Category: Billiard Tours
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Parke Takes Home Billiards Title
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Parke Takes Home Billiards Title Pechauer All-American Tour / Decatur, IL by InsidePOOL Staff Larry Parke took home first place on the April 19 stop of the Pechauer All-American Tour. Hosted by Brickhouse in Decatur, IL, this $500-added event drew a full 32-player field in a double-elimination 8-ball format on…
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Souquet Versus Alcano Redux ar World 8-Ball
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Souquet Versus Alcano Redux ar World 8-Ball There are only two billiard players left on the playing field in Fujairah at the Damas World 8-Ball Championship and yes, we have seen this show before. Ronnie Alcano of the Philippines will meet Ralf Souquet of Germany to determine the next 8-ball…
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Garcia Wins Puerto Rico 9-Ball Classic
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Garcia Wins Puerto Rico 9-Ball Classic With a star-studded field of Puerto Rican and Caribbean-International Pool-Billiard champions, one could only have expected excellent performances during the 1st Palo Viejo – Puerto Rico 9-Ball Classic. Players and fans from the Island were treated to excellent matches between the locals and those…
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Top Billiard Professionals to Share Knowledge
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Top Billiard Professionals to Share Knowledge Reyes, Bustamante, Hohmann, Robles to give pool lessons May 21-22, 2008 For the first time ever, billiards legends Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante will reveal secrets of Filipino pool and insight on their style and knowledge of play which has inspired their nation and…
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Eight Men Remain on Quest for World Title in Fujairah
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Eight Men Remain on Quest for World Title in Fujairah With two rounds of play completed on Wednesday in the Damas World 8-Ball Championship the original field of 63 men and 1 woman has been reduced to only eight. Wednesday was filled with surprises and drama as many matches went…
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WPBA to Keep Stats on Players
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WPBA to Keep Stats on Players Player Scorecards for each Match will Provide Valuable Statistical Information Thousand Oaks, CA – The Women’s Professional Billiards Association’s (WPBA’s) 2008 Season marks the first full year that its players will use scorecards to produce accurate stats of their matches and tournaments. First used…
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Youth Competition Shines in Tiger Billiard Qualifier
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Youth Competition Shines in Tiger Billiard Qualifier Tiger Canadian Women’s Pool Tour / Newmarket, ON by Carolina Fernandez and Scott Soroko Over the April 12-13 weekend, the Tiger Canadian Women’s Pool Tour held its second stop at Big Wigs Billiards in Newmarket, ON, with 26 women and 45 men competing.…
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Brunswick Billiards Dealer Advantage Expands
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Brunswick Billiards Dealer Advantage Expands Now Offers Benefits and Services Billiard Dealers Lake Forest, Ill., April 22, 2008 – Brunswick Corporation (NYSE: BC) today announced that it will make Brunswick Dealer Advantage benefits and services available to its billiards dealers in the United States and Canada. Launched in 2007 for…
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World 8-Ball Championships Field Narrows to 32
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World 8-Ball Championships Field Narrows to 32 Fujairah, UAE by WPA Staff One half of the billiards field has now been eliminated from the World 8-Ball Championships in Fujairah, UAE. There are some powerful cues that will not again leave their cases here. Darren Appleton, a strong 8-ball player from…
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The Duke Cooks Rice Twice
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The Duke Cooks Rice Twice Louisville 9-Ball Tournament / Bank Shot Billiards by Tom Fryer Tournament action returned to Louisville’s Bank Shot Billiards on April 19-20 thanks to promoter Truman Hogue and owners Tracy Vogan and Brian Phillips. This time it was a 9-ball event on 9-foot Diamond tables, with…