Category: Tournaments

  • U.S. Open Second Round Hosts Hill-Hill Thrillers and Dominant Displays

    U.S. Open Second Round Hosts Hill-Hill Thrillers and Dominant Displays Second round unbeaten play concludes, the long trek for one-loss players commences With a mock-javelin toss of his cue before handling positional difficulties from the 8 ball to an 11-10 victory-clinching 9 ball over Marc Vidal, 1994 U.S. Open 9-Ball…

  • Second Round Play Informs Speculation on 32nd U.S. Open Favorites

    Second Round Play Informs Speculation on 32nd U.S. Open Favorites Some past champions dominate, others stumble in Chesapeake by Paul Berg, InsidePOOL Magazine Staff In a smaller room adjacent to the spacious arena for 9-ball play at the Chesapeake Conference Center, during the dinner break a buffet will be served…

  • Big Guns Blast at U.S. Open Billiards Tournament

    Big Guns Blast at U.S. Open Billiards Tournament Climax of U.S. Open first round features blistering blowouts and exciting upsets by Paul Berg, InsidePOOL Magazine Staff It wouldn’t be the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships if there were only one clear favorite. In two rounds of play packed with the world’s…

  • Seeded Players Set to Conclude First Round of U.S. Open Play

    Seeded Players Set to Conclude First Round of U.S. Open Play Close contests and few surprises dot sprawling 9-ball championships brackets by Paul Berg, InsidePOOL Magazine Staff With two time slots for play last night and three of six concluded for today, the 32nd U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships has commenced…

  • 32nd U.S. Open Begins With Bangs From Past Winners

    32nd U.S. Open Begins With Bangs From Past Winners Sternest 9-ball field prepares for draw, Schmidt and Reyes make noise in their specialties by Paul Berg, InsidePOOL Magazine Staff The most coveted crown in the home of 9-ball goes up for grabs this evening, as a field of 232 at…

  • 2007 Philippines World Pool Championship Draw Announced

    2007 Philippines World Pool Championship Draw Announced 3 – 11 November Araneta Coliseum, Manila, Philippines Matchroom Sport can announce the groups and draw for the forthcoming Philippines World Pool Championship which takes place at the Areneta Coliseum in Manila from 3 – 11 November. The 128 player field is divided…

  • Player Groups for World Pool Championship

    Player Groups for World Pool Championship GROUP 1 Nat. GROUP 2 Nat. GROUP 3 Nat. GROUP 4 Nat. Ronnie Alcano PHI A Ralf Souquet GER A Wu Chia-ching TPE A Yang Ching-shun TPE Ricky Yang INO B Ronnie Wiseman CAN B Luong Chi-dung VIE B Jonni Fulcher ENG Xu Meng…

  • Players Qualified for the World Pool Championship

    Players Qualified for the World Pool Championship Name Nationality Method of qualifying Cat. Wu Chia-ching Chinese Taipei Previous winner 1 Hohmann, Thorsten Germany Previous winner 1 Alcano, Ronato Philippines Previous winner 1 Pagulayan, Alex Philippines Previous winner 1 Strickland, Earl USA Previous winner 1 Chang Pei-wei Chinese Taipei Previous finalist…

  • Qualification System for 2007 WPA World Pool Championship

    Qualification System for 2007 WPA World Pool Championship The purpose of this category system is to give all serious billiards players in the world, the opportunity to compete in the World Pool Championship. This system has been devised using professional golf tours as a model and it is a system…

  • LIVE Full-Screen TV-Quality Broadcast for 2007 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship

    LIVE Full-Screen TV-Quality Broadcast for 2007 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship Billiard Club Network has secured the rights to the latest innovation in Internet technology to broadcast the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship “live” online. Subscribers will experience billiards like never before with a full-screen, TV-quality presentation of professional pool’s most prestigious…