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Winners’ side semifinalists from US Open 10-Ball make it to 8-ball winners’ side quarterfinals When Shane Van Boening defended his US Open 10-Ball Championship title this past Tuesday (March 4), downing Jesus Atencio 13-10 in a spirited and nail-biting final, attention shifted to the...

$10-K added, US Open 8-Ball Championships is under way at Griff’s in Las Vegas In a highly-entertaining, tight race to 13, Shane Van Boening and Jesus Atencio battled it out in the finals of the $15,000-added US Open 10-Ball Championships last night (Tues., March 4) at Griff’s in Las Vegas. Van...

Congratulations to Stop # 12 winners Kledio Kaci ($1,450 – main event), Steve Sutton ($300 – 2nd chance) & $1,500 Joss Cue raffle winner Curtis Wright Stop # 13 of my Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour’s 2024/2025 season will take place at Utica Billiards on the Boulevard in Utica, NY on Sat. & Sun...

Over the past six months or so, we’ve been reporting steadily on the growth and proliferation of what are known as ‘split bracket’ events on regional tours and independent tournaments. In all of that reporting, you may have noticed that when tournament directors split fields into ‘High’ and...

Jason Wetherald (665) wins his FIRST Mezz LA 9 Ball Series event, going 6 rounds undefeated, and beating Luke Lao (605) 8-2 in an 8/7 final match, pocketing a cool $1,000 and 150 points on the Jason played aggressive 9 ball, powering through the field while maintaining high energy in his game...

There are very few, two-player sports that one competitor can lose before he/she has been afforded the opportunity to participate. The introduction of an alternate-break format in the varied billiard sports was instituted to remove that particular oddity, thus preventing a circumstance allowing...

After 11 days of intense competition and high-stakes battles, the Las Vegas Pro Billiard Series has come to a thrilling close at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. In the Kamui Mixed Doubles Open, Kelly Fisher & Alex Kazakis took revenge for last year’s final, overpowering Chang Jung-Lin &...

Tiger Products, an industry leader in high- performance billiard equipment, proudly announces the launch of the NITRO Laminated Cue Tip: Darren Appleton Edition. This medium-hardness tip, developed in collaboration with Darren “Dynamite” Appleton, represents a groundbreaking addition to Tiger’s...

The action continued at the Predator Pro Billiard Series in Las Vegas, where Billy Thorpe and Rubilen Amit delivered commanding performances to claim victory in the Bank Pool Showdown and Women’s Challenge of Champions, respectively. Thorpe Dominates Bank Pool Showdown in Elite 12-Player Field...

With just two weeks to go, the stage is set for the 2025 European Open Pool Championship at the iconic Hills Hotel in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina. From March 11-16, fans around the globe will be treated to non-stop live action as world-class players battle it out in this prestigious event. In...

In 2022, Florida native Trenton White appeared to step off of the pool-career bus he’d been riding, steadily forward, for five years. It had been his best (recorded) earnings year, since, at the age of 14, he finished 9th at the Sunshine State ProAm Tour’s season finale in 2017. He would go on...

Denis Grabe pulled off an unforgettable comeback to capture the 2025 Kamui Las Vegas Open title, overcoming a dominant start from Joshua Filler to force a dramatic shootout and clinch the championship. What initially looked like a one-sided final turned into a battle for the ages. Filler came...

In case you ever wondered why people when travelling will use the expression of going ‘down Maine,’ when, in the USA, it’s clearly north of all but a strip of New Hampshire, you have to go back a ways to when sailors and fishermen would say it in reference to sailing ‘downwind’ or ‘downstream’...

It’s not rare, of course; either being associated with or owning a pool room and being a competitor at the sport as well. One would think that the latter, in many cases, led to the former, somewhere along the line. Jayson Shaw owns US 1 Billiards & Bar in West Haven, CT, Holden Chen owns Raxx...

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The Billiard Education Foundation (BEF) is proud to announce the first annual Southwest Youth 10-Ball Championship Tour, further solidifying its commitment to fostering the growth and development of junior billiards players across the country. This exciting new tour will provide young players in...

In partnership with the Ministry of Culture and Sports of Sarajevo Canton, the exciting Premier League Pool returns to the World Nineball Tour, debuting in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina, at the stunning Hills Hotel Sarajevo, 20-27 March 2025. This marquee event will feature an elite field of...

When the dust settled at the end of the Cuetec DFW 9-Ball Tour’s 2024 season, Gus Briseno was at the top of the tour standings with an 11-year-old, Gavin Ray Matthew, in third place. Briseno had competed in nine of the tour’s 10 events, winning two of them and finishing as runner-up, once...

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Hosted by Griff’s Bar & Billiards in Las Vegas, NV, the 29th Annual Jay Swanson Memorial 9-Ball Championship kicked off on President’s Day. Presented by Griff’s and PoolActionTV.com, this $3,000 added double elimination event drew 81 players. Played on nine foot Diamonds, the format was...