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Scorpion Tops Dragon in D.C.

Articles, News, UncategorizedJanuary 2, 2004May 24, 20140

Johnny Archer registered a come-from-behind 9-8 victory in the 9-ball final of the Capital City Classic on Jan. 27 to win $6,500 for first place. The inaugural event marked the third straight major tournament of the 2002 season, following the Derby City Classic (Jan. 4-12) and Music City 9-Ball Open…

Who Would You Pick, Jeanette Lee or Anna Kournikov

Articles, News, UncategorizedJanuary 2, 2004May 24, 20140

Jeanette Lee is used to facing tough seeded players, just usually not in the first round. But in ESPN’s World’s Sexiest Athletes poll, which is being conducted using a 32-athlete March Madness-style bracket, Lee has the misfortune of going head-to-head against one of the Internet’s most-searched cel…

Team USA Captures Sixth Sraight Mosconi Cup

Articles, News, UncategorizedJanuary 2, 2004May 24, 20140

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…

Jimmy Caras placed in nursing home

Articles, News, UncategorizedJanuary 2, 2004May 24, 20140

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…

Morris returns in Reno

Articles, News, UncategorizedJanuary 2, 2004May 26, 20140

After a long hiatus, Rodney Morris returned to his old form at the Sands Regency Reno Open, Dec. 4-9, topping Nick Varner in the final to claim $12,000. Morris had been away from the game to serve a prison sentence for a narcotics-related conviction. Morris, who also competed in the Tokyo 9-Ball …

WPA Crowns World 9-Ball Champs

Articles, News, UncategorizedJanuary 2, 2004May 24, 20140

The 2001 World Pool-Billiard Association World 9-ball champions are Allison Fisher (representing Great Britain) and Brian Naithani (Germany). Fisher, ranked No. 2 by the Women's Professional Billiard Association, earned her fourth WPA world title by defeating WPBA No. 1-ranked Karen Corr (also r…

Irving Crane Sr., Dead at 89

Articles, News, UncategorizedJanuary 2, 2004May 24, 20140

Hall of Famer Irving D. Crane Sr., died Saturday, Nov. 17, at 89. Crane, who won six 14.1 World titles across four decades, was nick-named "The Deacon" because of his imperial bearing and serious, high-minded attitude towards pool. Crane had been in fragile health, but had lived at home with his …

Reyes Pockets Pool’s Biggest Payout

Articles, News, UncategorizedJanuary 2, 2004May 26, 20140

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…

Fisher crowned “Champion of Champions”

Articles, News, UncategorizedJanuary 2, 2004May 26, 20140

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…

Mosconi Cup Lineup Set

Articles, News, UncategorizedJanuary 2, 2004May 24, 20140

Matchroom Sport released its Team USA and Team Europe rosters for the popular Mosconi Cup, held at York Hall in Bethnal Green, England, Dec. 20-23. The two six-man rosters were respectively selected in consultation with the Billiard Congress of America and European Pocket Billiard Federation. Fiv…

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Scorpion Tops Dragon in D.C.

Who Would You Pick, Jeanette Lee or Anna Kournikov

Team USA Captures Sixth Sraight Mosconi Cup

Jimmy Caras placed in nursing home

Morris returns in Reno

WPA Crowns World 9-Ball Champs

Irving Crane Sr., Dead at 89

Reyes Pockets Pool’s Biggest Payout

Fisher crowned “Champion of Champions”

Mosconi Cup Lineup Set

December: Too Much of a Good Thing?

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