CueSports International, Henderson, NV (Aug. 27, 2016) -- “Finally!”
That was Shane VanBoening’s reaction to winning the 8-Ball Division at the 23rd Annual US Bar Table Championship, which concluded Sunday at the Westgate Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
There’s few titles in the sport of pool that VanBoening hasn’t captured. Many he has taken in multiples — including being a three-time USBTC 9-B...
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CueSports International, Henderson, NV (Aug. 27, 2016) -- Rebecca Wagner of Las Vegas had the hometown advantage and made the most of it, earning the Women’s 8-Ball, Women’s 9-Ball and the All-Around Titles at the 2016 US Bar Table Championships at the Westgate Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
Not bad for a woman who has only played one tournament since having her son, Lincoln, in October....
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CueSports International, Henderson, NV (Aug. 26, 2016) — With cool determination, Justin Bergman iced his opponents to win the 9-Ball Division of the US Bar Table Championship (USBTC) Friday at the Westgate Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, beating Shane McMinn in the finals by a score of 9-7.
It was a perfect follow-up to his victory Wednesday when he won the 10-Ball. Bergman, aka, “Iceberg”...
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There were some new names and old names in this week’s 2-5 9 ball event, however, the white shirts came out on top. In the last 12, on the A-side there was Nito Bucais versus Mel Berber and Masahaka Munene versus Che Lemmon. The B-side was filled with a few newer names, there was Roy McConell versus Eva Bouldings, Dean Bouldings versus Jason Aquino, Svetlana Kazakh versus Noel Bregaudit and lastly...
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This week’s amateur was packed with powerhouses. In the final 12 alone was, on the A-side, Rob Hall versus Vince Chrysler and Ben Chang versus Waleed Hashem. On the B-side, Vishal Mor again performs at a high level to play Art Bertoni, Froland Magsanoc versus Isaac Ramos, Joe Theriault versus Shane Gummerson, and Jehlar Fernandez versus Romeo Zulueta. With names like that it would be hard to predi...
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CueSports International, Henderson, NV (Aug. 25, 2016) — The 93-player field in the Open 9-Ball division at the 23rd Annual US Bar Table Championships was trimmed to just four players Thursday at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino. On the winner’s side of the bracket, Shane McMinn of Ponca, Okla. faces Justin “Iceberg” Bergman of Fairview, Ill. in the hot seat match at 2:30 p.m. Friday.
On th...
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CueSports International, Henderson, NV (Aug. 24, 2016) — Justin “Iceberg” Bergman double-dipped Skyler Woodward in the finals of the 10-Ball Division at the 23rd Annual US Bar Table Championships taking place this week at the Westgate Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.
The 10-Ball Division began Monday with 74 players and by Wednesday the field had whittled down to just three young rising stars in the...
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We are sad to report that Canada has recently lost one of our finest snooker players.
Tommy Lee came to Canada from Hoi Ping, China at 11 years of age. At the age of 14, Tommy entered a billiard room and had played snooker ever since. His first Canadian Championship appearance was in 1978 where he earned the right to compete in the 1980 World Amateur Championships in Tasmania. In 1979 he was Ca...
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CueSports International, Henderson, NV (Aug. 22, 2016) — The opening day of the 23rd Annual US Bar Table Championships began with a field of 74 players at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino. And by the time the first day’s matches concluded, just three remained on the winner’s side of the bracket: Sky Woodward, Justin Bergman and Billy Thorpe — all among a growing group of strong, young p...
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After an exciting conclusion to the Amateur 9 Ball event on Saturday, the 2-5s kicked off early on Sunday, by 4:30pm 12 players emerged from the field. On the A side there was the flamboyant Froland Magsonac versus Patrick Doherty and the young gun Davis Manor versus the impressive Eva Bouldings. The four B side matches consisted of John Mortensen versus Garland Tully, Steve Frazao versus Elizabet...
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It was another heated event at Shooters Snooker Club. By late afternoon there were only 12 players remaining. On the A side there was Vishal Mor vs Kevin Oliveira and Ian Argue vs Terry Demeo. On the B side there were 4 matches. Trever Arnold vs Garland Tully, Art Bertoni vs Bryan Boulton, Rob Hall vs Teen Yan and last but not least Rocky Manserra vs Vince Belanger.
As the tournament continued, Vi...
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New York City- Bobby Hunter, Peter Margo, and Carl "Cueball Kelly" Zingale have now entered into billiards immortality. The trio of inductees were nominated by nominations from past Hall of Famers, sponsors, and then voted for by them and the fans.
"This is probably the greatest honor I've ever received in my life", said Margo.
"I was touched and honored just to be nominated for the Straight Pool...
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CueSports International, Henderson, NV (Aug. 12, 2016) -- Recorded matches from the 2016 Atlantic Challenge Cup are now available for free on the CSI YouTube Channel.
The 2016 Atlantic Challenge Cup was held July 8-11 at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center Hotel near Chicago. The junior event, which is patterned after the Mosconi Cup, features youth teams from Europe and the U.S....
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On the 7th of August, 2016, Shooters Snooker Club in the GTA hosted a “2-5” 8 Ball one- day event. It was a warm Sunday when all the players came out to support and play this tournament. Peter Chin, the owner of Shooters Snooker Club performed an exciting Calcutta at 11:45am where everyone bid for their favourites of this event. The Calcutta ended at approximately 12:30 and the games begun…
Safety...
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It's been operational now for 2 years at BigWigs Billiards in Newmarket, Ontario, where regular Senior participants look forward to the weekly Tuesday afternoon 8 ball challenge. All players are a minimum age of 55 citing maximum experience in strategy, potting and cue ball control. This league works on a tournament style round robin format that pays out the top 2 players each week. Mathematic...
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On the 6th of August, 2016, Shooters Snooker Club in the GTA hosted the “8 and under- race to handicap” 9 Ball one- day event. The field had 26 registered players with various handicaps. The Calcutta was performed at 12:00 noon and the games hit by 12:45pm. After a few ups and downs, the following was the update:
A Side Final:
Carlin Sanderson vs John Andrade
B Side Semi Final:
Art Bertoni vs Kevi...
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New York City- The 2016 nominees for the prestigious Straight Pool Hall of Fame are now announced. The ballot list is built from nominations from past HOF's, sponsors, and fans. Also, the final 2 qualifiers for the World 14.1 takes place on Saturday August 6th at Amsterdam Billiards in New York City and Big Dog Billiards in Iowa respectively. 2016 will mark the 11th consecutive year the World Tou...
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On Saturday, the 30th of July, 2016, Shooters Snooker Club in Toronto, ON hosted the “4-9” Amateur 9 Ball tour #6. There were a total of 27 players registered. The Calcutta was performed at 12:30pm and the games begun at 1:15pm. After a few exciting matches, the update was as follows:
A Side Final:
Sumon Sarkar vs Mike Fischer
B Side Semi Final:
Rob Hall vs Jehlar Fernandez
Sumon Sarkar defeated M...
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Shooters Snooker Club in the GTA hosted one of its famous Amateur “2-5” 9 Ball event. This event had 24 skilled players that day. The calcutta was performed at 12 noon and the games kicked off at 1pm. After a few matches here and there, this was the update:
A Side Final:
Vishal Mor vs Joshua Bryan
B Side Semi Final:
Brandyn Griffin vs Woody Tran
Joshua beat Vishal by 5 games to 4 which advanced hi...
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Turning Stone Classic XXVI 9-Ball Open - August 25-28, 2016
Mike Zuglan's Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour, www.joss9balltour.com and Turning Stone Resort Casino are proud to present our 2015-2016 Season Finale, The $25,000 Added, "Turning Stone Classic XXVI 9-Ball Open". This event will take place in Turning Stone's beautiful & spacious Event Center which is known worldwide as one of t...
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