Two stars of the pool tables, Mark Gray and Chris Melling, met in the final of this year’s Paul Medati Trophy, but it was Melling who came out on top to retain the prize. The defeat will be a disappointment for Gray, a semi-finalist in last year’s World 9-Ball tournament who had been aiming to reignite his fortunes in his first major final since 2010, following a disappointing twelve month spell with his pool cues. (more…)

Mike Dechaine was powerless to prevent Jorge Rodriguez from gaining revenge on the pool tables at West Hempstead’s Raxx Pool Room and Grill, in the 31st March-1st April session of the Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour. (more…)

Dennis Hatch has claimed victory in the latest round of matches in the Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour, brushing off all competitors with his pool cues to finish the instalment held over the 24th-25th March without defeat. (more…)

Dervock Destroyers claimed a vital win on the pool tables against their championship challengers Rack ‘n’ Rollers in last week’s Ballymoney Pool League clash. The two sides are fierce rivals, with Dervock having ended up runners up to Rack ‘n’ Rollers in both of the previous two league seasons, with a play-off needed to separate the two sides last year. (more…)

Ewa Mataya Laurance has become the new champion of the Women’s Professional Billiards Association Masters, defeating the world number two Allison Fisher in the final. The match, which saw two of the giants of the women’s game pitting their wits and pool cues against each other, turned into an (more…)

John Morra has triumphed on the pool tables at the Derby City Banks tournament, defeating his opponent Shane Van Boening in the final, which took place at Elizabeth, Indiana’s Horseshoe Casino venue. (more…)

The United Arab Emirates have enjoyed success in the latest West Asian Championships, held in Fujiarah, thanks to the victory by one of the nation’s stars of the pool tables – Hani Al Howri. The player secured the triumph for the UAE with a 9-4 win over his rival, Ahmad Al Jalaad from Jordan, in the final to claim the 8-ball singles pool title.

Despite his status as one of the United Arab Emirates’ top performers on the professional pool tables, Al Howri has been in the midst of (more…)