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by Joshua Johnson, Inside POOL Tony Williams made quick work of Brad Shearer by the margin of 7-2 in the finals of the Great Southern Billiard Tour’s Upstate Amateur Classic at World Cup Billiards in Greenville, SC, to take the trophy and $1,000 first-place prize. Williams, after defeating AA-rated player…

Roberts and Rice on Collision Course in Greenville by Joshua Johnson, Inside POOL After Saturday’ play ended at World Cup Billiards in Greenville, SC, in the latest edition of the Great Southern Billiard Tour amateur events, only 12 players survived through a rough first day. Still undefeated is Josh Roberts,…

Tri-State Tour / Parsippany, NJ by Lea Andrews After a grueling day of play, a 31-player field was whittled down to two men who agreed to skip the final set. Mike Aro and Joe Fego split first- and second-place money at the $500-added B-D Tri-State Tour event June 13, hosted…

Tiger Bay Area Amateur Tour / Palm Harbor, FL by Lea Andrews Michell Monk topped the points on the Bay Area Amateur Tour before their June 13 event, and after an undefeated day of play that day, Monk remained the points leader. Although local APA championships took several regular ladies…

GSBT Raids World Cup Billiards by Joshua Johnson, Inside POOL Staff The Great Southern Billiard Tour is hosting the latest of its amateur events this weekend at World Cup Billiards in Greenville, SC, where a field of 38 players has arrived to compete for the $1,000 first-place prize. What this…

OB Cues Welcomes Its Newest Team Member – Grace Nakamura Grace Nakamura is not only a seasoned women’s pro player with titles and accomplishments spanning more than 2 decades, but she has also worked in the billiard industry for the last 15 years. If you have attended a major billiard…

Desert Classic Tour / Phoenix, AZ by Lea Andrews To reach the finals of the Desert Classic Tour stop the weekend of June 6-7, Gus Briseno had to get through several quality players, including 2008 U.S. Bar Table 8-Ball champion Mitch Ellerman. The $1,000-added 10-ball event, which was played on…

The North Jersey 14.1 Straight Pool Pro-Am Quarterly held its second quarter event for 2009 the weekend of June 6-7 at Comet Billiards in Parsippany, NJ, and even with a short field of eight players there was a lot of action and heated battling, especially in the final match between…

Johnny Archer, Allison Fisher GAIN BCA HALL OF FAME ELECTION Dominant stars become first-ballot inductees in Greatest Player category Broomfield, Colo. – June 8, 2009 – Johnny Archer and Allison Fisher, the most dominant male and female pool players of the past 15 years, have been elected for induction into the Billiard Congress…

Bryant Fends Off Ochoa for Lone Star Win Lone Star Tour / San Leon, TX by Lea Andrews After an entire weekend of strong play, Charlie “Hillbilly” Bryant emerged the winner despite Sylver Ochoa’s best efforts at the Lone Star Tour stop June 6-7. The $1,000-added event, run by WPBA…