Gerda Hofstatter defeated Shu-Han Chang of Chinese Taipie to win the 14th annual WPBA San Diego Classic 9-Ball Championship, held this weekend at the Viejas Casino in Alpine, CA.

This was Gerda's first major tour stop win since the BCA Open 9-Ball Championships in 2000. She defeated newcomer Chang 7-3 in the final, taped for later broadcast on ESPN, and won $12,700 for the victory.

On her way to this momentous win, Gerda defeated Angelina Paglia and Kyoto Sone to make the final sixteen, then took down Monica Webb 9-3 in the first round of the single elimination portion of the event. Next up was #1 ranked Ga Young Kim and Gerda made short work of her too, 9-4.

In the televised semi-final she bested former #1 Karen Corr 7-4.

Chang defeated Pool & Billiard Magazine 2009 Player of the Year Jasmin Ouschan, Jeanette Lee and China's Xiaoting Pan in the other televised semifinal 7-5.

In the final bout, Chang took the lead 2-1, but Gerda came back to lead 4-3 and never looked back, winning 7-3.

Gerda made history as the WPBA Classic Tour's first-ever event winner in San Francisco in 1993 and proves today that she's still a player to beat!

Congratulations, G-Force!

The Super Billiards Expo, set to take place at the Valley Forge Convention Center, will boast amateur and pro events and a great pool & billiard shopping experience in 150,000 square feet of exhibit and arena space, including exhibits from world famous American Cuemakers Association and International Cuemakers Association members.

Pro events at the Expo include the popular Diamond Open 10-Ball Players Championship and the Artistic Pool Masters Championship.

Pool & Billiard Magazine will be there as always, with expert coverage and our annual show special. Stop by Booth #L6 and say hi!

A special one day qualifier for the 2010 U.S. Open 10-Ball was held Saturday, March 20 at Butera's Billiards in Moorpark, California. The unique single elimination qualifier was highly competitive as it attracted several top players traveling from the Southern California region towards Reno, Nevada for the U.S. Bar Table Championships.

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With the 2010 PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters increasing its field from 16 to 64, Matchroom Sport announced that there are 26 qualifying events in place, commencing in Paris on February 14 and culminating in the 'last chance saloon' tournaments the day before the event starts on Wednesday, May 12.  

Working with an array of respected partners around the world, the qualifying events take in France, England, Scotland, Holland, Belgium, Norway, Germany, Poland, Romania, Sweden, Russia, Spain, Canada, USA, Australia, Malaysia and Japan. This will give every pool player in the world the opportunity to win a trip to Las Vegas and mix it up with the world's elite in the Masters...

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With action constant in this year's Derby City Classic, it's all you can do to keep up with the continual matches and excitement. Hundreds of matches, thousands of dollars and tons of fun!

The big news so far: defending champion John Brumback has secured a second Banks title, defeating the ever-formidable Efren Reyes in the final! The One Pocket and 9-Ball events are now underway, sadly without the participation of some key American players, including newly crowned BCA Hall of Famer Johnny Archer, Corey Deuel and Shane Van Boening, all headed to Germany for the WPA World Team Championships.

Meanwhile, a shout out to P&B's Charlie Williams who has now secured his spot in the finals of the special 14.1 challenge event - we wish him all the best in the final bout! Stay tuned...

To enjoy ongoing round results, CLICK HERE!

The National Wheelchair Poolplayers Association, Inc. (NWPA) in cooperation with the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) and the Billiard Congress of America will host the WPA World 9-Ball Championship for Wheelchair Players at the Horseshoe Casino of Southern Indiana in Elizabeth Indiana from January 31 - February 1 2010. This premier event will be held immediately following the Professional/Amateur events of the 2010 Derby City Classic hosted by Diamond Billiard Products of Jeffersonville Indiana on January 22 - 30 2010. The tables and tournament space of this world championship event are being provided courtesy of Diamond Billiards Products.

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Line Up Expands from 16 to 64  

MATCHROOM SPORT are delighted to announce that the 2010 PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters will take place from Wednesday 12th to Sunday 16th May at the Riviera Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada.

And, following 17 years as a 16 player invitational event, this year will see major changes to one of the longest established tournaments in pool. The field will expand to 64 players and the tournament will take place over five days instead of the traditional three.

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January 30 - February 7 over 250 pool pros from more than 50 nations will converge in Hanover Germany, fighting for their share of $400,000 in purse money and the Harley Davidson Lottery.

At an official World Championship sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) the very best players from each nation are being sent from their countries to compete against each other.

Commitments have already been received from players including Ralf Souquet (GER - World Games winner), as well as the complete winning team of the MOSCONI CUP (USA - Johnny Archer, Shane Van Boening, Corey Deuel, Oscar Dominquez), Mika Immonen (FIN - World-10-Ball Champion) and many others.

The contests will consist of 8-Ball, 9-Ball and 10-ball matches in teams of four to six players. In exhibition hall 13, bleachers for around 4,000 spectators will be set up as well as 32 pool-billiard tables together with the cameras and microphones of the TVN Group, who will broadcast the competition via TV, radio and Internet.

Parallel to the championship, the biggest HARLEY DAVIDSON OLDTIMER COLLECTION "Myth Harley Davidson" where about 40 machines will be shown aside an exclusive Billiard Exhibition featuring the latest trends and innovations from the world of billiards for professional and hobby players alike.

Admission Tickets can be bought from EUR 9 under www.wtc-2010.com. These Tickets are valid for all events and guarantee automatically the participation on the HARLEY DAVIDSON LOTTERY!

For more info, visit www.wtc-2010.com

Team USA has won the PartyPoker.net Mosconi Cup for the first time since 2005 as they took the required two points on Sunday to defeat defending champions Europe by a four point margin.

A win for Dennis Hatch, who took 'Most Valuable Player' honors as the winning team's biggest point scorer, took the team to the hill and then Shane Van Boening snatched the trophy clincher as he defeated Ralf Souquet. It was a proud moment for American captain Nick Varner after last year's disastrous trip to Malta; "This has been the best five days of my life and they all just played so well and I'm so proud of them," he said...

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Europe 1 - 4 USA

TEAM USA enjoyed a magnificent first day at the 2009 PartyPoker.net Mosconi Cup as they won four of the five matches to leave the star-studded European team reeling and needing it all to do on Friday.

The team spirit that had driven the Europeans to successive wins in '07 and '08 seemed to be lacking and captain Alex Lely will have a job to do to ready his troops for action tomorrow...

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