Posted in Billiard Tour News - UPA Tour on May 7th, 2008
Official US pool Player Rankings Announced
Official United States of America billiards Rankings Released
PHOENIX, AZ (May 6, 2008) - The United States Professional Poolplayers Association (UPA) has released the official and updated rankings for the United States men’s professional billiard scene to avoid any confusion as to which rankings are the accurate and [...]
Posted in Billiard Tour News - UPA Tour on May 5th, 2008
United States Professional Poolplayers Association Takes Stand Against World-pool billiard Association
Press Release
PHOENIX, AZ (May 5, 2008) - The United States Professional Poolplayers Association (UPA) announced today that the organization and its players plan to take a stand against the World pool-billiard Association (WPA) effective immediately due to its meddling within [...]
Posted in Billiard Tour News - UPA Tour on Apr 28th, 2008
Archer Earns Top Gun Honors
10-Ball Desert Shootout / Tempe, AZ
by Skip Maloney
Veteran billiard player Johnny Archer struggled through some middle matches in the 10-Ball Desert Shoot-Out but roared back in the double-elimination finals to defeat Mika “Iceman” Immonen twice and take home the $12,500 first prize.
Immonen got off the first shot in the hot [...]
Posted in Billiard Tour News - UPA Tour on Apr 26th, 2008
Archer and Immonen to Meet at High Noon
10-Ball Desert Shoot-Out / Tempe, AZ
By Skip Maloney
It’s only fitting that the last two winning billiards “cowboys” still standing in the 10-Ball Desert Shoot-Out in Tempe, AZ, will meet in the desert at high noon on the tournament’s last day. Johnny Archer continued his blistering pace on [...]
Posted in Billiard Tour News - UPA Tour on Apr 25th, 2008
UPA Desert Shoot-Out Down to Winners’ Final Eight
10-Ball Desert Shoot-Out / Tempe, AZ
by Skip Maloney
As the sun set over the desert, the winners’-side bracket of the 10-Ball Desert Shoot-Out in Tempe, AZ, was down to eight players. In five of the eight matches on Friday at Kolby’s Korner Pocket [...]
Posted in Billiard Tour News - UPA Tour on Apr 25th, 2008
UPA Desert Shoot-Out Commences
10-Ball Desert Shoot-Out / Tempe, AZ
By Skip Maloney
billiard players Mika Immonen, Johnny Archer, Tony Crosby, Corey Deuel, and Tony Robles were among the first-round winners on the opening day of the $25,000-added 10-Ball Desert Shoot-Out held at Kolby’s Korner Pocket billiards in Tempe, AZ, April 24. The three-tiered event began with [...]
Posted in Billiard Tour News - UPA Tour on Apr 18th, 2008
UPA to Send billiard Players to World 8-Ball Championships
The United States Professional Poolplayers Association (UPA) will be sending three of their top billiard players to Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, from April 18-25 to participate in the World 8-Ball pool Championships being held at the Fujairah Exhibition Center. The three players attending this year’s event [...]
Posted in Billiard Tour News - UPA Tour on Feb 5th, 2008
UPA Names Van Boening 2007 Player of the Year
The United States Professional Poolplayers Association (UPA) has officially declared its 2007 Player of the Year. The tour would like to congratulate Shane Van Boening for his accomplishments within the course of this past year and for representing the tour with such professionalism.
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Posted in Billiard Tour News - UPA Tour on Dec 27th, 2007
United States Professional Poolplayers Association Reveals UPA Magazine
The United States Professional Poolplayers Association (UPA) and Eclipse Media Group, LLC have been working diligently in the past few months to provide a comprehensive source for UPA members, sponsors, and spectators that is both informative and entertaining. The day has finally come to unveil [...]
Posted in Billiard Tour News - UPA Tour on Dec 3rd, 2007
Ireland and Luethi Sweep Doubles billiard Event
Tri-State Tour / Queens, NY
by Rick Davis
The Tri-State Tour drew in 12 teams for their 9-ball doubles event that took place at Master billiards in Queens, NY. The team of Jim Ireland and Chris Luethi were unstoppable as they took the event [...]
