Great Southern Billiard Tour / Spring Hill, FL by Lea Andrews A-ranked player Dan Dennis made an undefeated run through a field of 32 to emerge the winner of the $1,500-added Great Southern Billiard Tour event, defeating Cliff Tyler in the finals. The June 6-7 event was hosted by Rocky McElroy at Capone’s, his room in Spring [...]

J. Pechauer Southeast Open 9-Ball Tour / Columbus, GA by Lea Andrews Arlo Walsman took down everyone in his path to first in the J. Pechauer Southeast Open 9-Ball Tour the weekend of June 6-7. The $1,000-added tournament drew a field of 53 amateur and semi-pro players to Players Billiards in Columbus, GA. The winners’ side quarterfinals [...]

Shaw Comes out on Top Again Mid-American Ladies’ Tour / Bristol, TN by Lea Andrews Kim Shaw, who took first place May 30-31 at her first Carolina Ladies’ Tour event, dominated another field of ladies the weekend of June 6-7, taking top honors at the Tennessee State Women’s 9-Ball Championship, the third stop of the Mid-American Ladies’ Tour. [...]

May/June 2009 Issue of Inside POOL Magazine Available for Free Download The May/June 2009 issue of Inside POOL Magazine, which features John Schmidt on the cover, has been made available for free download at InsidePOOLmag.com. This month the download features new technology in online magazine viewing such as flipping pages, zooming, emailing, sharing, and printing. This month [...]

Tri-State Tour / Sunnyside, NY by Lea Andrews June 6 was John Alicea’s day to shine, and his undefeated run through a field of 48 earned him first place on the Tri-State Tour stop. The $1,500-added double points A-D event was hosted by Master Billiards in Sunnyside, NY, and was sponsored by Sterling Games and Ozone [...]

Rubilen Amit Wins Women’s World 10 Ball Championships Three matches were on schedule for the final day of the Inaugural Women’s World 10 Ball Championships. The first semifinal that was played was between host country favorite Rubilen Amit (PHILIPPINES) and Akimi Kajitani (JAPAN). The second semi was between reigning European champion Jasmin Ouschan (AUSTRIA) [...]

Dechaine Wins World Summit of Pool, Morris Forfeits World Summit of Pool / Las Vegas, NV by InsidePOOL Staff Mike Dechaine defeated Thorsten “Hitman” Hohmann at the World Summit of Pool, taking home the lion’s share of the prize fund and top honors to boot. Hosted by the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV, the $20,000-added [...]

Team Mezz USA Welcomes New Members Sarah Rousey, Jennifer Baretta & Hunter Lombardo WPBA Professionals Sarah “Heartbreaker” Rousey and Jennifer “9MM” Baretta along with US Professional Hunter Lombardo join top players Mika Immonen, Alex Pagulayan and Marcus Chamat as part of Team Mezz USA. Sarah Rousey, who finished in 5th place at the 2009 WPBA San Diego Classic, [...]

Hometown Hero Rubilen Amit Carries a Country On Her Back Final Four Set in Women’s World 10-Ball Championships by Edward Asistin Rubilen Amit (Philippines) lost her first match to Kelly Fisher (England) in the group stages of the Women’s World 10-Ball Championships and has not suffered another defeat. She won the next four of her group stage [...]

World Summit of Pool / Las Vegas, NV by InsidePOOL Staff After their second day of play at the World Summit of Pool, held at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, NV, the tournament has revealed its final 8 players out of the original 31. This $20,000-added UPA event is sponsored by McDermott Handcrafted Cues, [...]