Posted in Independent Tournaments - Trick Shot Magic on Nov 5th, 2007
Team Europe Caputres World Cup of Trick Shots
The World Cup of Trick Shots was held November 1 at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut. Team Europe claimed the title over Team U.S.A. in the second annual international billiards team competition in the sport of Trick Shots. The prize purse was $50,000 for the event, with $40,000 and [...]
Posted in Independent Tournaments - International Tournament of C on Nov 5th, 2007
Corr Claims 2007 Champion of Champions Title
“I am thrilled beyond words,” said an elated Karen Corr moments after capturing the 2007 Mohegan Sun International Tournament of Champions title. The pressure packed $25,000 winner-take-all event was held at the Mohegan Sun Resort Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut, October 31. Corr, the defending 2006 Champion, defeated World Ranked [...]
Posted in Independent Tournaments - World Pool Championship on Nov 5th, 2007
Strickland Salvages World pool Championship Hopes
Earl Strickland put on a dazzling display of pocket billiards as he won nine racks back-to-back to salvage his 2007 World pool Championship hopes at the expense of China’s Li He-wen. Strickland had earlier rolled over against Malaysia’s Alan Tan, 9-2, in his opening game but followed that up [...]
Posted in Juniors and Collegiate - BEF Billiard Education Foundat on Nov 5th, 2007
Junior billiards Champions Take Aim at World Title
The billiard Education Foundation (BEF) is excited to announce the junior players who have earned their right to represent the United States in the 2007 World pool-billiard Association (WPA) Junior World 9-Ball Championships, November 26– 30, 2007, in Willingen, Germany.
The billiard Congress of America (BCA), as the [...]
Posted in Independent Tournaments - World Pool Championship on Nov 5th, 2007
Pinoy billiards Pair Commands the Day
There was double joy for Pinoy billiard hopefuls Marlon Manalo and Jeff De Luna as they both battled their way through to the last 64 of the 2007 Philippines World pool Championship with two wins from two matches.
With four more groups playing double elimination qualifying games [...]
Posted in Independent Tournaments - World Pool Championship on Nov 5th, 2007
German billiard Duo Stumbles Philippines World pool Championship
Thorsten Hohmann, the 2003 Champion, has hit early trouble in the group stages of the 2007 Philippines World pool Championship as he dropped his opening game 9-3 to 18-year-old Ko Pin-yi of Taiwan.
Ko, who was a runner-up at last year’s WPA World Junior Championship, battled through the ultra-tough [...]
