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| Comeback Win for Ranew in South Carolina |
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Comeback Win for Ranew in South CarolinaBy Steve Jennings The small field that gathered at Game Time Riptide in Greenville, SC, on February 26 put on quite a show, as several matches went down to the wire and a few players made names for themselves. Both Mike Szkulnicki and A |
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| Directory: 2005 Billiards |
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| Schmidt Wins Viking Mini Event |
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Schmidt Wins Viking Mini EventBy Bill RosenbergerSeventy-eight players gathered at Palace Billiards in Villa Park, IL, on Tuesday, March 1 for the Viking Cue Open 9-Ball mini event. John Schmidt defeated Shawn Putnam, who just won his first major title at the North American Open Tour i |
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| Noon Time on the Fury Tour |
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Noon Time on the Fury TourBy J.A. Barnes Sixty-three players met at Strokers Billiards in Palm Harbor, FL, to battle it out in the third event on the Fury Central Florida 9-Ball Tour. The February 27 event featured dominating play by a number of competitors, including Jason |
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| Viking Cues Photo Caption Contest Winner for February 2005 |
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Viking Cues Photo Caption Contest Winner for February 2005Congratulations to Aaron Deist of Salinas, CA, for submitting the winning entry in the Viking Cues Photo Caption during the month of November. The winning entry was, "Nigel was becoming irritated with Rodney's repeated reque |
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| Efren Reyes Leads the Field of 32 Players |
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Asia’s only premier 9-ball tour kicks off another season of exciting pool competition in Singapore when defending champion Efren “Bata” Reyes from the Philippines leads a field of 32 top Asian players for the first leg of the four-city San Miguel Asian 9-Ball Tour 2005 at the Suntec Singapor |
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| Sometimes There is a Change of Plan |
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Through the Eyes of a ChampionSometimes There is a Change of PlanBy Johnny Archer The 2004 Mosconi Cup was memorable to me for a couple of reasons. Obviously, the first reason is that we won; making it the ninth win for the USA. Secondly is the fact that I was the team captain. Since i |
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| Strong Field Continues in Reno |
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Strong Field Continues in RenoBy InsidePOOL StaffThe Twelfth Annual United States Bar Table Championship is set to kick off its second day at the Sands Regency Casino Hotel in Reno, NV. Many of the first-round matches ended Wednesday night, while the rest will finish up in the early afterno |
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| 110 Players Strong at Palace Billiards |
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110 Players Strong at Palace BilliardsBy InsidePOOL StaffThe Viking Cue 9-Ball National Championship at Palace Billiards is set to start the second day of matches, and so far, there have been very few upsets at the Villa Park, IL, poolroom. Shawn Putnam, Niels Feijen, and Earl Strickland al |
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| Celebrity Pool on Bravo Starts March 3 |
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Celebrity Pool on Bravo Starts March 3 TONIGHT on BRAVO ... Beginning on Thursday, March 3, Hollywood hotshots are set to hustle for charity in a new show from the network that brought you Celebrity Poker Showdown. Hosted by Rob Huebel and Visit InsidePOOL for the latest abou |
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| San Miguel Asian 9-Ball Tour: Filipinos Dominate First Day of Competition |
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San Miguel Asian 9-Ball Tour: Filipinos Dominate First Day of CompetitionFilipinos dominated the first day of competition as all five players barged into the quarterfinals of the kickoff leg of the 2005 San Miguel Asian 9 Ball Tour at the Suntec Exhibition Hall. Defending champion Efren “Ba |
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| San Miguel Asian 9-Ball Tour 2005: Top Two Seeds Booted Out |
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San Miguel Asian 9-Ball Tour 2005: Top Two Seeds Booted OutThe upset axe fell heavily on the top two seeds as Efren “Bata” Reyes and Francisco “Django” Bustamante were unceremoniously booted out in the quarterfinal round of the San Miguel Asian 9-Ball Tour at the Suntec Exhibition Hall.  |
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| Abernathy Upsets Sambajon in Viking Championship |
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Abernathy Upsets Sambajon Jr.; Putnam & Barak Battle TodayBy InsidePOOL Staff James Baraks, who has never lost a Viking event he has played in, advanced at Palace Billiards on Friday night over Leil Gay. The 110-player field is down to 64 as play gets underway today. The |
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| Montal Sweeps Through 9-Ball Event at Bar Table Championships |
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Montal Sweeps Through 9-Ball Event at Bar Table ChampionshipsBy InsidePOOL StaffCanadian ace Edwin Montal swept through the Twelfth Annual U.S. Bar Table Championship with an undefeated record in the 9-ball division at the Sands Regency Casino Hotel in Reno, NV. The 124-player field started |
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| San Miguel Asian 9-Ball Tour 2005: Valle Wins Singapore Leg |
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San Miguel Asian 9-Ball Tour 2005: Valle Wins Singapore Leg In the end, the new one outplayed the young one. Gandy Valle of the Philippines defeated 16-year-old Wu Chia Ching of Chinese Taipei 11 – 9 late Sunday evening to capture the inaugural leg of the 2005 San Miguel Asi |
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| Feijen Wins Viking National Championship |
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Feijen Wins Viking National ChampionshipBy Bill RosenbergerThe Viking Cue National Championship came to a close Sunday night with awell known but unexpected name taking home the title. Holland native Niels Feijen, who last won a Viking event in 1998, went undefeated through the five-day tou |
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| Owen Comes Through in 8-Ball |
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Owen Comes Through in 8-Ball By Bill Rosenberger Gabe Owen got back to his roots in the Twelfth Annual U.S. Bar Table Championship's 8-ball division, going undefeated in a field of 169 players. The event concluded Monday, March 7 at the Sands Regency Casino Hotel in Reno |
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| Solid Week of Play for Richko |
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Solid Week of Play for RichkoBy J.A. Barnes For the second straight week on the Fury Central Florida 9-Ball Tour, Jason Richko played strong, but his efforts finally paid off, as he took the victory at Planet 9-Ball in Tampa, FL. Just a week earlier, Richko earned a second-place finish |
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| Mountainous Win for Monture |
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Mountainous Win for MontureBy Bill RosenbergerAdam Monture finally reached the mountaintop with his win on the 10K Tour on March 5-6 at Color of Money Billiards. Seventy-two players gathered in Niagara Falls, ontario, for the weekend event, but Monture was on his game an |
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| Davis Comes Back to Win Joss Tour Event |
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Davis Comes Back to Win Joss Tour EventBy Bill RosenbergerUltimate Billiards Club in Berlin, CT, witnessed an ultimate comeback by Mike Davis, as he doubled up Joey Korsiak in the finals to win the Joss Tour's fifteenth stop. Korsiak had sent Davis to one-loss side with a win in th |
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| Fisher Goes Two for Two on WPBA Tour |
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Fisher Goes Two for Two on WPBA TourBy Bill RosenbergerAllison Fisher is now two for two on the WPBA Tour in 2005, after she captured the Great Lakes Classic in Michigan City, IN, on Sunday, March 6. And "The Duchess of Doom" has still not been defeated in a match, going unsc |
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| Sevierville Belongs to Edwards |
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Sevierville Belongs to EdwardsBy Bill RosenbergerThe J. Pechauer Southeast Open 9-Ball Tour rolled into Sevierville, TN, for the Tennessee Run Out Open on March 5-6, and Russ Edwards rolled out with the win. Edwards led the 38-player field, coming back through the one-loss side at |
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| That's What I'm Talking About-The Carolina Sting |
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That's What I'm Talking AboutThe Carolina Sting By Keith McCready I've always been a road player, and my pool travels have taken me from coast to coast. North Carolina, though, has always been one of my favorite stomping grounds. So, when I heard about the Carolinas Op |
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| Mental Maximization-Attack the Shot, Then the Position |
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Mental MaximizationAttack the Shot, Then the PositionBy Max Eberle Most successful pool shots consist of two parts-pocketing the object ball and positioning the cue ball. These two facets of each shot are so interrelated that it is hard to say one is more important than the other. Of co |
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| Grady's Grad School-Crossing Banks and Kisses |
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Grady's Grad SchoolCrossing Banks and Kisses By Grady Mathews A "crossing" bank is one where the cue ball gets out of the "kiss" area before the object ball reaches it. There are ways to tell if a shot qualifies as a crossing bank, and once you can do so, you can use inside eng |
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| Beat People With a Stick-Makin' the Money Ball |
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Beat People With a StickMakin' the Money BallBy Tom Simpson In most games, there is a moment when we face the game-winning (or game-losing shot)-the "money ball." In 8-ball and 9-ball, obviously it's shooting the 8 or the 9. In straight pool, it's the final point. We've been |
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| This is Your Captain Speaking-Starting All Over |
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This is Your Captain SpeakingStarting All OverBy John W. Loftus Last month I wrote about a shot I made on the 8 ball. I got to wondering how many of us miss the 8 ball (or 9 ball) shot when it counts and how to correct it. Even a few of the best players I know have missed straight-in 8 |
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| Pro Pool Workout-Controlling the Arena |
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Pro Pool WorkoutControlling the Arena By Bob Henning In the last column I talked about controlling the table and how a contest between advanced players is essentially one of who will take control. Since both players know how to control the table, the match is often determined by who can |
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| Massey's Bag of Tricks-The Jerry Orbach 3 Ball Shot the Hard Way |
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Massey's Bag of TricksThe Jerry Orbach 3 Ball Shot the Hard WayBy Mike Massey "The Jerry Orbach 3 Ball Shot the Hard Way" is a long name for a trick shot, so I must explain why I named it that. I've been very fortunate to be involved with some fundraisers with Mr. Orbach, and o |
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| McNally Takes Second Hampton Ridge Stop |
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McNally Takes Second Hampton Ridge StopBy InsidePOOL StaffPat McNally's third-round defeat didn't deflate his game. Instead, he composed himself, winning five straight matches to come back and earn a win on the Hampton Ridge 9-Ball Tour.Drexeline Billiards in Drexel Hill, PA, h |
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