LOCAL HERO PETRONI STAYED ON TOP OF OUSCHAN

Italy’s top player sent nr. 1 ranked player to the loser’s side Fabio Petroni (ITA), probably the most experienced and successful Italian player, just eliminated current #1 ranked player Albin Ouschan (AUT) from the winner’s side of the Dynamic Billiards Fabio Petroni (ITA) European Open in Treviso, Northern Italy. Playing on o... Read more

JAY SWANSON MEMORIAL 9-BALL TOURNAMENT MARKS 17TH YEAR

CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (November 7, 2012) - A time honored tradition returns to southern California for the 17th year. The annual Jay Swanson Memorial 9-Ball Tournament (the “Swanee”), produced and directed by CueSports International (CSI), will be hosted February 23-24, 2013 by Hard Times Billiards in Bellflower, California for the third consecutive year. Young and old, novice... Read more

NEW ENGLAND USA POOL LEAGUE SHOWS UNPRECEDENTED GROWTH IN 1ST YEAR

CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (November 8, 2012) - In September, the New England USA Pool League (NE USAPL), managed by long time and respected pool promoter Roy Pastor, celebrated the league's first year anniversary. Headquartered in Ayer, Massachusetts, the new league has shown rapid growth, leaping to 90 teams in 12 short months. The NE USAPL features several division options for... Read more

AARTS THROUGH TO NEXT STAGE

Round robin stage ended with few surprises Ivo Aarts (NED) secured a spot for him in the top 64 players of the Dynamic Billiards European Open by creaming Damianos Giallourakis (GRE) with 9:6. Aarts and Giallourakis had both lost their respective first match to David Alcaide (ESP) who was the seeded player in the group. So the match turned out to be a “do or die” for the two contestants. From the... Read more

PEACH ALMOST BROKE SPEED RECORD

Most favourites won their group matches Daryl Peach (GBR) seems to be following in the footsteps of Tony Drago with his performance. The former 9-ball World Champion defeated Elio Del Sarto (ITA) with 9:4 in 55 minutes and then Elvis Ambord (SUI) 9:0 in unbelievable 27 minutes! Peach seemed to be unstoppable today. Mateusz Sniegocki (POL... Read more

JONES ELIMINATES MALAI

Last tour’s winner out in the first round Richard Jones (GBR) in his winning rack over Nick Malai (ALB) In a tough match, Richard Jones (GBR) exited last tour’s winner Nick Malai (ALB) from the Dynamic Billiards European Open 2012. Both players ran out their first racks and left a first impression on one another. Whatever they... Read more

SOSSEI SNARES AL CONTE MEMORIAL WIN

The Joss NE 9-Ball Tour celebrated the life of well known east coast table mechanic Al Conte with their Al Conte Memorial Tournament at Hippo's House of Billiards on November 3rd and 4th with a field of 52 players. While the two day event was all about remembering Conte, the tournament belonged to Jeremy Sossei who cruised through the field undefeated for his first Joss Tour win of the new season.... Read more

NIKOS EKONOMOPOULOS WILL PLAY FOR EUROPE

Young Greek won the shootout in Treviso With a 2:0 victory over Albin Ouschan and a 1:2 defeat against Oliver Ortmann, Nikos Ekonomopoulos won the shootout for the final spot in the European Mosconi Cup Team 2012. All looked well for Ekonomopoulos. He started strong and got a comfortable 5:3 and 5:4 victory over Albin Ouschan in the first match. Then, Ekonomopoulos faced Oliver Ortmann. The German... Read more

2012 MIKE MOFFATT MEMORIAL CUP

The Alberta Billiards & Snooker Association will be hosting an event open to all players on the weekend of December 7-9th, but only 16 entries can be accepted and only 8 spots are left, so if you'd like to sign up, let me know. Attached is a poster with the event information and here is a link to the registration details: Register for the Mike Moffatt Memorial Cup The tournament is scheduled... Read more

POOL ACTION ABOUT TO START IN TREVISO

The Mosconi Cup shootout will herald the start of an exciting week In about half an hour from now, the first match for the remaining spot in this year’s European Mosconi Cup team will begin. Nikos Ekonomopoulos (GRE) will have to deal with the current leader of the Euro-Tour rankings, Albin Ouschan (AUT). They will play 9-ball, alternate breaks, best of three sets, each set a race to five racks.... Read more

JOSS TOUR - RAXX POOL ROOM & GRILL, W. HEMPSTEAD NY

Stop # 5 of The Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour will take place this weekend, November 10 & 11 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 first of 2 of our events to be held at Raxx this season. The owner of Raxx... Read more

MOSCONI CUP SHOOTOUT TO TAKE PLACE IN TREVISO

The final European spot will be determined during the Dynamic Billiards European Open On Wednesday, November 7th, a special event will take place at the BEST WESTERN PREMIER BHR Treviso Hotel. The 5th and final spot for the European Mosconi Cup team will be at stake. The line-up will be as follows: Nick Ekonomopoulos (GRE) and Albin Ouschan (AUT) will play their match at 17:00 local time. Followed... Read more

COSANZIO UNDEFEATED FOR JOSS TOUR WIN

Ron Casanzio Ron Casanzio went undefeated through a field of 31 other players to win the third stop on the Joss NE 9-Ball Tour's 2012/2013 schedule at Premium Billiards in Syracuse, Ny. Casanzio and Russ Philp faced off for the hot-seat on Sunday, which was won by Casanzio with a 9-8 scoreline. On the one loss side, Philp found... Read more

U.S. AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP BEGINS NOVEMBER 9 IN TAMPA

APA to Provide Live Streaming of Select Matches LAKE SAINT LOUIS, MO (Nov. 2, 2012) — Pool’s most prestigious amateur event is just days away. The 2012 U.S. Amateur Championship begins November 9 at Strokers – Palm Harbor in Florida. For the second year in a row, the event will be streamed live at www.usamateurchampionship.com. The Men’s Division will feature 128 players, while the Women’s Divisio... Read more

MONSTER MASH AT PETRINAS

They came, they played, they gorged on ample Halloween candy and chocolate. A midnight tournament could not be done they said but it was. Eight pool ghouls made a spectre of themselves by competing in the first Midnight Monster Mash at Petrinas. The ever ebullient owner Frank Kakouros dished out $200 Halloween dollars and the tournament was staged at the stroke of midnight. As well as the com... Read more

2012 EUROPEAN MOSCONI CUP TEAM ANNOUNCED

Appleton tops the rank but final spot still up for grabs AFTER NINE EVENTS stretching across three continents and eight countries, DARREN APPLETON once again has topped the European PartyPoker.com Mosconi Cup rankings and will make his fourth appearance when the two teams collide at the York Hall from Monday 10th to Thursday 13th December. "Dynamite" made his debut in a losing team in 2009 but bo... Read more

YOUNG GODINHO SHOOTS THEM DOWN

BigWigs Billiards in Newmarket hosted the 2nd stop of this year's 404-Tour on October 27-28th. The 56-player field was full with talent and by Saturday night, the field was narrowed down to only 12 players vying for the title. On the winner's side, Vince Belanger defeated Jeff Pollock 8-4 while Stefane Godinho defeated Erik Hjorleifson 7-9. Stefane kept his quick momentum going in the hot seat mat... Read more

SHANE LEADING THE CHARGE FOR LONDON GLORY

SVB. This example shows you can include images inside Tippy.  2012 US Mosconi Cup Team Announced FOLLOWING on from his undefeated run through the recent US Open 9 Ball Championship, SHANE VAN BOENING cemented his place at the head of the American 2012 PartyPoker.com Mosconi Cup rankings to secure his spot on the team as one of the top two automatic spots... Read more

DYNAMIC BILLIARDS EUROPEAN OPEN ONLY ONE WEEK AWAY

The highlight of European Pool is almost there Tuesday, 30 October 2012: The start of the highlight of the European Pool Year is about to begin. Next week, the BHR Hotel in Treviso, Italy, will again be the venue for a big event of the European Pool Billiard circuit. The “Dynamic Billiards European Open” is different from the “normal” Euro- Tour events. It still holds points for the rankings but t... Read more

FIELDS DOUBLE VICTORY OVER LADIES: AGUZIN WINS SENIORS AT OZONE BILLIARDS US AMATEUR OPEN

New Iberia,Louisiana - The 2012 Ozone Billiards US Amateur Open Ladies Divisions were both won by Florida's Chris Fields. The Seniors 9-Ball Open was won by Joey Aguzin. This marked also the first time the ladies and men's open were both swept by the same two winners in both 8-Ball and 9-Ball disciplines when Jimmy "SuperFly" Majors also swept the Men's Open. The events took place at Emerald Bill... Read more