Author: Mike Fieldhammer
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Jonesing for some time on the baize!
Watching all this world-class snooker has me itching to play a few frames. I can’t tell you it was lucky for me there were no cues laying about in the practice room. I was in there alone for a while examining the equipment. If there had been so much as a broomstick, I’d have been…
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The Emotions of Ronnie O’Sullivan
Tortured Genius Defending world snooker champion Ronnie O’Sullivan dropped another small surprise in the press conference yesterday after advancing to the semi-finals over Stuart Bingham. O’Sullivan revealed he’s really not missed snooker after taking a year off, but he missed the money. Citing his children’s private school tuition as his primary reason for jumping back…
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2013 Betfair World Snooker Championship Trip
I’ve made a sort of pilgrimage to Sheffield, England to the grand-daddy of all snooker tournaments. I’ll have plenty of great tidbits coming up. The event is simply the classiest, most prestigious, and best organized event in cue sports. Here’s a snapshot of the press conference. Chinese snooker superstar Ding Junhui had just been eliminated…
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4 Bears Classic 2013 from New Town, North Dakota
The event finished Sunday evening. Record turnout: approximately 165 men and 55 women showed up for the main event of bar table 8-ball. Final results of the 9 – Ball tournament 1st Joey Gray $1,200 2nd Warren Kiamko 3rd Chip Compton 4th Jeanette Lee Here are the 9-ball full results. …