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Shane Van Boening likes to play 10-ball and has plenty of trophies in his South Dakota to prove it. So when it was announced that this weekend’s Rasson Masters Championship at Astoria’s Steinway Billiards would be a 10-ball format, the three-time U.S. Open 10-ball champion decided to head to New York. Van Boening made the…
Some of the most decorated players in pocket billiards have again assembled in New York for this weekend’s Rasson 10-Ball Masters Championship. The first five rounds of tournament play began earlier this morning at Astoria’s Steinway Billiards with 18 players facing off in the opening round – including the first-ever World Pool Series appearance for Shane Van…
All weekend long, Alex Kazakis has been saying he wants to win the Aramith 9-Ball Players Championship for his nation as much as for himself. The host venue for the event – Steinway Billiards in Astoria, Queens – is owned by fellow Greek Manny Stamatakis and Kazakis has competed at the facility about eight times…
Saturday afternoon, Dennis Orcollo felt fortunate to gut out a sudden death victory against John Morra in the quarterfinals of the Aramith 9-Ball Players Championship. He stated after the match at Astoria’s Steinway Billiards that he was having issues with his vision as well as his hand. The Filipino wouldn’t be as fortunate in Sunday’s…
Whether he’s making an uncharacteristic runout look routine or sending the cue ball and object ball into multiple rails to lock down a creative safety, Chris Melling has always shown the ability to make the difficult look easy. The 39-year-old from England had all aspects of his game on display in his quarterfinal match in…
