Berlin Masters 2015

Swedish veteran Marcus Chamat dominates world number 1 Chang Yu Lung to advance to the final 32 at the 2015 MP Cup World 10-ball Championship. By Ted Lerner/WPA Press Officer Photos Courtesy Bob Guerrero (General Santos City, Philippines)–From the late 1990’s to the late 2000’s, the name ‘Marcus Chamat’ regularly featured on pool leader boards, especially the biggest events in the sport. The affable Swede  twice reached the semi-finals of the World 9-ball Championship, and finished in the top ten six other times. The last few years, however, saw the man known affectionately as “Napoleon” stay closer to his home of Gavle, Sweden. As a single father to a young boy and a pool club to administer, the calling of the brutally tough international pool circuit had to take a back seat. But on Thursday night in General Santos City in the southern Philippines, the 39 year old Swede turned back the clock with one of the finest performances of his career. Matching up against world number 1 Chang Yu Lung in the single elimination […]

Darren Appleton gewinnt dieses Showmatch mit 6-1 Sätzen gegen Earl Strickland. Am kommenden Wochenende erwartet uns ein ziemlich außergewöhnliches Showmatch zwischen Earl Strickland aus den USA und Darren Appleton aus England. Die beiden ehemaligen 9 Ball Weltmeister werden in einem noch nie da gewesenen 10 Ball Match an drei Abenden ihr Können zeigen. Das besondere an diesem Match ist, das es auf einem Pool Billard Tisch mit nur vier Taschen ausgetragen wird, ein absolutes Novum. Es gibt auf diesem von Diamond Billiards hergestellten Pool Billard Tisch keine Mittellöcher. Es dürfte ziemlich interessant werden zu sehen, wie sich zwei der besten Spieler aller Zeiten ohne Mittellöcher schlagen werden. Der Zweifache 9 Ball Weltmeister und mehrfache US Open 9 Ball Champion Earl Strickland hat vor Jahren einmal behauptet, dass er auf einem Tisch ohne Mittellöcher nahezu unschlagbar sein würde. Mal sehen ob der 9 Ball Weltmeister von 2012, Darren Appleton, diese Aussage widerlegen kann. Dieses Match geht vom 05. – 07. Mai 2016 und beide spielen 10 Ball Race to 9 auf mehrere Sätze um 10.000$. Die […]

Pool players around the UK will be returning to Telford in June as the 9th annual Paul Medati Trophy once again takes place at the Park Inn by Raddison hotel. Players of all disciplines, not least 9-ball and snooker, will have memories of Paul as a player and a genuinely great person. Paul started in the snooker ranks, becoming a professional player in his earlier life before turning to 9-ball. Paul played in the inaugural season of GB9 back in 2008 before sadly losing his battle with cancer shortly afterwards. Paul is remembered as one of the friendliest players on tour and was rarely seen without a smile on his face. The event was dedicated to Paul in 2009 and has been hosted every year since, becoming one of the most sought after titles of the year. This year’s event will begin on the afternoon of Friday 23 June, with the main event concluding on the Saturday evening. Mark Gray picked up his second main event title of 2016 at this event last year and […]