The past couple of years have been rather lucrative for Filipino Carlo Biado. In 2017, the 35-year-old earned top honors at the World Pool and Billiards Association’s World 9-Ball Championships in Doha, Qatar and also placed in the top five at a half-dozen prestigious events – including the Derby City Classic 10-Ball Challenge, the Super Billiards Expo Professional Championship and World Pool Ser...
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Pool is a classic game, beloved by many. There
aren’t many ways to revamp this favorite - if it ain’t broke and all that. So,
if you’re looking for what’s new in 2019, look no further than your nearest
wifi-enabled device. Here you will find a number of pool games with gameplay so
exciting, you'll feel as if you are at a real pool hall.
The problem is, there’s a huge selection of
these types o...
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Here is the complete order of finish for our Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour's, "Turning Stone Classic XXXI 9-Ball Open", which was held January 10 - 13, 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 $8,000 Jayson Shaw...
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The EPBF is proud to announce that Mezz Cues will be on board the EPBF sponsor family for another year.
Mezz Cues is part of the Miki Co., Ltd. Miki has more than 50 years of experience and achievement in cue making filled with continuous innovations. Based in Tomioka, Gunma in Japan, Miki uses the world’s most advanced technology to create billiard equipment that makes the game easier and mor...
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Rasson Billiards have confirmed their partnership with the European Pocket Billiard Federation EPBF for another year. Once more, the Jiujiang City, China, based company will stand side by side with Europe’s governing body for pool billiards.
Established in 1990, the Rasson slate has conquered the World’s market for slates rather quickly. The name Rasson is very famous for high quality slat...
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Matchroom Multi Sport is excited to announce that SALUC, the blue-chip billiard ball manufacturer from Callenelle, Belgium have renewed their agreement to provide their world-class Aramith balls at all Matchroom’s pool events over the coming three years.
The new three-year agreement continues a long-standing relationship between the two organisations that goes back to the 1990’s.
There are...
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Matchroom Multi Sport is delighted to announce that IWAN SIMONIS of Verviers, Belgium have signed a new three-year agreement to make Simonis the Official Cloth of all Matchroom’s pool events over the next 36 months. The deal will represent a continuous partnership between SIMONIS and Matchroom which has lasted for 23 years.
With four events in the calendar for 2019, including the first year of...
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With the Dynamic Billard Leende Open to be played in Leende, The Netherlands, from February 7-10, 2019, this year’s Euro-Tour series will kick off. After Dynamic Billard has already extended their partnership with the EPBF for another two years, two ongoing sponsors are also on board once more: Simonis cloth and Aramith balls. These two companies have been supporting the EPBF for many years now a...
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The World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) and CueSports International (CSI) are excited to announce a collaboration to produce the 2019 WPA Players Championship. The event will be staged at Griff’s Billiards in Las Vegas, April 16-19, ahead of the US Open 9-Ball Championship, which will be held April 21-26 at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. This WPA Category 3 Ranking event, with...
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The USBA and Gabriels tables present the USBA's 3-Cushion Amateur Championship at the Casino Del Sol in Tucson, Arizona. This event features two tournaments over the course of six days and a trickshot performance with Mazin Shooni and Florian "Venom" Kohler presented on Point of View Pool Media.
The player's meeting and USBA president announcements will begin Sunday, January 6th at 7:00pm/...
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Greg Sandifer of North Richland Hills,
Texas, captured the second annual, Poison Lone Star Billiards Tour, Dallas Open
9-Ball Event, and his first-ever, Tour win, dominating Daniel Herring, in the true,
double elimination final.
On October 28th-29th, The Tour ended its 2018 season in a blaze of glory, playing host to some of the best pool talent Texas has to offer, at CK Billiards in Dallas. O...
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James Davis, Jr., “Junior”, of Austin,
Texas, went undefeated in a 128-player field, to win the Space City Open VII,
open 9-ball title, becoming the second player to win it twice. Josh “The Beast”
Roberts not only defended his one pocket title, but finished second in banks,
and thirty-third in the 9-ball, earning himself the “All-Around” title, and a
hefty $1,500 bonus. First-time competitor, Eva...
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Mike Zuglan's Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour and Turning Stone Resort Casino are proud to present The $25,000 Added "Turning Stone Classic XXXI 9-Ball Open" on January 10-13, 2019. Turning Stone has once again invited us to compete in their beautiful and spacious Event Center which is most definitely one of the best arenas in the world. There is not a bad seat in the house and multiple ma...
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Shooters Snooker & Sports Club in North York, Ontario has introduced an EXTRAVAGANZA Series for handicaps “4 to 7” into 6 events and one magnanimous Finale. These events have pre- paid entries and qualifiers that allows players into the tournament. First 32 spots are worth $150, followed by $175 for the next 32 and $200 for the last 32 players in general. The Finale which is scheduled in May...
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Story and Photos By Ted LernerWPA Media Officer
(Doha, Qatar)-- Yesterday in Doha, Joshua Filler and his wife, Pia, celebrated their one year wedding anniversary. Today, Filler presented his bride and biggest fan the best gift he’ll probably ever give her; a world title.
Playing in his typical fast and loose fashion, the 21 year old German battled his way to a hard fought 13-1...
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(Doha, Qatar)--Sir Henry Royce, the maker of the famed motorcars, Rolls Royce, once said, “Take the best that exists and make it better. Accept nothing nearly right or good enough.”
Royce’s creed of excellence could very well be applied to the four greats who grabbed their semi-finals spots Wednesday at the Al Arabi Sports Club in Doha on the penultimate day of 2018 World 9-ball Champions...
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December 17, 2019 - Predator Group and CueSports International (CSI) are excited to announce a partnership that will bring the World 10-Ball Championship to the United States for at least the next three years. The event will be staged at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas during the BCA Pool League World Championships and USA Pool League National Championships. The...
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USA’s dramatic partypoker Mosconi Cup victory was witnessed by record viewers around the world and the highest live gate in the tournament’s history with close to 2,500 fans packed into Alexandra Palace, London each night as America defeated Europe 11-9 to win back the famous trophy.
Shown live by networks in over 130 countries worldwide, the drama of the 2018 partypoker Mosconi Cup was enjoye...
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*Photo of Robbie Capito courtesy of Dream Sport
Management
(Doha, Qatar)--Up until the very last
moments of the round of 32 today, this year’s World 9-ball Championship was
notable for its lack of upsets that always seem to be a hallmark of this annual
9-ball extravaganza. That is until Robbie Capito decided he wasn’t going away
quietly.
Robbie Capito? Yeah, don’t be surprised that you have...
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(Doha, Qatar)--A veritable armada of pool’s biggest stars pushed their way through to the Final 64 knockout stage at the Al Arabi Sports Club in Doha today, as the business end of proceedings quickly started to take shape at the 2018 World 9-ball Championship.It was a very busy day which saw 32 players qualify for the money rounds, and another 32 players see their dreams of glory come to a screec...
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