Earl Strickland Turns 45 Today
Recent Hall of Fame inductee Earl "The Pearl" Strickland was born 45 years ago today, on June 8, 1961, in Roseboro, North Carolina.
Happy birthday Earl!!
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Game Over for the Glass City Open
Tom Gearhart, co-owner of the Toledo, Ohio-based Glass City Open with partner Tom Elder, gave a glassy-eyed eulogy for the 22-year-old independent 9-ball tournament via press release yesterday.
"Although record crowds packed the seats every night, it still wasn't enough for this great tournament …
Hohmann Takes World 14.1 Straight Pool Top Honor
The German penchant for straight pool was evident in the final of the World 14.1 Straight Pool Championship, in which Thorsten Hohmann defeated his fellow countryman Thomas Engert, 200-80.
The first tournament of its kind in over 15 years, the World 14.1 Straight Pool Championship took place over…
Thirty-two Remain in the World 14.1 Straight Pool Championship
The World 14.1 Straight Pool Championship got underway May 30 at the Hilton in East Brunswick, N.J., the first competition of its kind in over 15 years.
The 64-player field included some of pool's elite players, including Mika Immonen, Nick Varner, Mike Sigel, Allen Hopkins, and Oliver Ortmann. T…
IPT Announces Live European Broadcasts
The International Pool Tour has announced its newly-minted deal with Eurosport and British Eurosport, which will show live, prime-time coverage of every round of all major IPT events in 2006.
The Pan-European network will also air a number of produced IPT highlights programs, including the recent…
IPT Holds Press Conference in London Relating to International Television Deals
International Pool Tour founder Kevin Trudeau, along with IPT Executive Director Jon Denny and IPT Tour Director Deno Andrews, is expected to make several major announcements about the global television deals that have been signed by the tour, including unprecedented live coverage of all 2006 events…
“The Miz” Will Be Missed
Billiard legend and Hall-of-Famer Steve Mizerak passed away on May 29, after being hospitalized since January when he was admitted for gall bladder problems. "The Miz" had been in a coma for the past few months, never having fully recovered from a stroke he suffered in 2001. He was 61 years old.
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Predator Florida Open Turns To 10-Ball
The 6th Annual Predator Florida Open began on May 25 at the Hyatt Regency in Jacksonville, bringing in 73 players, a third of which were non-Americans.
The first round saw several big names drop to the one-loss side, including Earl Strickland, Johnny Archer, Gabe Owen, Ralf Souquet and Rodney Mor…
BCA Pool League Bolsters Fierce Eight-Ball Competition
The Riviera Hotel and Casino in fabulous Las Vegas, Nev., was filled with 227 bright blue, brand new Diamond tables and some 7,000 amateurs ranging in skill from recreational to Grand Master, and coming from as far as Tonga to compete in the 30th annual BCA Pool League National 8-Ball Championships,…
IPT Announces Qualifier Venue in Toronto
The International Pool Tour has announced that Danny Green's Billiards, in Toronto, Canada, will host an IPT North American Open 8-Ball Championship Qualifier on June 3-5.
This qualifying tournament will be a double-elimination, race-to-10 competition. The first and second place competitors will …
