How exciting ! The Snooker Scene, a leading snooker publication in the UK, has recently written about Snooker Canada and its most recent tournament, the Richler Cup. The irony is that the publisher, Clive Everton, remembers when Mordecai Richler went to see him for information , when he was doing research for his famous book about ‘On Snooker’.
“Snooker Scene, edited by Clive Everton since it...
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The day started with the first matches of the team competition. An interesting match took place in the Under 19’s between Team Russia and Team Poland. Both nations are known for their high quality youth contingency and the match turned out to become a tough struggle. Michael Muklewicz took the first point for the Polish team, winning the 8-ball match with 7:3 over Marsel Safiullin. But Maksim Duda...
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A Russian night in St. Johann i.Pg., Austria.
The Gold Medals at the Dynamic Billard European Championships Youth in the straight pool individuals have just been awarded. Maxim Dudanets (RUS) and Fedor Gorst (RUS) have taken the first titles in this year’s event.
The story of the Under 19’s final is quickly told. Maksim Dudanets had to deal with Michael Schneider (SUI). The Swiss was leading 8:3 w...
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The inaugural Scotch Doubles 9 Ball Tournament on the 9 footers was held this past weekend (July 18, 2015) at the Shooters Snooker and Sports Club in North York. This tournament is another of the ‘one-off’ events organized and hosted by Shooters during the summer months for those who want to keep their skills sharp.
Despite the large number of activities in Toronto during the summer months, a very...
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Daniel MaciolIn the Under 17 category of the Dynamic Billard European Championships Youth at the Alpina Sports & Wellness Hotel in St. Johann i.Pg, Austria, defending Champion Daniel Maciol (POL) is on his way in the straight pool competition. Three consecutive wins over Mustafa Alnar (TNC) 75:35, Andreas-Steen Bonnelykke (NOR...
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(Photos by Eli Ceballos) New York City, NY - Germany has now taken the World 14.1 Cup for a record 6 times when it's favorite straight pool son defeated reigning champion Darren Appleton of England. In a re-match of 2013, the two best players with the best records in the event faced off for a second finals within 3 years. The Andy Cloth 75th World Tournament of 14.1 featured a who's who of wor...
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The Dynamic Billard European Championships for Under 17’s, Under 19’s and Girls are on about to start. The venue will once again be the Alpina Wellness and Sport Hotel in St. Johann i.Pg. in Austria. The tournament venue has been completely modernized and is a superb location for a billiard event.
With 106 players from all over Europe announced, the Youth Championships will launch a festival of po...
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On Sunday July 17th 16 players converged on Petrina’s for the fifth iteration of the SNIPER SHOOTOUT. With the likes of Brian Belobradic (9), Wayne Tate (9) and Ottawa’s own Timothy Bristow (9) this tournament was going to be a great display of pool. The format was altered to true double as requested by players and players were racing to their handicaps.
First round action featured several great...
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MARK GRAY, one of the European heroes at last year’s Mosconi Cup, forced his way into the line-up of this year’s PartyPoker World Pool Masters following a 21-11 play-off victory over Daryl Peach at the Escape Pool Bar in Barnsley. With Darren Appleton, Karl Boyes and Jayson Shaw already invited into the Masters, the final British spot was a toss-up between Gray and Peach, the 2007 World Pool Champ...
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New York City, NY - In a re-match of 2013, the two best players this year are UK's Darren Appleton and Germany's Thorsten Hohmann. Appleton has gone undefeated once more making it a 20 match winning streak from last year. Hohmann had one loss in the round robin but has stormed back with huge runs over big names at the Andy Cloth 75th World Tournament of 14.1 . A who's who of world class players we...
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New features for the Snooker Canada website are currently being developed for the up and coming Canadian Snooker Tour.
League Software Almost Complete – Mobile Friendly Too
After extensive research, we have found that snooker leagues have a disadvantage in the mobile world we live in. The ability to setup and run a website fo...
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Written by Kyle Richard
For the second year in a row, Fairville Shooters in Saint John New Brunswick hosted the 2015 CBSA Canadian Amateur Pool Championships from 24-28 June. Amateur pool players from across the country showed up to compete for the 5 different Championship titles up for grabs. The events being held were Amateur Men’s 8 Ball, Amateur Men’s 9 Ball, Amateur Women’s 8 Ball, Am...
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Reiner Huge Upset over SVB: Final Four Complete at Andy Cloth World 14.1
One of these men will have their names etched in history as the 75th World 14.1 Champion
New York City, NY - Reiner Wirsbitzki of Germany has just defeated USA's best and last hope Shane Van Boening in a very close 200 -169. Wirsbitzki is the current re...
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July 18th-19th
Doors open at 11am/Tournament Play begins at Noon
Have you ever drove through traffic in Los Angeles during rush hour? Have you ever been stuck on your way from Las Vegas to LA in traffic because of an accident? Ever gone to your favorite pool hall and the power was out? Are you under the impression that the pool room will be hot? How about, just not knowing that a tournament was ha...
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The Canadian Billiards & Snooker Association will be facilitating an election to fill three vacant seats on the Board of Directors after the conclusion of the 2015 Annual General Meeting, held June 13-14th during the Canadian Snooker Championships.
With three directors vacating their positions, including outgoing longtime President, Steve Cooper, the existing Directors heading into this electi...
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Van Boening continues to prove his mastery of pool in all disciplines, including the Father of all Games, 14.1Photo by Charles Eames
New York City, NY - The excitement lasted all day on Day 3 conclusion of the round roin with more than half the field eliminated at the Andy Cloth 75th World Tournament of 14.1 . Van Boening o...
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The Women's Professional Billiard Association will stage a booth at the 2015 BCA Expo, the annual, industry show for all things “billiards”, at the South Point Hotel and Convention Center, in Las Vegas, Nevada, August 5th-7th. WPBA Board President Kim White-Newsome, Vice-President Belinda Calhoun, and At-Large Board Member Melissa Little will be attending the Expo, networking with visitors and ven...
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With the recent success of the Atlantic Challenge Cup in which Europe won in a close encounter 11-9 over team USA, the EPBF announce the qualifying criteria for 2016.
The BCA who will host this event will announce the venue and location in the next few weeks so the players can look forward to a trip across the pond to defend the title Europe won in a dramatic finale here in Rankweil, Austria.
Usin...
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The CBSA would like to announce its latest “Friends of the CBSA” prize winners……
Congratulations to both of you and thanks to everyone who supported us!
The “Friends of the CBSA” program is an individual sponsorship program. In the program a person pays an annual membership fee of $20 and in exchange receives the followi...
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Kiamco Blanks Hohmann:
Fulcher Runs 103:
Filler Creates Buzz at Andy Cloth 75th World 14.1
17 year old European Junior champion Joshua Filler has had a lot of hype built up before the event with numerous requests to put him on the stream. He is living up to it. Photo courtesy of Charles Eames Photography
New York City, NY -...
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