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The British are coming!…and so are the Filipinos and Taiwanese

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THREE POOL POWERHOUSES MAKE UP NEARLY HALF THE FIELD AS THE WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP MOVES INTO THE FINAL 64 BY TED LERNER WPA PRESS OFFICER Photos Courtesy Richard Walker and Takayamo Takao/onthehill.jp (Doha, Qatar)–There’s something about Judgement Day in the World 9-ball Championship that brings out the wild drama, and the crazy pressure that is unique to professional pool at the highest levels. It makes a high stakes money game seem like child’s play. This is, after all, the world championship. And this is the moment where, with the field about to be cut in half, with all matches do or die, a player gets his chance to reach the final 64 single elimination stage. From there, in just three days with six more wins, he might just make history and win a world title. Sure, for most players this incredible dream will remain just that. But pool is a sport where the slimmest roll of the ball, even just a millimeter, can mean the difference between staying a nobody or being crowned king. As […]

Breaking towards some big time showdowns – Day 2 Report from the 2013 World 9-ball Championship

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AS THE LACK OF UPSETS CONTINUES ON DAY 2 OF THE WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHP, POOLS BEST ARE SURELY HEADED ON A COLLISION COURSE BY TED LERNER WPA PRESS OFFICER Photos Courtesy of QBSF, Takayama Takao/onthehill.jp, and Richard Walker (Doha, Qatar)–As the long, slow grind of this week-long World 9-ball championship wound its way through Day 2, perhaps the best way to try and understand where it’s all headed at this point is to listen to the words of defending champion Darren Appleton, after he won his opening match on Day 1. Said the Brit: “There are probably only 20 players who you can actually say are favorites to win this tournament, 10 more who are knocking on the door of perhaps winning it, and 20 more who can, on any given night, beat any of those top 30 players.” Add that simple equation together and you’ve got 50 top pros who can wreak massive havoc out on the blue pitch, with 30 who can realistically even consider entering the winner’s circle come September 13th. I […]

Kick off right on script – Day 1 Report from the 2013 World 9-ball Championship

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SHOCKERS HARD TO COME BY ON DAY 1 OF THE WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP AS FAVORITES ROLL BY TED LERNER WPA PRESS OFFICER Photos Courtesy of Richard Walker and Takayamo“Mathilda“ Takao/onthehill.jp (Doha, Qatar)–Fans of the World 9-ball Championship have become accustomed to the fun of shocking first day upsets that send great players scrambling over to the do-or-die losers side and, at the same time, introduce us to new names from far flung nations that we had no idea produced such talented pool players. Saturday in blazing hot Doha, Qatar was, except for one match right at the end, not one of those days. 96 players out of the 128 in the field vying for 9-ball supremacy saw action today inside the icy cold Al Arabi Sports Club, and by and large the story line for the eight hours of play hardly veered from a predictable script. This is not to suggest that some of pool’s biggest names didn’t taste defeat. Or that we didn’t see some great new talent. But in those matches which featured […]

World 9 Ball Championship 2013

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„Thorsten Hohmann (GER) gewinnt nach 2003 seinen zweiten 9 Ball WM Titel im Finale gegen Antonio Gabica (PHI) mit 13-7. Den 3. Platz teilen sich Carlo Biado (PHI) und Karl Boyes (GBR)!“ Seit heute laufen in Doha/Qatar die Qualifikationsrunden (Stage 1) zum 128er Hauptfeld der diesjährigen 9 Ball Weltmeisterschaft. Die World 9 Ball Championship 2013 wird wie im letzten Jahr im Al Arabi Sports Club in Doha stattfinden. Bereits in dieser Qualifikationsrunde sind einige sehr starke Spieler vertreten. Es wird auf 7 Gewinnspiele mit Wechselbreak gespielt, um sich für die Hauptrunde (Stage 2) zu qualifizieren. Die Weltmeisterschaft geht somit vom 02. – 13. September 2013. Am 06. September startet dann das Hauptfeld in 16 Gruppen zu je 8 Spielern. In der Gruppenphase, die auf 9 Gewinnspiele gespielt wird, wird im Doppel-KO System bis zu den Letzten 4 gespielt. Diese 4 Spieler jeder Gruppe ziehen dann in die Endrunde der letzten 64 ein. Die beiden Gruppenersten jeder Gruppe werden für die KO Runde gesetzt und die Teilnehmer, die über die Verliererrunde weiter kommen werden, den Gewinnern […]

Thorsten Three Times: Hohmann Wins Olhausen World Tournament 14.1

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All Photos by Charles Eames Photography Official Photograpaher of the World Tournament 14.1 New York, New York – Germany is once more back on top of straight pool with Thorsten Hohmann claiming the crown of World Tournament champion once more. The Fulda native defeated Englan’ds Darren Appleton to claim the title a record three times, more than anyone in 50 years. Dragon Promotions and Dr. Michael Fedak brought another globally star studded field at this year’s 73rd Olhausen World Tournament hosted by Steinway Billiards in New York on August 19th-24th,2013. Live stream broadcast was provided by www.insidepool.tv . Through additional support from such sponsors such as Olhausen Tables, Championship Cloth, Aramith Balls, Amsterdam Billiards, Pool & Billiard Magazine, Master Chalk, and now FURY Cues, the absolute best pool players from around the world arrived on the birth country of 14.1 once more to attend this prestigious event. All to vie for the coveted title of greatest straight pool player in the world. The finals started with Hohmann taking first blood with a 42 ball run. Appleton came back and tied the match. Both players […]

DYNAMITE!! Darren Appleton Breaks World Record in 14.1 : Perfect 200 Run

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All Photos by Charles Eames Photography Official Photograpaher of the World Tournament 14.1 New York, New York – Darren Appleton of the United Kingdom has done something no player has done in the 102 years of pocket billiards championships. Appleton on his first opening offensive inning ran a perfect 200 point game. This put him in the record books with a 200 to 1 score over Filipino world champ Francisco Bustamante. Dragon Promotions and Dr. Michael Fedak have brought another globally star studded field at this year’s 73rd Olhausen World Tournament hosted by Steinway Billiards in New York on August 19th-24th,2013. Live stream broadcast will be on www.insidepool.tv Bustamante made his first offensive attempt on a long distance ball but was then stuck with no easy shot next. He went for a tough combo and missed leaving the rack open for Appleton. Francisco would never leave his seat again. For the next 1 hour and 40 minutes Appleton ran rack after rack in precision. Eventually he broke the World Tournament record of 73 events with a 175 […]

Hohmann Wins Showdown with Reigning Champ Schmidt

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New York, New York – Schmidt becomes the least American standing once again. Hohmann the last German standing. The semi-finals could have been set as a finals match in any other year. The two titans of 14.1 faced off for the right to play one match for the title once again. The stars are inching closer to the oldest title in the world. Dragon Promotions and Dr. Michael Fedak have brought another globally star studded field at this year’s 73rd Olhausen World Tournament hosted by Steinway Billiards in New York on August 19th-24th,2013. Live stream broadcast will be on www.insidepool.tv USA’s John Schmidt had defeated nearly all the faavorite American players including Archer, Hatch, and Van Boening who all fell to Schmidt. Hohmann started the event a little slow and escaped Max Eberle and then proceeded to annihilate Jayson Shaw of Scotland. The semi-finals was highly anticipated as the fans quickly filled all the seats in the 11am session. Schmidt came with a great opening shot but then missed the next ball. Hohmann ran a 70 and played […]

2nd Annual Steinway Classic 2013

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„Shane Van Boening (USA) gewinnt 2nd Annual Steinway Classic 2013 im Finale gegen Earl Strickland (USA) mit 15-11. Den 3. Platz belegt Jayson Shaw (SCO)!“ Direkt im Anschluss an die 73. Ausgabe des World Tournament of 14.1 findet an gleicher Spielstätte das 2nd Annual Steinway Classic 2013 statt. Im Steinway Billiards in Astoria/New York wird ein erstklassiges Teilnehmerfeld vom 25. – 27. August bei diesem 10 Ball Event um den Titel kämpfen. Das Preisgeld wird mehr als 15.000$ Dollar betragen und davon sind alleine 7.000$ added Money. Die 2. Ausgabe der Steinway Classic sind ziemlich gut besetzt, da die meisten Teilnehmer des World Tournament of 14.1 natürlich auch an diesem Pool Billard Turnier teilnehmen werden. In diesem 64er Starterfeld werden u.a. Rodney Morris (USA – US Open 10 Ball Champion 2013), Charlie Williams (USA), Thorsten Hohmann (GER), Dennis Hatch (USA), Warren Kiamco (PHI), Mike Dechaine (USA), Jayson Shaw (SCO), Francisco Bustamante (PHI), Mika Immonen (FIN), Tony Robles (USA), Stevie Moore (USA), Oliver Ortmann (GER), Darren Appleton (GBR), Jose Parica (PHI), Johnny Archer (USA), Earl Strickland […]

Hohmann, Strickland, Schmidt Take Losses

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… Surprises on Day 1 Olhausen World Tournament 14.1 New York, New York – Reigning World Tournament of 14.1 Champion John „Mr.400“ Schmidt and recent Accu-Stats Fan Pick 14.1 Tourny both had surprise losses on Day 1. House pro Earl Strickland also took two losses. The Olhausen World Tournament of 14.1 kicked off today with all 48 players battling in the round robin stage. Dragon Promotions and Dr. Michael Fedak have brought another globally star studded field at this year’s 73rd Olhausen World Tournament hosted by Steinway Billiards in New York on August 19th-24th,2013. Live stream broadcast will be on www.insidepool.tv Earl Strickland had an error filled match which local NYC player Michael Yednak took full advanatge in his 100 to 49 win over the 5x US Open Champion. Yednak has participated each year in the World Tournament but has yet to qualify through the group stages. He has two wins and 1 loss to Corey Deuel so this could be his year to improve. Earl then went onto play Deuel in the TV stream match which […]

The 73rd World Tournament of 14.1

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„Thorsten Hohmann (GER) gewinnt The 73rd World Tournament of 14.1 im Finale gegen Darren Appleton (GBR) mit 200-164. Den 3. Platz teilen sich Francisco Bustamante (PHI) und John Schmidt (USA). Im Halbfinale gewann Thorsten Hohmann gegen John Schmidt mit 200-18 und Darren Appleton gegen Francisco Bustamante mit 200-1, dabei gelang Appleton eine 200er Serie!“ Vom 19. – 24. August 2013 findet im Steinway Billiards in Astoria/New York die 73. Ausgabe des World Tournament of 14.1 statt. Das von Dragon Promotions organisierte 14.1 (Straight Pool) Event wird auch als die inoffizielle Weltmeisterschaft in dieser Disziplin gehandelt. In den letzten Jahren gab es immer weniger Straight Pool Turniere aufgrund des immer geringer werdenden Interesses. Dennoch schafft es Promoter Charlie Williams jedes Jahr aufs Neue die absoluten 14.1 Spezialisten an den Start zu bringen. Das Teilnehmerfeld lässt das Herz eines jeden Pool Billard Fans höher schlagen. Das komplette Teilnehmerfeld gibt es am Ende des Artikels, aber einige der Favoriten sollten kurz erwähnt werden. Z.B. Darren Appleton (GBR), Ralph Eckert (GER), Johnny Archer (USA), John Schmidt (USA), Oliver Ortmann […]