Tag: Ralf Souquet

Jose Parica snared the final spot in the semifinal round of the Skins Billiards Championship late on Friday night and, in doing so, narrowly averted a playoff with at least two other opponents to reach the big-money rounds of the $130,000 tournament. Parica will be joined in the semis - where $42…

Thomas Engert can't explain why, after years of playing in the shadow of his internationally successful countrymen Oliver Ortmann, Ralf Souquet and Thorsten Hohmann, he's suddenly title-prone, but he's not arguing. "I can't explain it," said the 38-year-old German after coming from behind to beat…

Thomas Engert, one of Germany's most decorated pro pool players over the past 25 years, finally made his presence felt on the international stage by beating countryman Thorsten Hohmann in straight sets, 5-2, 5-2, to win the Challenge of Champions at the Mohegan Sun Hotel & Casino in Uncasville, Conn…

The big name matches are piling up at the Master Billiards 9-Ball Challenge in Queens NY. Multiple battles deserve star billing on Friday evening, with Thorsten Hohmann facing Rodney Morris on one side of the arena while crowds also gathered around the Danny Harriman/Young Hwa Jeong match and a Jose…

[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…

Matchroom Sport, producer of The Mosconi Cup, has taken another step forward in its mission to pave inroads for pool in major media outlets by striking a deal to air a one-hour highlights package from the 2003 Cup on Fox Sports Net. The program will air at 5 p.m. in all time zones on Sunday, Apri…

[caption id="attachment_2622" align="alignright" width="150"] Reyes like what he saw on the table at Derby City.[/caption]Philippine sensation Efren Reyes proved to be the ringmaster of the three-ring circus of pool known as the Derby City Classic, which finally came to a close on Saturday, Jan. 24,…