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Team USA Captures Sixth Sraight Mosconi Cup

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After Team Europe drew first blood in the 2001 Mosconi Cup, Team USA won the next 12 matches to claim its sixth straight Mosconi Cup title at York Hall in Bethnal Green, England, Dec. 20-23. The 12-1 victory for Team USA is the most decisive win in the eight-year history of the annual Ryder Cup-styl…
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Jimmy Caras placed in nursing home

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Story by: Melinda Bailey - AzBilliards.com Jimmy Caras, World Pool Champion, oldest living Hall-Of-Famer and #10 on Billiards Digest's 50 Greatest Players of the Century, had a stroke last week in Jacksonville, FL. Jimmy was placed in a Nursing Home over the weekend and the first thing he aske…
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Reyes Pockets Pool’s Biggest Payout

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Efren "The Magician" Reyes pulled out the largest tournament payday in the history of the game by topping Dutch phenom Niels Feijen, 15-7, in the final of theTokyo-9-Ball ¥100,000,000 International Billiard Tournament in Tokyo, Japan, on Nov. 14, to collect approximately US$160,000. Reyes emerged fr…
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Fisher crowned “Champion of Champions”

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Allison Fisher captured her biggest victory of the year by beating Karen Corr in sudden death to claim the winner-takes-all International Tournament of Champions at Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Conn., on Nov. 8. The victory netted Fisher, the No. 2-ranked player on the Women’s Professional Bill…
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2001 World Championships Cancelled

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The World Pool-Billiards Association has cancelled the 2001 World 9-Ball Championships for women and juniors, according to a press release from John Lewis, the WPA secretary. The tournament had been scheduled for Nov. 14 - 18 in Ottawa, Ont., Canada, and had been awarded to "Les Productions 14.1,…
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