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This post was at the top of the weekly email that I sent out yesterday. I got a couple emails saying they would choose Efren. I also received this longer response from Thomas Hammond... The greatest player I ever played with was Jimmy Reid. During my hs days, Jimmy moved to our area, southwest...

Jerry Forsyth once told me that Johnny Archer would intentionally push out to shots like this, because he thought he was better at the shot than whoever he was playing. Mike

Former professional boxer Michael Watson and sports promoter Barry Hearn have received the Freedom of the City of London at Guildhall today, in recognition of their respective outstanding achievements in UK sport and their charitable work. Joined by family members, friends, and colleagues, the...

Digital Pool, a leading technology platform dedicated to transforming the sport of billiards, today announced the launch of The Digital Pool App. Since its inception in January 2021, Digital Pool has been committed to bridging the gap between players and technology by enhancing how pool is...

Event marks the third time in a year that Sossei and Neumayer have met in a Joss Tour final Almost exactly one year ago (Sept. 21-22), Jeremy Sossei and Christoph Neumayer battled in the finals of Stop #2 on the ‘24/’25 Joss NE 9-Ball Tour season at Yale Billiards in Wallingford, CT. A month...

The two competitors who squared off against each other this past weekend (Sept. 20-21) in the hot seat match and finals of a stop on the Q City 9-Ball Tour have posted cash payouts on the tour a combined total of 19 times since 2016. Wilson Dorsey, who went undefeated at the weekend’s $250-added...

After a near 10-year hiatus from pool, one of California’s best pool players is back! Louis Ulrich (760) is Team San Diego’s captain’s pick for the 2025 Mezz SoCal Cup – the second installment of what promises to be a long-standing Mosconi-style teams match between LA and SD. A longtime presence...

The countdown is on! The World Nineball Tour, in partnership with Puyat Sports, is bringing a brand-new Matchroom Major to Manila this October, as the Philippines Open Pool Championship takes centre stage 21–26 October at Gateway Mall, Quezon City, live on One Sport and WNT TV. Hot on the heels...

Not only did he win the $5,000-added 3rd Annual Stevie Chan Memorial, which drew 133 entrants to Piazza’s Italian Restaurant and Sports Bar #1 in Aurora last weekend (Sept. 11-14), but he – Joe Prince – did it the hard way; within three matches of it being the hardest possible way at the event...

The Tri-State tour is beyond excited to announce sponsorship from Brunswick for the final event of their schedule. Unfortunately, due to unforeseen circumstances, the tour’s previous sponsors declined to provide support, leaving the tour in a difficult position. However, Lucasi Cues was able to...

The International Cue Collector Show (ICCS) recently held its 16th meeting and exhibition in Chattanooga TN on September 4th-6th at the historic Read House Hotel. This show brings together the biggest pool cue collections in the world, as well as many of the top cuemakers. This event brought to...

Winner of four stops on ‘24/’25 season of the Joss NE 9-Ball Tour, which put him at the top of the tour standings at the end of that tour-year, Bucky Souvanthong has opened his ‘25/’26 campaign with a win on the tour’s season opener this past weekend (Sept. 13-14). He won a two-out-of-three...

Chris Crum won the One Pocket Tournament on Saturday, September 13th, amidst 11 of his fellow members of the One Pocket Club at Village Cue Club! Crum defeated well-known cue maker Dennis Searing in a one-game sudden-death playoff! Members played a race to 2 on both sides and several matches...

Players & Fans, Congratulations to stop # 1 winners, Bucky Souvanthong ($1,200 main event), Frank Wolak ($330 2nd Chance) & $1,800 Joss Cue raffle winner Dom Laure Stop # 2 of my Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour will be at Yale Billiards in Wallingford CT on September 20 & 21 for a $2,000 ($1500+$500)...

He’s about $100 shy of making 2025 his best recorded earnings year with us here at AZBilliards. The next recorded cash payout should do it for Steven Page, elevating his earnings over his previous best year (2018) when three stops on the former Great Southern Billiard Tour (winner, runner-up...

Two veterans of the Joss City 9-Ball Tour and its Turning Stone events met twice in this past weekend’s (Sept. 6-7) $5,000-added, inaugural Battle in the Basement Open 8-Ball tournament, which drew 81 entrants to Forest City Billiards in Portland, ME. The winner (Alex Bausch) and runner-up...

Shahdad Zand (655) wins his FIRST Mezz LA 9 Ball Series tournament, defeating Daniel Martinez (535) hill-hill 8-4 in a single 8/5 final match! Both players decided to split the cash but play for the points and the title, each pocketing a cool $720 and big points on the Leaderboard. The final was...

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Bogies Billiards West’s owner, Cody Parrish, hosted players and fans this past weekend for Denis Strickland’s $10,000 added Houston Nineball Open. Founded by Strickland in 1999, this year’s event was presented by PoolActionTV.com with Jerry Olivier Custom Cues as the title sponsor. Local...

A highly competitive field met at Village Cue Club on Saturday to see who would be playing with the Pros at Pat Fleming’s $75,000-added International 9-Ball Open Pro event this November in St. Augustine. Sergio del Puerto finished second in the tournament to Jesus Borjas; but most importantly...