Fisher Successfully Defends Billiards Titleby InsidePOOL StaffAllison Fisher successfully defended her WPBA U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship title against fellow countrywoman Kim Shaw this week at the Sandia Hotel Casino in Albuquerque, NM.Fisher did not suffer a defeat throughout the event, which has recently switched over to a new format. With eight players from the winners bracket and eight from the one-loss side returning for the shortened race-to-7 televised matches in a single-elimination format, its anyones tournament at that point.
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Fisher Successfully Defends Billiards Title
October 22nd, 2006Slivka Takes Second Billiard Win
October 22nd, 2006Slivka Takes Second Billiard WinJoss Northeast 9-Ball Tour / Clifton Park, NYby Rick DavisAfter last weeks undefeated win on the Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour, Jerry Slivka returned in search of his second billiards title. After a tough defeat early on, Slivka pushed through four matches to reach the finals and claim another tour victory. The action filled 36-player field met at Trick Shot Billiards in Clifton Park, NY, for the October 21-22 event.
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Villareal in Final Four Billiard Event
October 21st, 2006Villareal in Final Four Billiard Eventby InsidePOOL StaffDiscuss the WPBA US Open (/forums/index.php)
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Usual Suspects Lead the Way at the Womens Billiards U.S. Open
October 20th, 2006Usual Suspects Lead the Way at the Womens Billiards U.S. Openby InsidePOOL StaffDiscuss the WPBA US Open (/forums/index.php)
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WPBA U.S. Open 9-Ball Begins
October 19th, 2006WPBA U.S. Open 9-Ball Beginsby InsidePOOL StaffSandia Casino in Albuquerque, NM, plays host to the Womens Professional Billiards Associations (WPBA) U.S. Open 9-Ball this week. Defending champion Allison The Duchess of Doom Fisher will attempt to retain her title while the 64-player field vies for not only the championship but the $16,000 first-place prize.
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2006 Philippines World Pool Championship Format Change Announced
October 16th, 20062006 Philippines World Pool Championship Format Change AnnouncedDiscuss the World Pool Championship (/forums/index.php)After much discussion with the WPA as well as other interested parties, it was felt that an alternate break format throughout would give all players an even chance.
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Games and Billiards Battle Cry
October 15th, 2006Games and Billiards Battle CryHOTT players deployed for Games and Billiards in Killeen, Texas, home to Fort Hood, October 14 and 15 armed with cues to do battle in the 3rd campaign of the tour. The battlefield consisted of eight 9 Brunswicks, Simonis cloth, and Centennial Balls. Intelligence reports indicated that Heather Pulford, fresh from a victory in the Houston Open, Terry Petrosinso runner-up in the Houston Open, and Belinda Calhoun, WPBA Touring Pro, were pre-tournament favorites.
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Slivka Sizzles on the Joss Tour
October 15th, 2006Slivka Sizzles on the Joss TourJoss Northeast 9-Ball Tour / Glen Falls, NYby Rick DavisThe Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour visited Adirondack Billiards in Glen Falls, NY, where 37 players competed for the top honors. Play on October 14 dwindled down to the top eight, who returned for play the following day, and through the mix Jerry Slivka came through the event unscathed.
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The Usual Suspects at the Florida Billiards Tour
October 15th, 2006The Usual Suspects at the Florida Billiards Tourby Rick DavisWith two billiard events in two weeks, the Seminole Florida Pro Tour pulled into Miami, FL, for their seventh stop of the 2006 season. Fifty-two players made the trip south to Bird Bowl Billiards the weekend of October 14-15 to claim their share of the $8,000-added purse.
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Billiards Tournaments Scheduled for Mohegan Sun
October 13th, 2006Billiards Tournaments Scheduled for Mohegan SunThe 2006 Mohegan Sun International Tournament of Champions and the World Cup of Trick Shots will be held November 1-2 at Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, CT. The field of billiard players in both events will include champions from around the globe.
