APA Recognizes Top League Operators
World’s Largest Pool League Presents League Operator of the Year Awards
LAKE SAINT LOUIS, MO (May 23, 2017) — The American Poolplayers Association (APA) recognized five of their top franchisees with League Operator of the Year awards during the APA Annual Convention in early May in Las Vegas. The five were selected from a group of more than 270 Leag...
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2017 World Cup of Pool
Naoyuki Oi: Crazy Interview? No, That’s Just Me
Ahead of his trip to London to represent Japan at the forthcoming World Cup of Pool, global sensation Naoyuki Oi has insisted he was just being himself in the interviews which gave him worldwide fame earlier this year.
The Japanese No.1 made waves across the globe in February with his hilarious post-match i...
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It was nearly an all-Austin shoot-out in both divisions, as local talent, Kevin Guimond, took charge of the 45-player, open 9-ball division, going undefeated to win his first title on the Poison Lone Star Billiards Tour. Guimond slid by Austin’s Jimmy Krone, 7-6, in the first set of the true, double elimination final, claiming his first tour victory. In the 52-player, amateur 9-ball division, home...
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The 2017 Junior Norris Memorial Shootout!
June 21st-25th , 2017
When it comes to pocket billiards in the U.S., one can’t deny that there are many legends of the game. And, in Wichita Falls, TX there lived a man named Junior Norris, born in 1925, he was a World War II veteran and patriot who played pool most of his life, Junior referred to the pool hall as ‘home’. A d...
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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. Griff’s is adding $5000 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 V...
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The ‘404’ is so popular we had to add another one! Actually, “Mothers” won the tournament. As a result of player requests the ‘404’ Final for the 2016/17 season was postponed to June 10, 2017 so players could be a little closer to home and be able to happily celebrate Mother’s Day. In place of the ‘404’ Final an extra ‘404’ was scheduled this past weekend (May 13, 2017) at the Shooters Snooker and...
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LAKE SAINT LOUIS, MO (May 17, 2017) —Thousands of APA members made their way to the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino to compete for nearly $700,000 in cash and prizes at the APA Poolplayer Championships. The Poolplayer Championships consisted of both the 8-Ball Classic and 9-Ball Shootout, as well as the 8-Ball and 9-Ball Doubles Championships and the Wheelchair Championship.
The final...
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The event was one for the books, as San Antonio’s Kawania Watson went unchallenged amidst an impressive field of 25 semi-professional players to capture her first Gulf Coast Women’s Regional Billiards Tour 9-ball event. Watson, who joined the tour in November 2016, fell short in her first outing, finishing 9th, but made up for it in only her second start on tour. She secured the hot seat match, ta...
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Another of the Shooters ‘one off’ events was held this past weekend (May 6 & 7th) at the Shooters Snooker and Sports Club in North York. These ‘one off’ events continue to be very popular among amateur players with new dates constantly added. This past weekend saw a “9 and Under 9 Ball Event” take place drawing a field of 60 players from the 64 who had registered for this event.
A continuing s...
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Congratulations goes out to John Everekian of Ontario for winning the 2017 Richler Cup.
After getting to the Semi – Finals in 2015, John pushed through this time and beat American Renat Denkha in a great match with lots of twists and turns.
In the end, it was the double knockout format that came into John’s favor as Renat won the first match in a race to 4 , but had to come to do it a second time...
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THE UK OPEN, promoted by the GB9 Tour in the UK, is the latest event to be added to Team Europe’s Mosconi Cup ranking event roster. Taking place from August 4th to 6th in Telford, the event offers a €13,000 guaranteed prize fund and is a Level Three event offering 28 ranking points to the winner.
The same event was part of last year’s qualification and it was won by Holland’s Niels Feijen w...
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With the 2017 World Cup of Pool set for June 13-18 at the historic York Hall in East London, Matchroom Sport can announce the 14 European teams who will be participating in this year’s event. Among the teams are five previous World Cup winners as well as 10 players who have previously contested the final and overall the European contingent is stacked with talent.
Austria – Mario He / Albin...
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Another season of the Shooters Amateur 9 Ball Event wrapped up on the weekend of April 29th and 30th at the Shooters Snooker and Sports Club in North York with the finale of the season long series. With the many tournaments that have dotted the cue sport landscape in the GTA in the past year this Amateur event remains one of the most popular. It is truly a “buyer’s market” for the cue sports enthu...
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PITTSBURGH — April 24, 2017
Karen Corr defeated Siming Chen in a heart-pounding, sudden death finale, capping off a four-day competition featuring the top 48-ranked pros of the Women’s Professional Billiard Association. The event ran April 19th-23rd, bringing back the final four players for Sunday’s performance. Brittany Bryant (Canada) and Line Kjorsvik (Norway) also made the cut, tying for third...
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May 4-7 Burlington, Ontario.
Shooterville 1400 Plains Rd E #202, Burlington, ON L7R 3P8
Television Coverage (The Finals Only) – Cogeco
Top 16 Players Get Paid!
$5,000 to the Winner!!
For the complete draw and up to the minute updates & scores, click on the compusport logo below
Live action provided for the entire tournament.
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What a fantastic tournament. The biggest amateur tournament ever held in Toronto came and gone this past weekend. With almost $30,000 in prize money and the fact that it was an invitational event ONLY sparked a lot of hype among the pool community. With 70 players that qualified and 66 players came out to compete you know this is a tournament that you don’t want to miss. The 66 players included pl...
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April 15th, 2017
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2017's 'West Coast Swing' Tournaments and Action!
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With the world’s greatest shooters set to gather at the iconic East London venue in June, the two England teams have been confirmed for the forthcoming World Cup of Pool at York Hall, London, June 13-18.
Darren Appleton and Mark Gray, both stars of Team Europe’s record-breaking 11-3 victory over USA at December’s Mosconi Cup, will be reunited in the England A team. The host nation is entitl...
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CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (April 24, 2017) – CSI is pleased to announce the 2017 CSI Charity Pro-Am, which will be on Friday, July 28 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas during the BCAPL National Championships!
The Charity
Donate Life America is a nonprofit alliance of national organizations and state teams across the U.S. committed to increasing the number...
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The World Cup of Pool returns to London this summer as the prestigious pairs event takes place at York Hall, Bethnal Green from June 13-18, and tickets are available now at www.matchroompool.com.
With the Mosconi Cup set for Las Vegas this year, the World Cup of Pool represents a great opportunity for fans to see the best players from around the globe in action in London.
York H...
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