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Orcollo Pulls a Second Great Escape

19. Februar 2015 Sixpockets.de 0

The Philippines Dennis Orcollo wins his second straight 9-8 match in as many days to advance to the knockout stage of the 2015 World 10-ball Championship in General Santos City. By Ted Lerner/WPA Press Officer Photos Courtesy Dong Secuya/philboxing.com (General Santos City, Philippines)–Filipino pool players have a standard answer when asked by the media, “How did you play?” Even if they just played the greatest round of pool in the history of the sport, the comeback will invariably be a humble, “I’m just lucky.” World number 7 Dennis Orcollo is definitely not being humble today as he profusely thanks the pool gods for the good fortune he’s been the beneficiary of here in General Santos City in the southern Philippines. For the second straight day Orcollo pulled a great escape from what looked like sure defeat, winning 9-8 yet again, and advancing to the single elimination round of 64 at the 2015 World 10-ball Championship. Playing against Pampanga’s Roland Garcia, Orcollo looked to be cruising into the knockout stages with an 8-5 lead in the […]

Striding, and Stumbling, Out of the Gates

17. Februar 2015 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

Day 1 at the 2015 MP Cup World 10-ball Championship in General Santos City sees some favorites cruise while others struggle to find their form. By Ted Lerner/WPA Press Officer (General Santos City, Philippines)–One thing that is a constant in any world championship in the sport of pool is good old pressure. But as the 2015 MP Cup World 10-ball championship kicked off on Tuesday in the Philippines southernmost city of General Santos, it was not the usual nerve rattling pressure that makes grown men cry and brings back the fans time and again that was on display. It was, rather, that nagging pressure to get out of the gates quickly, to find that championship spark that can carry you to glory later in the week. “There’s two kind of pressure in these events,” said an obviously relieved Karl Boyes after he took down former world 9-ball champion Ronnie Alcano of the Philippines 9-7 in their first match of the group stages. “The first pressure is trying to get through the group stages, to just […]

2015 WPA World 10 Ball Championship

17. Februar 2015 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

Ko Pin-Yi (TPE) gewinnt 2015 WPA World 10 Ball Championship im Finale gegen Carlo Biado (PHI) mit 11-9. Den 3. Platz belegen David Alcaide (SPA) und Ko Ping-Chung (TPE). Bereits seit dem 15. Februar 2015 findet in General Santos City auf den Philippinen die 2015 WPA World 10 Ball Championship statt. Diese Pool Billard Weltmeisterschaft bekommt leider in diesem Jahr nicht die Aufmerksamkeit, die sie eigentlich verdient. Wir haben mittlerweile mehr als 150 Emails mit Fragen zu dieser WM bekommen und leider ist die Antwort bislang immer die gleiche gewesen: „Wir haben leider so gut wie keine Informationen seitens der WPA oder des Veranstalters bekommen!“ Das ist wirklich mehr als traurig und wird einer solchen Veranstaltung nicht gerecht. Es gab keine Teilnehmerlisten, es gibt keine offizielle Website, kein Plakat oder irgendwelche Randnotizen. Nun, das zeigt erneut, wie es um die „Top-Events“ in dieser Welt oft bestellt ist. Es reicht ein Preisgeld zu garantieren und schon bekommt man den Stempel eine WPA-Weltmeisterschaft ausrichten zu können, alles Weitere ist dem Weltverband scheinbar egal. Diese 10 Ball WM […]

Pinoys Poised to Make Massive Haul

16. Februar 2015 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

Filipinos make up one-third of the 128 player field as the 2015 MP Cup World 10-ball Championship gets set to kick off in General Santos City, Philippines. By Ted Lerner/WPA Press Officer (General Santos City, Philippines)–With the professional game all but dead in his homeland, boxing legend Manny Pacquiao started putting his ample cash into promoting pool tournaments in 2014, with the expressed aim of helping Filipino pool players get some cracks at glory, and of course, more chances to earn a living at home. In just a few months, “Pacman”, a solid pool player in his own right, has already shelled out hundreds of thousands of dollars in several singles and doubles events held in his home town of General Santos City in the southern Philippines. But now, just as Pacquiao seems set to announce the biggest payday of his illustrious boxing career in a mega fight with Floyd Mayweather, he has upped the ante in pool yet again, personally bankrolling the return of the WPA World 10-ball Championship that gets underway beginning on […]

Manny Pacquiao to bring WPA World 10 Ball Championship to the Philippines in February

23. Januar 2015 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

Boxing sensation ‚Pacman‘ teams up with the WPA to stage the return of pool’s hardcore title in his hometown of General Santos City. By Ted Lerner/WPA Press Officer Photo Courtesy Wendell Rupert Alinea (Manila, Philippines)–After a four year absence, the World 10-ball championship is back. And the man who made it happen is none other than the Philippines’ boxing sensation, Manny Pacquiao. The World Pool Billiard Association(WPA) is proud to announce that the World 10-ball Championship will take place from February 15-21, 2015 in Pacquiao’s hometown of General Santos City in the southern Philippines. 128 players from over 40 countries are expected in “Gen San” to compete for what will be one of professional pool’s biggest prizes this year. $200,000 will be up for grabs, with $40,000 going to the winner This will be just the fourth time the World 10-ball Championship has ever been contested. The event made its debut in Manila in 2008 and was won by England’s Darren Appleton. The following year in Manila, Finland’s Mika Immonen captured the event. After a […]

Four medals for Team Europe and a chance for a title

18. November 2014 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

Four medals for Team Europe and a chance for a title 18/11/2014 The two remaining European players on the loser’s side in this year’s World 9-Ball Championships for Youth in Shanghai, China, were Raphael Wahl (GER) and Patryk Statkiewicz (POL). Wahl met S. Myanganbayer (MON) in the loser’s qualification round. It was a one-sided match in favor of the German and even with a few mistakes committed, Wahl easily took the match with 9:3. Statkiewicz had a tougher opponent to face. Hsu Jui An (TPE) also wanted a spot in the single elimination stage of the event. The match was a tough battle between the two players. After 13 racks, the score was 7:6 in favor of Hsu. It was Statkiewicz’s break then. Both players seemed to be nervous and played bad shots. Hsu was able to win that rack and got on the hill with 8:6. The next rack turned out to be the final rack. Again, Hsu won it and ousted Statkiewicz with 9:6 after a hard fought encounter. As the last matches […]

2014 Juniors 9 Ball World Championship

13. November 2014 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

Vom 15. – 18. November 2014 findet in der Shanghai Huimin Middle School in Shanghai/China die 2014 Juniors 9 Ball World Championship statt. Die 9 Ball Junioren Weltmeisterschaft ist für den Nachwuchs die große Chance sich einen sehr begehrten Titel zu sichern. Oft ist dieser WM-Titel ein Sprungbrett um den Anschluss an die absolute Weltspitze zu schaffen. In Shanghai spielen die Junioren bis 19 Jahre (U19) und die Schüler (U17) sowie die Mädchen. Aus insgesamt 20 Ländern kommen alle der Teilnehmer dieser Junioren Weltmeisterschaft. Aus europäischer Sicht sind folgende Spieler zu den Titelanwärtern zu zählen: Daniel Maciol (POL), Cyriel Ledoux (NED), Maxim Dudanets (RUS), Kamila Khodjaeva (BEL), Natalia Seroshtan (RUS) und Kristina Tkach (RUS). Für Deutschland in der Kategorie der U19 werden Joshua Filler und Raphael Wahl in Shanghai am Start sein und beide haben sicher realistische Chancen auf die Goldmedaille. Selbstverständlich sind einige der größten Konkurrenten aus Asien und anderen Teilen der Welt auch dabei, dennoch gibt es bei der Junioren WM immer wieder sehr starke Neulinge. Weitere Favoriten sind Jefrey Roda (PHI), Liu […]

47th All Japan Championship 2014

13. November 2014 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

Raymund Faraon (PHI) gewinnt 47th All Japan Championship 2014 im Finale gegen Naoyuki Oi (JAP) mit 11-8. Den 3. Platz belegen Li Hewen (CHN) und Chang Yu-Lung (TPE). Wu Zhi Ting (TPE) gewinnt bei den Damen im Finale gegen die amtierende 9 Ball Weltmeisterin Liu Shasha (CHN) mit 9-3. Den 3. Platz belegen Tsai Pei-Chen (TPE) und Chihiro Kawahara (JAP). Eines der größten Pool Billard Turniere auf der ganzen Welt ist jedes Jahr aufs Neue ein kleines Rätsel. Die All Japan Championship, die vom 18. – 24. November 2014 stattfinden, zählen was Preisgeld und Prestige angeht zu den Highlights im jährlichen Kalender. Leider ist es erneut nicht möglich, an Informationen direkt vom Veranstalter aus Japan zu kommen. Es werden weder Emails beantwortet oder auf Fragen bei Facebook eingegangen. Nun, dennoch wollen wir zumindest ein wenig etwas über dieses Turnier schreiben, das dieses Jahr in Amagasaki City stattfindet. An den ersten beiden Tagen spielen die Herren (10 Ball) einige Qualifikationsrunden, um sich für die Gruppenphase zu qualifizieren. In dieser Gruppenphase haben die Spieler die Chance sich […]

The Final Four Reach For Pool Immortality

17. Oktober 2014 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

Climactic final day looms as Korea’s Ga Young Kim takes on China’s Liu Shasha, while China’s Chen Siming battles Taiwan’s Tan Yo Hun at the Women’s World 9-ball Championship. By Ted Lerner – WPA Press Officer Photos Courtesy of Tai Chengzhe (Guilin, China)–The 2014 Women’s World 9-ball Championship has come down to the final four, and with the biggest prize in women’s pool to be decided on what promises to be a dramatic Saturday in southern China, fans around the world are clearly in for a treat of the highest level. In the first race to 9 semi-final, which begins at 12pm(GMT +8), Korea’s Ga Young Kim will take on China’s Lui Shasha. The match will be a battle of former champions; Kim won the Women’s World 9-ball Championship in 2004 and 2006, while Lui won the title the first year the tournament was played in China in 2009 at the incredible age of just 16 years old. The second semi-final, which will take place at 2pm, will feature China’s Chen Siming against Taiwanese veteran […]

Round Of 32 Begins In A Wild Ride

16. Oktober 2014 Sixpockets.de Kommentare deaktiviert

With the knockout stages underway at the Women’s World 9-ball Championship in Guilin, China, the pressure is already proving too much to bear for some players. By Ted Lerner – WPA Press Officer Photos Courtesy Jin/ my147.com (Guilin, China)–If you like your pool to resemble a roller coaster ride with plenty of hair raising twists and turns, then the next two days here at the Women’s World 9-ball Championship in Guilin in southern China will surely be everything you could have ever wanted. This prediction is based on the drama that transpired today inside the Guilin gym, where Judgement Day jitters affected not only the wannabes, but even the sport’s biggest stars. Even straight in 9-balls normally made a thousand out of thousand times in practice were bobbling in the jaws under the intense pressure. The first order of play today was to trim the field down to 32 where the players would switch to a single elimination knockout, race to 9. (If anyone had any doubts that Asia is the dominant region in pool, […]