NORTH AMERICAN POOLSHOOTERS ASSOCIATION ONTARIO UPDATE

Things are going great with our first league.  We have seven teams playing at our 8 Ball Thursday night League at Petrinas in Ajax.  The winning team will be getting $1,260.00. We have other locations now interested in housing NAPA Leagues. Safaris in Ajax wants some leagues.  We can form a league Monday to Thursday nights and even Sunday afternoon.  The league can be 8, 9, 10 or a combo league. ... Read more

PREPARATIONS FOR AUSTRIAN OPEN ALMOST FINISHED

Nine tables will be streamed LIVE 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. [caption id="attachment_8339" alig... Read more

THE 2013 EAST COAST 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP

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... Read more

BIG RED WINS SHOOTERS 404 FINALE

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... Read more

NAPA ONTARIO PRE-LEAGUE 8 BALL TEAM EXHIBITION TOURNAMENT BIG SUCCESS

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... Read more

CANADIAN AMATEUR QUALIFIER RESULTS

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... Read more

REPORT FROM THE CHINA OPEN 9-BALL WOMEN'S FINAL

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... Read more

A KUWAITI IN SHANGHAI!

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... Read more

EWA LAURANCE AMONGST GROUP TO WIN LEAGUE OPERATOR OF THE YEAR AWARDS

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... Read more

CORTEZA CASHES IN!

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... Read more

NEW GAME TEXAS BUMPS JOINS CSI IN JULY AT RIO

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 &... Read more

LADY LUCK WAS NOT AUSTRIAN TODAY

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... Read more

JOSS TOUR, $1,500/$500 ADDED, APR 20-21, RAXX POOL ROOM, W HEMPSTEAD NY

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... Read more

"THE MAHARAJA" IS BACK !

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... Read more

STEINWAY BILLIARDS HOSTS 73RD WORLD TOURNAMENT OF 14.1 IN NEW YORK CITY

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... Read more

CHINAKHOV TOO STRONG FOR KAPLAN

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... Read more

ROCHA THROUGH TO FINAL 32 IN 8-BALL

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... Read more

NEW CHAMPIONS CROWNED AT 2013 BCAPL TEXAS STATE 8-BALL CHAMPIONSHIPS

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... Read more

ROB SAKELL WINS PROVINCIAL 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP

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... Read more

SMOOTH SAILING FOR JASMIN OUSCHAN

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... Read more