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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...
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...
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...
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...
‘THEY’LL HAVE TO PLAY THEIR BEST TO BEAT ME’
By Ted Lerner WPA Press Officer Germany's Thorsten Hohmann kicked off his campaign in the 2013 World 9-ball Championship in Doha with a resounding 9-4 defeat at the hands of Taiwan's talented Lo Li...
2014 WORLD 9-BALL SUPREMACY UP FOR GRABS IN DOHA
By Ted Lerner World Pool & Billiard Association Drama, tension, excitement, heartbreak and glory. These are the enticing elements on offer to pool fans around the globe as the biggest and most...
THE BRITISH ARE COMING!…AND SO ARE THE FILIPINOS AND TAIWANESE
BY TED LERNER WPA PRESS OFFICER Photos Courtesy Richard Walker and Takayamo Takao/onthehill.jp (Doha, Qatar)--There's something about Judgement Day in the World 9-ball Championship that brings out...
HOHMANN RAISES THE BAR!
BY TED LERNER WPA PRESS OFFICER Photos courtesy Vinod DivaKaran, Doha Stadium Sports Weekly and Richard Walker (Doha, Qatar)--Playing with a laser-like focus and an intensity that spoke of a clear...
