Ted Lerner, WPS Media Officer
206 articles · PhilBoxing.com
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IT?S CHINA VS. CHINESE-TAIPEI IN MONDAY?S FINAL FOUR
LIU, HAN, LIN AND TAN AIM FOR POOL GOLD IN SHENYANG (Shenyang, China)--Chinese-Taipei and China are natural rivals and friends in many arenas, and the sport of pool is certainly no exception.…
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IT’S ANYONE’S GAME IN SHENYANG
A SHOOTOUT'S IN THE OFFING AS THE WOMEN'S WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP GETS DOWN TO THE FINAL 16 (Shenyang, China)--After a day of ups and downs as only 9-ball pool can offer up,…
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A LEGEND LOOKS TO CARRY ON
HALL OF FAMER KAREN CORR MAKES A COMEBACK TO POOL WITH TWO WINS ON DAY 1 OF THE WOMEN'S WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP (Shenyang, China)--To say that Karen Corr is a big name…
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THE PAGEANTRY OF WOMEN’S POOL
AS THE 2013 WOMEN'S WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP BEGINS IN SHENYANG, CHINA, ORGANIZERS GIVE THE LADIES A SEND OFF FIT FOR QUEENS. (Shenyang, China)--Anyone who has ever been to any kind of event…
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WOMEN?S WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP SET TO KICK OFF THIS WEEK
(Shenyang, China) -- From the ancient imperial city will rise the new queen of 9-ball. That?s the intriguing scenario this week as the world?s best women pool players take center stage in…
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CORTEZA CASHES IN!
Corteza. FILIPINO LEE VANN CORTEZA IS ALL BUSINESS AS HE CAPTURES THE CHINA OPEN 9-BALL CROWN (Shanghai)--Playing with his trademarked calm and cool demeanor, all the while exhibiting a deadly stroke and…
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ALL FOR LIU
LIU SHASHA COMES FROM BEHIND TO DEFEAT CHEN SIMING TO WIN THE WOMEN'S CHINA OPEN 9-BALL TITLE (Shanghai)--Coming into Sunday?s finals of the 2013 China Open, Liu Shasha knew she was on…
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A KUWAITI IN SHANGHAI!
UPSTART OMAR AL SHAHEEN BARGES INTO THE SEMI FINALS AT THE CHINA OPEN, JOINS CORTEZA, WU AND FU FOR SUNDAY'S FINAL FOUR (Shanghai)--Omar Al Shaheen just booked his place in pool history.…
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TEENAGE PRODIGIES EYE THE PRIZE
CHEN SIMING AND LIU SHASHA REACH THE FINALS OF THE CHINA OPEN 9-BALL (Shanghai)--Chen Siming and Liu Shasha are both 19 years old. They are both members of the Chinese national women?s…
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OH, WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN
IT'S THE THRILL OF VICTORY AND THE AGONY OF DEFEAT AS JUDGEMENT DAY TAKES ITS TOLL AT THE CHINA OPEN 9-BALL (Shanghai)--There?s nothing quite like Judgement Day in the world of professional…
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RETURN OF THE BOY WONDER
TWO TIME FORMER WORLD CHAMPION WU JIAQING (FORMERLY WU CHIA CHING) MAKES A SURPRISE SPLASH IN AN ACTION PACKED DAY 1 AT THE 2013 CHINA OPEN (Shanghai)--You don?t come to the China…
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PRIMED AND READY FOR BATTLE
THE CHINA OPEN BEGINS THURSDAY WITH AN ALL STAR CAST PROMISING ONE OF THE YEAR'S TOUGHEST SLUGFESTS (Shanghai)--As in much of the world, the sport of professional pool has had to endure…
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KELLY FISHER: “l LOVE WINNING. I LOVE THE FEELING”
AS SHE GETS SET TO DEFEND HER CHINA OPEN TITLE THIS WEEK IN SHANGHAI, KELLY FISHER REFLECTS ON AN AMAZING 2012, AND WHAT SHE EXPECTS TO ACHIEVE IN 2013 (Shanghai)--When Great Britain?s…
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WPA SETS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS IN DUBAI, OSLO, SHENYANG AND DOHA FOR 2013
For pool fans around the globe, the wait for championship action is almost over. After a quiet first third of the year, the World Pool and Billiard Association(WPA) can finally announce its…
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ORCOLLO WINS IN A MASTER CLASS!
FILIPINO CAPTURES THE 2012 CHINA OPEN WITH A BRILLIANT 11-9 WIN OVER TAIPEI'S LU Photos Courtesy Tai Chengzhe and Yu Yan/Top147.com (Shanghai)--With a grand finale performance that spoke of true greatness, the…
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KELLY FISHER WINS THE 2012 CHINA OPEN WITH A 9-2 DRUBBING OF CHINA’S ZHOU DOUDOU
Photos Courtesy Tai Chengzhe and Yu Yan/Top147.com (Shanghai)--Britain?s Kelly Fisher came into Sunday?s final at the China Open feeling pretty good about her game. But even she had no idea just how…
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ORCOLLO AND LU WILL CLASH FOR CHINA OPEN TITLE
Dennis Orcollo. (Shanghai, China)--The Philppines? Dennis Orcollo, one of the world?s best players over the last three years, and Lu Hui Chan, a 31 year old Taiwanese veteran who?s never won an…
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FINAL FOUR SET FOR SUNDAY CLASH IN SHANGHAI: ORCOLLO, CHANG, AKAKAGARIYAMA, LU MAKE THEIR MARK
Photo Courtesy Tai Chengzhe/Top147.com (Shanghai, China)--In what was a brutally taxing and hard fought day of the very best in professional pool in Shanghai on Saturday, the 2012 China Open Men?s tournament…
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WOMEN’S FINAL FOUR CAST SET: FISHER VS. FU, CHEN VS. ZHOU SET TO KICK OFF
Photo Courtesy Tai Chengzhe/Top147.com (Shanghai, China)--The 2012 China Open women?s event is now down to four players, and as befitting a tournament featuring the best in the world, the top three ranked…
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UNHERALDED WU GRABS A SPOT AT THE EXPENSE OF LUI
KNOCKOUT STAGE BEGINS SATURDAY AT CHINA OPEN Photo Courtesy Tai Chengzhe/Top147.com (Shanghai, China)--Yes, perseverance does indeed pay off. Wu Jing, the 12th ranked female player in China, had played 2009 World 9-ball…
