With all due respect, it's hard to view the finals of the Lucasi Hybrid New England 9-Ball Series Winter Classic on Sunday, February 12 as anything but a battle between Beauty and the Beast; specifically, (in reverse order) Dan Cintron, and the rising Canadian female star, Brittany Bryant.
Cintron came...
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The fifth Alberta snooker qualifier, originally scheduled for the new Leather Pocket Billiards location, is once again being relocated to Chalks Billiards (15150 Bannister Rd. SE - Calgary, AB) (see www.albertasnooker.com), the site of our previous four qualifying tournaments. Delays in the renovation and re-opening of Leather Pocket have prevented them from being able to open the doors for busine...
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Sadly, On Thursday February 9th 2012 Chris "Stimp" Sonsongno passed away.
He touched so many lives through the years, especially in the billiard community. He ran Riverside billiards in Owen Sound for many years in his 20's and was an active supporter of the various leagues.
Then he m...
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Good luck to Harvey Shognosh who will be representing Canada at this years World 8-Ball Championships in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates from February 12-17th. Harvey earned his spot in this event with his 2nd place finish at the 2011 Canadian 8-Ball Open. The WPA will be providing up to the minute coverage at www.wpa-pool.com.
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY - $156,800 U.S.
Winner $20,000
Runner-up $15,000
Se...
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GLADIATORS-usa.com has announced beginning limited production and marketing of a new type of Cue-Sports cue 'MJOLNIR Cues' (TM). Check out this very interesting high-performance cue at their website: www.gladiators-usa.com. The first 'MJOLNIR Cue' Serial No.: M-001 is being sold at Internet Auction; starting price is $1500.
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President - GLADIATORS-usa.com
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This event was held at the legendary Hard Times Billiards in Bellflower, California on February 4-5th. The event celebrates legendary Californian player Jay Swanson, who passed away June 1996. He was known as 'the Gentle Giant' who demonstrated all that the Swanee event still stands for today. Wi...
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Stroker’s Billiards in London Ontario hosted the 7th event for the Lucasi Amateur Shootout on February 4th. 28 participants made their way to London to test their skills against one another, and we crowned another NEW winner. We can proudly boast that we have not had a repeat winner since the tour began.
The finals brought together 2 new players, Wes Bright and Marco Varnavides, both local. After...
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It was another full field of 64 players at Shooters Billiards in Toronto, Ontario for the 404 9-Ball Tour on February 4th. John Morra marched his way through the A-bracket to meet up with Ed Reyes for the hot-seat match. Ed Reyes was unable to overcome the world class banking skills of John Morra as he was sent to the b-side to match up against Wayne Tate.
Ed Reyes made quick work of Tate winnin...
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MIKA IMMONEN
Mika "Ice Man" Immonen had a great year that started off with a 3rd place finish at the 300+ player field at the Derby City Classic 9-Ball in Indiana. He then went on to add another major title to his belt as he snapped off the 1st place prize at The Masters 10-Ball in Virginia defeating Germany's Ralf Souquet in the finals. He went on to win the High Run 14.1 Challenge in Vegas and...
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HAVING LOST the last two Mosconi Cups, America will be looking to get back on track at the York Hall this December, and with that Matchroom Sport can announce the selection criteria and qualifying events for the ’12 American team.
The American Mosconi Cup Ranking will consist, currently, of five events – all taking place within the USA. In addition to the calendar of events, other tournaments, cur...
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Hustler Billiards - London, Ontario. Plenty of people showed up to play this weekend and also to give their support to the ladies of the Vegas-bound VNEA team 'Kiss My 8 Goodbye'.
32 players signed up for the open double-knockout tournament on the 9' foot tables and 10 women participated in a modified round-robin tournament on the VNEA tables.
The play on Saturday was really exciting and the doub...
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Epic Battle of the Hall of Famers!
MT. PLEASANT, MI - The WPBA Masters at the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort has now concluded, and the winner is none other than Ewa Mataya Laurance (right), defeating #2 ranked Allison Fisher (left) in an epic battle of two veteran champions!
BCA and WPBA Hall of Famer and former Grand Ledge, Michigan resident, Ewa Mataya Laurance took an early 2-1 lead in the s...
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Chicago, IL - The ABP has been making strides for the betterment of pool players and promoters alike. The newest development of the ABP and professional pool comes with the full cooperation and support of legendary player and promoter Allen Hopkins with his annual Players 10-Ball Championship . The Super Billiard Expo will celebrate its 20th year in 2012, in a new, larger, and more accommodating...
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Canadian Cue Sports Associations & Supporters;
A short time after the CBSA announced the dates for the 2012 CBSA Canadian Cue Sports Championships, the dates for the US Women's Open - June 6 - 10, & Women's World 9-Ball Championships - June 14 - 21, became official, creating a scheduling conflict with our events.
The CBSA has decided that the proper thing to do is to a;;ow our top women players th...
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"Striking Viking" Ewa Mataya Laurance Takes Down Defending Champ
MT. PLEASANT, MI - It's been a brisk Saturday at the WPBA Masters at the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mt. Pleasant, MI, with continued play on both sides of the double elimination chart. On the winner's side, #1 ranked Ga Young Kim narrowly defeated Ewa Laurance 9-8, then took another 9-8 squeaker win over Helena Thornfeldt, who'...
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John Morra - Banks Champion
After nine days of late nights and intense play from some of the world's best all around players, the banks are now closed.
Bank Pool
The event started out with over 400 players playing in the bank pool event. The defending champion Alex Pagulayan was knocked out in the tenth round by LeeVan Corteza...
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MT. PLEASANT, MI - The Women's Professional Billiard Association's (WPBA) WPBA Masters began the second day of play with the first elimination round on the one loss side. Winners of the following matches play on; losers finished 33/48:
Emily Duddy d. Kyoko Sone 9-8
Emilyn Callado d. Melissa Little 9-4
Val Finnie d. Maureen Seto 9-7
Susan Williams d. Naomi Williams F
Line Kjorsvik d. Cheryl Pritcha...
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First Day's Play Complete: 16 Undefeated Players Remain!
MT. PLEASANT, MI - The Women's Professional Billiard Association's (WPBA) WPBA Masters kicked off with 11 am matches. The day session featured 32 unseeded players matching up to determine who would first face the top 16 seeds.
In the evening session, the top 16 played their first round. Upsets included Joanne Ashton over Cathy Metzinger; Daw...
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FOLLOWING on from success at the 2011 Mosconi Cup in Las Vegas last December, the selection criteria and qualifying events for the ’12 European team can be announced. The European Mosconi Cup Ranking will consist of 11 events – six Euro Tour events and five ‘World’ events. The World events will carry approximately 50% more points due to the international strength of the field.
Only players finish...
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World's Top Women Pool Players at Soaring Eagle Casino in Mt. Pleasant, MI
MT. PLEASANT, MI - The Women's Professional Billiard Association's (WPBA) top players have arrived in northern Michigan to compete in the WPBA Masters at the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort. The WPBA Masters 9-Ball Championship kicks off the 2012 Women's Pro Billiard Tour season and the first round of competition begins at 1...
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