Efren Closes Day 1 of the International Challenge of Champions
By InsidePOOL Staff
In the match of the evening between Efren The Magician Reyes and Nick Van den Berg, Reyes triumphed 7-4 after his opponent hung the case 9 ball in the jaws of the pocket.
This match was one of the best of the evening, and it was difficult to predict a winner at any point. The young and obviously talented Van den Berg did not appear to be intimidated by Reyes, who was recently inducted into the BCA Hall of Fame last month.
Reyes pulled into a 3-1 lead early on, but Van den Berg fought back and got within a game of his opponent at 5-4 Reyes. With a couple of balls slopped in, Reyes reached the hill in the next rack with him breaking the next game.
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Efren Closes Day 1 of the International Challenge of Champions
January 13, 2006Olhausen Official Table Sponsor of International Challenge of Champions
October 22, 2005Olhausen Official Table Sponsor of International Challenge of Champions
May 22, 2003, San Diego, CA ¾ Olhausen Billiard Manufacturing, Inc. (“Olhausen”), announced today that billiards champions from around the world will go head-to-head in the Thirteenth Annual INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE OF CHAMPIONS. The winner-take-all $50,000 event will be held August 13th – 14th at the Mohegan Sun Casino, in Uncasville, Connecticut, and play will be on Olhausen professional tables. For the 8th straight year, Olhausen is pleased to be the official table sponsor for this event.
The Challenge of Champions is widely considered the toughest tournament to win in professional billiards. once each year, eight international champions are brought together in a sudden-death shootout with a pressure-cooker format of winner-take-all for $50,000. The purse is the highest single payday in America, and the winner claims one of the most coveted titles in pool: Champion of Champions.
2003 International Challenge of Champions
September 17, 20052003 International Challenge of Champions
Pocket pool champions from around the world will go head-to-head in the Thirteenth Annual INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE OF CHAMPIONS. The winner-take-all $50,000 event will be held August 13-14, 2003, at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT. The Challenge of Champions is widely considered the toughest tournament to win in professional billiards. Once every year, eight international champions are brought together in a sudden-death shootout with a pressure-cooker format of winner-take-all for $50,000. The purse is the highest single payday in America, and the winner claims one of the most coveted titles in pool – Champion of Champions.
Top Field Narrowed to 4 at International Challenge of Champions
August 11, 2005Top Field Narrowed to 4 at International Challenge of Champions
By InsidePOOL Staff
With eight of the world’s top players present to vie for the $50,000 first place prize at the International Challenge of Champions, which kicked off today, August 11, 2004, only four remain for Thursday’s matches. Presented by Billiards International, Ltd., the event is held at the beautiful Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT.
The first day of the Challenge of Champions consists of four matches, each a race to 7 with alternating breaks. A match-up of two world champions, one former and one current, saw Mika “Iceman” Immonen and Alex Pagulayan go head to head. “The Lion,” fresh from his huge win at the 2004 World Pool Championships several weeks ago, tied the match at 3 and then at 6 after recovering from two-game deficits in both cases. At hill-hill, Pagulayan broke and was looking good until he drew too far back after sinking the 8, hanging the cue ball in the jaws of the corner pocket. Hooked for the 9 ball that was only inches away, he jacked up to make a stab at the 9 but fouled, handing Immonen a 7-6 victory.
International Challenge of Champions Coming Soon
August 4, 2005International Challenge of Champions Coming Soon
Wednesday, August 11, 2004 marks the kick off of the 14th Annual International Challenge of Champions at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, CT and winds up on August 12, 2004. The format is a modified single elimination that features eight of the most talented poolplayers from around the world vying for the first place check of $50,000. Newly crowned world champion Alex Pagulayan heads the all star cast that includes former world champions Thorsten Hohmann, Johnny Archer and Mika Immonen. 2002 InsidePOOL Magazine Player of the Year Francisco Bustamante, Australian Phil Reilly, Japan’s Hiroshi Takenaka and Germany’s Thomas Engert round out the remainder of the field. Admission is free and ESPN will be on hand to catch all of the action.
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