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WOMEN’S WORLD 10 BALL FEATURE IN THIS MONTH’S BILLIARDS DIGEST
Tiny Rubilen Amit’s incredible victory in the first ever Women’s World 10-Ball Championship back in June surprised the pool world and put the friendly Filipina up there with the likes of Efren Reyes, Alex Pagulayan, and Ronnie Alcano. I covered the tournament for Billiards Digest magazine, the leading pool magazine in the US, and the feature story I wrote just came out in the August issue of the magazine. And now it’s yours to read, absolutely free.
WORKING CLASS HERO
When I wrote this feature for Manila’s Businessworld newspaper back in 1995, Efren “Bata” Reyes was considered by many at the time to be the best pool player ever. From tracking down the elusive great, to meeting and interviewing him, and to watching him perform his special magic, here in its entirety is one of the earliest accounts of the man whom many Filipinos considered then, and now, a walking, breathing Philippine folk legend.
INPUT DOES NOT ALWAYS EQUAL OUTPUT
World reknowned Dutch pool star Alex Lely’s rambling letters reveal a startling universal truth. What you put into an endeavor does not always equal that which comes out. Sometimes in life, you simply have to stop giving a rip. by TED LERNER
A BEER, A DATE, A BET AND THE ‘AMERICAN’ GAME OF POOL
In a seedy provincial Philippine town reminiscent of the American Wild West, the American game of pool took hold, thanks to a giant American Air Force base next door, GI’s with plenty of idle time and a local hero who became the greatest player to ever hold a cue stick. –by TED LERNER
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- Finally found some moments to upload some new content here on tedlerner.com, all of which you can check out as it spins up and down in the features section just above. I was lucky enough to be ringside doing the tv commentary for the Brian Viloria-Carlos Tamara world title fight here in Manila Jan.23rd and I've found some youtube video of the incredible last two rounds. Mika Immonen's awesome run to the World 10-Ball Championship in Manila is captured in my feature article in the Jan, 2010 issue of Billiards Digest magazine. And Saipan based author Joe Race is back with a tale of the Trung Sisters of Vietnam. Now these are some serious sisters I'd like to meet! Thanks Joe!--Ted aka "Hey,Joe"
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