England’s Chris Melling breaks the internet as he advances to the Final 16 at the RYO Rack Classic in New York
By Ted Lerner
WPS Media Officer
Photos By JP Parmentier
(New York City)–Long time fans of pool already know that England’s Chris Melling is one of the more talented and entertaining players on the pro circuit...
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AKE SAINT LOUIS, MO (July 13, 2017) — Aspiring young APA members from across North America are in Davenport, Iowa this week for the APA Junior Championships. Nearly 300 players will compete in one of four 9-Ball Skill Level Tiers July 13 – July 16 at Sharky’s Billiards.
“We’re excited to once again host this event for our juniors. We have a lot of excited players coming fro...
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Low Expectation Brits Shine Bright On Day 1
Admittedly low on confidence, Karl Boyes and Mark Gray burst out of the gates of the World Pool Series’ RYO Rack Classic in New York.
(New York City)–Can a player win a tournament even if they are not playing their best pool?
Generally when you have the best pool talent in the world under one roof for four days, the answer is usually a resounding no...
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CueSports International, Henderson, NV (July 12, 2017) --- Thorsten ‘The Hit Man’ Hohmann, Rodney ‘The Rocket’ Morris, Shane ‘The South Dakota Kid’ Van Boening, and the legendary Francisco “Django” Bustamante are just a few of the top professional players who will compete at the US Open 10-Ball Championships July 17-19 at Griff’s in Las Vegas.
Van Boening, the defending US Open 1...
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Players & Fans,
I am very proud to announce my Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour's upcoming 2017-2018 season schedule. This new season will mark our 21st consecutive year in business! I estimate that we have held well over 400 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 XXIX 9-Ball Open f...
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From July 6th-9th, The Corner Bank in Toronto celebrated Canada's 150th birthday with a $5,000 added 8-Ball event. The event was dedicated to the late Vince MacIntyre who we lost in 2013. There is no doubt that Vince would have played in this event if he was still with us, he was a warrior on the bar tables.
The talented field of 68 players included some of Canada's best bar box players including...
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With a more than clear and impressive overall score of 11:2, Team Europe won the 2017 version of the Atlantic Challenge Cup.
After the disastrous day yesterday, team USA started out better today. The first two matches were mixed doubles. Leading 7:1, Europe had a big advantage and could enter the arena more relaxed than the US team. The first scotch double was played between Maksim Dudanets and Kr...
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Today team Europe shocked their opponents from the United States. Starting into the day with a 2:1 lead, the score board now displays a score of 7:1 for Europe after 5 matches from today. A total disaster for the US contingency.
The day started with two scotch doubles. The boys opened up the fight at 15:00 CET. Europe was represented by the two Polish lads Wiktor Zielinski and Daniel Maciol while...
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Today the 2017 Atlantic Challenge Cup started at 19:30 in the Sports Stadium in Klagenfurt, Austria.
The first match was a line up with all six players of each team playing against one another. Team Europe had the far better start. After seven racks, the European were ahead 5:2, only needing one more rack for the victory and the first point in the event. But the US team stayed in there and fought...
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Today at 10:00 in the morning, the Atlantic Challenge Cup started with a press conference. Representatives from the EPBF were joined by the Vice-Mayor of Klagenfurt, Dr. Juergen Pfeiler. The two team captains were also present. US captain, former World Champion Johnny Archer (USA) was joined by April Larson and Shane Wolford. European Captain Albin Ouschan (AUT) sat next to Diana Khodjaeva (BEL) a...
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ONCE AGAIN, it was Shane Van Boening who took the honours as the eighth event on Team USA Mosconi Cup qualification took place in Oregon. The tournament was the Pac West Invitational and it was Van Boening who triumphed beating Filipino Ramil Gallego in the championship match to take maximum points.
High finishers included Dennis Hatch who is chasing a fifth Mosconi Cup appearance nine years after...
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The North American Pool Tour (NAPT) is excited to announce that the Desert Shootout will be held at Griff’s in Las Vegas, November 2-5, 2017. Guaranteed $5000 is added to the prize fund, bringing the total purse to $21,000, with a full field of 64 players.
Griff's is a classy non-smoking 8,000-square-foot pool and billiard hall with a full restaurant and bar located at 3650 South Decatur Blvd, Las...
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You may be familiar with the impressive salaries that professional football players or basketball players make. That is one of the main reasons why so many young athletes aspire to become the next Tom Brady or LeBron James. But did you know that there is also plenty of money to be made playing lesser-known professional sports? While they may not get the national fame and attention as their...
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Round Rock’s Justin Espinosa clenched his third, consecutive amateur 9-ball division title on the Poison Lone Star Billiards Tour, defeating Hiro Nakahara in the second set of the true, double elimination final, 5-0. Espinosa now joins an elite list of fellow tour players whose game has drastically improved on tour, and have graduated to the tour’s prominent “Open Division Player List”. In the ope...
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Gail Eaton, a.k.a. “Virginia Slim”, secured her fourth Gulf Coast Women’s Regional Billiards Tour victory of the season, overcoming Terry “The Terrorizer” Petrosino in the finals, 7-1, 5-4. In a second round match-up, Petrosino sent Eaton to the one loss side, 7-5, and went on to secure the hot seat over Yvonne Asher, 7-5. Eaton came back, winning nine matches, and reaffirming her number one ranki...
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2017 Mosconi Cup
Filler breaks through in China to go top
JOSHUA FILLER, the 19-year-old from Germany, stunned the pool world as he took the China Open beating a string of world-class opponents in Shanghai. It was the youngster’s breakout victory and sends him soaring to the top of the Mosconi Cup Team Europe World ranking.
Filler collected a massive 80 points for his v...
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Austria 10-6 USA
AUSTRIA HAVE WON the 2017 12BET World Cup of Pool as the duo of Mario He and Albion Ouschan secured the title against Team USA, who had their moments but ultimately could not contain the Austrians.
Winning the prestigious scotch doubles title for the first time, the Austrians secured the magnif...
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USA 9-4 Chinese Taipei
Austria 9-1 China
IT WILL BE USA v AUSTRIA who contest the final of the 2017 12BET World Cup of Pool as they both scored surprisingly straightforward wins against top opposition inside a sweltering York Hall on Sunday afternoon.
With a $60,000 prize awaiting the champions and it will be Austria’s first final in the event’s 12-year history. The USA on the other...
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2017 12BET World Cup of Pool
China and Austria make up the final four
China 9-2 Philippines
Austria 9-7 England
CHINA AND AUSTRIA completed the semi-final line-ups of the 12BET World Cup of Pool as they won in contrasting styles at the York Hall this evening. The Chinese pair romped home in superb style, giving the Philippines little table time in their 9-2 win, while Austria gutted...
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