Tag: Matchroom Sport

Chicago — The ticket deadline for the 2013 Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame Banquet, which will honor women’s champion Jeanette Lee and Matchroom Sport president Barry Hearn, is rapidly approaching! The United States Billiard Media Association, which produces the annual banquet with the BCA…

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…

[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: …

[caption id="attachment_3303" align="alignright" width="145"] Wiley will lead an underdog Team USA into hostile territory.[/caption]Matchroom Sport distributed this press release on Sunday, Oct. 14: FOLLOWING A 16-year absence from the event, winning 1996 Mosconi Cup player/captain CJ Wiley retur…

The International Pool Tour has released its 2006 calendar of events, some of which conflict with the game’s most established tournaments, including the U.S. Open, the World Pool Championship and the Mosconi Cup. The IPT announced that its first event — the North American Open 8-Ball Championship…

After dropping the opening two matches on the first day of the 2005 Mosconi Cup, Team USA charged back with three consecutive wins, highlighted by a contentious 5-4 doubles victory, to earn a 3-2 lead at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. The transatlantic team event features two new twists for 2005, a …

One of the strongest European teams in years believes that it can dethrone Team USA at the 2005 Mosconi Cup, set to kick off Thursday at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev. The four-day international pool tilt will pit Americans Johnny Archer, Rodney Morris, Shawn Putnam, Jeremy Jones, Earl Strickla…

[caption id="attachment_2961" align="alignright" width="150"] Hundal made a prize winning comeback.[/caption]Playing against American powerhouse Rodney Morris, Raj Hundal was down. He was way down, in fact — behind 7-1 in a race-to-8 final at the 888.com World Pool Masters, held Sept. 2-4 in Doncast…