News From Around the Web

Below are headlines from various news sources in the pool and billiards industry. This list is updated every 2 hours and only contains the 10 most recent articles from each source.

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The US Open Pool Championship Takes Over Texas In Frisco, 25–30 August – Tickets On Sale Soon

The US Open Pool Championship, one of the most prestigious events in professional pool, is set to begin an exciting new chapter as it returns from 25–30 August at the stunning Embassy Suites, Frisco, Texas, the new home of this flagship tournament. As a cornerstone event on the World Nineball Tour, the move to Frisco […]

Back on Top! Radosław Babica Wins the 242nd PREDATOR POL TOUR Tournament!

The past weekend at the Strefa club in Łódź Poland was all about elite billiard competition. Europe’s largest billiard club hosted exactly 189 participants, a record-breaking turnout for the series! Among this massive field, Radosław Babica of Akademia Bilardowa Rokietnica emerged as the champion. The high attendance required the formation of 32 groups, featuring not […]

WPBA Classic’s Players Championships moving into Final Four at noon (Sun., Feb., 15, EDT)

If you’re reading this before, or a little after noon (Sun., Feb. 15, EDT), you have the chance to watch any of the last four matches of the WPBA’s Classic’s Players Championships. Already underway is a match between Pia Filler and Kristina Zlateva, battling for advancement to the quarterfinals. Chinese Taipei’s Chieh-Yu Chou has already […]

Gorst claims $10,000-added Texas Open One Pocket title with second-set final win over Chohan

Fedor Gorst was cruisin’ along in his bid to become champion of the 8th Annual Predator Texas Open’s One Pocket event earlier this week (Tues. Feb. 10-13), when he encountered a couple of speed bumps on the road. He ran into a small one, early and then, towards the end, he ran into three more […]

A few of the ‘mighty’ fall in the opening rounds of the WPBA Classic’s Players Championships

The Black Widow returns The WPBA’s $50,000-added Classic’s Players Championship, hosted by Classic Billiards in Lauderhill, FL, got underway on Thursday morning (Feb. 12) and by the end of the first two, winners’ side rounds, at around midnight, there had already been a few surprises. Chief among them was the appearance of the ‘Black Widow,’ […]

GKS Katowice Emerges as Leader After the First Session of Billiards Ekstraklasa

Billiard excitement returned to Galeria Echo in Kielce this past weekend as the capital of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship hosted the opening of the Billiards Ekstraklasa season. From Friday to Sunday, fans witnessed twelve high-stakes matches where the favorites lived up to the hype. The battle for the Polish Team Championship title began on Thursday with […]

Garcia goes undefeated to win Jersey Girl Billiards’ 3rd Annual Music City Split Bracket

Pierce wins two out of three over Wilder to claim Natural Born Women’s title When it comes to Jersey Girl Billiards events, there are always multiple headline possibilities. One could, for example, regarding the 3rd Annual Music City Split Bracket event this past weekend (Feb. 6-8), note that “Garcia, giving up, on average, 9.28 ‘beads […]

Neuhausen Set To Defend Title As Stacked Field Confirmed For 2026 Premier League Pool In Florida, 18–22 February

The world’s elite are set for battle as the field is officially confirmed for the 2026 Premier League Pool, heading to Classic Billiards at Classic Billiards, Florida from 18–22 February. NEVER MISS A MOMENT – SUBSCRIBE TO WNT TV TODAY Now heading to the Sunshine State for six days of high-intensity, round-robin Nineball action, the […]

McKinney, Hess, Spain & Carson grab titles at JIC Stop #2 at Action Lounge & Billiards in MD

Though the Junior International Championships’ (JIC) series of events are drawing significantly fewer competitors than they did when it all began, three or four years ago, they do continue to ‘fit the mold’ created by Ra Hanna, who, after Stop #1 of the fifth season (Jan. 10-11), noted that his JIC group of juniors “have […]

Jeffrey Dolezal Honored With BCA President’s Award

The Billiard Congress of America (BCA) is proud to announce that Jeffrey Dolezal, a longtime contributor and driving force in the National Wheelchair Poolplayers Association (NWPA), has been named the recipient of the 2025 BCA President’s Award. At the BCA General Membership Meeting, Board Chairperson Jacklyn Ady, will present the President’s Award to Jeff in […]