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JUNIOR BILLIARDS ON NATIONAL TV THIS WEEKEND “Teen Kids News” to Air Segment on World’s Greatest Young Players May 28, 2009 (Lafayette, CO) – The Billiard Education Foundation (BEF) is pleased to announce that a segment on junior billiards, including highlights from the WPA World Junior 9-Ball Championships, will air…

Day 2 Concludes at Philippine Open by Edward Asistin Reigning world 10-ball champion Darren Appleton advanced into the round of 16 on the winners’ side of the bracket of the 2009 Philippine Open and is the highest seed remaining on the winners’ side, trying to win yet another prestigious title…

CueSports International (CSI) would like to announce the National Championship Series (NCS) 9-Ball and 10-Ball National Championships are scheduled September 3-7, 2009 at the award winning Golden Nugget in Las Vegas. The NCS 9-Ball and 10-Ball national tournaments will be treated as two separate events yet held consecutively over the…

Day One of the Philippine Open by Edward Asistin Sixty-four of the world’s finest pool players began the day with the goal of becoming the first-ever Philippine Open champion. The format for the Stage 2 Main Tournament features a four-player redraw crossover single-elimination final bracket. The top 16 players were…

WOMEN’S PROFESSIONAL BILLIARD ASSOCIATION WELCOMES NEW AT LARGE BOARD MEMBER: STU MATTANA The Women’s Professional Billiard Association (WPBA) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of its’ newest member, Stuart Mattana. Stuart, who resides in New York, has extensive background in finance and is a graduate of the…

2009 Diamond World Summit of Pool Ready to Kick off PHOENIX, AZ (May 26, 2009) – The United States Professional Poolplayers Association (the UPA) is adding the finishing touches to the upcoming 2009 Diamond World Summit of Pool event to be held at the Riviera Hotel & Casino, 2901 Las…

Tri-State Tour / New York, NY by Lea Andrews Amsterdam Billiards in New York, NY, played host to two separate Tri-State Tour events on May 23-24: a 13-entrant $500-added B-player event and an 18-entrant $500-added C-D event. C+-ranked Sal Marcelo topped the field in the C-D division, while B+-ranked Trevor…

The Sniper Takes Out Seminole Pro Field Seminole Pro Tour / Spring Hill, FL by Lea Andrews After play on Sunday eliminated such names as Mike Davis, Steve Moore, Landon Shuffett, and Buddy “The Rifleman” Hall, the final four players of the Seminole Pro Tour Stop returned to Capone’s in…

PLAYERS TRY TO EARN A SPOT INTO THE MAIN FIELD OF THE PHILIPPINE OPEN 2009 By Edward Asistin 57 Players representing the seven different countries of Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, and the U.S.A. battled in a Stage 1 Qualifier for 8 spots in the main field of…

Davis, Moore, Shuffett Out of the Running in Florida Seminole Pro Tour / Spring Hill, FL by Lea Andrews Day two of the Seminole Pro Tour has come to a close, and some notable names are out. Buddy “The Rifleman” Hall fell to Josh Lewis, as did 14-year-old Landon Shuffett,…