The 2006 U. S. Open 9-Ball Championship, scheduled for September 25 October 1, 2006, in Chesapeake, VA, will again feature a full field of 256 international players. With just 10 days until the event begins, player registration is at the highest level than any year in the previous 31-year history of the event.
"Were getting player registrations from all around the world like never before," said Barry Behrman, US Open founder and promoter. "The TV distribution worldwide for the past several years, along with the WPA sanctioning, has created such a tremendous interest from international players that well have a full field for sure. So, if youre planning to play, this is the last chance, because its a first come first serve deal."
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2011 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Defending champs dumped!
PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool 2011 The Block Atrium SM North EDSA Quezon City Manila Philippines www.matchroompool.com
Tuesday-Sunday 6-11 September 2011
Francisco Bustamante and Efren Reyes - Team Philippines B
Home town heroes win through
2006 and 2009 PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool Champions Philippines B, comprised of Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante, made their way into the last 16 of this years event with an 8-4 victory over plucky debutants Kuwait at the SM Mall North in Manila.
Nobody gave the Kuwait pair of Khaled Al Mutaira and Omar Al Shaheen any kind of hope but they did themselves proud, sticking with the Filipino pair in the early stages before succumbing down the home stretch.
Both sides wore snappy outfits based on their national flags, but it was the home side that the packed crowd had come to see. As predicted the Philippines started well and took the first two racks fairly quickly.
As huge underdogs, the Kuwaiti duo of Al Mutaira and Al Shaheen though were under no pressure at all, and that showed as they won the next two to silence the crowd.
The Philippines won the next two to restore their lead but the game Kuwaiti pair took the next to leave it poised at 4-3. A cracking long pot in the next from Bustamante set the Philippines on their way to taking the rack as the score stood at 5-3.
"The Magician" Efren "Bata" Reyes wins $500,000 at the IPT World Open 8-Ball Championship with a magnificent 8:6 win over Hawaii's Rodney "The Rocket" Morris in Reno, Nevada.
Morris will take $150,000 for his efforts, but by all accounts it was a tense and nervous final, as Morris scratched in the side pocket on his break no less than THREE times, and Reyes MISSED two 8-balls.
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Results for the EPT Qualifier's from Club 9 Saturday 9th September
A Fantastic array of top players from all over Ireland and from all backgrounds turned up for these increasingly popular and exciting events held and organised by Club 9,the superb prizes of flights,hotels and entry fee to Daryl Peach's ever growing and now becoming a household name amongst all the top pro's and players of all skill levels, the tour everyone is talking about the Empire Pool Tour.
Saturday morning doors opened and players of top quality walked into Club 9 Paddy McLaughlin,Gareth Deegan,Manny Byrne,Dean largley,Stephen Johnston and many more, in house players Sam Gibson,Billy Gorman,Paul Canavan Gerard Elliman were looking forward to the challenge,after a few practise sessions it was time to get into the zone and play for the top prizes.
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PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool - Day 6 Updates
Womens 9-ball World Championship 2011 Tennis Hall of Training Base of Hunnan, Liaoning 32 Hunnan Mid Road Hunnan New District Shenyang 110168 China www.wpa-pool.com - Twitter
22 - 25 September 2011
All photography Alison Chang for the WPA - used by Pro9 with express permission.
DOOMSDAY FOR THE DUCHESS
September 22nd, 2011 will be a day Allison Fisher would love to soon forget.
Fisher, one of the greatest women players of all time and a four time World 9-ball champion, crashed out of this years Womens World 9-ball Championship just barely after the event had gotten underway in the northeastern city of Shenyang, China. The Duchess of Doom, who finished second last year in this event, lost twice in one day and will now have to watch the remainder of pools premiere womens tournament from the stands.
Things began ominously for the Hall of Famer when she drew Taiwanese great Shin Mei Lui in her first match of the group stage in the 64 player event on Thursday. With six world titles between them, the two slugged it out right to the end, with Liu taking the win by a nose, 7-6.
This sent Fisher over to the losers side of her group where she faced a do or die battle against rising Korean talent Park Eun Ji in the last session of the evening. The match took on extra significance because it was played on the TV table in front of a packed house inside the Liaoning Hunnan Sports Training Base arena.
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Players invited to register for the Kremlin Cup 9-Ball Open
The Kremlin Cup has always been predominantly about the exacting game of Russian Pyramid - the exclusively Russian billiard game with ultra large white balls on the huge table with the toughest ball to pocket ratio of any cuesport, and it's impossible to stress enough 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!
The Kremlin Cup was originally exclusive to invited Russian Pyramid players, but more recently the event has been opened up to international competitors, and although it's always been difficult to get results from this tournament, I do know that the 9-Ball event was won by Sandor Tot in 2005, and by Ruslan Chinakov in 2006 - and this year this televised event will feature participants from England, Holland, Germany, China, Italy, Sweden, Poland, the Philippines, Croatia and more!
Airport: Moscow Sheremetyevo - 30 km, Moscow Domodedovo - 50 km
Schedule: 07.12 -arrival day, till 7.00 p.m. accreditation in the arena 8.00 p.m. - draw 8.12 10.00 a.m. - start of matches 10.12 final 11.12 departure day
Mode: Entry-fee: 150 Total prize-money: 1400000 rub. (about 35000) Max. No. of participants: 256 9-Ball, preliminary-rounds Double-KO, Last 32 Single-KO. All rounds races to 9, alternate breaks. Magic rack will be used. Three balls rule.
Dresscode: Solid long-sleeved shirts, long dress trousers of freely chosen colour (no jeans will be permitted), dark shoes and matching socks
Accommodation: Hotel Bega 125284. Begovaya alleya, 11, Moscow, Russia Room-rates: single / double room 100,00 per night incl. Breakfast, Fitnes center, Wi-Fi and all taxes. When booking hotels online www.bega-hotel.ru special price- 85,00 per night. Booking programs - Stay 4, pay for 3!
Official Equipment: Table: Dynamiс 9Ft Olimpic, Cloth: Iwan Simonis 860, Ball: Aramith Super Pro TV,
Shuttle-Service: In case of arrival at 07.12.2011 and departure at 11.12.2011, a fee required shuttle-service is installed for both ways. The charge therefore will be around 30,00 per person. If you intend to use this service, please add the following to your booking confirmation: Airports name, date of arrival/departure and flight number. Shuttle service booking up to: 05 december 2011 Lev Yaroslavtsev e-mail: info@billiard.su
Visa: If anybody need a visa please contact the info@billiard.su
2011 KREMLIN 9 BALL OPEN
MOSCOW - RUSSIA
THE PRIZE FUND
1st
7,000-00
2nd
4,200-00
3rd-4th
2,500-00
5th-8th
1,500-00
9th-16th
800-00
17th-32nd
400-00
TOTAL PRIZE FUND = 35,000-00*Approx. Ruble to Euro exchange rate.
Ricardo Indyana Jones UK Mark Gray UK Longdi Zhou CZ ... Tom Onderek CZ Zdenda Vobořil CZ Pavel Němec CZ Karel aludek CZ Nikolas Szarkezi CZ Mario Szarkezi CZ Daniel Pokrvka CZ Pavel Zeman Michal Gavenčiak CZ Jaroslav Tich CZ Pavel umbera CZ David alman CZ Filip Ondrejo CZ Vojtěch Daněk CZ Martin Kudlček CZ Marek Hajdovsk CZ Al Tamimi Zaid CZ Vladimra Venhodov CZ Eva Makov CZ Radko Majerčk CZ Kristian Walach CZ Dvid Eros CZ Jozef Lisk SK Tom Krovina SK Vojtech tofko SK Kubo Koniar SK Roman Michlik SK Dominik Zajac PL Piotr Kaminski PL Mariusz Roter PL Jacek Dmochowski PL Arivukkannan Balan Sandapriya IND
Well what a way to finish off a fantastic year for Total9ball, players were invited to attend our Christmas fun filled event. Kindly St Albans Hurricane Room offered us their facilities to use and also added a whopping 200 to the prize pot which enabled T9B to reduce our entry fees to encourage as many players as possible. It was decided the entry fee would be 5 for local members of the club and 10 for everyone else. We ended up with 22 players in attendance which is a good number considering it was a last minute event and only advertised for around a week and a half. There were a great mix of players from local talents Dan and Dave Lim to top amateurs with Courtney Symons and Ramesh Gokhul in attendance, as well as a top level professional Craig Osborne it was sure to be a fun day. Craig wasn't the only cue sport celebrity in the Hurricane Room though, we were very pleased to have Masato Hiraoka from Kamui not only at the venue but also showing that he himself is a very good 9ball player and Dave Knight, owner of Pro9, was there taking the photos and chatting to the players about all things pool from chalks to tips, cues to jump cues and displaying a fantastic range of Kamui products.
The format used was the trialled and tested Total9ball 2x format again with a twist. One side of the draw was handicapped race to 7 and the other a tense race to 3 shoot-out, matches began at around 11am with the races to 7 first up. Luke Rollison vs Courtney Symons was the pick of the first round ties with Luke seeming to be bang in form with a convincing 7v2 win, Craig Osborne was the highest ranked player in the event and was expected to be there or thereabouts at the end of the competition but with Craig having to start -3 against fearless Jaspal Bamotra it was an early exit from the first side of the draw for the Ipswich Professional. Finlay Laing's first match was against ever improving Wayne Rooke, Finlay played some top 9ball to take a big 6v1 lead but Wayne was in a battling mood to take it to hill-hill. Wayne had a chance in the final rack but in his words he chopped a ball and left the match there for Finlay. Masato drew one of Total9balls top amateur players in Ramesh Gokhul and was on the receiving end of a 7v3 result.
In the other half of the draw as mentioned earlier matches were race to 3 shoot-out style with shock results expected. Total9ball Amateur series event 4 winner beat Luke Rollison 3v0 with the aid of a golden break and local talent Dan Lim setup a battle of the brothers in round two by beating Finlay Laing 3v1. Phil Wildman achieved a 3v1 victory over Greg Jansz and Masato showed class, like his Kamui product, to advance 3v1 at the expense of Paul Summerfield.
It was at this point of the day when the fun began with a rebuy break dish comp. Players had to make a legal break and clear the balls 1 through to 9 to enter the winners circle. After 28 total attempts only 4 players succeeded and those players were Craig Osborne, Luke Rollison, Mark Parker and Phil Wildman. The 4 players continued until only one player broke dished, that player was Luke Rollison from Chichester and he collected the 56 pot which was a good prize as Luke only invested 2. The last special event of the day was speed pool and it was sure to get the players adrenaline going. This was run as a Knock-out competition, two tables at the same time, two players charging round trying to pot their balls before their opponent. So here were the rules both players break the 15 balls and matches began after a count of 3,2,1 go. Players could play shots while the balls were still moving, but a foul would give an immediate 5 second penalty. All players gathered around the tables and produced a brilliant and loud atmosphere. The speed pool event won ,believe it or not, by Heavyweight Phil Wildman, Phil's final ball was potted about a second before runner up Craig Osborne's.
Back to the main event and we will pick it up from where there were just eight players left across the two events all, of whom were now in the prize money. New player to T9B John Egan showed he was a good cueist beating probably Total9balls most improved player Tom Staveley 7v6 while Phil Wildman was clearly continuing his fine form from the T9B Grand Finals the previous weekend to run out a 7v3 winner against Ramesh Gokhul. The race to 3 side matches saw Craig Osborne prevail 3v1 against another new face with a talent Filip Krawczyk. Courtney Symons also won by the same score against Phil Wildman.
The Semi Final line up with results is below:-
Phil Wildman -2 7v4 John Egan Courtney Symons 3v2 Craig Osborne
It had been a very long day with all sorts of varieties of pool played. The finalists Courtney and Phil decided to chop up the prize money and both go home winners. The split worked out at 170 each which was a great reward for just a 10 entry fee. The semi finalists Craig and John picked up 40 each and the quarter finalists Filip Krawczyk, Phil Wildman, Ramesh Gokhul, and Tom Staveley collected 15 each.
This really was a great way to end a impressive year for T9B. It's clear that Total9ball had become a driving force in UK 9Ball and we seem to be getting bigger and bigger with each event. It's brilliant to see new faces regularly at T9B events and with the new National Series beginning in February 2013 the future really is looking bright for us and UK pool.
Thanks to St Albans Hurricane Rooms for all there continued support and to all the players who attend our events and to Nicole who helps the events to run smoothly on the day.
Nicole and myself would now like to take this time to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Finally... Come on Europe in the Mosconi Cup beginning on Monday get the job done guys.
Full Name - Ralf Souquet Date of Birth - 29 November 1968 Born - Eschweiler, Germany Lives - California, USA Titles/Achievements - Inducted into BCA Hall of Fame (2011) - WPA World Eight-ball Championship (2008 ) - Derby City Nine-ball Classic (2004, 2006, 2008 ) - All-Japan Pool Championship (2004) - BCA Open Nine-ball Championship (2003, 2006) - US Open Nine-ball Championship (2002) - US Open 14.1 Championship (2000) - WPA World Nine-ball Championship (1996) - International Challenge of Champions (1996) - World Pool Masters (1994, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2006)
Ralf "The Kaiser" Souquet talks to Pro9 about the Hall of Fame!
Ralf Souquet was born in Eschweiler, Germany on 29 November 1968. In the 9 ball pool world he is often known by the nick name: 'The Kaiser'. Souquet started playing billiards from the age of six mainly in his parents pub-restaurant and practised very hard in his early years winning his first German junior championship title at the age of 14 . In the year 1997, Ralph was awarded the 'Silver Laurel Leaf' which is the highest official award or distinction given to a sportsman or woman in Germany. This was presented to him by the German president no less.
Pro9 Ralf, you must have the most incredible "rags to riches" biography of all pool players, how old were you when you started playing pool. Why pool, and not some other game? Do you think you had a natural gift, or did you have some urgent need to compete and win, or did you just enjoy playing so much that you got so good?
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WWW.CUESTIK.EU - the cue building parts supplier for Europe!
Pro9 learns a little more about one of our latest sponsors!
www.cuestik.eu seems to offer the perfect source for European cue makers to source all manner of high quality supplies, tools and equipment for the repair and manufacture of pool cues - from the more basic provisions including ferrule materials, tips and wraps, to the sophisticated requirements for assembling a variety of high-end cues including exotic hardwood stock, sophisticated joint inserts and weights bolt assemblies.
Pro9 The first thing I notice every time I visit the site is "Elforyn" - can you explain a little about this product - I understand it's an ivory substitute, but why do we need something like that? Is it very similar to ivory, what are the benefits, and are any special tools needed to work with it?
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Pro9 I noticed that Predator featured Elforyn in their latest high-end offering, the Special Edition "Gordian Knot" - a classic ebony cue with a complex Elforyn inlay detailing the Alexander's mythical puzzle - has Elforyn featured in many other well know cue brands productions?
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Pro9 I see you also make a big thing about a product called "Juma" - can you tell me what that is, and what it is used for?
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Better late than never, and these are worth the wait, Pro9's newest reporter Mark Mills, has come up trumps with these photos from Reno. But to be fair Internet access was the main stumbling block and had to rely on the IPT computers which were very difficult at times to get on.
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Unlocking the Safe - A series of articles by Blackjack David Sapolis
"Blackjack" David Sapolis Professional Pool Player, Instructor, Author Currently residing in El Paso, Texas He originally hails from: Live Oak Orlando Florida USA E-mail: blkjackds12@yahoo.com
9 September 2006
The second of a series of articles from instructor and author "Blackjack" David Sapolis. This excerpt, from his latest book, "Lessons in 9 Ball" is reprinted here with permission. Contact David directly for details of how to purchase his books.
Factors of Proper Execution
The safety is one of the most complex subjects in 9 ball. If you lack the ability to properly execute safeties, your game will surely suffer.
Many beginners fail to recognize the safety option, and tend to go for the shot at all costs in all situations. Just as there are factors to running the rack, there are factors that come up when you are faced with no shot options.
When faced with no option to pocket the object ball, we need an alternate solution that gives the table back to our opponent - but at the same time limits his options.
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Paddy Mc Laughlin (Down) the winner of the Dublin American 8Ball Open, pictured with Manny Byrne (Down) the runner-up.
Ireland Pool Players Involved In Feast Of American Pool Events
Last weekend saw a feast of high profile American Pool Events take place on Irish soil and on the world stage. The Irish events saw a host of top local Irish players, a good number of top Scottish players and a lot of other players representing other European Countries all making there way to TJs American Pool Club in Newry Co. Down for the staging of the two official ranking tournaments in American 8 and 9 ball categories on Irelands American 8 & 9 Ball Tour.
But it was a few days before that all Irish interest was on Paddy Mc Laughlin and Tommy Donlon when they were representing Ireland under the bright lights of the TV cameras in the 2006 World Cup of Pool which took place in Newport South Wales.
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2025 LiveSB.io US Open Pool Championship - Day 4 Report
DAY FOUR: GORST CHARGES INTO LAST 16 AS BIADO BOWS OUT | 2025 LIVESB.IO US OPEN POOL CHAMPIONSHIP
2025 LIVESB.IO US OPEN POOL CHAMPIONSHIP
World No.1 Fedor Gorst stormed into the Last 16 of the 2025 LiveSB.io US Open Pool Championship on day four, keeping his title defence firmly on track, while reigning world champion Carlo Biado suffered a heartbreaking exit at the hands of Denis Grabe.
The 2025 LiveSB.io US Open Pool Championship — the 48th edition of the World Nineball Tour’s most prestigious major — continues at the iconic Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey, from 18–23 August.
Defending champion Fedor Gorst looked untouchable, sweeping aside Karl Gnadeberg and Szymon Kural with two commanding wins to reach the penultimate stage of his title defence.
Fedor Gorst
“It feels good to be back in the Last 16. Today was solid — I played well, broke well, and kept control in both matches. But this is where the tournament really begins. Every match from here is a battle, so I’ll be ready to fight for every rack. I came here to defend this title, and that’s still the goal.”
For Carlo Biado, however, the dream of becoming the first Filipino to win two US Open titles came to an abrupt end with a 9-4 defeat to Grabe in the Last 64 stage.
Carlo Biado
“I didn’t start well and Denis took full advantage. He played excellent and never really gave me a chance to get back into the match. That’s the US Open — you can’t afford a slow start at this level. Of course I’m disappointed, but I’ll come back stronger in the next tournament. I wish Denis and the other Filipino players the best of luck.”
Jayson Shaw continued his charge towards a second US Open crown, producing impressive wins over Max Lechner and Emil Gangflot to book his spot in the Last 16.
Jayson Shaw
“I felt really good today. Max beat me in Florida so I wanted a bit of revenge, and I came in with the right attitude. I’ve been playing solid all week, and I’m happy with where my game is. The Last 16 is always tough, but I feel like I’m in good shape to go deep this year.”
Joshua Filler also underlined his credentials, dismantling Lo Ho Sum before edging out Chang Yu Lung in a thrilling contest.
Joshua Filler
“Chang played unbelievable — some of the jump shots he made were incredible. At the start I struggled with the break and it gave him chances, but towards the end I found my rhythm and that made the difference. The US Open is one of the toughest tournaments in the world, maybe the toughest. I’ve won it once, but to do it again would be even more special. There’s still a long way to go, so it’s all about staying sharp and taking it one match at a time.”
Meanwhile, the Hanoi Open champion Johann Chua battled past Thorsten Hohmann and Alexander Kazakis to join his compatriots in the Last 16.
Johann Chua
“I’m really happy to make it through. Against Thorsten I struggled, but I stayed positive and my second match felt much better — my focus and my game were both where they needed to be. Winning the US Open would be a dream, not just for me but for the Philippines. I’ll keep working and hopefully carry this form into tomorrow.”
With the field now narrowed to 16, the stakes rise higher than ever as the world’s best eye pool’s most prestigious prize in America.
Be part of the action as history is made in Atlantic City – secure your tickets now.
Fans can follow the full draw and live rack-by-rack scoring at www.wntlivescores.com, with coverage of the action shown on WNT TV in the USA and other selected international territories. Full broadcast list can be found here.
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2025 US OPEN POOL CHAMPIONSHIP
HARRAH'S RESORT - ATLANTIC CITY - USA
THE LAST 16
Fedor Gorst ---vs--- Wiktor Zielinski
Duong Quoc Hoang ---vs--- Michael Baoanan
Albin Ouschan ---vs--- Niels Feijen
Aleksa Pecelj ---vs--- Johann Chua
Aloysius Yapp ---vs--- Jefrey Roda
Oscar Dominguez ---vs--- Joshua Filler
Ko Pin Yi ---vs--- Jayson Shaw
Wu Kun Lin ---vs--- Denis Grabe
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Pro9 Ralf, you must have the most incredible "rags to riches" biography of all pool players, how old were you when you started playing pool. Why pool, and not some other game? Do you think you had a natural gift, or did you have some urgent need to compete and win, or did you just enjoy playing so much that you got so good? 
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