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THE SUN SHONE in St Johann im Pongau as the PREDATOR Austrian Open got underway at the Hotel Alpina Alpendorf. The third event of six in the Predator Euro Tour series, the Open division completed three full rounds of play as 216 players jostled for position. There is a huge German contingent of...

After three cash finishes over the last seven years on the Q City 9-Ball Tour, one each in ’16, ’23 & ’24, two of which were runner-up finishes as the result of a ‘split’ of the top two prizes, Jerry Cannon made it to the hot seat this past weekend (Sat. June 7). For the third time, he split the...

They’ve been at it for a while, these two. In fact, Kevin Guimond and Joe Dupuis entered the AZBilliards database in the same year (2005), three months apart. They’ve been competing on the Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour ever since and though it’s more than likely that they’ve met on the Joss...

THE PREDATOR EURO TOUR series returns to its most picturesque hunting ground as the PREDATOR Austrian Open in both Open and Women’s divisions gets underway this Thursday, 12th June in St Johann im Pongau. The defending Open champion is Syrian star Mohammad Soufi who claimed his second Euro Tour...

Last year, as the world’s best battled it out under the lights of the World Pool Championship in Jeddah, a quieter triumph was unfolding on a nearby table. Among the young hopefuls in the inaugural Saudi Junior Championship, it was Felix Vogel who emerged victorious—his name etched into the...

Nominated by students, fellow instructors, and industry leaders, Kim Young was recognized for his outstanding commitment to the growth and development of others at the conclusion of the 2024 Jerry Briesath Instructor of the Year Award ceremony. Kim was voted Best Presenter among all...

World-Class Tables Meet World-Class Competition in Green Bay Olhausen Billiards, America’s premier manufacturer of high-quality billiard tables and game room furnishings, is proud to be the official table sponsor of the 2025 Oneida WPA Women’s 8 Ball World Championship, to be held July 2–6 at...

Pijus Labutis and Kledio Kaçi have both etched their names onto the 2025 World Nineball Tour winners’ list, each capturing their maiden WNT Ranking titles in consecutive events across Europe. NEVER MISS A MOMENT – STREAM EVERY MATCH LIVE ON WNT TV Labutis struck first in Tallinn, Estonia, with a...

Sometimes you hear it, when breath is expelled with a sound. Sometimes you don’t, when it’s a quick inhalation. At last night’s (Sun., June 8) final in the WPBA’s 2025 Soaring Eagle Masters tournament in Mount Pleasant, MI, it was a little bit of both. The combatants were Taipei’s Tzu-Chien Wei...

Events in which Andy He (or Mario He) are competing are always a bit of a challenge for us here at AZBilliards because when a person’s last name is a pronoun, it tends to create ambiguities that can be difficult. Like the headline above, which, after reading it, begs the question “Who is he?”...

After recording cash finishes in Palisades Park (NJ), Las Vegas, and two events in North Carolina earlier this year, Joao Sias, from Rohnert Park, CA, broke through to claim his first regional tour win at a stop on the Q City 9-Ball Tour this past weekend (Sat., May 31). Having joined the...

The countdown begins for Team Asia’s first-ever title defence The World Nineball Tour, in partnership with Puyat Sports, is thrilled to announce the return of the Reyes Cup — set to light up Ninoy Aquino Stadium in Manila once again from October 16–19, 2025. Broadcast live on One Sports and WNT...

3 Cushion USA was back at the Quechan Casino & Resort in Yuma, Arizona over the week of May 18th – 24th with $10,000 in added prize money. While the field included most of the regular 3 Cushion USA players, it was a new competitor from Turkey who was drawing all of the attention. Nineteen year...

Molina Ortiz claimed her 14th Northwest Pool Association Tour victory in the past three years over the weekend (May-31-June 1), going undefeated through a field of 62 entrants at the $1,750-added, second stop on the 2025 tour, hosted by Silver Star Saloon in Vancouver, WA. Of equal significance...

This independent production following the world of professional women’s billiards is seeking funding to take the documentary crew to international tournaments and events, primarily, The World Games this August 7-17, 2025, in Chengdu, China. Director Ashley Archer Tindall and producers Julie...

We’ve come a long way since the very first George “Ginky” Sansouci Memorial in 2011, when Mike Dechaine (over Dennis Hatch in the finals) claimed the Open/Pro title at Amsterdam Billiards in NYC, while Raj Vannala won the Amateur division of the event. The following year, “Earl the Pearl”...

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It’s ‘been a minute’ since 17-year-old Tampa native Konnor Mcfadyen first entered the AZBilliards database with four cash finishes, three on the Sunshine State ProAm Tour and another at the Stroker’s Masters Championship, all in 2022. A little bit closer in time, he became the APA’s 2024 Junior...

As soon as Buffalo’s Pro One Pocket Championship ends, one pocket players and aficionados can’t wait for next year’s event. Presented by PoolActionTV.com, owner James Leone (“Buff”) and his General Manager, Steve Tesvich, welcomed thirty six of the top one pocket players on the planet and a full...