Shenyang, China)–It’ll be a high quality battle of east vs. west as China’s Fu Xiaofang will meet Great Britain’s Kelly Fisher in the finals of the 2012 Women’s World 9-ball Championship.
The race to 11, alternate break showdown will take place at 7pm local time(GMT + 7).
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FU XIAOFANG, TSAI PEI CHEN, LUI SHASHA AND KELLY FISHER REACH THE SEMI FINALS OF THE WOMEN’S WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP
By Ted Lerner
Ga Young Kim
HAVING WON THREE IN A ROW, CHINESE WOMEN LOOK TO DOMINATE YET AGAIN IN SHENYANG, CHINA
With short races to 7 racks, the world’s best pool talent on hand, and the pressure of a world title at stake, pool fans have come to expect plenty of upsets in the opening stages of world championships.
But for Chinese 9-ball fans, Monday produced one of the biggest downers imaginable as China’s wildly popular Pan Xiaoting lost twice on the very first day of the 2012 Women’s World 9-ball Championship and was sent packing from the 64 player field.
It is in this atmosphere that the other big names in the women’s game will have to contend. Hall of Famer Allison Fisher, World Ten Ball Champion Kelly Fisher, and two time US Open Champion Ga Young Kim are all big time stars in their own right in China. But the home team seems to carry a massive advantage on Chinese soil. The numbers certainly speak for themselves. Over half the field of 64 players entered in this year’s championship is from China.
One of the most amazing and brainstorming entertainment concepts ever created is The Magic Moment by Paul “Professor – Q – Ball” Frankel from Memphis, TN.
Las Vegas, NV. – June 13, 2012 – The “2012 – 2014 Official Rules of the BCA Pool League” was released June 1, 2012, the beginning of the new BCAPL and USAPL league year. The most noted change for the newly released publication is the lifting of the restriction on the use of the phenolic tips on break cues. Below is the newly added language in the 2012-2014 edition, quoted from section 9d of the Equipment Specifications section:
“The cue tip must be composed of leather, fibrous, or pliable material.”
The Billiard Education Foundation (BEF) is pleased to announce that Romine High Pockets in Greenfield, Wisconsin will host the 24th Annual BEF Junior National 9-Ball Championships on July 11 -15, 2012. The stage...
left to right: 1st place Brendon Hallock; 2nd place Sam Hoffman; right sponsor Bill Hoffman. Left most 2nd Place Mike Harrington; 1st place – Richard Ng; owner Isabel Buckley. Richard Ng wins his A/D...
Van den Berg and Melling maintain lead
FOLLOWING on from the Austrian Open which concluded on Saturday 2nd June, Chris Melling and Nick Van den Berg look on course to collect their second and sixth caps respectively as they maintain their positions as Nos.1 and 2 on the 2012 PartyPoker.com Mosconi Cup European rankings.
Eighteen three-cushion players from seven states gathered in Iowa on June 8, 9, & 10 for the third annual Dubuque Open. The competition was played on three reconditioned Brunswick tables in the Masonic Temple’s majestic billiard room.   Favorites going in were George Ashby of Murrayville, Illinois, who won the national tournament in 1976, 1981, and 1984, and Fred Lamers of the Minneapolis Billiard Club, who won the Dubuque Open the last two years. As many predicted, the two made it to the championship game.
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The Laurel Highlands TAP spring Titleholder is history. 54 teams from three states showed up to battle it out for a portion of the $13,100 prize fund in Derry, Pa at the Cooperstown Vets.
ALLISON FISHER WINS WPBA US OPEN 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP
Gerda Hofstatter and Allison Fisher in a Classic Battle for the Title
TULSA, OK – The 2012 WPBA US Open 9-Ball Championship is in the history books and Allison Fisher has successfully defended her title to win her SIXTH WPBA US Open 9-Ball Championship!
Gerda Hofstatter won the opening lag and break, pocketing the six and playing safe. Fisher missed the kick and with ball in hand, Gerda ran the rack to lead 1-0, but lost the safety battle in the next rack to give Allison her first game. Gerda got back to the table in game three, but Gerda missed a tough 8, leaving Allison a bank on the eight and an easy nine to pull ahead 2-1.
The stunned defending high school champions, the South Garland Colonels, had watched in agony as their (27-25) match lead against the Yellowjackets in the final round of play slipped away to bring the match even (27-27) with only one game left to play.
The two best BETTER High School Billiard Program teams in the Dallas, Texas area were ready and set for action at AMF Richardson Lanes on May 22nd, 2012. The competitive game they played was 9-ball and they were playing a total of 55 games and were racing to 28 to win the coveted title of “œ2012 BEF Texas High School Billiard Finals” champions.
Arriving to the final eight undefeated were defending champion Allison Fisher, with a 9-3 victory over Jennifer Barretta; national junior champ Brittany Bryant over Taiwan’s Jennifer Chen 9-3; Norway’s Line Kjorsvik over Californian Melissa Herndon 9-5, and Gerda Hofstatter, six months pregnant with her second child, over Atlanta’s Helena Thornfeldt 9-4!
