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Engert Wins Challenge of Champions

NewsAugust 13, 2004May 26, 20140

Thomas Engert, one of Germany's most decorated pro pool players over the past 25 years, finally made his presence felt on the international stage by beating countryman Thorsten Hohmann in straight sets, 5-2, 5-2, to win the Challenge of Champions at the Mohegan Sun Hotel & Casino in Uncasville, Conn…

Hohmann Advances to Challenge Final

NewsAugust 12, 2004May 23, 20140

2003 World Champion Thorsten Hohmann of Germany steamrolled Finland's Mika Immonen in straight sets, 5-3, 5-1, Thursday afternoon in the first semifinal at the 14th International Challenge of Champions at The Mohegan Sun Hotel and Casino in Uncasville, Conn. With the win, Hohmann advances to the fin…

All German Challenge Final

NewsAugust 12, 2004May 24, 20140

Thomas Engert will meet countryman Thorsten Hohmann in a $50,000 winner-takes-all shootout in the finale of the 2004 International Challenge of Champions at the Mohegan Sun Hotel in Uncasville, Conn. Engert dispatched luckless Hiroshi Takenaka in straight sets, 5-2, 5-3, to reach the title match in …

World Pool Championship Highlights to Air on Fox Sports Net

NewsAugust 11, 2004May 23, 20140

August 11, 2004: Matchroom Sport, promoters of the World Pool Championship announced that Fox Sports Net, America's widest reaching sports network, will be broadcasting four one-hour highlight programs of the 2004 World Pool Championship throughout October. The WPC features 128 players from over 40 …

Archer wins Big Apple 9-Ball Challenge

NewsAugust 9, 2004May 23, 20140

Johnny Archer has won the Master Billiards Big Apple 9-Ball Challenge. Archer defeated Jose Parica to earn the hot-seat early Sunday afternoon and then defeated longtime friend and rival Jeremy Jones 13-12 in an epic battle. Archer won $10,000 for first place while Jones settled for $6,000. Pa…

Big Apple Day Two Complete

NewsAugust 7, 2004May 23, 20140

The big name matches are piling up at the Master Billiards 9-Ball Challenge in Queens NY. Multiple battles deserve star billing on Friday evening, with Thorsten Hohmann facing Rodney Morris on one side of the arena while crowds also gathered around the Danny Harriman/Young Hwa Jeong match and a Jose…

Alex, the Lionhearted

NewsJuly 18, 2004May 23, 20140

[caption id="attachment_2701" align="alignright" width="150"] Alex Pagulayan[/caption]Down 8-2 and fearing he would lose his second straight World Pool Championship final, steely Alex Pagulayan lived up to his nickname, "The Lion," and roared back to score a 17-13 victory Sunday night in Taipei City…

“Killer Pixie” gets shot at redemption

NewsJuly 18, 2004May 23, 20140

Alex Pagulayan has earned a return trip to the finals of the World Pool Championship, set for Sunday night in Taipei City, Taiwan. The fiery Filipino (now living in Canada) came up short against little-known Thorsten Hohmann in the finals of the WPC in 2003. This year, the "Killer Pixie" will meet a…

Host Country Celebrates WPC

NewsJuly 17, 2004May 23, 20140

The field of 128 of the world's best 9-ballers has been whittled to eight at the World Pool Championship in Taipei, Taiwan, and the host country has a lot to celebrate. When play begins on Saturday evening (Taipei time), no less than half the field will hail from Taiwan, including two-time world cha…

World Pool Championship Final 16

NewsJuly 16, 2004May 23, 20140

The original field of 128 9-ballers has been hittled down to 16 at the World Pool Championship in Taipei, Taiwan. As play was set to begin Friday, only former champs Earl Strickland and Johnny Archer remained from the American contingent, and 2000 titlist Fong-Pang Chao represented a surprisingly st…

Engert Wins Challenge of Champions

Hohmann Advances to Challenge Final

All German Challenge Final

World Pool Championship Highlights to Air on Fox Sports Net

Archer wins Big Apple 9-Ball Challenge

Big Apple Day Two Complete

Alex, the Lionhearted

“Killer Pixie” gets shot at redemption

Host Country Celebrates WPC

World Pool Championship Final 16

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