Last December, Alexandra Palace was electric as Team Europe outclassed Team USA 11–6 to lift the Mosconi Cup once again. From the roaring walk-ons to the final rack, the atmosphere was unmatched – a true clash of continents.
Now, the biggest rivalry in pool is back in London for 2025. Team Europe will look to defend their crown on home soil, while Team USA arrive hungry for revenge and determined to silence the Ally Pally crowd.
Posted By admin on Monday, September 01 2025 @ 08:52:46 UTC (208 reads)
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2025 LiveSB.io US Open Pool Championship - Day 4 Report
DAY FOUR: GORST CHARGES INTO LAST 16 AS BIADO BOWS OUT | 2025 LIVESB.IO US OPEN POOL CHAMPIONSHIP
2025 LIVESB.IO US OPEN POOL CHAMPIONSHIP
World No.1 Fedor Gorst stormed into the Last 16 of the 2025 LiveSB.io US Open Pool Championship on day four, keeping his title defence firmly on track, while reigning world champion Carlo Biado suffered a heartbreaking exit at the hands of Denis Grabe.
The 2025 LiveSB.io US Open Pool Championship — the 48th edition of the World Nineball Tour’s most prestigious major — continues at the iconic Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey, from 18–23 August.
Posted By admin on Friday, August 22 2025 @ 06:04:16 UTC (292 reads)
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Unrivalled Ball Control
Unrivalled Ball Control
Ball speed and positioning are key in billiard. It is even more true when it comes to Snooker, English and Chinese pool.
These cue sports require woollen napped cloths to achieve consistent and advanced shots.
To talk about it, we interviewed Gareth Potts, multiple Chinese and English 8-ball World Champion.
In this third of 6 episodes, Gareth Potts demonstrates what a Strachan cloth allows you to do.
A napped cloth “The characteristics of a napped cloth is that the direction of the wool fibers run one way. When you rub your hand down, it's really smooth. And then when you rub your hand back, it's really sharp. You can really feel those fibers and what those fibers allow the cue ball to do is get the maximum amount of grip out of the cue ball.”
Strachan’s superior nap “All of the Strachan range has napped cloth. All of the different models that they produce has the napped cloth, which of course has the grip and control that is required from the cue ball. The finer the nap is shaved down, the faster the cloth will run, but it allows the cue ball to grip inside those fibers. It allows the spin rotation to really grip the friction. And of course, that allows the cue ball for you to pot as for me as a professional pool player allows me to put the cue ball wherever I like. It also allows you to do some pretty incredible things with the cue ball.”
Posted By admin on Thursday, August 21 2025 @ 10:26:17 UTC (195 reads)
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2025 LiveSB.io US Open Pool Championship - Day 3 Report
DAY THREE: VAN BOENING’S SIXTH US OPEN DREAM ENDS AT THE HANDS OF KO
2025 LIVESB.IO US OPEN POOL CHAMPIONSHIP
Shane Van Boening’s hopes of a record-breaking sixth US Open Pool Championship title came to a crushing end, as the American legend was eliminated by Ko Pin Yi on day three of the 2025 LiveSB.io US Open Pool Championship.
The 2025 LiveSB.io US Open Pool Championship — the 48th edition of the World Nineball Tour’s most prestigious major — continues at the iconic Harrah’s Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey, from 18–23 August.
Posted By admin on Thursday, August 21 2025 @ 08:27:23 UTC (264 reads)
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Skowerski and Wesołowska qualify for HEYBALL Champion of Champions
KAROL SKOWERSKI AND KATARZYNA WESOŁOWSKA QUALIFY FOR HEYBALL CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS
The 2nd Polish Heyball Championships and five HEYBALL POLSKA tournaments are behind us
The fifth tournament of this year's HEYBALL POLSKA ranking of the Polish Billiard Association took place in Kielce – the Polish Men's Championships.
Karol Skowerski became the Polish champion, defeating Dominik Jastrząb 7-4 in the final. Michał Turkowski and Hubert Łopotko won bronze medals.
The victory also qualified Skowerski for the Heyball Champion of Champions competition, which will take place in Australia in September. Karol will fly to the competition together with Katarzyna Wesołowska.
After this tournament, Skowerski strengthened his position as the leader of the HEYBALL POLSKA RANKING , ahead of Hubert Łopotko.
This year, two more tournaments for men will be held, while in September, the 1st Polish Junior Championships in Heyball will take place. All competitions are broadcast live on TVSPORTSPL.
Posted By admin on Thursday, August 21 2025 @ 07:48:00 UTC (263 reads)
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US Pro Billiard Series Announces 2026 Season Schedule
US Pro Billiard Series Announces 2026 Season Schedule Across Four Major Cities
Las Vegas, Saint Louis, San Antonio, and Jacksonville Set to Host Pro Billiard Series Events
The Pro Billiard Series (PBS) is proud to announce its 2026 US PBS Stop Schedule, featuring four major events in Las Vegas, Saint Louis, San Antonio, and Jacksonville. Next year’s series brings a carefully curated mix of WPA World Championship events, open tournaments, and invitationals, continuing PBS’s mission to grow the game through innovation, high-level competition, and broader regional presence.
The tagline says it all: Witness History. In 2026, each stop is designed not only to showcase elite players and international formats, but to connect more fans to the action in person and bring professional pool to key regions across the U.S.
“We can’t wait to bring our tournaments to more U.S. states and a broader audience so they can experience the action live and meet their favorite players,” said Vincent Rochefort, Director of Predator Events. “Each stop offers something unique and plays a key role in expanding our reach and deepening our connection with the pool community here in the USA.”
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Since it launched, PRO9 has become compulsory reading, not just for the UKs pool players, but to hundreds and thousands of pool obsessives from around the world every single day.
PRO9s members range from professional pool players, cue-sports enthusiasts, club managers, tournament organisers, pool fans and aficionados, as well as various "movers and shakers" in the cue-sports field, including entrepreneurs in the wholesale and retail sector, as well as magazine editors and television sports promoters.
Growing more and more popular every single year, PRO9 is the best placed vehicle for the promotion of your pool club, billiards brand, associated products, services and opportunities in the truly massive pan-European billiard market.
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