CHRIS REINHOLD COMPLETES TEAM USA

Chris Reinhold has become the final player to join Jeremy Jones' Team USA side for the 2021 Mosconi Cup, Alexandra Palace, London, December 7-10. BUY YOUR MOSCONI CUP TICKETS HERE Reinhold made his debut last year in Coventry, England, and joins Skyler Woodward, Earl Strickland, Tyler Styer, and vice-captain Shane Van Boening on Jeremy Jones' side. The Californian has been finding h... Read more

STYER RETURNS TO TEAM USA FOR MOSCONI CUP

Tyler Styer will return to Team USA for the 2021 Mosconi Cup, at Alexandra Palace, London, December 7-10. BUY YOUR MOSCONI CUP TICKETS HERE Styer makes the USA Mosconi Cup team for a third year having been on the winning side in both 2018 during his rookie campaign and 2019 in Las Vegas. The Wisconsin native becomes Jeremy Jones' fourth American pick joining Earl Strickland, Skyler Woodward... Read more

GORST AND KAPLAN ARE FIRST CHAMPIONS AT EUROS 2021

Venezia Palace Hotel, Antalya, Turkey STRAIGHT POOL DIVISION GORST AND KAPLAN ARE FIRST CHAMPIONS AT EUROS 2021 RUSSIA’S FEDOR GORST AND GERMANY’S INA KAPLAN are the straight pool champions at the Dynamic Billiards European Championships taking place in Antalya, Turkey. Gorst, the 26 year-old Russian, had flown into Turkey following a heavy stint of tournaments in the USA but any... Read more

JOSS TOUR, $1500/$500 ADDED, NOV 6 & 7, RAXX POOL ROOM SPORTS BAR & GRILL, WEST HEMPSTEAD NY

Congratulations to Stop # 5 winners Joe Darigis ($1,000 main event), Jim Hayden ($300 second chance) & our $1,900 Joss Cue raffle winner John Best.  Stop # 6 of my Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour will take place on Nov 6 & 7 at Raxx Pool Room Sports Bar & Grill in West Hempstead NY. Raxx is one the Northeast's largest rooms complete with a huge 50 foot bar, Great food,... Read more

ZALEWSKA DEFENDS TITLE

OLIWIA ZALEWSKA, the 26 year-old Polish player, successfully defendedher Turkish Open title, defeating Ana Gradisnik (Slovenia) 7-5 in thechampionship match. It was Zalewska’s fourth Euro Tour title, adding towins in Italy (2015), Austria and Turkey in 2019. Hosted by the Venezia Palace Hotel in Antalya, Turkey, Zalewska got offto the worst possible start to the tournament as she lost her open... Read more

ET TITLE NO.2 FOR SANCHEZ RUIZ

Dynamic Billiard TURKISH OPEN Presented by the Turkish Billiard Federation Day Three – ET TITLE No.2 FOR SANCHEZ RUIZ FRANCISCO SANCHEZ RUIZ made it two-out-of-two Euro Tour titles as hetook down the Dynamic Billiard Turkish Open presented by the TurkishBilliard Federation with a confident 9-5 victory over emerging youngSerbian player Aleksa Pecelj. The 29 year-old has been playing on... Read more

DYNAMIC BILLIARD TURKISH OPEN - DAY 2

Dynamic Billiard TURKISH OPEN Presented by the Turkish Billiard Federation Day Two – Big Names Fall as Field Reduces to 16 THE FIELD IS down to the last 16 at the Dynamic Billiard Turkish Openwith some of the heavyweight favourites for the title suffering shocklosses in the round of 32. Played out at the Venezia Palace Hotel on theAntalyan coast in Turkey, this is the third stop on the E... Read more

DYNAMIC BILLIARD TURKISH OPEN - DAY ONE

Dynamic Billiard TURKISH OPEN Presented by the Turkish Billiard Federation Day One Completes ACTION GOT UNDERWAY today at the Dynamic Billiard Turkish Open with 161 matches completing in Round One, one round of Winners and two rounds on the Losers side. Taking place at the beautiful Venezia Palace Hotel on Turkey’s glittering South Coast, this is the third Euro Tour event of 2021.... Read more

EURO TOUR - DYNAMIC ANTALYA OPEN PREVIEW

Dynamic Billiard TURKISH OPEN Presented by the Turkish Billiard Federation With the Euro Tour getting back on its feet following the prolonged hiatus due to Covid 19, the third event of 2021 takes place amongst the lush surroundings of the Venezia Palace Hotel in Aksu, southern Turkey, along the coast from Antalya. 165 players are registered with 35 countries represented. A strong local... Read more

EARL STRICKLAND RETURNS TO MOSCONI CUP FOR TEAM USA

Mosconi Cup legend Earl Strickland will return to Team USA for the first time since 2013 at Alexandra Palace, London, December 7-10 as Jeremy Jones’ first wild card pick. BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE The Pearl has won the joint-most amount of Mosconi Cup titles with nine and will go on the hunt for a historic tenth under the guidance of Jones and vice-captain Shane Van Boening. Strickland carri... Read more

JOSS TOUR STOP # 5, $1,500/$500 ADDED, OCT 30 & 31, AMERICAN POOL & BILLIARDS BILLIARDS, PORTLAND MAINE

Everyone, Congratulations to stop # 4 winners, Bucky Souvanthong ($1,000), George Lashoff ($300 second chance) & our $1,900 Joss Cue raffle winner Bonnie Wharmby Stop # 5 of my Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour's 25th season will be at American Pool & Billiards (formerly Union Station) in Portland Maine on Oct 30 & 31. New owner Jerry Guitard is our most generous host for what promises... Read more

EKLENT KAÇI COMPLETES TEAM EUROPE

Eklent Kaçi is the fifth and final player to be selected by Alex Lely to represent Team Europe at the 2021 Mosconi Cup, Alexandra Palace, London, December 7-10 joining Albin Ouschan, David Alcaide, Jayson Shaw, and Joshua Filler. BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE The 22-year-old will make his fourth Mosconi Cup appearance on the back of winning the World 10-Ball Championship in September and reaching t... Read more

JOSHUA FILLER CONFIRMED FOR TEAM EUROPE

Joshua Filler has been confirmed as the fourth member of Team Europe for the 2021 Mosconi Cup at Alexandra Palace, London, December 7-10 joining Albin Ouschan, David Alcaide, and Jayson Shaw on Alex Lely’s side. BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE Filler will represent the blue and yellow of Europe for the fourth time on the back of a year that has seen the German claim another Matchroom Pool Series titl... Read more

MVP JAYSON SHAW RETURNS FOR TEAM EUROPE

2020 MVP Jayson Shaw will return to Team Europe for the 2021 Mosconi Cup at Alexandra Palace, London, December 7-10 becoming captain Alex Lely's first wild card pick joining Albin Ouschan and David Alcaide. BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE Shaw will compete in his sixth consecutive Mosconi Cup on the back of claiming two singles wins and two doubles wins in 2020 on the way to Europe's 11-3 rout of the... Read more

JOSS TOUR, STOP # 4, $1,500/$500 ADDED, OCT.23 & 24, DIAMOND BILLIARDS BAR & GRILL, ROCHESTER NY

Players & Fans,Please send all messages or replies to mzjosstour@aol.com Do Not Reply To This email address! Congratulations to stop # 3 winners Francisco Diaz ($1,000 - main event), Redgie Cutler ($320 - second chance) & $1,900 Joss Cue raffle winner Frank Hotaling.Stop # 4 of our 2021/2022 season will be held at Diamond Billiards Bar & Grill in Rochester NY on Sat. &amp... Read more

HE GOLDEN IN CAPTURING FARGORATE OHIO OPEN

By Keith ParadiseCSI Staff WriterAs crazy as it might sound, Mario He wasn’t exactly overflowing with confidence when he reached the final stages of this weekend’s FargoRate Ohio Open.The semifinal and finals matches would be played on the event’s main table which is specially lit for televised broadcasts. The more intense wattage gives the equipment’s cloth a more slippery slide and the rails a... Read more

FINAL 16 SET FOR FARGORATE OHIO OPEN

By Keith ParadiseCSI Staff WriterMost people in the world of professional billiards know Japan’s Naoyuki Oi for his on-camera television interviews.Blessed with a natural charisma and ad-libbing ability, one never really knows what Oi will do or say. He may dance, he may applaud himself, he may scream – or he may do all of them.So engaging is Oi with a microphone that it’s easy to overlook just h... Read more

YAPP AVOIDS ELIMINATION AND ELDER STATESMEN SHINE AT FARGORATE OHIO OPEN

By Keith ParadiseCSI Staff WriterAs the second day of play got under way at this week’s FargoRate Ohio Open, Singapore’s Aloysius Yapp found himself in unfamiliar territory: the one-loss side of a double-elimination bracket. Defeat is a result that the 25-year-old hasn’t known too much recently, having spent his September winning the CSI Michigan Open and finishing second at the United States Ope... Read more

PAIR OF EARLY SCARES ON DAY ONE OF FARGORATE OHIO OPEN

By Keith ParadiseCSI Staff WriterLast weekend, American Tyler Styer was battling Albania’s Eklent Kaci in the championship match of the inaugural Predator Austria Open, falling reigning World 10-Ball champion in straight sets.Wednesday afternoon at the FargoRate Ohio Open, Styer had to fight and scrap to avoid an early upset, winning an overtime shootout to defeat junior upstart Payne McBride in... Read more

THE ROAD TO GLORY

Three World titles were to be won on this final day of the 2021 Predator World Junior 9-Ball Championships in Kalgenfurt, Austria. In the morning, the faces of the youngsters warming up for their D-day showed the enormity of what could be achieved. To have their name added to the WPA hall of fame and tohave their name cemented in 9-ball history. Austria, being the organizing country fared well... Read more