THE GA YOUNG KIM SHOW

Ga Young Kim put on a clinic with an array of shots that only she could provide.Photos courtesy of Alison Fischer NYCGrind.com New York City-  There's good pool, great pool, and Ga Young Kim pool. Ga Young Kim put on an exhibition of masterful shots in last night's semi-finals in a entertaining and dominating performance tha... Read more

AMERICAN GUARANTEED

Barretta vs Villarreal will be a test of which top American deserves to shoot for the title of Women's International Pool Champion Photos courtesy of Charles Eames & Joe Gonzalez New York City-  An American woman will be in the finals. After their quarter-finals wins, NYC's Jennifer Barretta and Texan Vivian Villarreal have ensured one USA... Read more

THE ELITE 8 AT ANDY CLOTH WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL POOL CHAMPIONSHIP

Photos courtesy of Eli Ceballos CryFoto.com New York City- Eight players have survived the first day of single knockout. Six countries are left which are Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Sweden, USA, and Canada. The pro tournament is the longest women's billiard event of any kind with 6 days of heavy pool action with a round robin event that evolves into a final single elimination chart where p... Read more

TEXAS TORNADO TAKES OVER #1 SPOT AT WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL POOL

Vivian Villarreal Photos courtesy of Joe Gonzalez New York City - One player wasn't worried about the DDD-Day. Vivian Villarreal lived up to her mantle of Texas Tornado on Do-or Die- Day when she defeated her final opponents to keep a perfect 7-0 record with only dropping 10 games total at the Andy Cloth Women's Internatio... Read more

THE CANADIANS ARE COMING

Naomi Williams won a qualifier to get to New York City and has stormed through her group unscathed tying monstrous Ga Young Kim in overall group records. New York City- The Canadians survived the DDD-Day. The Do-or Die- Day saw the majority of the Canadians make it through the round robin stage, with a huge feather in the ca... Read more

5 CANUCKS REMAIN AT THE WOMENS INTERNATIONAL POOL CHAMPIONSHIPS

Photos courtesy of Naomi Williams After a long week of group stages the final 32 is now set at the Women's International Pool Championships. Over the past for days each woman played 6 matches in a round robin format with the winners of the most games making it through to the single elimination round. Canadians will be well r... Read more

DO OR DIE DAY 3 AT WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL POOL CHAMPIONSHIP

Dutch sensation, the very stunning teen from the Netherlands Ms. Nathalie Seichter has had a rough start for her international pro debut, but is one of the pros that still has a chance today to qualify. All photos courtesy of Joe Gonzalez Photography New York City- DDD-Day! Today is Do-or Die- Day as half the field will be c... Read more

THE MANY USES OF A TOWEL

Enjoy the Process!Paul Potier Experience has taught me to be prepared for anything that is possible to happen during a pool match. One of the many tools that I make a habit of bringing to my matches is a towel. I often bring two towels. One that is soft, to wipe my face and neck with. And another that has no thread... Read more

ANDY CLOTH WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP BEGINS!

In a night full of great food, laughs, and fun...the 64 ladies got the event promoter Charlie Williams to strike a pose. Billiard style of course. New York City- 64 women from all over the world and all over the United States have made the trek to the center of modern civilization for the highly anticipated Andy Cloth Wom... Read more

CHANG ON THE RISE ….

Another successful installment of the 2014/15 ‘404’ series took place this past weekend (December 13 & 14th) at the Shooters Snooker and Sports Club. This was the 4th event in this year’s tournaments. Despite the proximity to the holiday season, this past weekend’s event drew a good field of 56 players to the tournament. The weekend field was comprised mainly of GTA players with several out-of... Read more

PAN-AMERICAN SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIPS

Dear Provincial Associations & Snooker Enthusiasts, I do apologize for the short notice, but please find attached information on the 2015 Pan-American Snooker Championships. This will be the first year that hopefully Canada will be represented at this event. We can fill up to 4 spots. If any of the Provincial Associations would like to organize a qualifier for this event, please let me know as soo... Read more

ZIEGLER & SNACHE QUALIFY FOR RICHLER CUP

Congratulations to Floyd Ziegler and Phil Snache who recently qualified for the $20,000 Richler Cup. In an epic battle of the first semi finals, Ziegler managed to take the final frame and win the match against former Canadian Champion Eddie Galati. Floyd Ziegler In the other semi final, it was Phil Snache winning by the same... Read more

PREVIEW OF THE WOMENS INTERNATIONAL POOL CHAMPIONSHIP

After a bit of an arduous journey, the Womens International 10 ball Championships is set to get underway on Tuesday at Steinway Billiard in Queens, New York. Only 3 weeks ago the event looked to be in jeopardy as issues with the promotion of the event as an unsanctioned world championships were taken very seriously by the WPA. At one point the world association announced serious reprimands for an... Read more

CBSA ANNOUNCES NEWEST SPONSOR THINK GREEN INDUSTRIES

  The CBSA is pleased to announce our newest sponsor Think Green Industries. The CBSA would like to thank Roy Munns and Jane Gordon of Think Green Industries for their support. Think Green Industries Ltd is a company specializing in landscape maintenance and construction based in Regina, Saskatchewan. You can also visit their Facebook page for more information. Think Green Industries will n... Read more

GA YOUNG KIM DOMINATES ANDY CLOTH BATTLE OF THE BILLIARD BEAUTIES

Jeanette Lee, Ga Young Kim, Executive Producer Charlie Williams, Shanelle Loraine, & Akiko Kitayama put on a entertaining show New York City- Ga Young Kim proved why most experts consider her the greatest female pool player in the world as she put on a clinic against her lovely counterparts yesterday. The ANDY CLOTH Battle... Read more

JASMIN OUSCHAN GRABS ANOTHER TOURNAMENT AND TOUR TITLE

Jasmin Ouschan (AUT) just won the women Euro-Tour in Treviso, Italy. She defeated Ina Kaplan (GER) clearly with 7:2 in the final match. Ouschan did not have smooth sailing in the tournament. To the contrary, she lost her first match with Oliwia Czuprynska (POL) 5:7 and had to make her way all through the loser’s side. She did so and came up with an impressing performance: victories over Louise Fu... Read more

BATTLE OF THE BILLIARD BEAUTIES

New York City - See the greatest player in the world GA YOUNG KIM of South Korea take on #1 American JEANETTE LEE and Guam's SHANELLE LORAINE & Japan's AKIKO KITAYAMA as they get it on in a beauty slugfest!! The ANDY CLOTH Battle of the Billiard Beauties takes place at Steinway Billiards Cafe and sponsored by Andy Cloth, J.Pechauer Cues , Viking Cues, Steinway Billiards. , Olhausen Balls, Po... Read more

NICK VAN DEN BERG WINS DYNAMIC TREVISO OPEN AND 2014 SEASON

Nick van den Berg (NED) just won the Dynamic Billard Treviso Open with a convincing 9:3 victory over his teammate Niels Feijen (NED). The tournament was not only smooth sailing for van den Berg. He did have a comfortable lead in the rankings but he knew that he was wanted by many other players. In the early stage, van den Berg had some close matches. He even lost 7:9 to Oliver Ortmann (GER) in th... Read more

BIADO LOSES SEMI-FINAL ON "NO CALL" FOUL: REYES WINS PACMAN CUP

The Shot Biado did not call to lose the match. The Pacman Cup singles event is in the books and the new champion is none other than the legend Efren Bata Reyes. After defeating Canadian John Morra in the the 16 place bracket he went on to win the event playing Demosthenes Pulpul in the final and coming out ahead in a thrilli... Read more

VAN DEN BERG SECURES HIS SPOT IN THE DYNAMIC BILLARD TREVISO OPEN

Nick van den Berg (NED), current #1 ranked player of the Euro-Tour series, made his way to the final 16 players of the Dynamic Billard Treviso Open. He made it to the winner’s qualification round where he met Oliver Ortmann (GER). Ortmann turned out to be a tough opponent for van den Berg and won the match with 9:7. That sent van den Berg to the loser’s side where he had to face Wojciech Szewczyk... Read more