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NewsJanuary 2, 2023August 20, 20250

In a shocking announcement, Matchroom founder Barry Hearn said that his company will conduct its 2023 tournaments (save for the World Pool Championship) without sanction from the World Pool-Billiard Association. Hearn made the announcement in an interview on Sky Sports during the 2022 Mosconi Cup a…

The Storm Before the Calm

NewsOctober 17, 2016June 26, 20170

A week prior to the start of the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships, players across the United States were informed that they would be required to complete a World Pool-Billiard Association Player License Agreement if they intended to play in the WPA-sanctioned event, setting off wave of questions, alle…

Corner Bank 10-Ball Series Postponed

NewsJune 21, 2016April 23, 20170

For the second time in less than two months, pool fans and players in Canada have had the rug pulled out from beneath them. First, the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) announced in March that the 2016 World 8-Ball Championship would be held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in August. A group of inv…

WPA Crowns World 9-Ball Champs

Articles, News, UncategorizedJanuary 2, 2004May 24, 20140

The 2001 World Pool-Billiard Association World 9-ball champions are Allison Fisher (representing Great Britain) and Brian Naithani (Germany). Fisher, ranked No. 2 by the Women's Professional Billiard Association, earned her fourth WPA world title by defeating WPBA No. 1-ranked Karen Corr (also r…

Reyes Pockets Pool’s Biggest Payout

Articles, News, UncategorizedJanuary 2, 2004May 26, 20140

Efren "The Magician" Reyes pulled out the largest tournament payday in the history of the game by topping Dutch phenom Niels Feijen, 15-7, in the final of theTokyo-9-Ball ¥100,000,000 International Billiard Tournament in Tokyo, Japan, on Nov. 14, to collect approximately US$160,000. Reyes emerged fr…

2001 World Championships Cancelled

Articles, News, UncategorizedJanuary 2, 2004May 24, 20140

The World Pool-Billiards Association has cancelled the 2001 World 9-Ball Championships for women and juniors, according to a press release from John Lewis, the WPA secretary. The tournament had been scheduled for Nov. 14 - 18 in Ottawa, Ont., Canada, and had been awarded to "Les Productions 14.1,…

Tokyo Tourney Gets Nod From WPA

Articles, News, UncategorizedJanuary 2, 2004May 26, 20140

The World-Pool Billiard Association has given its blessing -- and financial backing -- to the much-discussed 100,000,000-yen Tokyo 9-Ball tournament scheduled for Nov. 11-14 in Japan. Promoted by a new organization, The International Billiard Council, the prize fund is worth approximately U.S. $…

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The Storm Before the Calm

Corner Bank 10-Ball Series Postponed

WPA Crowns World 9-Ball Champs

Reyes Pockets Pool’s Biggest Payout

2001 World Championships Cancelled

Tokyo Tourney Gets Nod From WPA

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