In the afternoon on January 5, “JOY CUP” World Chinese 8-Ball Masters 2015, first stage. 54-year-old Earl Strickland comparing with what he has gained in the past is full of regrets and pities for the game.
Strickland is rather upset about the results, which is 4:13 to Shi Hanqing (CHN) and 5:13 to Karl Boyes (GBR). He owns the results to his growing age and about the situation. Yet mostly, becaus...
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On behalf of The Canadian Billiards and Snooker Association and the Canadian Cue Sport
Association we are very pleased to announce that Diamond Billiard Products has come on board
as the official table sponsor of the 2015 Canadian Combined Pool Championships.
"Having an affiliation with a company like Diamond Billiard Products and the reputation they
have in the industry is invaluable to our pres...
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2015 World Chinese 8-Ball Masters
Livestream Schedule
Date
Time
January 5
9:40
Source 1 – Source 4
Earl Strickland vs Shi Hanqing 石漢青
14:30
Source 1 – Source 4
Gareth Potts vs Wang Yun 王云
16:00
CCTV5
Stephen Hendry vs Li Hui 李輝
19:30
Source 1 – Source 4
Chris Melling vs Yu Longhai 禹龍海
January 6
10:30
Source 1 – Source 4
Dennis Orcollo vs Wang Peng 王鵬
1...
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People talk about how much better the pool commentary should be. However, they are doing the best they can with what they have a been given........a game that's unexciting at it's core, a game that is so predictable that it's boring, yet so difficult to control that it appears unorganized.
What I mean is, after the break there's no guarantee that the game will ever be entertaining. So if you look...
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The CBSA would like to announce our new About Us page and Mission Statement.
The CBSA is also working extremely hard to improve our Website, our Facebook page and to continue to acquire new sponsorship partners.
The CBSA would like to thank all of our current sponsors for their support.
Stay tuned for more exciting...
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As one that thinks any organization that uses your money to provide prizing, as well as making a bit of money, I feel one should provide full disclosure and transparency, as well as be accountable. Below you will see the plan I am looking at using for prizing. I will explain the reasoning for somethings I am doing.
First of all, NAPA has some great benefits. These include: No Annual Membership...
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This is a great topic for discussion! Of course, this is supposed to be an instructional article, not a thread on a forum. Well, I was just reading a thread of comments on the Main Forum on azbilliards.com on just this very issue. It started out with someone posting his results and conclusions after doing some experimenting with looking at the cue ball last, just before he shoots the cue ball. His...
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2015 World Chinese 8-Ball Masters will take place at Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports Center Stadium in China from 5th-8th January. There will be 12 Chinese players and 12 foreign players participation in the Masters.
There are two stages. In the first stage, there will be 3 Chinese players and 3 foreign players in each group. The time limitation for each game is 130 minutes and race to 13. If there sh...
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Christmas is always a great time for friends and family to gather. Once again Petrina’s hosted its 3rd Annual Boxing Day Tournament. This was a free affair for pool players so long as they donated food or cash to Petrina’s food drive efforts which this year raised well over $2,000 and 5,000 lbs of food.
Forty six players gathered for this afternoon tournament and play was intense. The format wa...
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The second event of the Four Points Tour Under 7 Series was played out on December 28th at Petrina’s Taps and Billiards in Ajax. Sixteen players vied for the cash. In the end George Sokolowski from Belleville/Trenton was the final cueist standing after taking off Brad Guthrie who had valiantly battled back on the B-Side after a second round loss to Tom Gilmour.
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Mike Zuglan's Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour
Turning Stone Classic XXIII 9-Ball Open - January 8-11, 2015
Mike Zuglan's Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour and Turning Stone Casino Resort are proud to present The $25,000 Added Turning Stone Classic XXIII 9-Ball Open. Turning Stone has once again generously invited us to compete in their beautiful and spacious Event Center which is one of the best arenas in th...
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At last, the embroidered Snooker Canada patches have arrived. !
This is great news for snooker fans all around Canada as already almost 100 have been distributed. That means that the game of snooker will start becoming more and more popular as the idea behind this project is to create more awareness of our beautiful game to the outside world. We have kept the secret long enough.
The nice thing ab...
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On December 20, 25 players were in attendance for the Four Points Tour at BigWigs Billiards in Newmarket, Ontario.
Ben Chang has been dominating these handicapped events over the last few months. Ben's winning streak did not stop here as he steamrolled through this event with wins over Rob Henry (7-6), Joe Theriault (7-3), Jeremy Nazareth (7-4) and Chris Lee (7-3). In the finals, Ben faced Erik Hj...
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In Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic was held on December 14 the first Copa Luisito Christ the King in the famous club Billiards Bolivar, the event is a Dominican version of the Mosconi Cup, the best players in the Capital vs the best players Cibao region.
The "Capital" teamFernando Paulino Reyes Gomez, Jhon Castillo and Emmanuel Alva...
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Dear CBSA Provincial Associations & Supporters;
On behalf of the Canadian Billiards & Snooker Association, I am very pleased to announce that the 2015 CBSA Snooker Championships will be hosted by:
The Corner Bank Sports Bar & Grill
925 Warden Avenue
Scarborough, ON. M1L 4C5
(416) 757- 2265 (BANK)
www.thecornerbank.ca
The new Cue Sports Club is owned & operated by Jim Wych &...
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In its third run, the Space City Open proved even more successful this year drawing in nearly 130 players with an ever-increasing purse, topping off this year at $45,000.00. The amount of talent that encompassed this four-day billiard event was unsurpassed, a breathtaking demonstration of ability, enthralling countless fans and at-home viewers tuned in to the live stream broadcast provided by Zach...
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Untouchable: Ga Young Kim Master Class at Andy Cloth Women's International Pool Championship
The top performers of this week along with the organizers: John Leyman, Cindy Lee, Vivian Villarreal, Ga Young Kim, Jennifer Barretta, & Charlie WilliamsPhotos courtesy of Charles Eames Photography and Cryfoto.com
New York City-...
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The CBSA is pleased to announce our newest sponsor Kamui tips.
The CBSA would like to thank Kamui and John Bertone for their support. Kamui is an industry leader in tip and chalk technology. Please visit their Facebook page for more information.
Kamui will now join OB Cues, Simonis, Aramith and Think Green Industries as major sponsors of the CBSA.
If any company or individual is...
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Dear CBSA Provincial Associations & Supporters;
On behalf of the Canadian Billiards & Snooker Association, I am very pleased to announce that the 2015 CBSA Amateur Pool & Junior 9-Ball Championships will be hosted by Fairville Shooters in Saint John, NB.
In Amateur Pool there will be divisions in Men's & Women's 8-Ball & 9-Ball. The schedule of events will be:
Wednesday, June 24 to Thursday, June...
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Ga Young Kim vs Vivian Villarreal could be an epic performance for both players as they are peakingPhotos courtesy of Cryfoto.com , Charles Eames, and Joe Gonzalez
New York City- East vs West. Dynamic vs Dynamic. Hands down the two best performing players this week has been Texan Vivian Villarreal and South Korea's Ga Young...
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