Kuwait Open 9-Ball Championship Archive

Shaw’s Thankful Redemption

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After several near misses, Scotland’s Jayson Shaw wins his biggest tournament to date, capturing the Kuwait Open 9-ball Championship with a 13-10 win over Taiwan’s Chang Jun Lin. By Ted Lerner – WPA Press Officer (Kuwait City)–Jayson Shaw has spent the last year knocking on the door of big time success. Tonight in Kuwait City, he could wait no longer and bashed the door in. Playing with an air of expectation, the 28 year old Scotsman fulfilled the promise that so many could see coming for the last year, by winning the Kuwait Open 9-ball championship with a well played 13-10 victory over a relentless Chang Jun Lin of Taiwan. The victory, Shaw’s biggest to date, is the culmination of the Scotsman’s meteoric rise in professional pool over the last 12 months. His American green card in hand, Shaw has traveled the globe in 2016, winning a handful of smaller events, and contending in some of the world’s majors. His 5th place finish in September at the World 9-ball Championship in Doha in August, and […]

Surging Towards The Finish Line

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After a day of dramatic thrillers, Taiwan’s Chang Jun Lin leads the charge into the quarterfinals at the Kuwait Open 9-ball Championship. By Ted Lerner – WPA Press Officer Photos By Takayama Takao (Kuwait City)–With the biggest prize fund in 9-ball pool this year, the Kuwait Open 9-ball Championship predictably attracted as good a collection of the professional games’ best to this Gulf nation of just over 4 million people. And on the third and penultimate day of the sport’s newest event, all that talent and all that promise came to a dramatic head. It was a day that saw the game’s best engage in one epic battle after the next, with match after match taking unexpected twists, with many going right down to the very last rack, and even the very last ball. 64 players commenced battle at 10am, and when it was over close to midnight, eight warriors were left standing, ready for what surely will be a thrilling showdown to the finish on the final day Saturday. In one quarterfinal, surprise entrant […]

Battle Hardened Hohmann Slugs His Way Through

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Two time World 9-ball Champion is all business as the Final 64 knockout rounds take shape at the Kuwait Open 9-ball Championship. By Ted Lerner – WPA Press Officer Photos By Takayama Takao (Kuwait City)—This Gulf nation of 4.2 million people is considered one of the richest countries on earth, a place where big business thrives. And big business is exactly what the Kuwait Open 9-ball Championship will be all about for the next two days, as the race to 9-ball pool’s biggest prize of the year kicks into high gear. The stellar field of 128 of the world’s best players that began battle yesterday at the Al Ardiya Youth Center in Kuwait City has now been cut in half to 64. The always difficult and dreaded double elimination group stages are now history, and from here on in over the course of the next two days, all matches will be single elimination knockout. The player that wins six matches will take home this brand new title, and 50,000 tax fee US dollars. With a […]

A Fine, Fun Start In Kuwait City

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Stiff competition and unpredictable results are the order of Day 1 at the inaugural Kuwait Open 9-ball Championship. By Ted Lerner – WPA Press Officer Photos by Takayama Takao (Kuwait City) —It was a busy day of high caliber pool in Kuwait City on Wednesday, as the inaugural Kuwait Open 9-ball Championship got underway at the Al Ardiya Youth Center, with all 128 players seeing action on 16 tables. Whenever this many of the very best pool players in the world gather in one building to do battle, two things always seem to stand out. First, in professional pool the talent level gets more varied and better each and every year. Secondly, because of this first fact, and the nature of the game itself, you can never, ever take anything for granted. The minute you think you’ve got a match won or you are cruising to victory, is probably the moment when the pool gods will begin to conspire against you. Both of these facets of championship pool were on full display over 12 long […]

Kuwait Open 9-Ball Championship Draws The World’s Best

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Brand new event set to kick off in Kuwait City with 128 of the world’s top players is the richest 9-ball event of the year. By Ted Lerner – WPA Press Officer (Kuwait City)–Welcome to the new frontier of pool. The State of Kuwait is all set to host a brand new event on the pool calendar, the Kuwait 9-ball Open, an event that is making an auspicious start by immediately jumping to the top of the tournament heap as the richest 9-ball event in the world this year. 128 players from over 40 countries and all corners of the globe have gathered in this nation of 4.2 million people along the Persian Gulf, and will compete over the next 4 days for $275,000 in prize money, with $50,000 going to the winner. In a sport whose schedule is too often deprived of big time marquee events, the appearance of a brand new tournament with real prize money has clearly caught the attention of players. 31 of the World Pool Billiard Association(WPA) top 32 players […]

2016 Longoni Benelux Open – Info & Entry Form

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((( 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

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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 […]