THE SUN SHONE in St Johann im Pongau as the PREDATOR Austrian Open got underway at the Hotel Alpina Alpendorf. The third event of six in the Predator Euro Tour series, the Open division completed three full rounds of play as 216 players jostled for position. There is a huge German contingent of 66 players […]

After three cash finishes over the last seven years on the Q City 9-Ball Tour, one each in ’16, ’23 & ’24, two of which were runner-up finishes as the result of a ‘split’ of the top two prizes, Jerry Cannon made it to the hot seat this past weekend (Sat. June 7). For the […]

They’ve been at it for a while, these two. In fact, Kevin Guimond and Joe Dupuis entered the AZBilliards database in the same year (2005), three months apart. They’ve been competing on the Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour ever since and though it’s more than likely that they’ve met on the Joss battlefield before, this past […]

THE PREDATOR EURO TOUR series returns to its most picturesque hunting ground as the PREDATOR Austrian Open in both Open and Women’s divisions gets underway this Thursday, 12th June in St Johann im Pongau. The defending Open champion is Syrian star Mohammad Soufi who claimed his second Euro Tour crown, defeating Tobias Bongers in the […]

Last year, as the world’s best battled it out under the lights of the World Pool Championship in Jeddah, a quieter triumph was unfolding on a nearby table. Among the young hopefuls in the inaugural Saudi Junior Championship, it was Felix Vogel who emerged victorious—his name etched into the tournament’s first-ever trophy and into the […]

Nominated by students, fellow instructors, and industry leaders, Kim Young was recognized for his outstanding commitment to the growth and development of others at the conclusion of the 2024 Jerry Briesath Instructor of the Year Award ceremony. Kim was voted Best Presenter among all International Certified Instructors at the 2024 ICI Summit—a reflection of his […]

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Sometimes you hear it, when breath is expelled with a sound. Sometimes you don’t, when it’s a quick inhalation. At last night’s (Sun., June 8) final in the WPBA’s 2025 Soaring Eagle Masters tournament in Mount Pleasant, MI, it was a little bit of both. The combatants were Taipei’s Tzu-Chien Wei (known as “Wei-Wei” to […]

Pijus Labutis and Kledio Kaçi have both etched their names onto the 2025 World Nineball Tour winners’ list, each capturing their maiden WNT Ranking titles in consecutive events across Europe. NEVER MISS A MOMENT – STREAM EVERY MATCH LIVE ON WNT TV Labutis struck first in Tallinn, Estonia, with a composed performance at the Mezz […]

After recording cash finishes in Palisades Park (NJ), Las Vegas, and two events in North Carolina earlier this year, Joao Sias, from Rohnert Park, CA, broke through to claim his first regional tour win at a stop on the Q City 9-Ball Tour this past weekend (Sat., May 31). Having joined the AZBilliards’ database two […]