CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (April 4, 2014) – CSI is proud to present the Kamui Challenge Match: Shave Van Boening vs. Ko, Pin-Yi. This much anticipated match will take place July 17, 2014 during the BCAPL & USAPL National Championships at the beautiful Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV. Those in participating in the BCAPL or USAPL National Championships can w...
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Team Austria has won both team Gold Medals in the men’s and women’s division.
In the final match of the women’s division, Jasmin Ouschan and Sandra Baumgartner won her match over team Russia with 2:1 in the shootout. Jasmin Ouschan had won her 8-Ball match over Natalya Seroshtan with 6:0 while Anna Mazhirina defeated Sandra Baumgartner in 9-Ball 7:1. The Russian women got to the finals with victor...
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The Wyoming Open let's players experience something special they can't get anywhere else in the world. L to R (Deuel, Van Boening, Williams, Loraine, Glode) on a tractor by event sponsor Shively HardwareSaratoga, Wyoming- Surprises, upsets, and some more of the regular were all the themes played out at the Andy Cloth 7th Wyom...
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CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (April 3, 2014) – The 2014 BCAPL National Championships will once again include the “Leisure Division” which is designed to give lesser skilled players a better opportunity against players of similar ability. For years, hundreds of players have participated in the “Open Division” with little success. Their support of the BCAPL National Championships is...
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The team competition always creates a special atmosphere at the European Championships each year. Players all gather together and support their own national team. That was the situation today at the Dynamic Billard European Championships for Men, Women and Wheelchair Athletes in Kyrenia, North Cyprus.
Several upsets can be reported from today’s lineups. In the women’s division, team Switzerland wi...
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Does your game need a Lift?...Introducing the all new OB Lift & Lift Pro jump cues. We now have jump cues! The OB Lift at $150 and the OB Lift Pro at $200 have just been released. Our jump cues have been designed to assist accuracy above all else. All jump cues jump but not all jump cues help you to be more accurate. If your game needs a lift then a new jump cue from OB may be just what the Dr...
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The 10-Ball competition at the Dynamic Billard European Championships for Men, Women and Wheelchair Athletes in Acapulco Hotel and Resort, Kyrenia, North Cyprus, has provided the spectators with some unexpected results today.
A total of 98 men, 46 women and 17 wheelchair players have lined up today to see who will eventually snatch the title from the current Champions.
Ruslan Chinakhov came up wit...
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Feijen and Ouschan grab the straight pool crowns
The first titles at the Dynamic Billard European Championships for Men, Women and Wheelchair Athletes have been assigned. In the women’s division, Jasmin Ouschan (AUT) defended her title from last year and won the final match over Oliwia Czuprynska (POL) with 75:19. In the men’s...
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The day started rather stormy. The sea which is normally inviting the people for a nice swim was rough and capricious. Maybe that was a presage for today's straight pool matches. 95 men and 45 women had taken up the challenge to see who will wear the crown in European straight pool in 2014. Defending Champions were Jasmin Ouschan (AUT) and Nick van den Berg (NED) and they knew that it will not be...
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Tom Polsinelli & Paul Duell
March 29th – Another fantastic event with 32 incredible players. Congratulations goes to Paul Duell, for his back to back titles. This time around, Paul played through the A Side, winning every match against some great opponents. Paul drew Chad Bishop first round, and continued on to beat Ke...
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The Rocket is dominating the Wyoming Open So far...
Saratoga, Wyoming- Rodney Morris recently posted on his Facebook to his fans that he is going to show the world he is still a force to be reckoned with. And he has. The 7th Annual Andy Cloth Wyoming Open consists of 3 Pro Events as well as 3 Divisions for amateurs....
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In a nice and familiar opening ceremony, the President of the EPBF, Gre Leenders, just opened the 2014 Dynamic Billard European Championships for Men, Women and Wheelchair Athletes. Gre Leenders speaking to the players
The tournament will be held in the Acapulco Resort Hotel in Kyrenia, North Cyprus. The island is famous for i...
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Tino "The Barber" Barbieri
Historically speaking the last boom for pool was immediately after the release of the "Color of Money" in 1986. It had two of the biggest names in Hollywood at the time starring in it, combined with a great script it brought a lot of hype to the game. This lasted until the mid 90's when the game bega...
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2014 CBSA NATIONAL OPEN POOL CHAMPIONSHIPS INFORMATION
FORMATS
Open 8-Ball: Double knockout, matches are races to 9, with the final a race to 11. Alternate break, using magic racks.
Open 9–Ball: Double knockout, matches are races to 11, with the final being a race to 15. Alternate break, using magic racks. The “2” ball will be racked at the back of the rack.
Open 10-Ball: Double knockout, match...
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Saratoga, Wyoming - This is one of my favorite pool tournament trips of the year. It started 4 years ago on my first visit to this part of the Rocky Mountain states. I had been to Colorado before, but never beyond that. So I decided to go see what many say is the land of God's country. And I haven't regretted it since.
The first day driving from Denver to Toga (as the locals affectionately call Sa...
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Justin Collett
CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (March 27, 2014) – CSI is proud to announce that Justin Collett, an original founder of The Action Report (TAR), is now the new CSI Media Manager. In his new role, Collett’s responsibilities will include CSI live streaming, recorded content management, print ad developm...
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Players & Fans,
Congratulations to Stop # 9 winners Joey Dupuis ($1,400 - main event) & Phil Davis ($350 - second chance event)
On Saturday & Sunday, April 5 & 6, the Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour will be at Salt City Billiards in Syracuse NY for Stop # 10 of our 2013-2014 season. New owner Frank Delconte, is generously allowing us the use of his new room as well as putting up the $2,...
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Alex Pagulayan
It was a big surprise to see Alex Pagulayan in attendance last Saturday morning for the 404 9-Ball Tour at Shooters Billiards in Toronto. Besides winning the World Championship in 2004, Alex Pagulayan has won multiple titles in every corner of the globe.
This handicapped tournament format has proven that even t...
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Le Skratch Laval was the scene of the final professional tournament of the season for the FQSB. There were 35 die hard players who took to the roads despite yesterdays snowstorm. I was not one these brave souls as I live 1.5 hours away on a clear day, so I decided to stay in the comforts of my home and get updates via Facebook and from friends in attendance.
Local shooter based out of Malone New Y...
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Saratoga, Wyoming- 8-Ball, 9-Ball, 10-Ball, and Saratoga will be the disciplines to master next weekend at the 7th Annual Andy Cloth Wyoming Open! The 3 day Rocky Mountain pool extravaganza will take place on March 28th-30th, 2014. It is widely considered to be the most anticipated tournament that players in this part of America looks forward to each year. Event promoter E.J. Glode manages to bri...
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