If you are a fan of the WPBA and its players, you may be interested in the following! On Wednesday, September 29, between 2pm and 8pm in the pro arena, the WPBA will be holding a Membership Drive Telethon that will be streamed live and free for the viewers. Tune in to wpba.com, the official website of the WPBA, for this special streamed show.  Interviews and tips for your pool game by top players will be shown throughout the Telethon...

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Francisco Bustamante, selected to be inducted into the BCA Hall of Fame this October, hopes he and fellow BCA Hall of Famer, Efren Reyes, can claim the World Cup of Pool title for a third time. The PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool begins on Tuesday at Robinson’s Place in Ermita, Manila, Philippines, with Bustamante and Reyes aiming to win the competition in front of their home fans for the second year running.

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Pool & Billiard Magazine subscribers and pool fans have been invited to participate in an online survey being conducted by one of our advertisers - The Predator Group. The Predator Group is surveying billiards enthusiasts around the world like you to better understand who you are, your needs, and your perceptions about our marketplace.   

In exchange for your input, The Predator Group will enter every respondent who so desires to be entered into a sweepstakes to win one of several prizes, including current Poison and Predator cues and shafts, valued in total at more than $5,000. All prizes will be awarded by September 30, 2010.

The survey will take approximately 10 to 12 minutes to complete, and all responses will be kept confidential.
 
If you wish to participate in this survey, visit the link here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XG72NFK

The greatest straight pool players from around the world will arrive on USA's east coast again this October to play for the coveted title of World Straight Pool Champion. For the fifth straight year, Dragon Promotions will produce the 70th Annual Predator World Tournament of Straight Pool presented by KnightShot.com.

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The ABP has announced its mission... ABP board members include Johnny Archer, Mike Davis, Corey Deuel, Oscar Dominguez, Thorsten Hohmann, Mika Immonen, Stevie Moore, Rodney Morris, Shawn Putnam, John Schmidt, Shane Van Boening and Charlie Williams. The ABP website is www.abp-players.com.  The ABP invites players, professionals and amateurs alike to click on the visitors page and share your comments.

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Shanghai, China- China's Xiao-Fang Fu has been crowned the 2010 Women's World 9-Ball Champion. Fu toppled a star studded field and overcame legendary Allison Fisher in the finals to become the second consecutive Chinese woman to win the World 9-Ball.

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Two premier special events in professional billiards will be hosted by Green Valley Ranch Resort in Henderson, Nevada on September 1 - 2. The Semifinal matches and the Championship match of both events will be telecast by ESPN beginning in November.
International Speed Pool Challenge will feature four top players from an international roster competing for a purse of winner-take-all $25,000. Luc Salvas (pictured), the 2009  and 2006 International Speed Pool Champion, will attempt to defend his title. Bobby McGrath, also a two-time winner, captured the title International Speed Pool Champion in 2008 and 2007. Dave Pearson, the 2009 and 2008 International Speed Pool Runnerup holds a Guinness Book of World Records Speed Pool listing. Thorsten Hohmann, World Straight Pool Champion, secured a berth in the event through recent Speed Pool competition.

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This Monday, August 23rd  2010, four of the world’s top players will come together for a New York City vs. Florida exhibition match at Amsterdam Billiards & Bar.

The Poison Cues NYC vs Florida Challenge will feature NYC's World #1 ranked and reigning U.S. Open Champion Mika “The Iceman” Immonen teamed with former BCA Open 9-Ball Champion Tony "The Silent Assassin" Robles, against Florida's former U.S. Open champion Rodney "The Rocket" Morris and former BCA Open 9-Ball Champion Charlie "The Korean Dragon" Williams.

The four team round robin tournament will start at 7PM, followed by the singles challenge matches and finishing with the pros playing a race to 9 scotch doubles match.

Play a Pro!

Players and fans will have the opportunity to play against one of these pros in singles and in a special round robin scotch doubles format with a pro as a partner. For the singles against a pro: One rack: $10; Race to 2:  $15; Race to 3:  $20

For the special Round Robin tournament: $150 to play with a pro in a race to 2 for three rounds against three other teams. The team with the best record after three rounds wins a brand new Poison cue which goes to the amateur player teamed with the pro.

The round robin event will be limited to four teams. These spots will sell out quickly so contact napleagueinfo@aol.com if you want to hold a spot!

Amsterdam Billiards, Dragon Promotions, Poison Cues, Simonis Cloth, Master Chalk, The National Amateur Pool League (NAPL), & CueTable.com (Pool.bz) are the official sponsors of this exhibition.

The culmination of weekly APA League play is the APA National Team Championships, being held August 19-28 at the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. This event consists of three individual National Team Championships: 

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New Iberia, LA:  USA #1 Johnny Archer and USA #3 Shane Van Boening proved to be a formidable duo in the round robin stage of the 3rd Annual DP Poison Pro Classic. Archer and Van Boening were the only undefeated team, winning all four of their matches. 

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