Tag: Billiards
Two-time world champion Mika Immonen leaves competitive billiards due to a cancer diagnosis: “The most challenging situation of my life” | Sport
Immonen, 50, won the world championship gold in 2001 and the 10-ball title in 2009. He will receive treatments in his hometown of New York. Two-time world champion of pool…
Royal award for Nieuwegeiner Cees who let people with Parkinson’s play billiards together
RTV Utrecht took a look at that Dutch Championship last year. The complaints that the participants have often mean that they can no longer achieve their old sport level, Van…
Riku Romppanen, 15, spent an unforgettable primary school graduation day in London, challenged the best in the world and made billiards history – “Unbelievable”
As the youngest pool player in history, Riku Romppanen made it to the top 16 in the Matchroom tournament of the umbrella organization that brings together the world’s best. –…
They killed while playing billiards! They killed 7 people laughing at them… The horror in Brazil is on camera
The game of billiards turned into a massacre. The goosebumps and horrific incident took place in a pool hall in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. The two men who…
Billiards as therapy: ‘You should try with my Parkinson’s hands’
Like there’s glue under your shoes. This is how it feels for many participants of this tournament on the edge of the billiard table. Playing billiards with Parkinson’s is quite…