SCORPION CUES JOHNNY ARCHER CLASSIC: WAN CAN DO IT!

Marietta, Georgia- The Scorpion Cues Johnny Archer Classic kicked off today with 55 players in the field from around the globe. Though there were some great highlights, the standout match of the day had to be China's young prodigy Can Wan defeating seasoned World Champion Thorsten Hohmann in a thrilling hill hill match on the Inside Pool TV stream. The Scorpion Cues Johnny Archer Classic is sanct... Read more

8-BALL PLAYERS CUT THE THANKSGIVING TURKEY

The 4th event of Behind The 8 Ball was played out this past Saturday at JJQs Billiards in Mississauga, Ontario. It was a great turnout, considering this event fell on Canadian thanksgiving. This tournament was full of shocked results. Chris O’Neil and Kathleen Zaguirre went through the A side unscathed. Chris started with wins against Hasan Shahid (5-3), Wasana Manamperi (5-0), Tyler Nearing (4-6... Read more

ASSOCIATION OF BILLIARD PROFESSIONALS 2012 BANQUET

Marietta, Georgia- The Association of Billiard Professionals will be hosting its first ever ABP Banquet for Professional Players on October 13th. It will take place during the Johnny Archer Classic at a designated intermission between 6pm-730pm on Saturday. All players in the tournament will be invited to join as well as special guests. The ABP Banquet is completely paid for by the generosity of J... Read more

ALEX PAGULAYAN LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITE

Alex "The Lion" Pagulayan is proud to announce the launch of his brand new website - www.alexpagulayan.com. "After weeks of hard work and with the combined efforts of Jim Wych and myself I am happy to introduce my new site to the world. My Lions Den online store and Lions Pride exclusive membership club offer everything that the pool fan and the pool player could want. Online advice for your gam... Read more

WOMEN'S OPEN & PRO-AM OPEN ADDED TO SCORPION CUES JOHNNY ARCHER CLASSIC

Marietta, Georgia- The Scorpion Cues Johnny Archer Classic is hosting a Women's Open and a Sunday One Day Pro-Am tournament on October 13th and 14th. The main pro event will still take place over the 3 day weekend. With an all star cast of international billiards stars coming from China, Philippines, Germany, and all around the USA, the event is going to be one of the biggest events of the year... Read more

TETREAULT FORGES COMEBACK WIN OVER CASANZIO AT JOSS TOUR STOP

The old adage goes that the first and the last games in a race are the hardest to win. That was certainly the case for Ron Casanzio in the finals of the Joss NE 9-Ball Tour stop at Sharpshooters Billiards in Amsterdam, Ny. The event drew a field of 47 players and the winners side came down to Matt Tetreault and Chance Chin for the hot-seat. That match would be fairly one sided with Tetreault winni... Read more

2013 ALBERTA SNOOKER QUALIFYING SERIES

  Once again, the snooker season is underway all across the province and all residents have a chance to qualify for the 2013 Canadian Snooker Championships next summer, expected to be held in Toronto, Ontario.  The 2013 Alberta Qualifying Series, sponsored by Home Investment Management, is a series of six two-day tournaments to determine who will qualify to play in the Canadians. Points ar... Read more

KAROL SKOWERSKI IS MASTERS CHAMPION!

The Final Karol Skowerski (POL) 8-6 Mateusz Sniegocki (POL) Semi-Finals Mateusz Sniegocki (POL) 8-6 Dennis Orcollo (PHI) Karol Skowerski (POL) 8-6 Nick Van Den Berg (NED) IN A FAIRYTALE ending local player Karol Skowerski was crowned 2012 ClubWPT.com World Pool Masters Champion as he put away a host of big name stars over the course of the tournament before ousting fellow Pole Mateusz Sniegocki 8... Read more

TOP HONORS FOR BRIAN DESKA AND MIKE DAVIS

Brian Deska wins the 2012 Lambros round robin while Mike Davis wins the 2012 Lambros 10-ball open! Brian Deska and Mike Davis took home top honors in separate events of the Action Pool Tour's season ending event on the weekend of September 29-30, at VIP Billiards in Catonsville, MD. Deska, who finished the tour's season as the #1-ranked player, won the invitation-only Lambros Cue Round Robin tourn... Read more

BENEFITS FOR PLAYERS IN UPCOMING ABP PRO EVENTS

Chicago, Illinois- The Association of Billiard Professionals will be working on providing its membership more benefits. Each day the ABP is working on bettering the conditions of being a professional player. The ABP is made up of only professional players, so who better to understand the environment at tournaments. To start, the ABP would like to inform pro players that the the 10 ABP Internationa... Read more

POLAND, PHILIPPINES AND HOLLAND VIE FOR MASTERS TITLE

Quarter Finals Dennis Orcollo (PHI) 8-3 Mika Immonen (FIN) Nick Van Den Berg (NED) 8-2 Wojciech Szewcyk (POL) Karol Skowerski (POL) 8-3 Tony Drago (MLT) THE FINAL THREE quarter-final matches took place in the 20th running of the ClubWPT.com World Pool Masters and there were wins for 2010 Champion Dennis Orcollo, 2009 runner-up Nick Van Den Berg and Polish rising star Karol Skowerski. Taking place... Read more

PAGULAYAN FALLS TO SNIEGOCKI

Sniegocki is first man in Semis… Round 1 Tony Drago (MLT) 8-6 Darren Appleton (ENG) Karol Skowerski (POL) 8-2 Shane Van Boening (USA) Quarter Finals Mateusz Sniegocki 8-6 Alex Pagulayan POLAND’S NO.1 ranked player Mateusz Sniegocki became the first player to make it through to the semi-finals of the 2012 ClubWPT.com World Pool Masters as he beat Alex Pagulayan 8-6 in a tense quarter final match a... Read more

FIRST ROUND MATCHES CONTINUE AT THE MASTERS

Dennis Orcollo (PHI) 8-6 Kelly Fisher (ENG) Nick Van Den Berg (NED) 8-4 Omar Al Shaheen (KUW) Wojciech Szewcyk (POL) 8-7 Ko Pin-yi (TPE) 2010 MASTERS CHAMPION Dennis Orcollo (Philippines) made his way into the quarter-finals of this year’s competition but not before he was given a scare by the ladies World No.1 Kelly Fisher. The final score was 8-6 but the Filipino looked like squandering a good... Read more

PAGULAYAN OVER HUNDAL AT WORLD POOL MASTERS

2012 ClubWPT.com World Pool Masters Players and draw announced for WP Masters XX Mateusz Sniegocki (POL) 8-6 Ralf Souquet (GER) Alex Pagulayan (CAN) 8-6 Raj Hundal (IND) Mika Immonen (FIN) 8-7 Radoslaw Babica (POL) DEFENDING CHAMPION Ralf Souquet was the first casualty in the 20th annual ClubWPT.com World Pool Masters shoot-out as he went out to local hero Mateusz Sniegocki by 8-6 at the Hala Leg... Read more

DECHAINE KICKS OFF NEW JOSS TOUR SEASON WITH WIN

Mike Dechaine bounced back from a late loss to Gareth Steele, only to avenge that loss in the finals and win the first stop on the 2012/2013 Joss NE 9-Ball Tour on September 29th and 30th at TJ's Classic Billiards in Waterville, Me. Mike Dechaine In this field of 41 players, it was Steele who captured the hot-seat with a 9-5 wi... Read more

ABP NOTE TO PLAYERS: US OPEN 9-BALL ENTRIES, TRAVEL & SEEDINGS

Chicago, Illinois- The Association of Billiard Professionals is pleased to announce the second consecutive year of its cooperation with the US Open 9-Ball Championship and its promoter Barry Behrman. This is an ABP International Pro Rankings tournament with the US Open 9-Ball seeding the top 16 ABP players as well as seeding from WPA and Billiard Congress of America rankings. The US Open 9-Ball C... Read more

ABP SANCTIONS THE CHAMPIONSHIP CLOTH PRO CLASSIC

Chicago, Illinois- The Association of Billiard Professionals is pleased to announce the adding on of another rankings tournament for the ABP with the Championship Cloth Pro Classic. The tournament takes place October 16th-20th, 2012 in New Iberia, Louisiana at Emerald Billiards side by side with the Ozone Billiards US Amateur Open. The total added money of $15,000 will yield 2 ranking point event... Read more

CSI RESPONDS TO ABP PRESS RELEASE AND SUPPORTS BCA

CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (September 28, 2012) – CueSports International (CSI), the organization which owns and produces the US Open 10-Ball Championship, wishes to correct erroneous information that was presented in a recent press release. On September 19, 2012, the Association of Billiard Professionals (ABP) distributed a press release that proclaimed their ranking list. There w... Read more

CAM CYR AND WAYNE TATE TAKE THE LOOT

SHOOT FOR THE LOOT III REPORT Saturday Sept 29th Petrina’s Ajax FREE ENTRY TOURNAMENT $250 ADDED Wayne TateTwenty-nine started this free for all tournament – there would be only one victor. After seven games four people advanced to the finals. With a record of (7-0) Brian Madill walked through the field without anyone noticing... Read more

THE GREAT SOUTHERN BILLIARD TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP LIVE STREAM

Great Southern Billiard Tour Championship Live Stream from Michael's in Fairfield, OH runs September 26-30, 2012. There will be a guaranteed $9,000 purse and at least one Banks Ring Game featuring Shannon Daulton, Brian Gregg, Shannon Murphy, John Brumback, Jason Miller and Truman Hogue. FREE FOR ALL TO WATCH   The event and Great Southern Billiard Tour is made possible by Nick Varner Cues a... Read more