Tag: Gabe Owen

Here they are, folks: the final 18 players at the $2 million IPT North American 8-Ball Open. Play in round six will start at 10 a.m. on the West Coast. The top two players in each bracket will advance to the next round, where the prize money will start at $40,000. The winner of the event will collec…

LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Despite some strong opposition from European players, including the surprising contingent of English 8-ballers, the always tough Filipinos are dominating the history-making IPT North American 8-Ball Open. Virtually every Filipino competitor who started in the 200-player field ha…

Dennis Orcollo, who also recently won the U.S. Bar Table 8-Ball Championship and the Hard Times IPT Qualifier, proved he can hold his own in 9-ball as well, with a run through the field of 159 players at the Reno Open. Orcollo was smoking the competition, scoring notable wins over Corey Deuel, Ti…

The 2006 Reno Open is underway at the Sands Regency in Reno, Nev., yielding a field of 156 players. Tournament coordinator Mick McMillin said that the number of players at the tournament, usually at or above the 200 mark, has decreased this year due to the International Pool Tour qualifiers. N…

The 19th Annual Music City Open took place Jan. 17-22 at JOB Billiards Club in Nashville, Tenn. Johnny Archer pocketed the final 9 ball and $3,000 in the main event, making a drum of Marco Marquez. Monica Webb went home singing with a first place finish in the women's division and with partner Gabe …

[caption id="attachment_2967" align="alignright" width="150"] Gabe Owen is the defending champ.[/caption]The U.S. Open is going into its third day, and there are already a few upsets on the board. Pablo Matheu defeated Tony Robles and David Grossman beat Rodney Morris. But many favorites are stil…

The United States has fielded one of its strongest contingents yet for the 2005 World Pool Championship, bringing 12 proven shooters with at least one significant title each. Producer Matchroom Sport this week announced the draw for the round-robin stage of the 128-man event, to be held July 2-10…

The BCA Open 9-Ball Championships, the first of the year’s three "majors" in pool, has yielded some big surprises in the early going in Las Vegas this week. After three days of play, the ranks of the undefeated on the men’s side had narrowed to Johnny Archer, Thorsten Hohmann and the largely unknown…