Jennifer Barretta Crowned Empress of PoolSix of the world’s greatest and beautiful billiards players competed in the first annual Empress Cup at the Hyatt Regency in Incheon, Korea on Sept 14. The stars included Jeanette Lee, Tiffany Nelson, Ga Young Kim, Miyuki Sakai, Yuram Cha, and Jennifer Barretta.The format was round robin races to 5, alternate breaks, and ladies were in two groups of 3 players each. Best record in each group would play each other for the Empress Cup.The event was pressure packed with a standing room audience and media including major newspapers,radio and every major TV network covering the event, with MBC ESPN exclusively filming the matches live.
Archive for September, 2006
Jennifer Barretta Crowned Empress of Pool
September 16th, 2006Efren Reyes is the World 8-Ball Champion!
September 10th, 2006Efren Reyes is the World 8-Ball Champion!IPT World Open 8-Ball Championship Forums (/forums/index.php)Visit the IPT World Open 8-Ball Championship Image Gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php)
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Reyes to Meet Morris in the Finals of IPT Billiards Tournament
September 9th, 2006Reyes to Meet Morris in the Finals of IPT Billiards TournamentIPT World Open 8-Ball Championship Forums (/forums/index.php)Visit the IPT World Open 8-Ball Championship Image Gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php)
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Morris Clinches Advancement in Billiard Finals
September 9th, 2006Morris Clinches Advancement in Billiard FinalsIPT World Open 8-Ball Championship Forums (/forums/index.php)Visit the IPT World Open 8-Ball Championship Image Gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php) I am doing well. My concentration is good, and Im hitting the balls good. And Im getting a lot of shotsthe guys are coming up dry on the break and missing some shots at the right time. Thats what it takes.
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Morris Getting Closer to the Goal in Billiards
September 9th, 2006Morris Getting Closer to the Goal in BilliardsIPT World Open 8-Ball Championship Forums (/forums/index.php)Visit the IPT World Open 8-Ball Championship Image Gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php)Always playing to the crowd, Morris hooked himself for his last solid while up 4-2 and yelled, Like Efren! as he elevated his cue to go around the blocking ball. Deuel won that rack when Morris failed to pocket his 2 ball, but when Deuel hooked himself with only two stripes left in the following rack, Morris cleaned up and then broke and ran the last three racks to win 8-3.
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Lopsided Matches in Second Round of Billiards Tournament
September 9th, 2006Lopsided Matches in Second Round of Billiards TournamentIPT World Open 8-Ball Championship Forums (/forums/index.php)Visit the IPT World Open 8-Ball Championship Image Gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php)Immonen, who had just spent the previous match sitting in his chair as Dennis Orcollo broke and ran out seven of the eight racks played, came back with a vengeance against Deuel. He won the first four games in a rowthree break and run-outstraded the next four racks with Deuel, and then took the last three to win the match.
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Orcollo Runs Seven Racks – Morris and Deuel Win at IPT Billiards Event
September 9th, 2006Orcollo Runs Seven Racks – Morris and Deuel Win at IPT Billiards EventIPT World Open 8-Ball Championship Forums (/forums/index.php)Visit the IPT World Open 8-Ball Championship Image Gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php)In the televised match-up this morning in the first round of the IPTs North American Open, Rocket Rodney Morris went hill-hill against Efren Reyes and walked away the winner thanks to some erratic play on behalf of the Hall of Famer.
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Six Survive to See Saturdays Rounds at IPT Billiards
September 8th, 2006Six Survive to See Saturdays Rounds at IPT BilliardsIPT World Open 8-Ball Championship Forums (/forums/index.php)Visit the IPT World Open 8-Ball Championship Image Gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php)
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Getting Down to the Nitty Gritty at the IPT Billiards Event
September 8th, 2006Getting Down to the Nitty Gritty at the IPT Billiards EventIPT World Open 8-Ball Championship Forums (/forums/index.php)Visit the IPT World Open 8-Ball Championship Image Gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php)
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Middle Round Gets Exciting at IPT Billiard Tournament
September 8th, 2006Middle Round Gets Exciting at IPT Billiard TournamentIPT World Open 8-Ball Championship Forums (/forums/index.php)Visit the IPT World Open 8-Ball Championship Image Gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php)Fellow German Ralf Souquet was handed his first loss of the day by Niels Feijen 8-3, but Oliver Ortmann crushed Efren Reyes 8-2, breaking and running the first five racks in a row. A bit of a dispute marred the match, as several referees arrived at differing opinions of a hit by Ortmann.
