England’s Kelly Fisher avenged last year’s final loss and won her first WPBA US Open title.
In the deciding match she defeated surprise finalist Filipino Iris Ranola 7-1. Jeanette Lee (USA) shared third place with Yu Ram Cha (South Korea).
Kelly Fisher took away $15,000 for first place. Ranola won $9,000 for her runner-up position.
This was Kelly’s first US Open trophy. It was also her first Classic Tour victory of the season and fourth of her career. Her three previous wins all came in the San Diego Classic.
Allison Fisher (England) came into the event as the three-time defending champion. This year was a completely different story though as she went out early after losing her first two matches.
The win puts Kelly atop the WPBA rankings. She started the week at No.5. Karen Corr (Ireland) is still in second place and Xiaoting Pan (China) drops from shared second to third. Allison Fisher drops […]

Alex Pagulayan from the Philippines won the Singapore leg of the Guinness Asian 9-ball Tour.
In the final he defeated countryman Dennis Orcollo 11-6.
Chang received $15,000 for the win. Orcollo got $6,000 for second place.
The Taiwanese pair of Ching-shun Yang and Chia-ching Wu shared third place.
Pagulayan’s win ended a terrific run for Jung-lin Chang (Taiwan). Before this event he had won all three events of the current season, four Tour events in a row and six of the last nine.
The popular Filipino moves up to sixth place in the ranking list with this win. Yang stays in second. Chang is a clear leader, with Wu and Joven Bustamente (Philippines) in third place.
The competition was held July 25-27 2008 at the Velocity Sports Mall in Singapore. This was the fourth of six events on the 2008 Guinness 9 Ball Tour. Next stop is in Guangzhou, China from 19-21 September. The […]

Alex Pagulayan from the Philippines won the Singapore leg of the Guinness Asian 9-ball Tour.
In the final he defeated countryman Dennis Orcollo 11-6.
Chang received $15,000 for the win. Orcollo got $6,000 for second place.
The Taiwanese pair of Ching-shun Yang and Chia-ching Wu shared third place.
Pagulayan’s win ended a terrific run for Jung-lin Chang (Taiwan). Before this event he had won all three events of the current season, four Tour events in a row and six of the last nine.
The popular Filipino moves up to sixth place in the ranking list with this win. Yang stays in second. Chang is a clear leader, with Wu and Joven Bustamente (Philippines) in third place.
The competition was held July 25-27 2008 at the Velocity Sports Mall in Singapore. This was the fourth of six events on the 2008 Guinness 9 Ball Tour. Next stop is in Guangzhou, China from 19-21 September. The last […]

Mike Russell from England won the 2008 World Billiards Championship.
2006 champion Geet Sethi from India took silver after losing 1821-1342 in the final. Last year’s runner-up Chris Shutt (England) and David Causier (England) finished joint third.
Just like last year Russell had the two highest breaks in the event; a 588 and a 272.
He has now won a record nine world pro titles; 1989, 1991, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2008. Some say it is ten since his name was also engraved on the trophy in 2000, even though there was no world championship that year
The championship was held July 23-27 at the Northern Snooker Centre, Leeds, England.
See also:

Official site (WSA)
2008 World Professional Billiards Championship (Global Cue Sports Centre)
World Professional Billiards Championship 2008 (Cue Sports India)
Russell claims 9th world billiards crown (India Times)
Sethi ends runner-up (The Hindu)
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Let’s to Billiards (Snooker Scene Blog)
English billiards […]

Roland Forthomme from Belgium won the Sang Lee International Open.
In the all-Belgian final Forthomme defeated two-time defending champion Frédéric Caudron 50-41. Sweden’s Torbjörn Blomdahl beat Martin Horn (Germany) to claim third place.
Forthomme received $25,000 for the win. Caudron earned $15,000 and Blomdahl $12,000.
A great number of players had runs of 13 to tie for the highest run of the event. Caudron had the best single game average of 2,778. He achieved that in a high-class 50-49 quarter-final win over Semih Sayginer (Turkey).
The event took place in Carom Café Billiards, New York, USA, July 20-27 2008. A total of 85 players took part.
See also:

2008 Sang Lee International Open (Official site)
Roland Forthomme Wins Sang Lee International Open (Professor-Q-Ball)
Forthomme, King of Queens (Kozoom - French)
Photos from Sang Lee International Open 2008 (CueTable Billiard Library > Discussions)
Roland Forthomme from Belguim wins Sang Lee International Open (AzBilliards Forum)
CaromTV (DVD and VOD)

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Gareth Potts (England) and Lynette Horsburgh (Scotland) came out on top in the Foster’s World Eightball Pool Championships.
Potts beat Jason Twist (England) 11-4 in the men’s final. In the semi-finals they both won in deciding games, against Adam Davis and Gareth Hibbott (both England) respectively.
This was Potts’ second title in a row and third overall. He also won in 2005. In addition he won the junior championship in 2000.
Lynette Horsburgh (Scotland) defeated England’s Barbara Taylor 8-6 in the deciding match.
Horsburgh is best known for her snooker skills and has a runner-up finish in the 2005 World Ladies Snooker Championship as her best result.
The losing semifinalists Sue Thompson and Emma Cunningham (both England) had contested the last four finals, with Cunningham tasting victory in 2005. Thompson had reached the final in each of her previous 13 attempts.
Paul Maguire (England) won the Junior title and Tony Southern (England) successfully defended his […]

Gareth Potts (England) and Lynette Horsburgh (Scotland) came out on top in the Foster’s World Eightball Pool Championships.
Potts beat Jason Twist (England) 11-4 in the men’s final. In the semi-finals they both won in deciding games, against Adam Davis and Gareth Hibbott (both England) respectively.
This was Potts’ second title in a row and third overall. He also won in 2005. In addition he won the junior championship in 2000.
Lynette Horsburgh (Scotland) defeated England’s Barbara Taylor 8-6 in the deciding match.
Horsburgh is best known for her snooker skills and has a runner-up finish in the 2005 World Ladies Snooker Championship as her best result.
The losing semifinalists Sue Thompson and Emma Cunningham (both England) had contested the last four finals, with Cunningham tasting victory in 2005. Thompson had reached the final in each of her previous 13 attempts.
Paul Maguire (England) won the Junior title and Tony Southern (England) successfully defended his […]

Dick Jaspers from Netherlands won the three cushion World Cup event in Porto, Portugal.
In the final he defeated Daniel Sanchez (Spain) 3-1 (10-15, 15-1, 15-14, 15-5).
Tying for third were defending champion Torbjörn Blomdahl (Sweden) and Kyung-Roul Kim from South Korea. That’s a repeat of their positions in the previous World Cup event, in Sluiskil.
Frédéric Caudron (Belgium) had the highest general average of 2.109 while Sanchez had the highest single match average of 2.647. Eddy Leppens (Belgium) had the highest run of the event with 13.
This was Jaspers’ first win since the 2006 Sluiskil World Cup.
The win takes Jaspers from 17th to second in the World Cup Ranking. Sanchez advanced from ninth to fifth. Caudron stays on top and Blomdahl and Kim are still sharing third.
There are no changes in the top five in the World Players Ranking. Blomdahl is on top, followed by Caudron, Jaspers, Sanchez and Roland Forthomme (Belgium).
The […]

Allison Fisher from England won the Great Lakes Classic.
In the final she came back from 4-0 down to defeat countrywoman Kelly Fisher 7-4.
Karen Corr (Ireland) and Sarah Ellerby (England) shared third, completing a clean sweep for the European contingent.
This was Allison Fisher’s second title of 2008, her third Great Lakes Classic championship and her 53rd title on the Classic Tour.
The defending champion Xiaoting Pan from China was edged 9-8 by Kelly Fisher in the quarter-finals.
This win solidified Allison Fisher’s No.1 position in the WPBA Rankings.
The event took place June 25-29, 2008 at the Blue Chip Casino, Michigan City, Indiana, USA. It was the third of ten events on the 2008 Classic Tour. Next up is the US Open, at the Riverwind Casino, Norman, Oklahoma, July 30 - August 3 2008.
See also:

Allison Fisher defeats Kelly Fisher; wins WPBA Great Lakes Classic (AzBillliards)
The finals (WPBA - PDF)
Tournament Chart (WPBA - PDF)
Allison Fisher […]

David Grace and Reanne Evans from England won gold in the European Snooker Championships.
Grace edged fellow Englishman Craig Steadman 7-6 in the final of the men’s event while Evans defeated Emma Bonney (England) 5-3.
With this victory Grace won a spot on the 2008/2009 Main Tour.
Grace defeated Andrew Pagett (Wales) 6-4 in the semis while Steadman beat former top pro Darren Morgan (Wales) 6-3.
For the second year running Evans defeated Michelle Sherwin (Ireland) 4-0 in the women’s semi-finals. Bonney beat Belgium’s Isabelle Jonckheere 4-1.
This was Grace’s first major title. Evans won the 2007 European Championship and has four World Ladies Snooker Championships and two IBSF World Amateur Ladies Championships.
Bobby Cruickshank from Scotland had the highest break of the tournament with a 119.
Alan Trigg completed the English domination with victory in the Masters division. In the final he beat Kieran McMahon (Northern Ireland) 6-4. McMahon also finished runner-up last year, to Darren […]