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World Pool Masters – Masters set for Gibraltar in February

14. Oktober 2016 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

13th October – World Pool Masters Masters set for Gibraltar in February THE 24th ANNUAL WORLD POOL MASTERS will take place from Friday to Sunday 17th – 19th February as pool’s longest running invitational event moves to GIBRALTAR. 16 of the world’s best players will gather in the shadow of the famous Rock of Gibraltar to contest the Masters and determine the destination of the $20,000 top prize. The Masters’ venue will be the Tercentenary Sports Hall, Victoria Stadium and tickets for the event will be sold online via www.buytickets.gi Commented Matchroom Sport Chairman Barry Hearn: “We’re absolutely delighted to be bringing the Masters to Gibraltar. Matchroom have had great success on the Rock with darts and snooker events and I’m sure we will have similar success with pool. “All the big names from around the world will be heading to Gib for an action-packed three days. All in all, for any sports fan, the Masters will be unmissable!” The Minister for Sports, the Hon Steven Linares, said; “I am very excited with the news […]

Feijen terminated them all

3. Oktober 2016 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

02/10/2016 Feijen terminated them all „The Terminator“ Niels Feijen (NED) just won the Dynamic Billard Dutch Open in Leende, The Netherlands, with a 9:7 victory over David Alcaide (ESP) in the final match. The final match between Feijen and Alcaide began with a break and run from Alcaide. That was the only time that Alcaide had a lead over Feijen for a long time in the match. Feijen came up strong and look a 3:1 lead over Alcaide. But Alcaide stayed in the match, never allowing Feijen to get away too far. After twelve racks, the score was leveled at 6:6. Then Alcaide even got to 7:6 over Feijen. But „The Terminator“ showed a strong will for victory today. In rack 14, Feijen broke and ran out to equalize the score at 7:7. Then, Alcaide had no shot after his break in rack 15 but he tried to force the 1-ball in. He failed and allowed Feijen back to the table. „The Terminator“ played a safety shot which was not good enough for Alcaide. The […]

Dynamic Billard Dutch Open sets sails tomorrow

28. September 2016 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

28/09/2016 Dynamic Billard Dutch Open sets sails tomorrow The next Euro-Tour is about to begin tomorrow. 159 players from over 30 countries have announced for the Dynamic Billard Dutch Open 2016 in The Golden Tulip Jagershorst Hotel, Leende, The Netherlands. For the third time already, the Euro-Tour stops in the Golden Tulip Jagershorst Hotel in Leende. Though the space is a bit limited and the event can only be played on eleven tables, many players have enrolled for the event as usually when the Euro-Tour comes to The Netherlands. Since less tables than normally are in use, the event lasts one day longer than usually and the final match will be played on Sunday at 17:30 CET. As always, valuable points for the European rankings are at stake as well as 34.000,-€ in prize money. The current leader of the rankings, Mark Gray from Great Britain, still has a comfortable lead over 2nd Albin Ouschan from Austria and 3rd Niels Feijen from The Netherlands. However, due to the newly installed European rankings system this situation […]

Mika Immonen is the 76th World 14.1 Champion

13. September 2016 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

Photos by Joseph Ratke 76th World 14.1 Sept. 5-11, 2016 New York City, Steinway Billiards New York City- It seems only fitting that two adopted New Yorkers play for the World 14.1 Title on the 15th Anniversary of 9/11. Mika Immonen is from Finland, but he has resided in NYC for over 15 years. And Earl Strickland, who hails from North Carolina, has lived in New York for about five years now. In the end, it was Immonen who was able to sigh a deep breath of relief. „Between the nerves and 6 hours of play, I was shaking. I have to admit I was more of afraid of losing in the finals again then thinking of the joys of winning“, admitted Immonen. „But I now have this huge weight off my shoulders finally. I can’t believe it. I’m the World 14.1 Champion and it is just such a huge honor.“ Immonen, age 43, was inducted into the BCA HOF in 2014 while Strickland, age 55, gained entry in 2006. Both players have been at […]

OB Cues introducing our first ever Limited Edition Cue

13. September 2016 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

OB Cues introducing our first ever Limited Edition Cue. Now available for pre-order! Early release 2017 OB Cues Limited Edition. Only 100 of these cues will ever be made to honor our co-founder Royce Bunnell. This is the first Limited Edition cue that we have ever done. The OB-RB1 Limited Edition Pool Cue features an Ebony Forearm with 6 Redwood Burl Points (3 high and 3 low), Burgundy Lizard Embossed Leather Wrap, Ebony Sleeve with 6 Redwood Burl Points (3 high and 3 low). This cue also has a Straight Line Core (SLC). The SLC construction guarantees a cue that is straighter, stronger, more stable and stiffer. This means that your cue will be built straight, stay straight and hit great. This cue also has a Centralized Balance System which means that weight has been placed in very specific locations throughout the butt of the cue to create an evenly balanced cue with feedback that is both crisp and lively. It really has to be felt to be appreciated. Custom feel in a production cue! […]

Van Boening earns USBTC 8-Ball title

29. August 2016 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

CueSports International, Henderson, NV (Aug. 27, 2016) — “Finally!” That was Shane VanBoening’s reaction to winning the 8-Ball Division at the 23rd Annual US Bar Table Championship, which concluded Sunday at the Westgate Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. There’s few titles in the sport of pool that VanBoening hasn’t captured. Many he has taken in multiples — including being a three-time USBTC 9-Ball champion as well as a three-time USBTC 10-Ball Champion. But when it came to the 8-Ball division, the title was elusive and the closest VanBoening had gotten was second. Until today, when VanBoening bested Jason Klatt in the finals by a score of 5-3 and captured the title as the undefeated winner. VanBoening’s path through the 101-player field included wins over: David Espinoza, 5-2; Sal Butera, 5-1; Ronald Solgot, 5-0; Manuel Perez, 5-3; Chris McDonald, 5-3; Hector “Robb” Saez, 5-3; and Klatt. Klatt’s tournament trail included wins over: Bret Huth, 5-4; Ronny Park, 5-2; Justin Bergman, 5-3 and Roberto Gomez Jr., 5-4 before losing to Hector ‘Robb’ Saez, 1-5. In the […]

2016 Longoni Benelux Open – Info & Entry Form

21. August 2016 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

((( 2016 LONGONI BENELUX OPEN ))) September 8th – 11th, Rotterdam, Holland 8th Edition | € 10.000+ Guaranteed Prize Fund + Ladies Side Event III + Juniors Side Event + Mosconi Cup Ranking Event + Kuwait Open Qualification Event Dear 10ball enthusiast, Hereby, I would like to invite you to participate in the 2016 Longoni Benelux Open, 8th edition, and once again, with a € 10.000+ guaranteed prize fund. For the third year in a row, the event will be hosted by pool and snooker club Thurston Rotterdam: Thursday – Sunday, September 8th – 11th 2016. The world port of Rotterdam welcomes you to a spectacular weekend of 10ball. The city offers sightseeing, lots of nice restaurants, places to go out and a fun shopping experience. World class pros will attend the Longoni Benelux Open in the annual battle for the prestigious cup, the fame and the prize money. Last years‘ Ladies Side Events were a wonderful addition to the 10ball spectacle. So, it calls for a third edition! Moreover, for the first time, we […]

2016 Longoni Benelux Open – Kuwait Open 9-Ball Championship QUALIFIER

21. August 2016 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

Exactly 3 Weeks Until the 2016 Longoni Benelux Open 2 Spots For The Kuwait Open 9-Ball Championship On Thursday September 8th, the 8th Edition of the Longoni Benelux Open kicks off with qualification rounds. Players from 21+ nations will battle for the 32 spots in the main event. But not only that! The 2016 Longoni Benelux Open is also a 2016 Mosconi Cup Team Europe Ranking Event. Moreover, the 2016 Longoni Benelux Open is the official 2016 Kuwait Open 9-Ball Championship. We have signed a five year contract for the Longoni Benelux Open to be the EXCLUSIVE European qualifier for the Kuwait Open 9ball Championship with a MASSIVE $275,000 prize fund. There are TWO SPOTS (worth $400 each) to be won at the 2016 Longoni Benelux Open for direct entry into Stage 2 of the Kuwait Open 9ball Championship. Moreover, the organisation will reimburse the travel expenses for these two spots, upto $1,000 (respective of invoices for the travel expenses) and the five star hotel accommodation (shared double room) during the event, is taken care […]

EPBF introduces European Rankings

13. August 2016 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

13/08/2016 EPBF introduces European Rankings The European Pocket Billiard Federation just implemented as per now the new European Rankings. These rankings will take place of the Euro-Tour rankings with regards to nomination criteria for intercontinental events. So far, the players have been nominated through the Euro-Tour rankings as well as the European Championships for WPA-ranking events and World Championships. The European rankings will be the decider for that from now on, together with the European Championships. The difference between the Euro-Tour rankings and the new European Rankings is that the European Rankings also include B-sanctioned events. All Euro-Tours are included and points get multiplied by 2.0. The B-sanctioned events will get the same points but the factor to multiply them with is 1.5. Maybe from next year and onwards, EPBF will decide to also include C-sanctioned events in the rankings. The first event to get the nominations from the European rankings will be the upcoming Kuwait Open. The European Rankings can be found here For further information please contact our press office press@epbf.com

German wonderkid Filler knocks Immonen for eight

7. August 2016 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

06/08/2016 German wonderkid Filler knocks Immonen for eight Joshua Filler (GER), the German wonderkid, just defeated Mika Immonen (FIN) in the single elimination round of the last 32 players of the Dynamic Billard Albanian Open in Tirana, Albania, with 9:7. The result of the match is definitely a surprise but not yet the biggest story about the match. Also the pure fact that Filler won against Immonen in itself is not the biggest upset here. The major surprise of the match is the fact how Filler managed to triumph over Immonen. After eight racks played, Immonen was leading 7:1 (!) over Filler and just needed two more racks to waltz into the round of the last 16 players tomorrow. But then the match turned 180 degrees. Filler did not miss any more shots while Immonen started making mistakes. He scratched while playing a push-out, ran out of position and hooked himself up behind the wrong ball and left safety situations for Filler that the young German was able to run-out. What could hardly be believed […]