Posted in Billiard News on Jul 27th, 2010
Diep Drops Bomb on AWBT Arizona Women’s Billiard Tour / Tucson, AZ by InsidePOOL Staff Samm “Cherry Bomb” Diep came back from a late loss to earn top honors at the Arizona Women’s Billiard Tour’s July 24-25 event, besting Susan Williams in the final match. The tour’s third stop of 2010 was hosted by Pockets in Tucson, AZ, and featured a $300-added prize purse. Though Diep reached the winners’ side final four, she was sent to the one-loss side by Kathleen Lawless, who went on to face Williams in the hot seat match. Williams defeated Rebecca Wagner in the winners’ side final four. Williams took control of this match and notched a strong 7-3 victory to await an opponent in the finals. The west side saw Diep recover from her loss and eliminate Sunny Griffin, as Wagner ousted Ashea Erdahl. Diep and Wagner then went on to the quarterfinal match to face off, and Diep eked out a hill-hill win, sending Wagner home in fourth place. A rematch saw Diep go up against Lawless for the second time during the event, but this time Diep came out on top and advanced to the finals. In the single race to 9, [...]
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Posted in Billiard News on Nov 2nd, 2009
Fisher Takes Tournament of Champions Title
by InsidePOOL Staff
“I feel like I just won an Olympic Gold Medal,” said an elated Kelly Fisher moments after capturing the 2009 Mohegan Sun International Tournament of Champions title. The spirited $20,000 winner-takes-all event was held at Mohegan Sun Resort and Casino in Uncasville, CT, October 28. Fisher, originally from [...]
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Posted in Billiard News on Oct 27th, 2009
Vidal and Glazebrook Take Top Predator Honors
Predator 9-Ball Tour / New York, NY
by InsidePOOL Staff
Eastside Billiards in New York, NY, played host to the October 24-25 Predator 9-Ball Tour stop. This event drew some of the strongest players in the Tri-State area, including Sean “Alaska” Morgan, Mhet Vergara, and Jorge Rodriguez, with Marc “Spain” [...]
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Posted in Billiard News on Oct 23rd, 2009
Moore Makes Back-to-Back Comebacks to Stay Alive
U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships / Chesapeake, VA
by Lea Andrews
On the penultimate day of the 34th Annual U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships, the final four on the winners’ side have come through, and on the one-loss side, Steve Moore came from behind two matches in a row to reach the final [...]
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Posted in Billiard News on Oct 21st, 2009
Feijen Advances Over Hundal
U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships / Chesapeake, VA
by Lea Andrews
Niels Feijen, who fell in round one to Ramil Gallego 11-8, blew past Curtis Coleman 11-0 to face Raj Hundal in a tight elimination-round match on day four of the 34th Annual U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships. Feijen is one of the field of [...]
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Posted in Billiard News on Oct 18th, 2009
Final Four Left at Pacific Coast Classic
WPBA Pacific Coast Classic / Lincoln City, OR
by InsidePOOL Staff
The semifinal matches are set for the WPBA Pacific Coast Classic, held this weekend at the Chinook Winds Resort Casino in Lincoln City, OR. The first match will feature Austria’s Jasmin Ouschan against veteran player Allison Fisher, while the second [...]
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Posted in Billiard News on Jul 19th, 2009
Third Times a Charm for Shuff
Virginia State 9-Ball Championships / Midlothian, VA
by Brian Keller
Putting one third-place and two runner-up finishes under his belt in the last three years at the Virginia State 9-Ball Championships, presented by Inside POOL Magazine, Brandon Shuff had reason to think the tournament owed him. He came to Diamond Billiards [...]
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Posted in Billiard News on Jul 12th, 2009
Corr Takes Inaugural WPBA Satellite Event
WPBA Satellite Tour / Bristol, TN
by Lea Andrews
Karen The Irish Invader Corr, who was undefeated after two days of play at Borderline Billiards in Bristol, TN, came back from a late loss Sunday to capture first in the WPBA Satellite Tours inaugural event. The $10,000-added event, held July 10-12, [...]
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Posted in Billiard News on Jun 9th, 2009
The North Jersey 14.1 Straight Pool Pro-Am Quarterly held its second quarter event for 2009 the weekend of June 6-7 at Comet Billiards in Parsippany, NJ, and even with a short field of eight players there was a lot of action and heated battling, especially in the final match between Carmen Lombardo and Jason Michas.
Lombardo [...]
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Posted in Billiard News on Jun 5th, 2009
Hometown Hero Rubilen Amit Carries a Country On Her Back
Final Four Set in Womens World 10-Ball Championships
by Edward Asistin
Rubilen Amit (Philippines) lost her first match to Kelly Fisher (England) in the group stages of the Womens World 10-Ball Championships and has not suffered another defeat. She won the next four of her group stage [...]
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