Author: PoolRoom

The 6th Annual Predator Florida Open began on May 25 at the Hyatt Regency in Jacksonville, bringing in 73 players, a third of which were non-Americans. The first round saw several big names drop to the one-loss side, including Earl Strickland, Johnny Archer, Gabe Owen, Ralf Souquet and Rodney Mor…

The Riviera Hotel and Casino in fabulous Las Vegas, Nev., was filled with 227 bright blue, brand new Diamond tables and some 7,000 amateurs ranging in skill from recreational to Grand Master, and coming from as far as Tonga to compete in the 30th annual BCA Pool League National 8-Ball Championships,…

The International Pool Tour has announced that Danny Green's Billiards, in Toronto, Canada, will host an IPT North American Open 8-Ball Championship Qualifier on June 3-5. This qualifying tournament will be a double-elimination, race-to-10 competition. The first and second place competitors will …

Jasmin Ouschan, who has become known as the "Ice Princess" for her arctic facial expression during competition, couldn't help but crack the no-nonsense mask, revealing a stunning smile after ousting the undefeated defending champion Allison Fisher, 7-5, in the 2006 Enjoypool.com 9-ball Championship …

Pool heavyweights and hopefuls alike arrived in Las Vegas over the weekend to compete in the Enjoypool.com 9-Ball Championships, which got underway May 14, at the Riviera Hotel and Casino. This event always draws the top fields from both the men's and women's games, and this year is no different.…

Gerda Hofstatter, ninth-ranked player in the Women's Professional Billiard Association and member of the International Pool Tour, graduated from the prestigious New York University on May 11. Hoftstatter, who is originally from Austria, studied business, specifically leadership and management. Sh…

Efren Reyes was the fan favorite at the first leg of the San Miguel Asian 9-Ball Tour, which took place May 5-7 at the Nguyen Du Sports Hall in Ho-Chin-Minh City, Vietnam. And “the Magician” didn’t disappoint, defeating Li He Wen of the Chinese Taipei, 11 - 6, in the finals to claim the trophy and t…

The International Pool Tour has secured a major television package to air the lucrative tour's debut event, the action-packed “King of the Hill 8-Ball Shootout” series on the Outdoor Life Network [OLN]. The network will carry the six IPT shows in prime time, with the first show set to premiere at 7 …