Day 4 is now in the books, and what an action packed day it was. There were several match-ups today that could have easily been played as finals, which is a testament to the talent packed field at this years U.S Open. Many are calling this 126 player field the strongest ever assembled during the 39 year storied history of this event.
In the 10:30 am time slot, Cue Sport Nations own Erik Hjorleifso...
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The wait is over, Cue Sport Nation has officially launched their website.
Four time Canadian Champion Erik Hjorleifson and aspiring journalist Markus Noé have joined forces to help promote Cue Sports in Canada. We look forward to reading more of your excellent articles and thank you for your contribution to the game.
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ROUND OF 32 BEGINS IN A WILD RIDE
With the knockout stages underway at the Women's World 9-ball Championship in Guilin, China, the pressure is already proving too much to bear for some players.
By Ted Lerner
WPA Press Officer
Photos Courtesy Jin/ my147.com
Karen Corr
(Guilin, China)--If you like your pool to resemble a roller...
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Day 3 is now in the books at the 39th annual U.S. Open 9 ball championships in Chesapeake, Virginia. Today was a big day for winners side matches as we went from 64 players to 16 players left on the winners side by the end of the day. There was also some losers side matches today and some parts of the bracket are in the final 64 stage and some parts of the brackets are in the final 96 stage.
Star...
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FISHER RISES FROM THE DEPTHS
Facing sudden elimination on Day 1, Great Britain's Kelly Fisher shows Austria's Jasmin Ouschan the door and survives to play another day at the Women's World 9-ball Championship.
By Ted Lerner
WPA Press Officer
Photos Courtesy of Jin/my147.com
(Guilin, China)--Kelly Fisher has been around professional pool long enough to know that sometimes in this sport, as in life,...
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Day 2 at the U.S. Open 9 ball championships saw the last of the first round winners side matches get underway at 10:30 am. The afternoon rounds were reserved for first round losers side matches which saw many top players pack their bags in this talent packed event. In the late night rounds the schedule shifted gear back to second round winners side matches.
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The 2014 Women's World 9-ball kicks off with a lavish opening ceremony that could only happen in the world's most populous nation.
By Ted Lerner
WPA Press Officer
Photos Courtesy Jin/my147.com & Alison Chang
(Guilin, China)--Visitors to China, especially those traveling here for events, conferences, trade shows, and other gatherings are often left in awe at the over-the-top hospitality that th...
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GROUP STAGE DRAW FOR THE 2014 WPA WOMEN’S WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Play begins 1PM (GMT +8) Wednesday, October 15 at the Guilin Gym in Guilin, China.
Race to 7, Alternate Break
Round Robin in the groups . 4 players in each group will go through to the Final 32, straight knockout.
Group A
Han Yu (CHN) vs. Chen Xue (CHN)
Gao Meng (CHN) vs. Park Eun Ji (KOR)
Chezka Centeno (PHL) vs. Yang Fan (CHN)...
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The inaugural Shooters Amateur 9 Ball Event kicked off this past weekend (October 11 & 12) at the Shooters Snooker and Sports Club. If this first event is any indication, the event promises to be a very popular tournament for Southern Ontario pool players. The tournament exceeded expectations by attracting a full field of 64 players with a waiting list of players who were unable to participate...
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The first break of the 2014 U.S. Open was struck at 10:30 am yesterday morning, kicking off the 39th U.S Open Championship. As opposed to previous U.S. Open's, the overall quality of players entered in this year's field produced a lot of tough first round matches. There were a few cases today that you could consider upsets as far as a higher seeded player losing to a lower seeded player but only o...
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Ernesto Bayaua cruised, undefeated, through an elite field of open 9-ball division players at this past weekend’s Lone Star Finale held at Bogies Billiards & Sports Bar in Houston, Texas. Tour newcomer Jesse Langston also made a big splash, destroying the amateur 9-ball division’s 32 player field. The 2014 Lone Star Billiards Tour is sponsored by Poison by Predator Cues, www.poisonbilliards.co...
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64 of the best women players in the world head for the gorgeous Chinese city of Guilin, the new host of the WPA World 9-ball Championship
By Ted Lerner
WPA Press Officer
A veritable slug fest on the cloth pitch awaits fans around China and throughout the world this week, as the 2014 WPA Women’s World 9-ball Championship kicks off in the world famous Chinese city of Guilin.
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Earlier this week the organizers of the upcoming U.S. Open 9 ball tournament announced that they will be changing the racking rules from the the traditional racking the 1 on the spot to racking the 9 on the spot. Fundamentally I think this is a positive change but I would like to scrutinize the fact that this change was announced less than 1 week before the start of the tournament. Of course in li...
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Hello again everybody, I hope everything has been well with you and hope that you have had a good start to your 2014-2015 pool season. For our instructional today we are going to talk about the importance of using follow as opposed to draw when both options present themselves.
This is a topic that comes up regularly when I am instructing. The basis behind the theory is that draw is affected a grea...
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Players & Fans,
Stop # 2 of our Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour's 2014-2015 season will take place on October 18 & 19 at Sharp Shooters Billiards & Sports Pub in Amsterdam NY. Sharp Shooters owner Tim Berlin also owns Trick Shot Billiards & Sports Pub in Clifton Park NY where we will once again have a tour stop this season as well. Sharp Shooters is the home of some of the Diamond Pro t...
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As the Snooker Canada family grows, we are pleased to introduce you to Jonathan Perlman, the Chief Technology Officer.
Jonathan PerlmanJonathan has been with Snooker Canada since its inception and is responsible for the creation, management, and editing of the Snooker Canada website. He is also a part of the social media mark...
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Friday Nights at Petrina’s Taps & Billiards are “THE NIGHT FOR POOL PANEDEMONIUM” in Durham region. October 3, was no exception to what has become a fan favourite. Forty players competed for Cash and Prizes in a very fair round-robin format which resulted in twelve players advancing to the cash round. After the regular round robin play there were so many ties that several mini tournaments had...
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Season 2 Opener saw a spectacular turn out of 32 amazing players, all vying for the 1st Title of Royal City Challenge Champion.
The Results:
1st Place: Jason Knight – $525 Calcutta $690
2nd Place: Jeff Robson – $330 Calcutta $430
3rd Place: Rod Arsenault – $120 Calcutta $150
4th Place: Jeremy Isard – $ 55 Calcutta $ 80
5th/6th Place: Ray Jansen – $ 35 Calcutta $ 50
5th/6th Place: Carlin Sanderson...
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It is the traditional opening of the Joss Tour season, the annual Maine Event, and for the past four years, including this recently passed weekend of October 4-5 (Maine Event VIII), it has been won by a homegrown competitor, Mike Dechaine. Dechaine grew up in Waterville, Maine and enjoys coming home to compete in this event annually. The $1,500-added main event drew 40 entrants to TJ's Classic Bil...
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40 players participated in the 1st stop of 404 9-Ball Tour on October 4-5th at Shooters in Toronto. The tour introduced the new "Minus 1" handicap system. In a match versus a professional, an amateur is required to win one game less to win the match after adjusting for the maximum number of 18 games per match. For example, if the match is a standard 11-7 race, then the 404 race becomes an 11-6 r...
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