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2016 US Open Straight Pool Championship

Dennis Orcollo (PHI) gewinnt 2016 US Open Straight Pool Championship im Finale gegen Shane Van Boening (USA) mit 200-121. Den 3. Platz belegen Alex Pagulayan (CAN) und Thorsten Hohmann (GER). Wann: 20. – 24. April 2016 Disziplin: Straight Pool (14.1) Teilnehmer: 48 Spielort: Pool Table Magic, 75 Ella Grasso Turnpike, Windsor Locks, CT 06096, USA Favoriten: Shane Van Boening (USA), Darren Appleton (GBR), Alex Pagulayan (CAN), Dennis Orcollo (PHI), Thorsten Hohmann (GER), Mika Immonen (FIN), Warren Kiamco (PHI) Veranstalter: CueSports International Links: CSI, Livestream

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European Championships 2016 – Men, Women & WheelChair

Am Samstag, den 02. April 2016 beginnen in St. Johann/Österreich die Pool Billard Europameisterschaften der Damen, Herren und Rollstuhlfahrer. Bis zum 12. April werden sich im Alpina Sport Hotel viele europäische Topstars der Szene um die Medaillen streiten. Wie immer fehlen bei den Europameisterschaften einige der bekanntesten Spieler aus einigen Nationen. Dennoch kann sich die Teilnehmerliste mehr als sehen lassen und es werden sicherlich viele spannenden Matches zustande kommen. Das deutsche Team 2016 wird mit folgenden Spielern in St. Johann ins Rennen gehen. Bei den Herren sind es Kevin Becker, Joshua Filler, Andreas Roschkowsky, Ralf Souquet, Sebastian Staab, Sebastian Ludwig und Geronimo Weißenberger.  Bei den Damen werden Kristina Grim, Veronika Ivanovskaia, Ina Kaplan, Vivien Schade, Melanie Süßenguth und Jennifer Vietz für Deutschland auf Medaillenjagd gehen und als einziger Rollstuhlfahrer ist Joachim Schuler dabei. Dieses Pool Billard Event geht über 10 Tage, es startet an den ersten Tagen mit dem 14.1 Wettbewerb und endet am 12. April mit den Finalspielen im 9 Ball in allen drei Kategorien. Die Favoritenliste ist auch in diesem Jahr sehr lang, […]

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Derby City Classic 2016

Am kommenden Freitag startet in Indiana/USA eines der aufregendsten Pool Billard Turniere des Jahres. Die 18. Ausgabe des Derby City Classic 2016 ist wie in den letzten Jahren auch eine sehr komplexe und fast schon unüberschaubare Veranstaltung. Das soll nicht negativ gemeint sein, ganz im Gegenteil. In der Zeit vom 22. – 30. Januar 2016 wird von den Teilnehmern alles gefordert. Es vergeht kaum ein Tag, an dem die Spieler nicht an einem Turnier teilnehmen können. Neben all diesen Events wird es wie immer sehr viele Money-Matches abseits des eigentlichen Turniergeschehens geben. Es wird neben der 9 Ball Veranstaltung noch 9 Ball Bank, One Pocket, Straight Pool und viele Mini-Turniere geben, um die Spieler bei Laune zu halten. Eines der Highlights beim Derby City Classic ist die 10 Ball BigFoot Challenge, die auf einem 10 Fuß Pool Billard Tisch der Firma Diamond ausgetragen wird. Aus all diesen Events ergibt sich am Ende ein Gesamtsieger, der sogenannte All Around Champion – „Master of Table“. Im letzten Jahr holte sich Alex Pagulayan (CAN) diese begehrte Trophäe die […]

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76th World Tournament of 14.1 September 5-11,2016!

76th World Tournament of 14.1 September 5-11,2016! September 5-11, 2016 New York City, Steinway Billiards New York City- 2016 will mark the 11th consecutive year the World Tournament of 14.1 will be staged. This is the longest consecutive run of the championship ever in history as Dragon Promotions extends its own record of producing the world’s oldest billiards event. This year’s confirmed dates for the 76th WorldTournament of 14.1 will take place on September 5th-11th,2016. For the fourth straight year, Steinway Billiards in New York City will host the prestigious championship. As usual, a star studded 56 player field is expected for this year’s lineup to win the world’s greatest straight pool championship. „New York City is still the place where straight pool thrives. Steinway Billiards is a fantastic host and they do a great job servicing the event and all the players and fans that come from around the world. We are thrilled to usher the World Tournament into another decade of life „, said Cindy Lee, CEO of Dragon Promotions. „The fans and […]

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Report: American 14.1 Straight Pool Championship 2015

American 14.1 was held once again at Diamond Billiards, Midlothian, VA Oct 22-25 with a sterling field of many of the world’s strongest Straight Pool players. A total of 40 players began the opening two days Round Robin of 8 balanced flights of five players each, playing four matches with the top three of each flight advancing to the final two days Single Elimination. The first attached is result for the Round Robin with the 24 players advancing to the final two days Single Elim. listed in bold. As expected all 8 of the A seeded players advanced, along with 4 of the B players. This result was not unexpected as the flights were very balanced with many strong players in the BCDE tier. The elimination round was again seeded based on W-L and ball differential as shown on the 2nd attached. Four of the finest 14.1 players in the world advanced to the semi-final round. In the semi-finals games played to 150 current World Champion, Thorsten Hohmann, 4x World 14.1 titlist, bested the great […]

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American 14.1 Straight Pool Championship 2015

Darren Appleton (GBR) gewinnt American 14.1 Straight Pool Championship 2015 im Finale gegen Thorsten Hohmann (GER) mit 150-94. Den 3. Platz belegen Mika Immonen (FIN) und Warren Kiamco (PHI). Kurz vor den US Open 9 Ball Championship 2015 machen einige der besten Pool Billard Spieler noch einen kurzen Stop in Midlothian/Virginia, um sich weitere Wettkampfpraxis für eines der größten Turniere der Welt zu holen. Die American 14.1 Straight Pool Championship 2015 sind die letzte Möglichkeit vom 22. – 25. Oktober 2015 an der Form zu arbeiten. Bereits im letzten Jahr war dieses Turnier sehr gut besucht. Doch in diesem Jahr ist der Termin auch für viele andere Pros aus der ganzen Welt ziemlich gut platziert. Darren Appleton (GBR) gewann 2014 das Finale gegen die Überraschungsfinalistin Karen Corr aus Irland. Sie hat im letzten Jahr vielen Topspielern das Fürchten gelehrt und zurecht das Finale erreicht. Dieses gewann Darren Appleton dann aber recht deutlich mit 150-28. Austragungsort ist das Diamond Billiards in Midlothian und das Preisgeld beträgt 25.000$, davon gehen 5.000$ an den Sieger der American 14.1 […]

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Thorsten Hohmann Wins World 14.1 Title for the 4th Time

Photos by Eli Ceballos New York City, NY – Germany has now taken the World 14.1 Cup for a record 6 times when it’s favorite straight pool son defeated reigning champion Darren Appleton of England. In a re-match of 2013, the two best players with the best records in the event faced off for a second finals within 3 years. The Andy Cloth 75th World Tournament of 14.1 featured a who’s who of world class players in attendance to etch their name into history’s elite of the father of all pool games. Darren Appleton, Thorsten Hohmann, Dennis Orcullo, Warren Kiamco, Stephan Cohen, Shane Van Boening, Johnny Archer, Corey Deuel, Earl Strickland, Mika Immonen, Tony Robles and many, many more have participated all week. The main event took place once more in New York City. Dragon Promotions kept the oldest billiard event in the world alive with the 75th production on July 13th-19th, 2015. As usual, a star studded field attended this year at Steinway Billiards Cafe, who once more hosted the world class event. The […]

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Appleton vs Hohmann for World 14.1 Title

Story by Charlie Williams. Photos by Eli Ceballos & Charles Eames New York City, NY – In a re-match of 2013, the two best players this year are UK’s Darren Appleton and Germany’s Thorsten Hohmann. Appleton has gone undefeated once more making it a 20 match winning streak from last year. Hohmann had one loss in the round robin but has stormed back with huge runs over big names at the Andy Cloth 75th World Tournament of 14.1 . A who’s who of world class players were in attendance to etch their name into history’s elite of the father of all pool games. Darren Appleton, Thorsten Hohmann, Stephan Cohen, Shane Van Boening, Johnny Archer, Earl Strickland, Mika Immonen, Tony Robles and many, many more have participated all week. The main event took place once more in New York City. Dragon Promotions is pleased to keep the oldest billiard event in the world alive with the 75th production on July 13th-19th, 2015. As usual, a star studded field is expected this year at Steinway Billiards Cafe, […]

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Final Four Complete at Andy Cloth World 14.1

New York City, NY –  Reiner Wirsbitzki of Germany has just defeated USA’s best and last hope Shane Van Boening in a very close 200 -169. Wirsbitzki is the current reigning European Seniors 14.1 Champion, but has been impressing players with his steady and experienced straight pool skills. Reiner now joins Warren Kiamco of the Philippines, Darren Appleton of the United Kingdom, and fellow German Thorsten Hohmann into the final four at the Andy Cloth 75th World Tournament of 14.1 . A who’s who of world class players are in attendance to etch their name into history’s elite of the father of all pool games. Darren Appleton, Thorsten Hohmann, Stephan Cohen, Shane Van Boening, Johnny Archer, Earl Strickland, Mika Immonen, Tony Robles and many, many more have participated all week. The main event will take place once more in New York City. Dragon Promotions is pleased to keep the oldest billiard event in the world alive with the 75th production on July 13th-19th, 2015. As usual, a star studded field is expected this year at […]

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Van Boening Takes #1 Seed 2nd Year in a Row!

Van Boening Takes #1 Seed 2nd Year in a Row! 32 Players Eliminated at World 14.1 Photos by Charles Eames New York City, NY – The excitement lasted all day on Day 3 conclusion of the round roin with more than half the field eliminated at the Andy Cloth 75th World Tournament of 14.1 . Van Boening once again dominated his group as he did last year, including lopsided wins over Harriman, Fulcher, and Hernandez. Other players also went undefeated, but couldn’t match Shane’s stat of holding all 6 opponents to 111 balls total. A who’s who of world class players are in attendance to etch their name into history’s elite of the father of all pool games. Darren Appleton, Thorsten Hohmann, Stephan Cohen, Shane Van Boening, Johnny Archer, Earl Strickland, Mika Immonen, Tony Robles and many, many more. The main event will take place once more in New York City. Dragon Promotions is pleased to keep the oldest billiard event in the world alive with the 75th production on July 13th-19th, 2015. As usual, […]