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St. Johann, Austria: The preparations for the Dynamic Billard Austrian Open Euro- Tour in St. Johann/Pg., Austria, are coming to an end soon. Outside, the sun is slowly replaced by dark clouds and heavy rain. This weather is a perfectly orchestrated background for the dramatic matches that are about to take place here in Austria.
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I am excited to officially announce the 2013 East Coast 9-Ball Championship! This is an event unlike any other because each of the 64 players must win a small, low entry fee qualifier at a local pool room. If we average just 16 players per qualifier, the first place prize will be a minimum of $10,000! The entry fee for non-professional players is a mere $40 while the entry fee for professional...
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Here are the results for 404 finals at Shooters. They had 76 players show up for the event. Erik's steady play through the event and no losses captured him the title and total payout of $3,400 !! Well deserved.
RESULTS
PAYOUT
CALCUTTA
1st
ERIK HJORLEIFSON
$2,000
$1,400
2nd
TYLER NEARING
$1,300
$900
3rd
MARIO MORRA
$900
$550
4th
ISAAC RAMOS
$600
$370
5-6th
CHRIS ALMIRUNG...
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Ajax, Ontario – The Ontario, Canada Chapter of the North American Poolshooters Association held a pre-league 8 Ball Team exhibition tournament on Sunday, April 28th at Petrina’s Billiards in Ajax, Ontario. Five teams comprising of 30 players came out to try NAPA’s 8 Ball style of play. The tournament was a round robin double elimination format. The top two teams won their session fees for the upco...
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We had 20 strong amateur players from Cambridge, Brantford, Kitchener, Waterloo and Guelph show up Sunday at The Break Room, Kitchener. The finals came down to Nick Blancher against JJ Sackaney with Nick coming out on top and securing one of the two Canadian Amateur 9 ball spots. JJ then faced local shooter Paul Edgar in the B-side finals and with some great comeback playing JJ prevailed to lock...
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ALL FOR LIU
LIU SHASHA COMES FROM BEHIND TO DEFEAT CHEN SIMING TO WIN THE WOMEN'S CHINA OPEN 9-BALL TITLE
By Ted Lerner
WPA Press Officer
Photos Courtesy of Jin Li/www.top147.com
(Shanghai)--Coming into Sunday’s finals of the 2013 China Open, Liu Shasha knew she was on the cusp of a golden opportunity to vault her way back to the upper echelons of not only the fiercely competitive world of...
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UPSTART OMAR AL SHAHEEN BARGES INTO THE SEMI FINALS AT THE CHINA OPEN, JOINS CORTEZA, WU AND FU FOR SUNDAY'S FINAL FOUR
By Ted Lerner
WPA Press Officer
Photos Courtesy of Jin Li/Top147.com
(Shanghai)--Omar Al Shaheen just booked his place in pool history.
After defeating Taiwan’s Hsu Kai Lun,11-8, in the quarterfinals of the China Open 9-ball in Shanghai on Saturday night, the 20 year old...
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APA’S TOP LEAGUE OPERATORS RECOGNIZED
Ewa Laurance Amongst Group to Win League Operator of the Year Awards
LAKE SAINT LOUIS, MO (May 13, 2013) — The American Poolplayers Association (APA) recognized five of their top franchisees with League Operator of the Year awards during the APA Annual Convention in late April in Las Vegas. The five were selected from a group of more than 270 League Operato...
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CORTEZA CASHES IN!
FILIPINO LEE VANN CORTEZA IS ALL BUSINESS AS HE CAPTURES THE CHINA OPEN 9-BALL CROWN
By Ted Lerner
WPA Press Officer
Photos Courtesy of Jin Li, www.top147.com
(Shanghai)--Playing with his trademarked calm and cool demeanor, all the while exhibiting a deadly stroke and a fierce, quiet fortitude, the Philippines Lee Vann Corteza staked his claim to stardom today as he defe...
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CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (April 8, 2013) – Joining CueSports International (CSI) roster of events being held July 17-27, 2013 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, as a featured associated event, is the newly launched game of Texas Bumps™.
The Texas Bumps™ National Tournament will be held alongside the 37th BCAPL National Championships at the Rio All-Suite Hotel &...
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First rounds of 9-ball started
Portoroz, Slovenia: At the Dynamic Billard European Pool Championships in Portoroz, Slovenia, the first rounds of 9-ball competition have started today. In a one sided match, Serge Das (BEL) sent Erich Gruber (AUT) to the loser's side with 9:4.
Two things need to be said about that match. First, Das won rightfully. Second, Gruber had tough luck at times and then deci...
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Stop # 12 of The Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour will take place this weekend, April 20 & 21 at Raxx Pool Room Sports Bar & Grill in W. Hempstead NY. Raxx is one the Northeast's largest rooms complete with a huge 50 foot bar, Great food and 29 tables making for a fun time for everyone anytime. This event will once again be the second of 2 of our events to be held at Raxx this season. The owner of Raxx...
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Many surprises in Portoroz at the Dynamic Billard European Pool Championships
Portoroz, Slovenia: In an intense battle, "The Maharaja" Imran Majid (GBR) defeated 10-ball World Champion Huidji See (NED) by a hair's breadth 8:7.
"The Maharaja" Imran Majid (GBR)
It looked like it would be Majid's match from the very beginning. He...
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Chicago, Illinois - Steinway Billiards has been selected as the official location of the 73rd World Tournament of 14.1 ! The championship will take place in New York City on August 19th-24th,2013. Dragon Promotions, in cooperation with Dr.Michael Fedak, will once again produce the greatest straight pool championship in the world in its eighth consecutive year since its 2006 resurrection. Through...
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One sided match for the young Russian
Portoroz, Slovenia: In a very one sided match, Ruslan Chinakhov (RUS) defeated Tomasz Kaplan (POL) clearly with 8:2.
Both players had a great start and ran their racks to get to 1:1. On paper, one would have expected the match to stay very close since the two contestants play on the same level. In the third rack however, problems started for Kaplan. He scratch...
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Many surprises in the men's division so far today
Portoroz, Slovenia: In a match with several severe mistakes, Sara Rocha (POR) carried the day with 6:4 over Kateryna Polovinchuk (UKR).
Sara Rocha (POR)
Statistics of the match indicate that it was a close encounter with slight advantages for Rocha. Both players missed 6 shots d...
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CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (April 12, 2013) – The 2013 BCAPL Texas State 8-Ball Championships were presented at the E-Center in Harker Heights, Texas April 2-7 by Bad Boys Billiard Productions (BBBP) and CueSports International (CSI). Tournament direction and 80 Diamond pool tables were provided by BBBP. CSI provided the $5,000 added money plus the state of the art CueSports Tour...
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The 2013 New Brunswick 9-Ball Championship was held at Fairville Shooters in Saint John on April 13-14th. Of the 45 players in attendance, it was the lefty Rob Sakell who eventually secured the Provincial title. Ashley Nowlan and Rob Sakell
In the A-side finals, Rob lost to Ashley Nowlan 9-3. Rob Sakell the defeated Tom Theriau...
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Austrian superstar leaves no chance for challenger
Portoroz, Slovenia: Multiple European Champion Jasmin Ouschan (AUT) left no chance for Zrinka Antonijevic (CRO) and hammered her with 6:0.
Jasmin Ouschan (AUT)
One missed shot and one bad safety shot were enough for Ouschan to take a 4:0 lead over Antonijevic. That was all that...
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Koshovyi sends "The Maharaja" to the loser's side
Portoroz, Slovenia: Niels Feijen (NED) just outscored David Alcaide (ESP) with 8:3.
Niels Feijen (NED)
The start was a bit rough for Feijen since his break shot did not work too well for him. But he still got his chances and used them so Alcaide could not get away. After four ra...
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