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Finland Goes Through Into Round Two in Billiards

August 24th, 2006

Finland Goes Through Into Round Two in BilliardsWho do you think will win? Discuss World Cup of Pool here. (/forums/index.php)

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Third Seed Holland Begin Their Billiards Campaign

August 24th, 2006

Third Seed Holland Begin Their Billiards CampaignWho do you think will win. Discuss World Cup of Pool here. (/forums/index.php)Former World Champion Mika Immonen also begins his campaign when his Finland side meet the Irish duo of Tommy Donlon and Paddy McLaughlin. Other afternoon matches sees South Africa take on Italy while Vietnam, who many people think are the dark horses for the tournament, go up against 15th seeds Croatia.

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Wales’ World Cup Dream Ends at PartyPoker.net Word Cup of Pool

August 23rd, 2006

Wales’ World Cup Dream Ends at PartyPoker.net Word Cup of PoolWho do you think will win? Discuss World Cup of Pool here. (/forums/index.php) “If we could have got our hands on the table then it would have been a similar scoreline but to us. We didn’t have the chances but they played very strongly.

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USA Billiards Team Given Fright at PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool

August 23rd, 2006

USA Billiards Team Given Fright at PartyPoker.com World Cup of PoolWho do you think will win? Discuss World Cup of Pool here. (/forums/index.php)“But overall it was a really good match and Rodney and I had to play well to beat them.“We ran out six out of nine frames from the break and it was a good match for television.”

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Spain Defeats England at World Cup of Pool

August 23rd, 2006

Spain Defeats England at World Cup of PoolPool and Billiards NewsWho do you think will win? Discuss World Cup of Pool here. (/forums/index.php)A series of errors assisted Spain ’s progress but England stopped the rot in the fifth rack as Hundal and O’Sullivan put their dire start behind them to run the rack out from the break. Guzman was forced to play safe in the next following the break and made a good job of it but O’Sullivan was equal to it and put Alcaide in trouble.

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Hong Kong Records a Memorable Upset at the World Cup of Pool

August 23rd, 2006

Hong Kong Records a Memorable Upset at the World Cup of PoolPool and Billiards NewsWho do you think will win? Discuss World Cup of Pool here. (/forums/index.php) But the Hong Kong pairing of Lee Chenman and Kong Man-Ho showed their character to win the last four racks to secure a place in the last 16 where they will now face 11th seeds Russia on Friday afternoon. A delighted Chenman said: “All through the match we were thinking ‘stay strong’ and when we went to 8-7 down I really thought we could win it.

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Russia March on at World Cup of Pool

August 23rd, 2006

Russia March on at World Cup of PoolPool and Billiard NewsWho do you think will win? Discuss World Cup of Pool here. (/forums/index.php)Hungary won the lag but all four players were showing their nerves in the first rack as everyone failed to convert shots they would normally pocket.

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Archer Claims First Place at Turning Stone Classic VII Billiard Tournament

August 20th, 2006

Archer Claims First Place at Turning Stone Classic VII Billiard Tournamentby Rick Davis, Inside POOL Magazine – Billiards NewsThe top sixteen billiards players arrived Sunday with their A game as they fought to reach the finals. Action on the one-loss side turned into death row for the top pros and crowd favorites. In the day’s first round, “Marvelous Marlon” Manalo was eliminated 9-7 by Dave Grau, while Shawn Putnam buzzed past Allen Hopkins 9-6. Putnam didn’t look back, defeating his next three opponents to find his way to the last round of the one-loss side.At the same time, Tony Crosby made his way through a couple of rounds before Keith McCready eliminated him 9-4 to face Jerry Slivka in the next round. Slivka laid waste to the one-loss side, winning seven matches after his early loss, which included eliminating defending champion Dennis Hatch 9-7. McCready put up a good fight, but Slivka took the lead and quickly built it up to take the match 9-6.

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Reno Gains Another Ten IPT Billiard Players

August 20th, 2006

Reno Gains Another Ten IPT Billiard Playersby Inside POOL Magazine StaffThe International Pool Tour’s widely anticipated World Open 8-Ball Championship begins in less than two weeks, and another round of pocket billiards qualification events has wrapped up. The event will be held at the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino and will dole out a total of $3,000,000.Undoubtably one of the most talented and fearless females in the game, Jasmin Ouschan played in the qualifier in Oslo, Norway, held at Elbow Room. Ouschan recently defeated the WPBA’s number one, Allison Fisher, at the EnjoyPool.com 9-Ball Championship last May at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV. Ben Davies of Wales walked through the 15-player field untouched to play Ouschan in the finals and won 10-4. In the second finals, Ouschan went up against Vilmos Foldes, a frequent qualification event participant. The ill-fated Foldes couldn’t withstand Ouschan, who swept by 10-7 to earn her spot in the next IPT event.

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Sixteen Billiard Players Remain at Turning Stone

August 19th, 2006

Sixteen Billiard Players Remain at Turning Stoneby Rick Davis, Inside POOL MagazineThe Turning Stone Classic VII has offered up a variety of excitement and matchups through the events first three days. Taking place from August 17 – 20 at the Turning Stone Hotel and Casino in Verona, NY, a full field of 128 billiards players were poised to play for the $25,000-added prize pool. Winners’ side action was fierce from the start with defending champion Dennis Hatch defeating Mike Davis 9-6 in their featured first-round match. Hatch fell in the next round to Zion Zvi, who flew through four rounds to face Santos Sambajon Jr. in the quarterfinals. George Breedlove had a strong start but lost double-hill to Tony The Sniper Crosby in Round 2, who continued on until Zvi sent him to the one-loss side after a close 9-7 match.

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