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STORY AND PHOTOS BY TED LERNER (Fujairah, UAE)--The World 8-ball Championship turned into a wide open race on Wednesday in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, as some of the games biggest names,...
SAVING THE DAY FOR THE USA
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...
‘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...
EUROPEAN ROMP!
BY LUKE RICHES (Las Vegas)--EUROPE has successfully defended the PartyPoker.net Mosconi Cup following a convincing 11-7 victory over the USA at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. It was Holland's Niels...
THE AMERICANS FIGHT BACK
BY LUKE RICHES (Las Vegas)--TEAM USA recovered from a first day hammering at the PartyPoker.net Mosconi Cup as they put themselves right back into contention, winning three matches to Europe's two...
ON THE EDGE OF GLORY
BY LUKE RICHES (Las Vegas)--TEAM EUROPE is now one match away from retaining the PartyPoker.net Mosconi Cup after a one-sided blitz on the American team in front of a standing room only crowd at the...
LAYING DOWN THE GAUNLET
BY LUKE RICHES (Las Vegas)--AFTER the first day's play at the 2011 PartyPoker.net Mosconi Cup, Team Europe holds a commanding 4-1 lead as they cashed in on some tentative play from the Americans at...
ON TOP OF THE WORLD
Dennis Orcullo, who once upon a time was an itinerant fisherman in a remote and poor part of the Philippines, has now reached the pinnacle of the pool world by being named the World Pool and...
A YEAR TO REMEMBER
Chen Siming, the 17 year old pool prodigy from China, has been named the World Pool and Billiard Association(WPA) women's player of the year for 2011. Chen won the WPA's top individual honor by...
BI-G THING IN A SMALL PACKAGE
BY TED LERNER PHOTOS COURTESY OF MY147.COM (Shenyang, China)-- Bi Zhu Qing stands no more than 4'11". But Sunday night in Shenyang, this tiny woman became a giant of women's pool and a sporting hero...
THUMBS UP FOR THE HOME TEAM
BY TED LERNER PHOTOS COURTEY OF MY147.COM (Shenyang, China)--The semi-final cast is set at the 2011 Women's World 9-ball Championship in Shenyang, and, in what is essentially a shot across the bow...
