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| ORCOLLO WINS IN A MASTER CLASS! |
 The China Open
Shanghai Pudong Yuanshen Stadium
655 Yuanshen Road
Pudong New Area
Shanghai
China
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Thursday-Sunday 13-16 September 2012
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FILIPINO CAPTURES THE 2012 CHINA OPEN WITH A BRILLIANT 11-9 WIN OVER TAIPEI'S LU
With a grand finale performance that spoke of true greatness, the Philippines Dennis Orcollo capped an amazing week in Shanghai, winning the 2012 China Open Sunday afternoon with a brilliant 11-9 win over never-say-day Lu Hui Chan of Chinese-Taipei in front of several hundred people at the Shanghai Pudong Yuanshen Stadium arena.
Anyone who witnessed Orcollo’s efforts out on the TV table today realized soon enough that they were watching a virtuoso at work. Brilliant creative shot making, tenacious offense and defense, terrific concentration and the ability to absorb pressure were all on display from the 33 year old Filipino. The match nearly became a runaway but the fact that it wasn’t spoke more of the courage of Lu, who did himself proud by battling back when it looked like he was finished.
But the beauty of Orcollo’s massive victory in China didn’t emanate from this one match. Orcollo spent the last four days grinding out some of the most hard core wins of his career. The field that descended on Shanghai was deep and at every turn players were leaving pieces of themselves out on the tables. Orcollo actually lost his first match in the group stage 9-8 and had to win two tight matches on the losers’ side to make it to the round of 32.
In the knockout stage which began Saturday, Orcullo put in yeoman’s efforts in taking down three top Chinese players, all of whom brought their A-games to the arena. Today in the semi-final, Orcollo whipped Taiwan’s red hot Chang Yu Lung. And when it came time for the final, the Filipino was primed and ready. And so was Lu.
The match was high quality from the start as the pair split the first six racks, complete with two break and runs each and with both players potting extremely difficult balls.
It was then that Orcollo decided to put his foot to the floor as he went on a seven rack tear, executing creative combinations, kisses, rail first kicks and pots. Up 9-3 he was clearly in the zone and putting on a master class.
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| FINAL FOUR SET FOR SUNDAY CLASH IN SHANGHAI |
The China Open
Shanghai Pudong Yuanshen Stadium
655 Yuanshen Road
Pudong New Area
Shanghai
China
www.my147.com
www.top147.com - Brackets: Men / Women - Results: Men / Women
www.wpa-pool.com
Extras:: Live stream - Live scoring - Forum chat
Thursday-Sunday 13-16 September 2012
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ORCOLLO, CHANG, AKAKAGARIYAMA, LU MAKE THEIR MARK
In what was a brutally taxing and hard fought day of the very best in professional pool in Shanghai on Saturday, the 2012 China Open Men’s tournament has been whittled down to the final four. And fittingly, each and every one of the four participants in Sunday morning’s semi-finals earned their spot the hard way.
In the first semi-final which begins at 9:30am Shanghai time(GMT +8 ), the Philippines Dennis Orcollo will take on red hot Chang Yu Lung of Chinese-Taipei. In the second semi-final to follow, Chinese Taipei veteran Lui Hui Chan will go up against the 2011 World 9-ball Champion, Yukio Akakagariyama of Japan.
Each semi-final match will be a race to 11, alternate break. The finals will take place at 3:30pm later on Sunday.
The Philippines Orcollo put in a serious workmanlike day today against an onslaught of hard core Chinese pool talent. He first defeated China’s Fu Jianbo 11-4, then China’s Dang Jinhu, 11- 9. He then moved on to the quarterfinals where he beat China’s gutty Han Haoxiang 11-8, who fought all way to the end.
“All of my opponents today were very tough,” Orcollo said. “But I played good today. I have good concentration, my focus is good right now. This is a really big tournament because of all the good players here from all over the world. I just have to play my game and not think about winning, just concentrate and play one game at a time.”
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| Golden 8 Ball 2013 Weekend Announced |
 Golden 8 Ball 2013 Weekend
The Norbreck Castle Hotel
Queen's Promenade
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY2 9AA
www.golden8ball.co.uk
www.cuesport.tv - live streaming ppv video
www.britanniahotels.com
Friday-Sunday 21-23 June 2013
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Roll On Golden 8 Ball
There's nothing like being prepared, and Rob Pearce seems to be excelling in that department, already announcing full details for the third edition of the Golden 8 Ball tournament - slated for June 2013, and once again returning to the Norbreck Castle Hotel in Blackpool.
Event Organiser and creator Rob Pearce stated; “The Golden 8 Ball tournament positions itself as a prestigious pool competition which aims to provide the best possible playing conditions, coupled with a bit of wow factor!
“We’re an independent tournament that is open to any pool player, regardless of any associations, governing bodies or organisations that they may belong to.
“Having been bowled over and inspired by the spectacular ‘Grand National’ tournament in France, I wanted to create a similar event that makes our players feel special.
“We may be way off anything like the Grand National as yet, but it’s a start in the right direction and it will always remain my vision.”
Enjoyment is certainly what this weekend is all about, and with an even bigger guaranteed prize fund this year, there's already something to shout about in 2013.
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| KNOCKOUT STAGE BEGINS SATURDAY AT CHINA OPEN |
The China Open
Shanghai Pudong Yuanshen Stadium
655 Yuanshen Road
Pudong New Area
Shanghai
China
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Extras:: Live stream - Live scoring - Forum chat
Thursday-Sunday 13-16 September 2012
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UNHERALDED WU GRABS A SPOT AT THE EXPENSE OF LUI
Yes, perseverance does indeed pay off.
Wu Jing, the 12th ranked female player in China, had played 2009 World 9-ball Champion Liu Shasha on numerous occasions and never tasted victory against her famous compatriot. But tonight on the TV table inside the Shanhai Pudong Yuanshen Stadium, the very unheralded Wu finally pulled it off. And what a time to do it.
In a do or die match to see who would advance to the final 16 knockout stage and who would go home, the diminutive Wu played lights out pool and thoroughly outplayed Liu, winning the match going away 7-2 and qualifying for the big stage of the 2012 China Open.
The win was clearly one of the biggest of Wu’s career. The best the 24 year old from Fujian province had previously done was the final 16 in this year’s World 9-ball, and the quarters at last year’s Philippine Open. But it was the opponent and the circumstances that had her beaming from ear to ear afterward.
“I’ve played Liu Shasha many times in the past and I always lose,” Wu said after her win. “This time I just said relax, believe in myself and I have a good chance to win. I’m very happy right now.”
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| 2012 ClubWPT.com World Pool Masters |
2012 ClubWPT.com World Pool Masters
Hala Legionow
Boczna 15
Kielce
Poland
www.matchroompool.com - World Pool Masters - Twitter
Friday - Sunday 5-7 October 2012
Ralf Souquet - 6 time winner of the World Pool Masters title.
20th annual Masters set for Kielce, Poland
THIS OCTOBER sees the 20th annual ClubWPT.com World Pool Masters taking place for the first time in Poland in what will be the tenth different venue in the tournament’s storied history.
Working in partnership with the regional billiard organisation, Swietokrzyskie Stowarzyszenie Bilardowe as well as the local town, Matchroom Sport will be bring 16 of the world’s top players to the southern city of Kielce for the three day tournament which takes place from Friday 5th to Sunday 7th October.
Taking place in the Hala Legionow, the event will see defending champion Ralf Souquet back to try for his seventh Masters title but the likes of World No.1 Darren Appleton, 2009 champion Alex Pagulayan, ’12 World 9 Ball runner up, Li Hewen, Dennis Orcollo and a quartet of Polish sharpshooters including PartyPoker.net World Cup finalists Karol Skowerski and Wojciech Szewcyk will all be looking to stop him.
Sporting a $20,000 top prize, the event will be produced by Matchroom Sport Television who will be producing 15 x 1 hour programmes of the event for international syndication.
Commented Matchroom Sport Chairman Barry Hearn, “Having staged our World Pool League tournament from 1998 to 2006 in Warsaw, we are delighted to be returning to Poland with the Masters.
“The standard of pool in Poland has increased dramatically in the intervening years and I’m sure that come October one of the four Polish players in the field will have every chance of lifting the Masters crown.
“We’re very excited to be bringing this event to the people of Kielce and I know all the players are thrilled to be coming to Poland.”
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| 2012 Kremlin Cup invites players to visit Moscow |
 Kremlin Cup 2012
"Olympic" Sports Complex
Olympic Avenue 16
Moscow 129090
Russia
www.mosbilliard.ru
www.billiard.su
31 October - 3 November 2012
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"The Wimbledon of Billiards"
This is the 7th annual running of this long-standing tournament which has, in previous years, including participation of pool luminaries such as Mark Gray, Tony Drago and Niels Feijen.
In 2011 this event was held in December, but this year it has been moved forward and the Russian Pyramid Tournament starts on October 29th, and players for the American Pool discipline need to arrive/register on the 31st October.
It's impossible to stress how highly this event is regarded in Moscow, although the fact that it has been proudly called "the Wimbledon of Billiards" by one Russian pundit should give you an idea, and the first events were actually held inside the Kremlin Palace!
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| DAY OF THRILLERS AT CHINA OPEN IN SHANGHAI |
The China Open
Shanghai Pudong Yuanshen Stadium
655 Yuanshen Road
Pudong New Area
Shanghai
China
www.my147.com
www.top147.com - Brackets: Men / Women - Results: Live scoring
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Video: Live stream
Thursday-Sunday 13-16 September 2012
Photo courtesy of ©Narissa Wang/my147.com.
HONG KONG'S KWOK STUNS WORLD NUMBER 1 APPLETON
After a very busy day 1 at the 2012 China Open , it’s delightfully clear that the coming three days will bring us plenty of nail biting drama, and edge of your seat matches.
In the evening session alone inside the very chilly Shanghai Pundong Yuanshen Stadium, seven out of the 24 matches on the men’s side went to a one rack decider. That’s nearly 30% of the matches that headed for the cliff. You don’t have to own a sports book to know that the odds of something dramatic happening on the way to the title on Sunday are pretty darn good.
Perhaps the biggest upset tonight was Hong Kong’s Kenny Kwok coming from behind to take down the current World 9-ball Champion and World number 1, Darren Appleton, 9-8. Kwok was behind 8-6 before tying up the match, then he broke and ran for the surprise victory. The Hong Kong native advanced to the final 32, while Appleton will get one more chance on the losers’ side on Friday.
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| Registration underway for North Cyprus 8 Ball clash |
 7th International North Cyprus 8 Ball Billiard Tournament 2012
Cratos Premium Hotel & Casino *****
Kyrenia
North Cyprus
www.cratospremium.com
www.northcyprusipt.com - register to play
Contact: Levent Nevzat
E-Mail: leventerboy@yahoo.co.uk
Phone: 0090 533 868 4103
15-17 October 2012
North Cyprus welcomes 8 Ball players
Serge Das has appeared in the final of this event for the last three consecutive years - winning it twice and runner up once... Something has to be done to stop this man - can you help?
Conveniently, this 8-Ball tournament directly precedes the EPBF Euro Tour event at the same venue, so players can enter both by simply arriving early - and be nicely acclimatised for when the big 9-Ball competition starts.
You are guaranteed a warm reception from the hotel, which is a gorgeous five star affair, and the Cratos is offering a special discounted room rate to players so all you lucky pool players can invest the money saved in their casino!
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| Entries invited to MickeyFlynns European Open Qualifier |
EUROPEAN OPEN QUALIFIER
MickeyFlynns American Pool
103 Mill Road
Cambridge
CB1 2AZ
Tel: 01223 309 000
www.europeanopenonline.eu
www.mickeyflynns.co.uk
Saturday 6 October 2012
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European 9-ball Open
The European 9-ball Open Event takes place in Treviso, Italy at the BHR Hotel this November starting on the 8th with the finals played on the 10th.
The top 32 after the April Eurotour were automatically seeded into the main event, the remainder of the field will be coming from 32 qualifier tournaments where 2 from each will qualify for the main event. The main event will consist of 96 players 32 seeded and 64 qualifiers. There will be 32 groups of 3 with the group losers eliminated leaving 64 players. The 32 seeded players will be placed in groups 1 to 32 as seeded. Winner of group 1 will be directed to seed number 1 in the 64 flowchart, winner of group 2 will be seeded number 2 in the 64 flowchart etc. The 2nd placed player from the group will be drawn into the 64 field but not against his group winner in the first round. The 64 field is double elimination to the last 16, the last 16 will be single elimination. All group and double elimination matches will be a race to 9, single elimination will be a race to 11. The top 32 seeded players entry fee will be 200 Euros.
The MickeyFlynns Qualifier
The format for the qualifier will be 9-Ball, Race to 7, Double Elimination until the Quarter-Finals, then Single Elimination onwards. With a field of up to 20 participants the first 2 players will win a Qualification Spot. (Travel costs and hotel costs are not included). If there are more than 24 entries, then the first 4 players will qualify for free entry to the €75,000 European Open in Treviso, Italy.
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| 'I'M READY FOR THE BATTLE' |
The China Open
Shanghai Pudong Yuanshen Stadium
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Pudong New Area
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Thursday-Sunday 13-16 September 2012
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AS THE CHINA OPEN GETS UNDERWAY THIS WEEK IN SHANGHAI, ENGLAND'S CHRIS MELLING IS LOOKING TO REPEAT HIS BREATHTAKING PERFORMANCE OF LAST YEAR
Anyone who happened to catch Chris Melling’s performance over four days last year in the China Open in Shanghai knew right away that they had seen something special. The Englishman, who was twice a world champion in English 8-ball and had, at the time, only been playing competitive 9-ball for two years, was literally oozing with confidence all week. Everything about him—the way he walked around the table, his extremely fast play, the way he stared down layouts and especially the audacious way he potted difficult balls and moved the cue ball around—spoke of a man with a winning attitude. He never gave his opponents any breathing room, pounced on the smallest of mistakes and quickly put racks on the board.
After mowing down the likes of the Philippines Lee Van Corteza, Germany’s Thorsten Hohmann and the Netherlands Niels Feijen, Melling obliterated Chinese Taipei’s Hsu Kai Lun 11-3 in the final for his first ever major 9-ball crown and pocketed $40,000. At the time even Melling was impressed by what he had just done.
“That’s the best I’ve ever played,” the ecstatic Englishman said moments after lifting the trophy. “I’m not saying I’m a great player. But there’s a difference between being a good player and being a great player. A good player can play well in the pool room and in small tournaments. Great players can win under pressure in an atmosphere like this. I’m just beside myself right now. Absolutely unbelievable.”
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