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[8 Feb 2010 | No Comment | 1,359 views]
Great Britain Win the World Team Championships

The Great Britain team made up of Darren Appleton, Imran Majid, Daryl Peach, Mark Gray and Karl Boyes have put their names into the history books…

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[3 Feb 2010 | No Comment | 610 views]

Executive Billiards announced their support today for the ZO & MAGIC’S 8-BALL CHALLENGE to kick off the NBA All-Star Weekend in Dallas, Texas on February 11th.
ZO & MAGIC’S 8-BALL CHALLENGE is an annual fundraiser to support the mission of Alonzo Mourning Charities and the Magic Johnson Foundation. This upscale, intimate, fun and exciting event for the Who’s Who of the industry allows celebrities and athletes to kick-back and enjoy themselves as they prepare to usher in the weekend of festivities. Now entering year five, ZO & MAGIC’S 8-BALL CHALLENGE has …

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[26 Jan 2010 | No Comment | 893 views]
GBPA Secure Dynamic Billiards for Schools Project

David Morris, the President of the Great Britain Pool Association, has announced the first details of a brand new project that could have long-term rewards…

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[26 Jan 2010 | No Comment | 982 views]
Raj Hundal Nominated at British Asian Sports Awards

World Pool Masters Champion, Raj Hundal has been selected as a nominee for Most Up and Coming Personality of the Year Award at this year’s BASA…

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[1 Dec 2009 | No Comment | 776 views]
Reyes Leads Philippines Against Team Japan at World Mixed Doubles

fren Reyes and Rubilen Amit will face off against Team Japan’s Hayato Hijikata and Kaori Ebe. Reyes and Amit both are reigning World Champions…

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[30 Nov 2009 | No Comment | 522 views]
Appleton Falls in Defence of Ten Ball Title

The first order of business today at the WPA World Ten Ball Championship was to winnow the field of 32 down to the Sweet Sixteen. Comebacks seemed to be the order of the day as Lee Van Corteza, who had trailed Yu Lung Chang 7-2, roared back with a display of break and runs to win the match 9-8. Daryl Peach had trailed Satoshi Kawabata 5-1 but turned that around and won 9-7 after denying any control of the table to Kawabata in the second half of the match. Finally …

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[30 Nov 2009 | No Comment | 356 views]
Dang! The Name on Everyone’s Lips

There are always surprises at this stage of a tournament but perhaps the biggest one is the survival of Chinese player Jin Hu Dang. He got in this championship as an alternate to the qualifiers by filling the slot of a player who did not make the trip to Manila and he has made the most of the opportunity. Tonight he beat Ching Shun Yang (TPE) to progress to the round of 32.
Tomorrow he faces another heavyweight in the form of Sweden’s Marcus Chamat. Chamat beat Po Cheng Kuo 9-7 …

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[26 Nov 2009 | No Comment | 529 views]
Elimination Rounds have Started at World Ten Ball Champs

This was the first day that any players could be eliminated from competition by going two and out. Perhaps the biggest surprise was the early exit by American player Shane Van Boening. Van Boeing lost today to young Russian superstar Konsatntin Stepanov 9-6.  Martin Kempter of Austria also left the room today after dropping his match on the hill to Tey Choon Kat of Singapore.  Another disappointment to the crowd came when local hero Demosthenes Pulpul faced off against Ronnie Alcano in a match that had to eliminate one Filipino. …

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[19 Nov 2009 | No Comment | 445 views]
The GBPA is Born

We are pleased to announce the birth of a new pool association, Great British Pool Association…

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[9 Nov 2009 | No Comment | 638 views]
Appleton, Moore and Widlo the Big Winners in Leicester

Darkside Promotions held their second event in Club 147 this last Saturday and what a night of entertaining pool it was…