Posted in Billiard News on Jul 21st, 2010
Three Winners Crowned at GB9 British Grand Prix Imran Majid ended a two-year wait for British silverware at the Barceló Daventry Hotel July 17 by taking down man-of-the-moment Karl Boyes with a staggering 9-2 scoreline to win the GB9 Pro Cup. Looking like the calm and composed Maharaja of old, Majid’s quest for glory was never really challenged as he dropped no more than five racks against any of his opposition on the day, with wins over Dominic Clemens 9-5, So Shaw 9-1, Paul Williams 9-3, and Jayson Shaw 9-5. Majid substituted the smooth cueing for some smooth talking after his final victory and said about the achievement, “Yeah, it’s a good feeling. Obviously I’ve gone through a little bit of a dry patch—taking six to seven weeks out to get married and stupidly changing my cue stick have been the major reasons. Admittedly, it has taken me a while to get back into the swing of things, but I want to let everyone know that ‘The Maharaja’ is back from his slump and ready to kick butt. My lions and elephants are roaring again! I have to say, hats off to my wife, Alia. She is a clinical physiologist, and we’ve been working on meditation and breathing techniques, [...]
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Posted in Billiard News on Nov 29th, 2009
Down to Four at Word Pool-Billiard Association World Ten Ball Championship
Jerry Forsyth, WPA Press Officer
The first order of business today at the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) World Ten Ball Championship was to winnow the field of 32 down to the Sweet Sixteen. Comebacks seemed to be the order of the day as Lee Van Corteza, [...]
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Posted in Billiard News on Nov 27th, 2009
Field Cut in Half at World Ten Ball Championship
Jerry Forsyth, WPA Press Officer
After three hard days of play the final field of 64 has now been determined. Thirty-two of these players are thus far undefeated and will be seeded into the final brackets according to their performance up to this point. The other 32 players [...]
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Posted in Billiard News on Nov 26th, 2009
Day Two at the World Ten Ball Championships
Jerry Forsyth, WPA Press Officer
This was the first day that any players could be eliminated from competition by going two and out. Perhaps the biggest surprise was the early exit by American player Shane Van Boening. Van Boeing lost today to young Russian superstar Konsatntin Stepanov 9-6. [...]
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Posted in Billiard News on Oct 18th, 2009
34th Annual US Open Kicks Off in Chesapeake
US Open 9-Ball Championships / Chesapeake, VA
by Lea Andrews
The action has begun in Chesapeake, VA, where 216 men have gathered for the 34th annual US Open 9-Ball Championships, which is being held October 18-24 at the Chesapeake Conference Center and features winner breaks races to eleven on both [...]
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Posted in Billiard News on Sep 5th, 2009
Defending Champs USA KOd by China
Philippines B consisting of Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante put in their best performance yet as they brushed aside the English challenge of Darren Appleton and Imran Majid 9-1 to advance to the semi-finals of the PartyCasino.net World Cup of Pool at the SM Mall North Annex in Manila on [...]
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Posted in Billiard News on Jun 2nd, 2009
The GB9 Paul Medati Trophy – Boyes, Folan and Peach Triumph
The GB9 Paul Medati Trophy
by Dave Knight
GB9 is Britains official professional 9-ball pool tour. The tour has quickly cemented itself as the toughest and most respected national pool tour in Europe with a line-up of players other nations can only envy, such as 2007 World [...]
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Posted in Billiard News on Feb 27th, 2009
2009 PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters Back at the Riv
Following on from the success of the 2008 event, the PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters will be returning to the historic Riviera Hotel and Casino as pools most prestigious invitational event gets underway from 8th to 10th May.
A total of 16 of the finest players from around the [...]
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Posted in Billiard News on Nov 30th, 2008
CueSport TV, the Internet Pool & Snooker Channel, have today announced that the company will be once again offering recorded broadcasts of all of the GB 9-Ball Tour events in 2009.
The coverage provided by CueSport TV in 2008 was unprecedented for a national 9-ball pool tour with 9-ball pool videos being available in the main [...]
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