by wpapool-admin | Sep 12, 2013 | World 9-Ball Champs - Men
BY TED LERNER WPA PRESS OFFICER Photos Courtesy Takayama Takao/onthehill.jp (Doha, Qatar)–When players and fans talk about the “pool gods,” they’re referring to that mysterious force that seems to regularly take over important matches,...
by wpapool-admin | Sep 10, 2013 | World 9-Ball Champs - Men
BY TED LERNER WPA PRESS OFFICER Photos Courtesy Richard Walker, Takayama Takao/onthehill.jp (Doha, Qatar)–Relief and pure joy were two emotions on wide display on Day 3 of the 2013 World 9-ball Championship, as 32 players booked their spots into...
by wpapool-admin | Sep 9, 2013 | World 9-Ball Champs - Men
BY TED LERNER WPA PRESS OFFICER Photos Courtesy of QBSF, Takayama Takao/onthehill.jp, and Richard Walker (Doha, Qatar)–As the long, slow grind of this week-long World 9-ball championship wound its way through Day 2, perhaps the best way to try and understand...
by wpapool-admin | Sep 8, 2013 | World 9-Ball Champs - Men
BY TED LERNER WPA PRESS OFFICER Photos Courtesy of Richard Walker and Takayamo”Mathilda” Takao/onthehill.jp (Doha, Qatar)–Fans of the World 9-ball Championship have become accustomed to the fun of shocking first day upsets that send great players...
by wpapool-admin | Sep 7, 2013 | World 9-Ball Champs - Men
BY TED LERNER WPA PRESS OFFICER (Doha, Qatar)–I first met Darren Appleton back in 2007 before anyone in the pool world had ever heard of the Brit. I was covering the qualifiers for the 2007 World 9-ball Championship at the Star Billiards Center in Manila,...