Ted Lerner Archive - Seite 5 von 6

Philippines To Duel China 2 For World Pool Team Supremacy

1. August 2014 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

Philippines To Duel China 2 For World Pool Team Supremacy Pinoys on fire as they quash China 1, while China 2 squeaks by Japan as showdown looms in Beijing on Saturday By Ted Lerner/WPA Press Officer Photos Courtesy of Tai Chengzhe (Beijing)–One team took the easy road. The other had to claw tooth and nail and barely made it through. But when they meet tomorrow in the finals of the 2014 World Pool Team Championship in Beijing, the Philippines and China 2 are sure to engage in a knockdown, drag out struggle for team supremacy in professional pool. After six days of non-stop 8-ball, 9-ball and 10 ball, featuring 25 teams from across the globe, fans and organizers really couldn’t have asked for a better final. On the one hand you have the Philippines, arguably the finest pool playing country the world over. The Philippine team, comprised of pool heavyweights Dennis Orcollo, Lee Vann Corteza, Carlo Biado and Rubilen Amit, have been literally on fire this week and are playing without a care in the […]

Pinoy Pride Eyes The Prize

31. Juli 2014 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

Pinoy Pride Eyes The Prize Team Philippines wins a thriller over Chinese-Taipei to join China 1, Japan and China 2 in the all-Asian semi-finals of the 2014 World Pool Team Championship. By Ted Lerner/WPA Press Officer Photos Courtesy of Tai Chengzhe (Beijing)–Whenever the Philippines and Chinese-Taipei square off in pool, it’s a guarantee that the sparks are going to fly among two of pool’s giants. But tonight in the quarterfinals of the World Pool Team Championship at the Tongzhou Luhe High School in sultry Beijing, the two squads put on a memorable show that was like a raucous New Year’s Eve fireworks display. And after enough dramatic twists and turns to last the whole year, the Philippines eked out a thrilling 4-2 victory right at the wire to advance to the semi-finals of pool’s biggest team event. There the proud Pinoys will have to buckle down yet again, as they will face a strong China I squad, who will have the backing of not only the hundreds of fans who are expected to attend in […]

World Team Preeminence On Tap In China

28. Juli 2014 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

World Team Preeminence On Tap In China 25 teams from 24 nations ready to do battle for the 2014 World Pool Team Championship in Beijing. By Ted Lerner/WPA Press Officer (Beijing, China)–Professional pool holds much of its interest for fans around the globe from the very fact that it is a solitary pursuit in a dead-ball game. With plenty of time to think about that difficult shot just sitting there, nobody to pass the cue to or to offer advice, and with often everything riding on the smallest turn of the balls, the drama and pressure can be downright scary for players. Which translates, of course, to plenty of edge of your seat excitement for fans. All of pool’s best traits will surely be on offer this coming week in China’s sultry capital, Beijing, but there’s an added twist sure to pile on even more pressure and drama; rather than playing for themselves, over 100 top pros from around the world will be playing for the pride of their nations. The 2014 Liando U Valley […]

Heart Surgery Successful For Kelly Fisher

27. Juli 2014 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

Heart Surgery Successful For Kelly Fisher The WPA World number 2 is out of intensive care and recovering after undergoing heart surgery. By Ted Lerner/WPA Press Officer The World Pool-Billiard Association is pleased to announce that multiple world champion and current WPA World number 2 ranked player Kelly Fisher of Great Britain has successfully undergone surgery for her heart condition, and is now recovering in hospital. WPA President Ian Anderson reported that he personally spoke with Fisher soon after her surgery on July 22nd. “I just spoke with Kelly Fisher and her operation has been successful,” Anderson said. “She is now out of Intensive Care and in a normal hospital room.” The 35 year old Fisher was diagnosed with a large atrial septal defect earlier this year. This is more commonly known as a “hole in the heart“. The West Yorkshire is expected to have a three month recovery period. She said she is hoping to be fit and ready to compete in the 2014 Women’s World 9-ball Championship, which will take place in Guilin, […]

Rise of the upstarts

26. Juni 2014 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

Rise of the upstarts Shock upsets send the big boys packing as the field at the 2014 World 9-ball Championship gets down to the final 32. By Ted Lerner/WPA Press Officer Photos Courtesy of Richard Walker (Doha, Qatar)–Pool’s next generation of superstars took a giant leap towards claiming their place in the sun today, producing a slew of shocking and unexpected results as the field at the 2014 World 9-ball Championship was cut in half from 64 players down to 32. It was an extraordinary day given over to unknown upstarts, newcomers, fearless young guns, and a few wily but unheralded veterans, all of whom seemed to collectively state to pool’s elite that it was time for some new and different names to grab the headlines for a change. So how bad was it for pool’s biggest names? Well, here’s a statistic that could come straight from the crime blotter; five former world 9-ball champions, and the defending champion Thorsten Hohmann all went down to defeat. Heavy favorites like the Philippines’ Dennis Orcollo and Lee […]

Time for the Gold Rush in Doha

20. Juni 2014 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

Time for the Gold Rush in Doha The 2014 WPA World 9-Ball Championship kicks off on Saturday with a power packed field eyeing pool’s ultimate pantheon. By Ted Lerner WPA Press Officer Photos Courtesy Richard Walker (Doha, Qatar)–There’s been a tangible buzz in the lobby of the Holiday Villa Hotel here in blazing hot Doha over the last two days. As the best pool players on the planet began to arrive for the 23rd running of the WPA World 9-ball Championship, and the hubbub and loud banter of players, their friends and officials have filled the place with life, you could sense that something special was starting to brew. Part of that expectation surely comes from the fact that pool’s best of the best only get a few chances a year to gather together and duke it out for big time glory. And that lack of marquee events means that when a major tournament does come around, it feels that much extra special. And when you talk about majors, well, it doesn’t get much bigger […]

Interview with World 9-ball Champion Thorsten Hohmann

18. Juni 2014 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

Interview with defending World 9-ball Champion Thorsten Hohmann „THEY’LL HAVE TO PLAY THEIR BEST TO BEAT ME“ As he gets set to defend the World 9-ball Championship in Qatar this week, Germany’s Thorsten Hohmann opens up about the satisfaction of winning the event twice, why 9-ball is the best game in the word, and how he’s plenty hungry for more. By Ted Lerner WPA Press Officer Germany’s Thorsten Hohmann kicked off his campaign in the 2013 World 9-ball Championship in Doha with a resounding 9-4 defeat at the hands of Taiwan’s talented Lo Li Wen. But as he packed up his cue and walked out of the arena, he didn’t seem the least bit bothered by being on the ropes so early in the event. In fact, he exuded confidence. He told me he wasn’t upset by the loss because he felt like he was in stroke and that it was just a matter of time before the balls started rolling his way. When I asked him how he could be so pumped after a […]

2014 World 9-Ball Supremacy up for grabs in Doha

11. Juni 2014 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

2014 World 9-Ball Supremacy up for grabs in Doha Defending champion Thorsten Hohmann and 127 more of the world’s best pool players set to do battle for pool’s most prestigious prize. By Ted Lerner World Pool & Billiard Association Drama, tension, excitement, heartbreak and glory. These are the enticing elements on offer to pool fans around the globe as the biggest and most prestigious prize in the men’s professional game, the 2014 WPA World 9-ball Championship, goes up for grabs in the searing hot Middle Eastern city of Doha, Qatar, beginning on June 16th and running through June 27th. This will be the fifth straight year that that the tiny Gulf country of Qatar hosts pool’s most prestigious tournament. Once again 128 players from over 40 countries will clash to see who will be crowned the king of 9-ball pool. The tournament, which this year moves back to the beautiful Al Saad Sports Club in Doha, will be run in two stages. Stage 1,which runs from June 16-19, is the qualifying stage where 128 players […]

Hohmann raises the bar!

14. September 2013 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

GERMANY’S THORSTEN HOHMANN WINS HIS SECOND WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A SEARING 13-7 VICTORY OVER THE PHILIPPINES ANTONIO GABICA BY TED LERNER WPA PRESS OFFICER Photos courtesy Vinod DivaKaran, Doha Stadium Sports Weekly and Richard Walker (Doha, Qatar)–Playing with a laser-like focus and an intensity that spoke of a clear desire for pool immortality, Germany’s Thorsten Hohmann capped an incredible week with yet another a searing performance, and won the 2013 World 9-ball Championship, beating the Philippines Antonio Gabica, 13-7, in front of nearly 1000 highly partisan Filipino fans at Doha’s Al Arabi Sports Club. With the victory Hohmann now becomes only the second man to win the WPA World 9-ball Championship two times, matching American Earl Strickland, who won pool’s most prestigious crown in 1991 and 2002. Hohmann will now also take over as the World Number 1 ranked player. Hohmann’s second World 9-ball Championship comes exactly ten years after he burst on to the international scene with a powerful run through a stacked field in Cardiff, Wales in 2003. In the intervening years […]

They’re going ‚Ga Ga‘ over Gabica

13. September 2013 Sixpockets.de 0

QATAR BASED FILIPINO ANTONIO GABICA STORMS INTO THE SEMI-FINALS, JOINS BIADO, HOHMANN AND BOYES IN THE FINAL FOUR OF THE WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP BY TED LERNER WPA PRESS OFFICER Photos Courtesy of Takayamo Takao, Richard Walker and the WPA (Doha, Qatar)–Over a 15-plus year professional career, Antonio Gabica has often been viewed by Filipino pool fans as an extremely talented player who has a tendency to wither when faced with big time pressure situations. But for the man affectionately known as “Gaga” to his fellow Filipinos, that once signature trait now sits forever buried deep in the Qatari desert. Displaying masterful, career-defining cueing prowess, and the heart of a proud lion, Gabica notched three straight pressure cooker victories today, and barged into the semi-finals of the 2013 World 9-ball Championship. There he joins three other red hot players in the race to pool’s pantheon, among them fellow Filipino Carlo Biado, Germany’s Thorsten Hohmann, and Great Britain’s Karl Boyes. Each race to 11, alternate break semi-final will feature the Philippines versus Europe. In one semi-final, Gabica […]