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2015 World Pool Masters draw and schedule

23rd June – 2015 PartyPoker World Pool Masters Draw and Schedule Announced WITH THE 2015 PartyPoker World Pool Masters set for the iconic Victoria Warehouse from 14th to 16th August, the draw has been made and schedule set for what promises to be an unforgettable weekend of world-class pool. Featuring 16 players from 14 nations, the field is headed up by defending champion and No.1 seed Shane Van Boening (USA) who gets his defence underway against the dangerous Canadian John Morra. The second match on the Friday evening features 2013 champion Niels Feijen against the No.1 player on the South American rankings following their continental championships next month. The final Friday night match sees Mosconi Cup hero Karl Boyes face China’s World No. 6 Liu Haitao. All seedings are based on the players’ current WPA World Rankings and the eighth seed, Waleed Majid of Qatar starts the Saturday afternoon session with a potential humdinger against Scotland’s Jayson Shaw, who makes his first UK appearance in the Masters. No.2 seed Ko Pin-Yi (Taiwan) will be hoping […]

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2015 US Bar Table Championships 9-Ball Division Matches Released on YouTube

CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (June 22, 2015) – CSI is pleased to announce that the 2015 US Bar Table Championships 9-Ball Division matches have been released on the CSI YouTube channel. Eighteen (18) matches featuring some of the best players in the world can be viewed in their entirety absolutely free! The 2015 US Bar Table Championships were held February 16-22, 2015 at the Grand Sierra Resort & Casino in Reno, NV. The matches were recorded in “The Kamui Arena” with high definition equipment and full-time commentary by Ken Shuman and other special guests. CSI would like to extend a huge THANK YOU to our primary sponsors: Kamui: “The Official Tip of the 22nd US Bar Table Championships!” OB: “The Official Cue of the 22nd US Bar Table Championships!” Below are the matches on this YouTube playlist: Match 1: Jessica Orth vs Taylor Hansen Match 2: Kelly Isaac vs Liz Lovely (Women’s Final) Match 3: Shane Van Boening vs Joven Bustamante Match 4: Rodrigo Geronimo vs Jeffrey Ignacio Match 5: Justin Bergman vs Jerry Matchin […]

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2015 US Bar Table Championships 10-Ball Division Matches Released on YouTube

CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (June 5, 2015) – CSI is pleased to announce that the 2015 US Bar Table Championships 10-Ball Division matches have been released on the CSI YouTube channel. Twelve (12) matches featuring some of the best players in the world including Shane Van Boening, Jayson Shaw, Skyler Woodward, Justin Bergman, Rodrigo Geronimo, Jeffrey Ignacio, and more can be viewed in their entirety absolutely free! The 2015 US Bar Table Championships were held February 16-22, 2015 at the Grand Sierra Resort & Casino in Reno, NV. The matches were recorded in “The Kamui Arena” with high definition equipment and full-time commentary by Ken Shuman and other special guests. CSI would like to extend a huge THANK YOU to our primary sponsors: Kamui: “The Official Tip of the 22nd US Bar Table Championships!” OB: “The Official Cue of the 22nd US Bar Table Championships!” Below are the matches on this YouTube playlist: Match 1: Ozzy Reynolds vs Sean “Alaska” Morgan Match 2: Shane Van Boening vs Robb Saez Match 3: Kelly Isaac vs Cindy […]

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2015 PartyPoker World Pool Masters – Superstar field announced for Manchester

19th May – 2015 PartyPoker World Pool Masters Superstar field announced for Manchester WITH THE 2015 PARTYPOKER WORLD POOL MASTERS set to take place at the iconic Victoria Warehouse, Manchester from Friday 14th to Sunday 16th August, Matchroom Sport can announce the field for the 23rd annual pocket billiards showdown. Sporting a $20,000 top prize, the Masters aims to bring together some of the biggest names from around the world to contest what is the game’s most sought-after title. Heading the field will be defending champion Shane Van Boening (USA) as well as former champs Darren Appleton of England and Holland’s Niels Feijen, winners in 2009 and 2013, respectively. Making his Masters debut is current World No.1 Carlo Biado of the Philippines and he will be joined by fellow Asian players Ko Pin-Yi of Taiwan, the current WPA World 10 Ball champion, and China’s Liu Haitao, the current World No. 6. Scotland’s Jayson Shaw, currently one of the form players, will be competing as will Karl Boyes who closed out 2014 with wins at the […]

Mosconi Cup

2015 PartyPoker Mosconi Cup – Shane and Bergman maintain top spots

21th April – 2015 PartyPoker Mosconi Cup FOLLOWING THE Super Billiards Expo 10 Ball Championship which concluded at the weekend, Shane Van Boening maintained his lead at the top of the 2015 PartyPoker USA Mosconi Cup ranking. Van Boening was the highest placed American, finishing in fourth spot and has now opened up a 23 point lead over his nearest rival, Justin Bergman who kept his second spot with a 17th place finish. Scott Frost, who has yet to compete in a Mosconi Cup, edged his way into the shake-up as he leap-frogged both Jeremy Sossei and Skyler Woodward to claim a tie for second. The event was won by Dennis Orcollo who beat Scotland$B!G(Js Jayson Shaw in a close run final. Shaw$B!G(Js high finish is another result which boosts his chances of a Team Europe wild card when both teams are finalised in October. With five events now completed, there are four more to be played – the US Open 8 Ball and 10 Ball in Las Vegas in July; Turning Stone in August […]

Open 10 Ball Professional Players Championship 2015
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Open 10 Ball Pro Players Championship 2015

Dennis Orcollo (PHI) gewinnt Open 10 Ball Pro Players Championship 2015 im Finale gegen Jayson Shaw (SCO) mit 13-12. Den 3. Platz belegt Shane Van Boening (USA). Eine der größten Billardveranstaltung auf der ganzen Welt startet am 16. April 2015. Die 23. Super Billiards Expo in Oaks, in der nähe von Philadelphia/USA, lockt jedes Jahr Tausende von Besuchern in das Greater Philadelphia Expo Center. Die Super Billiards Expo ist die wohl größte Billardmesse auf der Welt und es wird den Zuschauern eine Menge geboten. Viele der renommiertesten Billard Firmen werden Ihre Produkte präsentieren und selbstverständlich findet man an fast allen Ständen viele der gefragtesten Pool Professionals. Auch der deutsche Queuehersteller Arthur Queue wird in Philadelphia viele seiner erstklassigen Pool Billard Queues ausstellen. Arthur Queue bzw. Marcus Dienst genießt in den Staaten einen sehr guten Ruf und er zählt weltweit zu den besten „Cuemakern“ überhaupt. Und natürlich finden während der laufenden Messe viele tolle Pool Billard Turniere statt. Es gibt wie jedes Jahr zig Amateur Events wie z. B. Open Amateur, Seniors, Super Seniors oder Juniors […]

Interpool Open 2015
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Interpool Open 2015

Andreas Björndal (SWE) gewinnt Interpool Open 2015 im Finale gegen Marcus Chamat (SWE) mit 11-6. Den 3. Platz belegen Casper Matikainen (FIN) und Andreas Gerwen (SWE). Am Donnerstag, den 02. April 2015 beginnen in Gävle/Schweden die Interpool Open 2015. Dieses Pool Billard Turnier ist mittlerweile fester Bestandteil im europäischen Pool Billard Turnierkalender und ist von Jahr zu Jahr besser besucht. Bis zum 05. April 2015 werden bei diesem Handicap-Turnier viele skandinavische Spieler zusammen mit einigen absoluten Topstars der Szene um das Gesamtpreisgeld von 10.000 Euro spielen. Neben der Hauptveranstaltung, 9 Ball mit Handicap, gibt es noch die Special Events Pro/Am, Shoot-Out und die 10 Ball Challenge für die stärksten Spieler im Interpool. Auch ein Damenfeld wird in diesem Jahr ausgetragen und auch hier ist das Starterfeld sehr gut besucht. Das Handicap 9 Ball Turnier sorgt in jedem Jahr für sehr spannende Matches, je nach Begegnung kann es sein das ein Spieler bereits mit einem 0-8 ins Rennen geht. Alle Matches werden auf 11 Gewinnspiele mit Wechselbreak gespielt. Dennoch sind es jedes Jahr, bis auf wenige […]

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2014 US Open One Pocket Championship Matches Released on YouTube

CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (March 27, 2015) – CSI is pleased to announce that the 2014 US Open One Pocket Championship matches have been released on the CSI YouTube channel.  Four (4) matches featuring Justin Bergman, Corey Deuel, Shane Van Boening, and Dennis Orcollo can be viewed in their entirety absolutely free! The 2014 US Open One Pocket Championship was held February 24-28, 2014 in conjunction with the US Bar Table Championships (USBTC) at the Grand Sierra Resort & Casino in Reno, NV.  Although the live stream was primarily focused on the USBTC matches, the final four matches of the US Open One Pocket Championship were streamed and recorded.  Below are the matches on this playlist: Match #1: Shane Van Boening vs Justin Bergman Match #2: Corey Deuel vs Dennis Orcollo (Hot Seat Match) Match #3: Shane Van Boening vs Corey Deuel (Semi-Final) Match #4: Shane Van Boening vs Dennis Orcollo (Final) 2014 US Open One Pocket Championship Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdCfnbGD70QUa2w4eDKp6IeYb2WrjpbP1 CSI YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/csipool/feed Don’t forget to “Subscribe” to the CSI YouTube channel to be […]

Wyoming Open 2015
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Andy Cloth Wyoming Open 2015

Rodney Morris (USA) gewinnt Wyoming Open 10 Ball Masters im Finale gegen Corey Deuel (USA), den 3. Platz belegt Mika Immonen (FIN). Das Saratoga Masters (8 Ball & 9 Ball) gewinnt Johnny Archer (USA) im Finale gegen Corey Deuel (USA) mit 7-4, den 3. Platz belegt Rodney Morris (USA). In Saratoga/Wyoming finden vom 27. – 29. März 2015 die Andy Cloth Wyoming Open statt. Die 8. Ausgabe der Wyoming Open ist auch in diesem Jahr mit mehr als 150 Pool Billard Spielern fast ausgebucht. Die Wyoming Open sind ein Bar-Table Event und werden auf den in den USA sehr beliebten 7 Fuß Tischen ausgetragen. Neben den Main-Events, Masters Divison und Expert Divison werden auch die Wyoming State Junior Championship ausgetragen. Im letzten Jahr konnten sich Rodney Morris und Danny Olson die Titel in den Rocky Mountains sichern. Auch 2015 sind wieder viele Pros in Saratoga am Start, zu den Favoriten gehören Shane Van Boening (USA – US Open 9 Ball Champion 2014), Rodney Morris (USA – US Open 10 Ball Champion 2013), Johnny Archer (USA […]

Mosconi Cup

2015 PartyPoker Mosconi Cup – Shane takes the early lead

3rd March, 2015 PartyPoker Mosconi Cup Shane takes the early lead SHANE VAN BOENING, looking to make his ninth appearance in the PartyPoker USA Mosconi Cup, is the early leader in the nine tournament qualification series for the three automatic spots. So far, four events have been played and Van Boening carries a 12 point lead over second placed Justin Bergman, following a strong showing at the recent USBTC in Reno, which included winning the 9 ball division. The third automatic spot is currently occupied by Jeremy Sossei on 26 points, with Skyler Woodward and Scott Frost both snapping at his heels on 25 points. Players who finish in the top 32 in the qualifying events will receive ranking points and there are three categories of tournaments with differing amounts of points awarded accordingly. The next event in the series is the Super Billiards Expo which takes place from 16-19 April in Oaks, outside of Philadelphia. This is a Category2 event. The PartyPoker Mosconi Cup takes place from 7th to 10th December this year at […]