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Hot start for Pinoys in jr billiards (Cebu Daily News)Reno, Nevada - Reigning national junior champion Jerico Banares, current national women's champion Zemonette Oryan and 14-year-old Jonas Magpantay got off to rousing starts in the 2008 World Junior Pool Championships at the Sands Regency Hotel in Reno, Nevada.

Pool cue manufacturer has been going since '75 (Memphis Commercial Appeal)As the weather turns cold, billiards just might rank up there as a popular indoor activity. If it does, Bob Meucci has exactly what one needs to be successful when leaning over on a pool table. He's the only living Hall of Fame cue maker, and since 2006, Meucci has been operating out of a factory in Byhalia.

Van Boening rises to the top (Rapid City Journal)RAPID CITY ? A glance at Shane Van Boening proves he never had any chance to be anything other than a pool player. At 2 years old, the current No. 1-ranked player in the world began shooting pool with a family that comes from a long line of billiards champions. By the age of 9, he was playing against professionals with his grandfather, Gary Bloomberg, who was a trick-shot artist.

Local billiards star eliminated from world tournament (The Morning Call)Briana Miller, the 13-year-old Allentown billiards wiz, lost Tuesday in the semifinals of the 9-ball World Championships in Reno, Nevada.

Duong Anh Vu invited to attend 3-Cushion World-Cup (Vietnam Net)VietNamNet Bridge - The organizing board of the 3-Cushion World-Cup has invited Vietnamese billiards player Duong Anh Vu along with seven players from other countries to compete in the 3-Cushion World-Cup to be held in Spain on December 15-21.

Negrense billiards star campaigns in US Open (Sun Star)ANOTHER breakthrough in the development of local billiards stars is the scheduled campaign in this year's prestigious 33rd Annual U.S. Open 9-Ball championship of Negrense Ramil 'Bebeng' Gallego.



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