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Team USA Set for Mosconi Cup

NewsOctober 30, 2012May 30, 20140

[caption id="attachment_3288" align="alignright" width="150"] Van Boening will be making a sixth consecutive appearance. (Photo by JP Parmentier-Matchroom Sport)[/caption]Here's the official release from Matchroom Sport announcing the five players who will compete for Team USA and captain CJ Wiley: …

U.S. Open: Van Boening in Hot-Seat

NewsOctober 27, 2012May 30, 20140

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- Despite their much heralded domination of professional pool in the past two decades, the Philippines has collected just two U.S. Open crowns, with Efren Reyes's win in 1994 and Alex Pagulayan's 11 years later. But that seven-year winless streak looked a good bet to end, when f…

Van Boening Takes U.S. Open Title No. 2

NewsOctober 27, 2012May 30, 20140

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- Dennis Orcollo is arguably the best tournament player on the planet. But in the final of the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship, he barely stood a chance. Shane Van Boening, riding a break that bordered on the sublime, blasted his way past the Filipino powerhouse to take his second…

Dozen Remain in U.S. Open Hunt

NewsOctober 26, 2012May 30, 20140

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- If you're looking for story lines at the 2012 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship, the winners-side final four should provide plenty. Efren Reyes, Jose Parica, Alex Pagulayan and Shane Van Boening remain unbeaten. Young vs. old, Philippines vs. U.S., former champions chasing titles …

Appleton Loses Bid for Third U.S. Open

NewsOctober 26, 2012May 30, 20140

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- It goes without saying that you can't win the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship without a lucky break or two. In the case of Darren Appleton, who went unbeaten on his way to victories in 2010 and 2011, this year's story took a turn with a very unlucky break. In a Thursday match wi…

U.S. Open Primed for Big Weekend

NewsOctober 25, 2012May 30, 20140

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- Heading into the final two days of the 2012 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships, it's clear that the strong have survived. At the conclusion of play on the winners side on Thursday night, just eight players remained. And that octet packed plenty of star power. Former champions S…

Mosconi Cup: Wiley to Lead U.S.

NewsOctober 15, 2012May 30, 20140

[caption id="attachment_3303" align="alignright" width="145"] Wiley will lead an underdog Team USA into hostile territory.[/caption]Matchroom Sport distributed this press release on Sunday, Oct. 14: FOLLOWING A 16-year absence from the event, winning 1996 Mosconi Cup player/captain CJ Wiley retur…

Big Changes at IPT: Tour to Be Sold, London Event Cancelled

NewsSeptember 3, 2006May 30, 20140

The future of the fledgling, multimillion-dollar International Pool Tour was cast in a new light on Saturday by the surprising news that tour founder Kevin Trudeau had entered into an agreement to sell the tour, and that the IPT Players 8-Ball Championship, scheduled for Oct. 22-29, had been cancell…

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…

You Guessed It: Filipinos Reign at First World Cup

NewsAugust 28, 2006May 30, 20140

The Filipino dream team of Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante became the inaugural PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool champions as they blew away Team USA, 13-5, in front of a packed arena at the Newport Centre, South Wales. The American duo of Earl Strickland and Rodney Morris were expected to m…

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Team USA Set for Mosconi Cup

U.S. Open: Van Boening in Hot-Seat

Van Boening Takes U.S. Open Title No. 2

Dozen Remain in U.S. Open Hunt

Appleton Loses Bid for Third U.S. Open

U.S. Open Primed for Big Weekend

Mosconi Cup: Wiley to Lead U.S.

Big Changes at IPT: Tour to Be Sold, London Event Cancelled

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

You Guessed It: Filipinos Reign at First World Cup

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