POOL’S BEST IN UPHILL CLIMB TO THE TOP

POOL’S BEST IN UPHILL CLIMB TO THE TOP

By Ted Lerner (Beijing, China)–The 2012 World Pool Team Championship has arrived at the business end of the proceedings as the field of 24 pool playing nations has been reduced down to 16 teams, who will now square off in single elimination matches in Beijing...
POOL POWERHOUSES POISED FOR SHOWDOWNS

POOL POWERHOUSES POISED FOR SHOWDOWNS

By Ted Lerner (Beijing, China)–While the atmosphere here in sultry Beijing amongst pool’s elite has certainly been cordial and relaxed, on the table the heavyweights of the pool world were in no mood for gift giving as all the favorites cruised to emphatic...
FOR FLAG AND COUNTRY

FOR FLAG AND COUNTRY

By Ted Lerner (Beijing, China)–It’s not often that the best pool players in the world perform their normally solitary craft as members of a team. But this week in hot and muggy Beijing, we’re about to find out if the game’s top players can...
IT’S DYANMITE IN DOHA!

IT’S DYANMITE IN DOHA!

By Ted Lerner Photos courtesy Vinod DivaKaran, Doha Stadium Sports Weekly (Doha, Qatar)–In one of the most thrilling and surreal finals ever witnessed in pool history, England’s Darren Appleton won the 2012 World 9-ball Championship, barely beating...