Monday, July 31, 2006

Hohmann wins North American Open 8-ball Championship

Germany's Thorsten "The Hitman" Hohmann won the IPT North American Open 8-ball Championship.

He earned an amazing $350,000 for the win, the richest prize in pool history.

Marlon Manalo (Philippines) was bested 8-7 in an extremely tight and well-played final and had to be content with $99,000.

Manalo's countrymen Dennis Orcollo and Efren Reyes came third and fourth respectively. Ralf Souquet (Germany) came 5th and Evgeny Stalev (Russia) took sixth.

This was the opening event of the International Pool Tour's inaugural season. It ran from July 22-30 at the Venetian in Las Vegas. Next up is the World Open in Reno, September 2-10.

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Corr takes Midwest Classic title

Karen Corr (Northern Ireland) came out on top in the Midwest Classic.

In the final Corr beat Kelly Fisher (England) 7-5.

This was her third WPBA win of the season, the second in a row and 20th of her career. She is now only 80 points behind Allison Fisher in the WPBA rankings.

The event took place from July 26-30 in the Par-A-Dice Hotel & Casino, East Peoria, Illinois.

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Sunday, July 23, 2006

The IPT North American Open starts

The IPT North American Open 8-ball Championship has begun.

This is the opening event of the International Pool Tour's inaugural season. It runs from July 22-30 at the Venetian in Las Vegas. The winner receives $350,000 from the $2 million purse.

Plenty of top names are entered, including Efren Reyes (Philippines), Ralf Souquet (Germany), Earl Strickland (USA), Thorsten Hohmann (Germany), Marlon Manalo (Philippines), Mika Immonen (Finland), Ronnie O'Sullivan (England), Oliver Ortmann (Germany) and Allison Fisher (England).

Four players have withdrawn, namely Americans Buddy Hall, Jim Rempe and Pete Fusco and Chinese Liu Wei. They have been replaced by Hungary's Vilmos Földes and Americans Keith Bennett, Jeff Beckley and Lee Heuwagen.

Billiards Digest has a superb 2006 Season Preview (PDF) that provides you with all the information you need.

European fans can follow the action live on Eurosport.

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Wednesday, July 12, 2006

John Spencer dies at 71

Three-times snooker world champion John Spencer died Monday Jul 10 after a battle against stomach cancer. He was 71 years old.

Spencer was also a BBC commentator for many years and became a chairman of WPBSA in 1990.

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Tuesday, July 04, 2006

Corr repeats as Florida winner

Karen Corr (Northern Ireland) successfully defended the Cuetec Cues Florida Classic.

In the final Corr beat arch rival Allison Fisher (England) 7-4. She beat Fisher with the same score in last year's final!

This was her second WPBA win of the season and 19th of her career. The win will cement Corr's 2nd place in the WPBA rankings. Beaten finalist Fisher tops the list.

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Sunday, July 02, 2006

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