Full field with high class players
Saturday, 26 May 2012: The Dynamic Austrian Open 2012 will begin next week on Thursday, May 31st, 2012. The Austrian Open will be the third stop of this year’s Euro-Tour series.
A total of over 170 players have already announced their participation in the event, 31 of them are local Austrian players. Among the strong Austrian contingency are Jasmin and Albin Ousc...
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Queens, New York - Billiard industry giants Championship Cloth, Olhausen Tables, and Aramith Balls are joining together in support of the oldest tournament in billiards at the Predator 72nd World Tournament of Straight Pool. Championship Cloth has been selected as this year's cloth for the first time, while Olhausen comes on board for the second straight year. Aramith has been the ball of choice f...
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It's Shane followed by Dechaine and Hatch
THE RACE for the second automatic spot on the 2012 American Mosconi Cup team is shaping up into a two-way dog fight between Mike Dechaine and Dennis Hatch following the US Open Ten Ball Championship in Las Vegas which concluded on Saturday May 19th.
Both players had high finishes with Dechaine placing 4th to move into third spot and Hatch finishing 5th/6t...
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The 2012 BEF Texas State Championship was not only to see who was the best 9-ball player in the state, but to also qualify one entry into the prestigious 24th Annual BEF Junior National 9-Ball Championship. A field of Texas junior veterans of past “Nationals” was present to compete for the title and for the one slot to take them to Romine’s High Pockets in Greenfield, Wisconsin to compete against...
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Event #10 of the 2011-2012 Action Pool Tour session will be held at legendary Q-Master Billiards in VA Beach, VA on the weekend of June 9-10, 2012! Our last event at this room attracted an impressive 60 players and we are looking forward to another great turnout!
Q-Master Billiards
5612-A Princess Anne Rd.
VA Beach, VA
(757) 499-8900
Host Hotel
Holiday Inn
5655 Greenwich Rd.
VA Beach, VA
(757)...
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February 15th - 19th, 2012 • Hilton Hotel
On behalf of the organizing committee for the 2012 Ontario VNEA Championships in London, I would like to thank the charter holders and players for their cooperation during this year’s event. It was another successful tournament with 136 teams and 361 singles participating. There was plenty of excitement on both Friday and Saturday night when draws were h...
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The 2012 United States National Snooker Championships
SAN GABRIEL, CALIFORNIA – May 25th – 27th, 2012.
History is going to be made this year as the United States Snooker Association (USSA), the governing body of the sport of snooker in the United States, will be contracting the services of Point Of View Pool Media (POV Pool) for the very first time to live stream the United States National Snoo...
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The Joss NE 9-Ball Tour was back in action this weekend at Michelle's Billiards in Baldwinsville, NY for a $3000 added event. Top players in the field included Dennis Hatch, Ryan McCreesh, Mike Zuglan, Tom D'Alfonso and Joey Korsiak. In addition to these Joss Tour regulars, the tournament also welcomed a handful of top players from Canada including John Morra, Erik Hjorleifson and Eric Hildebrand....
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The 404 9-Ball Tour was back in action this weekend at BigWigs Billiards in Newmarket, Ontario. Top players in the field included Erik Hjorleifson, Andy Aupin, John Timmermans, Chris Wood, Mario Morra, and Mike Patrowicz. This is the last event of the fifth season with extra money added.
The first round of play saw plenty of fireworks as top player Chris Wood was beaten by John Timmermans and Mari...
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The Action Pool Tour (APT) held its 8th event of the 2011-2012 Session at Break Time Sports Grill & Pub in Salisbury, MD on the weekend of April 14-15, 2012. The event drew a strong field of 40 players, 16 of which were Pro (AA) or Semi-Pro (A) ra...
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Queens, New York – The oldest tournament in the world is now being headlined by the world's #1 cue company. Predator Cues returns as the title sponsor of the 72nd Annual Predator World Tournament of Straight Pool. Predator has been the Official Cue of the World Tournament for 7 years straight, since the event's revival in 2006. This year’s event, July 29 - Aug 3, 2012, will be the biggest interna...
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The Billiard Education Foundation (BEF) is pleased to announce the 2012 recipients of its annual scholarship program. The objective of the BEF Academic Scholarship Program is to grant scholarships to high school seniors who have benefited from the sport of billiards and are pursuing a college education.
The scholarships are divided into two categories: BEF Excellence in Education scholarshi...
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APA MEMBERS TAKE HOME MORE THAN $500,000 IN CASH AND PRIZES AT NATIONAL SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIPS
World’s Largest Pool League Crowns Seven Amateur Champions in Las Vegas
LAKE SAINT LOUIS, MO (May 10, 2012) — More than $500,000 in cash and prizes were awarded to APA members at the APA National Singles Championships held April 25 – 28 in Las Vegas at the Riviera Hotel & Casino. The National Singles Cha...
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Pack your pool cue and camera and join Ralf Souquet, Mike Massey, Tony Robles and Canada's own Paul Potier for 5 fabulous days on the west coast. Learn how to play better pool and enjoy a magnificent vacation experience in the “Emerald City”, Seattle Washington. Four of the Pocket Billiard World’s greatest professional players have teamed up to provide pool enthusiasts the very best instruction in...
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Los Angeles, CA – Reigning US Open Champion Darren Appleton of England and Team USA Captain Charlie Williams pair up to honor past and present active military at the Predator Armed Forces Appreciation Pool School Show on May 21, 2012. Dragon Promotions and Predator Cues will bring the popular school and show experience to Los Angeles at the nationally renown Hard Times Billiards. The highly succe...
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Nicholas Ridley is just 13, but you wouldn’t want to bet against him at a pool hall.
The young teen was recently named the under-14 national eight ball champion after beating out the competition at the 2012 Canadian Eight Ball Championships in Mississauga.
“My goal is to become a professional pool player when I’m older,” says Ridley, who lives in St. Thomas but plays every Friday night with his da...
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QUALIFYING DETAILS FOR TWO FURTHER SPOTS
WITH THE 2012 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool set for 4-9 September at Robinson’s Place in Manila, Matchroom Sport can announce the initial 13 European nations invited to take part in the $250,000 event.
Taken using the Euro Tour rankings after the recent Italian Open in Treviso, they are;
Austria, Belgium, Croatia, England, Finland, Germany, Holland, Ital...
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Queens, New York- It's back again and for the seventh consecutive year, Dragon Promotions will produce the biggest international 14.1 event in the world, The 72nd World Tournament of Straight Pool . Once again in partnership with the support of Dr.Michael Fedak, this year's event will for the...
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The Billiard Education Foundation (BEF) is pleased to announce the appointment of Samm Diep-Vidal to the position of Executive Director.
Vidal joins the organization on May 1, 2012 to work alongside current Executive Director, Laura Smith. On August 1, Vidal will assume full executive director duties; Smith will continue on as a trustee of the organization.
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Angelo Innes scored his first ever Joss NE 9-Ball Tour victory over the weekend of April 14th and 15th at the NE 9-Ball Open XXV held at the Golden Cue in Albany, NY. Innes took the direct route through the field of 44 other players and was sitting in the hot-seat undefeated after a close 9-7 win over Chance Chin in the winners side finals.
Chin then dropped a 9-5 match to Jeremy Sossei on the on...
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