Ted Lerner, WPS Media Officer
206 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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FOUR MORE FOR THE BIG SCORE: Taiwan’s Chang, Austria’s Ouschan, the Netherland’s Feijen, and the Philippines’ Haya storm into the semi-finals of the 2014 World 9-ball Championship in Doha
Chang Yu Lung. (Doha, Qatar) -- After a marathon day of pressure packed championship pool played at the highest levels, Taiwan?s Chang Yu Lung, the Netherlands Niels Feijen, Austria?s Albin Ouschan, and…
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RISE OF THE UPSTARTS — Final 64 Report from the 2014 World 9-ball Championship
Qatar's Waleed Majid. Shock upsets send the big boys packing as the field at the 2014 World 9-ball Championship gets down to the final 32 (Doha, Qatar)--Pool?s next generation of superstars took…
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NOW IT?S ANYBODY?S BALL GAME – -Day 4 Report from the 2014 World 9-ball Championship
Alex Pagulayan. 32 players battle through Judgement Day nerves and tension to grab a spot in the Final 64 as the real race for World 9-ball supremacy begins. (Doha, Qatar)-- With plenty…
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POOL?S ELITE STARE DOWN STERN TESTS — Day 3 Report from the 2014 World 9-ball Championship
Darren Appleton. Darren Appleton, Mika Immonen and Thorsten Hohmann get taken to the limit before advancing to the Final 64 of the 2014 World 9-ball Championship in Doha. (Doha, Qatar)--For Darren Appleton,…
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EARLY HOUSE CLEANING AT THE AL SAAD–Day 2 Report from the 2014 World 9-ball Championship
Losers shown no mercy as 32 players head for the exits on Day 2 at the 2014 World 9-Ball Championship in Doha (Doha, Qatar)--Most of Day 2 at the 2014 World 9-ball…
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EXPERIENCE CARRIES THE OPENING DAY– Day 1 Report from the 2014 World 9-ball Championship
Orcollo. The Philippines' Dennis Orcollo barely survives an early test as most favorites win on Day 1 at the 2014 World 9-ball Championship. Photos Courtesy of Richard Walker (Doha, Qatar)--Long time followers…
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TIME FOR THE GOLD RUSH IN DOHA
The 2014 WPA World 9-Ball Championship kicks off on Saturday with a power packed field eyeing pool's ultimate pantheon. (Doha, Qatar)--There?s been a tangible buzz in the lobby of the Holiday Villa…
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‘THEY’LL HAVE TO PLAY THEIR BEST TO BEAT ME’
Hohmann. As he gets set to defend the World 9-ball Championship in Qatar this week, Germany's Thorsten Hohmann opens up about the satisfaction of winning the event twice, why 9-ball is the…
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2014 WORLD 9-BALL SUPREMACY UP FOR GRABS IN DOHA
Drama, tension, excitement, heartbreak and glory. These are the enticing elements on offer to pool fans around the globe as the biggest and most prestigious prize in the men?s professional game, the…
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HOHMANN RAISES THE BAR!
GERMANY?S THORSTEN HOHMANN WINS HIS SECOND WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A SEARING 13-7 VICTORY OVER THE PHILIPPINES ANTONIO GABICA (Doha, Qatar)--Playing with a laser-like focus and an intensity that spoke of a…
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THEY’RE GOING ‘GA GA’ OVER GABICA
QATAR BASED FILIPINO ANTONIO GABICA STORMS INTO THE SEMI-FINALS, JOINS BIADO, HOHMANN AND BOYES IN THE FINAL FOUR OF THE WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP (Doha, Qatar)--Over a 15-plus year professional career, Antonio Gabica…
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PLAYERS FEEL THE HEAT FROM ON HIGH
Orcollo. THE POOL GODS MAKE THEIR DRAMATIC PRESENCE FELT IN DOHA AS ONLY 32 REMAIN FOR THE SPORT'S BIGGEST PRIZE (Doha, Qatar)--When players and fans talk about the ?pool gods,? they?re referring…
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THE BRITISH ARE COMING!… AND SO ARE THE FILIPINOS AND TAIWANESE
Efren Reyes. (Doha, Qatar) -- There?s something about Judgement Day in the World 9-ball Championship that brings out the wild drama, and the crazy pressure that is unique to professional pool at…
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THE BIG DANCE STARTS TO TAKE SHAPE
ENRIQUE ROJAS BECOMES THE FIRST EVER PLAYER FROM CHILE TO ADVANCE TO A WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP KNOCKOUT STAGE, JOINS 31 OTHERS IN DOHA'S FINAL 64 (Doha, Qatar)--Relief and pure joy were two emotions…
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BREAKING TOWARDS SOME BIG TIME SHOWDOWNS: Day 2 Report from the 2013 World 9-ball Championship
(Doha, Qatar)--As the long, slow grind of this week-long World 9-ball championship wound its way through Day 2, perhaps the best way to try and understand where it?s all headed at this…
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KICK OFF RIGHT ON SCRIPT: SHOCKERS HARD TO COME BY ON DAY 1 OF THE WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP AS FAVORITES ROLL
(Doha, Qatar)--Fans of the World 9-ball Championship have become accustomed to the fun of shocking first day upsets that send great players scrambling over to the do-or-die losers side and, at the…
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‘I KEEP PINCHING MYSELF’ — Interview with World 9-ball Champion Darren Appleton
Appleton. READY TO DEFEND HIS WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP IN DOHA, DARREN APPLETON REFLECTS ON LAST YEAR'S INCREDIBLE WIN, HOW HE DEALS WITH PRESSURE AND HIS METEORIC RISE TO THE TOP OF THE…
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THE 9-BALL JEWEL IN THE DESERT IS HERE
If you like the very best in professional pool squaring off for ultimate supremacy on the felt pitch, then the next 11 days will be nothing short of Valhalla. The 2013 World…
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HANDS DOWN FOR HAN!
CHINA'S HAN YU ROMPS TO THE 2013 WOMEN'S WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP WITH A 9-1 WIN OVER CHINESE-TAIPEI'S LIN YUAN CHUN (Shenyang, China)--It?s true that hard work and perseverance do pay off. Han…
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HAN AND LIN GO ALL IN
CHINA'S HAN YU AND CHINESE-TAIPEI'S LIN YUAN CHUN SET TO SQUARE OFF FOR THE 2013 WOMEN'S WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP (Shenyang, China)-- Han Yu of China and Lin Yuan Chun of Chinese-Taipei will…
