Turning Stone Classic XLI Day Two Underway

Day two is underway at The Turning Stone Classic XLI at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona, NY.  Day one saw all 128 players in action, with very little as far as major surprises.  The 10:00 AM and 2:00 PM rounds of play are on the one loss side, with the noon and […]

Roberts, undefeated to hot seat, wins double-elimination final to grab first 2026 Rack Race title

The Rack Race is back in GA/SC and opened its 2026 season with a $1,000-added stop that drew 41 entrants to Rack & Grill II in Augusta, GA this past weekend (Jan. 3). Josh Roberts took the season-opening title in the series, slated to mount between 16 and 18 events in the year ahead. Roberts’ […]

Turning Stone Classic XLI Underway

The Turning Stone Classic XLI kicks off today at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona, NY.  The field of 128 players is stuffed with the top regional players and a smattering of pro players competing for their share of nearly $50,000 in prize money.  Notable names in the event include Jayson Shaw, Moritz […]

Tanner takes two of three over Lucas to win opening stop on 2026 Q City 9-Ball Tour

In what is (as far as we know) his first win in a regional tour or independent event, only his third cash payout since March of ’22 and his latest since March of ’23, Jimmy Tanner took two out of three matches against Matt Lucas to claim title to the first 2026 stop on the […]

From Cutbacks To Increases – EPBF Prize Money Booms Under Predator Partnership

AS THE EURO Tour enters the second year of its landmark partnership with the Predator Group, the impact on European pool is already impossible to ignore. Only a short time ago, discussions centred on reducing Men’s prize money from €45,000 to €40,000 per event. Instead, the opposite has happened. In the very first year of the […]

Turning Stone Classic XLI 9-Ball Open This Weekend

My Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour’s $25,000 Added Turning Stone Classic XLI 9-Ball Open is just a few days away. Once again our event will be in Turning Stone’s beautiful Event Center with free admission for all. There are no bad seats in the house. There will be a limited number free posters with all of […]

Childress, Ussery and Kennedy split top prizes on TOP Tour Championship in NC

It was just one of those things. By the time that the $1,000-added, 3rd Annual TOP (The Open Player) Tour Championship (Dec. 27-28) had whittled down to four of its original 34 entrants and spilled over  into Sunday morning, its host venue, Breaktime Billiards in Clemmons, NC was already into its general-public ‘gear.’ As so […]

Mendoza comes from deep on the loss side to win L.I. Billiards Elite Holiday Super Tournament

Split-bracket tournaments are everywhere these days and they seem to be working out for regional tours and independent events from coast to coast. And, it can be argued, the players who compete. The tour director or independent event operator sees increased entrant numbers at tournaments that allow lower and higher-ranked competitors to be separated at […]

Redemption Complete: Seoa Seo Crowned World Champion in Epic Rematch

The 2025 KAMUI WPA Women’s 9-Ball World Championship delivered a final for the ages, as Korea’s Seoa Seo completed her long-awaited redemption by defeating Kristina Tkach in a rematch that has become one of the defining rivalries in women’s professional pool. One year after suffering a heartbreaking defeat to Tkach in the final of the 2024 WPA […]

Fracasso-Verner and Tucker win Jersey Girl Billiards’ Deck the Balls holiday tourney

Places to go, things to do, people to see, right? Let’s get to it. Jersey Girl Billiards ran its annual holiday season, Deck the Balls tournament this past weekend (Dec. 19-21, spilling over to Monday morning), executing five tournaments that began on Friday night at JOB Billiards Club in Madison, TN with a warmup ‘Mini’ […]