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Comeback Queen

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

For the third consecutive Classic Tour event, Karen Corr rebounded from an earlier loss to win a tournament championship. This time Corr did it at the Women’s Professional Billiard Association Midwest Classic at Palace Billiards in Villa Park, Ill., Oct. 11-14, recovering from a loss to Fisher in th…

2001 World Championships Cancelled

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

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,…

BCA Organizes Billiards For America Day

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

The Billiard Congress of America has designated Nov. 10 as Billiards for America Day, and is coordinating an industry-wide effort to raise money for relief funds established to benefit victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack. The BCA, working with the American Poolplayers Association and the Wo…

Tokyo Tourney Gets Nod From WPA

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

The World-Pool Billiard Association has given its blessing -- and financial backing -- to the much-discussed 100,000,000-yen Tokyo 9-Ball tournament scheduled for Nov. 11-14 in Japan. Promoted by a new organization, The International Billiard Council, the prize fund is worth approximately U.S. $…

Deuel is U.S. Open Champ

Articles, News, UncategorizedJanuary 2, 2004May 30, 20140

Corey Deuel blanked reigning WPA World Champion Mika Immonen in Chesapeake, Va., Sunday, Sept. 16, to take the 26th U.S. Open title over a field of 217 players. Deuel collected a reported $30,000 at the end of a controversial tournament that forged ahead despite the terrorist attack on New York's…

Amsterdam Tournament Postponed Until 2002

News, UncategorizedJanuary 2, 2004May 23, 20140

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…

Comfortable at the Top

News, UncategorizedJanuary 2, 2004May 23, 20140

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…

Centre of Attention

News, UncategorizedJanuary 2, 2004May 23, 20140

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…

Going For Gold

News, UncategorizedJanuary 2, 2004May 29, 20140

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…

Diliberto Cleared Of All Charges

News, UncategorizedJanuary 2, 2004May 23, 20140

Pool legend Danny Diliberto was acquitted of all charges after a jury trial in U.S. District Court in Buffalo, N.Y., according to the prosecutor, Asst. U.S. Attorney Tony Bruce. Diliberto had been indicted in a drug-trafficking case along with 14 others including former 9-ball stand out Dennis …

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Comeback Queen

2001 World Championships Cancelled

BCA Organizes Billiards For America Day

Tokyo Tourney Gets Nod From WPA

Deuel is U.S. Open Champ

Amsterdam Tournament Postponed Until 2002

Comfortable at the Top

Centre of Attention

Going For Gold

Diliberto Cleared Of All Charges

December: Too Much of a Good Thing?

Mind & Body

Eye of the Tiger

Queen’s Gambit