Posted in UPA Tour on Apr 28th, 2008
Archer Earns Top Gun Honors
10-ball Desert Shootout / Tempe, AZ
by Skip Maloney
Veteran billiard player Johnny Archer struggled through some middle matches in the 10-ball Desert Shoot-Out but roared back in the double-elimination finals to defeat Mika “Iceman” Immonen twice and take home the $12,500 first prize.
Immonen got off the first shot in the hot [...]
Posted in BEF Billiard Education Foundat on Apr 28th, 2008
Torres Wins Big at Bogies
Junior National Qualifier / Houston, TX
by InsidePOOL Staff
Eleven-year-old Joey Torres, pool-playing prodigy, made his way through a 22-player field at Bogies Billiards in Houston, TX, to earn a ticket to the Junior Nationals in Tucson, AZ.
In the quarterfinals, Torres wreaked revenge upon Brandon Turner, who had sent him to the [...]
Posted in Jacoby Cues Carolina Tour on Apr 28th, 2008
Fuller goes undefeated in Carolina Tour Stop
Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour / Greensboro, NC
Mike Fuller worked his way through a field of 40 entrants on the Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour stop at Fast Eddie’s in Goldsboro, NC, the weekend of April 26-27. He sent Larry Faulk to the one-loss side of the bracket [...]
Posted in Joss Northeast 9 Ball Tour on Apr 27th, 2008
Heidrich Hangs on to Win
Joss Northeast 9-ball Tour / Parsippany, NJ
by Skip Maloney
In a true double-elimination final match on the Joss Northeast 9-ball Tour in Parsippany, NJ, Dan Heidrich withstood a strong attack that put him on the brink of defeat. He rallied in the second match to defeat Adam Kielar and capture the first [...]
Posted in Billiard Tour News on Apr 27th, 2008
Homegrown Billiard Talent Shines
The Canadian 9-ball Tour – Event VII,
Bourbon Street Billiards, Winnipeg, Manitoba
The Canadian 9-ball Tour presented by Indigo Chapters bookstores and Cineplex Entertainment brought only eight men back for play on Sunday morning at Bourbon Street Billiards. Of these eight, the four undefeated names on the right hand [...]
