9-Ball Billiards

Sudden Death Finals Go to Feijen by InsidePOOL Staff The International Challenge of Champions crowned a new victor Thursday evening in Niels “The Terminator” Feijen, who triumphed over Lee Van Corteza in a thrilling sudden-death tiebreaker. Produced by Billiards International, Ltd., this two-day event awarded a stunning winner-takes-all first prize of $50,000. In the first semifinal match of the event, Feijen raced to a 4-1 lead in the first set, in part because of the alternating-break format and a couple of...

International Billiard Champions Clash by InsidePOOL Staff The first day of the 17th Annual International Challenge of Champions billiard tournament wrapped up with not one sudden-death playoff, an unusual occurrence. Hosted by the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT, this event is presented by Billiards International, Ltd. With the staggering winner-takes-all prize of $50,000, the event has a format of two races to 5. In case of a split, a one-game...

2007 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool 25th – 30th September Rotterdam, Holland Matchroom Sport is delighted to announce that the second annual PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool will be taking place at Outland, a futuristic nightclub in Rotterdam, Holland from Tuesday 25th – Sunday 30th September. Last year’s successful inaugural event happened in Newport, Wales when the dynamic Team Philippines pairing of Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante cast aside Malta, Malaysia, Czech...

Double-Dips White for Win Viking Cue 9-Ball Open Tour / Athens, GA by InsidePOOL Staff Paul Song pulled off a hometown victory when he bested Brian White twice in the finals of the Viking Cue 9-Ball Open Tour. Hosted by Brass Rail Billiards in Athens, GA, this stop attracted 61 of the area’s finest players to compete the weekend of August 4-5. t strong but stumbled in his third-round match against Floyd...

Allison Fisher Claims Another Title Making this her second consecutive win this season and her fiftieth Classic Tour victory, Allison Fisher eked out a double-hill win over Kelly Fisher in the finals of the Cuetec Cues U.S. Open 9-Ball tournament. The event, which started Thursday, August 2, brought out a full 64-player field to Twin River Casino in Lincoln, RI. Kim Shaw experienced some bad rolls and worse luck in her semifinal match...

Gregg Hovey Joins Billiards International Billiards International, Ltd. has announced that Gregg Hovey has joined the company in the capacity of senior partner. Hovey will oversee various corporate functions, including sponsorship within and outside the billiards industry, liaison with billiards organizations, host site relations, and development of mainstream media promotion. His principle responsibility will center on future growth of the company. Hovey was formerly the...

Final Four Set for WPBA U.S. Open Top seed Allison Fisher faced down some heavy opposition Saturday after reaching the final 16. After besting Vivian “The Texas Tornado” Villareal 9-4 in the final 16, single-elimination format, she went on to defeat Jennifer “9 Millimeter” Barretta 7-3 to reach the semifinals Sunday. Fisher’s opponent, Ga-Young Kim, faced an equally unstable factor in her march to the semifinals. She battled to a double-hill match with the...

Dragon Promotions Hosts Elite Billiards Party at W Hotel The creme de la creme of society came out to join the first ever red carpet party held for billiard super stars. The purpose of the party was to bring together forces outside the billiards industry and introduce them to the sport of pocket billiards and have potential future involvement. Celebrities from movie, film, modeling, and music industries as well as CEOs of multi-million and billion...