Longoni Benelux Open 2017

AS THE LACK OF UPSETS CONTINUES ON DAY 2 OF THE WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHP, POOLS BEST ARE SURELY HEADED ON A COLLISION COURSE BY TED LERNER WPA PRESS OFFICER Photos Courtesy of QBSF, Takayama Takao/onthehill.jp, and Richard Walker (Doha, Qatar)–As the long, slow grind of this week-long World 9-ball championship wound its way through Day 2, perhaps the best way to try and understand where it’s all headed at this point is to listen to the words of defending champion Darren Appleton, after he won his opening match on Day 1. Said the Brit: “There are probably only 20 players who you can actually say are favorites to win this tournament, 10 more who are knocking on the door of perhaps winning it, and 20 more who can, on any given night, beat any of those top 30 players.” Add that simple equation together and you’ve got 50 top pros who can wreak massive havoc out on the blue pitch, with  30 who can realistically even consider entering the winner’s circle come September 13th.  I […]

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 […]

Rubilen Amit (PHI) gewinnt Yalin Women’s World 10 Ball Championship 2013 im Finale gegen Kelly Fisher (GBR) mit 10-7. Den 3. Platz teilen sich Yu Han (CHN) und Tsai Pei Chen (TW)! In der Zeit vom 31. Oktober bis 04. November 2013 findet in Manila/Philippinen die 5. Ausgabe der Yalin Women’s World 10 Ball Championship statt. Bereits seit dem 26. Oktober laufen die Qualifikationsrunden, um sich für das Hauptfeld der besten 48 Damen zu qualifizieren. Das Hauptfeld der letzten 48 Teilnehmerinnen spielt in 8 Gruppen zu 6 Spielerinnen im Round Robin Format (jeder gegen jeden). Die besten 3 jeder Gruppe qualifizieren sich für die Finalrunde der letzten 24 wo es im Einfach KO (Race to 8) weitergeht. Die Gruppenerste ist automatisch im Achtelfinale und die Gruppenzweiten spielen gegen die Gruppendritten um den Einzug unter die letzten 16. Titelverteidigerin ist Ga Young Kim (KOR). Sie bezwang im Vorjahr Chen Siming aus China mit 10-5. Den kompletten Spielplan dieser 10 Ball Pool Billard Veranstaltung von 2012 kann man hier einsehen —> Yalin Women’s World 10 Ball Championship […]