9-Ball Billiards

Jones and Pan New GenerationPool.com Champions by InsidePOOL Staff The GenerationPool.com 9-Ball Championships ended Thursday evening, crowning Jeremy Jones and Xiaoting Pan the new champions. This event was held in conjunction with the Billiard Congress of America’s annual trade show and was hosted by the Charlotte Convention Center. In the first final match, both of which were taped by ESPN, Jones met Ronnie Wiseman to vie for the title. In the error-ridden set, it seemed that both parties’ nerves were getting the better...

Final Two Matches Set for GenerationPool.com Championships by InsidePOOL Staff The two final matches in the 2008 GenerationPool.com 9-Ball Championships are set for Thursday evening beginning at 7 p.m. Ronnie Wiseman will play against Jeremy Jones in the men’s final, while it will be an all-Asian women’s final between Xiaoting Pan and Ga Young Kim. In the first semifinal match of the day, Wiseman met Johnny Archer. They traded the first four racks, but then Wiseman won the next three in a...

IPT Commentary Voting The International Pool Tour has opened voting to see who will replace Mike Sigel in the booth as commentator for the June 24th live Ultimate Series webcast. Mike Sigel, ten-time World Champion and Hall of Fame member is the resident commentator for live IPT match play. However, for the first time in many years he will be competing at 14.1 Straight Pool in the IPT Ultimate 14.1 Straight Pool under-card match against John Schmidt. Fans can vote through Sunday night (midnight) for who...

Billiards Semifinals Set for GenerationPool.com Championships by InsidePOOL Staff Only four players remain in each division of the GenerationPool.com 9-Ball Championships, with the semifinals set for Wednesday afternoon and evening. All semifinal and final matches will be taped for later broadcasts by ESPN. In the first semifinal of the day, Johnny Archer will meet up with Ronnie Wiseman. Archer, having bested Tony Crosby 11-5, matched up with Gabe Owen in the final round Tuesday evening. The two players went neck and neck through...

No Stopping Nevel Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour / Monroe, NC by InsidePOOL Staff Professional billiard player Larry Nevel terrorized yet another tour the weekend of June 7-8—the Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour. The open division, which he won, brought in 68 participants, including professionals like Dennis Hatch, Shawn Putnam, Ronnie Wiseman, and Sparky Ferrell. Burrkats Billiards in Monroe, NC, was the host location of this event, which boasted a $4,550 prize fund. Nevel completely dominated the open division,...

Ladies Get One Step Closer at GenerationPool.com Championships by InsidePOOL Staff After Monday’s rounds at the GenerationPool.com 9-Ball Championships, held this week at the Charlotte Convention Center, the Women's Professional Billiard Association's (WPBA’s) ladies moved one step closer to determining a champion. Leading the pack are still the top four from the San Diego Classic last April—Allison Fisher, Gerda Hofstatter, Karen Corr, and Ga-Young Kim. It was a fairly smooth ride for the final four, with Xiaoting Pan putting up the toughest...

Olhausen Billiard Manufacturing Completes Reorganization
Press release:
Olhausen Billiard Manufacturing is pleased to announce that it’s comprehensive reorganization and restructuring has been completed. In the past 12 months we have reduced the debt incurred during our move to Tennessee by over five million dollars and we have established new banking relationships with local and national financial institutions who share our vision that “Made in America” still means something. We have survived some difficult times since moving our factory to Tennessee…

GenerationPool.com Lady Winners Down to 8 by Skip Maloney The possibility that the top four winners from the Women's Professional Billiard Associaiton (WPBA) San Diego Classic in April could face off against each other in the winners’ side of the GenerationPool.com 9-Ball Championships in Charlotte, NC, remained intact after Sunday night. Allison Fisher, Gerda Hofstatter, Karen Corr, and Ga-Young Kim advanced to the final eight on the winners’ side and will look to get by Helena Thornfeldt, Kelly Fisher, Anna Kostanian, and...

Morris Comes Back to Best Hundal Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour / Raleigh, NC by Skip Maloney Professional pool player “Rocket” Rodney Morris followed up on a hill-hill hot seat defeat at the hands of Raj Hundal by returning in the finals to win 9-4, capturing the first-place prize in the Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour the weekend of June 7-8. The $1,000-added event drew 25 billiard entrants to Babineau’s in Raleigh,...

Albay and Raval Win Handicapped Billiard Event Tri-State Tour / Sunnyside, NY by Skip Maloney Wilfredo Albay came from that one-loss side and defeated Doug Rhee to win the C/D handicapped Tri-State Tour event June 7. The C/D side of the tournament drew 32 entrants to the $1,000-added (pro-rated with the A/B side) event held at Master Billiards in Queens, NY, while the A/B division drew 16, with Paul Raval taking...