Matchroom Sport selects Manila to host 2006 World Pool Championship

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After the last two years in Chinese-Taipei and Kaohsiung, Matchroom Sport has decided to push the envelope and stage the prestigious World Pool Championships in Manila this year, marking the first time that the annual event will be held in the Philippines. Matchroom Sport, headed by its chairman,…
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Ga-Young Kim Takes Second World Championship in Taipei

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The world has a new women's 9-ball champion in Ga-Young Kim of Korea. It's a title she's had before, in 2004, and one that she stole away from former 2002 champion Shin-Mei Liu, in the final match of the 2006 Women's World 9-Ball Championship that took place in Taipei, Taiwan. The four-day tournamen…
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Do or Fly: Last U.S. Qualifier for IPT Brings 78 Players

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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…
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Mizerak Still Hospitalized After Surgery on Jan. 20th

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Billiard legend Steve Mizerak is still recuperating in intensive care after an operation in late January to remove his gall bladder. The 61-year-old Hall of Famer has been hospitalized since Jan. 20, according to his wife, Karen. He is under almost constant sedation, while being treated for fluid…
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Teen Sensation Wu Joins Packed IPT Qualifier Field

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If you thought the first two qualifiers for the International Pool Tour were tough, you haven’t seen anything yet. Qualifier No. 3 begins today at Hard Times Billiards in Bellflower, Calif., and a full field of 78 players has registered to compete for two open spots on the million-dollar 8-ball t…
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Strickland to Be Enshrined in Hall of Fame

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[caption id="attachment_3043" align="alignright" width="150"] Strickland's record was too impressive to deny.[/caption]At long last, controversial pool superstar Earl Strickland has earned entry into the Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame, BCA officials announced Tuesday, topping fellow nom…
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