CHEN SIMING AND LIU SHASHA REACH THE FINALS OF THE CHINA OPEN 9-BALL By Ted Lerner WPA Press Officer (Shanghai)–Chen Siming and Liu Shasha are both 19 years old. They are both members of the Chinese national women’s team. And they each have a prodigious talent with a cue stick that leaves fans of the

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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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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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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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AS SHE GETS SET TO DEFEND HER CHINA OPEN TITLE THIS WEEK IN SHANGHAI, KELLY FISHER REFLECTS ON AN AMAZING 2012, AND WHAT SHE EXPECTS TO ACHIEVE IN 2013 By Ted Lerner WPA Press Officer (Shanghai)–When Great Britain’s Kelly Fisher won the 2012 China Open 9-ball in Shanghai last September, she knew straight away that

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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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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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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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“Kelly Fisher (GBR) gewinnt AMWAY eSpring Women’s World 9 Ball Open 2013 im Finale gegen Jasmin Ouschan (AUT) mit 11-8. Den 3. Platz bei diesem Megaevent belegen Chieh Yu Chou und Pei Chen Tsai aus Taiwan!” Am 11. März startet das wohl größte Damenevent neben den Weltmeisterschaften. Die AMWAY eSpring Women’s World 9 Ball Open

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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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