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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…

Bustamante Wins Las Vegas Invitational

NewsAugust 26, 2002July 1, 20140

[caption id="attachment_3721" align="alignright" width="150"] Bustamante zeroed in on the title in Vegas.[/caption]"He just plays great against me. It makes me a little sick sometimes," said Ralf Souquet after the finals of the Gabriels Las Vegas Invitational, August 23 at the Riviera Hotel and Casi…

Reyes Declared Champion of Champions

NewsAugust 20, 2002July 1, 20140

[caption id="attachment_3718" align="alignright" width="150"] Reyes holds the winning check.[/caption]Efren Reyes triumphed at the 2002 International Challenge of Champions, held Aug. 14-15 at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Conn. Reyes defeated Finland's Mika Immonen in a sudden-death winner-…

Defending Champs Overthrown at BCA Junior Nationals

NewsAugust 12, 2002July 1, 20140

At the Billiard Congress of America Junior Nationals, in DeKalb, Ill., Aug. 8-10, the 18-and-under-open quarterfinal saw the surprise upset of the tournament: Three-time defending champion Shane McMinn, now 18, lost to 15-year-old Joey Gray. Gray was runner-up in the 14-and-under division at the pas…

Behrman, Daughters Charged

NewsAugust 10, 2002May 23, 20140

US Open founder and promoter Barry Behrman along with two daughters and others were charged following a raid on Behrman's 6,100 sq. ft. home in Chesapeake, Va., Dec. 2. The Virginian-Pilot is reporting that Behrman has been indicted on four felony charges including three counts of illegal gambling a…

Behrman Nabbed In Raid

NewsAugust 8, 2002May 30, 20140

Troubles continue for U.S Open promoter Barry Behrman following the mid-tournament prize-fund reduction at the 2001 U.S. Open in September and slow payment of prize monies from the Masters tournament. Behrman was one of 60 people cited in a raid on a home in Chesapeake, Va., Sunday by police and …

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

Bustamante Wins Las Vegas Invitational

Reyes Declared Champion of Champions

Defending Champs Overthrown at BCA Junior Nationals

Behrman, Daughters Charged

Behrman Nabbed In Raid

No Pain, No Gain

Finding Purpose

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