is sponsored by BCN Balls, Leqi Cloth, Crown Plaza Galleria Ortigas, Magic 89.9, Philippines Star, Nuvo City, and Robinson’s Galleria. The event will be airing on ABS-CBN and internationally on ESPN Star Sports. The event will be broadcasted live for all five days of the main event on ABS-CBN with 25 hours of broadcast television coverage. Www.Top147.com will also be giving it live daily coverage in China.

Stories, complete info and updates will be on www.WomensWorld10Ball.com and Brackets will be hosted by www.AZbilliards.com

With these global network and media partners the Yalin Women’s World 10-Ball Championship will be the biggest and most watched women’s billiard event in history.

Yalin Billiard Goods Co., Ltd., established in 1993, located in Jinan the Northern part of China, is specialized in the production of high quality billiard tables and accessories. In its 100,000 square meters facility, Jinan Yalin Billiards is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of billiard tables and products in its. Yalin manufactures many kinds of billiard tables and its accessories including Snooker tables, American style pool tables and Russian pyramid style. Also other sporting games such as family billiard/tennis table; international standard tennis table for entertainment, and any customer designed tables. Yalin has received the highest marks internationally than any other Asian manufacturer and was selected by Brunswick Billiards as their sole exclusive partner in China. Yalin has exported high quality tables to over 70 countries including the United States, France, Canada, Russia, Japan, Singapore, Arabia, and more. Visit http://www.yalin.cn/

The Virginia State Pool and Billiards Association and Inside POOL Magazine are pleased to announced that Max Eberle has joined the free live streaming production of the Virginia State 9-Ball Championship. The event, hosted by Diamond Billiards in Midlothian, VA, will be held July 17-18, 2010 and features a minimum $10,000 prize fund.

Eberle is an accomplished professional pool player and artist. Eberle will be hosting and performing commentary for the free live stream during the event. J.R. Calvert of Inside POOL Magazine stated, “Max Eberle is top player and a great model for upcoming players. We’re extremely pleased to have him on our team for what looks to be a fantastic event.”

Eberle will be hosting the VA State 9-Ball Championship free live stream which starts at 10:30 am on July 17, 2010.

The VA State 9-Ball Championship features 64 men and women players, a $10,000 minimum prize fund and three U.S. Open 9-Ball entries up for grabs. The top woman finisher will receive one of the U.S. Open entries with the remaining two going to first and second place.

The free live stream will be available starting at 10:30 am July 17, 2010 at VA-Pool.com. The stream will also be available at Inside POOL Ustream Channel.

About Max Eberle
Max Eberle is an author, producer, world-class pool player and instructor, and artist. He is a World Champion Bronze Medalist at the 2006 WPA Straight Pool, the 2008 “Best In The West” Pro Invitational Champion, a 3-time West Coast 9-ball Champion, two-time ACU-I National Collegiate 8-ball Champion, and former BCA Junior National 8-Ball Champion. Max held a top five UPA tour professional ranking for two years, 2003 UPA Sportsman of the Year, and has high runs of 196 in straight pool and ten consecutive racks of 9-ball on a regulation table.

An in-demand private instructor and film/television performer, his students include celebrities and pool players of all ages and skill levels. He has traveled the world competing, entertaining, and teaching. Max resides wherever his projects, inspiration, or his cue, take him. His latest project is the Free 8-Day Mastering Pool Boot Camp available at MaxEberle.com.

by Michell Monk

Helene Caukin won her first Lucasi Hybrid All-American Tour stop May 1, besting Nicolle Rasmussen in the finals. Hosted by the Art of Billiards in Gainesville, FL, the $250-added event attracted 11 of Florida’s top women players.

The single-elimination event quickly wound down to the final four competitors, with Caukin facing Shanelle Lorraine, while Rasmussen went up against Jessica Barnes. In the first semifinal match, Caukin rattled a couple of 9 balls, and Lorraine took an early lead. But Caukin countered and brought the score to 5-all after Lorraine jawed the 9. From there, it was all Caukin as she took over the table and eventually won the match 7-5.

In the other semifinals, Rasmussen quickly took a 2-0 lead, but Barnes fired back and tied the match. Rasmussen pulled away taking the lead 4-2, but Barnes managed to pull within one game. When it looked that she would tie the score, Barnes missed the 8 ball, and Rasmussen went up 5-3. Again Barnes found her rhythm and looked to be out when an unexpected miss on the 6 ball gave Rasmussen another game. Now on the hill, Rasmussen ran out, closing out the match 7-3.

Helene Caukin won her first Lucasi Hybrid All-American Tour stop May 1, besting Nicolle Rasmussen in the finals. Hosted by the Art of Billiards in Gainesville, FL, the $250-added event attracted 11 of Florida’s top women players.

Results:
1st Helene Caukin $370
2nd Nicolle Rasmussen $250
3th Jessica Barnes $100
Shanelle Lorraine $100

Eight qualifiers were held for the 2010 U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship. Produced by CueSports International (CSI), the main event is scheduled May 17-22, 2010 at the Riviera Hotel & Casino and attracted both men and women players from across the globe vying for the $89,000 purse.

The following eight qualifier winners will be among the 128 player field:

1. Gus Briseno qualified February 7th at a special stop of the Desert Classic Tour in Arizona
2. Manny Chau qualified April 11th at First Break Cage, Sterling, VA
3. Greg Harada Jr. qualified February 20th at Butera’s, Moorpark, CA
4. Frankie Hernandez qualified in a points spot via Tony Robles’ Predator 9-Ball Tour
5. Edwin Montal qualified April 25th at Sharks Billiards, Alberta, Canada
6. Andrew Pettenger qualified April 18th at The Wynkoop, Denver, CO
7. Bill Stock qualified April 4th at Pool Sharks, Las Vegas, NV
8. Marc Vidal qualified April 11th at The Golden Fleece, Kenmore, WA

Some of the more notable names confirmed for the U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship are: Efren Reyes, Earl Strickland, Jasmin Ouschan, Mika Immonen, Ralf Souquet, Kelly Fisher, Ricky Yang, Yu Ram Cha, Dennis Hatch, Pin-Yi Ko, Darren Appleton and Karl Boyes just to name a few of the illustrious participants in the event. Players will be arriving from 18 countries: Australia, Austria, Canada, England, Germany, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and United States.

Eight qualifiers were held for the 2010 U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship.

For those who cannot attend in person, OB Cues and The Delta-13 Rack will be sponsoring the Action Report (TAR) live stream of the U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship for the duration of the 6 day event. Visit www.theactionreport.com for more information about the live stream.

The U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship is sponsored by: Diamond Billiard Products, Aramith, Simonis, OB Cues, Delta-13, Billiards Digest, TAR, and BreakRAK.

CueSports International is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League, the National Championship Series (NCS), and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the U.S. Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial and the U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.

by InsidePOOL Staff

The WPBA San Diego Classic kicked off March 11 at the Viejas Casino in Alpine, CA, with a full field of 64 of the top women players. The winners’ bracket is down to 32, while the other half of the field is making the uphill battle through the one-loss side.

The tour’s number-one-ranked player, Ga Young Kim, is at the top of the bracket and has won her first two matches. Her first victim was Stacy Novack, and her second was recent U.S. Open Bar Table Championship winner Melissa Little. Kim’s next match will be against Line Kjorsvik. The tour’s number-two player, Jasmin Ouschan, is also undefeated, having bested first Jennifer Chen and then Julie Kelly to face Helena Thornfeldt in the next round.

The WPBA San Diego Classic kicked off March 11 at the Viejas Casino in Alpine, CA, with a full field of 64 of the top women players.

Number three on the tour, Xiaoting Pan is set for her third-round match against Tracie Hines, having bested Kim Benson and then Morgan Steinman. Hines was responsible for sending Veronique Menard and Erin McManus to the left side of the chart. The tour’s fourth-ranked player, Karen Corr, will play Sarah Rousey in the third round of this event. Corr earlier bested Cristina De La Garza and Shu-Han Chang, while Rousey defeated Dana Aft and Lisa Marr.

A featured third-round match will be between recent Hall of Fame addition Allison Fisher and Jeanette “The Black Widow” Lee, who just won the St. Louis Louie Award at the Derby City Classic. In the first two rounds Fisher sent Mary Rakin and Jennifer Barretta to the west side of the chart, while Lee defeated Amy Chen and Nicole Keeney.

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Due to a scheduling conflict with other events in the Mid-Atlantic region, the qualifier being held at First Break Café in Sterling, Virginia for the 2010 U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship is being moved from March 27-28 to April 10-11.

CSI, First Break Cafe room owner, and tournament director believe it is in the best interest of the players, the sport and for all rooms and venues involved to rearranged the dates in order to ensure each is successful and the players can maximize their competitive playing opportunities.

The winner of the $1000 added qualifier being held at First Break Café will receive their entry to the 2010 U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship.

April 10-11, 2010
Northern Virginia
First Break Café
46970 Community Plaza #200
Sterling, VA
(703) 444-2551
$1000 Added
Entry: $65
Open: 10 am
Start: 12 Noon
Contact: Anthony Luong

The U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship will be held at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada immediately following the World Pool Masters and in conjunction with the 34th Annual BCAPL National 8-Ball Championships. It is also a recognized BCA point event and will feature the top men and women players from the U.S. and around the world.

In addition to the qualifier at First Break Café, participating regional tours and a select group of other independent host rooms will each send one player to the $25,000 added national 10-Ball event. To play in a qualifier spot hosted by a regional tour, participants must be a member of that tour or meet the tour’s membership requirements. The following tours are involved with the U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship qualifier program: The Desert Classic Tour of Arizona, The Great Southern Billiards Tour and the Ozone Billiards Predator Tour.

The Desert Classic Tour and the Great Southern Billiards Tour will include their U.S Open 10-Ball Championship qualifier spot at one of their regularly scheduled tour stops this spring.

The Ozone Billiards Predator 9-Ball Tour will award their U.S. Open 10-Ball spot to the tour point leader at the conclusion of its 6th stop of the 2010 season. Visit their website for the tour 2010 schedule at www.predator9balltour.com or contact tour organizer Tony Robles at (917) 202-2750.

The remaining qualifier spots can be won at qualifier tournaments in the following host rooms: Butera’s in Moorpark, CA; The Wynkoop in Denver, CO; Pool Sharks in Las Vegas, NV; The Golden Fleece, Kenmore, WA; as part of the Virginia State 10-Ball Championship being held at First Break Café in Sterling, VA; and Toronto, Canada (date / location TBA).

Due to a scheduling conflict with other events in the Mid-Atlantic region, the qualifier being held at First Break Café in Sterling, Virginia for the 2010 U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship is being moved from March 27-28 to April 10-11.

Qualifier Dates and Locations:

February 6-7, 2010
Arizona (Desert Classic Tour Stop)
Bullshooters
3337 W. Peoria Ave
Phoenix, AZ
(602) 441-2447
$1000 Added
Open: 10 am
Start: 12 Noon
Entry: Handicapped scale
$70(A+), $50 (A), $35 (B), $25 (C)
Contact: Dennis Orender
info@desertclassictour.com
www.desertclassictour.com

February 20, 2010
*Special 1 day 16 player limited field
California
Butera’s
476 West Los Angeles Ave.
Moorpark, CA
(805) 523-3088
Entry: $75 pre-register
$100 day of if available
Open: 10 am
Start: 12 Noon
Contact: Sal Butera
www.buterasbilliards.com

April 10-11, 2010
Northern Virginia
First Break Café
46970 Community Plaza #200
Sterling, VA
(703) 444-2551
$1000 Added
Entry: $65
Open: 10 am
Start: 12 Noon
Contact: Anthony Luong

April 3-4, 2010
Nevada
Pool Sharks
3650 S. Decatur
Las Vegas, Nevada
(702) 222-1011
$300 Added
Entry: $55
Open: 10 am
Start: 12 noon
Contact: John Kutcher
www.poolsharks.net

April 10-11, 2010
Washington
The Golden Fleece
7804 NE Bothell Way
Kenmore, WA
(425) 908-7332
$1000 Added (based on 64 field)
Entry: $50
Open: 9 am
Start: 11 am
Contact: Askar or Sam
www.goldenfleecebilliards.net

April 17-18, 2010
Colorado
The Wynkoop
(303) 297-2700
1634 18th Street
Denver, CO
Entry: $50
Open: 10 am
Start: 12 Noon
Contact: Melissa Little
www.wynkoop.com

*TBA: Great Southern Billiard Tour Date / Location

www.greatsouthernbilliardstour.com

*TBA: Toronto Metropolitan Area Date / Location

CSI wishes to thank all the host rooms and tours for their participation and support. The U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship is sponsored and additionally supported by Diamond Billiard Products, Aramith, Simonis, The Action Report (TAR), BreakRAK and Bad Boys Billiard Productions. For more information about the U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship please contact CSI at (702) 719-7665 or email holly@playcsipool.com.

CueSports International (CSI) is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League, the National Championship Series (NCS), and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the U.S. Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial and the U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.

In preparation for the U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship scheduled May 17-22, 2010, CueSports International (CSI) would like to announce nine qualifiers for the event will take place in the U.S and Canada.

The U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship will be held at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada immediately following the World Pool Masters and in conjunction with the 34th Annual BCAPL National 8-Ball Championships. It is also a recognized BCA point event and will feature the top men and women players from the U.S. and around the world.

Participating regional tours and a select group of independent host rooms will each send one player to the $25,000 added national 10-Ball event. To play in a qualifier spot hosted by a regional tour, participants must be a member of that tour or meet the tour’s membership requirements. The following tours are involved with the U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship qualifier program: The Desert Classic Tour of Arizona, The Great Southern Billiards Tour and the Ozone Billiards Predator Tour.

The Desert Classic Tour and the Great Southern Billiards Tour will include their U.S Open 10-Ball Championship qualifier spot at one of their regularly scheduled tour stops this spring.

The Ozone Billiards Predator 9-Ball Tour will award their U.S. Open 10-Ball spot to the tour point leader at the conclusion of its 6th stop of the 2010 season. Visit their website for the tour 2010 schedule at www.predator9balltour.com or contact tour organizer Tony Robles at (917) 202-2750.

The remaining qualifier spots can be won at qualifier tournaments in the following host rooms: Butera’s in Moorpark, CA; The Wynkoop in Denver, CO; Pool Sharks in Las Vegas, NV; The Golden Fleece, Kenmore, WA; as part of the Virginia State 10-Ball Championship being held at First Break Café in Sterling, VA; and Toronto, Canada (date / location TBA).

In preparation for the U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship, scheduled May 17-22, 2010, CueSports International (CSI) would like to announce that nine qualifiers for the event will take place in the U.S and Canada.

Qualifier Dates and Locations:

February 6-7, 2010

Arizona (Desert Classic Tour Stop)

Bullshooters

3337 W. Peoria Ave

Phoenix, AZ

(602) 441-2447

$1000 Added

Open: 10 am

Start: 12 Noon

Entry: Handicapped scale

$70(A+), $50 (A), $35 (B), $25 (C)

Contact: Dennis Orender

info@desertclassictour.com

www.desertclassictour.com

February 20, 2010

*Special 1 day 16 player limited field

California

Butera’s

476 West Los Angeles Ave.

Moorpark, CA

(805) 523-3088

Entry: $75 pre-register

$100 day of if available

Open: 10 am

Start: 12 Noon

Contact: Sal Butera

www.buterasbilliards.com

March 27-28, 2010

Virginia State 10-Ball Championship

Northern Virginia

First Break Café

46970 Community Plaza #200

Sterling, VA

(703) 444-2551

$1000 Added

Entry: $65

Open: 10 am

Start: 12 Noon

Contact: Anthony Luong

April 3-4, 2010

Nevada

Pool Sharks

3650 S. Decatur

Las Vegas, Nevada

(702) 222-1011

$300 Added

Entry: $55

Open: 10 am

Start: 12 noon

Contact: John Kutcher

www.poolsharks.net

April 10-11, 2010

Washington

The Golden Fleece

7804 NE Bothell Way

Kenmore, WA

(425) 908-7332

$1000 Added (based on 64 field)

Entry: $50

Open: 9 am

Start: 11 am

Contact: Askar or Sam

www.goldenfleecebilliards.net

April 17-18, 2010

Colorado

The Wynkoop

(303) 297-2700

1634 18th Street

Denver, CO

Entry: $50

Open: 10 am

Start: 12 Noon

Contact: Melissa Little

www.wynkoop.com

*TBA: Great Southern Billiard Tour Date / Location

www.greatsouthernbilliardstour.com

*TBA: Toronto Metropolitan Area Date / Location

CSI wishes to thank all the host rooms and tours for their participation and support. The U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship is sponsored and additionally supported by Diamond Billiard Products, Aramith, Simonis, The Action Report (TAR), BreakRAK and Bad Boys Billiard Productions. For more information about the U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship please contact CSI at (702) 719-7665 or email holly@playcsipool.com.

CueSports International (CSI) is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League, the National Championship Series (NCS), and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the U.S. Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial and the U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.

The Galveston World Classic will be a combination of pool events which will be played at Moody Gardens in Galveston, TX. The tournaments will feature top professional men and women players along with amateur players with total prizes that could exceed $900,000 USD. Some professional players already committed to play are Efren Reyes, Francisco Bustmante, Earl Strickland, Shane Van Boening, Johnny Archer and Nick Varner. The Galveston World Classic will take place September 11-20, 2009.

Taylor Road Productions, promoters of the Galveston World Classic, has announced an agreement that will air 11 hours of the Galveston World Classic on ESPN Star thoughout Asia.

Louie Vickio of Taylor Road Productions said, “We’re extremely excited about reaching this milestone. This is a fantastic agreement for Taylor Road Productions and for the sport of pool and billiards. We really see great things in store for the future of the sport.”

Deno J. Andrews, IPT Director said, “We are delighted to share some of our Asian broadcasting hours with the Galveston World Classic.”

Taylor Road Productions will make more announcements concerning the event and top players that will be playing at The World Classic as the event date approaches.

Entries, vendor spaces, stadium seating and VIP seating can be paid online at the Galveston World Classic web site.

About Taylor Road Productions
Taylor Road Productions is the producer and promoter of the Galveston World Classic from September 11-20, 2009 at Moody Gardens in Galveston, TX. The vision of the company is to produce pool and billiard events that promote the sport to a new level by large cash prizes, televised events and high profile events for all to experience. The company web site is The World Classic.

ESPN Star is a pan-Asian sport network reaching more than 40 million households.