STORY AND PHOTOS BY TED LERNER (Fujairah, UAE)--Facing elimination, and bearing the burden of having to carry the hopes of the United States squarely on his shoulders, Max Eberle proved his mettle...
EVENT NEWS
World 8-Ball Champs – Men
‘YOU REALLY HAVE TO BEAT ME’
STORY AND PHOTOS BY TED LERNER (Fujairah, UAE)--With a long day one in the books here at the 2012 World 8-ball Championship in Fujairah, UAE, certain trends are already becoming crystal clear. The...
IT FEELS GOOD TO BE THROUGH!
STORY AND PHOTOS BY TED LERNER (Fujairah, UAE)--Judgement Day at the World 8-ball Championship in Fujairah has brought on the usual dramas that come when a slight roll of a pool ball can change your...
ROAD TO 8-BALL GLORY BEGINS
By Ted Lerner (Fujairah, United Arab Emirates)--The race to 8-Ball glory got underway early Monday morning here in the coastal emirate of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates, with 96 players from...
‘I’M CONSTANTLY FIGHTING OFF THIS DEMON INSIDE ME’
For Karl Boyes, winning the World 8-ball title in 2010 fulfilled a lifelong dream for the talented Englishman. The 29 year old from Blackpool began his billiard career when he was 14 years old...
WHERE KINGS ARE CROWNED
BY TED LERNER The international pool scene finally kicks off this February as the best pool players from all corners of the globe descend upon the mountainous emirate of Fujairah in the United Arab...
Dennis Orcullo on Top of the World
Then it was time for the Championship match between Dennis Orcullo of the Philippines and Niels Feijen of the Netherlands. Orcullo won the lag and broke and ran the first rack. It then became the...
Day One of the World 8-Ball Championships
Earl Strickland of the USA, who with VIncent Facquet of France put on an excellent trick shot show for the opening ceremony, led Sumit Talwar 6-1 and was in command to easily take the 7-game match...
Earl Strickland Playing in W8BC
Earl, the incomparable 'Pearl', Strickland has announced his intentions to pay in the World 8-Ball CHampionships in Fujairah this month. Strickland appears to be back to his old form after winning...
Thorsten Hohmann Returns to the UAE
Thorsten Hohmann, who won the World 9-Ball Championship in 2003, is returning to Fujairah intent on adding this discipline to his crown. Hohmann, who now makes his home in the USA, is a fine example...