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Derby City Starts Off With a Bang

NewsJanuary 8, 2003May 23, 20140

[caption id="attachment_2544" align="alignleft" width="124"] Harriman is enjoying a streak of good fortune.[/caption]With around 350 players participating in at least one division, The Derby City Classic in Louisville, Kentucky, has something for everyone. As the fourth round of the one-pocket divis…

Mosconi Cup First Day: Europe Sweeps America!

NewsDecember 19, 2002July 1, 20140

The Mosconi Cup matches held in London today had a surprising outcome: Europe, which suffered a crushing 12-1 defeat last year, has leapt to a 3-0 lead on the first day of this year’s competition. In the first matchup, Team Europe team captain Oliver Ortmann and fellow German Ralf Souquet took on…

Men’s Pro Kim Davenport Suffers Eye Injury

NewsDecember 13, 2002July 1, 20140

At the end of October, veteran 9-ball star Kim Davenport was competing in the UPA Atlanta Open, fighting for a spot on the U.S. team for the upcoming Mosconi Cup in London. Today, the 47-year-old Modesto, Calif., pro is fighting for his professional pool player life. Davenport, the 1990 Billiards Di…

Karen Corr: Back on Top?

NewsDecember 10, 2002July 1, 20140

[caption id="attachment_3739" align="alignright" width="125"] Karen Corr is fighting back.[/caption]Women’s Professional Billiards Association points-leader Karen Corr may be getting back into the swing of things. Corr defeated her perennial nemesis Allison Fisher, 7-5, in the finals of the WPBA Wom…

Allison Takes All

NewsNovember 8, 2002July 1, 20140

Allison Fisher continued her dominant play of late by defeating Karen Corr in a $25,000 sudden-death playoff in the International Tournament of Champions, held Nov. 6-7 at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Conn. In the finals, each player took a set in the race-to-five format, leaving a singl…

Mosconi Cup Gets First-Ever U.S. Airtime

NewsNovember 6, 2002July 1, 20140

[caption id="attachment_3736" align="alignright" width="150"] Expect to see Johnny on your television at the end of December.[/caption]The Mosconi Cup will be broadcast for the first time in the United States this year courtesy of ESPN2. Coverage, which will feature tournament highlights, will run f…

Corr Falls to Fisher at Fall Classic

NewsOctober 7, 2002July 1, 20140

Continuing a streak that’s starting to look like a comeback, Allison Fisher defeated longtime rival Karen Corr, 7-1, in the finals of the Women’s Professional Billiards Association’s Fall Classic, Oct. 2-6 at Amsterdam Billiards in New York, N.Y. Fisher’s first game of the tournament brought an u…

Souquet Wins U.S. Open

NewsOctober 1, 2002July 1, 20140

[caption id="attachment_3730" align="alignright" width="150"] Ralf, triumphant.[/caption]In a mad dash to hold off pesky challenger Alex Pagualyan and complete the final match before Pay-Per-View satellite feeds went "to black," Germany's Ralf Souquet scored a heart-pounding 13-11 win in the final o…

Souquet Wins in Nashville

NewsSeptember 17, 2002July 1, 20140

Ralf Souquet dominated Johnny Archer in the finals to win the IBC U.S. Championship, his second straight IBC event title. Souquet took the title from Archer in straight sets, 6-1, 6-1, at J. O. B. Billiards in Nashville, Tenn. Following about a week of on-site qualifiers, the event ran Sept. 13-15. …

Always a Bridesmaid, Finally a Bride

NewsSeptember 11, 2002July 1, 20140

[caption id="attachment_3724" align="alignright" width="100"] Thornfeldt finally overcame them all. (Photo: Carla Bonner)[/caption]Helena Thornfeldt has won her first Women’s Professional Billiards Association title since the Seattle Classic in 1996. Thornfeldt, who has steadily held the fourth or f…

Category: News

Derby City Starts Off With a Bang

Mosconi Cup First Day: Europe Sweeps America!

Men’s Pro Kim Davenport Suffers Eye Injury

Karen Corr: Back on Top?

Allison Takes All

Mosconi Cup Gets First-Ever U.S. Airtime

Corr Falls to Fisher at Fall Classic

Souquet Wins U.S. Open

Souquet Wins in Nashville

Always a Bridesmaid, Finally a Bride

December: Too Much of a Good Thing?

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