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Players, I was finally able to reach an agreement for another event. Our $25,000 Added “Turning Stone Classic XLI 9-Ball Open” will take place on January 8-11, 2026. There WILL NOT be a Summer event in 2025!! Entry fees for this event will be $250 for ALL players regardless of member status...

Mickey Krause’s title defence came to a crushing end on Day Three of the 2025 European Open Pool Championship, while former world champions Shane Van Boening, Francisco Sanchez Ruiz, and Carlo Biado advanced to tomorrow’s Last 64 stage. For the first time, the prestigious championship is being...

It wasn’t his first ‘rodeo,’ but according to his profile here on AZBilliards, it was only the third time that he cashed competing in one. According to his profile, seven years ago, Hershel Rife finished 9th in a 9-Ball Mini at the annual Derby City Classic. Five years ago, he finished 4th at a...

Shane Van Boening delivered a flawless performance on Day Two of the 2025 European Open Pool Championship, storming past Adko Jakupovic and former World Pool Masters champion Tony Drago with back-to-back dominant victories. For the first time, the prestigious championship is being hosted at...

Lunda completes seven-match, loss-side winning streak to challenge Vann Corteza in finals Previously, on the US Open Banks Championship events – Lee Van Corteza had advanced to the hot seat to do battle with Oliver Ruuger, while on the loss side, Evan Lunda and Sergio Rivas, along with Marc...

Brian Johnson and Joby Russ have joined a growing list of companies who are working to “make pool great again,” as Johnson put it, following this past weekend’s (March 8-9) $1,000-added Battle of the Barbox 9-ball/split bracket event that drew 102 entrants to Hot Shots Billiards in Byram...

Special thanks this month to Billie Billing for the great cover shot of Danny. Mike

Mickey Krause battled through a challenging opening day at the 2025 European Open Pool Championship, grinding out back-to-back victories to secure his spot in Winners’ Qualification as he continues his bid to defend his European crown. For the first time, the prestigious championship is being...

US Open One Pocket slated to get underway It may seem as though the US Open Championships at Griff’s out in Vegas have been going on since Christmas, and by the time they’re done, it may seem like it’s settled in to become like your favorite TV show, something you follow every week or so and...

Congratulations to stop # 13 winners, Ron Casanzio ($1,000 main event), Mark Creamer ($300 second chance) & $1,500 Joss Cue raffle winner Dave Powis Stop # 14 of our 2024/2025 season will be at Brick House Billiards in N. Syracuse NY on March 15 & 16 for the second of two events this season...

It just keeps getting harder to ignore, this Miller meets Benoit matchup at the tables (or, just to be equitable, the Benoit meets Miller matchup) that’s been the J. Pechauer Northeast Women’s Tour (JPNEWT) back story for a couple of years now. Started slowly, when Ashley Benoit first started...

In partnership with the Ministry of Culture and Sports of Sarajevo Canton, the European Open Pool Championship—the first Matchroom Major of the 2025 season—is set to deliver its most exciting edition yet in the vibrant city of Sarajevo. Hosted at the stunning Hotel Hills Sarajevo, Bosnia &...

“Numbers don’t lie,” said every math teacher who ever lived. The good ones might have also informed you that while that may be true, it is also true that numbers can occasionally fail to tell the whole story. Case in point: The finals of the $10,000-added US Open 8-Ball Championships at Griff’s...

Hot seat match at 5 p.m., semifinals at 7:30 p.m., finals at 10 p.m. (all EDT) The winner and runner-up of the US Open 10-Ball Championships (Shane Van Boening and Jesus Atencio) have not and will not meet during the US Open 8-Ball Championships, which, last night (Fri., March 7), came down to...

ENTRIES OPEN FOR THE JAYSON SHAW JUNIOR OPEN – ENTER HERE The World Nineball Tour are excited to announce the Jayson Shaw Junior Open returns for its third edition, taking place alongside the UK Open Pool Championship from 9-10 May 2025 at the Telford International Centre, Telford, England...