UPSTART OMAR AL SHAHEEN BARGES INTO THE SEMI FINALS AT THE CHINA OPEN, JOINS CORTEZA, WU AND FU FOR SUNDAY’S FINAL FOUR By Ted Lerner WPA Press Officer Photos Courtesy of Jin Li/Top147.com  (Shanghai)–Omar Al Shaheen just booked his place in pool history. After defeating Taiwan’s Hsu Kai Lun,11-8, in the quarterfinals of the China

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IT’S THE THRILL OF VICTORY AND THE AGONY OF DEFEAT AS JUDGEMENT DAY TAKES ITS TOLL AT THE CHINA OPEN 9-BALL By Ted Lerner WPA Press Officer  Photos Courtesy of Jin Li / TOP147.com (Shanghai)–There’s nothing quite like Judgement Day in the world of professional pool. Otherwise known as the Day of Reckoning, it’s when

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THE CHINA OPEN BEGINS THURSDAY WITH AN ALL STAR CAST PROMISING ONE OF THE YEAR’S TOUGHEST SLUGFESTS By Ted Lerner WPA Press Officer (Shanghai)–As in much of the world, the sport of professional pool has had to endure its share of austerity lately. Which is why as over 100 of the best men and women

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May 14, 2013 (Las Vegas, Nevada) The World Professional Billiard League has expanded its previous roster of 48 players (36 fulltime and 12 alternate) to 60 by adding a second alternate to each team. The WPBL season will kick off Thursday May 30th at 6pm PST with a free live broadcast from the WPBL Arena

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“Lee Vann Corteza (PHI) gewinnt World 9 Ball China Open 2013 im Finale gegen Fu Che-Wei (TPE) mit 11-6. Den 3. Platz teilen sich Omar Al Shaheen (KUW) und Wu Jiaqing (CHN). Bei den Damen gewinnt Liu Shasha (CHN) im Finale gegen Chen Siming (CHN) mit 9-8. Den 3. Platz teilen sich Kelly Fisher (GBR)

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Las Vegas, NV April 25, 2013 The World Professional Billiard League will launch the inaugural 2013 season Thursday May 30th at 7pm PT. The entire season will be played at the new 13,000 sq. ft. WPBL arena in Las Vegas, where 48 of the world’s top players will compete over the course of 26 weeks

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PRESS RELEASE–GB9 QUALIFIER RANKINGS UPDATE FOR 2013 PARTYPOKER.COM WORLD POOL MASTERS AFTER EVENT 2 We recently announced that the GB9 results will be used to determine one of the four UK players to participate in the 2013 Partypoker.com World Pool Masters.Following the recent Paul Medati Trophy the rankings for this qualifier spot have been updated. 

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The GB 9 Ball Tour are pleased to announce that for the first time ever the results of their tour events will be used to determine one of the four UK players to participate in the 2013 Partypoker.com World Pool Masters, which will take place from 25th to 27th October at the Metrodome in Barnsley,

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Vom 10. – 20. April kämpfen die europäischen Pool Billard Stars in Portoroz/Slowenien um die EM-Medaillen in den Klassen Damen, Herren und Rollstuhlfahrer. Im Grand Hotel Metropol gehen knapp 220 Spieler aus 32 Nationen an den Start. Bereits im letzten Jahr war die Europameisterschaft ein absolutes Highlight. Neben großartigen Matches war es die stimmungsvolle Atmosphäre

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by Luke Riches 5th  April,  2013 PartyPoker.com World Pool Masters Back in the UK for first time since 2005 THE 21st annual running of the PartyPoker.com World Pool Masters will take place from 25th to 27th October at the Metrodome in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. This represents the first time in eight years that one of

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