New York City, NY - The first qualifier for the 2015 Andy Cloth World Tournament of 14.1 took place Saturday, June 6, 2015 at Red Shoes Billiards in Alsip, Illinois for the 7th straight year. Longtime 14.1 specialists Ron Dobosenski of Wisconsin and Chicago's Bob Cozzolino took the top honors. For the 10th year in a row, qualifiers will be held nationwide for the 75th edition of The World Tournam...
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CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (June 22, 2015) – CSI is pleased to announce that the 2015 US Bar Table Championships 9-Ball Division matches have been released on the CSI YouTube channel. Eighteen (18) matches featuring some of the best players in the world can be viewed in their entirety absolutely free!
The 2015 US Bar Table Championships were held February 16-22, 2015 at the...
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BigWigs Billiards in Newmarket was the host of the final event for the Four Points Tour.
It was a relatively small field of 23 players in attendance for the finale. Players ran for cover as Barrie sniper, Mike Leigh, shot down his opponents one-by-one. Mike reached the finals with wins over Shane Gummerson (7-5), Ken Botham (7-3), John Morra (6-5) and Romeo Zuluetta (7-2).
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CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (June 19, 2015) – This is a reminder that all registrations for the BCAPL National Championships must be completed online, emailed, faxed, or post-marked by Monday, June 22. With more than 40 events, 300+ Diamond pool tables, 50+ exhibitors, and professional events and exhibitions, there is truly something for everyone.
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New York City, NY - The 5th Annual 14.1 Hall of Fame nominees have been announced via selection process from the World 141 Club in a row. We are please to announce this year's ballot list which includes World Champions Allen Hopkins, Nick Varner, and Bobby Hunter in the Greatest Player Category. Mike Eufemia, Danny Barouty, and Tom Jennings are nominated in the Unsung Hero Category. Finally, 19...
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The week of June 7 to 14th saw the 41st annual Canadian Snooker Championships take place at the Corner Bank in Scarborough, Ontario. To my knowledge this is the longest running tournament in Canada and has a very rich history boasting past champions such as Cliff Thorburn, Jim Wych, Kirk Stevens an...
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9-ball has been filling up like hot cakes and as of last night we were at 59 players so there is only 5 spots left for a full field.
So if you were planning on playing but have not confirmed your entry yet I suggest not to delay too much longer!!!
As for the 8-ball we are now at 50 confirmed players!!! Fairville Shooters in Saint John,...
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A new snooker tour has been announced in Canada and is sure to create a great buzz for snooker players and fans alike. The Canadian Snooker Tour is officially coming, and it will be traveling to several cities across the country in just a few short weeks.
As a follow up to the busiest snooker season our country has witnessed in decades, Snooker Canada is changing gears and moving forward with its...
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With a reputation for producing outstanding custom cues, the promoters of the inaugural Atlantic Challenge Cup today proudly announced J. Pechauer Custom Cues has joined the prestigious list of partners supporting the Atlantic Challenge Cup.
“J. Pechauer Custom Cues is known throughout the world for its fine quality cues and for supporting both pro and youth play,” said David Morris of the IBPF. “...
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Patrick Guigui presenting Gene Lew with a Pioneering award at the Richler Cup
Gene Lew has changed the face of billiards in Canada. Many of you may remember that Gene promoted the Canadian Masters world ranking snooker tournament at Minkler Auditorium in Seneca College. At the time, this was the first and only ranking tourna...
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Shooter's Snooker Club in Toronto has announced their 2015-2016 9-ball amateur and 404 tour schedule:
Shooters ‘404’ Tour:
September 26/27, 2015
October 24/25, 2015
November 21/22, 2015
December 19/20, 2015
January 16/17, 2016
February 13/14, 2016
March 12/13, 2016
April 09/10, 2016
April 16/17, 2016 - FINALE
Shooters Amateur 9-ball event.
September 12/13, 2015
October 10/11, 2015
November 07/08,...
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The eagerly anticipated ‘4-7’ tournament at Shooters Snooker & Sports Club is now history. This past weekend (June 6 & 7, 2015) saw the biggest turnout of players and the biggest prize payouts for a GTA tournament in many years. This tournament was restricted to players with a recognized ‘404’ handicap of between 4 and 7. Even with this narrow range of eligible players, a total of 110 part...
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With a convincing 7:3 victory over Katarzyna Wesolowska (POL), Jasmin Ouschan (AUT) has secured another title for her collection, the victory at the Dynamic Billard German Women Open tournament in the Stadthalle in Baunatal, Germany.
The final match was dominated by Ouschan alone. Her break was good and only in the beginning of the final match, Wesolowska seemed to put up some resistance...
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FINLAND’S PETRI MAKKONEN landed his maiden Euro Tour title in Germany at the weekend and as he crashed the European Mosconi Cup rankings and put himself in the frame for a December trip to Las Vegas. The 27 year-old Finn came through a stellar field at Baunatal and defeated Konrad Juszczyszyn of Poland in the championship match to claim the 20 ranking points.
The win put Makkonen into second pla...
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Petri Makkonen (FIN) has just won his first Euro-Tour tournament of his career, winning the final match with a convincing 9:3 result over Konrad Juszczysyn (POL).
Petri Makkonen (FIN)
Juszczysyn had the tougher fight in the semi-final match the round before. While Makkonen overcame Florian Hammer (GER) quite easily...
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Snooker Canada would like to thank all the people that were involved in making this event a great success.
Tournament Director : Gord MeWhiney
Master of Ceremony : Scarlett Deva Antaloczy
Tournament Host : Dan Paquette
Venue Host : Joe Campoli
Head Referee : Kevin Patrick
Tournament Referees : Jim Jack, Sylvain Ethier, Ron Adams, Bob Jezequel, Larry Lasalle, Dan Paquette
Host Venues : Humber Coll...
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CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (June 5, 2015) – CSI is pleased to announce that the 2015 US Bar Table Championships 10-Ball Division matches have been released on the CSI YouTube channel. Twelve (12) matches featuring some of the best players in the world including Shane Van Boening, Jayson Shaw, Skyler Woodward, Justin Bergman, Rodrigo Geronimo, Jeffrey Ignacio, and more can be viewe...
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It was definitely a day of many surprises at the Dynamic Billard German Open in Baunatal, Germany, today.
The tournament is down to the final 16 players now. The round of the last 32 players was the last round of the day and many surprises happened.
One feature match was the encounter between Albin Ouschan (AUT) and Oliver Ortmann (GER). They met on table 1 and the match was an ongoing fight...
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The annual World Cup of Pool returns to London as the iconic York Hall once again plays host to the prestigious pairs event from 22nd to 27th September. The East London venue has a rich pool history having staged the Mosconi Cup on eight occasions as well as the World Cup in 2013.
Now in its tenth year, the World Cup of Pool features 32 two-player teams from around the world battling it out for a...
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New York City, NY - For the 10th year in a row, qualifiers will be held nationwide for the 75th edition of The World Tournament of 14.1. Players all over the United States will be able to take their chance to win a spot into the grand slam of straight pool! Each qualifier winner will be guaranteed a minimal of 6 round robin matches in the finale main event. The main event will take place once mor...
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