by Melanie Marquez Domingo



Queens, New York - Finally! The Magician will weave his magic for the very first time in a world competition for straight pool. 14.1 fans will be going crazy to see Efren showing his cue ball mastery in the ultimate game of patterns and control. Reyes can be seen at the Predator 72nd World Tournament starting on July 29th - August 3rd, 2012 at Carom Cafe in New York City. Fans and players alike can checkout www.Worldstraightpool.com ...

2012 WPBA Masters Champion Ewa Laurance

By NYC Grind Contributor, Alison M. Fischer
After going fourteen years without winning an event on the WPBA Tour, Ewa Mataya Laurance was not a favorite to win the WPBA Masters at Soaring Eagle Casino. However, as fans, media, and commentators saw over the course of the event, ...

Story and Photo by Ted Lerner


(Doha, Qatar)—With a super cool demeanor and a red hot stroke, Yukio Akagariyama (赤狩山幸男)of Japan won the 2011 World 9-ball Championship, defeating the Philippines Ronnie Alcano in a tense and scintillating finals match on Friday night, 13-11.

Akagariyama won the title with a brilliant display of pressure packed 9-ball before a cheering partisan crowd of close to 1500 people, most of them Filipinos, at the Al Sadd Sports Club in Doha, Qatar.

The victory capped what has been a tremendous recent surge for the 36 year old. Back in May Akagariyama made ...