It was another fiery start for Houston’s Ricki Casper who took the 31-player field by storm at the third Gulf Coast Women’s Regional Tour 9-ball event of 2016. Casper constructed a wave of destruction, taking down formidable WPBA Player Kim “Texas Heat” Pierce in the final, and going undefeated to win her second tour event of the season.
The event was hosted by Ariana’s in Houston, Texas, and alon...
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The sixth stop of the Atlantic 9 Ball Tour is now complete! This time 73 of the Atlantic Provinces best 9 ball players competed from 15-17 Apr 16.
This event was added in order to allow more people to qualify for the grand finale. The Grand Finale event will have a minimum of $12,500 in added money and is scheduled for 20-23 May 2016. You must have played in 3 events in order to qualify for the G...
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Jim Bishop went undefeated at the Poison Lone Star Billiards Tour event, held on May 14th-15th, 2016, decimating the 64-player amateur 9-ball division, besting Houston’s Pete Charles in the final round, 6-5. Currently stationed in Houston for work, Bishop hales from Mobile, Alabama, and although he’s played in previous Lone Star events, he has never actually won an event, until now. Former tour ch...
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Atlantic 9 Ball Tour Event #5 News!
The fifth stop of the Atlantic 9 Ball Tour is now complete! This time 81 of the Atlantic Provinces best 9 ball players competed from 18-20 Mar 16.
Each of these events has $1000 in added money. Also 1st place in each event is guaranteed $1000. The Grand Finale event will have a minimum of $10,000 in added money and is scheduled for May 2016. You m...
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In 2008, the Lone Star Billiards Tour began as a series of random, independent billiard events, founded and directed by WPBA Pro Player, Kim Newsome. It wasn’t until June 2009 that the official Lone Star Billiards Tour was established, and by 2010, it was well on its way to becoming one of the most well-known billiard tours in the United States. Now, in its 8th year, the Lone Star Billia...
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Players & Fans,
Congratulations to our previous event winners at Salt City Billiards, Bucky Souvanthong ($1,000 main event), Jose Mendez ($330 second chance) & Derrick Beckwith ($1,700 Joss Cue Raffle Winner)
Our final regular season stop of the Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour will take place on June 4 & 5 at Snookers Billiards Bar & Grill in Providence RI. This will once again be our third event at Sn...
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Shooters Snooker Club in Toronto held the first summer (4-9) Amateur 9 Ball Tour on the 21st of May, 2016. This was the first of the eight events in this summer ’16. This day was registered with 24 competitive players. The Calcutta was performed in the morning at around 11:20 and players started their games at 12:00 noon. Exhilarating flashes all over the place led to the following update:
A Side...
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On the 22nd of May, 2016, Shooters Snooker Club in Toronto, ON held a “2-5” one- day 9 ball event with 26 players registered having a variety of all handicaps starting from the 2s all the way to the 5s at large. The event kicked off at around 12:45 after the Calcutta conclusion. The Amateur players had ups and downs throughout the day. The atmosphere in Shooters was intensifying there was an intro...
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On the 14th of May, 2016, Shooters Snooker Club in Toronto held its famous amateur one- day 9 Ball tournament which included 8 and under handicap levels. The whole day was generally fantastic. The skilled amateurs showed their intensity and devotion towards each game they played. There was a lot of excitement amongst the 32 players present.
After an intense day of the 9- Ball action, the players t...
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Congratulations to Alex Zhang from Montreal who picked up the trophy and the $10,000 first prize, in the third edition of The Richler Cup. Zhang completed this great achievement by beating former Ontario champion, Phil Snache, by a scoreline of 7-2 in front of friends, family and a crowd of snooker enthusiasts.
Alex Zhang...
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After six stops, season one of the Atlantic 9 Ball Tour is now almost complete! For our first season, the Atlantic 9 Ball Tour averaged an astonishing 72 players per event!
This weekend the Atlantic Provinces best 9 ball players will compete from 20-23 May for over $12,500 in added money. This weekend there are a total of 85 players who have qualified (by playing 3 of 6 events) to play in...
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On Sunday, the 15th of May 2016, Shooters Snooker Club in Toronto held another Amateur 2-5, one day 9 - Ball event having 32 players participating on that very Sunday. Exciting moments passed by having each player affected either positively or negatively. At this point, the A side was undergoing its finals by having
A Side final:
Brandyn Griffin vs Mel Berber
B Side semi final:
Aqeel Mohamed vs Fr...
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APA Recognizes Top League Operators
World’s Largest Pool League Presents League Operator of the Year Awards
LAKE SAINT LOUIS, MO (May 17, 2016) — The American Poolplayers Association (APA) recognized five of their top franchisees with League Operator of the Year awards during the APA Annual Convention in late April in Las Vegas. The five were selected from a group of more than 270 League Operator...
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CueSports International, Henderson, NV (May 18, 2016) – CueSports International (CSI) is pleased to announce the dates and location for the 2016 US Bar Table Championships! The event will be held August 22-28, 2016 at Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino. This is a $20,000 added event with open and women’s divisions.
Mosconi Cup Points Events!
We are proud to announce that all three of th...
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Organizers of the Atlantic Challenge Cup today announced Iwan Simonis and Aramith (Saluc) will extend their support of the Atlantic Challenge Cup in 2016 by continuing to be the official cloth and ball of the event, taking place July 8-11, 2016 in Schaumburg, Illinois (just outside Chicago). Simonis 860® and Aramith® Tournament™ TV Pro-Cup Pool Ball Sets will be used during the event.
“Simonis an...
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APA Members Cash In at Poolplayer Championships
World’s Largest Pool League Awards More Than $650,000
LAKE SAINT LOUIS, MO (May 16, 2016) — New venue. New event name. More prize money than ever before. It all added up to another spectacular event for the American Poolplayers Association in Las Vegas. Thousands of APA members made their way to the Westgate Resort & Casino to compete for mo...
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On May 1, 2016, Shooters held the first Scotch Doubles 8 Ball Event on the 9 footers for those with handicaps from 2 to 5. There have been a number of events held recently at Shooters for those new to the game and those with less experience. These tournaments have the effect of bringing new players into a competitive tournament environment with the hope that these players will gain the experience...
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CueSports International, Henderson, NV (May 12, 2016) – CueSports International is pleased to announce that it has hired Mary Coffman as its Marketing Manager.
Coffman has more than two decades of journalism experience, working in both daily newspapers across the Northwest and in business journalism. She will use her skills to appeal to a greater audience within the billiards industry and througho...
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From May 5th to May 10th, le Tapis Vert in Quebec City hosted the Canadian Billiards & Snooker Association’s (CBSA) 21st annual Canadian Pool Championships. The six-day event consisted of 8-ball, 9-ball and 10-ball tournaments open to any person holding a Canadian passport. The CBSA is affiliated with the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA), through the WPA’s North American affiliate, the B...
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Another season of the Shooters ‘404’ series 9 Ball Event wrapped up on the weekend of April 30 and May 1, 2016 at the Shooters Snooker and Sports Club in North York with the finale of this season long event. With the many tournaments that have dotted the cue sport landscape in the GTA in the past year the ‘404’ remains the longest running and arguably the most successful pool tournament in the are...
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