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2010 Utah Open

2010 Utah Open

March 17, 2010 · Leave a comment 

The Competition was tuff with Vancouver’s Champion Stan Tourangeau pulling off 1st place in both 9 & 8 ball events. (photo: Stan Tourangeau) We kicked off our 2010 Spring Utah Open Pool tournament March 5, 6, & 7 with two 9 ball events. Men’s and Scotch Double teams were the Friday night openers. Bobby Atkinson Stan Tourangeau finished first in the Men’s 9 ball single elimination sudden death event by defeating Dago Huber 7 to 6. The Scotch Doubles 9 ball team event filled up very quickly and had a waiting list. At the end of the night, John Bemis and Jessica... [Read the full story]

Results

Wilkie Captures Q-Ball Billiards

Wilkie Captures Q-Ball Billiards

March 17, 2010 · Leave a comment 

Mezz Pro-Am Tour made is way to Q-Ball Billiards in Vineland NJ on Sunday March 14, 2010.  A Strong field came out to play, players like Shaun Wilkie, Matt Krah,Adam Kielar, Joey Testa, Eddie Abraham, Victor Nau, Denise Reeve, to name a few. (Picture: winner Shaun Wilkie, 2nd place Matt Krah, 3rd place Joey Testa, and owner Jose Garcia) Leading the top half of the bracket was Matt Krah with wins over Bob Giandomenico 7-2, Matt Douglas 7-5 Jose Burgos 7-0, and Eddie Tiabi 7-6.  Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Shaun Wilkie with wins over Jay Paranich 7-4, Nicholas Jankowski 7-2, Victor... [Read the full story]

Press Releases

Four More Win Through to for Vegas

March 10, 2010 · Leave a comment 

Two Brits, a Pole and an Aussie are Riviera Bound THERE WAS more PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters qualification action last week as four more players won their way through to the main event which takes place from 12th to 16th May at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. With the event taking on a new format this year, there will be 64 in the starting line-up with a good number of them being qualifiers competing in events around the world. The biggest name to win through was Poland’s Radoslaw Babica who put on a stellar display to win the event at the King’s Club in Bucharest, Romania. Babica,... [Read the full story]

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Up to 50% OFF Select Cues

Up to 50% OFF Select Cues

January 20, 2010 · Leave a comment 

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Jae Hyung Cho USBA National Champion

Jae Hyung Cho USBA National Champion

February 25, 2010 · Leave a comment 

(pictured: Miguel Torres, Jae Hyung Cho, Pedro Piedrabuena) The USBA crowned its National 3 Cushion Champion over the weekend and OTBnTV was on hand to LIVE Stream the event and bring the world of carom billiards to a worldwide audience via the internet Webcast. The winner was Jae Hyung Cho from Colorado who defeated Pedro Piedrabuena from California in a hard fought final match. Dr Cue performs for the crowd Dr Cue Tom Rossman, played in the tournament and entertained the spectators with a trick shot exhibition on Friday after the 1st round of play. Everyone enjoyed the show. 2010 USBA National... [Read the full story]

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October 14, 2009 · Leave a comment 

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News

2010 Utah Open

2010 Utah Open

The Competition was tuff with Vancouver’s Champion Stan Tourangeau pulling off 1st place in both 9 & 8 ball events. (photo: Stan Tourangeau) We kicked off our 2010 Spring Utah Open Pool tournament March 5, 6, & 7 with two 9 ball events. Men’s and Scotch Double teams were the Friday night openers. Bobby...

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Valley League Results

Valley League Results

Valley League Rocky Mountain Gaming Bozeman, MT by: Don “Cheese” Akerlow (photo Frontier #1: (l to r) Rich Robinson, Shaye McMillian, Francis Panion, Scott Williams, Jeff Pickett) March 12, 13 and 14, 2010 the Valley League Tournament was held in 3 locations in Belgrade, Montana. The league had 21 five...

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2010 One Pocket Hall of Fame

2010 One Pocket Hall of Fame

(photo: left to right, Doug Corwin (Fats' nephew), Harry Platis, Teresa Bell (Fats' widow), Jose Parica & Piggy Banks) The One Pocket Hall of Fame is pleased to announce this year’s class of inductees in the categories of One Pocket, Bank Pool and Lifetime Pool in Action. This year we have two One Pocket...

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Morra Powers Through to Vegas

Morra Powers Through to Vegas

Another Qualifier Announced for UK HIGHLY DANGEROUS Canadian cueist John Morra will be in Las Vegas in May as he won through a tough qualifying event at Shooters Snooker and Sports Bar in Toronto last weekend. Morra, 20, is the ninth qualifier to win a spot in the PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters which takes place...

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Tiger Bay Area Amateur Tour (BAAT)

Tiger Bay Area Amateur Tour (BAAT)

Barnes Closes Door on Ryno; Ellis Breaks the Ice (photo left to right: Jessica Barnes 1st place, Stephanie Mitchell tournament director, Bethann Ryno 2nd place) After nearly 15 hours of competition, Jessica Barnes outplayed Bethann Ryno to capture the win at the second stop of the Tiger Bay Area Amateur Tour’s (BAAT)...

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Margie Soash Wins Double-Hill

Margie Soash Wins Double-Hill

NO SLEEP, NO PROBLEM FOR FLAMINGO BILLIARDS TOUR FINALISTS Margie Soash wins double-hill test of endurance (photo: from left, Jeannie Seaver (3rd/4th Place), Margie Soash (1st Place), Stephanie Mitchell (2nd Place), Jessica Barnes (3rd/4th Place)) Fort Pierce, Fla. (March 6, 2010) — Two things are generally true...

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Guimond Wins Inaugural Championship

Guimond Wins Inaugural Championship

Kevin Guimond Battles Back in the Finals to Win Inaugural Empire State Amateur Championship on the Ozone Billiards Predator 9-ball Tour Written by Jerry Tarantola,   NYCgrind.com (photo: L-R Duane "Wu-Tang" Toney, Bob Schlott, Kevin Guimond & Tony Robles) On March 6-7, 2010, Tony Robles and the Predator...

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Bauer Undefeated at Eastside Billiards

Bauer Undefeated at Eastside Billiards

B/D Tri-State Tour event on March 6. (photo left to right are: Sam Li - 2nd; Geoffrey Bauer - 1st; and Alan Chan - 3rd) Geoffry Baeur went undefeated at  Eastside Billiards, New York City, NY. Geoffrey’s winning record of 5 straight wins, culminated in a final match with Sam Li (7 – 5). Special thanks...

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