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Cuetec Cues, a global leader in performance-driven cue technology, is proud to announce the addition of Venezuela’s rising pool star Jesus Atencio to its roster of professional players and brand ambassadors. Known for his raw talent, relentless work ethic, and creative instincts, Atencio has...

They almost certainly knew he was ‘in the house.’ One doesn’t win three, back-to-back, annual major events on a regional tour without registrants of the fourth year checking the bracket to see if the name is on it. This past weekend (Sept. 27-28), at the Joss NE 9-Ball Tour’s 17th Annual Maine...

The Pool World lost another Champion on September 28th, with the passing of “The Iceman” Mika Immonen. Immonen had been fighting with a cancer diagnosis for the last couple of years and had fought off the disease well enough to get back on a pool table for competition as recently as January of...

I am working on converting this match and getting it uploaded now. Thanks for the recommendation. Mike

INA KAPLAN’S RELENTLESS winning streak continued at the De Bonte Weever Hotel in Assen as she claimed the PREDATOR DUTCH WOMEN’S OPEN title, defeating Austria’s Sandra Baumgartner 9-6. The German player has now won five of her last seven Predator Euro Tour starts, and claimed a runner-up and the...

THERE’S ANOTHER POLISH champion on the block as 20-year-old Dominic Jastrzab defeated Germany’s Tobias Bongers 11-9 to lift the PREDATOR DUTCH OPEN title in a nerve-wracking final that could have gone either way. Taking place at the De Bonte Weever Hotel in Assen, Netherlands, the final was...

TAKING PLACE OVER the weekend is the PREDATOR DUTCH WOMEN’S OPEN, the fifth event out of six on the 2025 Women’s Predator Euro Tour Series. The event starts at 9.00 tomorrow, Saturday and there is a full field of 64 players and with 15 of the top 20 ranked players in attendance, a fierce battle...

All the rage these days, as they say. Possibly habit-forming. Split bracket events that allow competitors with varied skills to compete against similarly skilled opponents until a) there are two winners (one each for the separate brackets) or b) a separate Final Four (or Eight, rarely 16)...

In events unrelated to the Rack & Grill facilities’ annual Rack Race series of events, 78 competitors, many of them associated with the Southeast/Atlantic coast ‘theater of operations’ gathered in Aiken, SC at Rack & Grill III over this past weekend (Sept. 19-21). Of the 78 entrants who signed...

As consumers of the ‘pool’ product, whether in person or via live streams, we tend to be attracted, as with most consumer products, by the ‘shiny’ stuff. The bright gleam of pool stars, well-known competitors who offer us the best chance of being entertained by their skills. We do like the back...

The PREDATOR DUTCH OPEN got underway today at the De Bonte Weever Hotel in Assen, Netherlands, as 185 competitors went to it, covering three rounds of action, Round 1, and then a round each on the winners and one-loss side. A player making a welcome return to the Predator Euro Tour is Wiktor...

A new rivalry is born – The World unites to battle on Team Asia in Manila, October 16-19 2025 World Number One Fedor Gorst and reigning World Champion Carlo Biado are the first confirmed players for the second edition of the Reyes Cup, set to face off once again following their thrilling clash...

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...