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Team Europe Announces Player Change For Atlantic Challenge Cup

12/05/2015 The EPBF were recently informed by its member, the German Billiard Union (DBU) that they regrettably have to withdraw a player from the team. The player withdrawn is Germany’s rising star, Joshua Filler. In his place, comes a strong young competitor from Poland, Patryk Statkiewicz who lost in the final of the 9-ball to his now teammate, Raphael Wahl. Poland has a good young crop of players, they are known for producing great talent and Patryk will add a lot to this team with his inclusion. Team Europe will meet team USA in what will be a fabulous event full of action and drama. These two great Continents going head to head over a four day bonanza, starting on the 1st of July. It’s a team match-up over a possible race of 21. The team winning 11 matches will be crowned Atlantic Challenge Cup Champions come Saturday the 4th of July. The Atlantic Challenge Cup is organized by the EPBF and its partner IBPF in conjunction with the BCA & BEF and will be […]

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EPBF & BCA Launch Atlantic Challenge Cup

24/03/2015 Junior players to compete annually in Europe versus USA competition The European Pocket Billiard Federation and the Billiard Congress of America, the governing bodies of pool in their respective regions and two of the founding members of the World Pool-Billiard Association, today announced a joint venture in the promotion of junior pool. Beginning in 2015, a Mosconi Cup style event for junior players will be held. Two teams consisting of four boys and two girls will represent Europe and America and do battle from July 1 – 4, 2015 on European soil in Rankweil, Austria in the inaugural staging of the Atlantic Challenge Cup between Europe and America. Proud to launch the event in Europe, EPBF president Gre Leenders had this to say, „We at the EPBF and our members are pleased with the way we have enhanced the development in the youth section over the last years and this will be another great platform for the youth to be able to perform. We expect the desire from the players wanting to be included […]

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Quo Vadis, Pool Billard?

Eine kleine Reise durch Raum und Zeit …geschrieben von Dana Stoll und Ralph Eckert Fotos: Dana Stoll, Ralph Eckert, Mike Gaberdiel und Moritz Leick USA, 1955-1965 Fangen wir an mit Mr. Kim und einer seiner berüchtigten Storys, die ihm so am Herzen lag, dass er sie immer wieder neu aufwärmte: Nach dem Ende des zweiten Weltkriegs hatte Billard endgültig abgewirtschaftet. Aus die Maus. Nach der großen Zeit des „salonfähigen“ Pool-Billard um die Jahrhundertwende, vielleicht bis zum Anfang der zwanziger Jahre, rückten die vielen Razzien in Pool-Hallen während der Prohibition das Spiel immer weiter in ein halblegales Milieu. Vorher war die Welt der grünen Absinth-Fee mit gleichfarbigem Tischbezug noch völlig in Ordnung. Dann gingen in der Weltwirtschaftskrise ab 1928 die Spieler Pleite. Und schließlich verlangte der 2. Weltkrieg von den jungen Männern, dass sie sich mit Kriegsspielzeug auf Manövern die Zeit vertreiben anstatt in Billard-Salons Spaß haben zu dürfen. Nach dem Krieg wollte anrüchiges Billardhallen-Image jedenfalls kaum in das Bild einer schönen, neuen Bürgerwelt passen. Der konservative „Charme“ der 50er-Jahre-Commercials kümmerte sich im Wesentlichen um perfekte […]