9-Ball Billiards

Orcollo and Corr Cap Flawless Runs in Vegas EnjoyPool.com 9-Ball champions crowned, both undefeated in a major By Paul Berg, Inside POOL Magazine Staff With an oppressive 7-0 finals victory over Shane Van Boening, perhaps the most feared Filipino in the islands’ new wave of dominant players has a major championship to his credit on American soil. Dennis Orcollo, long kept from appearing in the United States due to visa difficulties, emerged here...

Van Boening and Fisher go the distance Davis and Ouschan ousted in EnjoyPool.com semi-finals By Paul Berg, Inside POOL Magazine Staff After some early errors under the heat of the ESPN lights, South Dakota’s Shane Van Boening recovered from a 3-0 deficit facing Maryland’s Mike Davis. The selection of the BCA players for entry into the EnjoyPool.com 9-ball Championships, Van Boening rallied to a 7-6 win, earning another shot at deadly Dennis Orcollo...

Corr and Orcollo claim the hot seats in Vegas EnjoyPool.com 9-ball Championships down to six shooters By Paul Berg, Inside POOL Magazine Staff With a battle plan clearly at her side, Karen Corr has reminded any doubters why she is the top money winner in the history of this event. With a convincing pair of victories, “The Irish Invader” will have the day off tomorrow as ESPN films the semi-finals in both the...

Orcollo and Ouschan stand out in EnjoyPool.com play Six other champions remain undefeated in world class fields By Paul Berg, Inside POOL Magazine Staff The heat is on at the EnjoyPool.com 9-ball Championships in Las Vegas, and even the world’s greatest players feel it. Both professional brackets are down to four undefeated players, with tomorrow’s schedule devoted to grueling one-loss play. In the stacked men’s event, a Filipino pairing and a couple of...

BCA Singles Conclude by Rick Davis The 31st annual BCA singles divisions concluded play Tuesday, May 15, after five days of play across 11 divisions. The crowning jewel of the action was the mens grandmasters division where Jason “Dark Horse” Kirkwood went undefeated to earn top honors. In the mens masters division Donald Todd took the gold undefeated while Gregory Kuhl came back from a late loss to claim the open division....

Close Friends and Countrymen Collide Eight unbeaten remain in each EnjoyPool.com 9-ball Championship events By Paul Berg, Inside POOL Magazine Staff It’s getting crowded on the one-loss side of both professional brackets at the EnjoyPool.com 9-ball Championships. With some strong victories, eight men and women remain unbeaten in each invited 64-player field, and for the ladies, close friendships will have to be set aside for the fourth round of undefeated...

Contenders Emerge in Second Day of EnjoyPool.com Play Top male and female pros steer through second round By Paul Berg, Inside POOL Magazine Staff As stifling and certain as the desert heat of Las Vegas, the power of the Philippines in men’s 9-ball is on display at the EnjoyPool.com 9-Ball Championships. With a tactical 11-6 victory over countryman Marlon Manalo, Francisco Bustamante advanced to the third round of undefeated play tomorrow, where he...

Upsets and Hill-Hill Matches Begin EnjoyPool.com Championships by Inside POOL Staff The Billiard Congress of America’s EnjoyPool.com 9-Ball Championship event began May 13 with a full field of 64 in both the men’s and women’s divisions. The Riviera Hotel and Casino is hosting the event again, while the BCA Pool League’s Nationals are held concurrently. So far, in the first day of play there have been several surprises, blow-outs, and hill-hill matches. Runner-up...

Diamond Billiard Products Obtains Table Rights for Enjoypool.com 9-Ball Championships Diamond Billiard Products is pleased to announce that they have acquired the rights as the official table of the BCA's 2007 Enjoypool.com 9-Ball Championships at the Riviera Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, May 13-19. The event, to be taped for broadcast on ESPN, allows Diamond world-wide exposure for, arguably, the greatest pool table ever made. Diamond's mission is to standardize equipment to professional specifications...

Diamond Billiard Products Obtains Table Rights for Enjoypool.com 9-Ball Championships Diamond Billiard Products is pleased to announce that they have acquired the rights as the official table of the BCA's 2007 Enjoypool.com 9-Ball Championships at the Riviera Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, May 13-19. The event, to be taped for broadcast on ESPN, allows Diamond world-wide exposure for, arguably, the greatest pool table ever made. Diamond's mission is to standardize equipment to professional specifications...