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The Crucible Theatre in Sheffield UK will be hosting the Betfred.com World Snooker Championships for at least another five years.

Billiards premier organisers Dragon Promotions have just announced the 9th annual Predator International 10-ball Championship.  The anticipated event will run from May11-16 in Las Vegas, Riviera Hotel & Casino.

The women’s World 10-Ball Championship has finally been sanctioned by the World Pool & Billiards Association (WPBA).  The organisers have also moved the date to ensure the tournament goes ahead.

The women’s Billiards World 10-Ball Championship has been announced recently by Dragon Promotions.  The star promoters will host 48 worldwide players who will pot it out till one of them is announced the first ever Women’s 10-Ball Champion.

The Senator 2009 Villar Cup will begin this February, starting with its first leg in Panagbenga, Baguio City.

Villar recently commented on BilliardPhilippines.com, ‘I’m happy to announce that the Villar Cup will continue this year with more tournaments.’

The Predator 9-Ball tour has just announced the dates for its forthcoming tournament, which is about to begin its second season.

Tony Robles founded the tournament and Predator remains its primary sponsor.

Habib Subah and Ahmed Ghuloom are set to compete in the upcoming Bahrain Snooker Championship – the first world-ranking tournament to take place in the Middle-East.
 
The Bahrain duo have respectfully earned their chance to play after becoming victorious in a recent qualifying tournament, organised by the Bahrain Billiards and Snooker Association (BBSA).
 

Alex Pagulayan failed to claim a win against Wu Chi-Ching of Chinese Taipei 9-6 during the semi-finals of the Guinness 9-Ball tour last Sunday in Jakarta, Indonesia.
In another upset, world number one Dennis Orcollo lost to Yang Ching-Shun in the RP Taiwan semi-finals.
The final match in Jakarta saw Yang out potting Wu 11-9 to secure a win.

Ronnie Alcano failed to notch up enough winning racks at the 33rd Annual US Open 9-Ball Championships last Sunday – held at the Chesapeake Convention Center in Virginia. Alcano failed to perform to his best ability as Mika Immonen seized the final, winning with 13-7.