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Diehl, Montano and Mast crowned Colorado Junior State Champions

News, Press ReleasesMarch 11, 2024August 20, 2025

The 16th Annual Colorado Junior State Championships took place at Felt Billiards in Englewood, Colorado on Saturday, March 9th, 2024. This year's event attracted 20 young players from all over Colorado, along with a familiar face in the girls division. One young billiard-athlete from each of the 10…

Routine Shots

News, TrainingOctober 8, 2023August 20, 2025

We all love great, young players. They’re exciting and aggressive and fearless.They’re also reckless. They ap…

Jumping to Conclusions

NewsAugust 2, 2023August 20, 20250

Forty years after its creation, the jump cue is still a controversial topic, although its impact on the game can't be disputed. By Keith ParadisePlaying in the semifinals of March's Predator World 10-Ball Championship in Las Vegas, former world champion Fedor Gorst found himself in a difficult s…

Gorst Cleared for Takeoff!

NewsMarch 15, 2023August 20, 20250

Note to promoters: Clear a spot in upcoming international events because Fedor Gorst is about to start racking up frequent flyer miles! After a year of filing various applications and responses for immigration status in the U.S., Gorst received confirmation from his immigration attorney Norma He…

SANCTION FREE

NewsJanuary 2, 2023August 20, 20250

In a shocking announcement, Matchroom founder Barry Hearn said that his company will conduct its 2023 tournaments (save for the World Pool Championship) without sanction from the World Pool-Billiard Association. Hearn made the announcement in an interview on Sky Sports during the 2022 Mosconi Cup a…

Lely Departs As Team Europe Captain

NewsDecember 6, 2022August 20, 20250

Almost immediately after guiding Team Europe to an 11-7 victory over Team USA in Las Vegas at the 2022 Mosconi Cup, European captain Alex Lely announced his decision to not return if asked by promoter Matchroom Sport. By Mike Panozzo Lely concluded a three-year stint at the helm of Team Europe w…

No Worlds Left to Conquer

NewsApril 15, 2022August 20, 20250

At 38, American Shane Van Boening finally claimed the one title missing from his trophy case — the World Pool Championship. By Keith ParadisePhotos by Taka Wu The night before the final day of competition in the World Pool Championship, Shane Van Boening slept like a baby — and maybe that sho…

Coming To America

NewsFebruary 15, 2022August 20, 20250

In unveiling its Nineball World Ranking and Matchroom Nineball Schedule, the British promoter has taken on the challenge of creating a global tour for the discipline. What happens next? With the announcement that mega-promoter Matchroom is setting up the structure for a world 9-ball ranking tour…

A Cup Like No Other

NewsNovember 2, 2020August 20, 20250

The only thing certain about the 2020 Mosconi Cup is that nothing is certain. By Mike Panozzo No matter how things shake out, 2020 promises to be a Mosconi Cup like no others. Madness, partisanship and flag-waving figure to be replaced by bubbles, emoji cheers, elbow bumps and nose swabs, as …

KELLY FISHER HOF

NewsJuly 13, 2020August 20, 20250

Kelly Fisher, already the winner of two world titles and dozens of professional events, thought that overcoming heart surgery and a double mastectomy to win her third world crown in 2019 was the most significant achievement of her storied pool career. That all changed July 13 when the 41-year-ol…

Diehl, Montano and Mast crowned Colorado Junior State Champions

Routine Shots

Jumping to Conclusions

Gorst Cleared for Takeoff!

SANCTION FREE

Lely Departs As Team Europe Captain

No Worlds Left to Conquer

Coming To America

A Cup Like No Other

KELLY FISHER HOF

BD Awards 2026

An ‘A’ in Chemistry

December: Too Much of a Good Thing?

Mind & Body