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2013 PartyPoker World Pool Masters – Shane and Dyno win as Pag takes first semi spot

26th October,  2013 PartyPoker World Pool Masters Shane and Dyno win as Pag takes first semi spot Shane Van Boening (USA) 8-4 Omar Al Shaheen (KUW) Darren Appleton (ENG) 8-3 David Alcaide (ESP) Quarter-Finals Alex Pagulayan (CAN) 8-4 Chris Melling (ENG) THE BUSINESS end of the 2013 PartyPoker World Pool Masters is shaping up following the final two first round matches and the first of the quarter finals at the Metrodome in Barnsley on Saturday night. Darren Appleton and Shane Van Boening won through to the last eight, while Alex Pagulayan became the first player to reach the semi-finals. The opening match of the evening saw Mosconi Cup star Shane Van Boening come through his opening match with a solid 8-4 win against young Kuwaiti Omar Al Shaheen. Van Boening, who won his third US Open title last week, was made to work for it but looked stronger in the closing stages. Initially, it was a close match as first Al Shaheen and then Van Boening enjoyed leads but neither player dominated. The Middle Eastern […]

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2013 PartyPoker World Pool Masters – Wins for Mika, Alex and Chang

26th October,  2013 PartyPoker World Pool Masters Wins for Mika, Alex and Chang Mika Immonen (FIN) 8-6 Efren Reyes (PHI) Alex Pagulayan (CAN) 8-2 Ga Young Kim (KOR) Chang Jung-lin (TPE) 8-6 Daryl Peach (ENG) THREE MORE matches took place this afternoon at the Barnsley Metrodome as the opening round of the 2013 PartyPoker World Pool Masters continued. There were wins for Finland, Canada and Taiwan as Mika Immonen, Alex Pagulayan and Chang Jung-lin all enjoyed victories. There are two more first round matches to take place this evening in the three day $66,000 event but the final match of the session saw an England v Taiwan clash as Blackpool’s Daryl Peach met Chang Jung-lin, the 2012 World 8 Ball Champion and it ended in a close victory for the Taiwanese after he clawed back a big deficit. Peach, a winner of this event in 1995, recovered from a poor start to move into 5-2 lead before Chang took the next two to set up a close finish. The Taiwanese though made an illegal break […]

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PartyPoker World Pool Masters – Day 1

25th October, 2013 PartyPoker World Pool Masters Action underway in Barnsley Chris Melling (ENG) 8-3 Karol Skowerski (POL) Nick Ekonomopoulos (GRE) 8-2 Ralf Souquet (GER) Niels Feijen (HOL) 8-6 Karl Boyes (ENG) The 21st annual running of the PartyPoker World Pool Masters got underway at the Metrodome in Barnsley, Yorkshire and there were first round wins for Chris Melling, Nick Ekonomopoulos and Niels Feijen.  The $66,000 tournament has been a staple on the pool calendar for over two decades and was making its first appearance in the UK since 2005. In front of an excellent first night crowd at the popular Yorkshire venue, defending champion Karol Skowerski of Poland fell at the first hurdle as was beaten 8-3 by England’s Chris Melling who looked in fine form in front of his local fans. Melling, whose smooth action is renowned the world over, flew into a 5-0 lead in front of his Yorkshire faithful as he took advantage of the winners’ break format. Skowerski, who enjoyed a magical three days in his home town of Kielce […]

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2013 PartyPoker.com World Pool Masters

Niels Feijen (NED) gewinnt 2013 PartyPoker.com World Pool Masters im Finale gegen Darren Appleton (GBR) mit 8-6 und sichert sich damit den ersten World Pool Masters Titel seiner Karriere. Vom 25. – 27. Oktober 2013 findet in Barnsley/Großbritannien die 21. Auflage des World Pool Masters statt. Im Barnsley Metrodome präsentiert Matchroom Sport ein weiteres Pool Billard Event der Spitzenklasse. Das Einladungsturnier bringt jedes Jahr eine Auswahl der besten Spieler der Welt zusammen und verspricht Pool Billard auf höchstem Niveau. Im letzten Jahr gewann in einem rein polnischen Finale Karol Skowerski gegen Mateusz Sniegocki mit 8-6. Alles zum World Cup of Pool 2012 findet man hier —>2012 ClubWPT.com World Pool Masters. Rekordgewinner des World Pool Masters ist der deutsche Superstar Ralf Souquet, er konnte diese Veranstaltung bereits sechs mal gewinnen. Gespannt sein kann man auch auf den Auftritt der einzigen Dame im Feld. Ga Young Kim aus Korea wird es den Herren sicherlich ziemlich schwer machen. Ansonsten ist auch dieses Jahr das 16-köpfige Teilnehmerfeld erneut mit großartigen Spielern gespickt. Karol Skowerski (POL – Champion World Pool […]

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2013 PartyPoker.net Mosconi Cup – Break rules set to change

17th October, 2013 PartyPoker.net Mosconi Cup Break rules set to change AFTER CONSULTATION with both team captains, the rules and conditions governing the break shot at the 2013 PartyPoker.net Mosconi Cup are set to change with the introduction of a narrow break box. Previously, the event employed the ‘three point rule’ whereby for a break shot to be deemed legal, three balls had to either be pocketed or pass the head string or a combination thereof. The penalty for an ‘illegal break’ was loss of table. That rule has now been dispensed with and at the 2013 PartyPoker.net Mosconi Cup all players will be taking their break shot within a marked area measuring 4.25 inches (11cm) and extending from the centre of head string to the short rail. The balls will be racked with the 9 ball on the spot and players will be asked to do their best. “This is great for the Mosconi Cup and we’re looking forward to December and the chance to make our break shots really count! Looking at the […]

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2013 PartyPoker.net Mosconi Cup – He’s Back!

30th September,  2013 PartyPoker.net Mosconi Cup He’s Back! SIX YEARS after his last appearance in the PartyPoker.net Mosconi Cup, EARL STRICKLAND is back! The 52 year-old veteran will make his 14th Mosconi Cup appearance at the Mirage, Las Vegas from 2 to 5 December as he joins Johnny Archer, Rodney Morris, Dennis Hatch and Shane Van Boening for the 20th anniversary edition of pool’s biggest event. ‘The Pearl’ has enjoyed and endured a love/hate relationship with the event ever since his winning debut in 1996, but his 65% win percentage over 13 Mosconi Cups is still a record for the competition. Strickland has been on the winning team on no less than nine occasions and following his recent win at Turning Stone, there is a popular feeling that he is playing as good as he ever has. “It is wonderful to have Earl back on the Mosconi Cup team this year. We all know that he brings fire and that intimidation factor to our team and the 20th Mosconi Cup would not be the same […]

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2013 PartyPoker.net Mosconi Cup – Mika makes five for Team Europe

30th September,  2013 PartyPoker.net Mosconi Cup Mika makes five for Team Europe MIKA IMMONEN, a three time PartyPoker.net Mosconi Cup winner, will be going all out for title number four when he makes his 15th appearance in the annual Europe v America 9 ball battle at the Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas from 2nd to 5th December. The New York-based Finn last played in 2010 when he was on the winning side in London and you would need to look all the way back to 1996 when he made his debut alongside the likes of Steve Davis and Ronnie O’Sullivan in a narrow 15-13 defeat. Immonen is the only player ever to bag two MVP awards – in Las Vegas in 2003 and Malta in 2008 – and he has a 53% win record over 70 matches played. He now joins Ralf Souquet, Darren Appleton, Karl Boyes and Niels Feijen in a side that has 42 Mosconi Cup appearances between them. “I’m absolutely proud to be joining Ralf, Darren, Niels and Karl and […]

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888.com World Cup of Pool 2013 – Philippines wins

22nd September, 888.com World Cup of Pool 2013 Philippines edge the Dutch in World Cup thriller The Finals Philippines 10-8 Holland TEAM PHILIPPINES made up of Lee Vann Corteza and Dennis Orcollo became 888.com World Cup of Pool champions as they beat Holland in a thrilling conclusion after an action-packed final that illustrated the sheer excitement of top level pool. The match ebbed and flowed and reached a climactic final stage that saw both teams buckle before the Filipinos redeemed themselves sinking the 8 and 9 for the title and $60,000 top prize. It was the third win for the Philippines in the eight year history of the event, following wins for Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante in 2006 and 2009. This year they enjoyed wins over Croatia, Singapore, Hungary and Chinese Taipei en route to the final but the best was to come in the championship match. Orcollo was delighted in victory, “The fans here were why we won. There was a lot of pressure and things became very difficult but the Filipino community […]

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888.com World Cup of Pool 2013 – down to last four

21st September, 888.com World Cup of Pool 2013 Final four set for Sunday show down Quarter Finals Philippines 9-1 Hungary Chinese Taipei 9-3 England A TEAM PHILIPPINES made up of Dennis Orcollo and Lee Vann Corteza ended the 888.com World Cup of Pool journey of Hungary as they hammered them 9-1 to advance to Sunday’s semi-finals where they will face Chinese Taipei who beat England. With victories over Croatia, Singapore and now Hungary, there were probably tougher routes to the final day of the event but Orcollo and Corteza barely put a foot wrong as they broke well, potted well and on the rare occasions that their opponents got to the table, it was to extricate themselves from a snooker. The Hungarians, who qualified for the main event in a qualifying tournament in August, had put out China in the first round and then Russia in round two, will take a lot from their participation in the event and come back stronger next year. “We were a bit lucky off the break,” said Corteza, modestly […]

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888.com World Cup of Pool 2013 – Thursday night round up

19th September, 888.com World Cup of Pool 2013 Double white-wash for Teams England! Round 1 England A 7-0 Indonesia Round 2 Finland 7-6 Korea England B 7-0 Germany THERE WAS double joy for the two English teams at the 888.com World Cup of Pool as first England A routed Indonesia 7-0 to reach the second round, and then the B team smashed Germany by a similar score line to reach the quarter-finals. Both teams looked in outstanding shape and with them both being in different halves of the draw the possibilities of an all-England final on Sunday night are not out of the question. England A, comprised of former World Champions Darren Appleton and Karl Boyes, looked very much the part as they completed the first round matches with a thumping 7-0 win over Indonesia at the York Hall to set up a second round game against Italy. Looking focused throughout, England never let the Indonesian pairing of Ricky Yang and Irsal Nasution off the hook as they put on the best performance of the […]