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NewsMarch 27, 2020August 20, 20250

The head-spinning pace with which reaction to COVID-19 evolved made for a wild ride in Las Vegas. By Keith ParadiseKarim Belhaj, Chief Executive Officer of Predator Group, sat on the stage that overlooks the Predator World-10 Ball Championship arena on the afternoon of Monday, March 16 — the day…

MATCHROOM’S WORLD 9-BALL TAKEOVER

NewsJanuary 23, 2020August 20, 20250

How it happened. What it means. There were several “tells” in World Pool-Billiards Association (WPA) President Ian Anderson’s early January letter to member federations that the WPA Board of Directors had voted to terminate the Qatar Billiards & Snooker Federation’s contract for the men’…

MOSCONI SHOCKER!

NewsJanuary 17, 2020August 20, 20250

Ruysink out, Jones in as Team USA captain; Lely replaces Chamat for Europe. In a stunning move, Dutchman Johan Ruysink, the winningest captain in Mosconi Cup history and the architect of Team USA’s resurgence, was not invited back to lead the Americans for a fourth year. Instead, event produ…

For the Record

NewsOctober 7, 2019August 20, 20250

John Schmidt's majestic 626-ball run was the culmination of years of single-minded effort and required a dedicated support team and incredible mental fortitude. Story By Mike Panozzo For John Schmidt, it was always personal. At least, it became personal that day 25 years ago when fel…

LION ROARS INTO HALL OF FAME

NewsJuly 16, 2019August 20, 20250

Over the years, Alex Pagulayan, the comical, mischievous and lethal Canadian-by-way-of-the-Philippines pool star, has parlayed his talents into the World 9-Ball Championship, a U.S. Open 9-Ball title and a pair of Derby City Classic Master of the Table crowns. Those achievements have now earned…

Taking A Mulligan

NewsApril 5, 2019August 20, 20250

Matchroom’s acquisition of the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships was met with great joy by the pool community. Bold plans and grandiose promises heralded a bright future for America’s oldest and most significant major pool tournament. A guaranteed purse of $300,000 for the 2019 event was announce…

Pool’s Olympic Bid Fails

NewsFebruary 25, 2019August 20, 20250

The organizing committee for Paris 2024 released a press kit on its recommendations to the International Olympic Committee. The committee recommended break dancing, surfing, skateboarding and sport climbing. Other sports that were included as “finalists” were baseball, squash and karate. In re…

Good Things Come To Those That Wait

NewsAugust 3, 2018August 20, 20250

That old adages seems perfectly appropriate in 2018, as former champions Gerda Hofstatter-Gregerson and Kim Davenport earned election into the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame, the BCA announced today. The Austrian-born Hofstatter-Gregerson, 47, had been on the Greatest Player ballot…

Mandalay Bay To Host US Open 9-Ball

NewsApril 15, 2018August 20, 20250

The 43rd US Open 9-Ball Championship will take place at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas from Sunday, April 21 until Friday, April 26, 2019. Matchroom Multi Sport acquired full ownership of the US Open 9-Ball Championship in a ground-breaking agreement last month and the tournament will mo…

Matchroom Acquires U.S. Open

NewsMarch 24, 2018August 20, 20250

After several months of questions and speculation, the mystery surrounding the future of the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship has been unveiled. British event producer Matchroom Sport, promoters of the Mosconi Cup, World Pool Masters and World Cup of Pool, has taken over ownership of the world’s longes…

‘Hour by hour’

MATCHROOM’S WORLD 9-BALL TAKEOVER

MOSCONI SHOCKER!

For the Record

LION ROARS INTO HALL OF FAME

Taking A Mulligan

Pool’s Olympic Bid Fails

Good Things Come To Those That Wait

Mandalay Bay To Host US Open 9-Ball

Matchroom Acquires U.S. Open

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