Posted in Billiard Tour News - Pool Tour News on Nov 8th, 2007
Qlympics Hosts Elite in First Two of Four US Open billiards Events
Three bankers remain, eight contend for one-pocket title
by Paul Berg, InsidePOOL Magazine Staff
Despite a turnout hampered by the World 9-Ball Championships currently in progress in Manila, top bank pool and one-pocket players have survived to the latter stages [...]
Posted in Billiard Tour News - Pool Tour News on Nov 8th, 2007
Banks and One-Pocket Divisions Winding Down at Qlympics by Tom Fryer
The first two BCA U.S. Open tournaments are underway. Full-rack banks and one-pocket fields are down to their final eights as of Thursday morning, November 8.
The full-rack banks is a race to 3, true double elimination and is requiring [...]
Posted in Independent Tournaments - World Pool Championship on Nov 8th, 2007
16 Still in the Hunt for World billiards Title
Following the conclusion of day six of the 2007 Philippines World pool Championship there are just 16 players left chasing the biggest prize in the game. The Philippines have the largest contingent with four players left in the competition as Francisco Bustamante won a terrific encounter [...]
Posted in Independent Tournaments - World Pool Championship on Nov 8th, 2007
Peach on a run at 2007 Philippines World pool Championship
Daryl Peach has continued his best-ever run in the 2007 Philippines World pool Championship. Yesterday, Peach, 35, defeated reigning World Champion Filipino Ronnie Alcano and he followed that up on Thursday with another stunning win in the Araneta Coliseum, Manila, Philippines.
Peach beat Chinese Taipei’s Lee Kun-fang, [...]
Posted in Independent Tournaments - World Pool Championship on Nov 8th, 2007
Pagulayan Continues at World pool Championship
Former billiards world champion Alex Pagulayan (Philippines) looked in good shape as he comfortably made his way through to the last 16 with a 10-2 victory over Australia’s Louis Condo.
Popular Pagulayan now will play either countryman Francisco Bustamante or Nick Van Den Berg of Holland in the last 16 on [...]
Posted in Independent Tournaments - World Pool Championship on Nov 8th, 2007
Former billiards Champ Wu Knocked Out
Joven Bustamante, one of the unsung dangermen of Filipino pool, eased his way into the last 16 of the 2007 Philippines World pool Championship at the expense of 2005 Champion Wu Chia-ching of Taiwan at the Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Manila.
The 29 year-old Bustamante is making his debut in the [...]
