Players & Fans,
This weekend, Nov 3 & 4, the Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour will be at Hippo's House Of Billiards in Utica NY for the 4rd annual "Al Conte Memorial" 9-ball open. Al Conte was one of our sports most famous and knowledgeable pool table mechanics. So good was Al that even Brunswick would consult with him regarding improvements to their famous line of Gold Crown pool tables. But above all...
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In the end, the 37th Annual US Open 9-Ball Championships came down to something of a rotating break and run contest. The match preliminaries and post-match ceremonies took almost as long as the two-hour final match itself. After a four-year hiatus that saw Mika Immonen and Darren Appleton win four straight US Open titles between them, Shane Van Boening returned to the winners' circle he'd last ste...
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It's been an exciting week for our Canadian contingents in Virginia Beach at the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships.
The event started Sunday with all eyes locked on a very focused Brittany Bryant who was featured on the TV Table. Bryant trailed early in the match against Illinois' player Tom Karabatsos. After being down 9-3, Brittany managed to get comfortable and made the score 9-8. A missed 9-bal...
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WPA WITHDRAWS SANCTIONING FROM NOVEMBER'S WORLD TEN BALL CHAMPIONSHIP AND WORLD POOL SUMMIT IN MANILA
The WPA Board of Directors has taken the decision to withdraw the sanctioning of the World Ten Ball Championship and World Summit events that were scheduled for next month, November, in Manila.
Despite repeated attempts, we were unable to obtain any necessary information from the organisers, Raya...
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We had 14 players out for the finals this weekend, displaying some great skill in amateur 8 ball action.
After 5 rounds of round robin play, Dave Corke and Ken Cannon tied with 18 wins, Bobby Drowns had 17, and we had a tie for the 4th and final pay spot between Ken Priestley and Ollie Howson at 15 Games each. Ken and Ollie then played a one game playoff to see who would advance to the money round...
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Day one is in the books at the US Open 9-Ball Championship with no real major upsets so far.
Confusion over availability of players traveling from the Eurotour stop led to problems with the brackets, but Ken Shuman, Jay Helfert and John Leyman resolved those issues quickly and rescheduled matches that required it.
Late matches on the Accu-Stats stream featured Tony Robles making quick work of Erne...
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New Iberia,Louisiana - The 2012 Ozone Billiards US Amateur Open returned in its 7th year and saw it's first sweep of the Open Divisions. Louisiana's own Jimmy Majors, nicknamed "Superfly" by Louisiana locals, went undefeated in 11 consecutive matches to win the 8-Ball Open and the 9-ball Pro-Am open. The events took place at Emerald Billiards in New Iberia, Louisiana. The Ozone Billiards US Amate...
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No movement as top five remain on course
WITH THE 2012 PartyPoker.com Mosconi Cup ranking calendar concluding this weekend with the closing stages of the US Open, the Europeans played out their penultimate event from 18th to 20th October at the North Cyprus Open.
There were no major movements as winner Nick Malai (Albania) is too far adrift in the rankings to move into contention while runner-up A...
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The U.S.Open is one of the most sought after titles in Professional Pool. Some may describe it as the toughest tournament in the world to win. Here is a list of the champions from the past:
2011
Darren Appleton
2010
Darren Appleton
2009
Mika Immonen
2008
Mika Immonen
2007
Shane Van Boening
2006
John Schmidt
2005
Alex Pagulayan
2004
Gabe Owen
2003
Jeremy Jones
2002
Ralf Sou...
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Some of the stars of the ABP with owners Keith & Lisa Hulin at Emerald Billiards, Louisiana Pics by Justin "Vegas" AckerNew Iberia, Louisiana- In an epic conclusion to the Championship Cloth Pro Classic, Shane Van Boening and Johnny Archer put on a show for the ages. Both players were on their top A+ game with big runs and...
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President of the ABP Johnny Archer and VP Rodney Morris, old foes, teammates, and close tour buddies at Emerald BilliardsNew Iberia, Louisiana- It was a classic match up of the two most experienced veterans on tour. Archer vs Morris in the quarter finals with four players left. Johnny eliminated Mike Davis while Rocket destroy...
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Ouschan conquers the top spot in the Euro-Tour ranking
With an extremely strong performance, Nick Malai (ALB) won the title at the Dynamic Billiards North Cyprus Open with a 9:5 victory over Albin Ouschan (AUT).
Nick Malai (ALB)
Already before the match it was clear that Ouschan would be the #1 ranked player of the Euro-Tour ra...
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Nick Malai (ALB) is the first man in the final of the Dynamic Billiards North Cyprus Open 2012. He defeated Dominic Jentsch (GER) 9:5.
The match was probably decided by two bad breaks from Jentsch. Two times, the German scratched on his break shot. That gave Malai the chances he needed. And he made use of them. He played very consistently and rightfully won the match with 9:5.
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Clear and tight results in the quarters
In a close match, Albin Ouschan (AUT) came out on top of Chris Melling (GBR) and defeated him 9:7. The deciding factor in the match was probably the break shot. Melling had two dry breaks and most of the time no ball down while Ouschan broke the rack consistently well and ran out after his break shots. That made the difference in the match. Though Melling t...
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New Iberia, Louisiana- World Champion Francisco Bustamante, Double World Champ Ronnie Alcano, recent Johnny Archer Classic Champion Warren Kiamco, Qatar National Team Coach Israel Rota. All out. With the inclusion of Wang Can, all the Asians are out of the tournament. The Championship Cloth 5th Annual Pro Classic events are a pro 9-Ball and 10-Ball event during October 16th-20th, 2012. The events...
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New Iberia, Louisiana- 18 year old "Little Wonder" Wang Can of China was stopped from cashing in his 3rd consecutive appearance at USA's ABP Pro Tour events. Charlie "Korean Dragon" Williams eliminated the youngster from his own event today. The Championship Cloth 5th Annual Pro Classic events are a pro 9-Ball and 10-Ball event during October 16th-20th, 2012. The events take place side by side to...
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New Iberia, Louisiana- Ronnie "The Volcano" Alcano just needed a little time to erupt. He arrived fresh off the plane and took a loss off the bat, but then was unstoppable. In eight consecutive matches, he was unthreatened. The Championship Cloth 5th Annual Pro Classic events are a pro 9-Ball and 10-Ball event during October 16th-20th, 2012. The events take place side by side to the Ozone Billiar...
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With an impressive performance, Jasmin Ouschan (AUT) defeated Mark Gray (GBR) in the round of the final 16 players with 9:4.
Ouschan played top level pool billiard. She showed no nervousness and she is the first female ever to make it to the quarter-finals of a men’s Euro-Tour event. In another breath-taking thriller, her brother Albin Ouschan (AUT) also came out on top of Serge Das (BEL). If they...
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Wang Can of China in LouisianaNew Iberia, Louisiana- "Little Wonder" Wang Can of China continues to make believers as he defeated top Filipino Warren Kiamco for the second time in a row last night! This time he defeated him in 10-ball after already beating him in the 9-Ball. The Championship Cloth 5th Annual Pro Classic events...
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The Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour will continue its 16th season on October 27 & 28 with a $2,000 added ($1,500/$500) event at Premium Billiards in Syracuse NY. Premium Billiards which was formerly Korky's Billiards, has been completely renovated into one of the nicest rooms in the state by new owners Shane Connors, his dad Frank Connors, and manager Mark Ruzekowicz. The Brunswick Gold Crowns have...
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