Tag: Rodney Morris

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…

John Schmidt came back from a long stay on the one-loss side to avenge his only loss to Mika Immonen and won The Florida Firecracker Open at Capones Billiards in Springhill, Fl. The tournament, a stop on the Seminole Florida Pro Tour, drew a field of 62 players to Capones for the two day affair. …

[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,…

After a long hiatus, Rodney Morris returned to his old form at the Sands Regency Reno Open, Dec. 4-9, topping Nick Varner in the final to claim $12,000. Morris had been away from the game to serve a prison sentence for a narcotics-related conviction. Morris, who also competed in the Tokyo 9-Ball …

In a stunning turnaround that had members of the U.S. squad befuddled and bitter, Team Europe rolled through five straight match wins Saturday afternoon to take an 8-6 lead in the 2004 Mosconi Cup at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Trailing, 6-3, as the third day of the Ryder Cup-styled team 9-ball t…

On the heels of spirited and nearly flawless play from Mosconi Cup debutante Rodney Morris, Team USA won three of four matches Friday afternoon at the MGM Grand Hotel/Casino in Las Vegas to take a 6-3 lead over Team Europe in the annual Matchroom Sport-promoted team tournament. Morris, unbeaten i…

The 2003 Reno Open is down to 48 players as of 7PM EST on Friday. The winner from last June, John Schmidt, is still undefeated and will play Jimmy Mendoza from Phoenix Arizona on Friday night. Other top seeds who are still undefeated include Rodney Morris, Jose Parica, Santos Sambajon, Jeremy Jon…

[caption id="attachment_2574" align="alignright" width="150"] Williams' cues may be up in the air, but his game is rock solid.[/caption]Charlie Williams went undefeated at the Big Apple 9-Ball Challenge, Aug. 15-17 at Master Billiards in Queens, New York. Williams took the title in the final over Ef…