Brothers, Lac Post Comeback Billiard WinsTiger 9 Ball Tour / Hagerstown, MDby Andy LincolnRight after the Thanksgiving holiday, the Tiger 9-Ball Tour returned to Hagerstown, MD, November 25-26 at Hagerstown Billiards Café. A strong field of 47 players, including most of the top 20 on the year-long points list, showed up to take a shot at the $1,500-added money.
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Brothers, Lac Post Comeback Billiard Wins
November 29th, 2006[TS] URBAN TACTICS; Rack ‘Em Up, Sort It Out
November 4th, 2006On East 86th Street, 41 red-carpeted steps lead to a Victoria's Secret’s upstairs neighbor, Eastside Billiards.
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Bryant Wins Second Fast Eddie’s Billiards Event
August 18th, 2006Bryant Wins Second Fast Eddie’s Billiards EventFast Eddies Olhausen 9-Ball Tour / Pool and Billiards events / Houston, TXThe heat was on at the eighth event of the Fast Eddies Olhausen 9-Ball Tour, which stopped in Houston, TX, the weekend of August 12-13. With 82 players and one air conditioner on the fritz, the atmosphere was steamy, but that didnt bother Charlie Bryant as he whipped through as cool as a cucumber to win the event undefeated.Top picks were James Davis Sr., Jui Lung Chen, Sylver Ochoa, and Barry Emerson. The always-tough Ochoa ended up earning third placehe bested Gordon Van der Veer in the quarterfinals but came up short against Davis Sr. in the semis. Davis, a slow, quiet player, advanced to face Bryant in the final match, exhibiting quite a difference in styles and mannerisms. The powerful and energetic Bryant put on a great display of control over the table and ended up coming out the 9-7 winner over Davis, making this the second event of the year that the IPT member has won.
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Heather Lloyd Wins Top Crown at Hunter Classics Tour Event
July 20th, 2006Heather Lloyd Wins Top Crown at Hunter Classics Tour EventKevin and Gary Welling of G-Cue Billiards in Round Rock, Texas were exceptional hosts to the Hunter Classics Amateur Womens Tours sixth stop of the 2006 season the weekend of July 15-16. At the last minute, Gary and Kevin stepped in and hosted the event when the previous location had to cancel. Thank you, Gary and Kevin!Forty-five ladies came to compete in the tournament for the top first place prize of $750 and also the WPBA Qualifier for a WPBA 2007 event. On the beautiful fourteen 9-foot Brunswick tables, the ladies were out to battle and battle they did. In the end, Heather Lloyd from Austin captured the title and the WPBA Qualifier. Heather exclaimed after the tournament, I cant believe I won! She was extremely happy as she hugged her husband, brother-in-law, and close friends. Being from Austin, there were a lot of friends watching and she said, I have so much support from my husband and friends and it was nice to win a Hunter Classics Tour event in front of them.
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2005-2006 BEF All Americans Named
July 18th, 20062005-2006 BEF All Americans NamedOutstanding students honored at Junior NationalsColorado Springs, Colorado: The Billiard Education Foundation [BEF] and the Billiard Congress of America [BCA] released its roster of academic All-Americans, following recognition ceremonies at the recent Junior Collegiate 9-Ball Championships in Tucson, Arizona. Twenty outstanding youngsters were selected to receive certificates of their achievement at the awards banquet held July 7, on the University of Arizona campus.The BEF supports and recognizes billiard student-athletes who excel both in the classroom and in competition, through both scholarship awards to first-year undergrads and with its All-American program. All-American honors are given to those who qualify for the BCA Junior Nationals, plus earn a minimum 3.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale. Students must complete an application and submit their report cards to be considered, and the students named below made the grade in the current academic year.
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IPT Pros Clean up at Fast Eddies Event
July 10th, 2006IPT Pros Clean up at Fast Eddies Eventby Rick DavisThe hot summer months heated up the action at the Fast Eddies Olhausen 9-Ball Tour, where Charlie Bryant stormed through the open division and Kyu Yi followed suit and cleaned house on the womens board. The July 8-9 stop sizzled at Fast Eddies in Austin, TX, for the tours seventh event of the 12-stop season.Starting with a robust 96 entries, late play on Sunday narrowed the field to a handful remaining. Semifinal action had Marco Marquez defeat J.P. Lopez in the hot seat 7-4, sending him to the lions den on the one-loss side. That lion would be Charlie Bryant and would eliminate Lopez from play. In the finals, the crowd gathered and cheered the mini-IPT match as Bryant and Marquez faced off, but after his return from the one-loss side Bryant was ready to win, defeating Marquez 9-4.
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Pool Cues, Pool Sticks and Cue Sticks
December 25th, 2005Pool Cues, Pool Sticks and Cue Sticks
Ask any great player and they’ll tell you that the most import piece of equipment that a pool player can own would is a pool cue. The modern two-piece pool cue has been around for over a century. The pool cue actually started as a mace , which was an instrument that had a club-like end and the player would simply scoot, shove or hit the cueball with as they…
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Hines Wins with Spirit
December 14th, 2005Hines Wins with Spirit
By J.A. Barnes
The finale of the Ladies Spirit Tour, the Florida State Championship, drew some of the best women around, including Rachael Abbink, Debbie Schjodt, and 2002 winner Tracie Hines. However, the 2004 champion was going to have to win with spirit in such a competitive environment.
The event, held December 11-12, 2004, at Capone’s Billiards in Spring Hill, FL, drew a 42-player field seeking a multitude of prize money, thanks to the $6,200 added and…
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Fisher Takes JPNEWT Finale
November 30th, 2005Fisher Takes JPNEWT Finale
By InsidePOOL Staff
Kelly Fisher came from the one-loss side of the chart to take JPNEWT’s final event over Tina Meraglio at Hagerstown Billiards in Hagerstown, MD, on November 27-28. Fisher completed her comeback victory by overcoming a second-round defeat by road partner Val Finnie.
Fisher earned wins in the west side over Simone Hospedales, Kathleen Lawless, Pam Ogarek, Carol Clark, and Karen Armstrong before meeting Finnie again in the semifinals. Finnie’s undefeated bid…
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The AWBTs 9th Tour Stop Alexanders Bar and Grill
November 20th, 2005The AWBTs 9th Tour Stop Alexanders Bar and Grill, Phoenix Arizona 12 teams showed up for this $500 added scotch-doubles 9-ball fundraiser! This was one of the most fun tournaments and Alexanders was the perfect place for it!Out of all the teams, 2 stood out above the rest. Michelle Trevino and Colin Winter reigned supreme as they went undefeated all the way to the hot seat! Their hot-seat match was against another awesome team, Susan Mello and Ann Merseal. This was a tough match and although both teams played well, Michelle and Colin were victorious and won the match 7 to 5.While Michelle and Colin waited patiently, Susan and Ann had to face Natalie Hostler and Bull Becker. Their tattoos alone were intimidating let alone how they had been kickin butt all weekend! But Susan and Ann are not easily intimidated and beat up on Nat and Bull, winning the match 7 to 2.
