Billy Thorpe will make his fourth consecutive appearance on Team USA having been selected as the penultimate player to join Jeremy Jones’ team at this year’s partypoker Mosconi Cup.
The Ohio man, famed for this excellent banking ability, made his Mosconi bow in 2017 and has been a key member of the team as USA first regained and then retained the Cup over the last two years.
He joins Justin...
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Albin Ouschan has joined Team Europe for this December’s partypoker Mosconi Cup after being selected by captain Alex Lely as the fourth player to join the line-up.
The 30-year-old Austrian will be making his fourth appearance at the event and holds an individual record bettered only by Vice Captain Karl Boyes for matches won by players with more than one appearance.
Ouschan, a former World...
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There are still great pool halls to be found all over the English capital
Not so long ago it was rare to ever walk into an English city or country pub and to find there was no pool table or darts board.
However, as pubs have begun to struggle to survive, pool tables have been
deemed to be not cost-effective enough, meaning that many have made way for
extra seating or standing room....
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Jayson Shaw will make his fifth consecutive appearance on Team Europe at this year’s partypoker Mosconi Cup after being selected as captain Alex Lely’s first wildcard pick for pool’s showcase event, which will take place at Alexandra Palace, London, this December 1-4, live on Sky Sports and DAZN.
Shaw joins automatic qualifier Fedor Gorst on the team, with Lely and vice-captain Karl Boyes to s...
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The 2020 US Open Pool Championship, originally scheduled for April 13-18, 2020 and postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, has now been cancelled.
Matchroom Pool, together with MGM Resorts, has taken this decision after considering the current global government and travel advice around the Covid-19 pandemic.
The US Open Pool Championship will return in 2021. Matchroom Pool and MGM Resorts w...
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BERGMAN & GORST CONFIRMED FOR PARTYPOKER MOSCONI CUP
Justin Bergman and Fedor Gorst will represent Team USA and Team Europe respectively at this December’s partypoker Mosconi Cup as the top player on each team’s current rankings.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, no ranking events have been staged since the Diamond Open in March. However, Matchroom Pool and team captains Jeremy Jones an...
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To Whom It May Concern:
It is with deep regret that EPBF has to inform you that the upcoming events of the EPBF Dynamic Billard Euro-Tour series, the Dynamic Billard St. Johann im Pongau Open 2020 as well as the women’s event, the Predator St. Johann im Pongau Open are cancelled.
The tournaments were scheduled for October 8-11 with the women’s event to be staged October 10-11, 2020. Th...
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“Judd Trump at the German Masters” by Martin Rulsch (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Reigning Crucible king Judd Trump has a favourable draw for the 2020 World Snooker Championship which takes place this year from 31 July to 16 August in Sheffield.
Since finally delivering on his promise and potential by winning the sport’s richest prize last year, the Bristol potter has won a record six ranking event ti...
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The annual nine-ball pool tournament between teams representing Europe and
the USA takes place from 1st-4th December. Team USA are the current holders
having retained the title in Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas with an 11-8
victory which also took them back into the lead in the overall standings at
13-12. Record opening day ticket sales for this year’s tournament signal a
growth in popularity for...
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The 2020 World Pool Masters, originally scheduled to take place in Gibraltar from March 26-29, has now been cancelled. The World Pool Masters will return from March 25-28, 2021.
The event was postponed earlier this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic however, with the health and safety of players and staff as the foremost concern, and given the current travel and government restrictions in place...
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Matchroom Multi Sport Ltd has today become a limited company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Matchroom Sport Ltd.
Matchroom Multi Sport was previously a department of Matchroom Sport Ltd, but has now become its latest wholly owned subsidiary, as a separate trading limited company. Emily Frazer will be Managing Director of the new company, with Barry Hearn, Eddie Hearn and Matthew Porter also sit...
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Pool is pushing for inclusion as an Olympic sport.
Tug of War was once an Olympic sport. Believe it or not, so was croquet. Ballroom dancing served as a demonstration sport at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympic Games before it found its rightful home on Dancing With The Stars.
You know what’s never been an Olympic sport? Billiards, that’s what. For decades, the sport has sought an in...
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The Mosconi Cup is the one of the highlights of the year in the pool calendar, pitting the best players of the United States against Europe. The States were dominant in the early stages of the competition, winning 10 out of the opening 12 tournaments.
However, Europe fought back by producing a run of eight crowns on the bounce. The USA still hold the advantage in their head-to-head duels after...
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The next World Pool Championship will now take place from Wednesday, January 6 until Sunday, January 10, having originally been slated for October.
Matchroom Pool acquired the rights in perpetuity to host the World Pool Championship from 2020 in an agreement with the WPA earlier this year. However, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the decision has been taken to postpone the event until the...
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LAKE SAINT LOUIS, MO (April 28, 2020) — As poolplayers across North America patiently wait to get out of the house and back on a pool table, APA is taking a proactive approach trying to ensure its 2020 Las Vegas championships ultimately take place if the pandemic subsides enough to make pool tournaments possible later in the year.
APA’s goal is to hold its 2020 Championship events, if it...
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Players can now look up match history and rankings on:
https://playerspeed.com/
A systematic approach to view a player's ability relative to everyone else in the world. The rankings are based on performance. Check it out.
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On Sunday, March 15 we made the unfortunate announcement that the final four days of the BCA Pool League World Championships, scheduled for March 11-21, would be canceled due to the growing COVID-19 pandemic. This eliminated the teams portion of the event and left many asking if they would receive entry fee refunds. The answer is yes, of course.
Entry fees typically consist of three parts - pr...
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The 2020 US Open Pool Championship and US Open Junior Pool Championship have been postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic. New dates will be announced in due course.
Matchroom Pool, together with MGM Resorts, has taken this decision with the health and safety of players, spectators and staff as the paramount concern and following the extension of the United States ban on arrivals from E...
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Out of an abundance caution for everyone's health and well being due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and to comply with all local, state & federal recommendations, we are postponing our Mar. 21 & 22 event at Trick Shot Billiards & Sports Pub until further notice. I will notify all of you when a replacement date becomes available. Please make sure to spread the word to avoid any confusion. I...
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Ray Porter of Highlands, Texas went undefeated in a 64-player field, at the second 9-ball tournament stop of the 2020 Poison Lone Star Billiards Tour. Tommy Sanders came from the one-loss side to defend his Port Arthur title, in the 45-player, open 9-ball division. Aaron Springs finished runner-up in both divisions, a feat accomplished by few players since the Tour’s 2010 inception.
Burgess,...
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