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U.S. Open Eight-ball Championship
U.S. Open pool championships are generic terms that may refer to various professional pool tournaments, not all of them affiliated with each other. The "U.S. Open Pool Championships" started by the Billiard Congress of America (BCA), continued by CueSports International (CSI) founded by pool promoter Mark Griffin, with umbrella events in various disciplines, are not to be confused with the main pool disciple event U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship separately promoted by Matchroom Pool. CSI U.S. Open One-pocket Championship CSI U.S. Open Ten-ball Championship CSI U.S. Open Eight-ball Championship CSI U.S. Open Bank Pool Championship References {{DEFAULTSORT:U.S. Open pool championships Pool competitions U.S. Open U.S. Open or US Open are open championship sporting tournaments that are hosted in the United States and in which anyone, especially amateur and professional, or American and non-American, may compete. The term may also be applied to non-sporting ev ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pool (cue Sports)
Pool is a series of cue sports played on a billiard table. The table has six Pocket (billiards), pockets along the , into which Billiard ball, balls are shot. "Pool billiards" is sometimes hyphenated and/or spelled with a singular "billiard". The WPA itself uses "pool-billiard" in its logo but "pool-billiards" in its legal notices. The organization compounds the words to result in an acronym of "WPA", "WPBA" having already been taken by the Women's Professional Billiards Association. Normal English grammar would not hyphenate here, and w:de:Poolbillard, the term is actually a Germanism. A general rules booklet on pool games in general, including eight-ball, nine-ball and several others. Of the many different pool games, the most popular include: eight-ball, Blackball (pool), blackball, nine-ball, ten-ball, seven-ball, straight pool, one-pocket, and bank pool. Eight-ball is the most frequently played discipline of pool, and it is often thought of as synonymous with "pool". The ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabe Owen
Gabe may refer to: People Given name *Gabe Alvarez (born 1974), Mexican baseball player and coach *Gabe Brown (born 2000), American basketball player *Gabe Carimi (born 1988), American football player *Gabe Cramer (born 1994), American baseball pitcher *Gabe Davis (born 1999), American football player *Gabe Gauthier (born 1984), American hockey player and coach *Gabe Gleeson, aka Indian Summer, Australian record producer and musician * Gabe Gonzalez (born 1972), American baseball player *Gabe Gross (born 1979), American baseball player and coach * Gabe Hall, American college football player * Gabe Holmes (born 1991), American football player *Gabe Ikard (born 1990), American football player *Gabe Jackson (born 1991), American football player * Gabe Jeudy-Lally (born 2001), American football player *Gabe Kaplan (born 1945), American actor and comedian *Gabe Kapler (born 1975), American baseball player and manager *Gabe Klobosits (born 1995), American baseball player * Gabe Levin (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josh Roberts (pool Player)
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Josh Roberts may refer to: * Joshua Roberts (born 1986), Australian baseball and rugby league player * Josh Roberts (athlete), American Paralympic athlete, see United States at the 2012 Summer Paralympics The United States competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from August 29 to September 9, 2012. Medallists The following American competitors won medals at the Games. Multiple medallists The following Team USA competi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justin Hall (pool Player)
Justin Hall (born December 16, 1974, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American journalist and entrepreneur, best known as a pioneer blogger. Biography Born in Chicago, Hall graduated Francis W. Parker High School in 1993. In 1994, while a student at Swarthmore College, Justin started his web-based diary Justin's Links from the Underground', which offered one of the earliest guided tours of the web.Harmanci, Reyhan.Time to get a life -- pioneer blogger Justin Hall bows out at 31" ''San Francisco Chronicle.'' February 20, 2005, retrieved on July 20, 2006. Over time, the site came to focus on Hall's life in intimate detail. In December 2004, ''The New York Times Magazine'' referred to him as "the founding father of personal blogging."Rosen, Jeffrey.Your Blog or Mine? ''New York Times Magazine.'' December 14, 2004, retrieved on October 31, 2007. In 1994, during a break from college Hall joined ''HotWired'', the first commercial web magazine started within ''Wired'' magazine. There, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warren Kiamco
Warren Kiamco (born May 2, 1970) is a Filipino professional pool player from Cebu, Philippines. He is known for his performances in the Southeast Asian and Asian Games. Kiamco was a runner-up in three events of the Asian Nine-ball Tour but never a champion. Warren Kiamco, 38, defeated Efren Reyes, 11–6, and won P 400,000 top cash prize in the First Senate President Manny Villar Cup Billiards Tournament on May 10, 2008, at Muntinlupa. Titles * 2021 Buffalo's Pro Classic Nine-ball * 2021 Barry Behrman Memorial Open Nine-ball * 2019 CSI U.S Open One-Pocket Championship * 2018 Freezer's Icehouse Ten-ball Challenge * 2018 Andy Mercer Memorial Nine-ball * 2017 West Coast Nine-ball Pro Challenge * 2015 Southeast Asian Games Nine-ball Doubles * 2015 Derby City Classic Nine-ball * 2014 Steinway Classic Ten-ball * 2013 Texas Open Nine-ball Championship * 2012 Japan Open Ten-ball * 2012 Johnny Archer Classic * 2012 Houston Open Nine-ball * 2011 CSI US Bar Table Nine-ball Champions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronnie Alcano
Ronato (Ronnie) Alcano (pronounced al-kah-no) (born 27 July 1972), is a Filipino professional pool player, nicknamed "Ronnie ''Calamba''" and "the Volcano". He won both the 2006 WPA World Nine-ball Championship and the 2007 WPA World Eight-ball Championship. Career history After graduating in elementary school, Alcano didn't proceed to high school due to financial problems. He then opted to play pool for a living. Alcano's recognitions in the Philippines began with his performances at the 2000 Rising Stars Tournament. By the final, he was highly favored to win the title, yet in the final match (a to 13), Alcano lost to Edgar Acaba by just a rack short, 13–12. Despite having a 12–7 advantage, Alcano missed while only three balls away. Acaba then returned to the table and won the needed 6 racks in a row to win the match and the title. In 2002, Alcano began to make a name for himself, and began competing in major events in the US. He won five tournaments in the Joss Tour a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Pagulayan
Alejandro Salvador "Alex" Pagulayan (born June 25, 1978) is a Filipino-born Canadian professional pool player. His nickname is "the Lion", given to him by Paul Thornley, Canadian snooker player whom he credits as his mentor. Pagulayan is considered one of the best pool players of all time as well as one of the best one-pocket players of all time. He was born in Cabagan, Isabela, Philippines and was raised in Toronto, Canada. Pagulayan represented the Philippines in the mid-2000s and in 2012, he began carrying the Canadian flag in international tournaments again. He is known for his relaxed demeanor during competition, and is a crowd favorite, well liked because of his humorous interaction with the audience and entertaining impressions of other players. Early years Alex Pagulayan was born in the town of Cabagan in Isabela, Philippines. He emigrated to Canada when he was 16 years old. His father managed a pool hall, so Pagulayan was introduced to the game at an early age. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corey Deuel
Corey Deuel (born November 20, 1977) is an American professional Pool (cue sports), pool player from West Jefferson, Ohio. Nicknamed "Prince of Pool", he won the US Open Nine-ball Championship in 2001, and has won many other major titles. In January 2008, he was ranked the second highest US pool player by the United States Professional Poolplayers Association. He regularly represents the US in the Mosconi Cup. In 2010, he again was selected for the US team in the Mosconi Cup and was responsible for winnin2 of the US team's 8points in the event. His tournament walk-on music is "Disco Inferno" by the Trammps. His reported career earnings to February 2008 were approximately United States dollar, $562,000. His worst professional year was 2003, in which he did not win a single major event. "Soft breaking" and "pattern racking" are techniques that have been used by Deuel and others as a strategy to gain an advantage in tournament competitions. Pattern racking refers to purposefully rac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Orcollo
Dennis Orcollo (born January 28, 1979), sometimes called Dennis Orcullo, is a Filipino professional pool player, nicknamed "''Surigao''" (after a province in the Philippines) and "RoboCop". He has been called "The Money-Game King". Orcollo is considered one of the greatest pool players of all time. Since 2005, Orcollo has won over 90 professional tournaments, including over 20 major titles. He is a world champion, winning the 2011 WPA World Eight-ball Championship. Orcollo has been a dominant player at the annual Derby City Classic, winning seven times overall, including Master of the Table three times in 2014, 2017, and 2020. Orcollo is a multiple-time Southeast Asian Games medalist, winning 5 golds and 2 bronze. He also won gold at the 2010 Asian Games and bronze at the 2013 World Games. Early life Orcollo is the second of four brothers. His father was a fisherman in the southern village of Mangagoy, Surigao Del Sur, but a typhoon claimed his life in a boating accident ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darren Appleton
Darren Appleton (born 8 February 1976) is an English professional pool player, best known for playing Eight-ball, Nine-ball and Ten-ball pool."Dynamite Blasts World 10-Ball Championship" . insidepoolmag.com (October 2008) Appleton won the (the inaugural 10-ball world championship) against Wu Jia-qing, of China, a former world champion in both nine-ball and eight-ball. Appleton is also a world champion in |
Shane Van Boening
Shane Van Boening (; born July 14, 1983) is an American professional pool player from Rapid City, South Dakota. Van Boening is considered one of the best players of all time. Van Boening has won the WPA World Nine-ball Championship and has won the US Open Nine-ball Championship on 5 occasions, along with over 100 other professional titles. Van Boening has a hearing impairment and uses a hearing aid, but it does not affect his pool ability. He has received praise for his attitude towards the sport, particularly for his behavior during matches, and for avoiding alcohol. Professional career Van Boening has a family background in pool. His grandfather, Gary Bloomberg, was a trick-shot artist; his grandmother, Jeanne Bloomberg, a VNEA national champion; his mother, Timi Bloomberg, a BCA national champion; and his aunt, Gari Jo Bloomberg, a three-time VNEA national champion. Van Boening defeated Hungarian Vilmos Foldes at the International Pool Tour qualifier in 2006, and was o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Gentile (pool Player)
Christoper Gentile (born 9 September 1981) is a Scottish former footballer. He first signed 'senior' with Dundee United from their Youth set up but was unable to break through into the 'first' team. He then transferred to Dumbarton where he played for two seasons, but having failed to hold down a regular place in the team, he joined the 'junior' ranks, with Kilsyth Rangers. Four seasons later he rejoined Dumbarton Dumbarton (; , or ; or , meaning 'fort of the Britons (historical), Britons') is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven, Dunbartonshire, River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. ..., and in 2008 returned to the 'junior' ranks with Kirkintilloch Rob Roy. References 1981 births Scottish men's footballers Dumbarton F.C. players Scottish Football League players Living people Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Scottish sportsmen {{scotland-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
