FINAL - Han Yu (CHN) vs Chihiro Kawahara After getting away to a good strong start and leading 3/0, Chihiro missed an easy 1- 9 combination shot which allowed Han to the table for her first real...
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WOMENS WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP – DAY 3
Tough day at the office for players, for four players it meant three tough matches for the chance of getting into the final of a world championship. Popular favourites, Kim Gayoung and Han Yu made a...
WOMENS WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP – Day 2
Today kicked off with the completion of the double elimination group stage leaving just 32 players remaining. There were no real surprises from the double elimination favoured players getting...
WOMENS WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP, DAY 1
Format for the event is two stages, first stage the 64 players are divided into 8 groups of 8. Each group plays a double elimination which means a player must win two matches to qualify. Two losses...
World 9-Ball Championships – Juniors
The 2016 World 9-Ball Championships for juniors ended today at the Huimin Middle School in Shanghai. In the boys under 17 category, Xiao Huai Zheng of China proved too good for Mongolian Enkhold...
World Junior Championships
The 2016 World 9-Ball Championships commenced today in Shanghai... Three groups comprising of 32 girls U/19, 32 boys U/19 and 32 boys U/17 represent 20 different countries. Final day of play will be...
Kremlin Cup Champions
Alex Kazakis won the Kremlin Cup (10-Ball division) today in Moscow defeating former world champion Thortsen Hohmann 9-6 in the final. Early in the match and trailing 2/3, Kazakis missed an easy 1...
Kremlin Cup Opening
From a brass band to dancers to coverage of the opening by a drone with cameras, the sight was something to behold. All of this is being accommodated in a room of some 5500 square metres. 20 Pyramid...
SHAW’S THANKFUL REDEMPTION
By Ted Lerner WPA Press Officer (Kuwait City)--Jayson Shaw has spent the last year knocking on the door of big time success. Tonight in Kuwait City, he could wait no longer and bashed the door in....
SURGING TOWARDS THE FINISH LINE
By Ted Lerner WPA Press Officer Photos By Takayama Takao (Kuwait City)--With the biggest prize fund in 9-ball pool this year, the Kuwait Open 9-ball Championship predictably attracted as good a...
A FINE, FUN START IN KUWAIT CITY
By Ted Lerner WPA Press Officer Photos by Takayamo Takao (Kuwait City) ---It was a busy day of high caliber pool in Kuwait City on Wednesday, as the inaugural Kuwait Open 9-ball Championship got...
KUWAIT OPEN 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP DRAWS THE WORLD’S BEST
By Ted Lerner WPA Press Officer (Kuwait City)--Welcome to the new frontier of pool. The State of Kuwait is all set to host a brand new event on the pool calendar, the Kuwait 9-ball Open, an event...