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Morris, Williams and Villarreal Cue Up at World Games

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DUISBURG, Germany, July 20 — The billiard portion of the 2005 World Games kicks off today with men competing in three disciplines (carom, snooker and 9-ball) and women in 9-ball only. Rodney Morris and Charlie Williams will represent the U.S. in 9-ball on the men’s side, and Vivian Villarreal will c…
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Korea International Championships, Day One

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The Dragon Promotions event being held in Korea has finished a day of competition. Of the top pros in attendance, only American Mike Davis has been eliminated, defeated by Japanese player Goh Takami and then ousted by German Thorsten Hohmann. Noteworthy players who have made it to the final 16 in…
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‘Little Genius’ Comes Up Big in World Pool Championship Final

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KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan, July 11 - From boy to man, in five racks. Trailing 16-12 in the all-Taiwanese final of the World Pool Championship, and with his opponent breaking for the title, 16-year-old Chia-Ching Wu took a breath and told himself to hang on. "Getting to the world championship final is …
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‘Little Genius’ vs. ‘Little Monster’ in all-Taiwan final

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[caption id="attachment_2883" align="alignright" width="150"] Taiwan's Chia-Ching Wu[/caption]KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan, July 9 - The host country of the World Pool Championship has put two of its own players in the final Sunday. Taiwan's Po-Cheng Kuo and Chia-Ching Wu will lag for the $75,000 grand priz…
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Corr Recovers to Capture Southeast Classic Crown

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After losing in the second round of the WPBA’s Southeast Classic, Karen Corr went on a tear that landed her in the final match against rising star Ga Young Kim. After trading blows with Kim to 4-4, Corr reeled off three straight games to win her first classic Tour event of the 2005 season, 7-4. G…
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