INTERNATIONAL OPEN OF THE AMERICAS

The famous Bolivar Club Bolivar in Santo Domingo Dominican Republic will be the venue for the celebration of the II International Open of the Americas for the days 14-15 and 16 September. The tournament in its second version is already attracting the attention of many billiards from many countries. This Event is limited to 64 players with a first stage of 8 groups of 8 players in double elimin... Read more

PREPARATIONS GETTING INTO THE FINAL STAGE

The preparations for the Dynamic Billard European Pool Championships 2018 are getting into the final stage today. The huge room which will be filled with sixty 9-foot-tables is looking amazing when empty as shown on the picture. This room is part of the host hotel, the NH Conference Centre Koningshof in Veldhoven, The Netherlands. In order to be able to carry out the biggest pool tournament... Read more

OZZY REYNOLDS BECOMES CEO OF CUESPORTS INTERNATIONAL

CueSports International, Henderson, NV (July 9, 2018) – CueSports International (CSI) is excited to announce that effective August 1, 2018, Ozzy Reynolds will become the new owner and CEO of CSI.  This is part of a planned succession that was put into place in 2014 when Reynolds joined the company as General Manager. Reynolds has a wealth of billiards experience as both a player and promoter. ... Read more

NAPT DEBUTS ITS OPEN DIVISION I PRO TOUR WITH THE INAUGURAL 10-BALL INVITATIONAL

After three successful seasons managing Women’s Division I Pro Events, The North American Pool Tour (NAPT) is proud to announce their expansion into the men’s pool world by debuting NAPT Open Divisions! NAPT has held seven Women’s Division I Pro events, awarding over $100,000 in prize money. Although NAPT has concentrated primarily on women’s fields to date, the intention has always been to ex... Read more

DUTCH FEDERATION KNBB INTRODUCED "SMART POOL"

In the preparations for the upcoming jubilee Dynamic Billard European Pool Championships 2018, the Dutch Federation Koninklijke Nederlandse Biljartbond (KNBB) used the opportunity to introduce a new game to the public called "smart pool". The press conference was held in an international school in Veldhoven, The Netherlands. Representatives from the town as well as the host Hotel „NH Koningshof... Read more

WORLD 10-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP RETURNS TO THE PHILIPPINES

It was announced in Manila last Wednesday that the World 10-Ball Championship will return to the Philippines 1-7 October 2018. The Championships will feature two events, one for men and the other for women. The WPA are delighted that the 10-Ball World Championships will again feature onto its calendar of events. It is expected that the approximate 200 participants will represent between 35 and 40... Read more

2018 PARTYPOKER MOSCONI CUP

Matchroom Multi Sport can announce a further two tournaments to be added to the roster of events that comprise the Team Europe ranking calendar for the 2018 partypoker Mosconi Cup. Once again GB9 will be hosting the UK Open as a Mosconi Cup ranking event for the third consecutive year. The venue is the Park Inn Hotel, Telford from 7-9 September 2018. The entry fee is £150 with a total prize-fun... Read more

POOL IN THE MOVIES: THE BEST FEATURE FILMS EVERY POOL FAN SHOULD SEE

Hollywood has a tradition to pump out sports-related feature films quite often, reaching out to the fans of a particular sport and making use of their enthusiasm for football, basketball, even ice hockey to convey a message of sportsmanship, vocation, and hard work that inevitably leads to success. But when it comes to cue sports in general - and pool in special - the movies hardly ever focus on t... Read more

EMERALD BILLIARDS 2018

HOT HOT HOT was the word of the day for our very first ever Signature Tour stop at Emerald Billiards in New Iberia, LA. And so was the action! Towards the final stages of the tourney with 16 players left, WPBA President Dean Roeseler announced so many hill-hill matches that he started asking the audience what they thought the score might be! And this was all within 10 minutes! This stop’s host... Read more

WPS ANNOUNCES DETAILS FOR NEXT EVENT IN BUCHAREST, ROMANIA

The World Pool Series is announcing that our next event will take place in the IDM Club in Bucharest, Romania, from August 7-10. The 8-Ball Classic Championship will be the third event of the 2018 World Pool Series and the first ever to be held in Europe. Darren Appleton & Shirley Ang: “The WPS is happy to be able to announce that we’ll be organizing our first event in Europe, thanks to the won... Read more

TOBY HUANG TAKES DOWN “8 AND UNDER” CHAMPIONSHIP

Shooters “8 and Under” $1,500 added 9-ball Tour Grand Finale has finally concluded after 2 days of exhaustive matches, safety battles, and upset moments as Toby Huang takes down the Championship title by defeating Lesther Raiz in the finals. Toby performed extremely well, undefeated throughout the event and won $2,100 in cash payout! Credit also goes to Lesther who fought hard from the B-Side and... Read more

THE TEXAS TORNADO GOES UNDEFEATED TO WIN THE 3RD ANNUAL ASHTON TWINS CLASSIC

With its two previous winners ‘in the house’ – Brittany Bryant and April Larson - the 3rd Annual Ashton Twins Classic got underway on June 14, at 6 p.m. in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Though Bryant would get two chances, hot seat and finals, to win her second Ashton Twins Classic, the attempts were disrupted by a Texas Tornado known as Vivian Villareal, who went undefeated to claim the event title.... Read more

JOSS TOUR SCHEDULE 2018-2019

Players & Fans, I am very proud to announce my Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour's upcoming 2018-2019 season schedule. This new season will mark our 22nd consecutive year in business! I estimate that we have held about 450 regular season events, as well as 40+ major industry events. This season will be no exception as I have already scheduled the $25,000 added Turning Stone Classic XXXI 9-Ball Open for... Read more

BIG JUBILEE EC ONLY ONE MONTH AWAY

The 40 year anniversary jubilee Dynamic Billard European Championships 2018 of the European Pocket Billard Federation EPBF which will be held in the NH Hotel Koningshof in Veldhoven, The Netherlands, is only one month away from now. 40 years of promotion and support of European pool billiards! That achievement will be celebrated this year in an event that is full of superlatives. When the fir... Read more

TABLE LAMPS FOR SALE!!!

With the EPBF pool jubilee taking place this July and 60 Dynamic Billard lll tables in use, IBPF have invested in extra table lamps for the jubilee event. IBPF President David Morris explained: “After we changed to LED lighting at our events, we kept the old halogen lamps in our storage just in case, but we felt that all players for this historic event should have the best possible equipment at ev... Read more

2018 PARTYPOKER MOSCONI CUP - INITIAL TEAM USA SQUAD IS NAMED

WITH THE 2018 Mosconi Cup now six months away, the initial group of 14 American players has been announced. The 14 will attend a series of team get-togethers, training camps and tournaments as they work towards victory at the 25th annual partypoker Mosconi Cup which takes place at Alexandra Palace, London this December 4-7. Of the 14 players named, over half of them have previous Mosconi Cup expe... Read more

SHOOTERS “47” EXTRAVAGANZA SERIES GRAND FINALE

‘Seven’ huge payout “4-7” Extravaganza handicap Series events! ‘$8,000’ added Grand Finale!! ‘58’ strong qualified players!!! ‘$22,000’ in total prize payout!!!! Two long, tiring days, exhaustive matches, safety battles, grinding games and super nerve wrecking moments!!!!! Shooters “47” EXTRAVAGANZA Series 9-Ball Grand Finale has finally concluded as John Andrade takes down the Championship title... Read more

2018 CBSA CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS

From May 22nd to June 2nd, the Canadian Billiards & Snooker Association (CBSA) hosted the 23rd Annual Canadian Pool Championships at The Corner Bank in Toronto. The prestigious event covered twelve separate disciplines in pool including open, women’s, amateur and junior events. Open Events Jason Klatt kicked off this years Championships with an 11-8 win over crowd favourite Alex Pagulayan... Read more

WORLD POOL SERIES ANNOUNCES MEDIA COVERAGE FOR THE RASSON 10-BALL MASTERS CHAMPIONSHIP

The World Pool Series is happy to announce that UpState Al will be back for the second event of this year for the WPS to provide our fans with all the action from our feature table at Steinway Billiards, Astoria. Daily passes for the PPV are now available to be purchased at $8.95 per day of $24.95 for full access over four days from June 7 until the 10th. Fans are also encouraged to come over to S... Read more

1ST WPBA SIGNATURE TOUR STOP OF 2018 TO BE HELD AT EMERALD BILLIARDS

The Women’s Professional Billiard Association is excited to announce the 1st Signature Tour Stop of 2018. Emerald Billiards, located at 2511 Old W. Spanish Trail; New Iberia, LA, will be hosting the 64-player event with a guaranteed purse of $29,000. A field of 64 elite players will travel from all over the world for a shot at the title & the top prize of $5,500. WPBA President Dean Roesele... Read more