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NEW YORK (Sept. 14)--The Amsterdam 9-ball Open scheduled for Sept. 19-23 at Amsterdam Billiard Club in New York City has been postponed until sometime next year according to proprietor Greg Hunt. The charity event benefiting the Paul Sorvino Asthma Foundation scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 19, wi…

Top-ranked Karen Corr widened her points lead over No. 2 Allison Fisher, winning by the narrowest of margins at Sandia Casino on Sept. 9. Corr's 7-6 win over Fisher in the final of the Classic Tour's fourth stop of the season netted Corr $7,500, and doubled her lead over Fisher in the rankings to a…

Francisco Bustamante narrowly edged Earl Strickland in the final of the Ladbrokescasino.com World Pool Masters at Lakeside Shopping Centre in Essex, England, on Sept. 2. The two players were knotted at 6-6 in the race-to-seven final played in the bustling shopping mall, before Bustamante keyed on St…

American Jeanette Lee and Taipei's Ching-Shun Yang captured the 9-ball divisions of the 6th World Games in Akita, Japan, Aug. 16-26. Lee took home the Gold Medal after beating Ireland's Karen Corr, 9-3. Lee's finish gave the United States a second-best 15 total Gold Medals during the Games, and a co…

CARDIFF, WALES --- In a closely played final match that featured 10 lead changes, Finland's Mika Immonen captured the 2001 Admiral World Pool Championship on Sunday. Immonen, who pockets $65,000 for the victory, won the last five racks in the race-to-17 final to win 17-10 over Germany's Ralf Souquet…

For the first time since 1996, a European player will take home the top prize in pool. The final of the 2001 Admiral World Pool Championship comes down to two Europeans - Finland's Mika Immonen and Germany's Ralf Souquet. The winner of today's final tilt will take home $65,000, while the loser will …

Germany's Ralf "The Kaiser" Souquet continued his torrid play at the 2001 Admiral World Pool Championship in Cardiff, Wales. He controlled every moment of his quarterfinal match against Sweden's Marcus Chamat, and captured an 11-1 victory. Lone remaining American Jeremy Jones was also eliminated …

At least one American player has reached the final eight, thanks to Texas' Jeremy Jones. Battling a slight cold and fatigue, Jones held close to Spain's David Alcaide, and finished him off by nailing a difficult jump shot on the 8 ball in the final rack to win, 11-9. The only other American playe…