Third Round of Billiards Tournament Running SmoothlyDiscuss the IPT World Open 8-Ball Championship (/forums/index.php)Visit the IPT World Open 8-Ball Championship Image Gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php?cat=16&page=2)Allen Hopkins ran into Grady Mathews in the third round and notched his first win of the day 8-4.
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Third Round of Billiards Tournament Running Smoothly
September 3rd, 2006Second Round Complete at Billiards Tournament
September 3rd, 2006Second Round Complete at Billiards TournamentDiscuss the IPT World Open 8-Ball Championship (/forums/index.php)Visit the IPT World Open 8-Ball Championship Image Gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php?cat=16&page=2)Dennis Orcollo, who took third place at the North American Open, bested Jackie Broadhurst. Tammie Jones had no more luck, suffering an 8-1 loss to David Matlock, who is replacing Hall of Famer Jim Rempe, who was unable to make it because of personal reasons. Another Hall of Fame member, Loree Jon Jones, went up against a determined Steve Moore in the second round. Moore held a 4-0 lead but got spooked by a photographer, allowing Jones to tie the match at 4 apiece. Hall of Famer Ewa Laurance met her match in snooker star Quinten Hann of Australia 8-3, and Rico Diks of The Netherlands bested Linda Carter 8-2. Two ladies had double-hill matches in the second round with different results: Gerda Hofstatter lost to Lee Huewagen, while Sarah Ellerby won her second match of the day against Wayne Catledge.
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Whitewashes Continue in the Second Round of Billiards Tournament
September 3rd, 2006Whitewashes Continue in the Second Round of Billiards TournamentDiscuss the IPT World Open 8-Ball Championship (/forums/index.php)Visit the IPT World Open 8-Ball Championship Image Gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php?cat=16&page=2)North American Open runner-up Marvelous Marlon Manalo completely routed Rafael Gonzalez 8-0, and Evgeny Stalev of Russia, who made the final six in the IPTs last event, did the same to Michael Cernero. Swedens Marcus Chamat bested Bernard Friend 8-0, and Ronato Alcano of the Philippines dealt Mary Kenniston an 8-0 defeat. Darren Appleton of the UK kept the theme going, defeating Ouahbi Amine 8-0, and Ralf The Surgeon Souquet dealt an 8-0 blow to Ryan Keller.
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First Round at World Open Billiards Tournament Finishes Up
September 3rd, 2006First Round at World Open Billiards Tournament Finishes UpDiscuss the IPT World Open 8-Ball Championship (/forums/index.php)Visit the IPT World Open 8-Ball Championship Image Gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php?cat=16&page=2)Floridas Tommy Kennedy, another past Open champ, made quick work of Scotty Townsend in their first-round match, breaking and running four racks and pocketing the 8 ball on the break in another to win 8-2. Notorious slow player Charlie Williams and Rafael Gonzalez were each penalized a game in their match, which Williams went on to win 8-3. Danny Harriman, who qualified for the World Open at Pro Tyme Billiards in Orland Park, IL, at one of the toughest qualification events, won his first round against Ryan Keller with an 8-0 whitewashing.
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World Open 8-Ball Championship Begins
September 3rd, 2006World Open 8-Ball Championship BeginsDiscuss the IPT World Open 8-Ball Championship (/forums/index.php)Visit the IPT World Open 8-Ball Championship Image Gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php?cat=16)The first match of the 10 a.m. rounds to finish was Spains David Alcaide, who skunked Wayne Catledge 8-0. Alcaide qualified for the IPT at their last qualification event, held in Veert, The Netherlands, at House of Billiards. Second to finish, Steve Moore, who qualified for this event by virtue of a tremendous performance in Rome, Italy. Moore earned $10,000 at the IPTs North American Open 8-Ball Championship and has a real shot to make it onto the tour if he does well at this event. He had a great match against Jim Raney, defeating him 8-1.
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World Open 8-Ball Championship Kicks off Tomorrow
September 2nd, 2006World Open 8-Ball Championship Kicks off TomorrowDiscuss the IPT World Open 8-Ball Championship (/forums/index.php)Visit the IPT World Open 8-Ball Championship Image Gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php?cat=16)Most of the players arrived Friday and earlier Saturday in time for the players meeting at 5 p.m. Tournament director Deno Andrews is back in charge and made a brief announcement to the players warning them to keep to the dress code, know the rules, and be responsible. Also, some heavy fines will be enforced by the IPT staff for breaking the rules: Players who ignore the dress code will incur a stiff $1,000 penalty. Additionally, players who show up late to their matches will be disqualified without exception.
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Billiards Players Rico Dicks and Dave Matlock to Fill IPT World Open Spots
August 31st, 2006Billiards Players Rico Dicks and Dave Matlock to Fill IPT World Open SpotsDiscuss the IPT World Open 8-Ball Championship (/forums/index.php)The World Open 8-Ball Championship will payout an unprecedented prize fund of $3 million and the winner of the event will be awarded $500,000! The playing field will consist of 200 players from around the world including, IPT North American 8-Ball Champion Thorsten Hohmann, Allison Fisher, Ronnie O’Sullivan, Marlon Manalo, and many more. Stay tuned to see if Thorsten Hohmann can repeat as IPT Champion. Online Coverage will include real time player statistics, updated round robin brackets, sports writers blog, downloadable daily schedules, tournament photo gallery, and more! The player meeting will be held at 5pm September 2nd, 2006.
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Philippines Billiards Team Capture World Cup of Pool Title
August 27th, 2006Philippines Billiards Team Capture World Cup of Pool TitleDiscuss World Cup of Pool here. (/forums/index.php) View the World Cup of Pool Tournament Brackets (/tournament_brackets/partypoker-world-cup-bracke.jpg)A delighted Bustamante said: This is a very important tournament and we are happy and very proud to win the first World Cup. In the beginning of the match there was a lot of pressure on us but when we went three games ahead it all lifted.
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USA Billiards Team Moves in Finals of World Cup of Pool
August 27th, 2006USA Billiards Team Moves in Finals of World Cup of PoolVietnam Billiard Team Hopes ExtinguishedWho do you think will win? Discuss World Cup of Pool here. (/forums/index.php) View the World Cup of Pool Tournament Brackets (/tournament_brackets/partypoker-world-cup-bracke.jpg)Unseeded Vietnam, who had defeated three seeded teams to reach the final, were close to pulling off another huge shock but a crucial miss in the 15th by Thanh Nam Nguyen sealed their fate.
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Philippines Billiard Team Earn Finals Birth
August 27th, 2006Philippines Billiard Team Earn Finals BirthWho do you think will win? Discuss World Cup of Pool here. (/forums/index.php) View the World Cup of Pool Tournament Brackets (/tournament_brackets/partypoker-world-cup-bracke.jpg)With the Philippines leading 5-4, Reyes got out of a snooker and managed to fluke the 9-ball in down the rail to open up a two-rack lead from which the Germans never really recovered.
