Kevin Frauenberger defeated Steve Lenz, 5-4, in the final
set of the 90-player, amateur 9-ball division, securing his first-ever win on
the Poison Lone Star Billiards Tour. In the 85-player, open 9-ball division,
Jacob Watson captured his second, open title, overwhelming Alex Calderone in
the final set, 6-3.
On July 6th-7th, 2019, Tour title
sponsor, Poison by Predator Cues, sponsors Cyclop P...
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More Than 500 Kids Compete in St. Louis
LAKE SAINT LOUIS, MO (July 11, 2019) — A record number of aspiring young APA members from across North America made their way to St. Louis, Mo., in late-June for the APA Junior Championships.
After four-days of having fun, making new friends from across the country and playing their hearts out on the pool table, four new champions were crowned in...
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The European Pocket Billiard Federation today announced the fifth annual Atlantic Challenge Cup will be held in Treviso, Italy 28-30th November, 2019. The BHR Bestwestern Premier hotel in Treviso will be host to this prestigious event, not far from Venice, the location will provide visitors and athletes a memorable time in Italy. Specific match times and a full schedule will be announced at...
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The Matchroom Sport Charitable Foundation has now awarded over £1,000,000 in donations in the three years since it was founded.
The Matchroom Sport Charitable Foundation was created to centralise the benevolent efforts of Matchroom Sport, the global sports promotion company headed by Barry Hearn, and its subsidiaries – the Professional Darts Corporation, World Snooker and the PGA EuroPro Tour....
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The 2019 BetVictor World Cup of Pool enjoyed record viewing figures on Sky Sports, Matchroom Multi Sport is pleased to confirm.
Viewership across the six-day event rose considerably on 2018 figures as pool fans tuned in to see Austria win the title for a second time, emphatically defeating Philippines in the final at Leicester’s Morningside Arena. In addition, the tournament reached over 1mill...
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The FinalPhilippines 3–11 Austria
Austria are BetVictor World Cup of Pool Champions for a second time after storming to an 11-3 victory over Philippines at the Morningside Arena, Leicester, live on Sky Sports and DAZN.
Mario He and Albin Ouschan were exceptional in the final, delivering blow after blow to the Filipino pairing of Jeff De Luna and Carlo Biado.
Both teams had won this event...
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Semi-FinalsNetherlands 6-9 PhilippinesAustria 9-3 Spain
Austria trounced an out-of-sorts Spain 9-3 to set up a BetVictor World Cup of Pool final against Philippines, who defeated Netherlands 6-9 in their semi-final at the Morningside Arena, Leicester.
Jeff De Luna and Carlo Biado had too much for Dutch duo Niels Feijen and Marc Bijsterbosch, pulling away at 6-6 to take the race-to-9 clash b...
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Quarter-finalsGreece 2-9 AustriaSpain 9–6 Great Britain A
Hosts Great Britain are out of the BetVictor World Cup of Pool after a 9-6 quarter-final defeat to Spain, who will now face Austria in the semi-finals at Morningside Arena, Leicester.
Austria were in fine form as they defeated Greece 9-2, before the host pair of Chris Melling and Jayson Shaw fell to Spain’s David Alcaide and Francisc...
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Quarter-FinalsChina 5-9 NetherlandsPhilippines 9-5 Canada
Defending champions China have been knocked out of the BetVictor World Cup of Pool after losing their quarter-final clash with Netherlands 9-5 at Morningside Arena, Leicester, live on Sky Sports, DAZN and networks worldwide.
It remains, therefore, that no team has ever been able to successfully defend their title and Niels Feijen and...
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Hong Kong, China 5–7 AustriaSpain 7-5 FinlandPoland 5–7 Great Britain
Hosts Great Britain battled from 4-1 down to beat Poland 7-5 and secure their place in the quarter-finals of the BetVictor World Cup of Pool at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England.
There were Friday evening wins too for Spain over Finland, and Austria, who defeated Hong Kong, China with both matches also end...
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Round TwoPhilippines 7-5 AlbaniaCanada 7–6 EstoniaChinese Taipei 5-7 Greece
Canada beat Estonia in a dramatic hill-hill clash to reach the last eight of the BetVictor World Cup of Pool, while there were also wins for Philippines over Estonia and Greece against Chinese Taipei on Friday afternoon at the Morningside Arena, Leicester.
Three-time World Cup winners the Philippines (Carlo Biado an...
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Round OneSpain 7–5 AustraliaRound TwoChina 7-6 ChileNetherlands 7-3 USA
Defending champions China survived a huge scare against Chile in the second round of the BetVictor World Cup of Pool, eventually progressing to the quarter-finals with a 7-6 victory at the Morningside Arena, Leicester, live on Sky Sports, DAZN and networks worldwide.
The Chilean pair of Enrique Rojas and Alejandro Carva...
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Austria 7–3 CroatiaFinland 7–5 SingaporePoland 7-5 Italy
Former champions Austria and Finland are both through to the second round of the BetVictor World Cup of Pool after wins over Croatia and Singapore respectively, while Poland have also advanced to the last 16 after surviving a scare against Italy at the Morningside Arena in Leicester, England.
The day’s opening fixture pitted Austria,...
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The Finnish Billiard Federation recently signed a contract with the IBPF to stage the 2020 EPBF Dynamic Billard European Championships for Men, women, U-23’s and wheel-chair drivers. David Morris, IBPF President, put pen to paper with the president of the Finnish Billiard Federation Mr Ahola, during the European championships in Treviso Italy.
“It’s great to be going back to Tampere Finland wi...
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Canada 7-2 FranceGreece 7–3 New ZealandGreat Britain A 7-5 Malta
Hosts Great Britain A progressed safely into the second round of the BetVictor World Cup of Pool after seeing off Malta at the Morningside Arena, Leicester on Wednesday evening, when there were also wins for Canada and Greece.
Jayson Shaw and Chris Melling were flying the flag for the host nation and were up against Malta - Cl...
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LAS VEGAS (JUNE 26, 2019)
The US Open 9-Ball Championship will return to the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino Convention Center April 13 – 18, 2020.
The 44th staging of the billiards major will see Joshua Filler as defending champion as promoters Matchroom Multi Sport build on the success of their maiden US Open, which saw sold-out crowds, record TV ratings and a...
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Germany 6-7 EstoniaJapan 4-7 Hong Kong, ChinaChinese Taipei 7–2 Romania
Germany and Japan were dumped out of the BetVictor World Cup of Pool on Wednesday afternoon as Estonia and Hong Kong, China upset the odds at the Morningside Arena, Leicester, live on Sky Sports, DAZN and networks worldwide.
There were no such problems for Chinese Taipei, however, as brothers Ko Pin Yi and Ko Ping Chung...
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BetVictor World Cup of Pool – Round One
China 7-1 SwedenRussia 3-7 AlbaniaHolland 7-2 South Africa
Defending champions China are safely through to the second round of the BetVictor World Cup of Pool after a commanding performance over Sweden, in a session which also saw Albania beat Russia and Netherlands see off South Africa at the Morningside Arena, Leicester, live on Sky Sports, DAZN and...
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Chile stunned Great Britain B at the BetVictor World Cup of Pool on Tuesday, dumping the hosts out of the tournament with a 7-5 first-round victory at the Morningside Arena, Leicester, live on Sky Sports and DAZN.
There were wins for Philippines and USA during the evening session, but the big story was Chile. As hosts, Great Britain have two teams in the event, and it was Enrique Rojas and Ale...
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BetVictor World Cup of Pool – Round One
China 7-1 SwedenRussia 3-7 AlbaniaHolland 7-2 South Africa
Defending champions China are safely through to the second round of the BetVictor World Cup of Pool after a commanding performance over Sweden, in a session which also saw Albania beat Russia and Netherlands see off South Africa at the Morningside Arena, Leicester, live on Sky Sports, DAZN and...
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