THORPE IS FOURTH ON TEAM USA FOR PARTYPOKER MOSCONI CUP

Billy Thorpe has been selected by Coach Johan Ruijsink as the fourth player to join Team USA for the 2019 partypoker Mosconi Cup, which will take place at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino Convention Center, Las Vegas this November 25-28, live on Sky Sports and DAZN. Thorpe made his partypoker Mosconi Cup debut at Mandalay Bay Resort in 2017 and was part of the American side which stunned Europe... Read more

STYER JOINS TEAM USA FOR PARTYPOKER MOSCONI CUP

Coach Johan Ruijsink has selected Tyler Styer as the third player to join Team USA as they bid to defend their partypoker Mosconi Cup title at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino Convention Center, Las Vegas this November 25-28, live on Sky Sports and DAZN. Styer was a pivotal part of the American team which regained the Cup from Europe in London last December, and last month won his first inte... Read more

JOSS TOUR, STOP #2, OCT. 5-6, $1500/$500 ADDED, EAST RIDGE BILLIARDS, ROCHESTER NY

Everyone,Congratulations to our stop # 2, "The Hudson Valley Fall Classic IIII" champion, Jeremy Sossei ($1,000), second chance winner Tom Acciavatti ($180) & $1,600 Joss Cue raffle winner Frank Hernandez. The Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour will be at East Ridge Billiards in Rochester NY, on Sat & Sun Oct. 5 & 6 for stop # 3 of our 2019/2020 season. The event will be $1,500/$500 added... Read more

GULF COAST TOUR INVITATIONAL WOMEN’S 9-BALL EVENT

Ladies and Gentlemen,We would like to offer you an opportunity to promote your business at our Gulf Coast Tour Invitational Women’s 9-Ball Event. Never before has there been a women’s event like this, in Texas. Please see the attached flyer.Each of the 64 female competitors will receive a gift bag containing promotional items donated by various businesses. If you’re interested in advertising your... Read more

FLORIDA BOUND! THE 79TH WORLD 14.1 ON DECEMBER 2-7, 2019

Jacksonville, Florida- One era ends, and another begins! After over a century of being hosted in northern metropolitan cities such as New York and Chicago, the World 14.1 will be moving to Florida for the first time. In its first outing to be hosted by a southern stat, 9Ball Heaven in Jacksonville, Florida is the selected locaton of the 79th World Straight Pool Championship on December 2-7, 2019... Read more

ULTIMATE TEAM GEAR CONTINUE AS OFFICIAL APPAREL OF PARTYPOKER MOSCONI CUP

Ultimate Team Gear will be the Official Apparel Partner of the partypoker Mosconi Cup for a fifth consecutive year when Team USA defend their title against Team Europe at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino Convention Center, Las Vegas this November 25-28. UTG have established themselves as the number one name in tournament pool clothing. Renowned for their stylish and colourful designs, UT... Read more

US OPEN 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP: TICKETS ON SALE SEPT 25

Matchroom Pool Club pre-sale opens Monday, September 23 With seven months until the 2020 US Open 9-Ball Championship, Matchroom Multi Sport is pleased to announce spectator tickets will go on general sale on Wednesday, September 25 with Matchroom Pool Club subscribers gaining pre-sale access on Monday, September 23. The M Life and AXS pre-sale will open on Tuesday, September 24. T... Read more

APA MEMBERS TAKE CENTER STAGE IN LAS VEGAS

Nearly $1.3 Million Awarded at World’s Largest Pool Tournament LAKE SAINT LOUIS, MO (Sept. 10, 2019) — Vegas has long been a hot-bed for some of the most famous names in entertainment. Names like Sinatra, Elvis, Celine, Britney. But in August, it was APA members, from all walks of life, taking center stage in Sin City. An estimated 18,000 people from across the globe came to Las V... Read more

JOSS TOUR STOP # 1, $1500/$500 ADDED, SEPT. 21 & 22, TJ'S CLASSIC BILLIARDS, WATERVILLE ME

Congratulations to our Turning Stone Classic XXXII 9-Ball Open Champion, Shane Van Boening ($8,000), & our second chance winner Steve Fleming ($400). Also, to both of our $1,500 custom, engraved Joss Cue raffle winners, Scott Brown & D. Nixon as well as our autographed Aramith Pro Cup cue ball used in the final match winner Bill Keymel. Now it's time for our Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour's 2... Read more

US OPEN 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD FULL AT 256

The 256-player field for the 2020 US Open 9-Ball Championship is now full, with over seven months still to go before the event takes place at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino Convention Center, Las Vegas. A waiting list is now available at matchroompool.com. Anybody wishing to enter the US Open 9-Ball Championship can sign up for free to join the waiting list with any spots which become ava... Read more

KRABER CONQUERS ON GULF COAST TOUR

Austin’s Jennifer Kraber went undefeated in a 32-player field, to capture the seventh stop on the 2019 Gulf Coast Women’s Regional Billiards Tour. In the final, Kraber overcame Ellen Robinson, 7-4, earning her second, Tour title. On August 3rd-4th, 2019, sponsors Cyclop Pool Balls, Poison by Predator Cues, APA of North Harris County, Vapor Fiend, Outsville Billiards, and venue, Skinny Bob’s Bi... Read more

MATCHROOM POOL AND SALUC TO LAUNCH ‘TOURNAMENT BLACK’ BALLS AT PARTYPOKER MOSCONI CUP

Matchroom Pool and SALUC are excited to announce a groundbreaking new set of Aramith tournament balls will be launched and used in play at the 2019 partypoker Mosconi Cup. With the eyes of the pool world set to be focussed on Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas this November 25-28 for the most anticipated event of the year, Aramith’s ‘Tournament Black’ ball set will debut on the biggest stage in 9-... Read more

YOUR GUIDE TO MANDALAY BAY – THE HOME OF THE 2019 MOSCONI CUP

The entrance to Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino We’re just a few months away from the return of the Mosconi Cup. The 26th edition of the iconic nine-ball pool tournament between the U.S. and Europe will this year be held at Mandalay Bay’s South Pacific Ballroom. It will be a particularly exciting year for American pool fans, given that the U.S. team will return to the competition as defendin... Read more

SHANE VAN BOENING WINS 5TH TURNING STONE TITLE

Everyone,Here is the complete order of finish for our Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour's, "Turning Stone Classic XXXII 9-Ball Open", which was held August 22-25, 2019. The event was $25,000 added with a total prize fund of $41,400. There was a full field of 128 players. All players were paid in cash immediately upon their elimination from the event! 1st       &nbsp... Read more

TURNING STONE DAY TWO COMPLETE

After a day one that was devoid of any real upsets, the fans in attendance at the Turning Stone Classic XXXII got a couple big upsets on day two.  The upsets got underway in the noon round when Michael Yednak faced Donny Mills. According to Fargo calculations, Mills (Fargo 756) was a 92.5 % favorite to defeat Yednak (Fargo 656). Yednak quickly proved why they have to play... Read more

VERENSKI AND FELDER FLIP SCRIPT ON POISON LONE STAR TOUR

Photo Credit: Mille Aicinena Mickey Verenski came from behind to win the 69-player, amateur 9-ball division, and Will Felder followed suit, in the 64-player, open 9-ball division, at the seventh stop on the 2019 Poison Lone Star Billiards Tour. In the finals, Verenski overcame Lazaro “Little Laz” Martinez, III, to capture his first, division title, while Felder dodged James Davis, Sr., securing h... Read more

HALF OF US OPEN 9-BALL FIELD FILLS IN THREE DAYS

Just three days after player entries opened, the field for the 2020 US Open 9-Ball Championship has already surpassed the halfway mark ahead of the return of the pool major to Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino Convention Center next April 13-18. The $375,000 tournament is limited to 256 entrants and already over 115 players have entered already, with 30 places reserved for the ever-growing list o... Read more

OUSCHAN AND FILLER LEAD FEMALE ENTRIES TO US OPEN 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Women’s Eurotour stars Jasmin Ouschan and Pia Filler are the first two female players to have entered the 2020 US Open 9-Ball Championship, which will take place at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino Convention Center from April 13-18. Ouschan recently won her 17th Eurotour title at the Predator Women’s Veldhoven Open and is no stranger to the Matchroom Pool TV stage having previously represe... Read more

HELVIK AND SINI TAKE THE FINAL GOLD MEDALS IN 9-BALL INDIVIDUALS

The titles at the Dynamic Billard European Championships for Seniors & Ladies 2019 9-ball have been awarded today. Ine Helvik (NOR) and Ricardo Sini (ITA) have snatched the last two remaining titles. The final in the seniors 9-ball division was played between Ricardo Sini and Sami Karttunen (FIN). Sini had a furious start and ran away with a 4:1 score after 5 racks played. But then he star... Read more

FORMER CHAMPIONS FIRST TO ENTER 2020 US OPEN 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP

A host of former US Open 9-Ball Champions are among the first players to have entered the 2020 event, which will take place at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino Convention Center from April 13-18. Germany’s Joshua Filler will bid to become only the fifth player to successfully defend the prestigious title. The World No.1 was imperious as he won the Barry Behrman Trophy for the first time in Vegas... Read more