U.S. Bar Table Championships Underway
February 28, 2007
U.S. Bar Table Championships UnderwayU.S. Bar Table Championships / Reno, NV
by Rick Davis
The Sands Hotel and Casino in Reno, NV, is host to the U.S. Bar Table Championships, which got underway Wednesday, February 28. The action started with 9-ball and will run through the weekend, when 8-ball will start up and carry through another few days.
Mason Makes it in Scarborough
February 28, 2007
Mason Makes it in ScarboroughCanadian 30K Tour / Scarborough, ONT
by Willy Hermoza and Tony Butera
The Canadian 30K Tour’s event at Shooters in Scarborough brought 42 fine billiard players out to enjoy a weekend of 9-ball. Held February 24-25, this event saw a surprise in the finals when Terri Mason took first place over Chris Orme.
Cardenas Earns Senior Title
February 27, 2007
Cardenas Earns Senior Title
Freindswoods Senior 9-Ball Tournament
Breakers Billiards
Breakers Billiards on NASA Parkway in Webster, Texas was the site of the second annual Friendswood Senior 9-Ball Tournament. Event promoter and director, Bill Tippit, filled the invitational event with 32 top seniors (55 and older), who represented more than a dozen communities in Houston-Galveston Bay Area.
Archer Defends Title at Turning Stone
February 25, 2007
Archer Defends Title at Turning StoneTurning Stone Classic VIII
by Rick Davis
Starting the day on the one-loss side, Johnny Archer made his way through the gauntlet of matches to defend his title at the Turning Stone Classic, walking away with $8,000, the lion’s share of the $42,000 total purse.
Kim Wins Carolina Women’s Billiard Classic
February 25, 2007
Kim Wins Carolina Women’s Billiard ClassicWPBA Carolina Women’s Billiard Classic
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Kim Wins Carolina Women’s Billiard Classic
February 25, 2007
Kim Wins Carolina Women’s Billiard ClassicWPBA Carolina Women’s Billiard Classic
Visit the Carolina Classic image gallery (/gallery2/v/Pool+Tournaments/Carolina_Classic/)
Xiaoting Pan Goes on to Finals
February 25, 2007
Xiaoting Pan Goes on to FinalsCarolina Women’s Billiard Classic
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Ga-Young Kim Advances to Finals
February 25, 2007
Ga-Young Kim Advances to FinalsCarolina Women’s Billiard Classic
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Turning Stone Reaches Top Eight
February 25, 2007
Turning Stone Reaches Top EightTurning Stone Classic
by Rick Davis
As Sunday afternoon arrives, the top eight remaining players will descend upon the Turning Stone Classic, all hungry for the championship title. Getting from the opening rounds to the final day has been a long road, and many top players did not endure the entire trip.
Xiaoting Pan
February 24, 2007
Xiaoting Pan has been dubbed 9-Ball Pool Queen by the press in Asia. Born in China February 25, 1982, she now resides in Shanghai, China and travels to the U.S. to play in WPBA events. She represented China in the Asian Games in December of 2006. In that same year, she was named the Women’s Professional Billiard Association’s (WPBA) Rookie of the Year.
Pan was runner-up at the WPBA’s inaugural event in 2007, the Carolina Classic, but took her first tour win at the Great Lakes Classic later on, besting Sweden’s Helena Thornfeldt 7-2. In 2008, Pan won the GenerationPool.com Championship in Charlotte, NC by defeating Ga Young Kim in the finals.
Pan lists the Chinese Athletes Education Foundation as a charity affiliate. She is sponsored by Xing Pai and Mengnui Dairy.
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