THROUGHOUT the 2007 Philippines World Pool Championship, readers of hey-joe.net will be able to read the thoughts of talented journalist and commentator Ted Lerner.

Ted will be providing his take on everything that is happening in and around the Araneta Coliseum in Manila during the biggest pool event of the year.

Having lived in the Philippines since 1995, Ted has covered pool as a writer and TV commentator for many years. He will be reporting several times weekly from Manila up to and through this year's Philippines World Pool Championship which runs from November 3rd -11th.

INPUT DOES NOT EQUAL OUTPUT

Alex Lely's long, strange
quest for the Holy Grail
of pool.
(read more)
November 5, 2007

A SLOG IN THE MUD

In a remote Manila warehouse district,
a billiards oasis arises out of the blue. It's
also the unique setting for the five day World
Pool Championship qualifiers, undoubtedly
the toughest test in all of professional pool.
(read more) October 30, 2007

A BEER, A DATE, A BET, AND THE
"AMERICAN" GAME OF POOL

In a seedy provincial town reminiscent of the
American Wild West, the American game of
pool took hold, thanks to a giant 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.(read more) October 25, 2007

THE STUFF OF DREAMS.AGAIN

(Manila, Philippines)--It was the stuff of wild and surreal
dreams of every professional pool player. To play for their
sport's top honor in a colorful, exotic land where the game
has roots stretching back over a century, and is firmly entrenched
in the national psyche; where their typically anonymous careers
were cast aside, and they were feted like Hollywood celebrities
by a warm and hospitable people; where the high level of drama and competition brought on an atmosphere akin to what pool would look like if it were played in the Olympics. (read more) October 19, 2007