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World Pool Championship Highlights to Air on Fox Sports Net

NewsAugust 11, 2004May 23, 20140

August 11, 2004: Matchroom Sport, promoters of the World Pool Championship announced that Fox Sports Net, America's widest reaching sports network, will be broadcasting four one-hour highlight programs of the 2004 World Pool Championship throughout October. The WPC features 128 players from over 40 …

Archer wins Big Apple 9-Ball Challenge

NewsAugust 9, 2004May 23, 20140

Johnny Archer has won the Master Billiards Big Apple 9-Ball Challenge. Archer defeated Jose Parica to earn the hot-seat early Sunday afternoon and then defeated longtime friend and rival Jeremy Jones 13-12 in an epic battle. Archer won $10,000 for first place while Jones settled for $6,000. Pa…

Big Apple Day Two Complete

NewsAugust 7, 2004May 23, 20140

The big name matches are piling up at the Master Billiards 9-Ball Challenge in Queens NY. Multiple battles deserve star billing on Friday evening, with Thorsten Hohmann facing Rodney Morris on one side of the arena while crowds also gathered around the Danny Harriman/Young Hwa Jeong match and a Jose…

Alex, the Lionhearted

NewsJuly 18, 2004May 23, 20140

[caption id="attachment_2701" align="alignright" width="150"] Alex Pagulayan[/caption]Down 8-2 and fearing he would lose his second straight World Pool Championship final, steely Alex Pagulayan lived up to his nickname, "The Lion," and roared back to score a 17-13 victory Sunday night in Taipei City…

“Killer Pixie” gets shot at redemption

NewsJuly 18, 2004May 23, 20140

Alex Pagulayan has earned a return trip to the finals of the World Pool Championship, set for Sunday night in Taipei City, Taiwan. The fiery Filipino (now living in Canada) came up short against little-known Thorsten Hohmann in the finals of the WPC in 2003. This year, the "Killer Pixie" will meet a…

Host Country Celebrates WPC

NewsJuly 17, 2004May 23, 20140

The field of 128 of the world's best 9-ballers has been whittled to eight at the World Pool Championship in Taipei, Taiwan, and the host country has a lot to celebrate. When play begins on Saturday evening (Taipei time), no less than half the field will hail from Taiwan, including two-time world cha…

World Pool Championship Final 16

NewsJuly 16, 2004May 23, 20140

The original field of 128 9-ballers has been hittled down to 16 at the World Pool Championship in Taipei, Taiwan. As play was set to begin Friday, only former champs Earl Strickland and Johnny Archer remained from the American contingent, and 2000 titlist Fong-Pang Chao represented a surprisingly st…

World Pool Championship Underway

NewsJuly 12, 2004May 23, 20140

The top 128 9-ballers in the world are furiously breaking, banking and watching the brackets at the World Trade Centre in Taipei City, Taiwan, in hopes of pocketing the coveted title of "World Champion" and its $75,000 prize. Play at the 2004 World Pool Championship began on Saturday, July 10 and wi…

Pro-Celebrity Pool Tournament Will Raise Money for Asthma

NewsJuly 9, 2004May 29, 20140

The 8th Annual Sorvino Asthma Foundation's "Pro-Celebrity Pool Tournament" will take place Aug. 21-23 at the Venetian Casino Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev. The celebrities scheduled to attend are: Paul Sorvino, Mira Sorvino, Jerry Orbach, Hulk Hogan, James Tolkan, David Brenner, Pat Cooper, Joe Piscopo…

Schmidt wins Firecracker Open

NewsJuly 8, 2004May 23, 20140

John Schmidt came back from a long stay on the one-loss side to avenge his only loss to Mika Immonen and won The Florida Firecracker Open at Capones Billiards in Springhill, Fl. The tournament, a stop on the Seminole Florida Pro Tour, drew a field of 62 players to Capones for the two day affair. …

Year: 2004

World Pool Championship Highlights to Air on Fox Sports Net

Archer wins Big Apple 9-Ball Challenge

Big Apple Day Two Complete

Alex, the Lionhearted

“Killer Pixie” gets shot at redemption

Host Country Celebrates WPC

World Pool Championship Final 16

World Pool Championship Underway

Pro-Celebrity Pool Tournament Will Raise Money for Asthma

Schmidt wins Firecracker Open

December: Too Much of a Good Thing?

Mind & Body

Eye of the Tiger

Queen’s Gambit