News From Around the Web

Below are headlines from various news sources in the pool and billiards industry. This list is updated every 2 hours and only contains the 10 most recent articles from each source.

AZ Billiards News

Village Cue Club Takes the Heat at the 2026 Florida First Responder Games

(North Palm Beach, FL) Village Cue Club was on fire this weekend — in the best way — as the Billiards division of the 2026 First Responder Games delivered three days of great competition from Florida’s finest. First Responders from around the state rolled in ready to battle on the tight Diamond tables, representing current […]

2nd Round of the Bilardowa Ekstraklasa at Galeria Lodzka! Hosts to fight for the podium

This coming weekend (April 24-26), the nation’s most important team billiard competition will take place at Galeria Łódzka. It is there, on a specially prepared stage, that a TV table will be set up to host 12 matches at the highest level. The world’s best billiard players will be in action.  We begin on Friday, […]

Maikke wins two of three over Stemen to claim Rack Race #9 title in Aiken, SC

We’re about midway through the fourth season of the Rack Race series of tournaments,  (currently looking ahead to #10 of 18 scheduled events, organized and run by Michael Newsome at his Rack & Grill locations in Georgia and South Carolina. While the entrant numbers can wax and wane depending on (apparently) the way the wind […]

2026 USBA National Championship Underway

Raymon Groot will look to defend his USBA National Championship title this week as the 2026 USBA (United States Billiard Association) National Championship is held at Bergen Billiards in Palisades Park, NJ.  The event kicks off on Thursday (April 23rd) with eight round robin groups of seven players, and the top three from each group […]

Alvarado & Neumayer split top prizes on Sullivan Open Pool Tour

Ramon Alvarado signed on to compete in the Sullivan Open Tour’s event this past weekend (Sat., April 18), looking for his second, regional tour win on the tour, having won his first, just shy of a couple of months ago (Sat., February 28). He found it. Sort of. He went undefeated to the hot seat […]

Can Playing Pool Improve Your Betting Discipline?

A familiar scene plays out in pool rooms everywhere. Someone walks in after a noisy week of screens, opinions, and fast takes. The first rack looks easy on paper, then the cue ball drifts a little, the angle tightens, and the shot demands patience that felt available an hour ago. Pool exposes the gap between […]

Bausch goes undefeated, downs Sossei to win his third Joss NE 9-Ball Tour title

Two guys from Connecticut with pool cues. Alex Bausch and Jeremy Sossei have been competing on the Joss NE 9-Ball Tour for a long time now; Sossei has the ‘edge’ on that longevity statistic with wins on the tour (38 of them) dating back to 2007. Bausch cashed in his first (known) appearance on the […]

Chieh-Yu Chou goes undefeated to win first WPBA US Open in over a decade

It came as a surprise to no one that Taipan’s World Champion competitor, Chieh-Yu Chou went undefeated to claim the $60,000-added WPBA US Open at the Island Resort & Casino in Harris, MI this past weekend (April 16-19). It came as a bit of a surprise to more than just a few that 16-year-old Savannah […]

Gomez & Atencio Storm Raleigh

Owners Rich Kuntz and Tammy Frampton of the legendary Brass Tap & Billiards in Raleigh, NC welcomed players and fans to the $22,500 added Beasley Open the last few days (April 15-th-19th). The event was presented and sponsored by Doug Beasley of Beasley Custom Cues, Brass Tap & Billiards, PoolActionTV.com and attorney Joseph J. Long. […]

St. Louis Delivers World-Class Action

Fedor Gorst added another title to his impressive resume by securing victory in the Bank Pool Master Showdown, adding yet another achievement to his growing list of achievements. Showcasing exceptional shot-making ability and unwavering focus throughout the event, Gorst navigated a highly competitive field with confidence. In the final, he maintained his composure in key moments, executing with accuracy and control under intense […]