MATCHROOM SPORT can announce the initial three events on the Official Mosconi Cup Team USA Ranking for 2017. They are:
January 5/8 - Turning Stone Classic – Verona, New York
January 14/17 – World Pool Series – Astoria, New York
January 20/28 - Derby City Classic 9 Ball – Elizabeth, Indiana
The full list as well as the points allocation will be published in due course. The 2017 Mosconi Cup will tak...
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OB Cues Ladies 9-Ball Tour held their 6th and final tour stop December 3 & 4th at Rusty’s Billiards in Arlington, Texas. Thirty-three players were on-hand to close out the 2016 tour year and see who would take top honors for the annual awards. The owner and manager, Jeff Pitts and the entire bar and wait staff did a wonderful job taking care of all the ladies as always. Rusty’s is a great room...
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The tournament bringing us into the New Year had some highs and some lows. Before going into the details of this tournament Shooters would like to make special mention of the upcoming Silver Jubilee tournaments. Shooters will add a whopping $10,000 and a 15% holdback for the tournaments and the finale combined to celebrate its 25th anniversary. Onto the current tournament, there were 22 players th...
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WITH HALF THE 16 man field already announced for the 24th annual World Pool Masters, the remaining eight players can now be named to complete the line-up and make the field one of the strongest in recent years. The event will be taking place from Friday to Sunday 17th – 19th February at the Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar.
They are:
Albin Ouschan (Austria) – current WPA World 9 Ball Champion, two-time...
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Shane “Doomsday” McMinn captured his first-ever Space City Open 9-ball title, plowing through an 87-player field, besting Alex Calderone in the second set of the true double elimination final, 7-2. Justin Hall went unscathed in the 32-player one pocket division, ousting the famed Josh Roberts in the final set, 4-2, taking home his second Space City Open one pocket title. Jeremy “Double J” Jones we...
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The North American Pool Tour (NAPT) is excited to announce that the Summer 10-Ball Classic will be held at Shooter’s Sports Bar and Billiards in Grayslake, Illinois, August 17-20, 2017. Shooter’s is generously adding $5000 to the prize fund, bringing the total purse to $21,000, with a full field.
This Women’s Division I (pro) tournament attracts some of the most talented women players from all ove...
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They say winter is coming…well, winter is here and so are 32 shooters to compete in this weeks’ 404 9 Ball Tour. All the strong players came out to attend this event including our own John Morra and Erik Hjorleifson! With both of them in the tournament, one of them surely must win. We also have the likes of previous winners in the form of Darwin Madriaja and Vince Chrysler. This is a one-day event...
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FOLLOWING THREE YEARS at the helm of the USA Mosconi Cup side, Mark Wilson has stood down as captain after the recent heavy defeat at the Alexandra Palace, London. Wilson was appointed in January 2014 following a run of defeats and was in charge of all team affairs for the next three Mosconi Cups, all of which resulted in losses.
Commented Wilson; “The three-year record speaks for itself and while...
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The North American Pool Tour (NAPT) is pleased to announce that Hard Times Billiards in Sacramento, CA will be hosting the 2017 Women’s Division II Championships, February 23-26.
The top 64, Division II Regional players from US and Canada will compete for cash prizes and bragging rights in this round robin, $5000 added, 9-ball event. The top 4 finishers will receive automatic invites to NAPT Divis...
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WITH THE 24th ANNUAL WORLD POOL MASTERS taking place from Friday to Sunday 17th – 19th February at the Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar, Matchroom Sport can announce that tickets for the event are now on sale.
With five sessions of play in total, all tickets are available from https://www.buytickets.gi/events/world-pool-masters-2017-87
Tickets are priced at £15 for the Friday evening and bo...
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The name “Cylcop” has become synonymous with world-class billiard events throughout Asia, Europe, and the U.S., becoming one of the most “talked about” new products in the billiard industry. Now, Cyclop Pool Balls have been named the “official” balls of the Texas-based Poison Lone Star Billiards Tour and the WPBA sanctioned, Gulf Coast Women’s Regional Billiards Tour. Cyclop U.S. Sales Representat...
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It might shock people to find out that billiards (pool) has been played in the United States of America since long before it was the United States of America. In fact, pool has been a favorite pastime since the mid 1700s. Today, the game maintains its popularity as both a participation and spectator sport.
If any sport can earn its way to get coverage from ESPN on a regular basis, it is certain to...
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On behalf of the Atlantic 9 Ball Tour and its founder Mr. Thomas “TJ” Martin, I’m pleased to announce the details of the 1st ever East Coast Canadian 9 Ball Open to be held in Halifax, Nova Scotia from November 7th to 13th of 2017. The Atlantic 9 Ball Tour is in its second season and has arguably been one of the most successful tours in Canada thus far. Due to this fact, Mr. Martin decided to come...
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Hosted this past weekend at The Corner Bank for thier great 10 ball series. This was a AAA level and below event. Most of the top 10 point sitters were out looking to move to the top.
Players like Vince Chrysler, Brad Guthrie Shane Gummerson and Naomi Williams to name a few. Top 3 seeded Shane went out early only picking up 25 points to the relief of points leader Paul Duell however when the smok...
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The third stop of the Atlantic 9 Ball Tour Season 2 is now complete! This time 114 of the Atlantic Provinces best 9 ball players competed from 18-20 Nov 16.
Each of these events has $1,600 in added money. Also 1st place in each event is guaranteed $1000. The Grand Finale event will have a minimum of $15,000 in added money and is sc...
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Season 2 has begun and the second stop of the Atlantic 9 Ball Tour is now complete! This time 108 of the Atlantic Provinces best 9 ball players competed from 21-23 Oct 16.
Each of these events has $1,600 in added money. Also 1st place in each event is guaranteed $1000. The Grand Finale event will have a minimum of $15,000 in...
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Mike Zuglan's Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour, www.joss9balltour.com and Turning Stone Resort Casino are proud to present our 2016-2017 Mid Season Championship, The $25,000 Added, "Turning Stone Classic XXVII 9-Ball Open". This event will take place in Turning Stone's beautiful & spacious Event Center which has become known as one of the best venues ever. There are no bad seats, and the layout allows...
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It is with great pleasure to announce that Snooker Canada has formed a new partnership this week with a unique and prestigious organization.
The Royal Montreal Curling Club is the oldest sports club in North America and has been around for over 200 years (founded in 1807). A private club, RMCC is in the heart of downtown Montreal and aside from it’s curling facilities, it has an air of elegance a...
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Ontario was busy this weekend with pool tournaments. Shooters brought out 22 shooters this Amateur 9 Ball event. The field was populated with 6’s with the exception of the prince of pool, Ronald Giron. The favorites in this tournament consisted of Giron, Darwin Madriaja, and Norm Santos. The final 6 included Mike Van Eck versus Kevin Oliveira, Jehlar Fernandez versus Nathan Clarke and Richard Murr...
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2016 Betfair Mosconi Cup
Europe 11 – 3 USA
Jayson Shaw 5 – 1 Mike Dechaine
THE EUROPEANS needed just one match to retain the 2016 Betfair Mosconi Cup as Jayson Shaw had the honour of potting the winning 9 ball as he eased past Mike Dechaine 5-1 to spark wild celebrations at the Alexandra Palace. Team Europe entered the fray carrying a 10-3 l...
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