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IPT Open Continues: Filipinos Dominate; Fisher’s Perfect While Most Women Falter

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The IPT’s North American 8-Ball Open is shaping up to be the Philippines 8-Ball Smackdown. The Filipino contingent flew their flag high and often on Monday — the second day of the history-making, $2 million event — as six Pinoy shooters scored perfect 4-0 records in round-robin play: Efren Reyes,…
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Another One Bites the Dust: Wei Grounded by Visa Woes

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Another contender for the $2-million purse at the International Pool Tour's North American 8-Ball Championship has withdrawn from the running. Liu Wei of China, who won a qualifier to compete in the event in Shanghai in mid-June, officially opted out July 20 after the U.S. government rejected his tr…
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Elated Bennett Takes Rempe’s Spot at IPT Open

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Jim Rempe’s loss is Keith Bennett’s big, big gain. Hall-of-Famer Rempe has pulled out of the first event of the International Pool Tour’s season, leaving a space for a shocked and elated Bennett, who finished tantalizingly close to the cut at several tour qualifiers. “It was unbelievable,” sai…
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