Pool Paradise welcomed more than 80 players and observers this week end at stop # 7 of the 10 K Tour in Waterloo, Ontario.
From Toronto, Niagara Falls, Welland, St. Catharines, Waterloo, Barrie, Belville, Coburn, etc, they all came to Pool Paradise where they were greeted by one room owner th...
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Again, a total of 64 players were at Color of Money Billiards on the weekend of January 8-9 of this new year of 2005.
Tournament Director Willy Hermoza and Nello Robson were there to see that things were good for everyone that traveled in the bad weather we had that weekend.
On Sunday there...
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77 pool players were present at The 10 K Tour stop 5 the weekend of December 4-5, 2004.
Sunday saw 12 players returning for the cash. On the winners side were DJ McInley vs. Penny Devos (top bracket) and the lower bracket had John Morra vs. Greg McPhail in his debut in the 10 K Tour. This match drew qui...
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Pool Paradise was full of players and fans the weekend of November 27- 28, 2004 for the fourth stop of the 10 K Tour. As usual Kenny Chen demonstrated his love for the game and performed a fabulous job along with the staff of this fine establishment.
Nello Robson was there to show his support, a...
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A total of 64 players were at Color Of Money Billiards this weekend of November 13- 14 2004. Nello Robson was the host of this event with the support of Kenny Chen from Pool Paradise and Sue Lemaigh from Bobby D's in Burlington.
The support for this tour is growing and the players where treated to an ev...
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The first tour stop was held at Pool Paradise in Waterloo, Ontario, Kenny Chen and staff made all visitors and players feel at ease and comfortable. In all 63 players made it to this event and some traveled a little bit to be part of this first stop.
Players from Buffalo New York, Niagara Falls, St. Ca...
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Many fine players were eliminated from the 36th U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships Friday, with only the top 6 returning Saturday to collect their piece of the $175,000 prize purse. Defending champion Darren Appleton will face off with former champ Alex Pagulayan in the hot seat at 1 p.m., while Shawn Putnam and Dennis Hatch will go head to head in the quarterfinal match.
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More players have been ousted at the 36th U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships as the elimination rounds have continued Wednesday, while the 64 undefeated players remaining will be halved to 32 after Wednesday evening’s rounds.
Allen Hopkins, who took this event in 1977 and 1981, suffered a first-round loss to the formidable Lee Vann Corteza but recovered nicely, eliminating Jonathan Demet 11-9 and then...
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Big Wigs hosted their first 404 tour event of the season. With many of the high ranked players south of the border at the U.S. Open, the field was wide open in Newmarket. Mike Patrowicz worked his way through the top half of the bracket with wins over Eric VanDervlugt (9-1), Chris Bartha (9-4), Justin...
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The first event of the Strokers 9-Ball Battle was held on September 24th in London. The strong field of 37 players battled it out for the $500 added prize fund. Congratulations to Jesse Piercey for taking the title and CA$H.
1st - Jesse Piercey
2nd - Dave Parker
3rd - Ben Haywood
The next event will be on October 22nd. Thanks to Ronda Clement for making this all happen.
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One of the longest running national events will run from October 16 - October 22, 2011. Many of our Canadian road warriors have traveled to Chesapeake, Virginia to take a shot at the title. With $50,000 added and a field of 251 players, this has got to be one of the most difficult tournaments to win. Our very own Alex Pagulayan won this event in 2005 and placed 2nd to Ralf Souquet in 2002
This...
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Fifty-three players participated in the fifth Showdown event on April 9th and 10th at LeSkratch Billiards in Oshawa, Ontario. Many new faces came out to fight their way through the strongest Showdown Tour field to date. Some of the new players to the event included Rob Bass, Chris Orme and Craig Cochrane who was in town from the east coast. Harold Rousseau and Martin Daigle made the drive from Que...
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Sixty-six players participated in the fourth Showdown event on March 12th and 13th at RAXX in Brampton, Ontario. Many new faces came out to fight for the title. There were many upsets on Saturday as several top players did not advance to Sunday. John Jorgenson was knocked to the b-side with a first round loss to Dan Doerner. Neil Mills eliminated Jeff White with an impressive 7-6 win late Saturday...
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The third stop on the Showdown Tour was held February 19th and 20th at Pool Paradise in Waterloo, Ontario. Kenny Chen (room owner) had his room in world-class shape for the event which saw some of the top players in Ontario compete for the title of Showdown champion. 56 players made up the field for the event.
Bob Chaperon made it through a tough draw with wins over Edward James ( 9 - 2), Aaron Th...
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The second stop on the Showdown Tour was held on December 11th and 12th at Shooters in Toronto. Many of the top players in Ontario competed to be the Showdown champion. The talented field of 64 players included some of the up and coming young players like Erik Hjorleifson, Eric Hildebrand, John Morra, Jason Kl...
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The first Showdown Tour event was held at Landmark Bar and Billiards on November 20th and 21st, 2004. Tony and Rose Coelho, hosts of the first event, had their room in top-notch shape to kick off the tour. The field consisted of 54 players, ranging in skill level from beginner to seasoned veteran.
Eight players returned for the money rounds on Sunday. The fans in attendance were witness to some ex...
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One of the stories coming out of the Joss Tour's Turning Stone Classic XVII was the outstanding play of two tour regulars, Bucky Souvanthong and Greg Antonakos. Both players were in action over the October 8th and 9th weekend at Trick Shot Billiards in Clifton Park New York, and both players once again showed that they can hang with the best of them.
Antonakos was the better of the two on this day...
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This summer Big Wigs along with the generosity of Lucasi Hybrid Cues, hosted a series of amateur 8-ball tournaments for men and women. We held 4 qualifying events, of which players were required to participate in only one event t qualify for the grand finale. As a result of Lucasi’s donation, we were able to host a $700 added championship on October 8th.
The tournament format is a modified round r...
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Shooters Billiards in Toronto hosted the opening event of the 404 9-Ball Tour on October 1st. Some new rules were in effect for the 5th season of this tour:
- $1,000 added
- Registration closes at 11:00 AM "Strictly Enforced"
- Maximum 64 players
- Game handicap - Race to your number
- Alternate break
- Rack your own
- 15% of purse will be saved for the Finals
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48 players showed up in Saint John, New Bruswick for the Eastern Canadian 9-Ball Championships. Colin MacDonald earned his spot in the finals winning his first five matches with wins over Dwayne Thompson (9-3), Paul Comeau (9-4), Luc Gould (9-7), Ashley Nowlan (11-3) and Gilles LeBlanc (13-8).
Ashley Nowlan came out of the b-side looking for his opportunity to redeem himself in the finals after h...
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