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    My hat is off to the WPBA!

    The WPBA website has provided some good coverage of the BCA Open in Vegas. Check out their website at http://www.wpba.com and look at the women's chart AS WELL AS the men's chart. The UPA website doesn't have any player profiles or coverage of their so-called UPA Tour events. Thank you, WPBA...
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    Shooting on a Gabriel Table

    Recently, at the Planet Pool 9-Ball Tour held at Great Slates in Cambridge, Maryland, the owner and host of the event, John Moody, shot brilliantly and managed to beat many, many topnotch players on this tour. Many of the participants encountered uncharacteristic difficulties on the Gabriel...
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    Derby City Classic and Sardo Rack

    Looking at the Derby City Classic website -- http://www.DerbyCityClassic.com -- I could not ascertain if the Sardo rack is going to be used or not. After reading about the recent UPA Bike Event, how players ran rack after rack using the Sardo rack with the same ball flying in the same corner...
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    Loree Jon Jones on "Cold Pizza" TV Show

    Hall of Famer Loree Jon Jones was on the "Cold Pizza" TV show this morning and performed several trick shots. Great showing for Loree. She's still in fine form (IMO). ManlyShot
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    Hall of Fame Nominations

    Hall of Fame nominations are coming up, and the winners will be announced April 1st, 2004, April Fools Day. Two categories have been established in BCA's Hall of Fame. The Greatest Players category shall be reserved for outstanding players who have been active in national or international...
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    Million Dollar Qualifier - Nov 7-9 - Houma, Louisiana

    Well, if you can't come up with the 10 dimes for the entry fee, where there is a will, there is a way. Go to the Qualifiers tab at the www.RightActionManagement.com website for The Million-Dollar Tournament. There is a quailfier for the full entry fee of $10,000 (based on 128 players) next...
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    2003 U.S. Open on PPV

    Just wondering if anybody else got a chance to see the 2003 U.S. Open on PPV last night. I found it entertaining and look forward to seeing more programs like these. Is PPV only showing the semi-finals and finals? I was hoping to see some of the other matches as well. Looking forward to...
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    Jeremy "Double J" Jones

    Jeremy Jones, just winning the 2003 U.S. Open, is having an incredible year. This week, I read on AzB Headline News that he attended the Predator tournament in Georgia. This same week, he is a repeat winner at the Houston Open in Texas. This guy gets around, two tournaments in the same week...
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    Scorpion wins 7-Ball Challenge in Baltimore

    Congratulations to Johnny Archer for winning $25,000 at the ESPN Zone in Baltimore, Maryland, and for Billiards International, who presented this event. He is the creme de la creme, and the Scorpion always rises to the top. Way to go, Johnny! ManlyShot
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    Buddy Hall and Grady Mathews Commercial

    Last evening, as I was surfing the cable, I came upon ESPN2 and enjoyed viewing the women's U.S. Open. Usually, I don't pay too much attention to the commercials, but this time, I could not believe my eyes. Here was Buddy Hall and Grady Mathews in an actual commercial. I found this commercial...
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    Big Apple Tourney-BLACKOUT in NYC

    There is an electrical outage in New York City. I was just going to ask if there was anybody who lived in NYC who could inform us as to the outage, but then I realized they would not be able to use their computer now, would they? ManlyShot
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    UPA scuttlebutt

    Recently, I got a chance to hear it from the horses' mouths, pro players' feelings about the UPA and its effect on tournament participation. Since the inception of the UPA and the cumulative events that have transpired, I have remained skeptical and fearful of the long-term outcome as well as...
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    UPA and 25 bucks

    Currently and as I post here, a $25 one-time fee is being "attached" to upcoming and very near-term tournaments -- in addition to the tournament fee. It is my understanding that this is a one-time $25 fee that all non-UPA members must pay if they are going to play in a tourmanent that is...
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