Hello everybody. Today we are going to continue our bi-weekly instructional articles, switching gears a little and taking a look at a practice drill aimed at improving your skills. Drills are an integral part of learning on the pool table, particularly when trying to make the leap from beginner to amateur and amateur to semi pro levels.
The following drill is a 9 ball rotation drill. The goal is t...
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The following interview was originally published by Bill Bradley in “Billiard News” magazine. I figured it was worthy of sharing again.
Regular readers of Billiard News know of the respect that I have for Cliff Thorburn. Cliff’s accomplishments include the 1980 World Championship and several titles he earned as a touring professional in England. In victory or defeat, Cliff always thanks those invo...
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Great Britain's World Number 2 expected to make full recovery but will miss the 2014 World Team Championship.
Great Britain's Kelly Fisher
By Ted Lerner
WPA Press Officer
Multiple world champion and current WPA World number 2 ranked player Kelly Fisher of Great Britain has announced that she will be undergoing open heart sur...
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Hanna Kwon, Maureen Van De Ven, Kayla RolosonPhoto by Edwidge Cavanna
On The Snap Billiards and Lounge in Stony Creek, Ontario was where 19 Canadian amateur women came for a chance at a title. This was the second $500 added event of the newly formed Billard Feminin Tour , started by player and promoter Edwidge Cavanna.
Tino...
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New York City (Story by John Kang) - The most recognized billiards player in the world will be heading to the streets of New York City to participate in the ANDY CLOTH 74th World Tournament of 14.1 ! Jeanette Lee, aka "The Black Widow", will appear at Steinway Billiards Cafe starting on August 4th against a field of 47 men professionals where she will be the sole female competitor. Jeanette will p...
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This past Saturday Rack-M-Up Billiards hosted the 5th tournament out of 8 scheduled for the second season of the Summer Series. Continuing the tradition as of late, the series saw its 5th different winner in Jacques Sauvé (7), a long time local player who has had multiple runner up finishes this year.
The day started poorly for Sauvé, losing his first match to one of the previous winners Kevin Thi...
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The Canadian Amateur 8 and 9 Ball Pool Championships recently concluded at Fairville Shooters in Saint John, New Brunswick from 24-29 June 2014.
Canadian Amateur Women’s 8 Ball:
This event ran from 24-26 June and had 14 entrants. Theresa Hunter from Saint John, New Brunswick came out on top in this event. Her path to the title had a win over Nicole McDonough 7-1, a loss to Ruth Ann Haley 3-7 follo...
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On Cue Billiards - 8th July 2014
Season 1 - Week 3
It was a tale of two newcomers this week at On Cue as Bill Hong and Roland Leblanc battled it out in a tense, enthralling final with Hong rallying late on to take home the cash and claim victory.
Bill Hong
With a strong field of players on show it was unclear as to who would p...
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Gail Eaton went undefeated at the Gulf Coast Women’s Regional Tour 9-Ball Event, held at Bogies Billiards in Houston, Texas, this past Saturday, July 5th, 2014.
Eaton, the 2013 Gulf Coast Tour Champion, wasted little time as she overcame Natalie Mans, 7-4, Kim Pierce, 7-4, and Toni Esteves, 7-0, to face Mindy Williams in the hot seat. For veteran WPBA Regional Tour player Williams, this would be h...
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Houston local Jonathan Poon took the Lone Star Tour amateur 9-ball division by storm this past weekend, July 5th-6th, at the Lone Star Billiards Tour “Firecracker” Event held at Bogies Billiards in Houston, Texas, sponsored by Poison by Predator Cues, Delta-13, Ozone Billiards, Improve Your Shot.com, and the APA of North Harris County.
The 46 amateur player field featured top contenders including...
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Partners Bowling and Billiards will play host to the 2nd Annual Ontraio Open Junior 8 ball Championships July 25-26. There are three divisions for these Championships and they are as follows: 9-13 years, 14-17 years and 18-20 years. Throughout the divisions there are singles, teams, and scotch doubles events.
Nicolas Raymond celebratin...
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Jason Klatt and Erik HjorleifsonPhoto by Markus Hofstaetter
Recently, as I have been trolling the Billiard related forums and Facebook pages as I frequently do, I have noticed a recurring theme. Canadian pool junkies are starting to ask themselves and their counterparts why Canada will have no representation in China at the...
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Starting in September of 2014, NAPA will be having pool leagues at Grizzly's in Pickering, Ontario. They will be as follows:
Thursday Night – Skill Limit 8 Ball
Friday Night – Either 8, 9, 10 or Lagger's Choice – Skill Limit or No Skill Limit
Saturday Afternoon – Skill Limit Family 8 Ball League
Saturday Night – Either 8, 9, 10 or Lagger's Choice – Skill Limit or No Skill Limit
Sunday Afternoon –...
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“Friends of the CBSA” Prize Winner
The winner of the set of Super Aramith TV Pro Cup balls with signed cue ball is……….
Karen Cleghorn of Saint John, New Brunswick
This set of Super Aramith TV Pro Cup balls were used at Stage II of the 2014 Canadian Open Pool Championships and valued at $350.00 plus tax. In addition to this g...
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During the CBSA Canadian Amateur Championships in Saint John, New Brunswick from 24-29 Jun 2014 the CBSA sold tickets on a beautiful OB Cue valued at over $900.
If anyone bought $20 worth of tickets they automatically became a “Friend of the CBSA” and were also entered in the draw for the set of Super Aramith TV Pro Cup balls with signed cue ball. The will also be eligible for other draws througho...
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The 2014 Canadian National Amateur/Junior Pool Championships were held from June 24th-29th. For the first time in many years, the event was held outside of Ontario. The room owner for Fairville Shooters in Saint John, New Brunswick welcomed all players by adding $1,000 to each event.
The first event was the amateur women's 8-Ball with 14 players participating. Theresa Hunter bounced back from a lo...
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6A Winners David Deschenes & Pat Desbiens
On Saturday July 5th Dooly's St.Hyacinthe, located about 45 minutes east of Montreal, hosted two scotch doubles 9 ball tournaments. Owner Elvis Joubert, along with his friend Raphael Houde, frequently host these types of tournaments during the Montreal Federations off season. The...
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Hello again everybody, I had a nice ten days in Qatar for the World Nine Ball Championships. I was only able to come away with one match win but I was pleased with my performance overall, as I lost two close matches while my opponents played well. Today we are going to continue our instructional about bridging, focusing mainly on bridging from the rail.
In the first article we talked about the ope...
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New York City - Pool fans are invited to have dinner with the world's greatest players at the 4th Annual 14.1 Straight Pool Hall of Fame Banquet. The special event takes place at 7:30pm on August 6th, 2014 at Steinway Billiards Cafe during the 74th World Tournament of 14.1. It will be a star studded gala with billiard super stars such as Mika Immonen, Shane Van Boening, John Schmidt, Stephan Cohe...
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Below is a partial listing of the Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour's upcoming 2014-2015 season. It includes all events up to and including another $25,000 added Turning Stone Classic in January of 2015. The remainder of the 2015 season events will be added soon.
Mike Zuglan’s
Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour
2014-2015 Season Schedule
mzjosstour@aol.com (518) 356-7163 joss9balltour....
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