Mike Kelley Results
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21 players came to play in this years Mike Kelley Tournament. The most ever! They were divided into 3 flights of 7 and play started directly after the 3:00PM players meeting. All matches were to 25 points. Top two from each flight would advance to the finals, making a 6-man round robin. This year the tournament fell on the 25th-27th of April, as it is always held on the last full weekend of April....
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High Runs
by PQB Staff
PQB Staff archive
On Thursday February 7th, 2008 at the Minneapolis Billiard Club in Minnesota,Fred Lamers was...
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Not So Tough Shots
by Bob Byrne
Bob Byrne archive
The player can try a chancy cross-table off the left side ofthe white...
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Juniors in Sluiskil
by Bob Jewett
Bob Jewett archive
The Dutch have a very active carom billiards program. For such a small country, it is ...
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Torbjörn Blomdahl wins the first Agipi Masters
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The victory was for Torbjörn Blomdahl, who defeated Dick Jaspers with 50-26 (25 innings) in a spectacular ambiance...
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Winner Miguel Torres wins USBA 3-Cushion National Championship
by Paul Frankel
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Check out the averages and scores...
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USBA 3-Cushion Women's National Championship at the Derby City Classic
by Paul Frankel
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Mercedes Gonzales, wins!!...
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2007 USBA Tour Stop # 8
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Thirty-Eight of the best 3-cushion players around the country ...
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USBA TOUR: Stop # 7: Eight Ball Billiards – Maywood, CA
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Pedro Demonstrates Why He Is The Champ...
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Juan S. Medina, Represents both the U.S. and USBA
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First, let me say that while Juan’s record in the 2007 UMBWorld Jr Championship on the table only placed...
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Exhibition at Derby City
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As an added attraction on January 8th, at the Derby City Classic the 2006 USBA Champion ...
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Edwar Gomez Winner of the USBA Junior National Championship
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8 Players, 2 groups of 4 round robin -Race to 20 points ...
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Blomdahl is King of Pool & Billiards in Korea
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"Blomdahl is the world's best at 3-Cushion,...
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The 4th stop of the 2007 USBA Tour
by by Jim Shovak
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Pedro Piedrabuena and Jim Shovak Win the Southgate Billiards Tournament...
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BCA fans had the opportunity to witness a “3-Cushion Grandmasters.”
by Paul Frankel
Paul Frankel archive
As an added attraction, the fans were also treated to a special 25-point match between Mr. Sayginer and the 2006 USBA National 3-Cushion Champion Mazin Shooni...
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Mazin Once Again is Dazzling the Crowd
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performing on a Gabriels Three- Cushion Bi l l i ard Table ...
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Jeanette Lee and Semih Sayginer are The King & Queen of Carom
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"I'm going to win one of these events here in Korea...I promise." said a determined Black Widow....
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Mazin Shooni and Laureano Gomez win the Master Billiards USBA Tour 2nd Stop
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The “split” tournament format consisted of 16 “B” players and 8 “A” players. ...
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How Speed Affects Direction
by Bob Byrne
Bob Byrne archive
Consider a shot in which scoring is the only goal, not safety...
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BCA HALL OF FAME CALLS FOR SANG CHUN LEE
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“Walking Highlight Reel” and 12-Time U.S. Billiards Champion Sole Nominee...
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Adjust the Speed to the Hit
by Bob Byrne
Bob Byrne archive
Don’t use unnecessary force. Most shots require precision rather than strength. If the first ball ...
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Dead Ball Practice
by Bob Jewett
Bob Jewett archive
The 3-cushion world lost a great player with the recent death of Harry Sims....
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USBA 3-Cushion Qualifiers at the Derby City Classic
by Paul franel
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For the second year, qualifiers will be hosted by Professor-Q-Ball’s National Pool & 3-Cushion News at the Derby City Classic. The events will be held at the Executive...
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Hoppe Key Shot 52
by Bob Jewett
Bob Jewett archive
The book Billiards As It Should Be Played by Willie Hoppe is among the first three or four books any student of carom billiards should read. It is still available from used book sites such as Amazon, and...
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A Gentle Man in a Gentlemanʼs Game
by RJ Descell
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After serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, George became a huge fan of the 3-Cushion discipline of billiards....
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George Ashby Wins Jacksonville, Illinois 3-Cushion Regional Qualifier
by Paul Frankel
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George Ashby went undefeated in the Jacksonville, Illinois, 3-Cushion Regional Qualifier held at George Ashby’s room on September 15-17, 2006. Nine players traveled from Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Wisconsin and ...
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USBA 3-Cushion Qualifiers at the Derby City Classic
by 3 Cushion
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For the second year, qualifiers will be hosted by Professor-Q-Ball’s National Pool & 3-Cushion News at the Derby City Classic. The events will be held at the Executive...
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Calibrate your Spin
by Bob Jewett
Bob Jewett archive
About 40 years ago I spent some time at Palace Billiards in San Francisco. This was the main place to play and get pointers in The City. A very good player ...
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Billiard Atlas Volume I & 2
by Walt Harris
Walt Harris archive
A system is designed to find the first rail hit spot to make this billiard. NEW NUMBERS ARE GIVEN FOR THE 2nd RAIL (RAIL “N”)....
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Five Basic Principles
by Bob Byrne
Bob Byrne archive
Three cushion is one of the world’s hardest games to learn to play well. Not only do you have to know what shot to select, you have to know how...
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Billiard Atlas Volume I & 2
by Walt Harris
Walt Harris archive
Measuring Table Slide Balls carom differently when the table has new cloth. New balls make a difference also. In order to use systems or techniques properly, certain equipment ...
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Ticky Shots
by Bob Byrne
Bob Byrne archive
Shot 1 diagram -The only thing tricky about the ticky is putting the right English...
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A Simple 5-Cushion System
by Bob Jewett
Bob Jewett archive
When I first tried to learn the Corner-5 System from Willie Hoppe’s book, it didn’t make much sense. One problem, as I learned later, is that the system as pictured in the book...
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Think Again
by Bob Jewett
Bob Jewett archive
One of the great pleasures of playing 3-cushion billiards is to face a puzzling situation and find a brilliant solution. Here is such a problem. Can you find the solution without...
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USBA National Championship
by Paul Frankel
Paul Frankel archive
New Wave Billiards in Miami, Florida, was the host location for the 2006 USBA Nationals Championship. The preliminary matches began Wednesday, February 8 and ran to Friday the 10th. Then, the final matches started Friday night and ran until Sunday, February 12th....
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