Tag: IPT

The 2006 BCA Junior Nationals got under way on July 5 at the University of Arizona student union with a total of 97 hopefuls in four divisions. The 18 & Under Boys Division has wooed back last year's winner, 18-year-old Justin Bergman, who also won in 2003. In his last year of eligibility, he hop…

The International Pool Tour announced today that Hall-of-Famer Buddy Hall has withdrawn from the IPT North American 8-Ball Open Championship to be held July 27-30 at The Venetian-Las Vegas. Hall expressed regret for his withdrawal, citing personal reasons: "At this time, I will not physically be abl…

In the second-to-last week of qualification tournaments, 10 new players have earned the right to play in the International Pool Tour's "IPT North American Open 8-Ball Championship," which will be held July 22 at the Venetian, Las Vegas: Anthony Ginn Corey Harper Gary Abood Jianbo Fu Jonathan …

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…

International Pool Tour founder Kevin Trudeau, along with IPT Executive Director Jon Denny and IPT Tour Director Deno Andrews, is expected to make several major announcements about the global television deals that have been signed by the tour, including unprecedented live coverage of all 2006 events…

The International Pool Tour has announced that Danny Green's Billiards, in Toronto, Canada, will host an IPT North American Open 8-Ball Championship Qualifier on June 3-5. This qualifying tournament will be a double-elimination, race-to-10 competition. The first and second place competitors will …

Gerda Hofstatter, ninth-ranked player in the Women's Professional Billiard Association and member of the International Pool Tour, graduated from the prestigious New York University on May 11. Hoftstatter, who is originally from Austria, studied business, specifically leadership and management. Sh…

The International Pool Tour has secured a major television package to air the lucrative tour's debut event, the action-packed “King of the Hill 8-Ball Shootout” series on the Outdoor Life Network [OLN]. The network will carry the six IPT shows in prime time, with the first show set to premiere at 7 …