Tag: Mika Immonen

[caption id="attachment_2669" align="alignright" width="150"] Shuji Nagata[/caption]Day one of the 6th Japan Cup is complete with most of the top seeds from the field of 83 players advancing to day two untouched. After the first day of play, Efren Reyes, Francisco Bustamante, Ralf Souquet, Thorst…

Johnny Archer won the Brunswick Men's Professional Players Championship, held March 25-28 at the Super Billiards Expo in Valley Forge, Pa. Archer took a surprise second-round loss to Frankie Hernandez, 10-2, and then charged through 10 straight matches in the left bracket for the win. Notable vic…

Mika Immonen scored a 13-2 win over Charlie Williams and won the UPA Pro Tour Championship held at The Bicycle Club in Bell Gardens, Ca. Immonen survived two hill-hill matches on his way to the finals, one with Jose Parica and another with Ralf Souquet for the point. Immonen earned $10,000 for…

Team Predator, consisting of the top players from the Florida Tour, defeated Team Joss of the Joss Northeast Tour in the inaugural Patriot Cup held at Planet 9-Ball in Tampa, Fla., Feb. 15-17. Charlie Williams, the event’s promoter, had a hand in several key matches that led to his team’s victory, i…

Matchroom Sport released its Team USA and Team Europe rosters for the popular Mosconi Cup, held at York Hall in Bethnal Green, England, Dec. 20-23. The two six-man rosters were respectively selected in consultation with the Billiard Congress of America and European Pocket Billiard Federation. Fiv…

Corey Deuel blanked reigning WPA World Champion Mika Immonen in Chesapeake, Va., Sunday, Sept. 16, to take the 26th U.S. Open title over a field of 217 players. Deuel collected a reported $30,000 at the end of a controversial tournament that forged ahead despite the terrorist attack on New York's…

CARDIFF, WALES --- In a closely played final match that featured 10 lead changes, Finland's Mika Immonen captured the 2001 Admiral World Pool Championship on Sunday. Immonen, who pockets $65,000 for the victory, won the last five racks in the race-to-17 final to win 17-10 over Germany's Ralf Souquet…

For the first time since 1996, a European player will take home the top prize in pool. The final of the 2001 Admiral World Pool Championship comes down to two Europeans - Finland's Mika Immonen and Germany's Ralf Souquet. The winner of today's final tilt will take home $65,000, while the loser will …