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Top Players Set to Battle for US Open 10-Ball Championship Title

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CueSports International, Henderson, NV (July 12, 2017) — Thorsten ‘The Hit Man’ Hohmann, Rodney ‘The Rocket’ Morris, Shane ‘The South Dakota Kid’ Van Boening, and the legendary Francisco “Django” Bustamante are just a few of the top professional players who will compete at the US Open 10-Ball Championships July 17-19 at Griff’s in Las Vegas. Van Boening, the defending US Open 10-Ball Champion, is currently the top earning American pool player and is considered one of the greatest players of all time. He is a former US Open 10-Ball and US Open 8-Ball Champion who also holds multiple US Open 9-Ball titles. He likely isn’t planning to leave empty handed. Morris, of Lincoln, Calif., is always an exciting crowd favorite who has a resume loaded with championship titles. He is a former US Open 10-Ball Champion, winning the title in 2013, and returns this year with hopes of adding another cup to his collection. Bustamante, of the Philippines, has been a champion on the world stage for nearly three decades. He would love to add […]

2017 Mosconi Cup – Team USA standings after eight events

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29th June – 2017 Mosconi Cup Team USA standings after eight events ONCE AGAIN, it was Shane Van Boening who took the honours as the eighth event on Team USA Mosconi Cup qualification took place in Oregon. The tournament was the Pac West Invitational and it was Van Boening who triumphed beating Filipino Ramil Gallego in the championship match to take maximum points. High finishers included Dennis Hatch who is chasing a fifth Mosconi Cup appearance nine years after he made his MVP-winning debut at the MGM in 2009. Other contenders harvesting the points included Oscar Dominguez, a team mate of Hatch in 2009, and Skyler Woodward who enters the top ten for the first time. The name of the game is to finish inside the top ten of the ranking once the 17th and final event has concluded in early September. Following that, Team USA supremo Johan Ruijsink will be making his picks from the top ten finishing players. To give himself some leeway in this make or break year for Team America, Ruijsink […]

2017 12BET World Cup of Pool – Austria are the Champions!

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18th June – 2017 12BET World Cup of Pool Austria are the Champions! Austria 10-6 USA AUSTRIA HAVE WON the 2017 12BET World Cup of Pool as the duo of Mario He and Albion Ouschan secured the title against Team USA, who had their moments but ultimately could not contain the Austrians. Winning the prestigious scotch doubles title for the first time, the Austrians secured the magnificent trophy, gold medals as well as $60,000 to split. Although disappointed, Shane Van Boening and Skyler Woodward can console themselves with a cheque for $30,000 and the added bonus of playing so well as a team ahead of the 2017 Mosconi Cup in December. Earlier in the day both teams had assumed the underdog role in their semi-finals but won through, with Austria beating China and the USA getting the better of Chinese Taipei. That set up the race to 10 final which got underway in sweltering conditions in the famous York Hall in the heart of London’s bustling East End. The two teams sparred through the early […]

2017 12BET World Cup of Pool – USA v Austria for the title

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18th June – 2017 12BET World Cup of Pool It’s USA v Austria for the big one USA 9-4 Chinese Taipei Austria 9-1 China IT WILL BE USA v AUSTRIA who contest the final of the 2017 12BET World Cup of Pool as they both scored surprisingly straightforward wins against top opposition inside a sweltering York Hall on Sunday afternoon. With a $60,000 prize awaiting the champions and it will be Austria’s first final in the event’s 12-year history. The USA on the other hand have reached the final twice, losing to the Philippines in the event’s inaugural year – 2006 – and then winning two years later in Rotterdam with Shane Van Boening and Rodney Morris making up the victorious team. It was Van Boening accompanied by Skyler Woodward who flew the flag this year and they took hold of the semi-final match against defending champions Chinese Taipei and never really looked back. The Taiwanese had lead 2-1 but then the US axis reeled off four straight racks to create some space and it […]

2017 12BET World Cup of Pool – USA and Chinese Taipei through to Sunday

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17th June – 2017 12BET World Cup of Pool USA and Chinese Taipei through to Sunday Chinese Taipei 9-2 Japan USA 9-4 Finland USA AND CHINESE TAIPEI are both in the medals as the first two quarter-finals of the 12BET World Cup of Pool took place at the York Hall, East London. With the longer race to 9 racks in play, both successful teams pulled away from their opponents as they secured comfortable victories. Featuring 32 two-man teams from around the globe, the 12BET World Cup of Pool is into its 11th year as reigning champions Chinese Taipei attempt to become the first team ever to successfully defend the title at the York Hall. Defending champs Chinese Taipei are on course for a repeat as they coasted past Japan by a comfortable 9-2 scoreline. The duo of Ko Pin Yi and Chang Yu Lung are starting to find their form at a critical time and their strong breaking game was too much for Naoyuki Oi and Hijikata Haya. They had only two break and runs […]

2017 12BET World Cup of Pool – Quarter final line up is complete

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16th June – 2017 12BET World Cup of Pool Quarter final line up is complete Philippines 7-5 Holland England 7-6 Scotland USA 7-5 Spain THERE WERE THREE more humdingers at the York Hall on Friday night as the second round of the 12BET World Cup of Pool concluded. There were wins for the Philippines, England B and the USA but each match was hard fought and went down to the closing stages. Featuring 32 two-man teams from around the globe, the 12BET World Cup of Pool is into its 11th year as reigning champions Chinese Taipei attempt to become the first team ever to successfully defend the title at the York Hall. In a high-quality match-up, the Filipino duo of Johan ‘Bubwit’ Chua and Carlo Biado edged past Holland in a game where all four players were up to the task. There was offensive play and high-quality safeties and the close of the match rested on a miscalculation by Nils Feijen. Earlier, the Philippines had opened up a 5-1 lead, but Feijen and Nick van […]

2017 12BET World Cup of Pool – Japan and Finland first through to quarter finals

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15th June – 2017 12BET World Cup of Pool Japan and Finland first through to quarter finals JAPAN BECAME the first team through to the last eight of the 2017 12BET World Cup of Pool as they enjoyed a comfortable win against Canada. There was also a second-round win for Finland as the USA closed out the first-round matches with a whitewash against Singapore. Featuring 32 two-man teams from around the globe, the 12BET World Cup of Pool is into its 11th year as reigning champions Chinese Taipei attempt to become the first team ever to successfully defend the title at the York Hall. The final first round match featured the American pair of Shane Van Boening and Skyler Woodward and they looked an excellent combination as they outplayed the Singaporean duo of Aloysius Yapp and Toh Lian Han. 7-0 was the final score – the fourth whitewash of the first round. Commented Van Boening, “We played great and only made one mistake early on and we were able to take advantage of their mistakes. […]

2017 12BET World Cup of Pool

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Team Österreich (Albin Ouschan & Mario He) gewinnt 2017 12BET World Cup of Pool im Finale gegen Team USA (Shane Van Boening & Skyler Woodward) mit 10-6. Den 3. Platz belegen Team China (Wi Jiaqing & Dang Jinhu) und Team Taiwan (Ko Pin-Yi & Chang Yu-Lung). Am kommenden Dienstag, den 13. Juni 2017 beginnt in London das wohl spektakulärste Pool Billard Event des Jahres. Die 2017er Ausgabe des World Cup of Pool verspricht wie bei den letzten Austragungen alles was diesen Sport so besonders machen kann, Spannung, Drama, Emotionen und teils unglaubliche Leistungen unter höchstem Druck. Die von Matchroom Sport organisierte 9 Ball Doppel Veranstaltung geht bis zum Sonntag, den 18. Juni 2017 und Titelverteidiger ist das Team aus Taiwan mit Ko Pin-Yi und Chang Yu-Lung. Die beiden Superstars aus Taiwan gewannen die letzte Ausgabe des World Cup of Pool im Jahr 2015 im Finale gegen Team England B (Mark Gray und Daryl Peach) mit 10-8. Im letzten Jahr musste der World Cup of Pool aufgrund einiger Terminüberschneidungen leider abgesagt werden und die Pool Billard […]

Van Boening Endorses USA Pool League

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CueSports International, Henderson, NV (May 2, 2017) – CueSports International (CSI) is excited to announce Shane Van Boening as the USA Pool League (USAPL) Player Representative. For years, Van Boening, of South Dakota, has been the undisputed top American player, having earned five US Open 9-Ball titles, two US Open 10-Ball titles, two US Open 8-Ball titles, and a US Open One Pocket title, in addition to three World Pool Masters titles and many more. Before becoming a U.S. champion, Van Boening, like millions of other pool enthusiasts around the world, played in pool leagues. He earned many national league titles before becoming a professional pool player. “Pool leagues were a large part of my family’s life when I was growing up,” Van Boening said. CueSports International founded the USAPL in 2009 to solve the inherent problems found in other leagues. It was created specifically to be “Fair and Fun for Everyone.” In the USAPL, everyone, no matter what skill level, has an equal chance of winning. The USAPL is the first league organization to […]

2017 Mosconi Cup – Team USA standings after seven events

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13th April – 2017 Mosconi Cup Team USA standings after seven events WITH THREE more events played on the USA Mosconi Cup ranking, it’s that man again as Shane Van Boening once again tops the list after winning the Pro Players Championship at the Super Billiards Expo. That’s brings the total of events played up to seven as the South Dakota Kid looks to make his 11th appearance in the event. Despite missing the World Pool Series events in New York for personal reasons, Dennis Hatch stays in the upper echelons as he looks to make his fifth appearance in the Mosconi Cup. This year it’s about finishing in the top ten once the 16th and final event has been played out in early September. That’s when USA skipper Johan Ruijsink will be making his picks from the top ten finishing players. To give himself some leeway in this make or break year for Team America, Ruijsink will be selecting four players from the top ten plus another whose final ranking won’t be of significance. […]