Are champion players like Willie Mosconi, Ralph Greenleaf, Johnny Archer, and Earl Stickland "made" or "born"? I believe it's possibly a set of skills that a person's born with, however.....
Becoming "pro level" is another story, and many players could reach that level if they are willing to "empty their cup". They must be willing to replace "old information" for new concepts or they will probably...
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ABP would like to congratulate one of our premiere promoters on their 13 year anniversary! Please give them a LIKE www.facebook.com/dragonpromotionsinternational . From Dragon Promotions page: "Hard to believe, but it's been 13 great years!! The World Tournament of 14.1, Women's World 10-Ball Championship, Queens Cup, Johnny Archer Classic, Pro Pool Schools, & more & more...From our roots...
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Beginning immediately the World Professional Billiard League will go on hiatus from the league’s current schedule. Over the next several weeks, the WPBL will begin a plan to correct mistakes made in the operation of the league by management.
As most fans know, the WPBL endured unforeseen hurdles during the launch of the league. As a consequence of the fraudulent practices by the original contracto...
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CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada, (July 8, 2013) – Rallying behind the future of pool, CueSports International (CSI) is proud to announce the sponsorship of 22 junior players to the 25th Annual Junior National 9-Ball Championships being held July 25-28 at the Convention Center of the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas.
The CSI sponsored players are:
Jonathan Alistock
Kyra Avalos...
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Dallas West
Frank Stellman
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The MIRAGE HOTEL & CASINO, the first of the ‘super resorts’ on the Las Vegas Strip, will play host to the 20th annual PartyPoker.net Mosconi Cup which takes place from Monday 2nd to Thursday 5th December.
Following on from five stagings at the MGM Grand, the Mosconi Cup now moves just up the road to the Mirage, where promoters Matchroom Sport will be installing their 600 seat arena to produce...
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TICKETS FOR the World Cup of Pool are now on sale. The eighth annual running of the show-stopping $250,000 team event takes place from 17- 22 September at the East London pool mecca of the York Hall in Bethnal Green and features 32 high-quality teams representing 31 countries.
Starting on a Tuesday and played over 12 sessions in total, the matches start at 1.00 and 6.00pm each day and are priced a...
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The Dynamic Billard North Cyprus Open...
...will be played in Kyrenia, North Cyprus, from October 3rd through 5th, 2013. Host venue will be the Hotel Acapulco. After several months of negotiations and discussion, the IBPF was finally successful in finalising the contract with the North Cyprus Billiard Federation. The Euro-Tour event will be very attractive to all players. Not only because of the...
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Shooters Snookers and Sports Club in Toronto hosted the 2013 Canadian Cue Sports Championships from June 21st to July 2nd. The combination of heat and heavy rain paved the way for sicky conditions in the crowded room of players and spectators.
The event kicked off with 51 players in the amateur 9-ball event. Ontario player Marc Godin took the title with a 11-10 win over Serge Therrien from New Bru...
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By midday on Saturday, June 29, the 84 entrants in the Southern Classic 9 Ball event were down to the last six players standing.
Phil Burford (UK) beat Carlo Biado (Phi) in a tough match that started out looking like a Biado-fest, as the 22 year old Burford found himself on the wrong side of a 5-1 score line. Patience was a virtue here as not only did Burford come to run a five pack, but pecked aw...
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After winning 3 of 4 events at the 2012 Canadian Championships, Alex Pagulayan has opted to compete in the United States this year after a scheduling conflict which created some turmoil amongst our touring Canadian professionals. The Southern Classic in Tunica, Mississippi runs from June 21 to June 29 and the CBSA Canadian Championships runs from June 21 to July 2.
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Chicago, Illinois- The Association of Billiard Professionals is pleased to announce the Olhausen 73rd World Tournament of 14.1 will be held at Steinway Billiards on August 19-24th,2013 in New York City. The event will be $30,000 added and consists of an elite 48 invitational player field. The World Tournament is the oldest tournament in history that still exists today. To be an ABP sanctioned tou...
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The Toronto Blue Sharks moved into first place in the WPBL North Division with a 14-2 rout of Chicago Saturday at the WPBL Arena in Las Vegas. Erik Hjorliefson's 30-10 singles win over Mika Immonen clinched the match for Toronto early in the singles action.
Toronto won all three singles games in regulation, while the only points Chicago earned on the night were in shoot-outs. The win also put Chic...
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The week's action concluded with The Las Vegas Dice taking on The Toronto Blue Sharks.
Game One was a back and forth battle for the most part until Toronto finally took advantage of a Las Vegas mistake with just under a minute remaining, They calmly ran the final 9 points of the game using every second of the game clock to finish the final ball and take a 30-19 regulation victory and 2-0 match le...
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We are very proud to announce that Tony Robles’ league, the National Amateur Pool League also known as the NAPL is an Official Sponsor of the 2013 World 14.1 Tournament which will take place at Steinway Billiards in Astoria, Queens on August 19-24!
Open only to NAPL members, the NAPL will run a qualifier on Saturday, June 22nd at one of its host rooms, Amsterdam Billiards & Bar in Union Squar...
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Durham Region, Ontario - A series of pool tournaments that has teams play to win money for their favourite charity will be starting in the Durham Region. 100% of all entry fees and sponsorship donations will go towards the prize money.
The Durham Region Charity Pool Tournament Series is a project of the North American Poolshooters Association – Ontario, Canada (NAPA Ontario), and RobMac Media. The...
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Summer and Fall Leagues Forming in the Durham Region
Discounts for New and Existing Players
With the first NAPA Ontario(North American Poolshooters Association - Ontario, Canada) in the Durham Region well on it's way, NAPA Ontario is now concentrating on Summer and Fall 8 Ball, 9 Ball, 10 Ball and Lagger Leagues, as well as looking forward to forming it's first Scotch Doubles League in the Durham...
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NOTICE: THE CUT OFF DATE FOR $69.00 AND $99.00 ROOM RATES IS JUNE 10th, 2013
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New York City, NY - American billiard table giant Olhausen has announced it has taken over the title position of the now Olhausen World Tournament of 14.1. Championship Cloth Tour Edition 3030 has been selected as the Official Cloth of the championship for the second year in a row and Olhausen the Official Table for the third year. Dragon Promotions and Dr. Michael Fedak will bring another star s...
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CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada, (June 7, 2013) - CueSports International (CSI) and Joe Tucker have joined forces to launch the new American Billiard Club League (ABC League). The goal of this new league is to unite some of America’s best billiard clubs in an effort to provide a sensible formula for aspiring players to compete on a national level.
Some may call it a semipro tour since...
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