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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

[caption id="attachment_4450" align="alignleft" width="300"] Frost, who opened Freezer's Ice House in Tempe, Ariz., says most poolroom owners are "simply behind the times."[/caption] While poolrooms struggle across the country, two industry veterans open sparkling new rooms in the Southwest U.S., w…