APPLETON, OHI, LEE AND SOUQUET REACH THE SEMI-FINALS OF THE 2012 WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP IN DOHA
By Ted Lerner
(Doha, Qatar)--After a brutally taxing day of championship pool at the highest levels, England’s Darren Appleton, Japan’s Nayoki Ohi, Germany’s Ralf Souquet and China’s Lee He Wen all made it into the semi-finals of the 2012 World 9-ball Championship in Doha, Qatar.
Both semi-finals car...
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Break Shot Patterns by Phil Capelle
"... you come away with an understanding that sets you apart from, and above, other players."
Tom Shaw – Pool and Billiard Magazine
"Break Shot Patterns is incredible."
Mike Shamos - Billiards Digest
"This is a tremendous work in scope, ambition, and execution."
Steve Lipsky - 5th Place at the 2011 World Tournament of 14.1
“Amateurs and pros, including myself, w...
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The 404-Tour continues this summer with a series of 10-Ball tournaments. A small field of only 7 players came out for the first event in BigWigs in Newmarket on June 23rd. Randy Fawcett went through the A-side with wins over Nick Blanchard (7-5), Borin Chea (7-4) and Collin Nobes (7-1). Randy would sit and wait to see who came through the B-side bracket to face him in the finals.
After first ro...
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AFTER CUTTING THE FIELD IN HALF, IMMONEN AND 31 OTHERS GEAR UP FOR A FRANTIC RIDE TO THE WIRE AT THE WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP
By Ted Lerner
Photos by Michael Neumann
(Doha, Qatar)--In a long day of hard core pool and tense drama, the grind that is the toughest pool competition in the world kicked into high gear on Wednesday as the unforgiving single elimination knockout rounds commenced at the 2...
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A RECORD FOUR KUWAITIS MAKE THE CUT AS THE 2012 WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP HEADS INTO THE KNOCKOUT STAGE
By Ted Lerner
(Doha, Qatar)--Judgment Day at the 2012 World 9-ball Championship in Doha, Qatar lived up to expectations as the pool gods passed down plenty of surprising verdicts and left us with a final 64 that promises an all-time classic shootout for pool’s biggest prize.
Pool fans around the...
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The Action Pool Tour (APT) held its 10th event of the 2011-2012 Session at Q-Master Billiards in VA Beach, VA on the weekend of June 9-10, 2012. In the midst of the early summer season when participation usually decreases, this 10-ball event drew a very respectable field of 58 players which included the likes of Brandon Shuff, Brian Deska, Chris Futrell and Eric Moore just to name a few.
Play beg...
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32 PLAYERS ADVANCE TO THE KNOCKOUT STAGE AS CLIFFHANGERS ABOUND AT THE WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP IN QATAR
By Ted Lerner
(Doha, Qatar)--There was something special in the air throughout the day today at the Al Sadd Sports Club in Doha, and it wasn’t the crisp cool air conditioning offering comfort to fans and players alike.
It was an intangible, what we used to call on the east coast of the USA, “t...
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Queens, New York - The Official Website of the Predator World Tournament of 14.1 is now updated and running for the 2012 event! Fans and players alike can checkout www.Worldstraightpool.com for exclusive interviews with the pro stars, and all the latest and even archive news of the World Tournament. The site will cover the biggest straight pool tournament in the world at the Dragon Promotions & D...
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The first tour stop of the summer Lucasi Amateur Tour was held on June 16 at BigWigs in Newmarket. It was a mainly local affair and the familiarity between the players made for exciting matches. Making it to the money stage were Ken Cannon, Cody Ward and Borin Chea, all Lucasi tour regulars, and tour newcomer Ken Priestley. The Kens battled to 3rd and 4th spots while Cody Ward was forced to settl...
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32 PLAYERS SAY GOODBYE TO DOHA AS ALL BUT ONE OF THE TOP PLAYERS STAY ALIVE AT THE 2012 WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP
By Ted Lerner
(Doha, Qatar)--32 players saw their dreams of glory crash and burn after a busy day 2 of the 2012 WPA World 9-ball Championship came to a close here in searing hot Doha, Qatar.
The proceedings inside the Al Sadd Sports Club went pretty much to the script, unlike day 1 wh...
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DAY 1 AT THE 2012 WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP PRODUCES SURPRISING UPSETS AND SOLID OUTINGS FROM THE GAME'S BEST
By Ted Lerner
(Doha, Qatar)--With 128 of the world’s best pool players on hand contesting the 2012 World 9-ball Championship, and all playing a slew of matches in their groups and trying, over the next few days, to whittle the field down to 64, it’s nearly impossible to predict who exact...
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KELLY FISHER WINS THE 2012 WOMEN’S WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A 9-6 VICTORY OVER CHINA’S FU XIAOFANG>
BY TED LERNER
Photos Courtesy of Zhao Yue
(Shenyang, China)--Capping an all around solid week of pool with yet another air tight performance, Britain’s Kelly Fisher won the 2012 WPA Women’s World 9-ball Championship with an emphatic 9-6 victory over Chinese superstar Fu Xiaofang, in front of...
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8 DAYS OF POOL HEAVEN IN STORE AS THE 2012 WPA MEN'S WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP KICKS OFF IN DOHA, QATAR
By Ted Lerner
(Doha, Qatar)--The Big One is finally here.
The WPA 2012 World 9-ball Championship, considered perhaps the most prestigious title in men’s professional pool, has gotten underway at the beautiful Al Sadd Sports Club in Doha, Qatar.
The action over the next 8 days promises to be as s...
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Board decided to dismiss Marcin Krzeminski
The Board of the European pocket Billiard Federation has decided to dismiss its member Marcin Krzeminski from the Board.
The reasons for that action were long known and communicated to Mr. Krzeminski more than once in the past without any appearance of betterment. The other Board Members have completely lost their trust in Mr. Krzeminski. Finally, the Boa...
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CLASSIC CLASH OF EAST AND WEST FOR THE 2012 WOMEN'S WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP
By Ted Lerner
(Shenyang, China)--It’ll be a high quality battle of east vs. west as China’s Fu Xiaofang will meet Great Britain’s Kelly Fisher in the finals of the 2012 Women’s World 9-ball Championship. The race to 11, alternate break showdown will take place at 7pm local time (GMT + 7).
Earlier in the day at the Richg...
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Charlie Williams performs at the last Dragon Promotions pool school show hosted by Billiard Factory in Florida.Tokyo, Japan- Dragon Promotions continues its successful pool program with the Kamui Pro Pool School & Show in Tokyo, Japan at Billiards Faron on July 1, 2012. OB Cues and Andy Cloth will also be sponsoring the events...
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FU XIAOFANG, TSAI PEI CHEN, LUI SHASHA AND KELLY FISHER REACH THE SEMI FINALS OF THE WOMEN'S WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP
By Ted Lerner
(Shenyang, China)--With plenty of high drama and jangling nerves coursing through the beautiful Richgate Shopping Center in Shenyang, China, the 2012 Women’s World 9-ball championship has come down to the final four. And if credentials are anything to go by, fans can...
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AN EPIC WORTHY OF A FINAL!
(Shenyang, China)--Korea’s Ga Young Kim and Great Britain’s Kelly Fisher are two giant names in today’s world of women’s professional pool. And today, as the 2012 Women’s World 9-ball Championship entered the knockout stages, the two put on a show that will surely enhance their reputations many fold for years to come.
Kim is a two time former world 9-ball champion and US...
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The 2012 Canadian Championships concluded yesterday - Hats off to Shooter Snooker and Sports Club and the Canadian Billiards and Snooker Association crew for putting together this year's successful event. Thanks also to the CPA Southern Ontario Pool League for providing 16 days of non-stop live streaming coverage of the event. John Croft and Rod Babin did an excellent job sharing the Canadian ta...
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Kelly Fisher clinched her first World Championship last yearManila, Philippines- Dragon Promotions is pleased to announce the 4th installment of the greatest women's tournament in the world, the 2012 Yalin Women's World 10-Ball Championship! This year's edition will take place August 20th-24th once again at Robinson's Galler...
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