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2024 BD Awards

NewsJuly 29, 2024August 20, 2025

Player of the Year On Men: Joshua Filler Joshua Filler's 2023 was a year of quality and quantity. The world-traveling superstar collected nine big wins, headlined by titles at the Qatar Open, the China Open, and the World Pool Team Championship. Filler outshined Ping Chung Ko, who had an equally …

Appleton, Rossman Elected To BCA HOF

NewsJune 15, 2017May 15, 20180

Darren Appleton was already 30 years old when he made the move from English 8-Ball to American Pool, and soon thereafter from Yorkshire, England, to the United States. But in 11 short years, the doggedly determined former boxer made an indelible mark on the game, winning three world championships in…

Tools of the Trade

NewsApril 23, 2017August 20, 20250

Pool players have a love/hate relationship with their cues. We talk to some of the game's best to better understand how equipment impacts performance. [caption id="attachment_4400" align="alignleft" width="200"] Photos by Mel Evans[/caption] Pool isn't baseball, where an inside fastball can sn…

The Big Time

NewsJanuary 1, 2017November 8, 20170

It's been 10 years since the International Pool Tour died. How will history judge the short-lived $13 million venture that showed the promise and peril of attempting to bring pool into the big time? By Nick Leider It almost seems like a fever dream, now that it’s been a decade since its death.…

Teams Set For Mosconi Cup

NewsNovember 9, 2016June 26, 20170

With the announcement of the final “wildcard” selections by the opposing captains, the final rosters for Team USA and Team Europe are set with four weeks to go before the 23rd Mosconi Cup commences at the Alexandra Palace in London, Dec. 6-9. Team USA captain Mark Wilson used his wildcard picks t…

Destiny’s Child

NewsOctober 10, 2015January 24, 20170

Fulfilling the promise of his vast potential, Taiwan's Pin Yi Ko wins the World 9-Ball Championship, dashing Shane Van Boening's hopes of bringing the title back to the U.S. By Mike Panozzo Photos by Richard Walker There is little argument that the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) Worl…

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 …

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…

Van Boening Takes U.S. Open Title No. 2

NewsOctober 27, 2012May 30, 20140

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- Dennis Orcollo is arguably the best tournament player on the planet. But in the final of the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship, he barely stood a chance. Shane Van Boening, riding a break that bordered on the sublime, blasted his way past the Filipino powerhouse to take his second…

Dozen Remain in U.S. Open Hunt

NewsOctober 26, 2012May 30, 20140

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- If you're looking for story lines at the 2012 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship, the winners-side final four should provide plenty. Efren Reyes, Jose Parica, Alex Pagulayan and Shane Van Boening remain unbeaten. Young vs. old, Philippines vs. U.S., former champions chasing titles …

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2024 BD Awards

Appleton, Rossman Elected To BCA HOF

Tools of the Trade

The Big Time

Teams Set For Mosconi Cup

Destiny’s Child

Van Boening Tops at Super Billiards Expo

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

Van Boening Takes U.S. Open Title No. 2

Dozen Remain in U.S. Open Hunt

Mind & Body

Eye of the Tiger

Queen’s Gambit

The Attention Game