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Some of the Fresh Videos Coming Soon

June 16, 2011 / The_Teach / No comments

We once again have a backlog of video content to encode and make available on the website. Below is a list of what is to come in the remainder of June and July.

1. GB9 Midlands Classic – Videos from the first GB 9 Ball Tour event of the 2011 season.

Highlights:

  • Pro Cup Final – Jayson Shaw v Craig Osborne
  • Midlands Classic Final – Craig Osborne v Phil Burford
2. EBA Blackball Open – The first ever EBA Open, a one day event held in Bridlington prior to the European Masters.
Highlights:
  • Ladies First Round Match – Yvonne Ewing v Kirsty Davies, awesome performance from the Welsh Youngster.
  • Men’s Final – Phil Hoskins v Alex McDowell – An amazing match that ended up being very one-sided.
3. EBA European Masters – One of the biggest Blackball events in the world, available exclusively on Cuesport TV.
Over twenty hours worth of pool from this event will be available for viewing from the team and individual championships.
4. Money Match TV 3-man Team Event – 9 Ball team event featuring some of the world’s top 9 ball talent.
5. MMTV 10 and 11 – The last two Money Match TV singles events.
6. Oly Bale v Ronan McCarthy – 8 Ball Money Match recorded in June 2011. Well worth a watch.
7. Austrian Open 2008 – Exclusive interviews and match footage from the 2008 Austrian Open snooker. event.
If you have any quality video from an event that you have played in or been to then please feel free to contact us to see if we can post it onto Cuesport TV.
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Let Battle Commence

March 9, 2011 / The_Teach / No comments

The GB9 Tour this weekend for its fourth season. Cuesport TV will be on hand to provide kive streaming coverage once again with the details of the streaming below.

This year we are aiming to bring you a bit nore than just the matches though by providing video interviews with players, organisers and some of the real characters that make this tour one of the best in the world.

The term tour must be used very loosely this year though as every one of the five scheduled events will be held in the Barcelo Hotel Daventry. The main reasoning behind this is the travel and storage costs associated with the tables used in the events, plus the venue is easy to reach for the majority of the GB9 Tour players.

The defending champion in the first event is Daryl Peach who won the Midlands Classic in Buxton last year he will be looking to find the form to give him the momentum going into the 2011 season. The likes of Karl Boyes, Mark Gray, Imran Majid and Chris Melling will be out to stop him along with many more rising stars of the game.

LIVE STREAM DETAILS:

The stream will be free for this weekend, future live events on Cuesport TV will only be available on a pay-per-view basis but the system has not been made ready in time for this event.

Saturday

10.15 – 19.00 approx

Sunday

11.00 – 21.00 approx

See www.cuesport.tv for more details

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9-ball Pool: Money Match TV

July 22, 2010 / The_Teach / No comments

Last month we provided a live pool webcast from Vegas Bar in Wakefield. Those that follow the UK scene will know that the club is owned by GB9 Tour player Andy Appleton, he approached me about making a regular show called Money Match TV.

The first one was such a success that we are now looking into providing these live pool webcasts every month. The second in the series is this coming Saturday (24th July) when two matches will once again be on the card.

Money Matches offer a different kind pressure for the players than a regular tournament and in my opinion head-to-head matches are the essence of sporting contest. Whether this be pool, snooker, darts, athletics, cycling or any other sport. Two evenly matched opponents battling it out for a big cash stake is going to sort out the wheat from the chaff.

This weekend we open up the live event at 1pm UK time with Dave Bagg v Jamie Yates. Dave has only been playing 9-ball for around 6 months and last time out beat Simon D’Vali on the outside table. His match has been moved to the undercard on the main TV table this time around.

The headline match on Saturday will see Chun Hao Man take on new challenger Craig Dixon, this match on paper looks to be a cracker. Chun beat Jonny Copper on the outside table last time and has also been promoted to the TV table.

The headline match starts a bit earlier at 5pm UK time, last event the main match started at 7pm so should finish at a reasonable time and allow for a few drinks afterwards!

The format for all Money Match TV events is a race-to-21, winner breaks, minimum £500-per-man, the winner will ‘stay-on’ and face a new challenger at the next event.

If you fancy having a go or nobody somebody that does then drop us an email.

What are your thoughts on Money Matches in general and the two matches mentioned above? Please comment below.

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Do not forget!

July 14, 2010 / The_Teach / No comments

As if we would let you you forget, this weekend it is the return of the GB9 Tour.

The third event of 5 in this years calendar takes place in Daventry and will be live on Cuesport TV. You can watch it for free on the 17th and 18th of July.

The tournament will feature Karl Boyes, fresh off the back of his first Eurotour victory, plus Daryl Peach, Darren Appleton, Mark Gray and more…

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Team USA not Phased by Underdog Tag

December 11, 2009 / The_Teach / No comments

To be honest on paper I thought it was a foregone conclusion that Europe would romp away with this years Mosconi Cup. There are still three days to go of course but the USA dominated in last nights first session.

After taking the team match (a format I have to say I don’t like as it lacks fluidity and does not allow the players to settle) 6-4, they never really looked back and went into the last match of the evening with a 4-0 scoreline.

Ralf Souquet, ever the European stalwart, managed to claw one back for Europe in the final singles game of the night – he beat USA rookie Oscar Dominguez 6-5.

Play continues tonight at 7pm and Europe could do with a 3-2 or 4-1 scoreline in order to stay in contention.

One thing I did like about this years opening night was the addition of the Captain’s pick, instead of picking for their own team Alex Lely and Nick Varner had to select a player from the opposition side. I was very surprised to see Souquet selected by Varner and thought he may well have opted for Darren Appleton (Europe’s only Mosconi Cup rookie this year).

Team USA 4-1 Team Europe

You can follow updates on Twitter.

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The UK can now Develop Future Pool Talent

December 1, 2009 / The_Teach / No comments

Today see’s the delayed launch of GB9 Leagues a new amateur league structure for 9-ball pool players in the UK.

I was originally involved when this was first tried in the UK and after 12 months due to lack of support from sponsors and venues it failed to get beyond 12 months.

This time under the tutelage of Tony Weafer, a player on the GB9 Ball Tour and successful businessman, the league structure has much more planning and impetus to be successful behind it. Tony has worked tirelessly with Rileys (the UK’s leading pool and snooker provider) to bring them on board en masse. What this means is that the leagues will launch in around 100 venues simultaneously in January 2010.

It is an important time for such a scheme to get started, Britain as a nation has been achieving great results on a professional level with the likes of World Champions, Darren Appleton and Daryl Peach plus excellent performances from the likes of Imran Majid, Karl Boyes and more recently Chris Melling and Craig Osborne.

GB9 Leagues in my opinion will help us further strengthen our position internationally by developing the game and the interest at grassroots level. Yes, it will be full of amateur players wanting to have some fun, and why should it now be? However, it will also be a proving ground for young players and players moving across from other cue sports like snooker and English Pool.

Never has there been a better time in the UK’s history of 9-ball pool than now. Our professionals are performing better than ever and our official tour has announced plans to move into hotel venues for 2010 and beyond.

I wish the leagues every success and will actually be using them to get myself playing pool regularly again. The prize money, the county selection and ultimately spots on the GB9 Tour are all reasons why this will be a success.

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