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Black Widow & Barry Hearn BCA HOF Bound

NewsAugust 20, 2013May 30, 20140

[caption id="attachment_3266" align="alignright" width="150"] Jeanette Lee[/caption]Broomfield, Colo., August 21, 2013 — The Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame is honored to welcome two of pool’s most media-savvy personalities in 2013. The United States Billiard Media Association today announ…

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Link, NewsAugust 5, 20130

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Van Boening Tops at Super Billiards Expo

NewsApril 8, 2013May 30, 20140

[caption id="attachment_3269" align="alignright" width="150"] Van Boening repeats as champion with an 8-4 win over Thorstan Hohmann in the final's third set.[/caption]The more things change, the more they stay the same. Allen Hopkins moved the 2013 Super Billiards Expo from the Philadelphia area to …

Ronnie Allen, 74, Passes Away

NewsFebruary 12, 2013May 30, 20140

[caption id="attachment_3272" align="alignright" width="150"] Allen accepts his trophy after winning a Stardust 9-ball event in the 1960s.[/caption]Ronnie Allen, one of the most feared players during pool's golden era for hustlers in the 1960s and '70s, passed away on February 6. The one-pocket lege…

Lee Enters into WPBA Hall of Fame

NewsFebruary 7, 2013May 30, 20140

[caption id="attachment_3275" align="alignright" width="150"] Lee continues to balance life as a top professional player and personality with a bustling home life. (Photo by Anne Craig)[/caption]Last evening, the Women’s Professional Billiard Association inducted Jeanette Lee, known throughout the w…

DCC 9-Ball: Alex Roars in Final

NewsFebruary 5, 2013May 30, 20140

[caption id="attachment_3278" align="alignright" width="150"] Pagulayan was all smiles after taking the 9-ball title. (Photo by David Thomson-mediumpool.com)[/caption]With three players left in the Derby City Classic's 9-ball division, Shawn Putnam caught a bit of a break when he received the bye in…

Bustamante Snags DCC Banks

NewsJanuary 30, 2013May 30, 20140

[caption id="attachment_3281" align="alignright" width="150"] Bustamante took his first DCC division title in banks. (Photo by Ashi Fachler) [/caption]Despite winning the 2008 Master of the Table — the Derby City Classic's all-around title for the player who accumulates the most points in the tourna…

ESPN to Stream Mosconi Cup

NewsDecember 10, 2012May 30, 20140

Just hours before the 2012 Mosconi Cup kicks off in London, Matchroom Sport announced that ESPN will broadcast all of the action live on its ESPN3 network. Here is the full release from Matchroom Sport: With the 2012 PartyPoker.com Mosconi Cup set to start at 2 Eastern time on Monday 10th Decembe…

Team USA Set for Mosconi Cup

NewsOctober 30, 2012May 30, 20140

[caption id="attachment_3288" align="alignright" width="150"] Van Boening will be making a sixth consecutive appearance. (Photo by JP Parmentier-Matchroom Sport)[/caption]Here's the official release from Matchroom Sport announcing the five players who will compete for Team USA and captain CJ Wiley: …

U.S. Open: Van Boening in Hot-Seat

NewsOctober 27, 2012May 30, 20140

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- Despite their much heralded domination of professional pool in the past two decades, the Philippines has collected just two U.S. Open crowns, with Efren Reyes's win in 1994 and Alex Pagulayan's 11 years later. But that seven-year winless streak looked a good bet to end, when f…

Black Widow & Barry Hearn BCA HOF Bound

THEMES KINGDOM

Van Boening Tops at Super Billiards Expo

Ronnie Allen, 74, Passes Away

Lee Enters into WPBA Hall of Fame

DCC 9-Ball: Alex Roars in Final

Bustamante Snags DCC Banks

ESPN to Stream Mosconi Cup

Team USA Set for Mosconi Cup

U.S. Open: Van Boening in Hot-Seat

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