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It was Trey Jankowski who brought home the gold after the May 29 stop at the Lucasi Hybrid All-American Tour. The Memorial Weekend Bar Box Bash displayed a 30-player field with a double elimination 8-ball format which races to 3 and Masters going to 4.

It was truly Jankowski who had the hottest hand for the weekend when he ended his journey to the hot seat as he defeated Tony Groza during the A-side finals. The finale was a single race to 5 and the undefeated Jankowski really cooled off things with Sotelo with a 5-1 margin, straight on for the title.

Here is the complete list of the results of the said event:

1st Trey Jankowski $500

2nd Jerry Sotelo $350

3rd Tony Groza $210

4th Doug Tittle $165

5th Justin Kovalsky $100

Jeff Hughes

7th Jon Callahan $50

Jason Jenkins

Looking forward for more events during the succeeding stops!

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It was George Sansouci and Raphael DaBreo who grabbed the top finishes from the Ozone Billiards Predator 9-Ball Tour last May 29-30. It was a $1,000 added event which encouraged a crew of almost 64 players to Master Billiard in New York.

In the pro 1-ball division, Sansouci was already defining a point as he defeated Carl Yusef Khan with an 8-2. Bonilla also displayed some power during the event when he defeated Tony Robles at 8-6 before he lost to Ginky. After that defeat, Bonilla bested on Shaun Wilkie with 8-6 and Robles 8-4, before the elimination of Hernandez during the semifinals with an 8-2.

Bonilla may not have really threatened Sansouci on the bracket list of the winners, but he really came back head on with a vengeance when the finals came. Despite best efforts, Sansouci still won the hill-hill game to put a close to the event with unceasing victory.

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It is the BEF who will host the yearly held event Challenge the Stars benefit in cooperation with the BCAPL National 8-Ball Championships along with the 2010 US Open 10-Ball Championship on May 18 in Las Vegas. It will be the Diamond Billiard Products who will sponsor the tables for all the events that will transpire in the Grande Ballroom of the Riviera Hotel & Casino.

This benefit event will render every player and audience the chance to support the programs of the youth billiard and at the same time get to mingle with the leading professionals in the industry from all corners of the world. All the players and the spectators can get to have more fun through bidding for prizes and getting active with the raffle promos.

The BEF is a nonprofit organization which is very committed to encouraging the development of other pertinent skills through various youth billiard programs.

Admission to this event is free!

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CueSports International or the CSI of the billiard world truly lives up to their motto. They announced the coming BCAPL Southwest Regional Championships together with the Bad Boys Billiard Productions and Dr. Pool Promotions, Inc.
The event will transpire for 5 days from September 1 to 5, 2010 in Scottsdale Arizona at the Resort and Casino of Radisson Fort McDowell. The tournament will be offering $6,000 to all BCA Pool League Members who just joined or renewed their membership after June 1 last year; and also to non-league players with a Player Member status.

CueSports International is committed to opening more options for every player out there. It also serves as producer for various independent events like the US Bar Table Championship, the US Open 10-Ball Championship and the Jay Swanson Memorial.

You can get more information by visiting www.playbca.com for other details of the event along with the entry forms.

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It was clearly 3 years ago when Karl Boyes was just a regular semifinalist at the World Pool Championships. That competition was won by fellow countryman Daryl Peach. From that point in time, Boyes together with his fellow Brit cueists started bearing faith that they can truly shine in the international scene.

It was Darren Appleton who first won the World 10-Ball Championship two years ago followed by the UK team winning the World Team Championships just early this year. Add to this is Boyes’ recent winning over Dutch star Niels Feijen. This was Feijen’s comeback to claim the title in a hill-hill final of 13-12.

During the early part of the game, it was clear that Boyes was totally in control but Feijen was still able to crawl back into the game, breaking racks all over to reach 11-9. But it was Boyes’ ability to keep his nerves in check that made him win the title.

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While researching for a good topic for our article today, I came across a fun new game in the internet. I do not know if you have heard about the game Blast Billiards but I personally like this one. Aside for the typical rules that revolve on billiards, this particular game will bring your surprises with innovative ideas. Good thing that what you have in this game will only be available through the computer because the pool table will surely be ruined with its scary explosions. Yes, you read it right. A creative way to be addicted to s series of pool games includes the use of bombs, timers and tricks to give you the feeling of thrill and rush. The series named as the Trick Blast and Extreme Blast will make you fall for some kind of magic until you get hooked. However, I must warn you that you are limited to one basic stroke meaning, without draw, follow or english. So how does it work? Using your cue ball, you need to shoot the target balls into the pockets against a timer and without setting the explosion on. Get the free series and tell me what you think of this one.

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Here’s news for you. For the third time, Turkey team won the World Team Three Cushion Championship that was held at Festhalle Viersen in Viersen, Germany last February. With Adnan Yüksel and Murat Naci Coklu, Turkey won the finals with the 2-0 score over Daniel Sánchez and Ruben Legazpi of Spain. Of all 21 competing countries, two teams tied for the third place which is the Netherlands and South Korea. For the record, Turkey already won the 2003 and 2004 title while the five-time defending champion Sweden lost to Spain in the quarterfinals. The team that got the highest general average of 1.82 is Netherlands. For the players, it is Dick Jaspers of the Netherlands team that got the highest general average of 2.253 while Yüksel had a 2.812 to top the single game averages as well as Colombia’s Carlos Campino had the highest run with 15. Will Turkey be undefeated next year? What do you think?

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Not just people and other living things can be abused. If you look into the history of some famous sports you can encounter drastic acts done on some precious game equipment. Take the pool cue as an example. During the Mosconi Cup, a pool cue was smashed either due to frustration, innate bad behavior or burst of emotions by Earl Strickland. This happened just recently but not that unique at all. A similar incident happened in 1945 where famous Ralph Greenleaf broke his pool cue during a match-up with Mosconi. It was also Greenleaf’s last world championship challenge of Mosconi. Some also made the pool cue like a spear during a tournament. If there is anything good with what happened is that most people went curious over the game and watched the game over and over again. The Strickland incident was viewed for about 200,000 times through the internet. What is your opinion about this?

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American pocket billiards or pool started in 1800s but became more popular in the late 1920’s and early 1930’s. Most historians claimed that the present billiard game descended from the English interest on lawn bowling with its modifications of equipments and rules because of certain limitations such as the weather. It is known that for certain times of the year, the British Isles is irresistibly cold and thus not allowing any recreational activity outdoors. Just so that games were not cancelled, these were put indoors but still restricted in space. Rules were changed by hitting the ball with a wood and not rolling it that was further refined with archways and rings which are needed to be hit and even being stroked. Lastly, a proposal to have a playing field on a table was made and gave birth to billiards.

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