Barney Hanifee Shoot Them Down in SterlingTiger Tour / Sterling, VAby Nick PrinslooYoung gun blliards player Richard Barney sliced through a strong field of top amateurs to go undefeated at the Tiger Tours Amateur 8-Ball stop at First Break in Sterling, VA, the weekend of September 16-17 to bag his first-ever tour victory. The 14-year-old Barney simply outplayed his opponents to prove that he will be more than just a force to be reckoned with in the future.His first notable victim was points leader Wayne Bean, whom he defeated in the second round. Next came Brandon Shuff, who won the previous 8-ball event at First Break and who also has been making waves as a player to watch in recent times. Barney faced Doug Whiting in the winners-bracket final after Whiting put tournament director Nick Prinsloo in the one-loss bracket. Whiting didnt put up much of a fight and went down 5-2 to Barney on Sunday.
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Barney & Hanifee Shoot Them Down in Sterling
September 20th, 2006Two-Time Billiards Titles for Ussery
September 18th, 2006Two-Time Billiards Titles for UsseryJ. Pechauer Southeast Open 9-Ball Tour / Savannah, GAby InsidePOOL StaffSweet Savannah, GA, became the hot spot on the Souths pool scene the weekend of September 16-17, with a field of 54 showing up at South Side Billiard Club. The J. Pechauer Southeast Open 9-Ball Tour held its tenth stop of the season, and Carolina player BJ Ussery was able to defend his title successfully against David Grossman in this $2,000-added event.Grossman was faced with Paul Brown in the hot seat match and delivered him a 9-0 whitewashing, sending Brown to the west side. Amateur Player of the Year Ussery made his way through the one-loss side, taking decisive wins over Mike Newsome 9-2 and Brown 9-3 to reach the finals. The lofty Grossman received a rude awakening in Ussery, who felt no remorse in dealing him an 11-3 defeat.
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Jennifer Barretta Crowned Empress of Pool
September 16th, 2006Jennifer Barretta Crowned Empress of PoolSix of the world’s greatest and beautiful billiards players competed in the first annual Empress Cup at the Hyatt Regency in Incheon, Korea on Sept 14. The stars included Jeanette Lee, Tiffany Nelson, Ga Young Kim, Miyuki Sakai, Yuram Cha, and Jennifer Barretta.The format was round robin races to 5, alternate breaks, and ladies were in two groups of 3 players each. Best record in each group would play each other for the Empress Cup.The event was pressure packed with a standing room audience and media including major newspapers,radio and every major TV network covering the event, with MBC ESPN exclusively filming the matches live.
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Efren Reyes is the World 8-Ball Champion!
September 10th, 2006Efren Reyes is the World 8-Ball Champion!IPT World Open 8-Ball Championship Forums (/forums/index.php)Visit the IPT World Open 8-Ball Championship Image Gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php)
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Reyes to Meet Morris in the Finals of IPT Billiards Tournament
September 9th, 2006Reyes to Meet Morris in the Finals of IPT Billiards TournamentIPT World Open 8-Ball Championship Forums (/forums/index.php)Visit the IPT World Open 8-Ball Championship Image Gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php)
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Morris Clinches Advancement in Billiard Finals
September 9th, 2006Morris Clinches Advancement in Billiard FinalsIPT World Open 8-Ball Championship Forums (/forums/index.php)Visit the IPT World Open 8-Ball Championship Image Gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php) I am doing well. My concentration is good, and Im hitting the balls good. And Im getting a lot of shotsthe guys are coming up dry on the break and missing some shots at the right time. Thats what it takes.
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Morris Getting Closer to the Goal in Billiards
September 9th, 2006Morris Getting Closer to the Goal in BilliardsIPT World Open 8-Ball Championship Forums (/forums/index.php)Visit the IPT World Open 8-Ball Championship Image Gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php)Always playing to the crowd, Morris hooked himself for his last solid while up 4-2 and yelled, Like Efren! as he elevated his cue to go around the blocking ball. Deuel won that rack when Morris failed to pocket his 2 ball, but when Deuel hooked himself with only two stripes left in the following rack, Morris cleaned up and then broke and ran the last three racks to win 8-3.
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Lopsided Matches in Second Round of Billiards Tournament
September 9th, 2006Lopsided Matches in Second Round of Billiards TournamentIPT World Open 8-Ball Championship Forums (/forums/index.php)Visit the IPT World Open 8-Ball Championship Image Gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php)Immonen, who had just spent the previous match sitting in his chair as Dennis Orcollo broke and ran out seven of the eight racks played, came back with a vengeance against Deuel. He won the first four games in a rowthree break and run-outstraded the next four racks with Deuel, and then took the last three to win the match.
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Orcollo Runs Seven Racks – Morris and Deuel Win at IPT Billiards Event
September 9th, 2006Orcollo Runs Seven Racks – Morris and Deuel Win at IPT Billiards EventIPT World Open 8-Ball Championship Forums (/forums/index.php)Visit the IPT World Open 8-Ball Championship Image Gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php)In the televised match-up this morning in the first round of the IPTs North American Open, Rocket Rodney Morris went hill-hill against Efren Reyes and walked away the winner thanks to some erratic play on behalf of the Hall of Famer.
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Six Survive to See Saturdays Rounds at IPT Billiards
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