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Mosconi Cup Teams Announced

NewsSeptember 23, 2004May 24, 20140

Promoters Matchroom Sport have announced the teams for this year's Mosconi Cup. Johnny Archer captains the American team; he is joined by Rodney Morris, Gabe Owen, Tony Robles, Earl Strickland and Charlie Williams. Germany's Oliver Ortmann heads up the European team, which also includes Marcus Chama…

Rocket Takes Down Florida Seminole Event

NewsSeptember 21, 2004May 24, 20140

"Rocket" Rodney Morris triumphed over a small but talented field at the Seminole Florida Pro Tour's stop at The Tap in Gainsville, Fla. Morris took the hotseat with a hill-hill win over Donnie Mills. Mills then earned himself a rematch in the final, where Morris bested him again, 13-10. Morris…

Owen Unlikely U.S. Open Champ

NewsSeptember 13, 2004May 30, 20140

Saving his best for last Gabe Owen completed an unlikely run to the 29th U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship Sunday night in Chesapeake, Va., with a nearly flawless 11-3 drubbing of 2003 WPA World 9-Ball champion Thorsten Hohmann of Germany. The 26-year-old Owen, who lives in Tulsa, Okla., took advanta…

Engert Masters Another Field

NewsSeptember 6, 2004May 24, 20140

Thomas Engert can't explain why, after years of playing in the shadow of his internationally successful countrymen Oliver Ortmann, Ralf Souquet and Thorsten Hohmann, he's suddenly title-prone, but he's not arguing. "I can't explain it," said the 38-year-old German after coming from behind to beat…

Archer Wins Carolinas Open 9-Ball

NewsAugust 23, 2004May 24, 20140

It was a classic case of “Johnny Archer can’t lose” in the 9-ball division of the Carolinas Open at Fast Eddie’s in Goldsboro, N.C., Aug 18-22. The successful Scorpion was fresh from an early August win at the Master Billiard 9-Ball Challenge and clearly on a roll. But for Archer’s final-match op…

Lee wins Trick Shot Championship

NewsAugust 16, 2004May 24, 20140

With an 8-7 win at almost midnight Friday night at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville CT, Jeanette Lee is the new Ladies Trick Shot Champion Lee started the event with an 8-4 win over Loree Jon Jones, and then watched as Ewa Laurance defeated Ming Ng 9-5 to set up the match in the finals. Then …

Engert Wins Challenge of Champions

NewsAugust 13, 2004May 26, 20140

Thomas Engert, one of Germany's most decorated pro pool players over the past 25 years, finally made his presence felt on the international stage by beating countryman Thorsten Hohmann in straight sets, 5-2, 5-2, to win the Challenge of Champions at the Mohegan Sun Hotel & Casino in Uncasville, Conn…

Hohmann Advances to Challenge Final

NewsAugust 12, 2004May 23, 20140

2003 World Champion Thorsten Hohmann of Germany steamrolled Finland's Mika Immonen in straight sets, 5-3, 5-1, Thursday afternoon in the first semifinal at the 14th International Challenge of Champions at The Mohegan Sun Hotel and Casino in Uncasville, Conn. With the win, Hohmann advances to the fin…

All German Challenge Final

NewsAugust 12, 2004May 24, 20140

Thomas Engert will meet countryman Thorsten Hohmann in a $50,000 winner-takes-all shootout in the finale of the 2004 International Challenge of Champions at the Mohegan Sun Hotel in Uncasville, Conn. Engert dispatched luckless Hiroshi Takenaka in straight sets, 5-2, 5-3, to reach the title match in …

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 …

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Mosconi Cup Teams Announced

Rocket Takes Down Florida Seminole Event

Owen Unlikely U.S. Open Champ

Engert Masters Another Field

Archer Wins Carolinas Open 9-Ball

Lee wins Trick Shot Championship

Engert Wins Challenge of Champions

Hohmann Advances to Challenge Final

All German Challenge Final

World Pool Championship Highlights to Air on Fox Sports Net

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