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Viking Pool Cues Billiards Photo Caption Contest Winner for October

November 2nd, 2006

Viking Pool Cues Billiards Photo Caption Contest Winner for OctoberViking Pool Cues Photo Billiard Caption Contest (/content/view/41) for the month of October. The winning caption was, This 1-ball was banned from the tournament after testing positive for steroid use. Chris has won a Viking Pool Cue (http://www.vikingcue.com/) that has a retail value of $300-400 and a one year subscription to Inside POOL Magazine. Inside POOL Magazine and InsidePOOLMAG.com host the Viking Cues Photo Caption Contest (/content/view/41) every month. The winners are announced on InsidePOOLMAG.com and in InsidePOOL Magazine. This month features a photo of Allsion Fisher, Kristi Carter and Greg Sullivan during a recent match. Visitors can submit entries via email by going to the Photo Caption contest page. You can enter every day, one time per day.Submit your entry to the Viking Photo Caption Contest. (/content/view/41)Visit InsidePOOL Magazine for the Viking Pool Cues Photo Caption Contest. (/content/view/41)

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Five Billiard Players Fill World Pool Championship

November 1st, 2006

Five Billiard Players Fill World Pool ChampionshipDiscuss the 2006 Philippines World Pool Championship (/forums/index.php)In the last event it was seasoned local pro Leonardo Andam who won through as he took out young Japanese player Ryoji Aoki in a tense decider.

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Two More Billiard Players Through to Main Event

November 1st, 2006

Two More Billiard Players Through to Main EventDiscuss the 2006 Philippines World Pool Championship (/forums/index.php)Lu, who will be making his WPC debut, bested Israel Rota of the Philippines in the final and will take his place in Group 12 alongside American Rodney Morris, Chile’s Enrique Rojas and Jorn Kaplan of Germany.

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Lloyd Crowned Twice at One Billiards Tournament

October 31st, 2006

Lloyd Crowned Twice at One Billiards TournamentBilliard player Heather Lloyd from Austin, Texas wrapped up the 2006 Hunter Classics Amateur Women’s Tour capturing 1st place at the Hunter Classics Tour season finale and also the Hunter Classics Tour Champion title. Heather explained after the tournament, “I am shocked I won because the field was so strong. I am honored to have such wonderful and talented women around me.”Jerry Williams, owner of Bogies Billiards in Houston, was an exceptional and supportive host the weekend of Oct 27-28, including adding additional money on Sunday to the second chance tournament. Bogies has 24 eight-foot tables, lots of room, and a wonderful and amazing atmosphere.

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Hsia and Lining to Bolster Starting Line-Up of World Pool Championship

October 31st, 2006

Hsia and Lining to Bolster Starting Line-Up of World Pool ChampionshipDiscuss the 2006 Philippines World Pool Championship (/forums/index.php)

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IPT Reschedules Billiard Tournaments

October 30th, 2006

IPT Reschedules Billiard TournamentsDiscuss the IPT billiards tour (/forums/index.php)

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Morra Scores a Billiard Win at Millie’s

October 30th, 2006

Morra Scores a Billiard Win at Millie’sCanadian 30K Tour / Scarborough, ONTby Willy HermozaScarborough, ONT, was the place to be October 28-29 for the Canadian 30K Tour. The weather was wet and wind, but Millie’s Billiards kept the 31 players nice and warm as young gun John Morra took off with the first-place prize.Coming through the winners’ bracket, Morra matched up with Jeff White in the hot seat match, where he earned his only loss for the weekend. On the one-loss side, frequent tour winner Eric Hjorliefson didn’t have much luck, going down to Mario Morra in the quarterfinal match.

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Billiards Massacre Goes to McCreesh

October 29th, 2006

Billiards Massacre Goes to McCreeshJoss Northeast 9-Ball Tour / Parsippany, NJby Rick DavisRyan McCreesh came through the Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour billiard stop undefeated to take down the lion’s share of the prize money from the season’s fourth stop. Taking place at Comet Billiards in Parsippany, NJ, a 51-player field turned out for the October 28-29 action.Sunday unfolded with the top eight fighting for the finals. On the winners’ side McCreesh bested tour promoter Mike Zuglan 9-5, while Sean Morgan did the same to Chris Lynch 9-6. The hot seat match between McCreesh and Morgan stayed close until the end, where a quick surge gave McCreesh the 9-7 win and ushered him into the finals.

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2006 Philippines World Pool Championship Players Withdraw

October 25th, 2006

2006 Philippines World Pool Championship Players WithdrawFour withdraw to make way for additional billiard qualifiers and wildcards Discuss the World Pool Championship (/forums/index.php)

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Australian Company Launches World Class Online Billiards Web Site

October 23rd, 2006

Australian Company Launches World Class Online Billiards Web SitePoolComps.com (http://www.poolcomps.com/), with potential to be the world’s biggest, will begin operating global billiards tournaments Friday, October 27. The first weekly tournament carries prize-money of US$10,000 and is open to registered players who pay only US$7.50 a month. Many other services, including coaching advice, are available free of charge from PoolComps.com, which is already operational.The new site is a brainchild of the sport’s main controlling bodies, the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) and the World Confederation of Billiard Sports (WCBS). It has been four years in development and provides enthusiasts with a new level of technical excellence in online play.

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