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SVB making it look easy. Even without needing a supernatural break in 14.1, Shane shows that he has all around skills for all disciplines

Photo courtesy of World Tournament of 14.1  Charles Eames

The 13^th WPA World Artistic Pool Championship finished after 4 days of exciting competition from July 17 ““ 20, 2014 at the luxurious Rio All-Suites Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.  This event was held during the 38^th BCAPL National Championships under the sponsored venue umbrella of CSI (Cue Sports International).  There were 26 Artistic Pool Playing Artists from around the world competing for 9 separate world titles (1 overall + 8 discipline champions).

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 successfully undergone surgery for her heart condition, and is now recovering in hospital. CLICK ON READ MORE

Pin-Yi Ko defeated his younger brother Ping-Ching Ko 11-9 in an all Taiwanese final to win the CSI Invitational 10-Ball Championship on Sunday night at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The CSI Invitational 10-Ball Championship kicked off on Friday with sixteen of the top players in the world competing in a round robin race to 9 event. Players were split into four groups of four players with the top player from each group advancing to a single elimination bracket.

Group A play saw Shane Van Boening defeat Thorsten Hohmann 9-7 and Warren Kiamco 9-5. Van Boening trailed Hohmann 3-0 early, but took control of the match late when Hohmann fouled while addressing the cue ball and gave up ball in hand. Other Group A action saw Kiamco defeat Pin-Yi Ko 9-5 and Ko defeat Hohmann 9-7. If Van Boening can defeat Ko on Saturday, he will win the group. A Ko victory would lead to either Ko winning the group or a three way tie depending on how the Kiamco/Hohmann match turns out.

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