By Ted Lerner/WPA Press Officer Photo by Tai Chengzhe/Top147.com (Shanghai, China)--The 2012 China Open got underway on a rainy Thursday afternoon here in Shanghai, and it didn't take very long for...
By Ted Lerner/WPA Press Officer Anyone who happened to catch Chris Melling's performance over four days last year in the China Open in Shanghai knew right away that they had seen something special....
Story and Photo by Ted Lerner (Shanghai, China)--Great Britain's Chris Melling proved that his current number 2 ranking on the brutally tough Euro Tour is no fluke, as he put in a series of stellar...
Story and Photo by Ted Lerner (Shanghai, China)--Two relative unknowns on the 9-ball circuit. Two players playing lights out pool. One sure to be entertaining final. Britain's Chris Melling and...
Story and Photo by Ted Lerner (Shanghai, China)--Playing virtually mistake free 9-ball, and seemingly immune to the pressure, Fu Xiao Fang defeated fellow Chinese and defending champion Chen Siming...
Story and Photos by Ted Lerner (Shanghai, China)--Give Chris Melling an inch, and he takes a mile. That's just how Chinese Taipei's Hsu Kai Lun must feel right now, as the burly Englishman put on...
Story and Photos by Ted Lerner (Shanghai, China)--17 year old Chinese pool star and defending champion Chen Siming lived up to all the accolades and adoration when she stunned Austria's Jasmin...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
