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Alex Kazakis was in an old, familiar place at the conclusion of his match: reclining in his chair with the look of relief on his face after surviving yet another near-elimination experience. Holding an 11-3 lead against Dennis Orcullo, the young Greek’s second straight appearance in World Pool Series final this year seemed like a…
Minutes after his match had ended, Alex Kazakis’s couldn’t stop his hands from shaking. The young man from Greece at first thought he may have given away his match with James Aranas. Then he braced for a sudden death shootout after an unforced error gave him new life. Then he stood at the table and…
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…
