Parks and Parker Win U.S. Amateur Championship Titles
Champs Advance to Pro Event in 2017
LAKE SAINT LOUIS, MO (Nov. 15, 2016) — It’s about leaving a legacy. Sure, there’s perks too. Like a getaway to Tampa, one of the premier vacation destinations in the world. An all-expenses paid trip to a pro event next year courtesy of the APA. Oh, and let’s not forget the championship troph...
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Everyone,Stop # 8 of the Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour's 20th season will be at Union Station Billiards in Portland Maine on Nov. 19 & 20. This will be the first of two stops at the Station this season, with the second taking place on April 29 & 30, 2017. Owners Mary and Phil Harju are our most generous hosts for what promises to be another great event and deserve our thanks for hosting our t...
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2016 Mosconi Cup
Europe team set for Ally Pally fireworks
JAYSON SHAW closed out a memorable qualifying campaign for this year’s Mosconi Cup as he won the final event – the Kuwait Open 9 Ball – to win both the Combined and World ranking lists. That gave the US-based Scot his first ever Mosconi Cup start and he will enter the fray on a wave of confidence.
With Niels Feij...
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With the 47 extravaganza around the corner, there is another tournament hosted at shooters for the lower handicaps as there is every Sunday. However, this tournament was open to 6s as well! There were the likes of Darwin, Nathan, and Alan there as high favourites to win the tournament. We're only going to do the last 6 for this tournament.
There were two matches on the B side starting with Garland...
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Amateur 9 Ball Tour #3
Only a few days till the 4 to 7 extravaganza! Are you excited?! With the biggest tournament of the year in a few days, it is no surprise to see players out getting their practice in. There were returning champions in the likes of Carlin and Waleed. Additionally, there were a few people that we haven’t seen in a while such as Dean Mcnaughton. With around 30 sharpshooters comi...
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2016 Mosconi Cup
American Five set for London showdown
WITH ALL 28 qualifying events now complete, the team to represent the United States of America at the 23rd annual Mosconi Cup is now finalised and there is one change from the team that last 11-7 at the Tropicana last December. The annual transatlantic showdown takes place at the Alexandra Palace, London from Tuesday 6th to Frida...
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Everyone,
Congratulations to stop # 6 winners, Nelson Oliveira ($1,000 main event), Hendirk Drost ($300 second chance event) & Gary Cuda ($1,500 Joss Cue raffle winner)
Stop # 7 of the Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour's 20th season will be at the beautiful Snookers Billiards Sports Bar & Grill in Providence RI on November 12 & 13 for the very prestigious, $5,000 Added,...
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After several near misses, Scotland's Jayson Shaw wins his biggest tournament to date, capturing the Kuwait Open 9-ball Championship with a 13-10 win over Taiwan's Chang Jun Lin.
By Ted LernerWPA Press Officer
(Kuwait City)--Jayson Shaw has spent the last year knocking on the door of big time success. Tonight in Kuwait City, he could wait no longer and bashed the door in.
Playing with an air of ex...
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After a day of dramatic thrillers, Taiwan's Chang Jun Lin leads the charge into the quarterfinals at the Kuwait Open 9-ball Championship.
By Ted Lerner
Chang Jun Lin
WPA Press OfficerPhotos By Takayama Takao
(Kuwait City)--With the biggest prize fund in 9-ball pool this year, the Kuwait Open 9-ball Championship predictably at...
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The Falcon Cues Quebec Tour is running strong. With $2,000 added per event, the competition is tough. Below is a glimpse of how things have unfolded so far.
Event # 1
21/08/2016, L'Abasie, Trois-Rivières
34 Players
Position
Player
Winnings
1
Alain Martel
$1,000
2
Joey Cicero
$755
3
Francis Crevier
$550
4
Michael Bernier
$400
5-6
Jeff Blais
$300
5-6
Yan Lalande
$300...
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Two time World 9-ball Champion is all business as the Final 64 knockout rounds take shape at the Kuwait Open 9-ball Championship.
By Ted LernerWPA Press Officer
Photos By Takayama Takao
Thorsten Hohmann
(Kuwait City)—This Gulf nation of 4.2 million people is considered one of the richest countries on earth, a place where big...
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CSI is pleased to announce that the 2016 US Open One Pocket Championship matches have been released on the CSI YouTube channel. Eleven (11) matches featuring Warren Kiamco, Alex Pagulayan, Corey Deuel, Shane Van Boening, and more can be viewed in their entirety absolutely free!
The 2016 US Open One Pocket Championship was held April 18-21 at Pool Table Magic in Windsor Locks, Conn. Below are...
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Stiff competition and unpredictable results are the order of Day 1 at the inaugural Kuwait Open 9-ball Championship.
By Ted Lerner
WPA Press Officer
Photos by Takayama Takao
Ko Pin Yi
(Kuwait City) ---It was a busy day of high caliber pool in Kuwait City on Wednesday, as the inaugural Kuwait Open 9-ball Championship got...
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9 and under 10-Ball Even Races
It looks like the 10 Ball is becoming popular with 38 shooters coming out to compete for $2,340. Shooters was kind enough to add $500 to the prize pool in support of the players. Many of the big names came out to compete in fact I think this is the first tournament where the final 12 players are all powerhouses. Handicaps do not matter given the even races which show...
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KUWAIT OPEN 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP DRAWS THE WORLD’S BEST
Brand new event set to kick off in Kuwait City with 128 of the world's top players is the richest 9-ball event of the year.
By Ted LernerWPA Press Officer
(Kuwait City)--Welcome to the new frontier of pool.
The State of Kuwait is all set to host a brand new event on the pool calendar, the Kuwait 9-ball Open, an event that is making an auspicio...
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WITH TEAM USA’s final selection being a straight shoot-out with three players contesting two spots, the European picture is far more complicated with the ‘World’ and ‘Combined’ list reaching their conclusion at next week’s Kuwait 9 Ball Championship. With Holland’s Niels Feijen already in the team after he topped the ‘Euro’ list earlier in the month, there are several players in contention for the...
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The WPBA sanctioned, Gulf Coast Women’s Regional Billiards Tour, is proud to announce, Fat Racks Billiards in San Antonio, Texas, will be hosting their very first Gulf Coast Women’s Regional Tour 9-Ball Event and 2017 Masters Qualifier, on November 12th-13th, 2016, adding a very generous $1,000 to the prize fund. The event will feature two full days of tournament play, in a double elimination form...
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This is Shooters’ first tournament of the season with the pros showing up in the forms of Erik Hjorleifson and Mario Morra. With the many events going on around Toronto, Shooters still brought out 35 sharp shooters to compete for $1,810. With Mario and Erik in the tournament and the recent handicap system changes especially with the addition of the PLUS system it was still anyone’s tournament to w...
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CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (Oct. 26, 2016) – CSI is pleased to announce that the 2016 US Open Straight Pool Championship matches have been released on the CSI YouTube channel. Fourteen (14) matches featuring Dennis Orcollo, Warren Kiamco, Alex Pagulayan, Thorsten Hohmann, Mika Immonen, Shane Van Boening, and more can be viewed in their entirety -- absolutely free!
The...
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WITH HIS RECENT win at the US Open – his fifth in total – Shane Van Boening has absolutely crushed the Team USA Mosconi Cup rankings, as he sealed his tenth appearance in the annual transatlantic tear-up. Van Boening is a whopping 157 points ahead of his nearest rival with just the final event to go – the Kuwait 9 Ball Open which gets underway next week.
He leads Skyler Woodward, who went...
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