Tag: Oliver Ortmann

Ortmann, Ursitti Elected to BCA Hall of Fame

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Just as Jose Parica is credited with leading the Filipino invasion of professional pool in the United States, Germany’s Oliver Ortmann did the same for European players. Ortmann, whose stunning upset over Steve Mizerak in the Billiard Congress of America U.S. Open 14.1 Championship finale in 1989 sp…
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Thirty-one Countries Vie for World Dominance in Wales

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National pride is at stake at the PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool, taking place now at the Newport Centre in Newport, Wales. Pressure is high as the scotch doubles matches are played on a straight knock-out basis. The first round began on Aug. 22, with 32 two-man teams working together to repres…
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IPT Round Three: The Plot Thickens as the Field Thins

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Round three starts today in the International Pool Tour's North American Open and already 17,066 games have been played. Fatigue certainly played a role yesterday with 120 players facing a $5,000 difference in payout as they were whittled down to 60 in 12 straight hours of 8-ball action. The 60 rema…
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Immonen Rises to Eminence at First Norwegian 9-Ball Challenge

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The Norwegian 9-Ball Challenge, a first-time tournament, attracted several of the best players in the world including Tony Drago, Niels Feijen, Raj Hundal, Jasmin Ouschan and Marcus Chamat to Oslo, Norway, July 12-15. It was not surprising that two former World Pool Champions rose to the top, with M…
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“Yikes!” or “Whew…”: IPT North American Groupings Announced

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"Yikes!" or "Whew...": IPT North American Groupings Announced Jul 14, 2006, 9:44 AM Several top pool pros won’t be sleeping too soundly for the next week, now that they know the identities of their opponents in the first round of the International Pool Tour’s North American 8-Ball Open Champions…
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Thirty-two Remain in the World 14.1 Straight Pool Championship

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The World 14.1 Straight Pool Championship got underway May 30 at the Hilton in East Brunswick, N.J., the first competition of its kind in over 15 years. The 64-player field included some of pool's elite players, including Mika Immonen, Nick Varner, Mike Sigel, Allen Hopkins, and Oliver Ortmann. T…
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Do or Fly: Last U.S. Qualifier for IPT Brings 78 Players

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It’s gut-check time in the world of pro pool as 78 players prepare to fight it out in the last U.S. qualifier for the International Pool Tour, held this weekend at Country Club Billiards in Boston. Only four more spots are open on the 150-player tour for the 2006 season, and two will be awarded i…
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Teen Sensation Wu Joins Packed IPT Qualifier Field

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If you thought the first two qualifiers for the International Pool Tour were tough, you haven’t seen anything yet. Qualifier No. 3 begins today at Hard Times Billiards in Bellflower, Calif., and a full field of 78 players has registered to compete for two open spots on the million-dollar 8-ball t…
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