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In the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, billiards was treated as a sport, and included as an event. The Philippines won three gold medals at the games, one of which came from billiards. My question is; why not make billiards an Olympic sport ? Just go ahead and put billiards in the Olympics . The top players spend as much time honing their skills as other participants from other games. In many ways, it is like curling, which made its Olympic debut at the original Olympic Games in 1924. Rather than playing on ice, billiards is a similar precision sport which is played on a table. Not much difference though. Make billiards an olympic sport!

Round Two Results for the Team Snooker League 2006-2007 On Devil’s Tower Road, in the Cue Ball, last year’s champions, barentertainment.net beat the Cue Ball team three frames to two with a black-ball game. Yewhung Chin, won against Dylan Alvez 71 – 9; including a 35 point break. Francis Becerra, after leading by some 40 points, just managed to win on the black ball, against Jonathan Collado, 59–49. Laurence Sisarello was beaten 26-47 by Chris Schimidzu while Julian McGrail beat Ernest Clinton 58-17. Sean Galligan was eventually beaten 38-60 by Lee Wheately, the Cue Ball’s leading player, and four points went to the entertainers. Uptown, on Flat Bastion Road, the Astoria Too beat Team Queensway three frames to two. Antonio Cavilla showed the value of practice beating Kevin Dobson 70-30; to become Astoria's star player of the billiard match-up. Eddie Bear showed came from behind to catch and overtake Merv Padmose, 46-27, on the pink. Henry Bear was beaten 21-54 by Kevin Dalli, the Q

The Click's Billiards location on North Lamar has taken top spots on the list for both complaints and violations of non-smoking ordinance. A Click's Billiards customer named Mark Hebert said that despite the legislation, he still feels that it is his right to smoke. He says, however, that he will go outside to finish his cigarette if he's asked by the bar owner or by another patron. "I feel like I'm 41 years old, and I have to sneak like an 18-year-old, and go (puff) on my cigarette. It's terrible!" Mr. Hebert said when asked about his smoking in the billiard hall. Billiards Forum is hosting a discussion on smoking in pool halls . Please weigh in and give us your opinion.

Phil Collins was the star of the show when Wallingford's Horse & Harrow beat against Oxford's reigning champions Morris Motors 3-2 in the All England Team Championships Area final. The match was held at the Red Lion in Cassington. Motors' Pauline Withey began with a break of 6,870 in the deciding game, however Collins replied with a run of 8,600 leading to a 8,970-7,050 victory for Horse & Harrow. Ray Sturgess with 8,280 and Keith Sheard with 12,040, break 10,380 had given Morris Motors a 2-0 lead. The Horse & Harrow fought back with Garry Johnson with 17,160, break 10,370 and Pete Burton with 7,870 before Collins snatched victory. The Horse & Harrow now go on to the All England finals in Reading on Sunday October 22.

In the first international match at home, the Sarnians lost 33-19 to England. Sarians players weren't surprised at the results, as they consider England to be pioneers of the sport. The claim to have come out in full force again the England team. "Basically we were playing the best players in the world. When you consider the standards we have 30 to 40 players to choose from and they have hundreds. We were very, very pleased. It was better than we hoped," said Guernsey team member Bob Chapple. The bar billiards set began with the pairs matches which turned out to be extremely close, with the visitors taking a 14-11 lead. Tom Oliver and Mat Ogier had got Guernsey off to a good start when they beat Jim Millward and Tony Walsh 4-1. Terry Kenny and Paul Dyer also claimed a win for the home team. In individual play, Guernsey took eight points to England's 19 points. "We were very pleased to lose 19-8 in the individuals," said Chapple. The first four matches saw En

Allstate Billiards and Patio Furniture added a Birmingham location to their roster, making it the 5th Allstate store in Detriot. If you are in Michigan, and looking for billiard furniture, this is the place for you. You'll find their billiard furnishings in cities all over Michigan, including Detroit, Novi, Bloomfield Hills and Ann Arbor. They are Michigan's premiere game room and patio furniture showroom.

Champion Billiards and Barstools have relocated their Parkville store to Hunt Valley's open air shopping center. Champion's new digs boast a massive 9,000 square foot space where they can showcase their pool tables and other game room furnishings for sale. Champion Billiards and Barstools specializes in selling home billiard room equipment, and high quality gameroom furnishings in Virginia and Maryland, with 10 locations in total. Champion Billiards and Barstools Fairfax 13041 Fair Lakes Center Dr Fairfax, VA 22033 (703) 631-8800 Champion Billiards and Barstools Frederick 5207 Buckeystown Pike Frederick, MD 21704 (301) 831-4635 Champion Billiards and Barstools Rockville 1776 East Jefferson St Suite 301 Rockville, MD 20852 (301) 881-3000 Champion Billiards and Barstools Towson 1963 East Joppa RD Parkville, MD 21234 (410) 665-0300 Champion Billiards and Barstools Annapolis 2065 Generals Hwy Annapolis, MD 21401 (443) 716-1200 Champion Billiards and Barstools Shirlington 2620 Shi

Connor's Billiard league, of Connor's sports bar in antigua will holding Monday night tournaments at 8p.m. local time. For more information on the Antigua billiard league , contact t Eddie Hadeed at 726-3377.

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was presented with a championship billiards table during a courtesy call at the Malacañang Palace recently. The presentation was led by Pampanga Fourth District Representative Anna York Bondoc-Sagum. The billiard table was crafted from solid Philippine narra hardwood, and crafted by Kapampangan master carpenters led by Martin Manalo. Manolo was the protégé of the late Don Gonzalo Puyat, the country's first manufacturer of bowling lanes, furniture, and billiard tables. "We are honored to present to our beloved President and cabalen and to the rest of the nation this championship table especially made for the first 'Philippine Challenge Billiards Tournament," Sagum said during the call. The quality of this billiard table is superb, as each aspect of design is taken a step or two beyond the standard procedures of most modern table manufacturers. Standard procedures by table makers call for simply attaching the Italian slate top to the bo

We will be publishing a monthly newsletter in the upcomming quarter, and have begun to accept signups. Use the form below if you are interested: Sign up for our billiards newsletter Billiards Newsletter Email:   Enter Code:   new image      unsubscribe      privacy policy Thanks to all who register. Gary billiardsforum.info webmaster

Former World Snooker champion Pankaj Advani will lead the Indian challenge in the IBSF World Snooker Championships. The event is being held in Amman, Jordan from November 4-15. Anuja Thakur, the first female player to win the Arjuna award this year, and Vidya Pillay will represent the country in the Ladies potion of the event. Advani, who is only the second player to have won both the world snooker and billiards titles, will be accompanied by Manan Chandra. Yasin Merchant will also be present but only as the reserve player, Billiards and Snooker Federation vice-president R K Tandon said on Wednesday. In the Masters category, Geet Sethi and Devendra Joshi will play for top honours after winning the title in the USA.

Check this out... http://www.cuetable.com Pretty cool huh? This is just an example, but you can visit http://www.cuetable.com to set up any layout you want. You are given a URL at the end, which you can pretty much paste in anywhere.

Here is a creative way to hide the blogger nav bar without actually removing it. This will allow you to operate your blog within the confines of blogger's terms of service. It is a simple javascript snippet, and can be implemented with only two or three lines of codes. 1 - Add this code to your BODY tag: <body onLoad="document.location = document.location + '#top1'"> 2 - Add this code in ABOVE your upper most visible element tag. This is usually the blog title tag. <a name="top1"></a> This will force an automatic scroll down the page JUST far enough to push the navbar out of visibility. There is an example of how i've implemented this: I have a billiard blog which is the site you are now on. Allow the page to load fully, then you will see it "jump" just enough to hide the nav bar. Hope you all find this tip to legally hide the blogger navbar useful

Thought i'd blog about this vacation after looking at some of the pictures. Sorry for any American readers who can't go to Cuba on vacation to enjoy the great weather. We even got to play some billiards in the town of Varadero, Cuba where our resort was! What an interesting time. The quality of the table was good, as was the quality of the cues. We stayed in the resort hotel, Coralia Club Playa De Oro , an all inclusive hot spot on the Varadero strip. We'd definitely recomment this place, and we may take our next vacation there too! (If I can get some time away from maintaining this site! Gary billiardsforum.info

Check this one out if you are looking for some billiard shirts . beanteacher.com offers several different pool shirts and various other Hawaiian shirts as well. You have got to check out the classic billiard shirts from this company, that offers free shipping to Canada and the United States on all orders over $50 USD. (Offer good till September 4, 2006) For example, check out this one, called: "Play Pool Hawaiian Aloha Shirt" ...wild! They have various other styles of Hawaiian shirts and billiard shirts to choose from, so drop by their online store. I bought one of the pool shirts and wore it to a tournament. Talk about distracting my opponents!

Since we love Jennifer Barretta so much, we decided to do an article about her appearance in FHM Magazine. She is a classy billiard professional who is gorgeous enough to get in to this popular mens magazine. See Jennifer Barretta in FHM magazine on billiardsforum.info.

Mental preparation is a very important aspect of any cue sport, and can often be the determining factor of the outcome of a match. billiardsforum.info has created an article outlining the theories on preparing mentally for billiards so that you can begin to get a handle on this abstract hindrance. Enjoy! Gary billiardsforum.info webmaster Preparing Mentally for Billiards

Gabriel Dumont is related to billiards because of his stint of ownership of an antique pool table. The piece of billiards history was once used at a "stopping place" in Batoche that Dumont owned. The antique pool table is now famous in the billiards world. You can read more in billiardsforum.info's article on the man: http://www.billiardsforum.info/billiard-articles/Gabriel-dumont.asp . Gabriel Dumont's table was looted and hauled away by Canadian soldiers, but was recently returned to Dumont's long time home of Batoche.

There are probably quite a few antique pool tables out there, but probably not many with the type of history belonging to Gabriel Dumont. Dumont, a Saskatchewan stopping place owner and billiard enthusiast in the late 1800's, had a billiard table looted from him by the Canadian Forces. After many years, and several strange locations to call it's home including a penitentiary, the table now owned by Parks Canada is being returned to its hometown. You can read the full article: Antique Pool Table Returned at billiardsforum.info in the billiard equipment section.

Keith Sheard ushered Morris Motors to a four-two victory over the Democrats in the Oxford and District League. Sheard recovered from the loss of his first game. Sheard lost 4,130 to 4,040 to John Patey in the first, but went on to score 21,460 in the second. (break 13,840) Dave Bartlett was the top scorer of the set for Democrats with 10,250. Corner House's Peter Farrelley (10,800 and 9,730) was the only player to successfully figure out a tricky pool table and came to terms with it's nuances as they defeated Masons B five-one. After Mick Jones black-pegged, Jason Smith (1,900) was the Masons' only winner.

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billiardsforum.info has added an extensive version of the Chinese Eight Ball rules. We have simplified the language a little bit where possible so that the game makse a little more sense to the beginner. It can be found at the Chinese Eight Ball rules page on the billiardsforum.info main website. If there are any errors or omissions, please contact us so we can make the correction. For questions or clarifications on these rules, please leave a post on the billiard rules forum . These can be accessed through the link at the top of the page on the "billiards Forum" tab. Gary Webmaster, billiardsforum.info Contact me here . Chinese Eight Ball rules

Keith Sheard ushered Morris Motors to a four-two victory over the Democrats in the Oxford and District League. Sheard recovered from the loss of his first game. Sheard lost 4,130 to 4,040 to John Patey in the first, but went on to score 21,460 in the second. (break 13,840) Dave Bartlett was the top scorer of the set for Democrats with 10,250. Corner House's Peter Farrelley (10,800 and 9,730) was the only player to successfully figure out a tricky pool table and came to terms with it's nuances as they defeated Masons B five-one. After Mick Jones black-pegged, Jason Smith (1,900) was the Masons' only winner.

We've created a section dedicated to Home Billiard Rooms recently on billiardsforum.info. The section contains a few articles at this point, but is slated for rapid expansion. Our newest article is a general one on Pool Room Decor , designed to give a brief overview. We are also looking for images of our visitor's home billiard rooms. If you have a new (or old) pool room that you would like to share with us, please send me a message , or post it to the home pool room forum . Thanks, Gary, billiardsforum.info webmaster

billiardsforum.info has added a version of Straight Rail Billiards Rules. We have tried to simplify the language a little bit, so that beginners can understand clearly. It can be found at the Straight Rail Billiards Rules page on the billiardsforum.info website. Additionally, if there are any errors or omissions, please do not hesitate to contact us . For questions or clarifications on these rules, please leave a post on the billiard forum . These can be accessed through the link at the top of the page on the "billiards Forum" tab. Gary Webmaster, billiardsforum.info Contact me here . Straight Rail Billiards Rules

billiardsforum.info has added a version of Cake Pool Rules. We have tried to simplify the language a little bit, so that beginners can understand clearly. It can be found at the Cake Pool Rules page on the billiardsforum.info website. Additionally, if there are any errors or omissions, please do not hesitate to contact us . For questions or clarifications on these rules, please leave a post on the billiard forum . These can be accessed through the link at the top of the page on the "billiards Forum" tab. Gary Webmaster, billiardsforum.info Contact me here . Cake Pool Rules

billiardsforum.info has added a version of Kelly Pool Rules. We have tried to simplify the language a little bit, so that beginners can understand clearly. It can be found at the Kelly Pool Rules page on the billiardsforum.info website. Additionally, if there are any errors or omissions, please do not hesitate to contact us . For questions or clarifications on these rules, please leave a post on the billiard forum . These can be accessed through the link at the top of the page on the "billiards Forum" tab. Gary Webmaster, billiardsforum.info Contact me here . Kelly Pool Rules

Apart from Stick Men, there have not really been many feature films about cue sports, such as pool, billiards, or snooker. Thats where the "9 Ball" movie comes in. This feature film by Anthony Palma of Main Street Productions stars Jennifer Barretta , (one of billiardsforum.info's favorites) one of pool's hottest female players. View billiardsforum.info's full 9 Ball Movie article. It promises to be a hit, and is currently in pre-production stages. There is no published release date as of yet, but be on the lookout within the next year for this film.

Hello, Over the next week, you will see some funny things going on with the pool forum and how the site looks in general. After some feedback, we are abandoning the greed background in favor of a more readable white background. The forum requires a bit more coding, and thus, you may see some weird things going on there while the fix is bing implemented. The billiard forum will still be fully functional, so post away. Thanks, Webmaster, billiardsforum.info

Aside from being the most blogged about female IPT player, and being phenomenally skilled, is she not about the most gorgeous billiard player you have ever seen? There is something about a woman playing billiards that just makes the whole thing look amazing! Check her out at the 2005 Worlds in the photo to the left! If I was ever lucky enough to play against her, I'd be intimidated out of my shoes! She has a very impressive professional record, and continues to dominate the circuit. She has even been cast in an upcoming billiard film called "9-Ball" as the lead role of "Gail" whom Jennifer says is a character similar to herself. As if that wasn't enough, her website, http://www.jenniferbarretta.com/ has recently won the "Best Female Player Site" award as well! Is there anything she can't do? Jennifer Barretta - Read more in our Pool Players section. I'll close with saying that billiardsforum.info loves Jennifer Baretta, and you can be s

We have found that novice players often overlook the importance of careful shot planning while playing pool. To help remedy this, billiardsforum.info has posted a billiard tutorial created by Dave Siltz in the Pool Playing Tips section. The illustrated article is called Choosing The Best Billiard Shot . Please leave feedback here if there are any changes needed, or if you simply wish to leave comments. Gary Webmaster, billiardsforum.info Contact me here . Choosing The Best Billiard Shot .

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Pool table weight is probably one of those things that very few home billiard enthusiasts consider. billiardsforum.info has composed a unique article on pool table weight , and what the home billiard room owner must consider, and must do to prepare for the weight of a pool table. The pool table weight article can be found in the home billiard rooms section of the website. Thanks again for visiting. Gary Webmaster, billiardsforum.info Contact me here . pool table weight

billiardsforum.info has added an extensive version of the 14.1 Continuous Rules. We have simplified the language a little bit where possible, and have referenced the corresponding BCA regulations so that beginners can understand clearly, and reference the official pool rules at the same time. It can be found at the 14.1 Continuous Rules page on the billiardsforum.info website. Additionally, if there are any errors or omissions, please do not hesitate to contact us . For questions or clarifications on these rules, please leave a post on the billiard forums . These can be accessed through the link at the top of the page on the "billiards Forum" tab. Gary Webmaster, billiardsforum.info Contact me here . 14.1 Continuous Rules

Are you a billiard enthusiast and want to help others learn? billiardsforum.info is looking for volunteer writers to help build our tutorial section, and website in general. If you are interested in submitting original articles and having them published on billiardsforum.info, please contact me here . Writing for billiardsforum.info is a great way to build your writing portfolio. billiardsforum.info provides a letter of reference for all volunteer writers in exchange for their services. We look forward to hearing from you!

billiardsforum.info has added an extensive version of the General Rules of Pocket Billiards. We have simplified the language a little bit where possible, and have referenced the corresponding BCA regulations so that beginners can understand clearly, and reference the official pool rules at the same time. It can be found at the General Rules of Pocket Billiards page on the billiardsforum.info website. Additionally, if there are any errors or omissions, please do not hesitate to contact us . For questions or clarifications on these rules, please leave a post on the billiard forums . These can be accessed through the link at the top of the page on the "billiards Forum" tab. Gary Webmaster, billiardsforum.info Contact me here . General Rules of Pocket Billiards

billiardsforum.info has added a version of 9 Ball Pool Rules. We have tried to simplify the language a little bit, so that beginners can understand clearly. It can be found at the 9 Ball Pool Rules page on the billiardsforum.info website. Additionally, if there are any errors or omissions, please do not hesitate to contact us . For questions or clarifications on these rules, please leave a post on the billiard forums . These can be accessed through the link at the top of the page on the "billiards Forum" tab. Gary Webmaster, billiardsforum.info Contact me here . 9 Ball Rules

billiardsforum.info has added an extensive version of 8 Ball Pool Rules. We have simplified the language a little bit where possible, so that beginners can understand clearly. It can be found at the 8 Ball Pool Rules page on the billiardsforum.info website. Additionally, if there are any errors or omissions, please do not hesitate to contact us . For questions or clarifications on these rules, please leave a post on the billiard forums . These can be accessed through the link at the top of the page on the "billiards Forum" tab. Gary Webmaster, billiardsforum.info Contact me here . 8 Ball Rules

billiardsforum.info has added a version of 6 Ball Pool Rules. We have tried to simplify the language a little bit, so that beginners can understand clearly. It can be found at the 6 Ball Pool Rules page on the billiardsforum.info website. Additionally, if there are any errors or omissions, please do not hesitate to contact us . For questions or clarifications on these rules, please leave a post on the billiard forums . These can be accessed through the link at the top of the page on the "billiards Forum" tab. Gary Webmaster, billiardsforum.info Contact me here . 6 Ball Rules

billiardsforum.info has added a version of One Pocket Billiards Rules. We have tried to simplify the language a little bit, so that beginners can understand clearly. It can be found at the One Pocket Billiards Rules page on the billiardsforum.info website. Additionally, if there are any errors or omissions, please do not hesitate to contact us . For questions or clarifications on these rules, please leave a post on the billiard forums . These can be accessed through the link at the top of the page on the "billiards Forum" tab. Gary Webmaster, billiardsforum.info Contact me here . One Pocket Billiards Rules

billiardsforum.info has added a version of Bank Pool Rules. We have also tried to simplify the language slightly, so that beginners can understand the rules of the game clearly. It can be found at the Bank Pool Rules page on the billiardsforum.info website. Additionally, if there are any errors or omissions, please do not hesitate to contact us . For questions or clarifications on these rules, please leave a post on the billiard forums . These can be accessed through the link at the top of the page on the "billiards Forum" tab. Gary Webmaster, billiardsforum.info Contact me here . Bank Pool Rules

billiardsforum.info has added a version of Poker Pool Rules. We have also tried to simplify the language slightly, so that beginners can understand the rules of the game clearly. It can be found at the Poker Pool Rules page on the billiardsforum.info website. Additionally, if there are any errors or omissions, please do not hesitate to contact us . For questions or clarifications on these rules, please leave a post on the billiard forums . These can be accessed through the link at the top of the page on the "billiards Forum" tab. Gary Webmaster, billiardsforum.info Contact me here . Poker Pool Rules

billiardsforum.info has added a version of 10 Ball Pool Rules. We have tried to simplify the language a little bit, so that beginners can understand clearly. It can be found at the 10 Ball Pool Rules page on the billiardsforum.info website. Additionally, if there are any errors or omissions, please do not hesitate to contact us . For questions or clarifications on these rules, please leave a post on the billiard forums . These can be accessed through the link at the top of the page on the "billiards Forum" tab. Gary Webmaster, billiardsforum.info Contact me here . 10 Ball Rules

billiardsforum.info has made yet another addition to the pool rules section of their website. We have added the commonly accepted and widely used rule set for Cutthroat Billiards. You can view the Cutthroat Billiards Rules by clicking this link. Please leave feedback if anything in the article needs updating or an addition. You can also discuss this game in the Cutthroat Billiards Forum . Gary Webmaster, billiardsforum.info Contact me here . Cutthroat Billiards Rules

billiardsforum.info has made an addition to the pool rules section of their website. They have added the commonly accepted and widely used rule set for Cowboy Billiards. This is quite a different game from the usual pocket billiards that most are used to. You can view the Cowboy Billiards Rules by clicking this link. Please leave feedback if anything in the article needs updating or an addition. You can also discuss this game in the Cowboy Billiards Forum . Gary Webmaster, billiardsforum.info Contact me here . Cowboy Billiards Rules

A billiard forum post came through this weekend regarding the 14.1 Continuous scoring specifics . I replied with the generally accepted scoring specifics for this particular game, however, I was curious so I googled this topic , and was not impressed with the results that were presented. I responded with the information I knew personally, but feared that it may be incomplete. If anyone knows of an addition to these 14.1 Continuous scoring rules and specifics, please post them to the related forum topic . Gary Webmaster, billiardsforum.info Contact me here .

If you have ever tried to make sense of the official rules of pocket billiards , or of some of the lingo of the pros at your local pool hall, you were probably left scratching your head. Beacause of this, and because of the requests from users for such a feature, billiardsforum.info has created a billiard terms glossary . The billiard terms database has since grown to over 400 different words and phrases. It has an extensive billiard slang terms category, a 200 word sub-database that will teach you to become a savy pool hall player. You can also submit terms to the database if you find that it is incomplete. We will also do our best to add new billiard terms as they are found. Thanks for reading and enjoy! Gary Webmaster, billiardsforum.info Contact me here . Billiard Terms

Please be patient while we work to get all of our content published and the site fully functional. There will be a full billiards rules section where you will find information on official pool rules , as well as a simplification and explanation of some rules. Additionally, there is an entire section devoted to designing a home billiard room . There will also be a fully functional billiard forum . We need members and posts, so look for a posting incentive contest shortly. Thanks for checking in! Gary www.billiardsforum.info webmaster Contact me here .

Greetings, I have been working on some forum modifications as of late, and finally had the time today to put them in to place. Now the billiardsforum.info members can private message the webmaster, or each other directly from the forum. They will also get notifications of new messages via email. Additionally, I am looking for some moderators, and some suggestions for the best way to set up the categories. I want this forum to be as user-centric and user-friendly as possible. You can visit the forum at http://www.billiardsforum.info/forum/ Once again, please remember that I WANT user's input, and will build or modify the billiards forums pretty much however you all want! You can contact me here with any suggestions or comments. Happy shooting! Gary, billiardsforum.info webmaster

Mike Russell, eight-time world champ in English billiards is favored to win this years. He is the favored hopeful to take first prize in this year's championships. First place prize purse is is £5,000 from a total prize fund of £15,250. The following is a list of this year's group draw: A Chris Shutt, Geet Sethi, Michael Kreuziger, Clive Everton B David Causier, Dhruva Sitwala, Roxton Chapman, Mark Hirst C Peter Gilchrist, Devendra Joshi, Paul Bennett, D Mike Russell , Lee Lagan, Ashok Shandilya The tournament runs from May 30, 2006 to June 2, 2006 and is held at Pontin's in Prestatyn. It will be contested by 14 players, and the initial group matches will be played over one 120-minute session. The top two players in each group then progress to the quarter-finals, which are played over one 150-minute session. Semi-finals are played over two 120-minute sessions and the final is played over two 150-minute sessions.