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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TWO TIME FORMER WORLD CHAMPION WU JIAQING(FORMERLY WU CHIA CHING) MAKES A SURPRISE SPLASH IN AN ACTION PACKED DAY 1 AT THE 2013 CHINA OPEN By Ted Lerner WPA Press Officer Photos Courtesy of Jin Li / TOP147.com (Shanghai)–You don’t come to the China Open with the gall thinking you are going to win this

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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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“Mick Hill (GBR) gewinnt 2013 GB9 Paul Medati Trophy im Finale gegen Craig Osborne (GBR) mit 11-9. Den 3. Platz belegen Mark Gray (GBR) und Shaun Storry (GBR)!” Vom 12. – 14. April findet in Telford/UK das zweite Event im Rahmen der GB 9 Ball Tour 2013 statt. Die GB 9 Ball Tour ist auf

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WORLD POOL CALENDAR BEGINS HOTTING UP IN MAY By Ted Lerner, WPA Press Officer For pool fans around the globe, the wait for championship action is almost over. After a quiet first third of the year, the World Pool and Billiard Association(WPA) can finally announce its schedule of World Championships and other big time ranking

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EVENT REPORT: 2013 GB9 MIDLANDS CLASSIC The sixth season of the GB 9 Ball Tour has kicked off with a bigger bang than ever before, with Great Britain’s Phil Burford overcoming Germany’s Ralf Souquet in the final of this year’s Midland Classic. It was apparent both before and during the competition weekend that this is

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“Phil Burford (GBR) gewinnt 2013 GB9 Midlands Classic in einem hochklassigen Finale gegen Ralf Souquet (GER) mit 11-10. Den 3. Platz belegen Raj Hundal (IND) und Kevin Uzzell (GBR)!” Am letzten Februarwochenende vom 22. – 24. findet in Telford/United Kingdom das erste Turnier der GB 9 Ball Tour 2013 statt. Die GB 9 Ball Tour

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Date: 22-24 February 2013 Venue: Park Inn by Radisson Hotel, Telford, UK Deadline for entries: 22 January 2013 Professional 9-ball pool will be played in Shropshire for the very first time as the historic sixth season of the GB 9 Ball Tour commences with the 2013 Midlands Classic in Telford. Players both past and present

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It is with great pleasure that GB9 can announce that they have formed a partnership with Kamui Brand who will sponsor the tour for the 2013 season. Over the last few years Kamui have become renowned as the world leader in cue tip manufacture and they are by far the most commonly used tip by

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November 19, 2012 Las Vegas, Nevada Three world champions are among the 12 players chosen as alternates for the World Professional Billiard League. Renowned European players Chris Melling, Karl Boyes and Jayson Shaw have each joined a team. Melling, who was just named the MVP of the recently completed 2012 Mosconi Cup, will play for

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