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Song Double-Dips White for Viking Tour Win
August 6th, 2007 by Billiard News by Inside POOL Magazine No comments »Double-Dips White for Win
Viking Cue 9-Ball Open Tour / Athens, GA
by InsidePOOL Staff
Paul Song pulled off a hometown victory when he bested Brian White twice in the finals of the Viking Cue 9-Ball Open Tour. Hosted by Brass Rail Billiards in Athens, GA, this stop attracted 61 of the area’s finest players to compete the weekend of August 4-5.
t strong but stumbled in his third-round match against Floyd…
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Allison Fisher Claims Another Title
August 5th, 2007 by Billiard News by Inside POOL Magazine No comments »Allison Fisher Claims Another Title
Making this her second consecutive win this season and her fiftieth Classic Tour victory, Allison Fisher eked out a double-hill win over Kelly Fisher in the finals of the Cuetec Cues U.S. Open 9-Ball tournament. The event, which started Thursday, August 2, brought out a full 64-player field to Twin River Casino in Lincoln, RI.
Kim Shaw experienced some bad rolls and worse luck in her semifinal match…
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Gregg Hovey Joins Billiards International
August 5th, 2007 by Billiard News by Inside POOL Magazine 1 comment »Gregg Hovey Joins Billiards International
Billiards International, Ltd. has announced that Gregg Hovey has joined the company in the capacity of senior partner. Hovey will oversee various corporate functions, including sponsorship within and outside the billiards industry, liaison with billiards organizations, host site relations, and development of mainstream media promotion. His principle responsibility will center on future growth of the company.
Hovey was formerly the…
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Final Four Set for WPBA U.S. Open
August 4th, 2007 by Billiard News by Inside POOL Magazine No comments »Final Four Set for WPBA U.S. Open
Top seed Allison Fisher faced down some heavy opposition Saturday after reaching the final 16. After besting Vivian “The Texas Tornado” Villareal 9-4 in the final 16, single-elimination format, she went on to defeat Jennifer “9 Millimeter” Barretta 7-3 to reach the semifinals Sunday.
Fisher’s opponent, Ga-Young Kim, faced an equally unstable factor in her march to the semifinals. She battled to a double-hill match with the…
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Dragon Promotions Hosts Elite Billiards Party at W Hotel
August 4th, 2007 by Billiard News by Inside POOL Magazine No comments »Dragon Promotions Hosts Elite Billiards Party at W Hotel
The creme de la creme of society came out to join the first ever red carpet party held for billiard super stars. The purpose of the party was to bring together forces outside the billiards industry and introduce them to the sport of pocket billiards and have potential future involvement.
Celebrities from movie, film, modeling, and music industries as well as CEOs of multi-million and billion…
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2007 ACUI National Championships
July 19th, 2007 by Billiard News by Inside POOL Magazine 1 comment »2007 ACUI National Championships
The Association of College Unions International (ACUI) proudly announces its 2007 Collegiate International 9-Ball Champions. Minnesota State University Mankato hosted this international championship, now in its 70th year, on July 10-12 in conjunction with the Billiard Education Foundation (BEF) Junior National Championships.
Eleanor Callado made history this year as the only player ever to have snatched four ACUI titles (’03, ’05, ’06, and ’07). Andy…
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KIA Motors Becomes Pool’s First Modern Car Sponsor
July 19th, 2007 by Billiard News by Inside POOL Magazine 1 comment »KIA Motors Becomes Pool’s First Modern Car Sponsor
Seoul, Korea- KIA Motors has signed on as the title sponsor of four televised events produced by billiard promotions giant Dragon Promotions. KIA will be title sponsoring Masters of the Trickshot, Showdown in Seoul, and the 4th Annual Korea International Championships.
I believe this marks the first time in pocket billiards history that a major automobile manufacturer has been involved as…
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Mills Makes it in Springhill
July 19th, 2007 by Billiard News by Inside POOL Magazine No comments »Mills Makes it in Springhill
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…
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Corr Takes Command
July 19th, 2007 by Billiard News by Inside POOL Magazine No comments »Corr Takes Command
New Jersey State Championships / South Amboy, NJ
by Rick Davis
Karen Corr was crowned champ of New Jersey after dominating the field at the championship event held July 14-15 at Prime Time Billiards in South Amboy, NJ. The event offered up plenty of top tier players among the 31-entry field, although Corr hardly noticed as she streaked through the event undefeated.
On the winners’ side Corr defeated My-Hanh…
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Canadian 9-Ball Tour Grows Again
July 18th, 2007 by Billiard News by Inside POOL Magazine No comments »Canadian 9-Ball Tour Grows Again
The Canadian 9-Ball Tour has been a steady grower during its first two years and has just announced that the growth continues into year three as the 2007-2008 season will see the tour increase from six to eight stops across Canada and the prize monies will leap up to $10,000 added money for each event, a doubling of that amount from previous years.
Exciting things are happening in Canada as this tour has just acquired major sponsorships…
