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Martel out, Edey in MATCHROOM SPORT can announce that Canadian veteran Alain Martel has withdrawn from the 16 player starting line-up of the 2009 PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters, following difficulties in obtaining the necessary visa. He will be replaced by fellow Canadian 29 year-old Tyler Edey who will be playing…

Sigel Takes Blaze Event Blaze 9-Ball Tour / Edison, NJ by InsidePOOL Staff Sandcastle Billiards in Edison, NJ, hosted the Blaze 9-Ball Tour May 2. A strong field came out to play, including players like Shaun Wilkie, Matt Krah, Eddie Abraham, Josh Brothers, and Mike Miller, but it was Hall…

Bowman Escapes Aiardo for the Win Pechauer All-American Tour / Davenport, IA by InsidePOOL Staff Bar table wizard Jesse Bowman took top honors at the May 2 stop of the Pechauer All-American Tour. Hosted by Miller Time Billiards in Davenport, IA, the $500-added event drew 23 players in a double-elimination…

Undefeated Run for Mitchell Pechauer All-American Tour / Rockford, IL by InsidePOOL Staff Matt Mitchell went undefeated at the May 2 stop of the Pechauer All-American Tour, besting Bob Romano in the final match. The $500-added event was hosted by Rockford Billiard Café in Rockford, IL, and featured 31 players…

The good news is that 96 percent of California’s households have access to a high-speed Internet connection. The bad news is that despite the good news, 45 percent of California residents – a number greater than the populations of all but five states – still don’t have broadband connections in…

Rice Double-Dips Grooms at Buckeye Amateur Event Great Southern Billiard Tour / Fairfield, OH by Lea Andrews What does a Kentucky boy do the weekend of “The Run For The Roses”? If he’s Shannon Daulton, he takes the Great Southern Billiard Tour the farthest north it’s been so far and…

Yu Ram Cha Sizzles KF Cues Field K F Cues 9-Ball Tour / Spring Hill, FL by Lea Andrews “The Little Lightning” Yu Ram Cha struck several fine competitors on her way to the finals of the $1,000-added open division of the KF Cues Tour stop, which drew 22 players…

Tucker Takes Two for the Win Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour / Providence, RI by Skip Maloney In something of a roller coaster ride, Joe Tucker returned from a defeat among the winners’ side final four to take both sets of a double-elimination final from Matt Tetreault and capture his first…

Guzman Outlasts DaBreo in Tri-State Tour Stop Tri State Tour / Queens, NY by Skip Maloney Juan Guzman completed an undefeated day on the Tri-State Tour May 2 by withstanding a strong, one-loss side challenge by Rafael DaBreo in the finals. The $750-added, B-D handicapped, 10-ball event drew 32 entrants…

Single-Game Final Falls to Moore J. Pechauer Southeast Open 9-Ball Tour / Charlotte, NC by Skip Maloney Steve “The Knife” Moore came back from a hill-hill hot seat match defeat to take a single-game final against him at the J. Pechauer Southeast 9-Ball Tour’s May 3 stop. The $1,000-added event…