Biado wins Green Garden 9-ball Open

Filed under: Pool Players,Pool Tournaments — Helen on March 6, 2012

Filipino pool star Carlo ‘The Black Tiger’ Biado has claimed victory in this year’s Green Garden 9-ball Open, defeating his fellow countryman Roberto ‘Pinoy Superman’ Gomez by a score of 11-5 in the final of the tournament, held in Bali in Indonesia. (more…)

Hendry becomes pool ambassador

Filed under: Pool Players,Snooker Players — Sam on February 28, 2012

He made his name as a snooker star, but now Stephen Hendry is picking up pool cues instead of snooker ones, as he uses his name to help promote the game of Chinese 8-ball (also sometimes referred to as Black-8) across the world. (more…)

Important win for Dervock in Ballymoney Pool League

Filed under: Pool Tournaments — Mark on February 21, 2012

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…)

WPBA Masters victory for Laurance

Filed under: Pool Tournaments — Peter on February 14, 2012

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…)

Morra secures final win in Derby City Banks tournament

Filed under: Pool Tournaments — Helen on February 7, 2012

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…)

West Asian Championships pool title claimed by Hani Al Howri

Filed under: Pool Tournaments — Peter on January 31, 2012

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…)

Corteza seeks 2012 World Pool Championship

Filed under: Pool Players — Sam on January 24, 2012

Top Filipino player Lee Vann Corteza is aiming to make a major splash with his pool cues in 2012, by claiming his first ever WPA World Championship – an achievement that would see him become part of an elite list of Filipino pool players to win the World Crown. (more…)

New organisation to promote pool announced

Filed under: Pool Players — Mark on January 17, 2012

Stefano Pelinga, the master of trick shots on the pool tables, has announced the launch of an organisation – called Billiards Superstars Promotions – aimed at promoting interest in the game of pool. (more…)

Taiwan pool stars sign with Mariano

Filed under: Pool Players — Helen on January 10, 2012

Two rising players currently competing on the professional pool tables have signed deals with the promotion company Bugsy Promotions – owned by Ceferino “Perry” Mariano. The two Taiwanese stars Chang Jung-lin and Ko Pin-yi have both achieved significant success with their pool cues already, with (more…)

Third round win for Brierley Hill in Stourbridge and District Cup

Filed under: Pool Cues — Mark on January 3, 2012

Brierley Hill Pool and Snooker ‘A’ had Ashley Sidaway to thank as they eased their way to victory over Kinver Constitutional ‘A’ in their Stourbridge and District League Cup third round match. Sidaway proved a top performer with his pool cues, producing 50 and 73 breaks on the Kinver pool tables. (more…)

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