Ted Lerner, WPS Media Officer
206 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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Russian Fedor Gorst wins the 2019 World 9-ball Championship in Doha
(Doha, Qatar)--Playing with a poise, calm and skill that clearly belied his 19 years of age, Russia’s Fedor Gorst won the 2019 World 9-ball Championship today in Doha, Qatar, defeating a stingy…
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World 9-Ball Championship Comes Down To Four
Taiwan's Ko Ping Chung. Ko Ping Chung, Fedor Gorst, Chang Jung Lin and Liu Haitao stand on the brink of history in Doha (Doha, Qatar)--After nearly ten hours of some of the…
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FILLER FALLS IN DRAMATIC UPSET, WHILE VAN BOENING ALSO CRASHES OUT
Casper Matikainen. (Doha, Qatar)--Finland’s Casper Matikainen came into his round of 64 match at the World 9-ball Championship today versus the defending champion and world number 1 Joshua Filler feeling relaxed and…
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32 Players Book Their Spots In The KO Rounds In A Roller Coaster First Day In Doha
(Doha, Qatar)--If the first day’s play of the 2019 World 9-ball Championship is any indication--and by all measures it certainly is just that--then fans around the world better be prepared for a…
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The 28th WPA World 9-ball Championship Set For Break Off In Doha
96 players from over 40 countries will battle for a ticket to pool’s pantheon of legends (Doha, Qatar)--For three decades it has been the sport of pool’s premier stamp of greatness. The…
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Kevin Cheng Captures The WPA Players Championship In A Sudden Death Thriller Over Carlo Biado
(Las Vegas)--Taiwan?s Kevin Cheng captured the inaugural WPA Players Championship on Friday, storming back from the near dead to defeat the Philippines Carlo Biado, 12-11, in a thrilling final at Griffs Billiards…
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The WPA Players Championship Is Down To Two Philippines vs. Taiwan Semi-Finals
Chang Yu Lung. (Las Vegas)---Any discussion by pool fans about which countries produce the world?s very best players will invariably find the Philippines and Taiwan at the top of the list. And…
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Final 16 Set In Vegas For The WPA Players Championship
Carlo Biado. Photo By JP Parmentier. (Las Vegas)--The Philippines' Johann Chua pretty much knew his run in the WPA Players Championship was over. Playing in a round of 32 match against Hall…
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32 ADVANCE, 32 OUT AS DAY 1 OF THE WPA PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP IS COMPLETE
Darren Appleton. (Las Vegas)?The first ever WPA Players Championship got underway at Griffs Billiards in Las Vegas on Tuesday, and the quality of the match ups on offer out of the box…
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FILLER WINS A THRILLER IN DOHA
Germany?s Joshua Filler wins his first World 9-ball Championship with a hard fought 13-10 win over the Philippines Carlo Biado (Doha, Qatar)-- Yesterday in Doha, Joshua Filler and his wife, Pia, celebrated…
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It’s Biado vs. Van Boening, Filler vs. Kazakis As The 2018 World 9-ball Championship Heads To Final Day
Carlo Biado. (Doha, Qatar)--Sir Henry Royce, the maker of the famed motorcars, Rolls Royce, once said, ?Take the best that exists and make it better. Accept nothing nearly right or good enough.?…
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Judgement Day Casts Out The Weak As Fantastic Final 64 Gets Set To Do Battle
China's Wu Jiaqing. (Doha, Qatar)--Judgement Day at the 2018 World 9-ball Championship in Doha came and went in a flash, with just two sessions on the losers side of each of the…
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Pool’s Best Push Through To The Final 64
(Doha, Qatar)--A veritable armada of pool?s biggest stars pushed their way through to the Final 64 knockout stage at the Al Arabi Sports Club in Doha today, as the business end of…
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Van Boening, Other Top Stars Cruise On Day One In Doha
(Doha, Qatar)--Shane Van Boening has never won a World 9-ball Championship. He did, of course, come ever so close, finishing runner up in 2015, and 2016. After skipping last year?s championship, however,…
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It’s Anyone’s Game In Doha
One of the toughest fields in years is set to do battle as the 2018 World 9-ball Championship kicks off in Doha, Qatar, Friday (Doha, Qatar)--After the raucous excitement of the Mosconi…
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BIADO FINALLY REACHES POOL?S MOUNTAINTOP
The Philippines' Carlo Biado wins his first World 9-ball championship with a 13-5 win over fellow Filipino Roland Garcia. (Doha, Qatar)-- For the last 12 years the Philippines? Carlo Biado did everything…
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FOUR LEFT GO FOR WORLD 9-BALL CROWN ON THURSDAY
Biado. Pool will get a new king as Kaci, Garcia, Biado and Wu chase glory in Doha (Doha, Qatar)-- After a day of intense pool drama mostly played at the highest levels…
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IT?S DOWN TO THE FINAL 16 IN DOHA
Roland Garcia of the Philippines. Ouschan, Ko, Filler and Kaci, advance. Hohmann goes back to his ?old lady.? (Doha, Qatar)-- Every pool player has a lucky charm, a secret superstition, a favorite…
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IT?S ALL BUSINESS FROM HERE ON IN
Myanma's Maung Maung. The final 64 single elimination field is set for a sprint to the World 9-ball crown. (Doha, Qatar)--It?s time to get down to the serious business end of things…
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CHANG, OUSCHAN, LEAD THE WAY ON DAY 1
The Philippines' Carlo Biado has high expectations. (Doha, Qatar)--The long hard slog to the pool world?s most prestigious title began on Saturday here in Doha, as 128 players from nearly 35 countries…
