Angela Belding is getting ready for her sixth national competition. She's heading to Toronto in June to compete in the Canadian national 9-ball and 10-ball billiard tournaments. The Grand Bay-Westfield player recently pulled off a rare triple, winning the women's 8-ball, 9-ball and 10-ball at the 2011 New Brunswick women's billiards championship.
"I was so excited to get the third one, I mean, it...
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Hopefully you all enjoyed the live streaming of this tournament which was provided by www.billardquebec.com .
Here are the results from the many different events which were held:
Pro 10-ball
1st - Martin Lalonde $1,500
2nd - Francis Crevier $1,000
3rd - Erik Hjorleifson $750
4th - Martin Daigle $500
Pro 9-ball
1st - Danny Hewitt $2,400
2nd - Martin Lalonde $1,900
3rd - Alain Martel $1,400
4th...
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The Joss NE 9-Ball Tour has announced the cancellation of their upcoming tour stop at Bison Billiards in Buffalo, NY. The next stop on the Joss NE 9-Ball Tour will be at Snookers Billiards Bar & Grill in Providence, RI on June 11 - 12.
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Huidji See began our first semi-final match with a 4-2 lead over Yukio Akakariyama in the race to 9 games. A behind-the-back shot on the 9 ball left him a bit rough on the 10 in the next rack but he was able to put it away in the corner pocket to go 5-2. See missed a cut on the 1 ball in the next rack but Akakariyama could not capitalize on the opportunity as he missed the shot he had to bring Se...
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The knock-out stages are taking shape in Manila at the World 10-Ball Championship. Mario Morra got off to a slow start after a first round loss to Yousseff Jalal. Mario quickly recovered with wins over Victor Arpilleda (9-8) and Raymund Faron (9-6) to earn a spot in the 64 player single knockout bracket. The younger John Morra was not as fortunate after losing to Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz and Shin-...
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Earlier this year, Ashley Nowlan won the 2011 Open 10-Ball and Snooker Provincial titles in New Brunswick. On the weekend of April 30th, 2011 Ashley also clinched the 2011 8-Ball Championships. Ashley came through the B-side of the double elimination bracket to to get the best of Jeff Kennedy in the finals with a 9-7 score.
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BigWigs Billiards in Newmarket hosted the 404 Tour on the weekend of April 30th. The event was the last event of the 4th season with $4,000 added to the purse. Some of the tour favourites were travelling abroad which opened the door for many of the amateur ranked players. Live streaming was provide...
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Jun Lin Chang and Yu Ram Cha are the 2011 Champions of the Beijing Open. Chang, a former winner on the Guinness Tour, proved his mettle this week by taking on a series of tough opponents and vanquishing them all. He first eliminated Carlo Dalmatin of Croatia who had earned his pedigree by bettering Thomas Engert (9-6) and Charlie Williams (9-2) Just to get into the Championship draw sheet.
His n...
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Keeping It Simple
Many games are lost because players try to do more than they are capable of. Keeping the game simple is the best way to go. If you are not good at hitting a draw shot, then you shouldn't try to draw the cue ball around the table. Realizing your own strengths and weaknesses will make you a better and smarter player. Keeping things simple is as basic as it sounds; don't do somethin...
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Offense or Defence
To be successful in any sport, you need to be good both offensively and defensively. Pool is no different. To become a complete player, you need to work on both of these aspects of the game. Most beginners neglect their defensive strategies. Everyone wants to pocket balls and run out every time they get to the table. This strategy would work great if you never ran into problem b...
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Shooters will continue to hold qualifier tournaments throughout the month of May. The following dates have been confirmed:
AMATEUR
Tuesdays @ 7:30 PM - May 17 and May 24
Thursdays @ 7:30 PM - May 19 and May 26
Sundays @ 2 PM - May 22 and May 29
OPEN
9-Ball May 26 and June 2nd @ 8PM
8-Ball May 29 @ 2PM
10-Ball June 5th @ 2PM
Entry fee for Amateur $25
Entry for open $45
One spot will be awarded for...
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The three-day Ultimate 10-Ball Championships have ended, with Allison Fisher and Mike Dechaine crowned the new champions in their respective divisions. Fisher came through a 54-player ladies’ field to best Kelly Fisher in the finals, while Dechaine bested Jeremy Jones in the 93-player men’s field. In the women’s hot seat match, there was no contest. Allison Fisher blew past Angelina Paglia to a 5...
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Fans of the Joss NE 9-Ball Tour are used to seeing dominating performances at various tour stops, and the fans in attendance over the weekend of April 16-17th at the Golden Cue in Albany, NY saw another one ... maybe just not the player they expected to be doing the domination. This time, it was Greg Antonakos who was laying down the law and the field of 49 other players could do nothing by watch....
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The 4th season of the 404-Tour wrapped up at Shooters Snooker and Sports Club in Toronto on April 9-10th. The event proudly added $4,000 in prize money which insured a nice payday for the players lucky enough to return on Sunday. Uncle Leo and John White had the difficult task of assigning the tables late into the evening with a 76 player roster. In the end, the cream of the crop rose to the to...
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Thorsten Hohmann has won the Philippine Open Men’s Division and Siming Chen has won the Women’s. Chen won in dominating style, never giving Kelly Fisher a breath of air as her offensive style left few opportunities for challenge. The 17-year old Chinese native defeated Fisher 9-3 and is yet the latest superstar female to emerge from the emerging giant that is Chinese pool.
The 17-year old Chinese...
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Whether you shoot pool on weekends with friends or play for higher stakes in your local league or in college tournaments, Knack Pool & Billiards is the ultimate guide to improving your game. In a uniquely picture-driven, quick-reference, step-by-step approach, Bruce Barthelette covers all aspects of the sport-from choosing equipment and keeping score to dissecting a variety of games such as Snooke...
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Congratulations to Ashley Nowlan for recently winning both the Open 10-Ball and Snooker 2011 Provincial titles in New Brunswick.
Ashley will be one of the many tough contenders at the Canadian Championships to be held at Shooters Billiards in Toronto in June.
Photo courtesy of New Brunswick Billiard As...
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Winning the Toledo Style tournament at Wacky Wings was Team C07 from Scarborough with a prize of $2,000. Coming in 2nd place was Judgement from Mississauga winning $1,000. The 3rd place team was put together at the last minute from people looking to play, so they called themselves On A Whim and won $600. Big Pockets came in 4th with $450. Wrecking Balls and Gonna Wanna tied for 5th each winning $...
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Tournament director Blain Jorgensen ran another 64 player event at BigWigs Billiards in Newmarket on March 26-27th, 2011. Top picks of the field were Raymond Cruz, Erik Hjorleifson, Andy Aupin, Al Logan and Mario Morra. With this kind of talent, it was anyone's guess who end up on top.
There were a few first round surprises. Kirk McKeen sent Erik Hjorleifson to the west side of the bracket with...
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Dennis “The Hatchet Man” Hatch, who last won a Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour event in February, went undefeated at the March 26-27 stop to earn his third tour win this season. The $1,500-added event drew 33 competitors to Salt City Billiards in Syracuse, NY.
Hatch got past Ron Casanzio 9-7 to reach the hot seat match against Seth Delvinallo, who’d sent Dave Grau west 9-6. Against Hatch, though, Delvi...
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