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2014 PartyPoker World Pool Masters – Line up announced

20th October – 2014 PartyPoker World Pool Masters Star-studded field set for Nottingham WITH THE 22nd annual PartyPoker World Pool Masters set for the Portland Centre in Nottingham from Friday 14th to Sunday 16th November, promoters Matchroom Sport have assembled a star-studded field from around the world to contest one of the sport’s most prestigious events. 16 of the best pool players in the world will be gathered in the heart of England to try and add their name to the pantheon of all-time greats who have held the Masters trophy aloft. There is a $66,000 prize fund at stake and World Champions, US Open Champions, European Champions as well as the very best players from all four corners of the globe will be vying for the Masters crown. Defending champion and reigning WPA World 9 Ball winner Niels Feijen will be back to defend his crown. Also aiming for his first ever Masters title is Shane Van Boening, who just made history as he won his third consecutive US Open title and fourth overall. […]

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US Open 9 Ball Championships 2014

Shane Van Boening (USA) gewinnt US Open 9 Ball Championships 2014 im Finale gegen Dennis Orcollo (PHI) mit 13-10. Den 3. Platz belegt Nikos Ekonomopoulos (GRE). Shane Van Boening gewinnt als erster Spieler in der Geschichte der US Open 9 Ball diesen begehrten Titel dreimal hintereinander. Vom 13. – 18. Oktober 2014 findet die 39. Ausgabe der US Open 9 Ball Championships statt. Die US Open 9 Ball gelten in der Pool Billard Szene als das wohl prestigeträchtigste Turnier überhaupt. Neben den Weltmeisterschaften sind die US Open 9 Ball das wohl schwierigste Turnier der Welt. Sehr viele internationale Top-Spieler, immer etwas hektische Bedingungen und von der ersten Runde wird auf 11 Gewinnspiele gespielt, das Finale geht bis 13. Wie jedes Jahr ist bei den US Open eine sehr große Kondition gefragt. Spielort ist das Marriott Hotel in Chesapeake/USA und Titelverteidiger ist der US Amerikaner Shane Van Boening. Er konnte in den letzten beiden Jahren dieses Turnier in absolut überlegener Manier gewinnen und zählt auch dieses Jahr zu den Top-Favoriten auf den Titel und den Siegerscheck […]

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2014 Betway World Cup of Pool – England steals it in final rack!

28 September The Final England A 10-9 Holland ENGLAND are the 2014 Betway World Cup of Pool champions after they broke Dutch hearts in a thrilling final rack shoot out where both sides had chances to take one of cue sport’s most prestigious titles. It was England’s first win in the storied history of the event and gives the two players a $60,000 pay day. Showing the bulldog spirit Karl Boyes and Darren Appleton came from 3-6 down and then 7-9 behind to force a final rack decider at the Mountbatten Centre, Portsmouth in front of a sell-out crowd. It was Appleton who broke the last rack of the match, but he could only recoil in horror as the cue ball scratched into the centre pocket. With ball in hand, Niels Feijen and Nick Van den Berg were big favourites to take the title but with just two balls on the table, it all went wrong. Feijen missed the 8 ball trying to force a better position for the 9. Boyes came to the table […]

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2014 Betway World Cup of Pool – England and Holland complete semis line up

2014 Betway World Cup of Pool – England and Holland complete semis line up 27 September Quarter-Finals Holland 9-7 Germany England A 9-7 USA THERE IS certain to be a European winner of the ninth annual Betway World Cup of Pool as England A – Darren Appleton and Karl Boyes – put paid to Team USA in a tense quarter-final encounter at the Mountbatten Centre in Portsmouth. The momentum ebbed and flowed as the English duo coasted into a 7-2 lead as the American pairing of Earl Strickland and Shane Van Boening looked patchy as they struggled to find a rhythm. That soon changed as the English grip on the match slipped away and at 7-7 the match was anyone’s. A dry break from Shane Van Boening though halted the USA’s ascendancy and the English ran out to get to the hill and then broke and ran the last for a great win and a semi-final berth against Finland. Appleton: “We made a dream start to get to 7-2 and the game was a bit […]

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2014 Betway World Cup of Pool – Germany by a whisker as China and England A coast

2014 Betway World Cup of Pool – Germany by a whisker as China and England A coast 26 September Round 2 Germany 7-6 Canada England A 7-1 Greece China 7-0 England B England A set up a quarter-final clash with old rivals USA by dispatching Greece 7-1 on an evening which also saw China give England B no chances in a 7-0 win. Earlier Canada had gifted Germany victory as the final round two fixtures played out at the Betway World Cup of Pool at the Mountbatten Centre in Portsmouth. Before the tournament Karl Boyes said he would love the chance to ‘shut Earl Strickland up’, after the pair had a fiery Mosconi Cup singles match in Las Vegas last year.  Boyes and his team-mate Darren Appleton booked their match against USA with a confident 7-1 victory over Greece. Nikos Ekonomopoulos and Alexander Kazakis were sloppy early on but as England A gained momentum the only further chance Greece were allowed came in the sixth rack when Appleton scratched. They took the chance to make […]

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2014 Betway World Cup of Pool – Dutch, US & England A go through

2014 Betway World Cup of Pool – Dutch, US & England A go through 24 September Holland 7 – 3 Sweden USA 7 – 2 Croatia England A 7 – 6 Spain THREE of the big guns of the sport enjoyed victories at the Betway World Cup of Pool as the first round continued at the Mountbatten Centre, Portsmouth. Holland, USA and England A all had wins and will take their place in the second round. Home team England A – Darren Appleton and Karl Boyes – had a huge scare as they nearly succumbed to Spain, scraping through in the deciding rack of the match. Spain had taken a 5-3 lead in front of a lively crowd but the English levelled it at 5-5. Francisco Diaz for Spain, though, played a daring 4/9 combination which put the Spaniards on the hill. His partner David Alcaide just couldn’t get the requisite number of balls over the head string and control of the table passed back to the English. It was a lifeline that they gratefully […]

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Betway World Cup of Pool 2014

Team England A (Darren Appleton/Karl Boyes) gewinnt Betway World Cup of Pool 2014 im Finale gegen Team Holland (Niels Feijen/Nick van den Berg) mit 10-9. Bereits im letzten Jahr mussten sich Niels Feijen und Nick van den Berg im Finale geschlagen geben. Den 3. Platz belegen die Teams aus Finnland (Mika Immonen/Petri Makkonen) und Team Österreich (Albin Ouschan/Mario He). Eines der Pool Billard Top-Events steht ab nächster Woche auf dem Programm im Turnierkalender. Der von Matchroom Sport organisierte World Cup of Pool 2014 wird auch in diesem Jahr erneut ein besonderes Erlebnis. Für viele zählt der World Cup of Pool vom 23. – 28. September 2014 zusammen mit dem jährlich stattfindenden Mosconi Cup zum Besten was der Pool Billard Sport zu bieten hat. Diese Events sind sozusagen die Referenz, wenn es um Pool Billard Unterhaltung geht. Eine erstklassige Präsentation, eine ausgelassene Atmosphäre, Liveübertragungen und die besten Spieler der Welt die an Ihr Limit gehen müssen, um den Anforderungen gewachsen zu sein. Die 2014er Auflage dieses Doppel-Team Events findet im Mountbatton Centre in Großbritannien statt und […]

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Betway World Cup of Pool set for live US airing

Betway World Cup of Pool set for live US airing 18th September – ESPN3 set for Stateside coverage 18th September – MATCHROOM SPORT can today announced that the 2014 BETWAY WORLD CUP OF POOL will be delivered in its entirety in the US on ESPN3, ESPN’s live multi-screen sports network. Running from Tuesday to Sunday 23rd to 28th September, the World Cup of Pool is played out in the vibrant maritime city of Portsmouth on England’s south coast. Now in its ninth year, the World Cup of Pool features 32 two-player teams from around the world battling it out for a $250,000 prize fund. The defending champions are the Philippines who will be among the favourites to claim a record-breaking fourth World Cup. The competition is packed with some of the best players in the world, and there will be plenty of teams in with a great chance to lift the coveted title, including two sides from the host nation. Mosconi Cup stars such as Darren Appleton and Karl Boyes will be representing England, while […]

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American 14.1 Straight Pool Championship 2014

Darren Appleton (GBR) gewinnt American 14.1 Straight Pool Championship 2014 im Finale gegen Karen Corr (IRE) mit 150-28. Den 3. Platz belegen Kevin Clark (USA) und Jason Klatt (CAN). Während in Europa vom 12. – 14. September 2014 die 2014 PREDATOR French Open und die Pinneberg Open 2014 ausgetragen werden, finden im Diamond Billiards in Midlothian/Virginia – USA die American 14.1 Straight Pool Championship 2014 statt. Dieses 14.1 Turnier ist quasi der Nachfolger der Maryland Straight Pool Championship, die im Vorjahr von Thorsten Hohmann aus Deutschland gewonnen wurde. Austragungsort ist das Diamond Billiards in Midlothian und das Preisgeld beträgt 25.000$. Davon gehen 5.000$ an den Sieger der American 14.1 Straight Pool Championship 2014. Gespielt wird in den Vorrunden am Freitag und Samstag ein Round Robin System auf 100 Punkte. Am Sonntag wird dann im Achtelfinale auf 125 Punkte gespielt und ab dem Viertelfinale auf 150 Punkte. Natürlich wird auch hier für die höchsten Breaks einiges an Extra-Preisgeld zu verdienen sein. Bislang sind knapp 40 Spieler für dieses 14.1 Turnier gemeldet und darunter sind Namen wie […]

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World Cup of Pool – Strickland – We’ll win World Cup

World Cup of Pool – Strickland – We’ll win World Cup 27 August – 2014 World Cup of Pool – Strickland – We’ll slay England and win World Cup EARL STRICKLAND HAS promised he and partner Shane Van Boening will win the World Cup of Pool for USA and has warned England A they’ll be at the top of his hit list. Strickland last played in the World Cup of Pool in 2006, also his last competitive appearance in the UK. On that occasion ‘The Pearl’ and his partner Rodney Morris made it to the final where they were defeated by Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante as Philippines lifted the trophy. However, Strickland will venture back across the pond this September to represent USA in the World Cup of Pool in Portsmouth, and has warned the other 31 teams that America will be going one better than they did last time he played. “It’s great to be back playing in the World Cup of Pool representing USA and great to be teamed up with partner […]