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KELLY FISHER HOF

NewsJuly 13, 2020August 20, 20250

Kelly Fisher, already the winner of two world titles and dozens of professional events, thought that overcoming heart surgery and a double mastectomy to win her third world crown in 2019 was the most significant achievement of her storied pool career. That all changed July 13 when the 41-year-ol…

LION ROARS INTO HALL OF FAME

NewsJuly 16, 2019August 20, 20250

Over the years, Alex Pagulayan, the comical, mischievous and lethal Canadian-by-way-of-the-Philippines pool star, has parlayed his talents into the World 9-Ball Championship, a U.S. Open 9-Ball title and a pair of Derby City Classic Master of the Table crowns. Those achievements have now earned…

Tools of the Trade

NewsApril 23, 2017August 20, 20250

Pool players have a love/hate relationship with their cues. We talk to some of the game's best to better understand how equipment impacts performance. [caption id="attachment_4400" align="alignleft" width="200"] Photos by Mel Evans[/caption] Pool isn't baseball, where an inside fastball can sn…

The Big Time

NewsJanuary 1, 2017November 8, 20170

It's been 10 years since the International Pool Tour died. How will history judge the short-lived $13 million venture that showed the promise and peril of attempting to bring pool into the big time? By Nick Leider It almost seems like a fever dream, now that it’s been a decade since its death.…

Destiny’s Child

NewsOctober 10, 2015January 24, 20170

Fulfilling the promise of his vast potential, Taiwan's Pin Yi Ko wins the World 9-Ball Championship, dashing Shane Van Boening's hopes of bringing the title back to the U.S. By Mike Panozzo Photos by Richard Walker There is little argument that the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) Worl…

Van Boening Tops at Super Billiards Expo

NewsApril 8, 2013May 30, 20140

[caption id="attachment_3269" align="alignright" width="150"] Van Boening repeats as champion with an 8-4 win over Thorstan Hohmann in the final's third set.[/caption]The more things change, the more they stay the same. Allen Hopkins moved the 2013 Super Billiards Expo from the Philadelphia area to …

IPT World Open Preview: Talented Tots Wu and Ouschan to Debut

NewsSeptember 1, 2006May 30, 20140

The big news in the first round of the International Pool Tour’s latest multi-million dollar 8-ball tournament will be the debuts of young superstars Chia-Ching Wu of Taiwan and Jasmin Ouschan of Austria, both looking for a big piece of the record-setting $3 million purse. The eight-day 8-ball ev…

Archer is the Champion of Champions

NewsAugust 11, 2006May 30, 20140

In the final of this year's winner-take-all $50,000 International Challenge of the Champions, the 2 ball created cartoon-like hijinks, running and hiding from competitors Thorsten Hohmann and Johnny Archer. Archer eventually put that 2 ball in its place: the pocket, in the single-game tiebreaker,…

By Day’s End, One Champion Will Remain at the International Challenge

NewsAugust 10, 2006May 30, 20140

Day one of the 2006 International Challenge of Champions is complete and the field of eight players has been sliced in half. Among the elite, international players, every game in the best-of-three matches carried great importance. In the first match of the day, Johnny Archer defeated Alex Lely in…

International Challenge of Champions: Bracket’s Up, Rack It Up!

NewsAugust 9, 2006May 30, 20140

The bracket is drawn for the 2006 International Challenge of Champions and the eight competitors are assessing their chances for the $50,000 first prize. First round matches begin today, Aug. 9, at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Conn. The first match of the day will take place at 4 p.m. ES…

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KELLY FISHER HOF

LION ROARS INTO HALL OF FAME

Tools of the Trade

The Big Time

Destiny’s Child

Van Boening Tops at Super Billiards Expo

IPT World Open Preview: Talented Tots Wu and Ouschan to Debut

Archer is the Champion of Champions

By Day’s End, One Champion Will Remain at the International Challenge

International Challenge of Champions: Bracket’s Up, Rack It Up!

December: Too Much of a Good Thing?

Mind & Body

Eye of the Tiger

Queen’s Gambit