Category: Industry

Davis Jr. Scores First Lone Star Billiards Win Lone Star Billiards Tour / Houston, TX by InsidePOOL Staff James Davis Jr., formerly of Bastrop, TX, bested 57 other Texas sharpshooters who converged on Q Stix Billiards and Sports Bar in Houston, TX, to duel for the cash the last weekend…

Billiard Education Foundation 2010 Scholarship Deadline Approaching High School Seniors Apply Now The Billiard Education Foundation (BEF) is currently accepting applications for the 2010 scholarship awards. The BEF Academic Scholarship Program is administered annually under the direction and guidance of the BEF Board of Trustees. Applications must be postmarked no…

Strickland Aces 8-Ball Champs U.S. Open Bar Table Championship / Reno, NV by InsidePOOL Staff Former world 9-ball champion Earl Strickland took home the 8-ball division title of the U.S. Open Bar Table Championship February 28, besting Darren Appleton in the finals. The 8-ball division was the final of a…

Tri-State Billiards Victory for Muller Tri-State Tour / Edison, NJ by InsidePOOL Staff Justin Muller and 23 others braved the Northeast’s storm February 27 to come out for the Tri-State Tour’s event, won by Muller. The $750-added 9-ball tournament was hosted by Edison Billiards in Edison, NJ. Muller made it…

Barnes Closes Door on Ryno Tiger Bay Area Amateur Tour / Tampa, FL by InsidePOOL Staff After nearly 15 hours of competition, Jessica Barnes outplayed Bethann Ryno to capture the win at the second stop of the Tiger Bay Area Amateur Tour’s (BAAT) 2010 season. The $400-added event was held…

Rocklin-based Purple Communications Inc., a provider of text/video relay and on-site interpreting services, said Tuesday it has introduced the nation’s first relay application for the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. The company said this version of its “IP-Relay” application allows users make direct IP-Relay calls from their phones or dial…

Colin Autry, who is undergoing months of chemo for leukemia in isolation, uses the wireless Internet at Kaiser Permanente’s Roseville hospital as his mother, Pushpa Autry, waits nearby.Colin Autry, a 17-year-old cancer patient from Elk Grove, likened it to a life of solitary confinement, cocooned in a hospital room and…

Van Boening Captures 9-Ball U.S. Bar Table Title U.S. Open Bar Table Championship / Reno, NV by InsidePOOL Staff Shane Van Boening has had a busy week so far, and it’s not over yet. Not content with winning the 10-ball bar table division at the U.S. Open Bar Table Championship,…

McDermott Gambler Pro Tour Announced Popular American Pool Cue Maker and Billiards Tour Combine Forces Gambler Pro Tour goes green! McDermott, a leader in cue manufacturing for decades, has announced it will team up with Gambler Pro Tour as the official cue sponsor of the new McDermott Gambler Pro Tour.…