In the One-Pocket event of the 2012 West Coast Challenge, which began on Wednesday, April 25, Francisco Bustamante got into the hot seat and then had to face a strong, loss-side challenge from John Schmidt, who won nine straight to meet him in those finals. On Sunday, April 29, Bustamante, once again in the hot seat, this time for the 10-ball event, found himself, for the second time, playing from...
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Some of the best players in the country showed up to participate in the 21st Annual 4-Bears 8-Ball Classic, April 19th-22nd, 2012 held at the 4-Bears Casino in New Town, ND.
Thursday’s $3,000 added 9-ball mini tournament didn’t turnout to be so mini with 86 players signed up before the 5 PM deadline. The field consisted of many of the top pros and amateurs from across the country. In the finals it...
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This winter, Lucasi Hybrid Cues, along with Simonis Cloth and Atlas Billiard Supplies, Big Wig’s Billiards and Stroker’s Billiards sponsored another successful series of amateur 8-ball tournaments for men, women and juniors. We held 8 qualifying events, of which players were required to participate in only 2 events to qualify for the grand finale. As a result of the generous donations, we were abl...
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No change at the top as Alcaide makes a move
CHRIS MELLING and Nick Van den Berg continue to occupy the top two automatic spots at the top of the 2012 PartyPoker.com Mosconi Cup European rankings following the conclusion of the recent Italian Open in Treviso.
Melling scraped into the points with a top 32 finish while Van den Berg$B!G(Js place in the semi-final kept him at No.2. Spaniard D...
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“I am so happy!”
In a very one-sided final match, Dominic Jentsch (GER) crushed David Alcaide (ESP) with 8:1.
“I feel completely overwhelmed”, said Jentsch after the final. “This is my first Euro-Tour victory; my best rank so far was 17th”. The final match can be described with a few words: Jentsch was simply too dominating for Alcaide and left no chance for the strong Spaniard.
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10-ball European Champion left no chance for Burford
In a thrilling semi-final match, Dominic Jentsch (GER) smashed Phil Burford (GBR) with 8:3.
Jentsch continued where he stopped the round before. He played rock solid and approached the table in the way that makes him so special: self-confident and “hungry” for the victory. His opponent was able to cope with it for the first few racks. But then...
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Van den Berg loses tough encounter
In the first semi-final, David Alcaide (ESP) wrestled Nick van den Berg (NED) down with 8:7. The match got in line with what could be watched throughout the whole day. Two really strong contestants competed against each other with a winner by a small margin only....
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With a performance that was close to perfect, Dominic Jentsch (GER) ousted Oliver Ortmann (GER) with 8:3 from the quarterfinals of the Dynamic Italy Open Euro-Tour. It was a top class clash of two very strong pool players with different backgrounds. Ortmann, former World Champion and US Open winner with a long history and some recent health issues, against Jentsch, young rising star who serves in...
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The Billiard Education Foundation (BEF) Junior National 9-Ball Championships, the most prestigious junior event in North America, will be held at Romine’s High Pockets in Greenfield, Wisconsin, July 11th – 15th. Young billiard athletes, ages 18 and under, will be competing for prizes and an opportunity to represent North America at the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) World Junior 9-Ball Cham...
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Souquet, Melling and Peach also on their way home
In a high class entertaining match, Darren Appleton (GBR) defeated Mario He (AUT) with 8:6.
Both players are considered to be “heavyweights” in the European pool scene. Mario He just won the European crown in 8-ball, while Darren Appleton has won the US Open in Chesapeake in October last year. The contestants performed on a high level. No wonder, a...
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The break decided the match
After a great comeback, Jayson Shaw (SCO) creamed David Alcaide (ESP) with 8:6.
The early stage of the match was determined by one player only. Alcaide had the better start and took a quick and comfortable 4:0 lead over Shaw. In the 5th rack, Alcaide committed a foul while trying to play a resafe to Shaw. Jayson Shaw got ball in hand and ran the rack in order to open hi...
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Feijen terminates Chinakhov
In a tough match on the loser’s side, “The Terminator” Niels Feijen (NED) finished Ruslan Chinakhov (RUS) with 8:5.
The encounter of the two top players was pretty equal until the beginning of the 6th rack. The score was 3:2 in favour of Feijen and none of the two had committed any serious mistake as of yet. When Chinakhov broke the balls in the 6th rack, he scratched....
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Petroni loses to Koshovyi
With the closest result possible, Nick van den Berg (NED) wins over Tony Drago (MLT) 8:7.
Drago’s performance was, as usually, determined by aggressive and fast play. He went for all shots and did not take too much time, even if the situation was awkward. When playing with all shields down, of course sometimes one leaves a good position for the opponent. That is exactly w...
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Italian hope defeated “Maharaja” Majid by a whisker
In a thrilling match, Bruno Muratore (ITA) remained the upper hand over Imran Majid (GBR) with 8:7. The match was equal – on paper and on the slate. Both players are part of the European elite for many years now. So it was no wonder that the fight between the two was close and on a high
level. Majid had the better start and got s small advantage...
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Experience defeated youth
Ivica Putnik (CRO) held his head up high after the match against young Maksim Dudanets (RUS), winning with 8:6. The match was determined by many errors from both players in the beginning. The 13-year-old Dudanets seemed to struggle with his own nervousness while 40-year-old Putnik played as always: fast and aggressive. No wonder that so many mistakes happened in the earl...
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ONE POCKET LOSES ITS BIGGEST ADVOCATE
On the 18th of April 2012, Grady Mathews lost his uphill struggle against cancer. His loss will be felt throughout the pool industry, but most severely hit will be the fans of One-Pocket, a discipline that Grady devoted so much time to throughout his career. Mathews is almost single handedly responsible for putting the game of One-Pocket on the map.
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Eight tables in the LiveStream throughout the event
The Dynamic Italy Open Euro-Tour 10-ball has started in BHR Hotel in Treviso, Italy, today. Around 165 players from all over Europe, including the crème de la crème of European Pool Billiard will compete for the title. [/...
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Team Philippines Series tied 4-4 against Team Asia in PBB
FILIPINO Alex "The Lion" Pagulayan clustered two straight racks to beat Liu Hai Tao of China, 9-6, to win the Philippine Bigtime Billiards (PBB) Face-Off Series late Saturday (April 14) at the Pagcor Airport Casino in Parañaque City.
The win was...
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A strong field of 54 players showed up for the last regular stop of the 404 Tour this past weekend at BigWigs Billiards in Newmarket.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Raymond Cruz with wins over Eric VanDervlugt (11-2), Ron Ranalli (11-2), Jody Langford (11-2), Lee Brett (11-6) and Ben Heywood (11-2). Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Rodney Barrington with wins over Alan Ada (7-4...
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Knowing the Speed of the Table
You will play on many makes and models of pool tables. Some of the tables will play faster than others. This means that the cue ball and object balls will roll for a longer distance on some and a shorter distance on others with the same hit applied.
The type of cloth used, how well the cloth was put on and stretched out, and the bounce off the rails will determine th...
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