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.

AZ Billiards News

Szewczyk and Zalewska Crowned Polish 8-Ball Champions, as 9-Ball and 10-Ball Divisions Continue Play

The 2025 Polish Billiards Championship continues today, with a winner to be crowned in the Men’s and Women’s 10-Ball division.  The 8-Ball divisions finished yesterday with Wojciech Szewczyk defeating Konrad Juszczyszyn in the finals of the Men’s division, and Olivia Zalewska defeating Monika Zabek in the finals of the Women’s 8-Ball division.  The 10-Ball divisions […]

Liang (single loss) goes undefeated in Stage 2 to claim Raxx Billiards’ Christmas Spectacular

“Ho, Ho, Hope this shot goes in,” said all 128 entrants, at some point, during this past weekend’s $5,000-added Christmas Spectacular, hosted by Raxx Billiards in West Hempstead, NY. Nobody escaped unscathed from the two-day, Split Bracket event, as both finalists, Tony Liang and Josue Alexander Martinez came from the loss side of their respective […]

Keegan Badour is 9-Ball King of L.A.

Keegan “K9” Badour (654) is our new 9-Ball King of LA! Keegan defeated Jason Wetherald (667) 9-5 in a single, even race final. He pocketed $1,350 and will be getting his blue champion’s jacket soon! Jason found himself down 2-0 quickly to get the match started, but was able to maintain a close match up […]

Rushton goes undefeated to claim Northwest Women’s Pool Association’s Season Finale

Runner-up MacDonald announced as 2025 Tour Champion at awards ceremony Over the years (six, to be exact; ’20-’25, inclusive), Melissa Rushton has competed on the Northwest Women’s Pool Association (NWPA) Tour a total of eight times. That we know about. A player’s recorded history with us here at AZBilliards is based solely on whether or […]

The Beast Takes Kennesaw

KB’s Grill & Pub in Kennesaw, GA – a suburb northwest of Atlanta – was the site of the second stop on the Making It In America One Pocket Tour on December 4-7. KB’s owner Robert Finley and his staff laid out the welcome mat for all the players and fans. Also known as Kennesaw […]

Szolnoki & Liu Take Spanish Gold in Gandia

THE PREDATOR SPANISH Open came to an exciting conclusion today in Gandia as Oliver Szolnoki (Hungary) and Liu Shasha of China lifted the titles in the Spanish Open and Women’s Spanish Open respectively. Liu, a three-time WPA Women’s World 9-Ball Champion, had too much for the field as she coasted to the title, defeating Jasmin Ouschan […]

Pennington & Arguello splits top prizes at Appalachian Iron Man event at JOB Billiards

Cody Pennington and Luis Carlos Arguello entered the AZBilliards database for the first time this past weekend (Nov. 29-30). They both went undefeated in their respective Split Brackets of the Appalachian Iron Man tournament that drew 90 entrants to JOB Billiards in Madison, TN. Arguello had the longer trip, having to get by six opponents […]

Europe Reign Supreme With Seventeenth Mosconi Cup Triumph | 2025 Sportsbet.io Mosconi Cup

Team Europe were crowned Mosconi Cup champions for a record-extending seventeenth time, delivering a ruthless final-day whitewash to seal an emphatic 11–3 victory over Team USA at Alexandra Palace. 2025 MOSCONI CUP RESULT Team Europe 11 – 3 Team USA European captain Jayson Shaw said: “The goal all week was simple: finish the job. And the boys […]

Down To Final Four At Spanish Open

THE PREDATOR SPANISH Open, both open and women’s tournaments, are at the semi-final stage after an intensive days play at the Gandia Palace Hotel in Spain. The influx of some high-quality Asian players into the field means that one is guaranteed to contest the final while in the men’s event only one of the four […]

Europe Close In On Glory As USA Fight Back | 2025 Sportsbet.io Mosconi Cup

Team Europe move within touching distance of retaining the title, while Team USA showed renewed spirit with two hard-earned victories to keep their hopes alive heading into the final day at Alexandra Palace. In partnership with Sportsbet.io, the 32nd edition of Mosconi Cup takes place at the iconic Alexandra Palace from 3-6 December, where Team […]