Korean phenom, Yu Ram Cha, certainly had her work cut out for her going into day 5 of the Women’s Pro 9-Ball Tournament at the Galveston World Classic, but would prove to be up for the challenge. Cha had suffered a loss in early rounds to Allison Fisher but would have her chance at revenge. After taking down the former European Champion, Line Kjorsvik, Cha would have to beat Fisher twice in this true double elimination tournament.
Taking an early lead at 4-0 in this race to 9, Cha seemed …

Shane Van Boening played an almost flawless set against Filipino terror Dennis Orcollo on Monday night at the Galveston World Classic. The match was one of the challenge matches staged at the event.
From the first game, Van Boening came out of the gate fearlessly firing balls in on the 4 ¼ inch pocket 9 ft pool table like it was the size of a pinball machine. Through the first 10 games, Van Boening made few errors and kept the challenger from the Philippines in his chair.
Van Boening’s reluctance to allow …

Francisco “Django” Bustamante emerged victorious over Charlie “Hillbilly” Bryant in the first challenge match at the Galveston World Classic. The challenge match pitted the two hard-breaking champions against each other in race to 15, 10-ball format and was streamed live at the Galveston World Classic web site.
The Men’s Amateur 8-Ball tournament kicked off today as play continued in the Women’s 9-Ball Open, the Men’s Amateur 9-Ball, and the One Pocket Open.
Several matches caught the eye of the viewing public but none gathered the crowds like Efren Reyes versus Jose …