billiards Players Rico Dicks and Dave Matlock to Fill IPT World Open SpotsDiscuss the IPT World Open 8-ball Championship (/forums/index.php)The World Open 8-ball Championship will payout an unprecedented prize fund of $3 million and the winner of the event will be awarded $500,000! The playing field will consist of 200 players from around the world including, IPT North American 8-ball Champion Thorsten Hohmann, Allison Fisher, Ronnie O’Sullivan, Marlon Manalo, and many more. Stay tuned to see if Thorsten Hohmann can repeat as IPT Champion. Online Coverage will include real time player statistics, updated round robin brackets, sports writers blog, downloadable daily schedules, tournament photo gallery, and more! The player meeting will be held at 5pm September 2nd, 2006.

Philippines billiards Team Capture World Cup of pool TitleDiscuss World Cup of pool here. (/forums/index.php) View the World Cup of pool Tournament Brackets (/tournament_brackets/partypoker-world-cup-bracke.jpg)A delighted Bustamante said: “This is a very important tournament and we are happy and very proud to win the first World Cup. In the beginning of the match there was a lot of pressure on us but when we went three games ahead it all lifted.

USA billiards Team Moves in Finals of World Cup of PoolVietnam Billiard Team Hopes ExtinguishedWho do you think will win? Discuss World Cup of pool here. (/forums/index.php) View the World Cup of pool Tournament Brackets (/tournament_brackets/partypoker-world-cup-bracke.jpg)Unseeded Vietnam, who had defeated three seeded teams to reach the final, were close to pulling off another huge shock but a crucial miss in the 15th by Thanh Nam Nguyen sealed their fate.

Philippines Billiard Team Earn Finals BirthWho do you think will win? Discuss World Cup of pool here. (/forums/index.php) View the World Cup of pool Tournament Brackets (/tournament_brackets/partypoker-world-cup-bracke.jpg)With the Philippines leading 5-4, Reyes got out of a snooker and managed to fluke the 9-ball in down the rail to open up a two-rack lead from which the Germans never really recovered.

Philippines billiards Team Move into Final FourWho do you think will win? Discuss World Cup of pool here. (/forums/index.php) View the World Cup of pool Tournament Brackets (/tournament_brackets/partypoker-world-cup-bracke.jpg)However, the Filipino duo of Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante showed their mental strength to win the next five to clinch the win at 9-6 and set up a semi-final clash against Germany.

USA billiards Team Ends Hong Kong’s HopesWho do you think will win? Discuss World Cup of pool here. (/forums/index.php) View the World Cup of pool Tournament Brackets (/tournament_brackets/partypoker-world-cup-bracke.jpg)Earl Strickland and Rodney Morris will now face Vietnam in Sunday afternoon’s semi-final and will be confident of securing their spot in the first ever World Cup final.

Underdog Vietnam billiards Team Wins AgainWho do you think will win? Discuss World Cup of pool here. (/forums/index.php) View the World Cup of pool Tournament Brackets (/tournament_brackets/partypoker-world-cup-bracke.jpg) The duo were ecstatic following their win and with a guaranteed US $8,000 each – three times the national average wage - for reaching the semis, they had every reason to smile.

German billiards Team Ousts TaiwanWho do you think will win? Discuss World Cup of pool here. (/forums/index.php) View the World Cup of pool Tournament Brackets (/tournament_brackets/partypoker-world-cup-bracke.jpg)A delighted Engert said: “I felt more confident and more calm than I did yesterday when we played against Spain as we knew, on paper, that we are the better team. But today we knew that Taiwan have Yang, who is one of the best players in the world, and we had to play well.

World Cup of pool Reaches Quarter-finals StageWho do you think will win? Discuss World Cup of pool here. (/forums/index.php) The Germany side, who are seeded fourth, thrashed Wales 9-2 in the first round but had to work harder in round two as they defeated Spain 9-5 on Friday evening.

Vietnam billiards Team Produces Inspired PerformanceWho do you think will win? Discuss World Cup of pool here. (/forums/index.php) Holland won the lag and should have had the rack wrapped up until they missed a shot at the brown seven to hand a 1-0 lead to Vietnam. Vietnam broke and ran through the balls in the next with Thanh Nam Nguyen unconvincingly wobbling the 9-ball in to gain a surprise 2-0 lead.

German Billiard Team Too Good For SpainWho do you think will win? Discuss World Cup of pool here. (/forums/index.php) Spaniards David Alcaide and Rafael Guzman did well to recover from a 5-0 deficit but made too many mistakes against a team of Germany’s undoubted class.

Italian billiards Team Turns On The MagicWho do you think will win? Discuss World Cup of pool here. (/forums/index.php) A delighted Petroni said: “We played great and we’re so happy. It’s the way to win but we got lucky on the breaks as Finland never had a chance to run out.

Czech billiards Team Takes Down CanadiansWho do you think will win? Discuss World Cup of pool here. (/forums/index.php) Both teams shared the first two racks as the some early nerves caused some misses and that set the agenda for most of the match.

Hong Kong billiards Team Produces Another ShockWho do you think will win? Discuss World Cup of pool here. (/forums/index.php) Chenman won the lag but both sides made a nervous start before Kong Man-ho missed a chance on the blue two and the Russians ran through the remaining balls to take an early lead against the break.

Taiwan billiards Team Show Their ClassWho do you think will win? Discuss World Cup of pool here. (/forums/index.php) This was effectively Japan’s first match of the competition following their bye through the first round when Indonesia failed to arrive due to late visa problems.