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CHINA OPEN KNOCKOUT STAGES UNDERWAY
by Ted Lerner (Shanghai, China)-- After two days of non-stop, high quality 9-ball action, the China Open has moved into the business end of things as the single elimination knockout stages have...

FORTUNE SMILES ON THE BRAVE
Story and Photos by Ted Lerner (Shanghai, China)--Shock upsets and plenty of tense drama filled the Shanghai Pudong Yuanshen Stadium in suburban Shanghai as the men's field of 32 was reduced to 16...

TAKING AIM AT A REPEAT
Story and Photos by Ted Lerner (Shanghai, China)--Going about her business with steely fortitude and dead-eyed accuracy, China's 17 year old sensation Chen Siming took dead aim at defending her...

THE 9-BALL BABY SHOW IN SHANGHAI
Story and Photos by Ted Lerner (Shanghai, China)--Mika Immonen sure is getting a good workout here in Shanghai. Immonen, who two years ago commenced what would become one of the greatest winning...

MANNA FROM HEAVEN
Story and Photo by Ted Lerner (Shanghai, China)The thick, hazy skies finally opened up over Shanghai this afternoon, bringing with it torrential downpours and booming sounds of thunder and...

THE LEGEND AND THE UPSTART HEAD IN TWO DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS
Story and Photo by Ted Lerner (Shanghai, China)--57 year old Efren "Bata" Reyes of the Philippines, perhaps the greatest player in the history of pool, showed he had plenty left to offer as he...

IMMONEN, ORCULLO, CHANG, DUEL AND FEIJIN EARLY WINNERS
(Shanghai, China)--Mika Immonen, Dennis Orcullo, Chang Jun Lin, Corey Duel and Niels Feijin were among the first to claim victory as the first session of the $275,000 China Open has just been...

LOOMING SHOWDOWN IN SHANGHAI
Story and Photos by Ted Lerner (Shanghai, China)--An all-star cast of the finest men and women professional pool players from around the world has finally arrived and settled in here in muggy and...

EXCITING NEW MEDIA COVERAGE FOR THIS WEEK’S CHINA OPEN
The World Pool and Billiard Association(WPA) is proud to announce new and enhanced media coverage when the China Open kicks off this week in Shanghai. 68 men and 48 women will be coming from all...

SHANGHAI HERE WE COME!
Shanghai, one of the great cities of the world, and China's bustling commercial hub, will play host to the world's best men and women pool players as the China Open kicks off June 6-12. In just its...

SEE-ING IS BELIEVING!
(Manila, Philippines)--Entering the 128-player World 10-Ball Championship, Huidji See was hardly among those dozen likely title contenders. The 29-year-old Dutch journeyman was without a defining...

Field of 32 Taking Form at the World Ten Ball Championships
Group B finds Artem Koshovoj and Thomas Engert coming through undefeated. Engert bested Charlie Williams and Francisco Diaz-Pizarro. The one-loss escapees into the final 32 are Carlo Biado and...

BEIJING BLING!
His next opponent had promise of being a very tough match. Feng-Ban Zhao had just come from a solid 11-4 trouncing of newly crowned Philippine Open champ Thorsten Hohmann but Chang was simply an...

Hohmann, Chen Win Philippine Open
Thorsten Hohmann had a bit more of a battle on his hands in his victory. He and Ralf Souquet went rack for rack with never more than a single point between them until Souquet gained his first lead...

Chinese Teenager wins Philippine Open Women ‘s Event
She proved it on Monday's women finals as she beat veteran Kelly Fisher of Great Britain, 9-3 at the SM Megamall in Mandaluyong. The 17-year-old won all her six matches over Reggie Gregorio, Line...
