China Open

By Ted Lerner WPA Press Officer Photos Courtesy of Jin Li / TOP147.com (Shanghai)--You don't come to the China Open with the gall thinking you are going to win this tournament. You just hope to...

By Ted Lerner WPA Press Officer Photos Courtesy of Jin Li / TOP147.com (Shanghai)--As in much of the world, the sport of professional pool has had to endure its share of austerity lately. Which is...

By Ted Lerner WPA Press Officer (Shanghai)--When Great Britain's Kelly Fisher won the 2012 China Open 9-ball in Shanghai last September, she knew straight away that she now sat on the mountain top...

By Ted Lerner/WPA Press Officer Photo courtesy of Narissa Wang/my147.com (Shanghai, China)--After a very busy day 1 at the 2012 China Open , it's delightfully clear that the coming three days will...

By Ted Lerner/WPA Press Officer Photo Courtesy Tai Chengzhe/Top147.com (Shanghai, China)--After a night of high drama, Britain's Kelly Fisher and China's Zhou Doudou emerged victorious by the...

By Ted Lerner/WPA Press Officer Photo Courtesy Tai Chengzhe/Top147.com (Shanghai, China)--In what was a brutally taxing and hard fought day of the very best in professional pool in Shanghai on...

By Ted Lerner/WPA Press Officer Photo Courtesy Tai Chengzhe/Top147.com (Shanghai, China)--The Philppines'Dennis Orcollo, one of the world's best players over the last three years, and Lu Hui Chan, a...

By Ted Lerner/WPA Press Officer Photos Courtesy Tai Chengzhe and Yu Yan/Top147.com (Shanghai)--Britain's Kelly Fisher came into Sunday's final at the China Open feeling pretty good about her game....

By Ted Lerner/WPA Press Officer Photos Courtesy Tai Chengzhe and Yu Yan/Top147.com (Shanghai)--With a grand finale performance that spoke of true greatness, the Philippines Dennis Orcollo capped an...

By Ted Lerner/WPA Press Officer Photo Courtesy Tai Chengzhe/Top147.com (Shanghai, China)--Yes, perseverance does indeed pay off. Wu Jing, the 12th ranked female player in China, had played 2009...

By Ted Lerner/WPA Press Officer Photo Courtesy Tai Chengzhe/Top147.com (Shanghai, China)--The 2012 China Open women's event is now down to four players, and as befitting a tournament featuring the...

By Ted Lerner/WPA Press Officer (Shanghai, China)--Greece's Nick Ekonomopoulos certainly has a name that is not easy to say, but surely not easy to forget either. And if the Athens native continues...