JACKSONVILLE, FL. (Oct. 27, 2011) – Predator Cues has updated the Ikon cue, one of its most popular cue series, with nine new models featuring exotic woods and bold inlays. One new model, the Ikon2 9, represents the creativity of Mike Ipjian of Glenview, IL, winner of the Mykon cue design contest held earlier this y
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Escape to Universal Studios Hollywood for blockbuster entertainment! Crash through Springfield on the Simpsons virtual rollercoaster, go behind the scenes on the world famous Studio Tour, and experience all new movie sets. There's something new everywhere you look - only at Universal Studios Hollywood, The Entertainment Capital of L.A.
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Wyndham Hotels and Resorts is an upscale hotel brand with over 75 properties in the U.S., Canada, Caribbean and Mexico. Each includes the following amenities: coffee maker, a choice of down or hypo-allergenic pillow, shower massagers, complimentary weekday newspaper and upscale bath
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With over 850 locations in more than 34 countries, Ramada Worldwide® is committed to providing anaffordable, welcoming and restorative experience, including free high speed Internet access in the U.S. and Canada.
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As a member of the American Poolplayers Association, you will receive an additional 10% off the Best Available Rate* at participating locations every time you travel. Book online or call and give the agent your special discount ID number 8000000318 at time of booking to receive a discount.
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Sun Buggy Fun Rentals most popular run, the Vegas Mini Baja Chase, is a wild desert chase on 15,000 acres with a view of the Las Vegas Strip from the tops of the dunes!
You'll travel over very aggressive and challenging terrain and are required to wear a full face helmet and a 4-point harness at all times on the course. Typically 1 and 2 seat
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While visiting League Operators Randy and Shannon Vogel in Manatee and Sarasota counties in Florida, APA met an inspirational couple. Kory and Kaylie Scruggs both play in the APA now, but it’s been a hard road. Kory’s been playing in the APA since early 2008. During that time he’s wanted nothing more than to have his wife join his team. Kaylie had
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Read more: League Night Helps APA Member Kaylie Scruggs on the Road to Recovery
During a recent trip to Lexington, Ky., APA stopped by the Silver Cue to catch some weekly League play. This is where we met Derek Kirunchyk and his patch collection.
Derek has been an APA member since 2004, and has over 200 matches played. Currently, he’s the only active skill level 9 in the Lexington APA. Derek has been very influential
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Chris Melling, who finished atop of the 2011 European Mosconi Cup rankings, is at it again, as his semi-final finish at last week’s World 8 Ball Championship saw him move to the top of the pile as the race for 2012 Mosconi Cup spots takes off.
After two events the Yorkshireman leads England’s Mark Gray by four points and is 11 points ahead of O
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See, now this is the way to make a commercial that speaks to your target audience.
The spot is clever, using visual keys from the 70s and 80s, closes with the kid all grown up (cute baby shot natch, as they have to use at least one cheap pop) and nails the message. Plus, the freaking Motor City Madman doing Stranglehold which is one of the great
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Paul Carbin wins Another US Snooker Event
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Paul Carbin has repeated the United States Snooker Association (USSA) Tour success he had last season at the Prince Snooker Club in Brooklyn, New York, as he captured Event 8 on the 2012 USSA National Tour, sponsored by Aramith Billiard Balls.
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Snooker: Ding Wins the Welsh Open
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In an amazing match that featured five century breaks and a further 7 breaks over 50, Ding Junhui lifted the 5th ranking event title of his career with a 9-6 victory over World Number 1 Mark Selby.
The 24-year-old Chinese has had a slow
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International Snooker Returns to Pakistan
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International snooker will return to Pakistan from 4th – 9th March for a six-nations tournament at the Pearl Continental in Karachi.
The home nation will be joined by players from Egypt, Iran, UAE, India and Thailand and will consist
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Seriously, sometimes it feels like agencies aren’t even trying.
Let’s go through the cliché cheap pop tools in the agency handbook:
- Cute baby? Check.
- Funny old person type? Check.
- Irritating antagonist? Check.
- Lame SFX? Check.
3 mil for the Super Bowl spot plus six figures easy for producing the ad and the result is this:
What a waste. At least when...
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Craig Bosse of Omaha, Neb., is in the United States Air Force, currently stationed at Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue, Neb. He’s been there since August 2009. Craig’s military career has now spanned 15 years— some of the bases he’s been stationed are Wright-Patterson Air Force Bas...- Details
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Evans Wants Number One Ranking Back
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TWO women snooker players from Wiltshire will join an international field for the Connie Gough National Championships in Swindon on Saturday.
Jesters Snooker Hall plays host for the fifth leg of the World Ladies Billiards & Snooker
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Call it a case of the student surpassing the master.
Taiwan’s Chang Jun Lin, who for the last ten years has been a pupil of fellow countryman Fu Chei Wei, did his pool teacher proud by winning the 2012 World 8-ball Championship, convincingly beating Fu in an all-Taiwan finals in Fujairah, 11—6.
Chang’s performance today, which started with a gritty 9
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Two Chinese Taipei Players Battle for World 8-Ball Title
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World 8-ball supremacy, along with $35,000 in cash, is assured of a home in Taiwan for the next year, as Fu Che We and Chang Jun Lin both won their semi-final matches this afternoon at the Fujairah Tennis and Country Club.
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It’s never over until it’s over.
Liu Haitao must surely be singing the praises of that universal phrase about now, after the hard nose Chinese turned a desperate situation around at the very last moment, and came back from an 8-5 deficit to shock Taiwan’s Ko Pin Yi, 9-8, and move into the semi –finals of the World 8-ball Championship in Fujairah, UA
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SEO folks. They’re so clever. Since there are lots of website owners that are a) aware of the value of links and b) too lazy to come up with their own content, SEOers came up with the now annoyingly ubiquitous infographic. Think lots of information jammed onto an image with a clever title and funny graphics along with a text box with link code.
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(Fujairah, UAE)--World 8-ball supremacy, along with $35,000 in cash, is assured of a home in Taiwan for the next year, as Fu Che We and Chang Jun Lin both won their semi-final matches this afternoon at the Fujairah Tennis and Country Club.
The all-Taiwan final between Fu and Chang will begin later today at 5pm local
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Mosconi Cup: Van Boening off to Perfect Start
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As the race for Mosconi Cup spots gets underway in earnest, it’s America’s top player Shane Van Boening who leads the way after the Turning Stone Winter Event which took place in December.
Van Boening, who came top of the US Mosconi
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(Fujairah, United Arab Emirates)—It’s never over until it’s over.
Liu Haitao (right) must surely be singing the praises of that universal phrase about now, after the hard nose Chinese turned a desperate situation around at the very last moment, and came back from an 8-5 deficit to shock Taiwan’s Ko Pin Yi, 9-8, and move into the semi –finals of th
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The World 8-ball Championship turned into a wide open race on Wednesday in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, as some of the games biggest names, including defending champion Dennis Orcullo, last year’s runner up Niels Feijen, and semi-finalist Darren Appleton all were sent packing barely after the knockout stages had gotten going.
Other big names,
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This in from WPA's Ted Lerner: Facing elimination, and bearing the burden of having to carry the hopes of the United States squarely on his shoulders, Max Eberle (right) proved his mettle tonight at the Fujairah Tennis and Country club, pulling out a hard fought come from behind 7-4 win over Singapore’s Kwang Chan Ken to advance to the round of 6
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We all expect that we can win but when it comes down to the table we sometimes falter. What happened to our confidence at this point? Why are we so eager to believe before the game yet unable to follow through?
Sometimes when the moment comes we start to disbelieve our abilities, the atmosphere oppressive, the tension unbearable, we start to
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APA spokesperson Jeanette Lee “The Black Widow” is now offering instructional clinics. The Black Widow Experience is normally $300, but APA members are being offered a special $250 rate! Players of all skill levels are welcome. The clinic will include instruction, challenge matches, photos and autographs.
For more information or to
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Oh, Apple. While visiting good old So Cal to see the family, I decided to take my Dad on a trip to the Apple store to get an iPad. I’m not an Apple freak like those Cult of Mac folks, but I do respect their customer service. If there’s one thing that Apple does well, it is take care of their customers. So imagine my surprise when I came across
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2011 World Junior Billiard Champions Crowned
The 2011 World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) World Junior 9-Ball Championship was held in Kielce, Poland on August 31 – September 4, 2011. Junior billiard champions 18 years old and younger traveled to Poland from 21 countries to compete for the world titles i
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MT. PLEASANT, MI - The WPBA Masters
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"I came to defend my title" became an understatement as twenty-eight-year old Shane Van Boening (pictured) won his second Derby City Master of the Table crown.
Van Boening's superior play took him to an unprecedented three championship rounds. In a hill/hill match, he succumbed to John Morra in the bank leg....
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More news and photos in from Tony Fox at the DCC:
As the 2012 Derby City Classic One Pocket leg entered the final rounds, Brandon Shuff handed defending champion Shane Van Boening (pictured right) a 3-0 defeat. But, in the re-draw for the final six players, Shuff/Van Boening met again. This time Van Boening was the v...
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This in from Tony Fox, in Derby City to cover and photograph the event for P&B:
Toronto Canada's 22-year-old John Morra has won the Bank Pool Leg of the 2012 Derby City Classic. Morra entered the championship round undefeated.
Morra believes a "pretty easy" draw helped him to the final round. Shane Van Boening,...
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Ok pool fans, the WPBA Masters starts today. No Round of 16 redraw for this event, as the winners side and losers side don’t meet back up until the semifinals. Lots of new names. Click the linkage below for the brackets (which the WPBA will update on a regular basis throughout the weekend.
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I’m gonna start this by saying I really like our coach. Jon Embree is a football guy, he’s a no nonsense guy and frankly, he’s the freaking man. He booted a bunch of guys off the team in the past year for conduct issues, which as an alum I was totally fine with. I could care less about last year’s 3-10 because he’s building a better machine and
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Attention APA members who are current or formerly in the military—we want to hear your story! Visit the link below and complete the form detailing who you are, where you are from, where you were/are stationed, how long you’ve been playing in the APA, how long you’ve been/were in the military and anything interesting you’d like to share about your
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APA Members now receive a 10% online discount with Outdoor Living! Outdoor Living is one of the fastest growing companies specializing in outdoor products including wind chimes, fire pits, fountains, bird baths, hammocks and much more! Visit outdoorliving.com to see their product...- Details
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With the beginning pool shooter in mind, we offer these how-to pool videos. These short lessons can be very helpful to the player just starting out, to learn the basics of the game.
From selecting the right cue, to holding it correctly, to getting the bridge right, and so on - it's all important to playing the best pool you can. Other
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I do love getting SEO sales calls, especially when the salesperson doesn’t bother to do 10 seconds of research before picking up the phone. Usually I try not to engage, but every once in a while I do just to see what happens. Today was one of those days:
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APA members now receive up to 65% off select event tickets at Daytona International Speedway! Daytona International Speedway is home to “The Great American Race”—the Daytona 500—and this is one of the available discounted events! The Daytona 500 is the biggest, richest and most prest...- Details
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Well, it looks like this year I’m finally going to bite the bullet and buy season tickets for my CU Buffs. The schedule was released yesterday and it looks pretty good:
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Sept. 8 — SACRAMENTO STATE
Sept. 15 — at Fresno State
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Sept. 29 — UCLA
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This past Christmas/Hanukkah/Whatever, we finally broke down and bought an XBox 360 for the family. We got it with the Kinect Sensor doodad and the big hard drive (since I’m hoping that someday I’ll be able to figure out how to turn it into a backup Tivo) and grabbed a handful of games to throw under the tree/bush/menorah as well. What I learned
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Try to be a little less of a dick.
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If you like to eat, I’m sure you’ve heard of the Omnivore 100. This is a list that a UK foodie blog came out with back in 2008 of the 100 things every person should taste before they die. Since I couldn’t find an omnivore list for Jewish food, I decided to make my own. First on the list (since we just had it the other night and I thought to tak
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Sure, you can talk the talk, but can you walk the walk? Today’s entry in the SEO Customer Bill of Rights is all about promises and expectations. When I get cold called by one of these “SEO experts”, within the first 30 seconds the salesman chirps out “did you know you aren’t ranking on [insert keyword here]?”. Now lets go with the assumption tha
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(Las Vegas)--TEAM EUROPE is now one match away from retaining the PartyPoker.net Mosconi Cup after a one-sided blitz on the American team in front of a standing room only crowd at the MGM Grand, Las Vegas.
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Today, during the madness that is our holiday season, I decided to take a few minutes and check out an annual billiards tradition – The Mosconi Cup. For my non-pool reader(s), here’s the deal. Every year the best players from the US and Europe get together to play series of matches with the winner taking home the Mosconi Cup. It’s like the Ryde
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Seriously, is there anything more disingenuous than the old aww shucks “I was just a little guy who had an epiphany and now my company owns the space” story? These stories are supposed to be “feel good” but they typically feel so contrived that it comes off as marketing spin. You’ve all heard this one before. It goes something like this:
“I was a
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It’s pretty much impossible to explain how utterly draining and exhausting the Black Friday to Cyber Monday stretch is. While we don’t have people getting pepper sprayed, trampled and shanked (the traditional in store Black Friday experience), it is still severely draining. Cyber Monday is one of those completely made up events. You know, like A
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Loi Kemple of Rosemead, Calif., is in the U.S. Army Reserves. He was first stationed at Fort Bragg, N.C., from 1994-1997. Then, he reenlisted with the Reserves in 2005. Loi was deployed to Iraq from 2006-2007 with 950th Maintenance Company, Los Alamitos, Calif., then with the 304th...- Details
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Yeah, this is a great idea. Put up a billboard in Manhattan that uses the age old “Jews are cheap” gag. Hanukkah pricing… haha I get it. As I type, I am also calling for an ambulance because my sides are literally splitting. I just had to replace my keyboard because when I saw this, I spit my Manischewitz all over my keyboard as a result of...
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Oh T-Mobile, you magnificent bastards! Now it could just be me, but damn if it doesn’t sound like they’re singing about an orgy wonderland. Yes, I know they’re saying “4G Speeds” and “4G Wonderland”, but you’ve gotta admit that it sure sounds a lot like “orgy speeds, yeah they’re blistering” and “walking in an orgy wonderland”. Unfortunate coinc
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Bayaua Defeats Park in Finals of Mens Division
Down 6-1 in the finals, Ernesto Bayaua of Houston, Texas, mounted an improbable come back to defeat former U.S. Amateur Champion Ron Park of Charlotte, N.C., 11-9. Bayaua takes home the coveted U.S. Amateur Championship title in only his first competition. More...
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Latonia Taylor of Jersey City, N.J., is a proud U.S. Army Reservist. She recently returned from a 13-month deployment in Baghdad, Iraq. It was her second time there and her third deployment overall. She plays a great deal of pool while on base, however mission always comes first....- Details
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Many of the qualities that make a good golfer can also be applied to the game of pool. Because of this, it should be no surprise that some of the top professional poolplayers like Gabe Owen and Jeremy Jones, are also scratch golfers. Neither sport is reactive; in both pool and golf...- Details
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Scott Johns from Atlantic Beach, Fla., is a Navy Hospital Corpsman. His basic training took place in the Great Lakes. Shortly after graduation, Scott moved across the street for Hospital Corps School where he learned the basics of medical training. This training took about nine months to complete. He then spent the next eight months of training
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Iwan Simonis has signed on as the new title sponsor
of the former Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour. “The basic operations, format and added monies of the tour events will remain the same for the players. However our room owners and sponsors will see added benefits as a result of this change,” stated Mike Janis, the tour's fou
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Many aspiring players make the mistake of solely focusing on the physical side of pool in order to improve. Practicing drills and learning new shots can only take you so far in your game. The mind controls the body so it’s important to give equal attention to your mental game.
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Sergeant First Class Curtis Mayo of Bend, Ore., organized an APA team called Havoc. The team consists of all Non Commissioned Officers from HHT 1-82 Cavalry. He works with each of these soldiers on a day-to-day basis and they’ve always heard him come in and talk about the great time he had the night before at APA League. So, they decided to get t
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Each month many bloggers in the pool world get together to blog about a unified topic for what they call “Pool Synergy.” The “Pool Synergy” topic “10 Things” inspired me for this month’s instructional article. These are the top 10 tips I received from other players, pros and instructors that changed my game the most.
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10. Warm Up Alone
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So you won the coin toss and get to break. You chalk up the stick, take a few practice strokes, nice and smooth, and then... WHACK!
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May 31, 2011 · No Comments
Clawson Custom Cues, dba Predator Group, announced that it will open a satellite office in Hong Kong by the end of this year. All corporate functions, including research and development, as well as the company’s headquarters, will remain in Jacksonville, FL.
Predator Group is adding this international office for several
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Matt Hepburn from San Jose, Calif., has been in the U.S. Navy since 2005. He’s been stationed in a handful of places; some of the notable locations are the Navy Public Affairs Support Element (NPASE) in San Diego, where he deployed with the USS John C. Stennis in 2007, the USS P...- Details
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May 20, 2011 · 1 Comment
Mitch and Ewa Laurance
ESPN's "Voice of Pool" -- actor and commentator Mitch Laurance, will be honored Tuesday night, May 24, 2011 at the International Network of Golf Spring Conference. Mitch will be presented the Chi Chi Rodriquez Humanitarian Award, for the work on the "Know Your Score" prostate golf event in Myrtle
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There were times in my journey with pool where I was playing nonstop. I practiced every day, played in leagues three or four nights a week and in tournaments every weekend. But what about when you don’t get to play all the time? How do you stay in stroke? How do you continue your development?
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I recently gave birth to my first child
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May 9, 2011 · No Comments
World Champion Allison Fisher has signed on to be represented by global events producer Dragon Promotions. Fisher has been the most dominant force in women's pool during the past two decades.
"Among our travels and research in international markets, we have found Allison's popularity and name to be very
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Brianne Breniser from Temple, Texas is in the United States Army stationed at Fort Hood Texas. He’s been in the Army for more than 20 years and says the support he receives now is unmatched by any unit that he’s ever served. He never had much spare time while deployed, but always fou...- Details
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April 9, 2011 · 1 Comment
The American Poolplayers Association (APA) has made a $5,000 donation to the Red Cross to aid in relief efforts following the earthquake in Japan in early March.
APA has been conducting leagues in Japan since 2007 as the Japanese Poolplayers Association (JPA). There are nearly 1,300 players currently participating in the
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Ray Miller from Baltimore, Md., has been in the United States Army for 5 ½ years. Currently, Ray is stationed in Fayetteville, Pa.; he was stationed at Fort Stewart, Ga., for his first three years. He was also deployed to Iraq for 15 months. Ray always wanted to follow in his...- Details
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I gave birth to my first child just 3 weeks ago and although I have not picked up a cue in over a month, my first big tournament of the year is next week. With this in mind, I’ve been meeting several times per week with my instructor in an attempt to get back into stroke and build up my conditioning again. During my practice session this week, we
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Orange County, Calif., APA League Operator Victoria Wade was recently named by OC Metro magazine as one of the “Top 20 Women to Watch in 2011”. The magazine compiles this list of the most dynamic females in the county annually. Wade purchased the Orange County APA franchise five years ago with 94 teams and has since nearly doubled that number.
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APA League Operator Andy Segal won the 2011 World Artistic Pool Championship held in conjunction with the Super Billiards Expo in Valley Forge, Pa., March 10-13. Segal defeated Gabi Visoiu from Romania 106-62 in the semifinal round. Jamey Gray beat Tim Chin in the other semifinal to earn a spot in the finals. Segal came through for the win and
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“Salt City Billiards” owner Joseph Speach (pictured top right) joined with Upstate APA League Operators Brad and Kim Rees (pictured lower left) in welcoming APA members from across New York State to the APA Spring Singles Regional on March 5th and 6th. Friendly competition ensued, and Joe made sure APA members were well fed in the process. APA Se
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Frank Charles (pictured at top left) may be a skill level 4 in the Blue Ridge APA, but when it comes to preparing killer subs and sandwiches in his Arden deli, he’s a skill level 7 all day long. We’re talking about fresh baked breads, Boar’s Head meats and cheeses, homemade side dishes, and a menu packed with specialty sandwiches that will make yo
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Read more: Frank’s New York Deli in Arden, NC Feeds Blue Ridge APA Members at a Discount!
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James Haslip from San Clemente, Calif., has been in the United States Marine Corps for 13 years. He’s been deployed to Iraq twice. In 2004, on his first tour in Iraq, James was hit by a roadside bomb. He was sent back home because of his leg injuries, but fought his way back to being healthy again. The second trip to Iraq fared better, as he made i
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APA spokesperson Jeanette Lee “The Black Widow” was recently featured in Times Square! Her photo appeared in the Big Apple promoting the APA Black Widow Tour New York stop. The Tour was at Carom Café Billiards in Flushing, N.Y., on Monday, Feb. 21 at 7pm.
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https://www.apablackwidowtour.com - APA Black Widow Tour Chicago Recap - The APA Black Widow Tour kicked off at the Mark II in Chicago on Jan. 12 and visited the Fox and Hound in Arlington Heights the following night for an encore show. The nationwide Tour features billiard superstar and APA spokesperson Jeanette Lee "The Black Widow".
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