Category: Assorted Tours

Jeanette Lee Leads Korea Against International Team in Carom Jeanette Lee captained perhaps the most talented women’s carom billiards team in the world with Korean comrades Ga Young Kim and Yu Ram Cha in the XTM Women’s International Team Carom produced by Dagon Promotions. The challenging team included Captain Miyuki…

Gilbert Goes All the Way McDermott All-American Tour / Hinsdale, NH by InsidePOOL Staff Chad Gilbert went unscathed at the November 17 stop of the McDermott-All American Tour. Hosted by the VFW in Hinsdale, NH, this $800-added event drew 21 billiard players in a double-elimination 8-ball format on 7-foot bar…

Williams and Lim Capture Korea Pro Tour Championships The Korean Dragon Charlie Williams and Korean Pro Tour (KPT) number 2 Women’s Yun Mi Lim made it in all Korean Champions day as they defeated their international counterparts. This made it the first time ever in Korean billiard history that both…

Action Challenge II Yields $20k Windfall for Van BoeningStrickland musters 63 in race to 100 defeat; verbally keeps crowd on their toes by Paul Berg, InsidePOOL Magazine Staff With a lot less banter and dramatics than his legendary opponent, Shane Van Boening quietly played brilliant 10-ball to triumph in The…

International Billiards Showdown at Korea Pro Tour Championships The best marquee matches were on as all players would be eliminated today with the exception of the final four men and final four women. The day started out with winners side matches Joven Bustamante of Phillippines dominating Korean American Charlie Williams…

Van Boening Maintains Wide Margin over Strickland in Action Challenge IITwo of three days in 10-Ball race to 100 completed, $20 grand at stake tomorrow by Paul Berg, InsidePOOL Magazine Staff At 46, Earl “The Pearl” Strickland doesn’t quite have 24-year-old Shane Van Boening doubled in the age category. After…

Martinez Breaks Through for Straight Pool Gold Defeats Owen in U.S. Open 14.1 Championship final at Qlympics by Paul Berg, InsidePOOL Magazine Staff Rafael Martinez-Chavez and Gabe Owen are respected cue-sporting professionals, but neither was known for straight pool prowess prior to this trip to Louisville. The only two players…

See Takes U.S. Open 10-Ball GoldMurphy awarded Qlympics bronze; straight pool closes U.S. Open play tomorrow by Paul Berg, InsidePOOL Magazine Staff Holland import Huidji See claimed top honors in the U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship tonight with an 11-9 victory over Shannon Murphy in the winners’-bracket final and a comeback…

USA Billiards Duo Shows Heart at Korea Pro Tour Championships The USA billiard duo of Rodney Morris and Charlie Williams showed how important it is to never give up as they trailed Korean team of Young Hwa Jeong (KPT #1) and Geun Jae Lee (KPT#5) 0-3 before making a comeback…

Straight Pool Hot Seat Belongs to OwenMartinez and See remain in 14.1; 10-ball draws to a close tonight at Qlymics by Paul Berg, InsidePOOL Magazine Staff Unheralded in the discipline and never having run 100 balls, Gabe Owen has made the U.S. Open 14.1 Straight Pool Championship final without a…