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It only made sense that Alex Kazakis’s day end in the same way that it started. 

As he progressed through the brackets of the single-elimination phase of the Apex Wisconsin Open, the young Greek’s performance resembled that of a yo-yo. Just when it seemed he was gaining momentum or about to close out a set, a mistake would cost him. Conversely, when it seemed Kazakis’s championship hopes were starting to wane, an opponent would miss or commit a crucial tactical error. 

When spectators attend a concert, they’re usually treated to an opening act or two, hired to get the crowd engaged and set the tone for the night and the event’s main attraction. 

Wednesday morning’s starting match at the Apex Wisconsin Open was the equivalent of skipping the warm-up acts completely and heading straight into the hottest new bands, with former World 9-Ball champion Fedor Gorst facing reigning World 10-Ball champion Eklent Kaci in a first-round clash. The two opened play with a nip-and-tuck battle, with Gorst taking advantage of a crucial mistake by his opponent to come from behind and steal a straight-sets victory, 4-2, 4-3, at the Ho-Chunk Resort and Casino in the Wisconsin Dells. 

Last July, Fedor Gorst helped to kick off the first-ever Arcadia Arizona Open, the first of four events in the newly-created U.S. Pro Billiard Series, by posting an undefeated record and taking down eventual U.S. Pool champion Carlo Biado in the finals.

The Ankara World Cup will complete its registration cycle in a few days, this time athletes from around the world have had access to their participation when Vietnam finally opens its airports.

Reigning World Pool Champion Albin Ouschan and FargoRate Ohio Open winner Mario He are definitely familiar with not only each other but each other’s game, with both calling Austria home as well as competing and traveling together for the last dozen or so years.

The IBSF Executives have approved the revised dates for the 2021 IBSF World Snooker Championships (Women, Men & Men Under-21) from 1st March till 11th March 2022 at Doha, Qatar. The Championships are being hosted by Qatar Billiards and Snooker Federation (QBSF).

CueSports International (CSI) and Predator Group are excited to announce that the 2022 US Pro Billiard Series will feature nearly a half-million dollars in added prize money and a total prize fund of approximately $775,000, representing more than a 300% increase in added money over the inaugural 2021 season. All six events will have more than $52,000 added each, upgrading them all to World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) Category 3 sanctioned events which secure the exclusive dates on the WPA calendar and allow players to earn more WPA ranking points from each event. The 2022 season will culminate with the 2023 Predator World 10-Ball Championship, boasting a quarter-million-dollar prize fund, held as part of the CueSports International Expo in Las Vegas, February 22 – March 4, 2023.

After two weeks of high-level billiards in Sharm El Sheikh, today the individual world championship closed brilliantly, the winner in this 73rd edition of the UMB individual 3-Cushion World Championship was the Dutch player Dick Jaspers who prevailed by 50-48 to the Turkish player Murat N. Coklu.

Team Europe has won the 2021 Cazoo Mosconi Cup at Alexandra Palace, London to retain the cup for a second year in an 11-6 victory over Team USA.

Semih Sayginer has been proclaimed the brilliant Winner of Sharm El Sheikh World Cup 2021, after beating Dick Jaspers, 50-44 in 27 innings, in the final match. The Turkish Player conquers herewith his seventh World Cup.

Dani Sanchez beat Tayfun Tasdemir in the 2021 LBM final, after defeating Jeremy Bury in the semifinal while his opponent Tayfun Tasdemir qualified for the final after beating Semih Sayginer.

With this triumph RESULT, 50-42 in 28 inning DANIEL SANCHEZ repeats his achievement of ANTALYA ready for his next performance in SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt, as the favorite for the third World Cup and the World Championship.

Great matches and long runs that materialized from the beginning of the tournament and that excelled from 1/8-Finals, the favorites at stake, reached the quarterfinals.  DANIEL SANCHEZ, TAYFUN TASDEMIR, JUNG HAN HEO, and JUN TAE KIM closed on Friday as winners and candidates for the title on Saturday. In the semifinals, DANI SANCHEZ, who had eliminated SAYGINER AND JASPERS in two epic matches, faced JUN TAE KIM who in top form had overcome the Italian top player MARCO ZANETTI. The RESULT 50-30 in 27/26 inning, gave the ticket for the final to the Spanish player.