Dragon Promotions is pleased to bring "The Silent Assassin" Tony Robles to the Obelisk Billiard Club in Newport News, VA for a one day only engagement on Tuesday August 12, 2008. Robles will teach players how to improve their game and then take on all challengers in 9-Ball matches.

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Mike Zuglan's Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour is proud to announce the addition of three new sponsors to their upcoming 2008/2009 season. All of these new sponsors, OB Cues, Cue-Z and Zinzola Custom Cues, will be donating their products to our host rooms adding to our already impressive sponsorship package.

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The Board of Directors of the Billiard Congress of America (BCA) announces that it has appointed Tom Gregory, of Toltec Lighting, and Greg Lecorgne, of Dave & Buster's, to fill two vacant Board seats for the 2008- 2009 Board year. Gregory will fill the open Manufacturer/Distributor seat and Lecorgne will fill the open Room Operator seat. The BCA Board made its appointment decision during its recent Board meeting, which was held August 5-6, 2008, in Lake Forest, Illinois.

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Roaring Lion Energy Drink presents the $2,500 added Viking Cue Amateur 9-Ball Tour Knoxville Championship. The event will be held on the weekend of July 26-27 at Breaker's Billiard Sports Bar and Grill in Knoxville, TN, phone 865-688-6475.

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PoolDawg, an online leader in retail billiards and game room equipment, today announced their sponsorship of WPBA touring pro pool player Debbie Schjodt. Schjodt, currently ranked 19th by the Women's Pro Billiard Tour, will represent PoolDawg at upcoming pro billiards events including the 2008 US Open later this month.

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Simonis, makers of pool and billiards cloth since 1680, has announced its sponsorship of Pool, Poker and Pain, the extreme challenge series being promoted by Blair Thein. Under development for nearly four years and rapidly gaining interest from key players in the extreme sports world, the Pool, Poker and Pain challenge provides a stage where contestants will have to balance mental and physical prowess with finesse and strategy in order to be victorious.

"Blair Thein has a vision about combining these sports and his dedication is without equal," stated Ivan Lee, president of Iwan Simonis Incorporated. "He brings a real passion to what he is pursuing and he has made a very positive impression on me as an individual. I decided to sponsor his event to push the boundaries of pool as a universal game of nerves and skill and to see how it fares as one of the three disciplines combined to provide a new kind of entertainment and interest in our sport."

"I am very happy to have the prestigious Simonis Company on board," said Blair Thein, creator of Pool, Poker, and Pain. "As one of the best-known companies in the billiard industry, it was great to find that they are interested in my project. I think that this is the support that I needed to get Pool, Poker and Pain into the national spotlight."

For more information on Pool, Poker and Pain, please visit www.poolpokerandpain.com

Founded in 1680, Iwan Simonis set the standards for billiard cloths and continues to be the reference standard for cloth in the billiard industry. For more information, visit SimonisCloth.com or call 1-800-SIMONIS.

The 25th Anniversary edition of the Billiard Congress of America's (BCA) International Billiard & Home Recreation Expo was held at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, NC June 12-14, 2008. Attendance for the three- day event was 1,111. The number of companies exhibiting at the event was 178, occupying 628 booths...

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Following its general membership meeting in Charlotte, NC on June 11, the Billiard Congress of America announced the results of the 2008-2009 Board of Directors elections.

In follow-up elections, Sean Cummings of Brunswick Billiards accepted a one-year term as BCA Board president, as did each of the remaining seated officers: First Vice President Ivan Lee (Iwan Simonis); Second Vice President Kathy Vegh (Danny Vegh's Billiards & Home Recreation); Secretary Renee Poehlman (American Poolplayers Association); and Treasurer Bob Radford (Antique Billiard Supply).

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Fans of pro player Mika Immonen can now read straight from the Ice Man's cool fingertips as he recounts his latest triumphs and tragedies in his pool career. The former world 9-ball champion's blog can be found at www.icemanmika.blogspot.com


"I believe all players can learn something from Mika's blog as he writes about his own experiences. In my opinion he is a very modern player. I follow his blog myself, so I suppose you can say I'm a Mika fan," says 2x World Champion Thorsten Hohmann.

Former US Open Champion Rodney Morris adds, "Mika is an ultra consistent player. He is always right there at the end of a tournament. He's the kind of guy you want to fight for your life on a pool table."

Mika Immonen is known for his tremendous offense, banking, kicking and all around game that has made him one of the most feared players in the world today. Immonen has won the World 9-Ball Championship, European Straight Pool Championship, Korea Pro Tour Championship, US Pro Tour Championship, Philippines 9-Ball Open, and UPA Atlanta Open back to back, among countless other wins. Mika has shown his warmer side in charitable causes such as the Boys & Girls Club of America and the Police Athletic League (PAL). Immonen is sponsored by Mezz Cues, Cafe Puro and managed by Dragon Promotions.

"Turn the River" is a new pool movie now out in limited release, a story about a mother, Kailey (played by Famke Janssen of "X-Men" super-hero fame) forced to give up her son Gulley, played by young Jaymie Dornan, who attempts to raise enough money through hustling at pool and poker to steal him away from his father. Other names starring in the film include veterans Rip Torn and Lois Smith.

Okay, so it's not the ideal squeaky clean image of pool we'd all like to see on the silver screen, but the story looks great, as does the cast! Take a sneak peek at the trailer on our Cool Pool Videos page...CLICK HERE!