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2015 WPBA Masters

Jasmin Ouschan (AUT) gewinnt 2015 WPBA Masters im Finale gegen Ga Young Kim (KOR) mit 5-1 und 5-3. Den 3. Platz belegen Chen Siming (CHN) und Karen Corr (IRE). Bereits seit gestern findet in Mount Pleasant, Michigan/USA die 2015er Ausgabe des WPBA Masters statt. Das 2015 WPBA Masters ist eine Damen Pool Billard Veranstaltung und gehört zu den bedeutendsten Damen Turnieren im ganzen Jahr. Das Gesamtpreisgeld beträgt 50.000$ und gespielt wird 9 Ball. Vom 04. – 08. Februar treffen sich im Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort 48 der besten Pool Billard Spielerinnen der Welt und spielen um einen der begehrtesten Titel auf der Damen Tour. Das WPBA Masters wird im Rahmen der Soaring Eagle Open IX ausgetragen. Die Soaring Eagle Open sind eine reine Amateur Veranstaltung, zu der keine Pros zugelassen sind. Das WPBA Masters ist eines von drei Major Events im Jahr, das Live von ESPN3 übertragen wird. Am kommenden Sonntag, den 08. Februar werden die beiden Halbfinals und das Finale Live ausgetrahlt. Kommentiert werden diese spannenden Matches von Mitch und Ewa Laurance. Titelverteidigerin […]

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Untouchable: Ga Young Kim Master Class

Untouchable: Ga Young Kim Master Class at Andy Cloth Women’s International Pool Championship New York City-  South Korea’s gem Ga Young Kim didn’t play a perfect championship finals, but it was still dominant and amazing. The finale of the 6 day Andy Cloth Women’s International Pool Championship saw a colorful field of 64 women narrow down to the two best performing players in the tournament in Vivian Villarreal of Texas,USA and G.Y. Kim.  The pro tournament is the longest women’s billiard event of any kind with a round robin event that evolves into a final single elimination chart where players will start out races to 10 in 10-Ball and eventually rise to races to 11,13, and 17 in the finals.  All activities are taking place at Steinway Billiards Cafe and sponsored by Andy Cloth,  J.Pechauer Cues , Viking Cues,  Steinway Billiards.  , Olhausen Balls, Pool & Billiard Magazine , the NAPL & Focused Apparel . Patron sponsors include Dr. Greg Diehl, Tom Gleich, and Dr. Michael Frank.  Media partners include PKE Partners, IB Sports, NYC […]

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The Elite 8 at Andy Cloth Women’s International Pool Championship

The Elite 8 at Andy Cloth Women’s International Pool Championship New York City–  Eight players have survived the first day of single knockout. Six countries are left which are Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Sweden, USA, and Canada.  The pro tournament is the longest women’s billiard event of any kind with 6 days of heavy pool action with a round robin event that evolves into a final single elimination chart where players will start out races to 10 in 10-Ball and eventually rise to races to 11,13, and 17 in the finals.  All activities are taking place at Steinway Billiards Cafe and sponsored by Andy Cloth,  J.Pechauer Cues , Viking Cues,  Steinway Billiards.  , Olhausen Balls, Pool & Billiard Magazine , the NAPL & Focused Apparel . Patron sponsors include Dr. Greg Diehl, Tom Gleich, and Dr. Michael Frank.  Media partners include PKE Partners, IB Sports, NYC Grind, Gotham City Technologies, Nona Photography, and Charles Eames Photography.  7 days of live pool will be filmed and streamed by Inside Pool TV.   Pay per view on […]

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Ga Young Kim Dominates Andy Cloth Battle of the Billiard Beauties

New York City–   Ga Young Kim proved why most experts consider her the greatest female pool player in the world as she put on a clinic against her lovely counterparts yesterday. The ANDY CLOTH Battle of the Billiard Beauties will be a TV network aired program that brought together Kim, #1 American Jeanette Lee, Guam’s Shanelle Loraine & Japan’s Akiko „Leopard Queen“ KItayama. as they got it on in a pool beauty slugfest!!  The ANDY CLOTH Battle of the Billiard Beauties  took place at Steinway Billiards Cafe and sponsored by Andy Cloth,  J.Pechauer Cues , Viking Cues,  Steinway Billiards.  , Olhausen Balls, Pool & Billiard Magazine , the NAPL & Focused Apparel . Patron sponsors include Dr. Greg Diehl, Tom Gleich, and Dr. Michael Frank.  Media partners include PKE Partners, IB Sports, NYC Grind, Gotham City Technologies, Nona Photography, and Charles Eames Photography.  7 days of live pool will be filmed and streamed by Inside Pool TV.   Pay per view on www.Dragonpromotions.com for $10 daily or $50 for the entire week for the upcoming  Andy […]

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Battle of the Billiard Beauties

Battle of the Billiard Beauties New York City–   See the greatest player in the world GA YOUNG KIM of South Korea take on #1 American JEANETTE LEE and Guam’s SHANELLE LORAINE & Japan’s AKIKO KITAYAMA as they get it on in a beauty slugfest!!  The ANDY CLOTH Battle of the Billiard Beauties  takes place at Steinway Billiards Cafe and sponsored by Andy Cloth,  J.Pechauer Cues , Viking Cues,  Steinway Billiards.  , Olhausen Balls, Pool & Billiard Magazine , the NAPL & Focused Apparel . Patron sponsors include Dr. Greg Diehl, Tom Gleich, and Dr. Michael Frank.  Media partners include PKE Partners, IB Sports, NYC Grind, Gotham City Technologies, Nona Photography, and Charles Eames Photography.  7 days of live pool will be filmed and streamed by Inside Pool TV.   Pay per view on www.Dragonpromotions.com for only $10 a day click „Special Event“ button or $50 for the entire week Including the Andy Cloth Women’s International Pool Championship  taking place December 16th-21st at the same venue. TV Schedule for December 14th: *Matches may begin earlier or later […]

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Women’s International Pool Championship Comes to America

Women’s International Pool Championship Comes to America New York City, New York–  Pool fans hang onto your hats. The ladies are back! Dragon Promotions is bringing big time, world class women’s pool back to the United States with the 6th Annual Women’s International Pool Championship ! The event takes place December 16-21, 2014 featuring 64 elite women from around the world and hosted by Steinway Billiards Cafe in New York City, the epicenter of American culture. The event is sanctioned by the WPBA and will be filmed by AZBTV. The event formerly known as the Women’s World 10-Ball, was created by Charlie Williams, Executive Producer for Dragon Promotions back in 2009. It has seen the rise of women’s pool in Asia and Europe. First time World Champions were made there such as Jasmin Ouschan (Austria), Kelly Fisher (England), Rubilen Amit (Philippines), and made Korea’s Ga Young Kim a 3 times World Champion. The championship has been produced in the Philippines for the past 5 years, so bringing the championship to the USA is a major […]

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The Final Four Reach For Pool Immortality

Climactic final day looms as Korea’s Ga Young Kim takes on China’s Liu Shasha, while China’s Chen Siming battles Taiwan’s Tan Yo Hun at the Women’s World 9-ball Championship. By Ted Lerner – WPA Press Officer Photos Courtesy of Tai Chengzhe (Guilin, China)–The 2014 Women’s World 9-ball Championship has come down to the final four, and with the biggest prize in women’s pool to be decided on what promises to be a dramatic Saturday in southern China, fans around the world are clearly in for a treat of the highest level. In the first race to 9 semi-final, which begins at 12pm(GMT +8),  Korea’s Ga Young Kim will take on China’s Lui Shasha. The match will be a battle of former champions; Kim won the Women’s World 9-ball Championship in 2004 and 2006, while Lui won the title the first year the tournament was played in China in 2009 at the incredible age of just 16 years old. The second semi-final, which will take place at 2pm, will feature China’s Chen Siming against Taiwanese veteran […]

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Round Of 32 Begins In A Wild Ride

With the knockout stages underway at the Women’s World 9-ball Championship in Guilin, China, the pressure is already proving too much to bear for some players. By Ted Lerner – WPA Press Officer Photos Courtesy Jin/ my147.com (Guilin, China)–If you like your pool to resemble a roller coaster ride with plenty of hair raising twists and turns, then the next two days here at the Women’s World 9-ball Championship in Guilin in southern China will surely be everything you could have ever wanted. This prediction is based on the drama that transpired today inside the Guilin gym, where Judgement Day jitters affected not only the wannabes, but even the sport’s biggest stars. Even straight in 9-balls normally made a thousand out of thousand times in practice were bobbling in the jaws under the intense pressure. The first order of play today was to trim the field down to 32 where the players would switch to a single elimination knockout, race to 9. (If anyone had any doubts that Asia is the dominant region in pool, […]

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Fisher Rises From The Depths

Facing sudden elimination on Day 1, Great Britain’s Kelly Fisher shows Austria’s Jasmin Ouschan the door and survives to play another day at the Women’s World 9-ball Championship. By Ted Lerner – WPA Press Officer Photos Courtesy of Jin/my147.com (Guilin, China)–Kelly Fisher has been around professional pool long enough to know that sometimes in this sport, as in life, you have to go through hell to get to heaven. Hell in this case for the 2012 World 9-ball Champion was losing her first round match on day 1 today at the Women’s World 9-ball Championship against hall of famer and pool’s most recognized personality, Jeanette Lee, 7-4. The Brit, who three months ago had open heart surgery to repair a congenital defect, had trouble with the lightning quick speed of the table. The match was even halfway, but Fisher gave away too many shots and the Black Widow waltzed. In the double elimination group stages, Fisher knew her back was suddenly against the wall. “Now it’s cutthroat time,” she said while waiting for her next […]

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Glamour Girls, Ethnic Culture And 9-Ball Pool

The 2104 Women’s World 9-ball kicks off with a lavish opening ceremony that could only happen in the world’s most populous nation. By Ted Lerner – WPA Press Officer Photos Courtesy Jin/my147.com & Alison Chang (Guilin, China)–Visitors to China, especially those traveling here for events, conferences, trade shows, and other gatherings are often left in awe at the over-the-top hospitality that their Chinese hosts generously put on offer. This is especially true prior to the event beginning as attendees can find themselves being  treated to lavish meals, cultural performances, sometimes copious amounts of fire-starting alcohol, long winded and important sounding speeches by dignitaries, and plenty of good natured back slapping and glad handing. I have been to China perhaps one dozen times over the last five years to cover pool tournaments. The size of the welcome is not always the same prior to the beginning of a tournament, as it depends on who is promoting the event. One thing you can be sure of in China, however, is that the organizers will want to make […]