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,…

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There was double joy for Pinoy billiard hopefuls Marlon Manalo and Jeff De Luna as they both battled their way through to the last 64 of the 2007 Philippines World Pool Championship with two wins from two matches.
With four more groups playing double elimination qualifying games today…

The first night of the 2007 high school billiard season was a special one for the students and teachers in October. Four Dallas-area high schools—the Sachse H.S. Mustangs, Naaman Forest H.S. Rangers, North Garland H.S. Raiders, and the Garland H.S. Owls—started their season practice session off with…

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Sternest 9-ball field prepares for draw, Schmidt and Reyes make noise in their specialties
by Paul Berg, InsidePOOL Magazine Staff
The most coveted crown in the home of 9-ball goes up for grabs this evening, as a field of 232 at press time representing…

Tiger Pool Tour / Frederick, MD
by Andy Lincoln
The Tiger Pool Tour returned to action at Champions Billiards Café in Frederick, MD, October 6-7 for their eleventh event. A big thank you goes out to room owner Gary Allen and his friendly hard-working staff for welcoming the tour. A strong, tough field of players came…

New England 9-Ball Series / Chelmsford, MA

by Marc Dionne

Country Club USA…

Some players claim that the Holy Light System is virtually perfect once you nail it down. Yeah, right. Its WAY over my head! To me, it is the most vague and least-written about aiming systems in pool.

The Billiards Forum has an okay article on the Billiards Holy Light aiming System so that may be a start for you.

Great Southern Billiard Tour / Hickory, NC

by InsidePOOL Staff
Jonathan “Hennessee” Pinegar swept the 40-player field at the September 8-9…

by InsidePOOL Staff
The first day of the 17th Annual International Challenge of Champions billiard tournament wrapped up with not one sudden-death playoff, an unusual occurrence. Hosted by the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT, this event is presented by Billiards International, Ltd.
With the staggering winner-takes-all prize of $50,000, the event has a format of two races to 5. In case of a split, a one-game…

Eleanor Callado made history this year as the only player ever to have snatched four ACUI titles (‘03, ‘05, ‘06, and ‘07). Andy…

J. Pechauer Southeast Open 9-Ball Tour / Springhill, FL
by InsidePOOL Staff
Holding home field advantage, Florida’s Donnie Mills triumphed over Reno Open champ Richie Orem to take first place on the July 14-15 stop of the J. Pechauer Southeast Open 9-Ball Tour. This event was hosted by Capone’s Billiard Lounge in Springhill, FL, and boasted a $1,000-added purse.
Mills easily slid through the winners’ side undefeated…

Nearly 350 people attended the Thursday evening banquet to welcome the junior players, to honor the winners of…

KBP Lucasi Amateur 9-Ball Tour / Palm Harbor, FL
by Rick Davis
Billiard News – Brett Lykins came back to take first place over Jim Sandaler at the July 7-8 stop of the KBP Lucasi Amateur 9-Ball Tour. Hosted by Stroker’s Billiards in Palm Harbor, FL, this stop saw a talented field vying for the top spot.
Late action on the winners’ side saw Jim Sandaler destroy Bob…

Billiards News – An incredible eight high school students will represent Texas, their Dallas area high schools, and the B.E.T.T.E.R. High School Billiard Program next month at the 2007 Junior Nationals Championships and will be honored as Billiard Education Foundation (BEF) Academic All-Americans.

This is an outstanding achievement for these students due to the tough requirements needed to be selected for this highly regarded…

Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour / Greenville, NC
by Rock City Promotions

Billiard News – The 12th stop on the Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour was hosted by Emerald City Billiards in Greenville, NC. Local player Delton Howard stayed close and took the final two games to win a hill-hill final match against Rusty Shaw….

Arizona Women’s Billiard Tour / Prescott, AZ
by InsidePOOL Staff
Out of a field of 25 ladies, Susan Mello earned the top spot on the Arizona Women’s Billiard Tour’s June 9-10 at On the Snap in Prescott, AZ. Not only did she take home first place, she scored a WPBA qualifier, presented by J. Pechauer Custom Cues, to the Florida Classic held later in June.
The top…

Tiger Pool Tour / Laurel, MD
by Rick Davis
The Tiger Pool Tour visited Side Pockets in Laurel, MD, over the June 2-3 weekend, and Jerry Slivka came back from a late loss to claim his second win this season, while My-Hahn Lac continued her reign, going undefeated to take her fourth win of the season.
In the open division a stacked 79-player field emerged,…

Ladies Spirit Tour / Palm Harbor, FL
by Rick Davis
Laura Lindauer upset the field of 41 players to go undefeated on the Ladies Spirit Tour June 2-3 event. Taking place at Strokers in Palm Harbor, FL, the fourth stop of the season brought out a great field of players for a wonderful event.
Early in the event the Cha sisters, Bo-Ram and Yu-Ram, were the…

Florida Pro Tour / Spring Hill, FL
by Rick Davis
The Seminole Florida Pro Tour swung into Capone’s in Spring Hill, FL, for their fourth event of the season June 2-3. Fighting through the 78-player field and surviving a late defeat, Marlon Manalo came out on top to claim the title, his second of the season.
Keeping alive on the winners’ side tour, Manalo’s countryman Al Lapena was on…

Great Southern Billiard Tour / Greenville, SC
by Rick Davis
Jeff Abernethy came out on top of a strong 40-player field at the latest stop of the Great Southern Billiard Tour. Taking place at Sportys in Greenville, SC, this event over the June 2-3 weekend offered some great 9-ball action.
Galloping to the hot seat match were Abernathy and Earl Strickland, but Abernathy was “the surprise of the tournament,”…

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