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  • BCA Expo a Success

    BCA Expo a Success by Inside POOL Staff Billiards News – The Billiard Congress of America’s annual International Billiard and Home Recreation Expo wound down Saturday, June 23, after three days of constant activity. After a membership mixer Wednesday evening, the show started off with a bang Thursday morning at…

  • Bustamante Busts Open Hard Times Billiards

    Bustamante Busts Open Hard Times Billiards Hard Times 9-Ball Summer Jamboree / Sacramento, CA by Rick Davis Francisco Bustamante lit up the West Coast as he went undefeated to take the Hard Times 9-Ball Summer Jamboree title. Taking place at Hard Times Billiards in Sacramento, CA, the event had been…

  • Sarah Ellerby Chat Session

    Sarah Ellerby Chat Session The following is an excerpt of the chat session held by Sarah Ellerby at 9 PM EST on Tuedsay, June 19, 2007. Sarah Ellerby will aslo be publishing a billiards Q A section at InsidePOOLMag.com that is inspired by the chat sessions there. [Sarah Ellerby] 9:21…

  • Cowan Crushes the Competition

    Cowan Crushes the Competition Viking Cue Ladies’ 9-Ball Tour / Atlanta, GA by InsidePOOL Staff Billiard News – Father’s Day weekend saw 25 women come out to the Viking Cue Ladies’ 9-Ball Tour at Mr. Cues 2 in Atlanta, GA, with 24-year-old Katie Cowan of Charlotte, NC, taking top honors.…

  • APA Featured in Sports Illustrated

    APA Featured in Sports Illustrated Billiard Industry News – Sports Illustrated has highlighted the positive impact the American Poolplayers Association (APA) has made on the sport of pool in a recent article by Jon Wertheim. Wertheim addresses pool’s “seedy reputation,” but also notes the success of the sport at the…

  • Abraham Takes Second Blaze Tour

    Abraham Takes Second Blaze Tour Blaze 9-Ball Tour / Mount Holly, NJ by Rick Davis Billiards News – The Blaze 9-Ball Tour held its June 16-17 stop at Empire Billiards in Mount Holly, NJ, where Eddie Abraham bested the 32-player field to take his second win of the season. Fighting…

  • Lopez Tops on Tri-State Tour

    Lopez Tops on Tri-State Tour Tri-State Tour / Edison, NJ by Rick Davis Billiard News – Edison Billiards in Edison, NJ, hosted the June 16-17 offering from the Tri-State Tour, where Jose Lopez showed up the field of 32 competitors to take the event undefeated. On the winners’ side it…

  • Ahola Undefeated at Hard Times Billiards

    Ahola Undefeated at Hard Times Billiards USPPA / Sacramento, CA by Rick Davis Billiard News – The Untied States Pool Players Association (USPPA) took over Hard Times Billliards in Sacramento, CA, where Gene Ahola bested the 102-player field through the 3-day event that began June 15. With 32 Gold Crown…

  • Courteaux Cashes in at Barrie 30K Tour Stop

    Courteaux Cashes in at Barrie 30K Tour Stop Canadian 30K Tour / Barrie, ONT by Willy Hermoza and Tony Butera Billiard News – Despite a number of players attending the CCS Nationals in Vegas, the weekend of June 16-17 saw 26 players arrive for the Canadian 30K Tour. Hosted by…

  • Nail-Biting Victory Goes to Howard

    Nail-Biting Victory Goes to Howard Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour / Greenville, NC by Rock City Promotions Billiard News – The 12th stop on the Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour was hosted by Emerald City Billiards in Greenville, NC. Local player Delton Howard stayed close and took the final two…