Woodward comes from the loss side, downs Van Boening to win Mini Derb One Pocket

Mosconi Cup teammates Sky Woodward and Shane Van Boening met twice in the One Pocket division of the 2025 Mini Derb, which began on Sunday, Jan. 12 and finished up on Tuesday, Jan. 14. It didn’t go so well for Woodward in the hot seat battle, but he returned from a semifinal victory to defeat […]

Denmark’s Mickey Krause comes from the loss side to win 2025 Mini Derb 9-ball in Louisville

Mini Derb One Pocket Final set for 9 p.m. with SVB vs either Krause or Woodward  In a short field of 30 entrants, dominated by American competitors that signed on to compete in the 3rd Annual Mini Derb in Louisville, KY this past weekend (Jan. 11-14), Denmark’s Mickey Krause got by, in (not strict) order, […]

Mcminn & Kibaroglu Take Music City Open

For the past 37 years, the legendary JOB Billiards Club in Madison, TN – a short hop from Nashville – has kicked off the new year with its annual Music City Open Nine Ball ChampionshipS. Owner Ricky Gamble and his general manager, Jeannie Casey-Hutto, and their staff rolled out the red carpet for all the […]

2025 UK Open Pool Championship Returns To Telford May 6-11

The fourth edition of the spectacular UK Open Pool Championship will return to the Telford International Centre, Telford, England, from May 6-11, 2025, broadcast live on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom & Ireland. PRIORITY TICKETS AVAILABLE FROM 20 JANUARY 2025 VIA WNT TV General sale tickets will be available from the 21 January 2025. […]

Schneider goes undefeated to chalk up 1st win at Dr. Michael Fedak’s $3k-added FL tournament

Though strictly speaking, his FargoRate (429) would suggest that he plays as a ‘3’ in most handicapped tournaments, Justin Schneider is more likely what’s commonly known in amateur (league) circles as a ‘4.’ Either way, Schneider went undefeated at this past weekend’s (Jan. 11-12), Michael Fedak Open Handicapped 9-Ball Tournament, receiving ‘beads on the wire’ […]

Bowers and Sanders split top prizes at B & L’s ‘575 Max,’ seeded 8-ball Tournament

Haas and Duru split short-field 10-ball tourney on 9 ft. tables Prior to becoming one of the co-champions of past weekend’s (Jan. 4-5) B & L Billiards’ 575 Max FargoRate, seeded 8-ball tournament, Bruce Bowers, who claimed the event’s hot seat and after losing the opening set of a true double-elimination final, joined negotiations for […]

Turning Stone Classic XL Underway

The Turning Stone Classic XL is underway at the Turning Stone Resort & Casino in Verona NY with a field of 128 made up of top pros and the best regional players from the Northeast and Canada.  Defending champion Moritz Neuhausen is in attendance  and will be looking for this second Turning Stone Classic title. […]

Keegan Badour Wins L.A. 9-Ball Series Season 4 Opener

Keegan Badour (647) starts out Season 4 of the Mezz LA 9 Ball Series with a big win at the Season Opener! K9 went undefeated for 7 rounds straight, defeating Julius Argumedo (595) 7-3 in a 7/6 final match, pocketing a cool $1,000 and 150 points on the Leaderboard. Below is Keegan’s record and route […]

Sansone goes undefeated to claim Q City 9-Ball title at Borderline Brunswick Arena in TN

Ideally, it’s the one thing that pool players try to avoid; thinking about anything but the ball at which they take aim when they step to the table. But, of course, they’re human, which makes mastering that ‘focus’ task arguably harder than the development of any pool-shooting skills that will ultimately put that ball into […]

Shaw Breaks His Own Straight Pool Record, Sets A New One, And Starts Again In Quest For 1,000

As we are posting this, Jayson Shaw is attempting to set a new world, straight pool record by reaching 1,000 pocketed balls. He began this attempt on Sunday (Jan. 5) and on Monday, reached his own, previous world record of 714 (breaking John Schmidt’s previous record of 626). He continued to play and got as […]