Shuff Defends Virginia State Title Virginia State 9-Ball Championships / Midlothian, VA by InsidePOOL Staff Brandon Shuff successfully defended his Virginia State Championships title, going undefeated through the 64-player field undefeated. The event was hosted by Diamond Billiards in Midlothian, VA, the weekend of July 17-18. The quarterfinal match was a lopsided one between...
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Tags: 9-ball, Balls, Break And Run, David Hunt, Diamond Billiards, Final Game, Insidepool, John Jordan, July 17, Newton, Quarterfinal Match, Score, Sided Match, Tournament Brackets, Virginia St, Virginia State
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The final day of the U.S Open 10 Ball Championships at the Riviera in Las Vegas was filled with tense and exciting matches to culminate an already intense tournament.
The battle for fourth place pitted Francisco Bustamante against Shane Van Boening. Both players kept the match tight until a safety battle in...
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Tags: Balls, Books, Break And Run, Decisions, Dry Break, Face, Final Match, Francisco Bustamante, Hotseat, Hour And A Half, Las Vegas, Lee Van Corteza, Next Game, Revenge, Riviera, Score, Shane, Shot Clock
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Karl Boyes Wins in World 8-Ball Finals
Jerry Forsyth
WPA Press Officer
The World 8-Ball Championships final was a run-out fest between Niels Feijen and Karl Boyes. The First rack had a bit of back and forth action and was taken by Boyes. Then he broke and ran three consecutive racks to lead 4-0. When he came...
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Tags: 8-ball, Ball Champ, Ball Game, Balls, Billiards World, Boyes, Break And Run, Crowns, Dry Break, Game Number, Jerry Forsyth, Marvelous Job, Momentum, Niels Feijen, Nip, Number 18, Score, Shot Attempt, Struggle, WPA
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Day Four of the World 8-Ball Championships
Jerry Forsyth
WPA Press Officer
The World 8-Ball Championship in Fujairah, UAE, held the round of 32 first today. This is single-elimination so that any loss means the end for the losing player. It is a race to ten games with the winner breaking. Our first round featured half of...
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Tags: Ball Champion, Break And Run, Credentials, Fates, Jerry Forsyth, Masaki, Match, Pei Wei, Ronnie Alcano, Ruslan, Safeties, Scott Higgins, Second Man, Superstar, Tanaka, Thr, Toughness, Uae, World Champion, WPA
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Basha Holds off Monday for Billiards Victory
Great Southern Billiard Tour / Goldsboro, NC
by Lea Andrews
A big obstacle—Southern superstar Sam Monday—stood in Mike Basha’s way at the February 27-28 Great Southern Billiard Tour stop, but Basha stood his ground to earn his spot in the winner’s circle. Basha and Monday were among the field of...
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Tags: Amateur Event, billiard, billiards, Bobby Hicks, Break And Run, Double Elimination, Fast Eddie, Faulk, Final Match, Hot Seat, Justin Ward, Last Match, Quarterfinals, Recent Winner, Royster, S Sports, Sparky, Sports Bar, Tony Morrison, Zach Wilson
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