Tag: Warren Kiamco

[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 …

[caption id="attachment_3281" align="alignright" width="150"] Bustamante took his first DCC division title in banks. (Photo by Ashi Fachler) [/caption]Despite winning the 2008 Master of the Table — the Derby City Classic's all-around title for the player who accumulates the most points in the tourna…

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…

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…

The Hard Times Billiards hosted Summer Jamboree began June 14 and will continue through June 19, with 38 players currently competing in the $5,000-added one-pocket division. Held annually after the Sands Regency Reno Open, the Summer Jamboree features many of the same players, including Reno Open…

Dennis Orcollo, who also recently won the U.S. Bar Table 8-Ball Championship and the Hard Times IPT Qualifier, proved he can hold his own in 9-ball as well, with a run through the field of 159 players at the Reno Open. Orcollo was smoking the competition, scoring notable wins over Corey Deuel, Ti…

The International Pool Tour gained two new players after its fourth qualification event ended Feb. 26 at in Chelmsford, Mass. Warren Kiamco of the Philippines advanced steadily through the the winners’ side, scorching Furuta Kazao 10-2 and then besting George Breedlove 10-10-8 in the winners’-sid…

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…