Friday, September 9, 2011

Turning Stone Classic XVII Finishes Day 1

Notable names on the one-loss side: Shane Ban Boening (lost 6-9 to Bucky Souvanthong), Mike Davis (lost 3-9 to Joshua Newman), Shaun Wilkie (lost 4-9 to Jose Parica), Jennifer Baretta & Liz Ford (lost 6-9 to Chris Szuter).

Notable wins: Johnny Archer 9-2 over Jason Reese, Jeremy Sossei 9-2 over Bob Baker, Shawn Putnam 9-5 over Mike Badsteubner, Oscar Dominguez 9-2 over Cleiton Rocha, Angel Paglia 9-4 over Joey Dupuis, Charlie Williams, Rodney Morris, Dennis Hatch, Larry Nevel, Mike Zuglan, Steve Lillis, Alex Pagulayan.

For complete event coverage with streaming video and real-time scoring, visit AZBilliards.

World Cup Of Pool Team Germany Is On A Hot Streak

The two players making up the PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool Team Germany (Ralf Souquet and Thorsten Hohmann) are on a hot streak.

Ralf Souquet recently defeated the Philippines' Dennis Orcollo 8-5 to claim his sixth Masters Crown title in 9-ball.

Germany's other team member, Thorsten Hohmann, once again claimed the top 14.1 title, beating out the USA's Mike Davis to win his second champion title in this event.

Together, Team Germany has made it to the World Cup of Pool quarter finals, where they will face off against Philippines Team B (Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante) in a replay of the tournament's epic 2009 final.

More on the World Cup of Pool

Friday, July 29, 2011

Johnny Archer Comes Out On Top At Maryland Open 14.1

From July 21-14, 35 of the top straight pool players in the country battled to win the Seventh Annual Maryland Open 14.1 Straight Pool Championships in Baltimore, Maryland.


Tournament Winners

1st Johnny Archer, $4,000
2nd John Schmidt, $3,000
3rd Dave Daya, $1,800
3rd Zion Zvi, $1,800
5th Ed Deska, $800
5th Shaun Wilkie, $800
5th Mike Davis, $800
5th Brandon Shuff, $800
9th Ed Deska, $400
9th Danny Barouty, $400
9th Bob Hunter, $400
9th Alan Duty, $400
9th Michael Yednak, $400
9th Earl Herring, $400
9th Jose Parica, $400
9th Bob Chamberlain, $400
High Run (Saturday) John Schmidt, 100 2x, $130
High Run (Sunday) John Schmidt, 82, $120

For more on the Championships, including full scoring brackets and event highlights, check out Professor Q Ball.

Friday, July 22, 2011

2011 PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters Field Announced

The 2011 PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters will be held from Saturday, September 3 through Monday, September 5th in Metro Manila, Philippines. The 16-player field will feature past and present US Open winners and popular past Masters Champions vying for the top $20,000 prize.

Players Field

Yukio Akagariyama – Japan
Darren Appleton – England
Francisco Bustamante – Philippines
Chang Jun-ling – Taiwan
Lee Van Corteza – Philippines
Tony Drago – Malta
Jianbo Fu - China
Raj Hundal - India
Mika Immonen – Finland
Jason Klatt – Canada
Chris Melling – England
Dennis Orcollo – Philippines
Efren Reyes - Philippines
Huidji See - Holland
Ralf Souquet – Germany
Shane Van Boening – USA

Taiwan's Rising Star Star Pin-Yi Ko Dominates Guinness World Series of Pool Championship

Rising Taiwanese star Pin-Yi Ko took out 2007 US Open 9-Ball Champion Shane Van Boening 10-4 in the finals to win the top Guinness World Series of Pool title.

In the semi-finals, Ko beat out tournament top seed and World Number 1 Dennis Orcollo 8-6. Van Boening beat out Irsal Nasution from Indonesia 8-4 to enter the finals.

For more on this tournament, check out AZBilliards.com.

Friday, July 15, 2011

New iPhone App: Get One-on-One Coaching Tips From Allison Fisher, Other Sports Legends

Get in the Game® (available for the iPhone and iPad only) features unlockable one-on-one coaching tips from over 30 sports legends, including The Duchess of Doom herself Allison Fisher.

The Get in the Game® app and preview lessons are available for free exclusively on iTunes. Over 30 sports legends have free previews and paid downloadable coaching content.


Coach List

Alex Rodriguez – Hitting Coach
Alext Lalas – Defensive Soccer Coach
Allison Fisher Billiards Coach
Andy Roddick – Tennis Coach
Barry Sanders – Running Back Coach
Bill Parcells – Football Coach
Casey Powell – Lacrosse Coach
Dennis Rodman – Defensive Basketball Coach
Doyle Brunson – Poker Coach
Eric Wynalda – Offensive Soccer Coach
Heather Mitts – Soccer Conditioning Coach
Hines Ward – Wide Receiver Skills
Hulk Hogan – Inside Wrestling
Isaiah Thomas – Basketball Coach
Jennie Finch – Softball Coach
Jerry Rice – Wide Receiver Coach
Jimmy Rollins – Infield Coach
Joe Montana – Quarterback Coach
Joe Torre – Baseball Coach
Julie Foudy – Soccer Drills
Kristi Yamaguchi – Figure Skating Coach
Martin Brodeur – Hockey Goaltender Coach
Mike Vick – Speed and Agility Conditioning
Natasha Watley – Softball Coach
Phil Helmuth – Poker Coach
Randy White – Defensive Line Coach
Ricky Williams – Yoga Instructor
Rocco Mediate – Golf Coach (short game)
Ronnie Lott – Defensive Back Coach
Roy Jones, Jr. – Boxing Coach
Shannon Miller – Gymnastics Coach
Tony Gwynn – Hitting Fundamentals
Tony Meola – Soccer Goalkeeping Coach
Trevor Hoffman – Pitching Coach

Check it out at www.getinthegame.com


Friday, July 1, 2011

It's Philippines vs. Philippines and Great Britain vs. Japan in the World 9-Ball Championship Semi Finals

Semi Finals - Race to 11, Alternate Break
Friday, July 1 @ 3:00 p.m. (GMT+ 3 hours)

Dennis Orcullo (PHL) vs. Ronnie Alcano (PHL)
Mark Gray (GBR) vs. Yukio Akakariyama (JPN)


Finals - Race to 13, Alternate Break
Friday, July 1 at 7:00 p.m. (GMT+ 3 hours)


Quarterfinals - Race to 11, Alternate Break

Dennis Orcullo (PHL) 11 vs. Daryl Peach (GBR) 2
Ronnie Alcano (PHL) 11 vs. Tory Kuribayashi (JPN) 10
Yukio Akakariyama (JPN) 11 vs. Vicenc io Tanio (PHL) 10
Mark Gray (GBR) 11 vs. Shane Van Boening (USA) 9


To read more about the quarter finals, visit AZBilliards

For more information on the World 9-Ball Championships, as well as full scoring visit the WPA homepage at: www.wpa-pool.com

Friday, June 24, 2011

Allison Fisher Dominates Ga Young Kim, Taking WPBA US Open Top Title

Defending WPBA US Open Champion Allison Fisher beat out two-time US Open Champion Ga Young Kim 7-4 to take the top spot in the 2011 WPBA US Open.

Check out the WPBA brackets for a blow-by-blow of the final match.

Tune in to ESPN on August 7th to view the Quarterfinals, Semifinals, and Finals.


Final 8 (race to 7)

Jeanette Lee 6 vs. Erica Park 7
Kelly Fisher 5 vs. Allison Fisher 7
Ga Young Kim 7 vs. Vivian Villarreal 5
Monica Webb 6 vs. Jasmin Ouschan 7


Final 4 (race to 7)

Erica Park 2 vs. Allison Fisher 7
Ga Young Kim 7 vs. Jasmin Ouschan 2


Final Round (race to 7)

Allison Fisher 7 vs. Ga Young Kim 4

Live Scoring of WPA and World 9-Ball Championship Now Available on Twitter

via press release from AZBilliards.com

Follow the WPA and World 9-Ball Championship on Twitter

Pool fans around the world now have another great resource to keep up to date with all the happenings from the World 9-ball Championship which begins June 21st in Doha, Qatar.

The World Pool Association is now on Twitter. Our Twitter user name is @poolwpa. You can go directly to our Twitter page at, http://twitter.com/poolwpa.

The WPA will be providing complete online coverage from the World 9-Ball Championships. The event begins June 21st with a three day qualifier which will offer 12 open spots. The tournament proper begins June 25th and runs through July 1. 128 of the world's best men pool players from 44 countries will be on hand at Doha's Al Sadd Sports Club to contest one of the sport's most prestigious prizes.

Our Twitter account is the latest enhancement of our coverage of big WPA events. The WPA will be offering live scoring throughout the event. Fans who want to know what's happening in each match can go to our new and improved website, www.wpa-pool.com, and click the "Live Scoring" banner. There you will see the current matches in progress and the up to date score line. You can also see the brackets by clicking on the "Brackets" button on our home page.

In addition, well known pool journalist and TV commentator Ted Lerner will be on hand in Doha to cover all the exciting action, writing several articles each day for the WPA website with complete analysis and his unique insights. Lerner will also be manning the Twitter account so fans will get plenty of instant insights, immediate updates and important news from right inside of the Al Sadd Sports Club.

So don't forget. Tell your pool friends around the world to follow the WPA on Twitter via our username @poolwpa

By Press Release - 2011-06-21

Friday, June 17, 2011

WPBA US Open 9-Ball Championships Kick Off In Tulsa, OK

The top 64 women players from around the world are squaring off at the WPBA US Open 9-Ball Championships at the River Spirit Casino in Tulsa, OK.

Full brackets and scoring updates are available here.


Round One Results:

Nicole Keeney vs. Susan Lance 9-4
Jasmin Ouschan vs. Jennifer Kraber 9-1
Amy Chen vs. Sharon O'Hanlon 9-6
Julie Kelly vs. Brianna Miller 9-5
Cathy Metzinger vs. Melissa Morris 9-6
Jeanette Lee vs. Kim Benson 9-3
Morgan Steinman vs. Megan Smith 9-6
Vivian Villarreal vs. Maureen Seto 9-6
Eleanor Callado vs. JoAnne Ashton 9-6
Xiaoting Pan vs. Barbara Lee 9-4
Naomi Williams vs. Borana Andoni 9-4
Ewa Laurance vs. Erica Park 9-7
Mary Rakin vs. Emily Duddy 9-4
Kelly Fisher vs. Kim Pierce 9-2
Kim White vs. Tina Hess 9-0
Line Kjorsvik vs. Kim Jones 9-2
Stacie Bourbeau vs. Angel Paglia 9-8
Ga Young Kim vs. Veronique Menard 9-3
Liz Cole vs. Cheryl Pritchard 9-7
Tina Meraglio vs. Tamara Rademakers 9-3
Dawn Hopkins vs. Susan Mello 9-5
Allison Fisher vs. Dana Aft 9-2
Teruko Cucculelli vs. Jennifer Chen (F)
Val Finnie vs. Melissa Little 9-3
Susan Williams vs. Vicki Paski 9-8
Monica Webb vs. Lindsay Dorn 9-2
Brittany Bryant vs. Theresa Gifford 9-3
Kim Shaw vs. Erin McManus 9-5
Jennifer Barretta vs. Stacy Novak 9-5
Karen Corr vs. Rebecca Warner (F)
Laura Smith vs. Rhonda Pierce 9-6
Liz Ford vs. Samantha Patton 9-4

Saturday and Sunday's play will be televised for ESPN.

China's Xiao Fang Fu, Britain's Chris Melling Take Home China Open Gold

Before an estimated television audience to over ten million, Xiao Fang Fu beat out fellow Chinese and defending tournament champion Chen Siming 9-3 to take the China Open Championship title. This is Fu's second major tournament win in the last year, after September's World 9-ball Championship title.

For more on the win, check out AZBilliards.com

Over on the men's side, Britian's Chris Melling overtook Chinese Taipei's Hsu Kai Lan 11-3 to capture the title.

For more on the men's tournament, see InsidePool

Friday, June 10, 2011

Morris Defeats Hundal To Take The Interpool Open Title in Sweden

Even though the 7th Annual Interpool Open in Gavle, Sweden was dominated by Swedish players, it was England vs. America in the finals with Rodney Morris squaring off (and ultimately winning against) Raj Hundal.

Tournament highlights from AZBilliards.com


Interpool Open Results
1st Rodney Morris, $3,247
2nd Raj Hundal, $1,623
3rd Marcus Chamat, $811
3rd Jim Chawki, $811
5th Mika Immonen, $405
5th Christian Fisher, $405
5th Roger Lysholm, $405
5th Vegar Kristiansen, $405
9th Morgan Cedarstrom, $202
9th Henrik Hagen, $202
9th Marcus Sjoberg, $202
9th Roger Akerbloom, $202
9th Robert Gronlie, $202
9th Alejandro Dinamarca, $202
9th Joakim Haugen, $202
9th Christian Lugowski, $202

Friday, June 3, 2011

9-Ball The Movie Production Marches On; Release Set for 2011

Production of the movie 9-Ball continues, with recent shooting taking place at the 2010 APA National Team Championships and in Pottsville, PA.

The producers are also running a contest to crown a "Ms. 9-Ball". The winner will be invited to appear as a featured extra with speaking part in the movie, as well as a limited edition autographed director's cut DVD. More information on the contest is available on 9-Ball the Movie's Facebook Page.


Behind the Scenes Footage from Pottsville, PA


More Behind the Scenes from Pottsville


Cast and Crew Photos

Cafe Scenes


A wide variety of 9-Ball movie apparel is now available for men and women. Check out all the designs at the 9-Ball Movie website.

Friday, May 27, 2011

Huidji See Wins First World Title - World Ten Ball Champion

Huidji See beat out Jianbo Fu11-8 in the finals to claim his title.

Read more about See's win at AZBilliards.com.




For more videos from the World 10-Ball Championship, check out more videos from Ling090714.

Van Boening Crowned U.S. Open 10-Ball Champion

After a six day battle between a field of 96 players from 10 countries, U.S. favorite Shane Van Boening beat out Spain's David Alcaide 11-6 to win the title.

Final Four

Shane Van Boening vs. Corey Deuel
David Alcaide vs. Newcomer Dennis Haar

This has been a red letter year for Van Boening after his first place win in One Pocket, second in 9-Ball and Master of the Table honors at this year's Derby City Classic; and 9th place ranking in the 2011 World 8-Ball Championship.

Tournament Scoring Bracket


Efren "The Magician" Reyes Pulls Out A Magical Win, Crowned U.S. Open One Pocket Champion

It was a magical run at the 2011 U.S. Open One Pocket Championships for Efren "The Magician" Reyes. Reyes went undefeated through the full 64-player field to grab the championship title. Reyes beat out poker star Chris Gentile 5-2 in the finals.

Tournament Scoring Bracket

Friday, April 29, 2011

World 9-Ball Beijing Open Going Strong

Follow Jasmin Ouschan along with 47 other women and 96 men as they compete from April 27-May 1 for the top title at Yuetan Stadium in Beijing, China.

Live Scoring

Winning Men as of Round 2: Lo Li Wen, John Morra, Efren Reyes, Jun Lin Chang, Hao Xiang Han, Mika Immonen, Thorsten Hohmann, Stephan Cohen, Francisco Bustamante, Feng Ban Zhao, Jiaqing Wu, Yong Hwang, Carlo Dalmatin, Cheng Chieh Liu, Che Wei Fu and Jinabo Fu.

Winning Women as of Round 2: Ga Young Kim, Han Yu, Rubelin Amit, Pan Xiao-Ting, Xiao-Fang Fu, Chichiro Kawahara, Doudou Zhou, Jasmin Ouschan, Allison Fisher, Shu-Han Chang, Yukkio Ol, Kelly Fisher, Sha Sha Liu, Chieh-Yu Chou, Miyuki Fuke and Siming Chen.

Allison Fisher and Mike Dechaine - 2011 Ultimate 10-Ball Champions

Allison Fisher courtesy of Ultimate 10-Ball.com


Mike Dechaine courtesy of Ultimate 10-Ball.com


Allison Fisher and Mike Dechaine walked away with the champion titles at this year's Ultimate 10-Ball Championship held April 22-24 in Frisco, Texas.


Fisher won 7-5 over Kelly Fisher to take the lead; Dechaine pulled out a narrow 11-12 win after an extended battle against Jeremy Jones.



Top Winners



Women


1st: Allison Fisher, England, $5,600 and the gold medal

2nd: Kelly Fisher, England, $3,750 and the silver medal

3rd: Angel Paglia, USA, $2,800 and the bronze medal

4th: Line Kjoersvik, Norway

5th: Vivian Villarreal and Monica Webb, USA

7th: Dawn Hopkins and Amy Chen, USA

9th: Kim White and Tara Williams of the USA, EJ Park of Korea, and Kyoko Sone of Japan

13th: Brittany Bryant of Canada and Melissa Little, Laura Smith and Ming Ng of the USA



Men


1st: Mike Dechaine, USA, $16,600 and the gold medal

2nd: Jeremy Jones, USA, $9,500 and the silver medal

3rd: Jason Klatt, Canada, $6,200 and the bronze medal

4th: Charlie Williams, USA

5th: Darren Appleton of the UK and Jeremy Sossei of the USA

7th: Rodney Morris and Jonathan Pinegar of the USA

9th: Oscar Domingues, Dennis Hatch, Brian Brekke and Jesse Engel of the USA

13th: Raj Hundal of India, Niels Feijen of Holland, Brandon Shuff and Paul Song of the USA

17th: Ralf Souquet of Germany and Johnny Archer, Mike Davis, Shawn Putnam, Max Eberle, John Gabriel, CJ Wiley and Sylver Ochoa of the USA


The full brackets, player list and photos



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Friday, April 8, 2011

Unbeatable Liz Cole Earns Spot In 2011 WPBA US Open

March 19-20

NWPA Tour Stop
Askar's Golden Fleece

Kenmore, WA


WPBA Tour Results
1st Liz Cole, $425 + $500 Entry for US Open
2nd Kim Jones, $275
3rd Jana Montour, $180
4th Andrea Saenz-Maes, $140
5th Mary Hopkin, $84
5th Shari Ross, $84
7th Kimberly Kirk-Lengel, $84
7th Mona Remedios, $84

Second Chance Results
1st Shelby Locati, $60
2nd Heather Moonias, $50
3rd Alisha Rogers, $40
4th Cathy Duenas, $30
5th Jessica Orth
5th Talya Makus

Coverage from AZBilliards.com

Philippine Open: Day 1 Brings Across the Board Upsets

April 7-11

Philippine Open
SkyDome SM City

Quezon City, Metro Manila, The Philippines

The Philippine Open is a ranking World Pool-Billiard Association event featuring 10-ball.

Men's division: 64 player field ($100,000)
Women's division: 32 player field ($76,000)



Men's Division Highlights

Finland's Mika Immonen was unseated by number 105 player Japan's Li Wen Lo. Lo looks to be one to watch, if his day 1 play is any indication. Immonen is working his way through the loser's side by beating out Rudy Sustano 9-6, and now waits to face Filipino Jerico Banares.

The USA's top player, Shane Van Boening fell as well, losing out to Naoyuki Oi from Japan. Van Boening kept the trend going with a 7-9 loss against Indonesia's Yoni Rachmanto and is now out of the game.

Ralf Souquet narrowly beat out Filipino qualifier winner Carlo Biado in his first match and went on to beat Qatar's Bashar Hussain Abdulmajed. Souquet will next square off against Filipino Dennis Orcollo.

Orcollo squeaked out a win against fellow Filipino Demosthenes Pulpul and then beat out countryman Allan Cuartero by the same 9-7 margin; let's see if he keeps that winning margin streak going in his match against Souquet.


Former English Billiards World Champion Robbie Foldvari gave number one seed Antonio Lining a run for his money before losing out 7-9. He then repeated that margin, losing out against China's Hao Wu on the left side. Foldvari now takes a seat in a spectator's chair.



Women's Division Highlights

In a stunning upset, world number 2 Allison Fisher lost to qualifier Wu Jing from China. She will now face off against Finland's Marika Poikkijoki on the loser's side.

World number 1 Ga Young Kim breezed through her match with Aradhana Nail, winning 9-0. Kim was then narrowly defeated by Yun-Mi Lim and waits to take on the winner of the Fisher v. Poikkijoki match on the left side.

Reigning World 10-Ball Champion Jasmin Ouschan spanked Canada's Veronique Menard 9-0, going on to beat Helena Benjamin 9-3 in her next match. Ouschan now waits to take on Siming Ching.

Korea's Yu Ram Cha beat out Suniti Damati by a landslide and then took on Yuan-Chun Lin, beating her tidily 9-4. Cha will next face off against Yun-Mi Lim in round 2.

China Open Champion Siming Chen beat out Reggie Ann Biagcong 9-1 and then dispatched Line Kjorsvik handily to the loser's side as well 9-7. Chen will go head to head with Jasmin Ouschan in round 2.


Play will commence at 2:00 p.m. (+7GMT).

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Yu-Ram Cha Gets Her WPBA Tour Card, Shows Just Why She's One Of The Top 20 World Ranking Players

Yu-Ram Cha
Image by Anne Craig courtesy of AZBilliards.com


March 24-27

WPBA Regional Tour Championship
Bogies Billiards
Houston, TX


WPBA Regional Tour Championship Results
1st Yu Ram Cha, $3,250
2nd Susan Williams, $1,930
3rd Joanne Ashton, $1,320
4th Briana Miller, $1,056
5th Sharon O'Hanlon, $792
5th Janet Atwell, $792
7th Veronique Menard, $660
7th Kim Benson, $660
9th Shelby Locati, $396
9th Hiroko Makiyama, $396
9th Suzanne Smith, $396
9th Helen Laiche, $396
13th Jana Montour, $264
13th Marianne Merrill, $264
13th Lisa Marr, $264
13th Julie Comitini, $264

For more information, visit AZBilliards.com

Van Boening Takes Top Prize at Rumrunners

Shane van Boening
Image and event results courtesy of AZBilliards.com

March 25-27

Rumrunner Open Barbox Event
Rumrunners
Las Vegas, NV

Rumrunner Open Barbox Event Results
1st Shane Van Boening, $6,000
2nd Oscar Dominguez, $3,000
3rd Ernesto Dominguez, $1,700
4th Walter Glass, $1,000
5th Dan Petralba, $700
5th Jon Balan, $700
7th Tom Butler, $500
7th Ramin Bakhtiari, $500
9th Kenneth Brisbon, $350
9th Bernardo Chavez, $350
9th Dick Rice, $350
9th Jimmy Moore, $350
13th Nick Spano, $250
13th Ismael Paez, $250
13th Amar Kang, $250
13th Butch Barba, $250

For more information, visit AZBilliards.com

European Pool Championship Results

The Dynamic European Pool Championships 2011 are going strong (March 23-April 3) at the Hotel Axxon in Braderburg, Germany.

www.epconline.eu


8-Ball Results

Men’s 8-Ball Semifinals
Races to 8
Carlos Cabello (SPA) v Ralf Souquet (GER) 6:8
Denis Grabe (EST) v Dominic Jentsch (GER) 2:8

Women’s 8-Ball Semifinals
Races to 6
Marika Poikkijoki (FIN) v Line Kjoersvik (NOR) 6:1
Kynthia Orfanidis (NED) v Petra Stadlbauer (AUT) 6:5

Wheelchair 8-Ball Semifinals
Races to 5
Kurt Deklerck (BEL) v Fred Dinsmore (IRL) 5:2
Jouni Tahti (FIN) v Aslum Aboobakar (GBR) 5:0


8-Ball Finals
Ralf Souquet (GER) v Dominic Jentsch (GER) 1:8 (ongoing)
Marika Poikkijoki (FIN) v Kynthia Orfanidis (NED) 4:6 (ongoing)
Kurt Deklerck (BEL) v Jouni Tahti (FIN) 1:5 (ongoing)



9-Ball Results

Mens 9-Ball Semifinals
Races to 9
Nick van den Berg (NED) v Huidji See (NED) 9:7
Mario He (AUT) v Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz (SPA) 4:2 (ongoing)


Women's 9-Ball Semifinals
Races to 7
Jasmin Ouschan (AUT) v Line Kjoersvik (NOR) 7:0
Anastasia Nechaeva (RUS) v Gerda Hofstaetter (AUT) 7:4


Wheelchair 9-Ball Semifinals
Races to 7
Jouni Tahti (FIN) v Tony Southern (GBR) 7:4
Henrik Larsson (SWE) v Roy Kimberly (GBR) 7:4


9-Ball Finals
Nick van den Berg (NED) v TBD
Jasmin Ouschan (AUT) v Gerda Hofstaetter (AUT) 0:0 (ongoing)
Jouni Tahti (FIN) v Henrik Larsson (SWE) 0:0 (ongoing)



Straight 14.1 Pool
Races to 125

Men's Semifinals
Petri Makkonen (FIN) v Tomasz Kaplan (POL) 102:125
Fabio Petroni (ITA) V Roman Pruchay (RUS) 125:73

Men's Finals
Tomasz Kaplan (POL)
v Fabio Petroni (ITA) 125:17


Women's Semifinals
Jasmin Ouschan (AUT)
v Anna Majirina (RUS) 75:13
Line Kjoersvik (NOR) v Silvia Lopez (SPA) 75:43

Women's Finals
Jasmin Ouschan (AUT)
v Line Kjoersvik (NOR) 75:31


10-Ball and Team results are not available at this time. Check www.epconline.eu for full scoring.


Friday, March 25, 2011

WPBA Regional Tour Heats Up

The WPBA Regional Tour Championship is now underway at Bogies Billiards in Houston, Texas. 63 of the top women in pool will face off March 24-27 for eight WPBA Tour Cards and over $12,000 in cash.

After the first day of play, Winner's Side round 2 matches include

Emily Duddy vs. Ji Hyun Park
Susan Williams vs. Michelle Prince
Janet Atwell vs. Kim Pierce
Suzanne Smith vs. Kim Benson
Joanne Ashton vs. Chris Fields
Veronique Menard vs. Hiroko Makiyan
Lisa Henderson-Major vs. Lisa Cossette
Erin McManus vs. Shelby Locatis
Emilyn Collado vs. Jacqueline Karol
Marianne Merrill vs. Helen Laiche
Sara Miller vs. Mary Hopkins
Sharon O'Hanlon vs. Edwidge Cavanna

Full Brackets from AZBilliards.com



Yu Ram Cha vs. Becky Jones

Monday, March 21, 2011

Super Billiards Expo 2011 - Tournament Winner Recap

The Allan Hopkins Supar Billiards Expo 2011 was held March 10-13, 2011 at the Valley Forge Convention Center in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.


Ralf Souquet
Photo Courtesy of John Sturgis and AZBilliards

Pro Player Championship
1st Ralf Souquet, $20,000
2nd Robb Saez, $7,000
3rd Shane Van Boening, $4,000
4th Dennis Hatch, $3,000
5th Johnny Archer, $2,100
5th Darren Appleton, $2,100
7th Alex Pagulayan, $1,800
7th Gabe Owen, $1,800
9th Mike Immonen, $1,500
9th Jason Klatt, $1,500
9th Dee Adkins, $1,500
9th Stevie Moore, $1,500
13th Shawn Putnam, $1,250
13th Rodney Morris, $1,250
13th Tony Robles, $1,250
13th Max Eberle, $1,250
17th Thorsten Hohmann, $900
17th Matt Clatterbuck, $900
17th Raj Hundal, $900
17th John Morra, $900
17th Shaun Wilkie, $900
17th Ryan McCreesh, $900
17th Hunter Lombardo, $900
17th Tommy Kennedy, $900



Jamey Gray, Andy Segal and Tim Chin
Photo Courtesy of AZBilliards


World Artistic Pool Championships
1st Andy Segal, $3,500
2nd Jamey Gray, $2,500
3rd Tim Chin, $1,800
4th Gabriel Visiou, $1,300
5th Nick Nikolaidis, $1,000
5th Abram Diaz, $800
7th Florian Kohler, $750
7th Jamie Moody, $700
9th Tom Rossman, $650
10th Chris Woodrum, $500
11th JR Owens, $450
12th Bruce Barthelette, $400
13th Paul Danno, $100
13th Javier Gomez, $100
13th Steve Markle, $100
13th Joe Bonge, $100
13th Sebastian Giumelli, $100
13th Gordon Hedges, $100
13th Steve Geller, $100
13th Tom Kinzel, $100
13th Jason Lynch, $100
13th Mark Dimick, $100
13th Dave Nangle, $100
24th Jimmy Glanville, $50
24th Bob Neal, $50

For amateur results, click here.
For Fury 14.1 Challenge results, click here.






Monday, March 7, 2011

Winners Circle: Pool Tournament Winners for the Week of February 21-27


Great Southern Billiard Tour Bank Pool Event

February 26 - 27, 2011

Michaels Billiards

Fairfield, OH


1st Brandon Williams, $900.00

2nd Louis Demarco, $500.00

3rd George Rothrock, $300.00

4th Greg Randall, $200.00

5th Vincent Vaughn, $150.00

5th Samuel Kirby, $150.00

7th Chuck Raulston, $110.00

7th Gerald Reichle, $110.00




Great Southern Billiard Tour 9-Ball Event

February 26 - 27, 2011

Michaels Billiards

Fairfield, OH


1st Chuck Raulston, $1,200.00

2nd Richie Richeson, $700.00

3rd Lucas Hawkins, $500.00

4th DJ Holloway, $300.00

5th Frank Ruby, $175.00

5th Mike Cantrell, $175.00

7th Josh James, $125.00

7th Steve Hancock, $125.00

9th Samuel Kirby, $75.00

9th Brandon Williams, $75.00

9th James Rowland, $75.00

9th Billy Tinion, $75.00

13th Harry Eidenier, $50.00

13th Rick Gyamati, $50.00

13th Michael Burdette, $50.00

13th Chad Whitmore, $50.00




Dishaw Cues CNY Tour Stop

February 26, 2011

Shooters Billiards

Fulton, NY



1st Willie Oney, $250.00

2nd Hendrik Drost, $110.00

3rd Dwight Dixon, $75.00

4th Jack Priebe, $40.00




Tri State Tour Stop

February 26, 2011

Sandcastle Billiards

Edison, NJ


1st Richard Ng, $540.00

2nd James DeGiosafatto, $310.00

3rd Daniel Dagotdot, $200.00

4th Andrew Cleary, $130.00

5th Serrafin Serrano, $75.00

5th Michelle Li, $75.00




Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour Stop

February 26, 2011

Bulldog Billiards

Dubuque, IA



1st Will Kohl, $684.00

2nd Will Thompson, $246.00

3rd Kent Zirtman, $109.00

4th Bobby McDonald, $68.00

5th Eric Behnke, $41.00

5th Darryl Ostwinkle, $41.00

7th Ron Plum, $34.00

7th Craig Hintgen, $34.00

9th Brian Houselog, $27.00

9th Shane Kelly, $27.00

9th Steve Morris, $27.00

9th Dave Noel, $27.00




Maxim Billiards Tour Stop

February 26 - 27, 2011

The Green Room

Jackson, MS



1st Mark Cavalier, $1,350.00

2nd Daniel McKenney, $850.00

3rd Benny Conway, $600.00

4th CK Brown, $350.00

5th Patrick Boykin, $175.00

5th Jeffery Strong, $175.00

7th Kenny Loftis, $60.00

7th Jerry Blackstock, $60.00

9th Dewayne Haley, $30.00

9th Darrell Biggart, $30.00

9th Brent Boyd, $30.00

9th Kevin Blackstock, $30.00




Empire State Amateur Championship

February 26 - 27, 2011

Raxx Pool Room

West Hempstead, NY



1st Tony Liang, $2,000.00

2nd Clive Davis, $1,400.00

3rd Naldo Troncoso, $900.00

4th Stew Warnock, $600.00

5th Gail Glazebrook, $375.00

5th Amit Umadas, $375.00

7th Mio Celaj, $250.00

7th Andrew Kane, $250.00

9th Frank Ramos, $150.00

9th Omar Alli, $150.00

9th Scott Bannon, $150.00

9th Frank Cutrone, $150.00

13th Jack Smith, $100.00

13th Brian Hunter, $100.00

13th Wilfredo Albay, $100.00

13th Rene Villalobos, $100.00

17th Alex Borukhovich, $75.00

17th Tim Cahill, $75.00

17th Pablo Sanz, $75.00

17th Chris Laz, $75.00

17th Steven Way, $75.00

17th Michael Toohig, $75.00

17th Steve Kalloo, $75.00

17th Chris Giannakouros, $75.00




Mezz Pro Am Tour Stop

February 27, 2011

Drexeline Billiards

Drexel Hill, PA



1st Eddie Abraham, $923.00

2nd Josh Brothers, $823.00

3rd Raphael Saldana, $420.00

4th Phil Wines, $225.00

5th Mike Prasentsy, $200.00

5th Bob Maidhof, $200.00

7th Brady Jones, $150.00

7th Bruce Nagle, $150.00

9th Kenny Rutman, $100.00

9th Mike Miller, $100.00

9th Joseph Testa, $100.00

9th Shaun Dobson, $100.00


Winners Circle: Pool Tournament Winners--February 14-20

Winners Circle: Pool Tournament Winners for the Week of February 14-20



Great Southern Billiard Tour Stop
February 19 - 20, 2011
Borderline Billiards
Bristol, TN

1st Alex Olinger, $1,200.00
2nd Brian White, $700.00
3rd Mike Cantrell, $450.00
4th Cory Morphew, $250.00
5th Gary Cairnes, $150.00
5th John Thompson, $150.00
7th Joe Pierce, $100.00
7th DJ Holloway, $100.00
9th Daniel Autrey, $60.00
9th Mark Owens, $60.00
9th Keith Jones, $60.00
9th Henry Lopez, $60.00
13th Darren Blitch, $45.00
13th Joe Blackburn, $45.00
13th Greg Gilliam, $45.00
13th Scott Howard, $45.00



Louisiana Bar Table Championships
February 19-20, 2011
Bayou Lafourche
Thibodaux, La

1st Cliff Joyner, $900.00
2nd Brandon Shuff, $550.00
3rd Joey Aguzin, $350.00
4th Robb Saez, $230.00
5th Keith Fremin, $145.00
5th Jerry Blackstock, $145.00
7th Donny Weathersby, $100.00
7th Bobby Johnson, $100.00
9th Rick Powers, $60.00
9th Glen Dubois, $60.00
9th Nick Arcement, $60.00
9th Randall Brown, $60.00
13th Jeffery Strong, $40.00
13th Gary Abood, $40.00
13th Ken Berthelot, $40.00
13th Kevin Koster, $40.00



Rack Em Up Tour Stop
February 20, 2011
Westgate Lanes
Brockton, MA

1st Rich Minichello, $525.00
2nd Dave Pavao, $350.00
3rd Todd Nevins, $250.00
4th Peter Bowman, $175.00
5th Chris Dionne, $125.00
5th Ranulf Tamba, $125.00
7th Rich Ross, $75.00
7th Stacie Bourbeau, $75.00
9th Jim Prather, $35.00
9th Scott Herbert, $35.00
9th David Koopman, $35.00
9th Ed Boyle, $35.00



Tri State Tour Stop
February 19, 2011
Gotham City Billiards
Brooklyn, NY


1st George Osipovitch, $565.00
2nd Richard Ng, $370.00
3rd Ralph Panuzzo, $230.00
4th Tony Ignomirello, $140.00
5th Nicholas Chan, $90.00
5th Pat Mareno, $90.00
7th Jason Egein, $70.00
7th Michelle Li, $70.00



Joss NE 9-Ball Tour Stop
February 19 - 20, 2011
Main St. Billiards
Amsterdam, NY


1st Dennis Hatch, $1,030.00
2nd Bucky Souvanthong, $760.00
3rd Danny Hewitt, $550.00
4th Ron Casanzio, $450.00
5th Spencer Auigbelle, $300.00
5th Bruce Nagle, $300.00
7th Greg Antonakos, $200.00
7th Mike Zuglan, $200.00
9th Dave Fernandez, $90.00
9th Tom Acciavatti, $90.00
9th Tim Parisian, $90.00
9th Kevin Ketz, $90.00



Joss NE 9-Ball Tour Second Chance Event
February 20, 2011
Main St. Billiards
Amsterdam, NY


1st Marco Kam, $320.00
2nd Mark Stewart, $220.00
3rd Bruce Carroll, $160.00
4th Noah Wells, $100.00
5th Keith Owen, $50.00
5th Gary Poulton, $50.00




February 19-20
Midwest 9-Ball Open
Shooters
Olathe, KS


1st James Baraks $2,000
2nd Jesse Bowman $1,500
3rd Shane McMinn $900
4th Chad Vilmont $600
5th John Gabriel $400
5th Joey Gray $400
7th Dustin Gunia $200
7th Gary Lutman $200
9th B.J. Wolrab $175
9th Chuck Raulston $175
9th K.C. Massey $175
9th Taylor Anderson $175
13th David Caron $125
13th Terry Porter $125
13th Mike Banks, Jr. $125
13th Joseph Tomkowski $125
17th Zach Marquarde $100
17th Dustin Hooker $100
17th Kent Henderson $100
17th Mike Durbin $100
17th Gabe Owen $100
17th Jason Ayesh $100
17th John Giles $100
17th Steven Clodzin $100

Ladies
1st Nicole Keeney $460
2nd Rachel Byrket $300
3rd Michelle McDermott $200
4th Jennifer Combs $100



Midwest 9-Ball Tour One Pocket Event
February 19 - 20, 2011
Shooters
Olathe, KS


1st Chip Compton, $700.00
2nd Joey Gray, $500.00
3rd Gary Lutman, $300.00
4th John Gabriel, $200.00
5th Will Freeman, $150.00
5th Gabe Owen, $150.00
7th Mike Banks, Jr., $100.00
7th Bill Meacham, $100.00



Bay Area Amateur Tour Stop
February 19, 2011
Stroker’s Billiards
Tampa, FL


1st Alice Parnell, $275.00
2nd Tracey Mullen, $210.00
3rd Jamie Toennies, $160.00
4th Kelly Cavanaugh, $100.00
5th Lisa McElroy, $75.00
5th Stephanie McFarlin, $75.00



Jacoby Custom Cue Tour Stop
February 19 - 20, 2011
On The Snap Billiards
Fuquay-Varina, NC


1st Michael Fuller, $1,000.00
2nd BJ Ussery, $250.00



Maxim Billiards Tour Stop
February 19 - 20, 2011
Mr. Cues II
Atlanta, GA


1st Paul Song, $1,200.00
2nd Horace Godwin, $850.00
3rd Jeff Crawford, $550.00
4th Billy Tyler, $300.00
5th Jason Caldwell, $200.00
5th Chuck Dorsett, $200.00
7th JR Rossman, $100.00
7th Wes Davis, $100.00
9th Jeff Jordan, $60.00
9th Dustin Byrd, $60.00
9th David Cantrell, $60.00
9th Darin Brewer, $60.00
13th Aaron Frady, $40.00
13th Leon Whately, $40.00
13th Andrew Savasuk, $40.00
13th Pat Cooper, $40.00


Andy Grubb Memorial Emerald Coast Classic
February 19 - 20, 2011
Starcade Billiards
Ft. Walton Beach, Fl


1st Mike Davis, $1,680.00
2nd Tommy Kennedy, $960.00
3rd Stoney Stone, $600.00
4th Dwayne Bourgeoius, $420.00
5th Morty Davis, $285.00
5th Josh Hillard, $285.00
7th Arthur Huynh, $195.00
7th Scotty Townsend, $195.00
9th Greg Hagin, $135.00
9th Jakey Bell, $135.00
9th Tim Perkins, $135.00
9th Luther Blades, $135.00
13th Daryl Morris, $90.00
13th Pablo Matheu, $90.00
13th Kevin Johnson, $90.00
13th Rich Whittecar, $90.00
17th Denny Singletary, $60.00
17th Dave Walters, $60.00
17th David Strawn, $60.00
17th Jim Walker, $60.00
17th Craig Houghton, $60.00
17th Derik Kraft, $60.00
17th Jerry Clayman, $60.00
17th Denny Fox, $60.00



Tiger Amateur Tour Stop
February 19 - 20, 2011
Big Tyme Billards
Houston, Tx


1st Dale Briones, $875.00
2nd Ernesto Bayaua, $575.00
3rd Durango Duran, $335.00
4th Ray Porter, $215.00
5th Brian Hickman, $140.00
5th Daniel Herring, $140.00
7th Danny Roland, $105.00
8th Frank Cherry, $105.00
10th Richard Rodriguez, $75.00
10th Victor Rojas, $75.00
10th Rodney Stewart, $75.00
9th Bobby Gonzales, $75.00
13th Roy Payton, $60.00
14th Steve Braswell, $60.00
15th Justin Pena, $60.00
15th Patrick Hill, $60.00



February 19-20
February Freeze 9-Ball Tournament
Malarkey's Pool & Brew
Tacoma, WA

1st $925 Lance Mason
2nd $650 Eddie Mataya
3rd $450 Damian Pongpanik
4th $300 Marc Vidal
5/6th $200 Miguel Morfin, JD
7/8th $145 Robert Colby, Rich Geiler
9-12th $115 Scott Nelson, Eddie Carrido, Dumo, Steve Lingelbach
13-16th $90 Ryan Park, Dan Louie, EZ Wadsworth, Dick Trichler

Ladies
1st $90 Suzanne Smith
2nd $45 Kimberly

Friday, February 18, 2011

Winners Circle: Pool Tournament Winners for the Week of February 7-13

February 12-13

Great Southern Billiard Tour
Classic Billiards
Conyers, GA

Great Southern Billiard Tour Results
1st Danny Smith, $1,000
2nd Randy Jordan, $600
3rd Jared McGee, $400
4th Jeff Hooks, $200
5th Bob Lea, $100
5th Joseph Cole, $100
7th Horace Godwin, $80
7th BR Tatum, $80
9th Steve Holman, $45
9th John Maikke, $45
9th Clay Fisher, $45
9th Angelo Innes, $45
13th Darren Blitch, $20
13th Eric Bryant, $20
13th Jesse Middlebrook, $20
13th Mitchell Perry, $20


February 12-13

Jay Swanson Memorial
Hard Times Billiards
Bellflower, CA

Jay Swanson Memorial Results
1st Alex Pagulayan, $3,000
2nd Mitch Ellerman, $1,500
3rd Max Eberle, $1,000
4th Tommy Tokoph, $750
5th Amar Kang, $535
5th Oscar Dominguez, $535
7th Josh Ulrich, $400
7th Santos Sambajon, $400
9th Fach Garcia, $300
9th Deo Alpojara, $300
9th Christopher Fangre, $300
9th Brian Parks, $300
13th Lorry DeLeon, $200
13th Yuutaro Yamaguchi, $200
13th Ernesto Dominguez, $200
13th Johnny Kang, $200
17th Jose Parica, $175
17th Manuel Herrera, $175
17th Brandon Shuff, $175
17th Larry Bohn, $175
17th Walter Glass, $175
17th Nick Spano, $175
17th Ismael Paez, $175
17th Louis Ulrich, $175
25th Ron Marshall, $150
25th Chris Wedekind, $150
25th Bruce Choyce, $150
25th Bob Lees, $150
25th Dave Hemmah, $150
25th Chris Tate, $150
25th Tyler Van Wulvan, $150
25th Corey Harper, $150
33rd Don McClelland, $100
33rd Branch Talley, $100
33rd Marshall Anonby, $100
33rd Abel Lim, $100
33rd Gus Luna, $100
33rd Doug Wu, $100
33rd Eleanor Callado, $100
33rd Wayne Pullen, $100
33rd Sean Lane, $100
33rd Ray Lorenzo, $100
33rd Greg Harada, $100
33rd Ernie Rivas, $100
33rd Scott Slayton, $100
33rd Ross Fregosa, $100
33rd Asgar Shroff, $100
33rd Joseph Courvrette, $100
49th Vince Vidaurre, $75
49th Dan Boone, $75
49th Ronnie Tompkins, $75
49th Gerardo Jamito, $75
49th Stan Oda, $75
49th Andrew Karhur, $75
49th Joey Chin, $75
49th Rigo Pena, $75
49th Damian Alishan, $75
49th Aaron Aragon, $75
49th Stephen Eakins, $75
49th Isaac Wooten, $75
49th David Blevins, $75
49th Frank Almanza, $75
49th Will Hathcock, $75
49th Stan Oda, $75


February 12-13

Lone Star 9-Ball Tour
Crazy 8's Family Pool Room
Port Arthur, TX

Lone Star 9-Ball Tour Open Results
1st Sylver Ochoa, $650
2nd Brent Thomas, $450
3rd David Gutierrez, $300
4th Steve Lenz, $200
5th Danny Lee, $120
5th Zach Marguardt, $120
7th Ernesto Bayaua, $60
7th Brian Rosenbaum, $60

Lone Star 9-Ball Tour Ladies Results
1st Ming Ng, $235
2nd Belinda Lee, $175
3rd Loretta Lindgren, $115
4th Kim Pierce, $65


February 12-13

Planet Pool Tour
Champion Billiards Sports Cafe
Frederick, MD

Planet Pool Tour Results
1st Mike Davis, $1,000
2nd Brett Stottlemyer, $825
3rd Kevin Bailey, $575
4th Bucky Souvanthong, $450
5th Scott Tollefson, $200
5th Ryan McCreesh, $200
7th Dominic Noe, $150
7th Russ Obaker, $150
9th Andy Lincoln, $100
9th Michael Wong, $100
9th Alan Duty, $100
9th Sean Morgan, $100
13th Dan Madden, $70
13th Josh Brothers, $70
13th John Newton, $70
13th Edward Nowakowski, $70

Planet Pool Women's Tour Results
1st Megan Smith, $600
2nd Linda Shea, $350
3rd Nicole Vincent, $200
4th Shanna Lewis, $150
5th Julie Skripac, $105
5th Cheryl Squire, $105


February 12-13

Southeast Open Tour
Pockets
Dothan, AL

Southeast Open Tour Results
1st Scotty Townsend, $700
2nd Stoney Stone, $500
3rd Shawn Putnam, $400
4th Mark Shimelman, $300
5th Darin Brewer, $140
5th Howie Gordon, $140
7th JR Rossman, $50
7th Denny Singletary, $50


February 13

Lucasi Hybrid New England 9-Ball Tour
Schemengee's Billiards
Lewiston, ME

Lucasi Hybrid NE 9-Ball Tour Results
1st Jeff Furness, $275
2nd Brandon Cole, $150
3rd Mark Small, $100
4th Corey Tapaly, $60
5th Mike Barbagello, $40
5th Ryan Parker, $40


February 13

Tri-State Tour
BQE Billiards
Jackson Heights, NY

Tri-State Tour Results
1st Dan Cintron, $645
2nd Michael Harrington, $420
3rd Justin Muller, $260
4th Richard Ng, $160
5th Zee Shan Saldar, $100
5th Randy Mackin, $100
7th Raymond Romanski, $80
7th Mike Etti, $80

Thursday, February 17, 2011

CSI Expands U.S. Open One-Pocket Championship Field Size & Dates

By press release:

12th (2011) U.S. Open One Pocket Championship Field Size and Dates Expanded

Due to extensive player interest, CueSports International (CSI) announces they are expanding the field size and dates for the 12th (2011) U.S. Open One Pocket Championship being held this May at the Riviera Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.



The expanded field size will now be a maximum of 64 players (up from the initially announced 48). The tournament is also now a 4 day event instead of a 3 day event, starting on Thursday, May 12th (instead of the initially announced Friday, May 13th).



The event is still scheduled to conclude Sunday evening, May 15th.



Due to the start date being moved ahead to the 12th, the Mandatory Player’s Meeting is now scheduled for 8 pm, Wednesday, May 11th.



The U.S. Open One Pocket Championship is being held the four days preceding the 3rd (2011) U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship and in conjunction with the BCAPL National 8-Ball Championships.



For more information about the U.S. Open One Pocket Championship and the U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship visit www.playcsipool.com. For more information about the BCAPL National 8-Ball Championships visit www.playbca.com.



Long time event host, the Riviera Hotel & Casino has lowered their room rates for the BCAPL 2011 nationals with a three tier pricing structure ($60 - $80 per night). To receive these great new rates (with no resort fee), you must book through the BCAPL online Riviera booking link or call the Riviera toll-free number (800) 634-6753 Group Code BCAPCPP. Go to: BOOK MY ROOM AT THE RIV



CueSports International is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the U.S. Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial, the U.S. Open One Pocket Championship and the U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions.

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Ultimate 10-Ball Championship Accepting Reservations

The Ultimate 10-Ball Championships are now accepting registrations. The $50,000-added event scheduled for April 21-24 in Frisco, Texas, is slated to feature the best male and female players in the world.

The women's division will be limited to 64 players with a $15,000-added purse; the men's division will be limited to 128 players with a $35,000-added purse. Women will race to 7, men to 8. The Ultimate 10-Ball Championships are ranked by the Billiard Congress of America and the Women's Professional Billiard Association and is a World Pool-Billiard Association sanctioned event.

Further information is available in the press release reprinted below.


Ultimate 10-Ball Championships Accepting Registrations

FRISCO, TX (February 7, 2011): Ultimate 10-Ball Championships are pleased to announce that the Ultimate 10-Ball Championships are accepting registrations. The event, scheduled for April 21-24 in Frisco, TX, will feature the best players in the world, both male and female, to compete for $50,000 guaranteed added prize monies.

This is the second event of its kind Badi Nazhat has produced—last year’s Ultimate 10-Ball Championships were held in Aruba. There will be two divisions: a women’s event limited to 64 players with a $15,000-added prize purse, and a men’s event limited to 128 players with a $35,000-added prize purse. Women will race to 7, while men will race to 8. Both divisions will feature extended semifinal and final matches. With full fields expected, the prize money will top $110,000 for the event.

The Ultimate 10-Ball Championships are being hosted by the Embassy Suites Hotel Dallas-Frisco in Frisco, TX. Matches will be played on Diamond Pro-Am 9-foot tables covered in Simonis cloth and using Super Aramith Pro Ball sets and red circle cue balls. For reservations please call 972-712-7200.

“I really enjoyed the first Ultimate Ten-Ball Championships, and I'm looking forward to years of success for the event and the players. We really want to help promote the sport and the superstars playing it, and we feel the Ultimate Ten-Ball Championships is the perfect vehicle,” said Badi Nazhat, Ultimate 10-Ball Championships promoter.

Entries are currently being processed via e-mail at info@ultimate10ball.com. Please contact them today to ensure your spot in this ground-breaking event.

About the Ultimate 10-Ball Championships
The inaugural Ultimate 10-Ball Championships took place in Aruba in 2010 and featured some of the most talented players in the sport of billiards. The Ultimate 10-Ball Championships is an open tournament that will continue to feature the finest men and women pool players in the world. The 2011 is an event ranked by both the Billiard Congress of America and the Women’s Professional Billiard Association ranked event and is a World Pool-Billiard Association sanctioned event. The official web site, http://www.ultimate10ball.com, will provide stats, two free live streams, and live scoring.

By Press Release from AZBilliards

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