This past weekend (November 22 & 23) saw the 3rd tournament in the Shooters Amateur Event series take place. From an initial cap of 32 players the tournament has expanded to 64 players to accommodate the strong interest by players. A waiting list for entry to the tournament has also become standard which suggests that full fields will be common for the future. And similar to past Amateurs the...
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Watch Pool’s Mosconi Cup LIVE!
Pool's answer to the Ryder Cup begins on the 1st December. Europe will take on the USA over four days in a series of exciting singles and doubles matches. The Mosconi Cup is widely regarded as pool's premier tournament featuring the five finest professional players from both sides of the pond.
USA can boast an 11-8 lead since the tournament's inception...
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NAPA Ontario Open Invitational 8 Ball Pool Tournament in Support of the Scanga Food Drive at Petrina's Billiards in Ajax on December 7, 2014
Durham Region – The Ontario Chapter of the North American Poolshooters Association and Petrina's Billiards Ajax are pleased to hold an Open Invitational 8 Ball Tournament at Petrina's Billiards on December 7th, 2014 in support of the Scanga Food Drive.
The To...
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Azbillards released a bombshell article last week by Jerry Forsyth siting the World Pool Associations anger with Dragon Promotions. The issue was that they were promoting the upcoming "Women's International Pool Championship" as a continuation of the former World 10 ball Championship held in the Philippines. As I received the same promotional package as everyone else I can say that W.P.A had a le...
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Mike Dechaine has joined a small crowd of players who have three or more Ocean State 9-Ball Championship banners hanging from the ceiling at Snookers in Providence, RI. In earning his third banner, he also accomplished something that no other player has managed in winning three straight Ocean State titles.
Mike Dechaine
For t...
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Remembrance Day weekend, Nov 7-9, 2015 was when this tournament took place. It was also the real start of winter for us Albertans as lots of snow and very cold weather hit us hard on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday in balmy Red Deer Alberta. A large field of 71 men and 8 women bar box 8 Ball players from Alberta, BC, and Saskatchewan showed up to display their expertise on the green felt. The Corner...
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Enjoy the Process!Paul Potier
How heavy should my Break cue be?
This is definitely the most asked question about the Break cue. Everyone seems to have a different opinion as to the best weight for a Break cue. Everyone wants to break the balls with great force to make the balls move around the table with lots of energy and h...
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2014 BCAPL/USAPL Colorado Regional 8-Ball Championship Results
CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (November 19, 2014) – CueSports International, parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League, just completed the 2014 BCAPL/USAPL Colorado Regional 8-Ball Championships at Greenfields Pool & Sports Bar in Lakewood, CO (just outside Denver). The event featured three division...
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Kamila Khodjaeva lost the final match of the WPA World 9-Ball Championships for Youth in Shanghai, China with 3:9 to Liu Yuchen (CHN) and won the Silver Medal in the girls division.
The final score already indicates that Khodjaeva did not really get too many chances in the match. She tried to keep the match open as good as she could but Liu was simply too strong for her. Every mistake that Khodja...
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A strong field of 48 players was in attendance for the third stop of the Four Points Tour at BigWigs Billiards in Newmarket, Ontario. The reconfigured handicap structure of the tour has attracted some new players and new winners.
Chad Bishop
All eyes were on Chad Bishop from Brampton as he stormed through the A-side bracket...
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Below is a list of upcoming pool sessions for NAPA Ontario. Keep in mind, NAPA can start a pool league at any time with a minimum amount of players anywhere in Ontario. We are always looking for locations, reps and players. If you are interested in playing NAPA Pool, please call Rob MacArthur at 905.9093.6425.
Durham Region
Next Sessions at Petrinas in Ajax, Ontario - 2015
Monday Night Singles...
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The two remaining European players on the loser’s side in this year’s World 9-Ball Championships for Youth in Shanghai, China, were Raphael Wahl (GER) and Patryk Statkiewicz (POL).
Wahl met S. Myanganbayer (MON) in the loser’s qualification round. It was a one-sided match in favor of the German and even with a few mistakes committed, Wahl easily took the match with 9:3. Statkiewicz had a tougher...
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The amateur Canadian Women’s Tour had their 3rd stop of the season at the ever-active Petrina’s Billiards in Ajax, ON. Despite a lot of ladies being in Ohio for the Sleepless in Sandusky tournament, 8 women had braved the cold to come out and compete.
To start, we had newcomer to the tour Angela Carrigan have a strong performance against Guelph native Leslie Pappas. Despite stating that 8-ball is...
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The Final
Shane Van Boening (USA) 8-2 Nikos Ekonomopoulos (GRE)
Semi Finals
Nikos Ekonomopoulos (GRE) 8-3 Karol Skowerski (POL)
Shane Van Boening (USA) 8-5 Chris Melling (ENG)
‘WANT PAIN? PLAY SHANE’ say the tee shirts and so it proved as Shane Van Boening torched his way through the field to become only the second American player to win the PartyPoker World Pool Masters as he looked in total con...
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Round One
Karl Boyes (ENG) 8-1 Waleed Majid (QAT)
Mark Gray (ENG) 8-4 Mika Immonen (FIN)
Quarter Finals
Karol Skowerski (POL) 8-3 Daniele Corrieri (ITA)
THERE WAS double delight in Nottingham for England’s Mosconi Cup contingent as Karl Boyes and then Mark Gray won through their first round matches at the 2014 PartyPoker World Pool Masters at the Portland Centre. They now complete the quarter-fina...
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Jason Williams
Congratulations to Fern Loyer from Sudbury and Jason Williams from Burlington who decided to split the $1400 prize money between them which includes a spot each in the 2015 Richler Cup which will take place in Ontario this time.
3rd & 4th place received $100 each and went to Frank Mancini from Windsor and Lo...
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Round One
Karol Skowerski (POL) 8-5 Wang Can (CHN)
Chris Melling (ENG) 8-6 Dennis Orcollo (PHI)
Shane Van Boening (USA) 8-6 James Georgiadis (AUS)
US NO.1 SHANE VAN BOENING survived a nerve-jangling half an hour at the hands of young Aussie James Georgiadis as he edged his way through to the last eight of the 2014 PartyPoker World Pool Masters at the Portland Centre, Nottingham, England.
Van Boeni...
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Daniele Corrieri (ITA) 8-4 Niels Feijen (HOL)
Nick Ekonomopoulos (GRE) 8-4 Thorsten Hohmann (GER)
Alex Pagulayan (CAN) 8-6 Darren Appleton (ENG)
THERE WERE first round defeats for 2014 European Mosconi Cup team mates Niels Feijen and Darren Appleton at the 2014 PartyPoker World Pool Masters while fellow team member Nikos Ekonomopoulos recorded a fine win over Thorsten Hohmann at the Portland Centr...
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New York City, New York- Ladies from all around North America will be taking their best shot to take on the world's best at the Qualifiers for the Women's International Pool Championship . Dragon Promotions is bringing big time, world class women's pool back to the United States with the 6th Annual Women's International Pool Championship ! The event takes place December 16-21, 2014 featuring 64 e...
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Hey everybody, I hope the beginning of the 2014 pool season has been treating you well. As all pool players know, and as is similar with life in general, everything goes in cycles. In pool sometimes it feels like you can do no wrong and sometimes it feels like you are struggling to do anything right. Today we are going to look at some of the ways to develop consistency and learn how to try to bett...
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