Rob HallOn Saturday August 11th, Shooters Billiards in Toronto hosted the third stop of the 404 Tour 10-Ball Summer Series. In the a-side finals, Rob Hall took the win over tour veteran Mario Morra. Working his way through the b-side was the young Polish sensation John Handzel. As the tournament ran late into the evening, th...
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177 players at summit meeting to play the next Euro-Tour event
The setup of the Germany Open in BrandenburgTomorrow at 09:00 CET, the fourth stop of the Dynamic Euro-Tour 2012 will start. 177 players from 31 countries will play for a total prize-money of 34.000,- €. Furthermore, important ranking points for the European rankin...
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Taiwan's former 2x World Champion Shin Mei Liu will be one of the tough players seeking out a qualifier spot in the coveted Yalin Women's World 10-Ball ChampionshipManila, Philippines- Talented female cueists from around the world will be coming to Manila a few days early to take one of the 8 qualifying spots for the Yalin Wor...
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THE PARTYPOKER.NET World Cup of Pool will be making a welcome return to the Manila next month as pocket billiards’ premier international team event takes place for the seventh time. Scheduled to run from Tuesday 4th to Sunday 9th September, the World Cup will be at its 2010 venue at Robinsons Place Mall in Ermita.
There are a total of 32 teams competing with 31 nations represented – host nation th...
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We had several scenarios on the horizon regarding which player or players would end up at the end of Sundays' play with the most wins. By the end of Thursday we had two players with three "W's". Darren Appleton and Alex Pagulayan, both of whom would play again on Sunday. If they both lost on Sunday and Johnny Archer and Corey Deuel won then we would have a four-way tie.
However, if Appleton and Pa...
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Championships end with a Portuguese victory
Team Portugal: Paolo Costa, Manuel Pereira and Henrique Correia
Team Portugal won the final match over Team Germany with 3:0. The final was a worthy end of a long week of senior’s pool billiards. Henrique Correia confirmed his top status and hammered Christophe Creter in 10-ball 7:0....
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Portugal whipped Sweden in the other semi-final
Reiner Wirsbitzki, a cornerstone of the German success
In an intense and thrilling team encounter, Team Germany defeated Team Belgium in the semi-final with 3:0. The match came to a final showdown with an advantage for the Germans. Steffen Gross had won the 10-ball over Pascal Bud...
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Final day of EC starts with team competition
Saturday, 11 August 2012: What a thriller at the Dynamic Billiards European Championships for seniors and ladies. Team Belgium wrestled team Sweden down with a 2:1 victory. The final day started with a lot of excitement. Belgium and Sweden met in the winner’s qualification round in order to see who makes the way straight through to the semi-final. The s...
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Katja Kahl wins the ladies 9-ball
In the final match of the seniors 9-ball division, Giorgio Margola (ITA) came out on top of Jan Lundell (SWE) with 9:5. Margola dominated the match from the start. He took a comfortable 3:1 lead before Lundell was able to strike back. Lundell even overtook Margola and took a 5:3 lead over the Italian. But then Margola shifted into overdrive. After 13 racks, Margol...
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Lundell whitewashed Hartikainen
Friday, 10 August 2012: Giorgio Margola (ITA) has won with 9:5 over Reiner Wirsbitzki (GER). The story of the match is quickly told. In fact, Wirsbitzki defeated himself. He missed unusual many shots. In almost every rack, Wirsbitzki had a chance but something seemed to be wrong with him. Margola benefitted from that and took point after point off Wirsbitzki, winnin...
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Third consecutive win for Lundell
In the single elimination round of the last 32 players in 9-ball, Jan Lundell (SWE) ousted Jimmy Worung (NED) with 9:3. Worung was the seeded player in this match, being the runner-up from last year in 9-ball. He had won all his previous matches with the greatest of ease. He eliminated Vladimir Antoska (SLK) 9:2 and Mehmet Sanlisoy (TNC) 9:1 in the double eliminat...
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Jesse Thehu (NED) and Katja Kahl (GER) have taken the Gold Medals in the Dynamic Billiards European Championships 8-ball discipline.
Thehu defeated Peter Eriksson (SWE) in the final of the seniors division. The match was open until the 9th rack. At 4:4, Thehu gained momentum and won the match with 7:4. Kahl dealt with Wienke Thamsen (GER) in the final match. Thamsen was trailing 3:4 in a race to...
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Defending Champion out
With a high quality performance, Jesse Thehu (NED) ousted defending 8-ball champion Reiner Wirsbitzki (GER) 7:2. Wirsbitzki marked his claim straight away, running the first rack without any mistakes. But Thehu did not seem to be impressed at all. He broke the second rack and remained dry. Then Wirsbitzki missed the 4-ball. Thehu got to the table and ran out. The two players...
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Early rounds of 9-ball with surprising results
Peter Eriksson (SWE) is one of 16 players which have already secured a spot in the round of the last 32 players in the 9-ball competition of the Dynamic Billiards European Championships for Seniors and Ladies. In his first round, Eriksson met Pascal Budo (BEL) who is known to be a tough opponent. But it was not Budo’s match. Eriksson did not allow any...
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Manila, Philippines- Championship Cloth has become the Official Cloth of the WPA 2012 Yalin Women's World 10-Ball Championship! The American billiard cloth giant will join Asian table mammoth Yalin Billiards, Aramith Balls, and TV network broadcasters ABS-CBN and ESPN Star Sports. This year's edition will take place August 20th-24th once again at Robinson's Galleria Mall, which has now become sy...
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In a very close match, Monika Oeschger (SUI) defeated Ann-Sofie Löfgren (SWE) 5:4.
Monika Oeschger (SUI)Both players have had a walk-over in their first round and have won another match as well. Löfgren won the previous round with 5:0 over Anja Hehre (GER) whereas Oeschger defeated her teammate Ursula Habersaat (SUI) wi...
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Wallner sneaks into the last 32 single elimination
Johann Wallner (AUT) eliminated Sascha Manojlovic (SUI) from the 8-ball competition with a 7:4 victory in the loser’s qualification round. Wallner did not start well into today’s 8-ball competition at the Dynamic Billiards European Championships for Seniors and Ladies. He lost his first match 7:6 against Portuguese superstar player and multiple Eu...
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Tough matches in 8-ball competition
Tomasz Malinowski
In an intense 8-ball battle in the winner’s qualifying round, Tomasz Malinowski (POL) defeated Christophe Creter (GER) with 7:5. The match was a bit unstructured by both players in the first four racks. After trailing 1:3, Creter took a time-out and tried to settle down. It...
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In a tough and fiercely contested final match, Henrique Correia (POR) defeated Frank Willner (GER) 7:5. Correia had smooth sailing in the beginning. Things went according to his likings and he was able to gain a comfortable 5:2 lead over Willner. But “Willie”, as his friends call him, tried everything to strike back. However, Correia was just too good for him today. In the end, the result of 7:5...
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New Iberia, LA – Dragon Promotions and host Emerald Billiards will once again bring pro level pool back to the state of Louisiana in the 5th Annual Poison DP Pro Classic on October 16th-20th, 2012. Emerald Billiards will host this year's 9-Ball and 10-Ball Pro tournaments which are open to all players, back-to-back. The event will be in conjunction with the Ozone Billiards US Amateur Open October...
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