By Ted Lerner WPA Press Officer Photos Courtesy Tai Chengzhe/China Foto Press (Beijing)--Day 1 at the 2014 World Pool Team Championship at the Tongzhou Luhe High School in Beijing may have been...
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WORLD TEAM PREEMINENCE ON TAP IN CHINA
By Ted Lerner WPA Press Officer (Beijing, China)--Professional pool holds much of its interest for fans around the globe from the very fact that it is a solitary pursuit in a dead-ball game. With...
HEART SURGERY SUCCESSFUL FOR KELLY FISHER
By Ted Lerner WPA Press Officer The World Pool-Billiard Association is pleased to announce that multiple world champion and current WPA World number 2 ranked player Kelly Fisher of Great Britain has...
KELLY FISHER TO HAVE OPEN HEART SURGERY
By Ted Lerner WPA Press Officer Multiple world champion and current WPA World number 2 ranked player Kelly Fisher of Great Britain has announced that she will be undergoing open heart surgery on...
THE TERMINATOR SNAPS IT OFF
By Ted Lerner WPA Press Officer Photos Courtesy of Richard Walker (Doha, Qatar)--Finally, Niels Feijen snapped off the big one. And fittingly he did it in typical Niels Feijen style. Putting in a...
RISE OF THE UPSTARTS
By Ted Lerner WPA Press Officer Photos Courtesy of Richard Walker (Doha, Qatar)--Pool's next generation of superstars took a giant leap towards claiming their place in the sun today, producing a...
NOW IT’S ANYBODY’S BALL GAME
By Ted Lerner WPA Press Officer Photos Courtesy of Richard Walker (Doha, Qatar)-- With plenty of cueing arms shaking, nerves frazzling, and careers hanging in the balance, 32 players kept their...
POOL’S ELITE STARE DOWN STERN TESTS
By Ted Lerner WPA Press Officer Photos Courtesy of Richard Walker (Doha, Qatar)--For Darren Appleton, the plan today was simple. Quietly take care of business against Taiwan teenager Lin Cheng Chieh...
FOUR MORE FOR THE BIG SCORE
By Ted Lerner WPA Press Officer Photos Courtesy of Richard Walker (Doha, Qatar)--After a marathon day of pressure packed championship pool played at the highest levels, Taiwan's Chang Yu Lung, the...
EARLY HOUSE CLEANING AT THE AL SAAD
By Ted Lerner WPA Press Officer Photos Courtesy of Richard Walker (Doha, Qatar)--Most of Day 2 at the 2014 World 9-ball Championship was given over to the losers. That is, the players who lost their...
EXPERIENCE CARRIES THE OPENING DAY
By Ted Lerner WPA Press Officer Photos Courtesy of Richard Walker (Doha, Qatar)--Long time followers of the WPA World 9-ball Championship know that the event is always full of surprises. The...
TIME FOR THE GOLD RUSH IN DOHA
By Ted Lerner WPA Press Officer Photos Courtesy Richard Walker (Doha, Qatar)--There's been a tangible buzz in the lobby of the Holiday Villa Hotel here in blazing hot Doha over the last two days. As...