Phil Burford Dominates on Joss Tour Stop
Women's US Open 9-Ball Championship Kick Off at River Spirit Event Center
Pre-Event ProAm Raises $440 for Junior Pool TULSA, OK
Magoo's Billiard Club hosted several women pro pool players on June 5 to play challenge matches against local hot shot shots and raise money for the Billiard Education Foundation, which conducts the annual National Junior 9-Ball Championships and sends winners to the world championships.
At just $5 a game, players could take on one of the pros playing in this year's U.S. Open, plus have a chance at a winning cue in a raffle. Pool & Billiard Magazine donated subscriptions to any player who could beat a pro in a game, and twelve lucky locals won that and bragging rights. In all, $440 was raised for BEF. The U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships "main event" at the River Spirit Event Center kicks off TONIGHT with a charity pro-am at 7 pm, which is open to the general public. Fans can issue challenges against local media celebrities and top players with all proceeds benefiting Komen for the Cure Tulsa. FULL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: Wednesday, June 6 at 7 pm Komen for the Cure Tulsa charity pro-am Thursday, June 7 at 10 am Double elimination play in day and evening sessions Friday, June 8 at 10 am Double elimination play in day and evening sessions Saturday, June 9 at 1 pm ESPN Quarterfinals (Tix are $20 general admission, $25 VIP) Sunday, June 10 at 1 pm ESPN Semifinals and Final (Tix are $20 general admission, $25 VIP) The quarter final, semi final and final matches will be taped by ESPN for seven one-hour national broadcasts, airing Saturday, July 14, (Quarterfinals 12-4pm on ESPN2) and Sunday, July 15, (Semifinals/Final 1-4pm on ESPN2). It all takes place at the River Spirit Event Center, adjacent to the River Spirit Casino at 81st and Riverside in Tulsa. Tickets are just $10 on June 7th & 8th and $20 on June 9th and 10th! VIP tickets are available for $25. Visit www.riverspirittulsa.com/ entertainment/eventcenter for tickets and more information! About the Women's Professional Billiard Association (WPBA)
The WPBA was established in 1976 as the Women's Professional Billiard Alliance, and celebrates its 35th anniversary in 2011 as the oldest pro player organization in the sport. The WPBA sanctions and produces the Women's Pro Billiard Tour, which features ESPN-televised events with the world's greatest women players. Visit www.wpba.com for more. The WPBA Classic Tour is sponsored by Diamond Billiards, Iwan Simonis cloth, Delta 13, Pooldawg and Aramith balls. About River Spirit Casino and Event Center River Spirit Casino, Tulsa's $195 million casino project at 81st & Riverside, showcases 300,000 square feet of gaming space and is one of the largest gaming floors in Oklahoma. With over 2,600 high-tech electronic machines, 23 table games and 15 poker tables, River Spirit Casino offers the most current technology and latest games available. The facility features four dining and beverage venues including the largest casino buffet in Oklahoma, a steakhouse, a 24-hour cafĂŠ, a lounge and a sports bar. The newly renovated River Spirit Event Center is located at the site of the former Creek Nation Casino - Tulsa at 81st and Riverside Drive. The venue has nearly 20,000 sq. ft of useable space for sporting events, entertainment, conventions and meetings and all amenities. For more information on River Spirit Casino visit www.riverspirittulsa.com. As an active community partner, River Spirit Casino provides a positive economic impact for Tulsa and surrounding towns. Proceeds from gaming operations help to fund a variety of Muscogee (Creek) Nation service programs such as housing, education, elderly assistance and healthcare. For more information on the tribe's history and government, please visit the Muscogee (Creek) Nation's Web site at www.muscogeenation-nsn.gov.
Cimarelli Takes Atlantic City Billiards By Kia Sidbury The J. Pechauer Northeast Women’s Tour (JPNEWT) headed to Atlantic City Billiards in Egg Harbor Township, NJ on the weekend of May 17-18, 2012. Atlantic City Billiards is one of several new venues to JPNEWT this year. Pam Cimarelli returned to JPNEWT to take the win. She started out the gate fired-up with victories over Briana Miller 7-1 and Meredith Lynch 7-1, consecutively. Pam ended day one sending Sharon O’Hanlon west after defeating her 7-2. Meanwhile, Linda Shea downed Ji-Hyun Park 7-3, Denise Reeve 7-4 and Judie Wilson 7-3. Judie Wilson’s first round bye shortened her number of matches played, but her skills shined through as she defeated Shanna Lewis 7-4, was put down by Shea 7-3, but picked things back up with a win over Lynch 7-4. Shanna Lewis defeated Kia Sidbury 7-2, was put down by Wilson, had two hill-hill victories over Pauline Mattes and Briana Miller, and finished day one with a win over Sharon O’Hanlon 7-4.
The final four met Sunday morning to continue the battle. Cimarelli sent Shea west after defeating her 7-4, putting Pam in the hot seat. Meanwhile, Lewis had a second chance to redeem herself against Wilson, but to no avail. Wilson eliminated Lewis 7-1. Judie met yet another rematch, but could not outdo Linda Shea’s 7-2 victory. The finals met yet another rematch, Pam Cimarelli vs Linda Shea. Cimarelli maintained consistency and defeated Shea again 7-4 leaving Cimarelli undefeated. The J. Pechaurer Northeast Women’s Tour thanks all the players, spectators, and ustream.tv viewers for your participation and support. A special thank you goes out to our sponsor J. Pechauer Custom Cues for your continued support of women in billiards. Last but not least, thank you Atlantic City Billiards for hosting this event and inviting the tour back for future competitions!
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Page pulls ahead to win FBT Mini-Tour event at Grovers
West Palm Beach, FL (June 9, 2012) – Jennifer Page and Debbie Barkley made it through the round robin format to the finals of the second FBT Mini-Tour event of 2012, held at Grover's Billiards in West Palm Beach, Florida on Saturday, June 9, 2012. In this handicapped event, the players played each player a set of 3 games, one 8-ball and two 9-ball. Robin Boggs and Sue Roberts played strong, as did Alicia DeAbreau and Susan Martin. The games were played on bar boxes, and the scores were very close. Page and Barkley ended up with 11 games each. The final match was a race to five, with the winner of the lag picking the race or the game, 8-ball or 9-ball. The match started with 8-ball, and Barkley took the lead 2-1. However, Page came back
and took the lead in 9-ball. But for Barkley's scratch on the 8-ball it likely would have been a hill-hill match, but Page won the next game and the match. In addition to cash, Page wins a paid entry to the Flamingo Billiard Tour stop at Slate Billiards in Boynton Beach, Florida on June 23, 2012. Many thanks to Grover’s room owner Jason Jenkins for supporting the Flamingo Billiards Mini-Tour, and thanks to all the players who came out to play. Results:
1st place: Jennifer Page, $60 2nd Place: Debbie Barkley, $30
From left to right: Jason Hunt 1st place, Mike Shriver Owner Bison Billiards, Nick Coppola 2nd place, Santo Merlo 3rd place
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For the celebration of the 3rd Anniversary of Bison Billiards, owner Mike Shriver, held a $1,000 added 8-Ball tournament and had 36 very strong players show up. The rules were modified BCA and Mike designed a two bracket system. One bracket for the A players and a second bracket for the B and below players. That way according to Mike, “The players wouldn’t meet until the quarter-finals so somebody from the B bracket would be guaranteed to be in the money. I have a lot of B-C players here and they don’t mind playing in the tournament because they have a chance.” The A players raced to 8 and the B players raced to 6.
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Mike and his wife Lyn, have worked very hard to make Bison Billiards the place to come to in the Buffalo area. Mike speaks proudly of the success he has had with his pool room, “I bought the pool room April 1, 2009. It was kind of a cesspool - mostly hustlers, no food, no drinks, liquor license had been lost, card games everything done the wrong way. The previous owner was nice guy but had the pool hall during its heyday in the 70’s, 80’s and early 90’s and just wanted out. I could see what this place could be. It was a beautifully laid out pool room, very classy looking place, had all the right equipment, 8-9’ Diamond Tables, 3-9’ Gold Crowns, 6-Diamond Bar Boxes (all covered with 860 Simonis Cloth) and a Gabriel 5‘x10’ three cushion carom table, but he wasn’t doing any leagues or tournaments. We picked up APA and BCA leagues which do fantastic. Youth league are starting in late June which the BEF is helping sponsor. One young man that is going to the Junior Nationals, only 11 years old, plays in all the tournaments at Bison - Jake Miosi does really well.” Bison Billiards is a family run pool hall with Lyn doing 90% of the cooking, Mike and his youngest son taking care of the customers. They offer a full menu and have 24 different types of bottle beer and wine. Mike even enforces a “No Vulgar Language” policy, which keeps things on an even keel. “There is no reason that the people on Table 1 should know what is going on Table 18! I have even thrown some people out but have always given everyone
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Mike and Lyn Shriver owners of Bison Billiards
a second chance and it has paid off,” admits Mike. And payoff it has, Mike has seen a nearly 20% growth in his business each year, which is amazing when pool halls are closing all over the country. Mike has combined leagues and tournaments to offer something to all his customers no matter their skill level. He also tries to offer his customers everything pool that he can. He has his flat screen TV tied into his computer so that when Dennis Hatch, a regular at Bison Billiards, was playing in the U.S. Open 10 Ball tournament from Las Vegas everyone could sit around and enjoy the game. The anniversary tournament was a great success. Congratulations goes to Jason Hunt who went all the way through the winners bracket and did not lose a match.
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Second place finisher Nick Coppola (from the B bracket) beat many A players. Bison Billiards had its local players win first through sixth place. Jake Miosi, didn’t place in the money but he really played well. He has a great attitude, takes lessons from Dennis Hatch and has a lot of pool ahead of him. Bison Billiards has a monthly 8-Ball Bar Box tournament, a monthly 9-Ball tournament, a Thursday Night 9 Ball Tournament, APA and BCAPL leagues, full menu, beer and wine and is an all around great place to play pool. Be sure to stop in and say hello to Mike, Lyn and family. They are located at 8216 Main Street, Williamsville (a suburb of Buffalo), New York or call 716-632-0281. They are open 7 days a week from 3 pm until 3 am.
Shawn McCluskey and special guest Former Mosconi Cup MVP and one of our countries best players, Dennis Hatch
$1000 Added Anniversary Tournament Results 1,000.00 added, 34 shooters, and excellent home cooked food, all made for a great tournament. 1st – Jason Hunt $900.00 plus $1100.00 2nd – Nick Coppola $450.00 plus $525.00 3rd – Santo Merlo $225.00 plus $275.00 4th – Mark Hatch $150.00 plus $150.00 5th/6th Frank Rodriguez and Corey Welfare $100.00 each plus $80.00 each 7th/8th Ron Casanzio and Bob Brewer $50.00 each Lyn Weschler and Marco Cam
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Elmer “Junior” Jueco 1st Place
Sonny “The Boss” Bossham 2nd Place
JUECO Wins First Poison Tour Title November 2nd Poison Event Open to Any and All Amateurs!
The Poison by Predator tour held its third stop of the year The Poison by Predator Tour would like to thank its exclusive venue host, Bogies Billiards and Games. Referee services were provided on June 2, 2012 at Bogies Billiards in Houston, Texas. Bogies added a by BCA’s own Derrell Montgomery. Racks were provided by Delta-13 generous $1,000 to the players’ purse for the one-day, 9-ball event that paid out in excess of $3,500. The field consisted of 38 “b” players which and measle cue balls compliments of Gulf Coast Billiards. Also, congratulations to Brittany McCombs who won the Poison Strychnine included tour regulars Brent Thomas, Victor Rojas, Brian Rosenbaum, Valian Charles, Mark Fusina, Danny Lee, Anthony Demetro, and many cue raffle. The next Poison by Predator Tour 9-ball event is November 3rd and more! will be open to ANY and ALL amateurs who wish to participate! No Match play began at approximately 2pm following the player qualification necessary! auction. The swift races to 6, winner break format, produced numerous Want to take your game to the next level? Visit www.poisonbilliards. upsets throughout the day and into the evening. Brent Thomas took an com or www.predatorcues.com then call 713.825.1411 to place your early 6-5 hit from newcomer David Mendiola while Chris Penry upset order with Kim White, Authorized Predator/Poison Dealer. tour regular Sonny Demetro. Mickey Woinicki ousted former champ Sonny “The Boss” Bosshamer 6-1 and Junior Jueco slid by Victor Rojas 6-4 to meet one another for the hot seat match. FINISHES Rojas and Chauncey were defeated on the one1st Junior Jueco $600/$575 loss side by Demetro and Bosshamer respectively 2nd Sonny Bosshamer $390/$390 while Jueco secured the hot seat 6-1. Bosshamer 3rd Mickey Woinicki $250/$225 punished Demetro and Woinicki to meet Jueco in 4th Sonny Demetro $200/$125 the true double elimination final. Bosshamer took 5th-6th Victor Rojas, Jeff Chauncey $125/$67.50 the first set 6-2 but lost his focus in overtime. 7th-8th Chris Penry, David Mendiola $100 ea. Jueco ended the battle, 6-4, securing his first Poison Tour victory! 9th-12th Anthony Demetro,Val Charles, Noel Morin, Danny Lee $62.50
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REPEATS AS WPBA U By C.J. Mandrews - AzBilliards.com With several tight matches throughout the quarterfinals and semifinals, the WPBA U.S. Open featured some amazing pool and a repeat performance for Allison Fisher. She defeated Gerda Hofstatter for back-to-back U.S. Open titles. In the first rack, it was quick work for Hofstatter, who took advantage of a Fisher miss on the 1. Hofstatter ran out to take the early lead. The women traded safety shots early in rack two until Hofstatter just missed a jump shot on the 3. Fisher saw the opening and closed out the rack to tie the score 1-1. Fisher had a dry break in the third, and Hofstatter seemed on her way to another win, but couldn’t pocket the 8-Ball. Fisher put the last two away and took the lead 2-1. After another dry break in rack four, there was a bit of controversy that will make for some interesting drama on ESPN. A foul was called on Hoffstatter for hitting another ball before pocketing the 2. She protested and the tape was reviewed. After a brief delay, the shot was ruled legal after reviewing the tape frame by frame. It remained her shot, and she ran the table to tie the match at 2-2. In rack five, the two women traded safe shots on the 5 before Fisher took command and closed it out with a 5 to 9 combination for the win. A costly miss on the 1-Ball after the break allowed Hofstatter to run out and tie the match again 3-3 in rack six. That would be as close as it would get. Fisher seemed to be on a mission to repeat as champion. In the seventh rack, Fisher ran out after Hofstatter couldn’t pocket the 1-Ball. Fisher would break and run out in the eighth. When Hofstatter was left without a great shot on the 2, Fisher smoothly pocketed the remaining balls in the ninth rack. Needing just one rack for a repeat title, Fisher had yet another dry break, leaving the door open a bit. Later, Hoffstatter again was left without a good shot on the 2. Ever the juggernaut, Fisher went on a tear again pocketing the 2-9 balls and raising her arms and cue stick in the air in victory. She was presented
with the Tiffanydesigned trophy with a wide smile on her face. The win was the culmination of a dominating week of play. “I was getting emotional before that last rack,” she said after the victory. “I loved it last year and it was a great atmosphere this year. I’m so grateful to be standing here. It’s been a wonderful journey for me. I played really well.” FISHER AND WEBB BATTLE IT OUT IN SEMIFINALS In the first semifinal match earlier in the day, Fisher faced Monica Webb were locked in a real battle to earn a spot in the championship. Webb took the first rack easily, and Fisher bounced back from a scratch in the second to tie the score. After a key miss by Webb on the 3-Ball in the third, Fisher ran out the remaining balls and took a 2-1 lead. Webb accomplished a stellar jump shot in the fourth, with the cue ball jumping the 5 and pocketing the 1 in the corner. Later, she sent the 3 into the 7 and both into the corner pocket. After the 9-Ball was pocketed, the score was tied 2-2. Webb then went on a three-match run. Fisher missed a shot in the fifth rack, and Webb ran out balls 4-9. She ran out in rack six. In the seventh rack, Fisher was forced to push out after Webb’s dry break. Webb made a brilliant three-rail bank shot to pocket the 1-Ball, and then jumped to hit the 2. Fisher pocketed a few balls, but left the 5 open. Webb pocketed the remaining balls to take a commanding 5-2 lead. In rack eight, Fisher found an opportunity when Webb missed a shot on the 5. She sunk the remaining balls to edge closer. Webb looked to gain control in the ninth rack. After pocketing the 8, however, she left a precarious shot on the 9 and missed a bank shot. Fisher pocketed the 9 to bring the score to 5-4. Webb later had a tough shot on the 2 in the 10th, and was forced to bank and make contact. Fisher then sank the 2,
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U.S. OPEN CHAMPION ran the table, and tied the score at 5-5. By the 11th rack, Fisher’s comeback seemed inevitable and she took the rack also – including a bank shot on the 1 the length of the table to the opposite side corner pocket. With a 6-5 lead, Fisher pushed out after the break and Webb couldn’t cut the 1 to the corner pocket. Fisher pocketed all remaining balls and completed the comeback. Fisher advanced to the finals with some stellar play against an opponent who also played well. HOFFSTATTER TAKES STING OUT OF BLACK WIDOW In the second match-up of the day, Gerda Hofstatter rolled out to a big lead and was able to stave off a comeback by Jeanette “The Black Widow” Lee. The match-up featured some brilliant shots by both women. In the first game, Hofstatterbroke and then missed the one in the side. Lee managed an amazing two-rail shot banking the cue into the 1-Ball and into the side pocket. A miss on the 2 only left Hofstatter to play safe. Lee managed to hit the 2, but left things open and Hofstatter ran the table for the 1-0 lead. She followed that up with a break and run for a 2-0 lead. Lee missed the 3-Ball in the third rack and the ensuing ball in hand allowed Hofstatter to run it out. In the fourth rack, another ball in hand opportunity allowed Hofstatter to run out the 7, 8, and 9 for the win and 4-0 lead. In the fifth rack, Hofstatter’s safe play on the 5 led to another ball in hand – and another win. The lead then stood at 5-0 and Hofstatter was leaving little in the way of quality shots for her opponent. The sixth rack would prove the same. Left with another horrible shot and the cue ball pinned near the corner, Lee was forced to stack two bridges to get an angle on the cue and make a two-rail carom to contact the 1-Ball. The shot brought the crowd to its feet. The results would be the same, however, with Hofstatter running the remaining ball for the win and 6-0 lead. As play continued in the seventh rack, Lee took advantage of a miss on the 4 and then ran out the table. She followed that up with a break and run including an impressive 6 to 8 combination shot. The score stood 6-2, and she rallied again after a Hofstatter miss on the 5 and took that rack as well. Lee rolled through the 10th rack also, with an impressive shot on the cue ball between two other balls, sending it off the rail striking the 2 and pocketing it into the opposite corner pocket. A combination shot later on the 5 to the 8 to the 9 ended the game
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and made the score 6-4. The comeback would come up short, however. In the 11th rack, after trading safety shots, Lee missed on the 6 in the side and left an opening for Hofstatter to finish off the table, which she did. The win advanced her to the finals.
FINAL RESULTS Champion: Allison Fisher Runner-up: Gerda Hofstatter 3/4th Place
Jeanette Lee Monica Webb 5/8th Helena Thornfeldt Brittany Bryant Line Kjorsvik Mary Rakin
9/12th Place
Melissa Herndon Kim Shaw Jennifer Barretta Jennifer Chen 13/16th Place Jana Montour Teruko Cucculelli Angelina Paglia Vivian Villarreal
17/24th Place Stacy Novack Ewa Laurance Jessica Barnes Janet Atwell Sara Miller Emily Duddy Brianna Miller Liz Ford
25/32nd Place
Vicki Paski Belinda Calhoun
Susan Williams Kim Pierce Megan Smith Kim White-Newsome Cathy Metzinger Rhonda Pierce
33/48th Place
Cheryl Pritchard, Carrie Williams, Emilyn Callado, Morgan Steinman, Brittany Colbert, Kelly Cavanaugh, Lisa Just, Joanne Ashton, Eleanor Callado, Melissa Little, Susan Mello,
Kathy McMinn, Lori Jones, Erin McManus, Liz Cole, Laura Smith
49/64th Place
Suzanne Smith, Michelle McDermott, Kayla Batson, Eugenia Gyftopoulis, Tonya Wiser, Delia Mocanu, Tamre Rogers, Teresa Gifford, Jessica Karacia-Human, Nicole Keeney, Melinda Huang, Stephanie Goens, Shari Ross, Pauline Mattes, Barbara Lee, Tina Hess
Richard Ng wins A/D 9 Ball Tri-State Tournament Richard Ng wins his A/D 9 Ball Tri-State Tournament
held at Gotham City Billiards Brooklyn, N.Y. His tournament trail included wins over Edward Ng 7 - 3; Raul Reyes 7 - 5; Paul Raval 7 - 0; Alex Osipov 7- 5; Scott Bannon 7 - 6 and Mike Harrington 7 - 6 to get into the Hot Seat. Mike then defeated Scott 7- 6 to face Rich for a second time. The Final match was tied at 3 all before Rich gained the momentum and closed the match 7 - 3. Third place finisher Scott Bannon winning 6 matches and forth place finisher Mike Strassberg with a 5 & 2 win/loss record, deserve recognition for their fine performance. The next Tri-State event is a $1000 Added A/D at Carom Cafe & Billiards in Flushing, NY on June 16th, 2012. Once again Kevin and Isabel hosted a great event in their beautiful room. Thank you to Sterling-Gaming, Ozone Billiards, Ron Tarr Cues, Kamui Tips, Phil Capelle, BlueBook Publishing, Human Kinetics for their sponsorship leading to this event.
Payouts 1st................................................................... $1,385.00 2nd.................................................................... $930.00 3rd..................................................................... $620.00 4th..................................................................... $450.00 5th - 6th............................................................ $290/ea. 7th - 8th............................................................ $200/ea. 9th - 12th.......................................................... $150/ea. 13th - 16th........................................................ $130/ea.
RESULTS WINNERS' SIDE FINAL FOUR Player Player Scott Bannon Richard Ng Mike Strassberg Mike Harrington
Winner Richard Ng Mike Harrington
Score 7-6 7-6
HOT SEAT MATCH Player Player Winner Score Mike Harrington Richard Ng Richard Ng 7-6 ONE-LOSS SIDE FINAL EIGHT Player Player Winner Loser (9-12) Score Borana Andoni Alex Osipov Alex Osipov Borana Andoni 7-4 Rhio Anne Flores Carl Yusuf Khan Carl Yusuf Khan Rhio Anne Flores 7 - 2 Rick Shellhouse Meshak Daniel Meshak Daniel Rick Shellhouse 6-2 Andrew Cleary Lou Loria Lou Loria Andrew Cleary Forfeit ONE-LOSS SIDE FINAL SIX Player Player Winner Loser (7-8) Score Alex Osipov Carl Yusuf Khan Carl Yusuf Khan Alex Osipov 7-6 Lou Loria Mesdhak Daniel Meshak Daniel Lou Loria 6-3 ONE-LOSS SIDE FINAL FOUR Player Player Winner Loser (5-6) Score Carl Yusuf Khan Scott Bannon Scott Bannon Carl Yusuf Khan 7 - 2 Mesdhak Daniel Mike Strassberg Mike Strassberg Mesdhak Daniel 7-3 QUARTERFINAL Player Player Mike Strassberg Scott Bannon
Winner Scott Bannon
Loser (4) Score Mike Strassberg 9 - 5
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Player Richard Ng
Player Richard Ng
Loser (2) Richard Ng
Winner Richard Ng
7-6 Score 7-3
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to announce that Romine’s High Pockets in Greenfield, Wisconsin will host the 24th Annual BEF Junior National 9-Ball Championships on July 11 -15, 2012. The stage is set for over 150 young billiard athletes, ages 18 and under, who will qualify to participate in the most prestigious junior tournament in North America. Romine’s High Pockets is one of the premier billiard rooms in the country, featuring forty-two (42) pool tables, eighteen (18) of which are nine-foot Brunswick tables that will be draped with pristine Simonis Cloth to make a grand arena for the event. “We are honored to have the best junior billiard players from throughout the United States playing at Romine’s,” says Terry Romine, owner of Romine’s High Pockets and Schon Cues. “We look forward to an exciting event.” Junior players will be competing for prizes and an invitation to represent the United States at the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) World Junior 9-Ball Championships.
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Winners go to Las Vegas Congratulations to all 8 doubles teams, who won a qualifier. We saw Dave on left, and Victor on the Right
some very good team play. The team of Jim Doran and Rick Pendleton made a real strong run after falling behind 0-3, in a race to 4, they fought back to hill-hill, only to leave the 8 ball hanging in the corner pocket. Jason and Drew, who lost their first match then went on to win 4 in a row on the one loss side playing great team pool, then had to beat Victor Guerra and Dave Wright twice if they were to advance to Las Vegas. Dave and Victor proved too tough for Jason and Drew beating them 4-1 earning themselves the chance to compete in the nationals.
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Christian Smith rolled along the winner's side until he ran into Dennis Feliciano and then Al Cacciola in the hot seat match. He won that one on the hill. Mean while, Rick Shellhouse reeled off 5 in a row on the one loss side to face smith in the finals. Shellhouse reached 8 first to force the extended 2 game race. at 8-7, Smith won the next 3 racks to win 10-8 and get the victory. WINNERS' SIDE FINAL FOUR Player Player Dennis Feliciano Christian Smith Antonio Navarro Al Cacciola
Winner Score Smith 7-6 Cacciola 6-4
QUARTER FINAL Player Player Dennis Feliciano Rick Shellhouse
HOT SEAT MATCH Christian Smith Al Cacciola
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SEMI FINAL Player Player (From Winners Side) Winner Rick Shellhouse Al Cacciola Shellhouse
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ONE-LOSS SIDE FINAL EIGHT Player Player John Trobiano Arturo Reyes Scott Simonetti Emily Duddy David Danchak Rick Shellhouse Ted Lapadula Chris Decaprio
Winner Trobiano Simonetti Shellhouse Lapadula
Loser(9-12) Score Reyes 7-6 Duddy 7-5 Danchak 6-4 Decaprio 6-3
ONE-LOSS SIDE FINAL Player Player John Trobiano Scott Simonetti Rick Shellhouse Ted Lapadula
Winner Simonetti Shellhouse
Loser (7-8) Score Trobiano 7-5 Lapadula 6-3
ONE-LOSS SIDE FINAL FOUR Player Player Dennis Feliciano Scott Simonetti Rick Shellhouse Antonio Navarro
Winner Feliciano Shellhouse
Loser Simonetti Navarro
Score 8-2 6-5
FINAL Player Player Christian Smith Rick Shellhouse
Winner Shellhouse
Winner Smith
Loser (4) Feliciano Loser (3) Cacciola
Score 7-3 Score 6-3
Loser (2) Score Shellhouse 10-8
PAYOUTS 1st..................................................................................$700 2nd................................................................................$350 3rd.................................................................................$250 4th.................................................................................$150 5th - 6th...........................................................................$75
COLUMNIST
Allan P. Sand What are some good excuses for missing? Everyone misses shots, even easy ones. When you need excuses, it is a good idea to have a selection of available excuses ready to use.
Allan P. Sand
Allan Sand is a pocket billiards instructor, qualified by the PBIA (Professional Billiards Instructor Association) and ACS (American Cue Sports). He teaches players how to become the “Intelligent Shooter” (thinking before shooting). He instills the love of winning for players at all levels and coaches “A” players on strategies and tactics. He has played the Green Game for more than 50 years – all over the US, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Thailand. He now resides in Santa Clara, CA, and keeps his skills sharpened on a 5x10 Saunier & Wilhelm 1938 table with double-shimmed pockets. He has written many instruction books on how to play smart, including the philosophical aspects of the game (Art of War versus the Art of Pool), sharking (Psychology of Gamesmanship), defensive play (Safety Toolbox), position control (Cue Ball Control, Advanced Cue Ball Control), and practicing (Drills & Exercises). He is now producing videos that each focus on a specific aspect of the game. Currently four are available. For more information and details, go to www.billiardgods. com. The books (ebook & printed) are available worldwide on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Google Books.
Here is your standard excuse list: • You were sharking me. • The music is too loud. How can anyone think with this noise? • I don’t want my opponent to see my real skill. • That good looking girl (or guy) distracted me. • I not really interested in winning anyway. • I’m trying to keep my handicap. • There’s a roll-off on the table. • Whoops. Forgot to chalk. • I’ve got to hit the can. • A piece of chalk threw the ball off line. • I shouldn’t have had that last beer. • I shouldn’t be talking when I’m shooting. • The ball skidded and went off line. • The cue (or object) ball doesn’t roll right. I want a replacement. • I had a brain fart. • There are only so many bad shots in me today. That was one of them. • I like to help my friends win once in a while. • The balls don’t roll straight. • Oops. I’m using the wrong cue. • Can’t seem to get anything right today.
Here are some excuses used by old geezers: • I just had hip surgery and can’t get down on the shot. • Anybody know where I put my glasses? • I forgot what I was trying to do. • I’d rather be lucky than good. • I should have made that. Can’t figure out why. • I can’t see that far. • Who moved the pocket? Add to this list anything else you need. You get extra social points when you have a humorous excuse. There is no shame in stealing someone else’s line, as long as you don’t use it the night you first heard it.
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George Natili is May Licensee of the month TAP, LLC Corporate would like to recognize George Natili of Route 19 TAP as the May Licensee of the month. George, along with his wife Nancy started their TAP league in May of 2009 and has proven not only truly committed to their players and Corporate but a real asset as well. George has recruited over 200 players in his area and is increasing his divisions every day. His local events pay out large cash amounts and trophies. George and Nancy have put in countless hours at TAP National Tournaments and annual Rally in the Valley event, helping to insure a smooth running of each event. Congratulations George! We wish you continued growth and success. Route 19 TAP serves Butler, Erie, Mercer, Warren and Venango counties in Pa. “TAP appreciates all of our Licensee’s and enjoys sending an extra “Atta Boy” each month” If you would like to be a part of this fast growing league give George a call at 724256-3436
DIAMOND OFFICIAL TABLE MATCHROOM SPORT is pleased to announce that Diamond Billiard Products will be the Official Table Supplier to all Matchroom pool events in 2012. Following their debut at the 2011 Mosconi Cup, Diamond will now provide their top-of-the-range tables for the World Cup of Pool, World Pool Masters and of the course, the Mosconi Cup. Founded in 1987, Diamond is highly regarded both in the United States and around the world and is the Official Table of major events such as the US Open, the Derby City Classic, US Open One-Pocket Championship, US Open 10-Ball Championship as well as all WPBA events. In addition it is the popular choice among tournament players across the United States. Diamond tables will make their 2012 Matchroom debut at the PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool which takes place at Robinsons Place in Manila, Philippines from 4th to 9th September. From there the next event is the long-running PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters which runs over the weekend of 5th, 6th & 7thOctober. Finally, the action moves to the historic York Hall in London’s Bethnal Green for the 19th annual Mosconi Cup as two five man teams representing USA and Europe do battle from 10th to 13th December. Chad Scharlow, Vice President of Diamond Billiard Products Inc. commented, “Diamond Billiard Products are very excited to be once again working with Matchroom Sport to supply Diamond pool tables to not only the Mosconi Cup event but also to the
World Pool Masters and World Cup of Pool events. “This is an exciting time in pool as international acceptance of American pool increases, the demand for high quality television coverage of these pool tournaments increases. Couple that with today’s hottest professional pool players and that is a match made for a Diamond table. “The Diamond brand is very strong in the US market and it is time to expose this world calibre pool table to international markets and Matchroom Sport provides the perfect platform for Diamond to truly build international branding,” he added. Matchroom Sport Chairman Barry Hearn said, “We’re very pleased to be once again working with Diamond Billiard products following the success of the Mosconi Cup last year. Diamond is without doubt the No.1 brand in the USA and Matchroom is delighted to be working with them and helping them spread the word to all corners of the globe.” www.diamondbilliards.net www.matchroompool.com Luke Riches, Matchroom Sport: luke.riches@matchroom.com +44 7785 395688 Notes: Matchroom Sport are one of the world’s leading producers of televised sport and are responsible for over 1,000 hours of original programming across a range of sports. Based in the UK and chaired by charismatic founder Barry Hearn, Matchroom Sport produce three pool events on an annual basis – the Mosconi Cup, the World Cup of Pool and the World Pool Masters.
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BCAPL Team Captain Wins McDermott Cue in Drawing
Las Vegas, NV. - June 6, 2012 – CueSports International (CSI) wishes to congratulate Tammy Brooks, of the BCAPL sanctioned Rochester Pool League, as the winner of the 36th BCAPL National Championships Team Captain McDermott cue drawing. The drawing was open to all 875 BCAPL Team Captains who participated in the 8-Ball team divisions at the 36th BCAPL National Championships held this past month in Las Vegas. Brooks was the Team Captain of team “Wanna Check My Rack?” which competed in the Women’s Open Team division. When contacted about winning the commissioned McDermott BCAPL cue, Brooks exuberantly said, “This is great, awesome!” The special commemorative cue, valued at $495, was specially commissioned by CSI and designed and made by McDermott Handcrafted Cues. It features a Birdseye Maple forearm with 6 Recon Ebony points with Recon Ivory “spear” inlays, a Recon Ebony sleeve with 6 Recon Ivory/ Zebrawood “spear” inlays, Zebrawood / silver rings, the McDermott G-Core Shaft, and a black and white Irish linen wrap. The drawing was sponsored by McDermott Handcrafted Cues (www.mcdermottcue.com), the Official Cue of the BCAPL.For more information about the BCAPL visit www.playbca.com. CueSports International (CSI) is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. In the past seven years CSI has directly paid out approximately Seven Million Dollars to players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the US Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial, the US Open One Pocket Championship and the US Open 10-Ball Championship. Visitwww.playcsipool.com, www. playbca.com and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions. CSI leads the billiard industry in the development of technology. For more information on the state-of-the-art software systems for league and tournament management visit www.leaguesys.net and www.ctsondemand. com.
2012 Sunshine State ACS Championships Open to all ACS, APA, BCAPL, and VNEA league players
July 26th thru 29th Scotch Doubles, Team, and Singles Contact: Robbie Morito 813.263.4144 Justine Stewart 813.986.4344
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$2,500 added 8-BALL $60 entry fee race to 5 Alternate break
8-BALL – 11:00 am Saturday 9-ball and 8-ball limited to first 96 and 128 paid entrants. Entry includes $10 green fee
$500 added 9-BALL $40 entry fee race to 7 Winner breaks
Online Registration http://summershootout.zapevent.com Over $19,000 paid out in winter shootout Played on 35 Diamond Pro Am 7’ tables with Simonis Cloth/red circle cueballs
Shuff goes two out of three versus Futrell to win Action Pool Tour By Skip Maloney - AzB Staff
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randon Shuff and Chris Futrell faced each other three times in the Action Pool Tour stop on the weekend of June 9-10, and battled to double hill in all three matches. Shuff took two out of the three, including the second set of a true double elimination final to capture the event title. The event drew 58 entrants to Q-Master Billiards in Virginia Beach, VA. The recipient of one of the six, first-round byes, Shuff gave up only four racks in his first two rounds of play, one against Daniel Choi and three versus Brian Deska, before running into Futrell the first time, among the final eight winners. Futrell gave up only five racks over three matches to get to that point, shutting out both Jackie Duggan and Anne Reynolds, before giving up the five in a match versus Dwight Cherry. In their first of three, Shuff advanced to the winners' side final four to faceDanny Mastermaker, while Futrell moved to the loss side and began a five-match winning streak back to the finals. In the other winners' side semifinal, Chad Pike squared off against Rafael Reyes. Shuff advanced to the hot seat match 8-6 over Mastermaker, and was joined by Reyes, who'd sent Pike west 8-2. Shuff sent Reyes to the semifinals 8-2, and waited in the hot seat for the return of Futrell. Futrell moved to the loss side and immediately resumed his table domination, giving up only three racks in his first two matches, one against R.J Carmona and two versus Cary Dunn, which set him up to take on Pike. Mastermaker picked up Bill Duggan, who'd shut out Jesse Figueroa and battled Deska to double hill. Futrell and Mastermaker advanced to the quarterfinals with identical 6-2 victories over Pike and Duggan. Futrell then chalked up two more 6-2 scores, over Mastermaker in the quarterfinals and Reyes in the semifinals, for a second shot at Shuff. In their second of two, it was Futrell prevailing in the opening set of a true double elimination final. In a reduced race to 6, Shuff came back to win the second set and secure the event title. In addition to Shuff's $800, first-place prize, the victory gave him a free entry to October's US Open 9-Ball Championships, valued at $500. The victory also kept him in the number one spot on the Action Pool Tour's rankings. In a concurrently-run Second Chance Tournament on Sunday, Tuan Chau went undefeated through a field of 16 entrants. Chau's opening and closing matches were double hill battles, while in his three middle matches, he gave up only a single rack; to Nil Lim, in the hot seat match. Chau's opponent in the finals, Paul Helms, had been sent west by Lim in the second round of play, and won five straight, including a 4-2 revenge match against Lim in the semifinals. Chau prevailed in the double hill finals to take the top, Second Chance prize.
Action Pool Tour Stop RESULTS 1st
Brandon Shuff
$1,300
2nd
Chris Futrell
$600
3rd
Rafael Reyes
$400
4th
Danny Mastermaker
$250
5th
Chad Pike
$150
5th
Bill Duggan
$150
7th
Brian Deska
$100
7th
Cary Dunn
$100
9th
R.J. Carmona
$75
9th
Eric Moore
$75
9th
Jesse Figueroa
$75
9th
Mitch Sutphin
$75
STAR INN WINS STAR INN WINS Laurel Highlands TAP Titleholder Event
Star Inn L.H. T.A.P. Titleholder Champs
The Laurel Highlands TAP spring Titleholder is history. 54 teams from three states showed up to battle it out for a portion of the $13,100 prize fund in Derry, Pa at the Cooperstown Vets. After it was all said and done as teams competed in a round robin format and then to a single elimination board, the Star Inn from Ohio walked off with the top prize on Sunday evening. The final match was pitted a strong opponent from Johnstown, Pa., The Country Inn. In the hill-hill match with the Star Inn player, Wilie Sanchez needing just one game and the Country Inn player, 17 year old Jake Humphreys needing 2 and on the table, Jake left himself with a tough cut on the 8 to send the match to a final game. But it was not to be as Jake miscued and gave Willie a
ball in hand and a easy run out for the championship. All of this can be seen on the U Stream link on poolpa.com The 2nd bracket champion was the Slovak Trophy Hunters from Mt. Pleasant besting another Ohio team, Just Hold The Wings 3-0. The 2nd chance winner was Pigskins Tavern from Twin Rocks, Pa. This was the first live stream broadcast ever of a TAP event and it was a instant hit. Over 35 hours was broadcast during the event. which was held from June 1 to the 3rd. One player even mentioned that a brother he has not seen in several years was watching him from Hawaii. The next Titleholder is scheduled for August 23-26 and again will again be broadcast on U Stream.
Burford CRUSHES D'Alfonso
in Joss Tour Finals By AzBilliards.com hil Burford made the most of his pool playing trip to the US, as the British import redefined the word "dominating" in the finals of the Joss NE 9-Ball Tour stop at Snookers Billiards in Providence, RI. Burford and Tom D'Alfonso made their way untouched through the field of 65 other players, to face off for the hot-seat late on Sunday. Burford already had a lopsided win over Mike Dechaine to his credit in this event, but he came up short in the match against D'Alfonso with a scoreline of 9-5. That would not be the last that D'Alfonso would see Burford on this day though. Burford went to the left side of the board and eked out the closest of 9-8 win over Jeremy Sossei to earn another shot at D'Alfonso in the finals. Having already lost once, Burford would have beat D'Alfonso twice in the finals, and he got off to a great start with a 9-1 win over D'Alfonso in the first set of the finals. Just to prove that the first set was no fluke, Burford did himself one better with a 9-0 win over D'Alfonso in the second set of the finals. Twenty players who had already been eliminated on Saturdya, came back on Sunday to compete in the second chance event. That event saw Josh Gormly come back from an earlier loss to defeat Chris Coviello3-1 twice in the finals to earn first place. This event was the final event before the Turning Stone Classic XIX, which will take place at the Turning Stone Casino in Verona, NY on August 23-26. Tour director Mike Zuglan stressed that there are "very few" spots left for this event and interested players are urged to call Mike at 518-356-7163.
RESULTS RESULTS
Joss NE 9-Ball Tour Stop Place 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 7th 9th 13th
Playername Prize Money Phil Burford $1,200 Tom D'Alfonso $900 Jeremy Sossei $700 Nelson Oliviera $500 Paul Dryden $350 Mike Dechaine $350 Matt Tetreault $250 Tim Perry $250 Randy Labonte $150 Ron Casanzio $150 Chance Chin $150 Joe Dupuis $150 Mike Yamauchi $100 Bucky Souvanthong $100 Zuid Thweib $100 Dave Pinkston $100
Joss NE 9-Ball Tour Stop Amateur Event
Place 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Playername Prize Money Josh Gormly $330 Chris Coviello $220 Steve Goulding $150 Stacie Bourbeau $100 Josh Thiele $50 Ranulf Tamba $50
2 3 n s ’ d An A E n ua N l V
International Pool Championships!
If you weren’t there... here’s a taste of what you missed.
• 5,000 excited pool league players from 30 States, 6 Canadian Provinces and 7 Other Countries
• Matches on 250 Valley Pool Tables
• Competition in 34 unique divisions
• Players representing 150+ VNEA Charter Holder Members
• New Tournament Software! Ten 40” Monitors and QR Code Scanners made life a breeze for our players to find their matches and view results.
• 3,000 players partying at our fabulous Team Opening Ceremonies which featured awesome fireworks and the sounds of “The CRUSH”
• 32 Year History Wall display • 2 Valley Home Pool Tables were given away throughout the event
• 1st Annual World Team Championship
• Facebook Contests and Daily Tweets
• The Amazing Alf Taylor
• Daily Cuestick, Cabana and Aramith Ball Set Drawings
• Artistic & Speed Pool Competitions
• Tournament Sponsors...
• An Awards Banquet which was extraordinary to say the least... The Blues Brothers and Comedian David Gee! And this is surely just a taste of everything that took place! See the complete results on VNEA.com.
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With players gathered from all over the world and all of VNEA’s dignitaries in attendance, the stage was set for the introduction of the 2012 VNEA Amateur Pool Player Hall of Fame inductees. Receiving this prestigious honor, along with an exclusive Hall of Fame Jacket, Certificate and limited edition VNEA Hall of Fame Trading Card Set, were the following players:
• Dick Caldwell - GRE Amusements (IA) • Bill Ellis - D & R Star (MN) • Pam Falcigno, MD - Coin Drop Games (FL) • Gene Kapperman - BMW Billiards (CO) • Barb McKinney Kuchenbecker - D & R Star (MN) • Alain Lauzon - Alliance (Quebec)
At the conclusion of the induction ceremonies, the new Hall of Fame members cordially mingled with admirers and signed autographs for those seeking keepsakes. The “2012 Class” brings the VNEA Hall of Fame Membership to 96 players. Our congratulations to these very special players.
The heart-pounding excitement of the Opening Ceremonies at the 32nd Annual VNEA International Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada was the perfect setting for the induction of the newest members of the VNEA Hall of Fame.
Lifetime Members At the Annual President’s Reception, during the 32nd Annual VNEA International Championships, a very honorable presentation took place for 4 very special long time VNEA family members. These 4 people have performed their duties and carried themselves in such an honorable fashion throughout the years that the title Lifetime Members seems to be a perfect match. For their remarkable efforts, Rich Massa (Gregory Amusements), Scott Bright (All American Amusement), George Lyons (Shaffer Service), Jim Mason (NV) were awarded beautiful hardwood encased, etched brass Lifetime Sanction Cards. Exemplifying ingenuity, longevity, adaptability, creativity and many other attributes, these remarkable people have earned their standing as VNEA Lifetime Members.
2012 Reciep ents
The first year Charter Holder sanctioning the highest number of players their first official season. 1st - Paradise Pinball & Amusement (CO) - 45 2nd - Onesource Amusement (TX) - 43 3rd - All American Amusement (TX) - 20
The Charter Holder recording the highest percentage increase in sanctioned players over the previous league season. 1st - Pioneer Vending (OH) - 239%
The Charter Holder recording the largest increase in number of sanctioned players over the previous season. 1st - Pioneer Vending (OH) - 407
The Charter Holder recording the highest number of entries at the International Championships. Wal-Mac Amusements (Alberta) - 138 Entries SML Entertainment (Alberta) - 98 Entries BMW Billiards (CO) - 75 JE&S Video (CO) - 70 Entries Aactive Coin (Winnipeg) - 70 Entries C & N Sales (MN) - 70 Entries B & B Amusement (NM) - 70 Entries
32nd Annual VNEA “TEAM”
TOURNAMENT PRIZE LIST REGULAR 8-BALL DIVISIONS OPEN TEAM 368 Entries 92,000 8,000 Added • 100,000 Purse
Finish $ 1......................................................................................... 10,000 2........................................................................................... 7,000 3........................................................................................... 6,000 4........................................................................................... 5,000 5-6........................................................................................ 3,150 7-8........................................................................................ 2,300 9-12...................................................................................... 1,500 13-16.................................................................................... 1,100 17-24....................................................................................... 900 25-32....................................................................................... 750 33-48....................................................................................... 550 49-64....................................................................................... 450 65-96....................................................................................... 300 97-128..................................................................................... 200 Sportsmen’s Team Finish $ 1........................................................................................... 1,000 2.............................................................................................. 800 3.............................................................................................. 600 4.............................................................................................. 500 5-6........................................................................................... 400 7-8........................................................................................... 300 9-12......................................................................................... 200 13-16....................................................................................... 100 WOMEN’S TEAM 70 Entries 14,000 3,300 Added • 17,300 Purse
Finish $ 1........................................................................................... 4,000 2........................................................................................... 2,500 3........................................................................................... 1,500 4.............................................................................................. 900 5-6........................................................................................... 600 7-8........................................................................................... 450 9-12......................................................................................... 325 13-16....................................................................................... 250 17-24....................................................................................... 175 25-32....................................................................................... 125 Sportswomen’s Team Finish $ 1.............................................................................................. 500 2.............................................................................................. 350 3.............................................................................................. 250 4.............................................................................................. 150 5-6........................................................................................... 100 7-8............................................................................................. 75
INTERMEDIATE 8-BALL DIVISIONS OPEN TEAM 33 Entries 12,375 • 7,500 Added • 19,875 Purse
Finish $ 1........................................................................................... 5,275 2........................................................................................... 3,300 3........................................................................................... 2,500 4........................................................................................... 2,000 5-6........................................................................................ 1,500 7-8........................................................................................ 1,000 9-12......................................................................................... 450 WOMEN’S TEAM 26 Entries 7,800 4,500 Added • 12,300 Purse
Finish $ 1........................................................................................... 4,000 2........................................................................................... 2,500 3........................................................................................... 1,500 4........................................................................................... 1,100 5-6........................................................................................... 850 7-8........................................................................................... 750 Master 8-Ball Divisions OPEN TEAM 14 Entries 7,000 12,000 Added • 19,000 Purse
Finish $ 1........................................................................................... 9,000 2........................................................................................... 5,000 3........................................................................................... 3,000 4........................................................................................... 2,000 WOMEN’S TEAM 9 Entries 3,600 5,200 Added • 8,800 Purse
Finish $ 1........................................................................................... 4,400 2........................................................................................... 2,200 3........................................................................................... 1,200 4........................................................................................... 1,000 SCOTCH DOUBLES REGULAR Finish $ 1........................................................................................... 1,000 2.............................................................................................. 700 3-4........................................................................................... 350 SCOTCH DOUBLES INTERMEDIATE Finish $ 1.............................................................................................. 600 2.............................................................................................. 400 3-4........................................................................................... 200 SCOTCH DOUBLES MASTERS Finish $ 1............................................................................................... 550 2............................................................................................... 300 3-4............................................................................................ 150
32nd Annual VNEA “8-BALL SINGLES”
TOURNAMENT PRIZE LIST Regular 8-Ball Divisions 8-Ball Divisions WOMEN’S SINGLES 177 Entries 14,160 2,800 Added • 16,960 Purse Finish $ 1........................................................ 2,600 2........................................................ 1,400 3........................................................ 1,200 4........................................................... 900 5-6........................................................ 700 7-8........................................................ 600 9-12...................................................... 390 13-16.................................................... 290 17-24.................................................... 200 25-32.................................................... 150 33-48.................................................... 100 Sportswomen’s Singles Finish $ 1........................................................... 330 2........................................................... 230 3-4........................................................ 130 5-8.......................................................... 80 MEN’S SINGLES 554 Entries 55,400 7,000 Added • 62,400 Purse Finish $ 1........................................................ 6,000 2........................................................ 4,000 3........................................................ 2,500 4........................................................ 2,000 5-6..................................................... 1,700 7-8..................................................... 1,400 9-12................................................... 1,000 13-16.................................................... 800 17-24.................................................... 600 25-32.................................................... 470 33-48.................................................... 370 49-64.................................................... 220 65-96.................................................... 150 97-128.................................................. 100 129-192.................................................. 50 Sportsmen’s Singles Finish $ 1........................................................... 500 2........................................................... 400 3-4........................................................ 300 5-8........................................................ 250 9-16...................................................... 150 17-32.................................................... 100
Intermediate 8-Ball Divisions WOMEN’S SINGLES 56 Entries 5,600 2,000 Added • 7,600 Purse
Masters 8-Ball Divisions WOMEN’S SINGLES 27 Entries 3,240 4,500 Added • 7,740 Purse
Finish $ 1........................................................ 1,600 2........................................................ 1,200 3........................................................... 800 4........................................................... 600 5-6........................................................ 500 7-8........................................................ 400 9-12...................................................... 300 13-16.................................................... 100
Finish $ 1........................................................ 2,000 2........................................................ 1,500 3........................................................... 900 4........................................................... 800 5-6........................................................ 570 7-8........................................................ 300 9-12...................................................... 200
MEN’S SINGLES 56 Entries7,000 2,000 Added • 9,000 Purse Finish $ 1........................................................ 2,100 2........................................................ 1,700 3........................................................ 1,200 4........................................................... 900 5-6........................................................ 500 7-8........................................................ 350 9-12...................................................... 200 13-16.................................................... 150 Regular Classic 8-Ball Divisions WOMEN’S SINGLES 34 Entries 2,720 2,000 Added • 4,720 Purse Finish $ 1........................................................ 1,100 2........................................................... 740 3........................................................... 600 4........................................................... 400 5-6........................................................ 300 7-8........................................................ 240 9-12...................................................... 200 MEN’S SINGLES 60 Entries 6,000 1,700 Added • 7,700 Purse Finish $ 1........................................................ 1,600 2........................................................ 1,100 3........................................................... 800 4........................................................... 500 5-6........................................................ 400 7-8........................................................ 300 9-12...................................................... 200 13-16.................................................... 175 17-24.................................................... 100
MEN’S SINGLES 41 Entries 6,150 5,800 Added • 11,950 Purse Finish $ 1........................................................ 2,500 2........................................................ 1,800 3........................................................ 1,350 4........................................................ 1,000 5-6........................................................ 750 7-8........................................................ 500 9-12...................................................... 400 13-16.................................................... 300 8-Ball Open Seniors 88 Entries 8,800 1,700 Added • 10,500 Purse Finish $ 1........................................................ 2,200 2........................................................ 1,700 3........................................................ 1,100 4........................................................... 700 5-6........................................................ 500 7-8........................................................ 400 9-12...................................................... 290 13-16.................................................... 200 17-24.................................................... 130 M/IM OPEN CLASSIC 605 Purse Finish $ 1........................................................... 300 2........................................................... 200 3........................................................... 105
June Issues 2012 The Break goes to the states in RED, the Western United States www.thebreakmagazine.com
BCAPL Results Stroke Magazine goes to the states in BLUE, the Eastern Time Zone United States www.strokemagazine.net
U S Open 10-Ball APA National Singles
Shane Van Boeningins U.S. OpenwOne Pocket
U S Open 1-Pocket BCAPL Results U S Open 10-Ball APA National Singles
Rackem Magazine goes to the states in WHITE, the Central United States www.rackemmag.com
32nd Annual VNEA “9-BALL SINGLES”
TOURNAMENT PRIZE LIST Regular 9-Ball Divisions WOMEN’S SINGLES 71 Entries 5,680 Purse
Intermediate 9-Ball Divisions WOMEN’S SINGLES 34 Entries 3,400 Purse
Finish $ 1........................................................ 1,200 2........................................................... 700 3........................................................... 500 4........................................................... 300 5-6........................................................ 250 7-8........................................................ 200 9-12...................................................... 150 13-16.................................................... 100 17-24...................................................... 50
Finish $ 1........................................................ 1,100 2........................................................... 800 3........................................................... 550 4........................................................... 350 5-6........................................................ 200 7-8........................................................ 100
Sportswomen’s Singles
Finish $ 1........................................................ 1,100 2........................................................... 900 3........................................................... 600 4........................................................... 400 5-6........................................................ 300 7-8........................................................ 225 9-12...................................................... 175 13-16.................................................... 125
Finish $ 1........................................................... 250 2........................................................... 150 3-4.......................................................... 80 5-8.......................................................... 30 MEN’S SINGLES 273 Entries 27,300 Purse Finish $ 1........................................................ 2,800 2........................................................ 2,100 3........................................................ 1,500 4........................................................ 1,000 5-6........................................................ 800 7-8........................................................ 700 9-12...................................................... 500 13-16.................................................... 400 17-24.................................................... 225 25-32.................................................... 175 33-48.................................................... 150 49-64.................................................... 125 65-96.................................................... 100 Sportsmen’s Singles Finish $ 1........................................................... 400 2........................................................... 300 3-4........................................................ 200 5-8........................................................ 150 9-16........................................................ 50 17-32...................................................... 25
MEN’S SINGLES 42 Entries 5,250 Purse
Masters 9-Ball Divisions WOMEN’S SINGLES 18 Entries 2,160 Purse Finish $ 1........................................................... 800 2........................................................... 500 3........................................................... 350 4........................................................... 200 5-6........................................................ 100 7-8.......................................................... 55 MEN’S SINGLES 26 Entries 3,900 Purse Finish $ 1....................................................... 1,000 2........................................................... 800 3........................................................... 600 4........................................................... 400 5-6........................................................ 300 7-8........................................................ 250
Regular Classic 9-Ball Divisions WOMEN’S SINGLES 12 Entries 960 Purse Finish $ 1........................................................... 450 2........................................................... 320 3........................................................... 140 4............................................................. 50 MEN’S SINGLES 34 Entries 3,400 Purse Finish $ 1........................................................ 1,000 2........................................................... 600 3........................................................... 450 4........................................................... 350 5-6........................................................ 250 7-8........................................................ 100 9-12........................................................ 75 9-Ball Open Seniors 43 Entries 4,300 Purse Finish $ 1........................................................ 1,000 2........................................................... 700 3........................................................... 500 4........................................................... 300 5-6........................................................ 225 7-8........................................................ 175 9-12...................................................... 150 13-16.................................................... 100
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Click on the MAP link to get directions to each location Jun 2 Pocatello, ID The Pocket (see ad May) (208) 233-1841 8-Ball Scotch Doubles-Hdcp Jun 3 Portland, OR Sam’s Billiards (p32) (503) 282-8266 Straight Pool Jun 9 Salem, OR The Cue Ball (p32) (503) 362-9740 9-Ball So. Willamette Valley players Jun 9 Bozeman, MT Eagles #326 (p31) (406) 587-9996 Chip Pool Classic Jun 16 Ogden, UT D & R Spirits (see ad May) (801) 603-5030 Women’s 8-Ball Jun 16-17 Mtn View, CA CA Billiard Club (p32) (650) 965-3100 One Pocket - DE Jun 16-17 Tacoma, WA NWPA (p17) (206) 920-1936 9-Ball at Malarkey’s Jun 23 Bozeman, MT Eagles #326 (p31) (406) 587-9996 Betty Bies Benefit-Mx Sc Dbls Jun 23-24 Everett, WA Soundview (p37) (425) 259-3383 3 person team - 1 master-1 open-1 woman Jun 23-24 San Jose, CA TWCWT (p17) (510) 861-0829 9-Ball Stop #2 Jun 27 Canyonville, OR Casino Tour (p10) www.westernbca.org USD OMSD MBSD Jun 28 Canyonville, OR Casino Tour (p10) www.westernbca.org MBS MSS MDS WOS MMS Jun 29 Canyonville, OR Casino Tour (p10) www.westernbca.org WT Jun 30 Canyonville, OR Casino Tour (p10) www.westernbca.org MMT MMBT Jun 30-Jul 1 Spokane, WA Black Diamond (p5) (509) 891-8375 9-Ball Open Women’s 9-Ball Jul 1 Portland, OR Sam’s Billiards (p32) (503) 282-8266 Straight Pool Jul 7 Pocatello, ID The Pocket (see ad May) (208) 233-1841 8-Ball Scotch Doubles-Hdcp Jul 14 Salem, OR The Cue Ball (p32) (503) 362-9740 9-Ball So. Willamette Valley players Jul 14-15 Spokane, WA NWPA (p17) (206) 920-1936 9-Ball at Black Diamond Jul 20-28 Tunica, MS Southern Classic (see ad May) southernclassictournament.com 9-Ball Banks One Pocket 9-Ball Jul 20-22 Tunica, MS CSI (see ad May) (702) 719-7665 8-Ball - Men’s Open Division 8-Ball - Women’s Division 8-Ball - Men’s Sr (55+) Division 8-Ball - Juniors Division Jul 21-22
Reno, NV
TWCWT (p17)
(510) 861-0829
Jul 21-22 Mtn View, CA CA Billiard Club (p32) (650) 965-3100 Jul 23-25 Tunica, MS CSI (see ad May) (702) 719-7665 Jul 28 Boise, ID The Pocket (p26) (208)-375-2474 Aug 4 Pocatello, ID The Pocket (see ad May) (208) 233-1841 Aug 5 Portland, OR Sam’s Billiards (p32) (503) 282-8266 Aug 11 Salem, OR The Cue Ball (p32) (503) 362-9740 Aug 18-19 Mtn View, CA CA Billiard Club (p32) (650) 965-3100 Aug 18-19 Sacramento, CA TWCWT (p17) (510) 329-3566 Aug 30-Sep 3 Scottsdale, AZ BCAPL (see ad May) playbca.com Sep 22-23 Modesto, CA TWCWT (p17) (510) 329-3566 Oct 20-21 Emeryville, CA TWCWT (p17) (510) 329-3566 Nov 17-18 San Francisco, CA TWCWT (p17) (510) 329-3566
$25+$15 g.f. Call $15 $10 $200 $10 Call $30 $300 full field $40 $400 Guar Call $750 w/33+ $20 Call $150 Call Call Call $65 $5,000 total $55 $45 $55 $55 $70 $60 $80 $150 $165 TBA $60 $1,000 w/64 $25 $200 w/32 $15 $25+$15 g.f. Call $10 $200 Call $500 min. Online $10,000 total Online Online $50+$25 fees $3,000-1st w/64 $50+$25 fees $500-1st w/16 $50+$25 fees $1,000-1st w/32 FREE (w/8) Prizes-Entry
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$40 $400 Guar $50+$25 fees $3,000-1st w/64 $50+$25 fees $500-1st w/16 $50+$25 fees $1,000-1st w/32 FREE (w/8) Prizes-Entry $20 (no g.f.) $200 w/32+ $25+$15 g.f. Call $15 $10 $200 $40 $400 Guar Call Call Varies $6,000 Call Call Call Call Call Call
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Central United States Pool Tournaments Tournaments in RED are advertisers
Click on the MAP link to get directions to each location Jun 2
Houston, TX
Bogie’s Billiards
(713) 825-1411
Poison Tour-Open/Am/Jrs
Call
$1,000
Call
Jun 8-10
LaCrosse, WI
Moose Lodge
(608) 788-1908
Janet’s Pool Tour
Call
Call
Call
Jun 9
Alsip, IL
Red Shoes Billiards
(708) 388-3700
9-Ball - DE
$50 (incl. g.f.) $500 w/full field Noon
Jun 9
Kaukana, WI
Ets Dog Pound
(920) 462-4667
Scotch Doubles
Call
Call
11AM
Jun 16-17
Houston, TX
Houston’s Sports Bar
(713) 825-1411
PoisonTour-Open/Am/Jrs
Call
$1,000
Call
Jun 22
Fargo, ND
Fargo Billiards
(701) 282-4168
Summer Shootout 9-Ball
$40 (incl. g.f.) $500
6PM
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Jun 23-24
Fargo, ND
Fargo Billiards
(701) 282-4168
Summer Shootout 8-Ball
$60 (incl. g.f.) $2,500
11AM
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Jun 23-24
Spring, TX
Big Tyme Billiards
(281) 288-0800
9-Ball
Call
Call
Jul 7
Alsip, IL
Red Shoes Billiards
(708) 388-3700
8-Ball - DE
$50 (incl. g.f.) $500 w/full field Noon
Jul 7-8
Houston, TX
Bogie’s Billiards
(713) 825-1411
Lone Star-Open/Am/Jrs
Call
$1,000
Call
Jul 21
Alsip, IL
Red Shoes Billiards
(708) 388-3700
World 14.1 Qualifier-100 pt game $105
Call
Noon
Jul 21-22
San Leon, TX
Casper Billiards
(281) 559-1400
Tiger Tour
Call
$1,250
Call
Jul 20-28
Tunica, MS
Southern Classic
southernclassictournament.com
9-Ball Banks
Online
$10,000 total
Online
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One Pocket
Online
Online
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9-Ball
Online
Online
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Jul 20-22
8-Ball - Men’s Open Division
$50+$25 fees $3,000-1st w/64 Noon
8-Ball - Women’s Division
$50+$25 fees $500-1st w/16
8-Ball - Men’s Sr (55+) Division
$50+$25 fees $1,000-1st w/32 Noon
8-Ball - Juniors Division
FREE (w/8)
Jul 23-25
9-Ball - Men’s Open Division
$50+$25 fees $3,000-1st w/64 Noon
9-Ball - Women’s Division
$50+$25 fees $500-1st w/16
9-Ball - Men’s Sr (55+) Division
$50+$25 fees $1,000-1st w/32 Noon
9-Ball - Juniors Division
FREE (w/8)
Aug 4
Alsip, IL
Red Shoes Billiards
(708) 388-3700
Bank Pool - DE
$50 (incl. g.f.) $500 w/full field Noon
Aug 11-12
Round Rock, TX
Skinny Bob’s Billiards
(713) 825-1411
Lone Star Tour-Open/Am/Ladies
Call
Aug 11-12
Houston, TX
Tunica, MS
Tunica, MS
CSI
CSI
(702) 719-7665
(702) 719-7665
$2,500
Prizes-Entry
Prizes-Entry $1,000
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Bogie’s Billiards
(281) 821-4544
Tiger Tour
Call
$1,250
Call
Aug 30-Sep 3 Scottsdale, AZ
BCAPL
playbca.com
Southwest Regionals
Varies
$6,000
Online
Sep 1
Alsip, IL
Red Shoes Billiards
(708) 388-3700
One Pocket - DE
$50 (incl. g.f.) $500 w/full field Noon
Sep 15-16
Houston, TX
Slick Willie’s
(281) 679-5510
Tiger Tour
Call
$1,250
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Eastern Time Zone U.S. Pool Tournaments Tournaments in RED are advertisers
Click on the MAP link to get directions to each location Jun 2
Buffalo, NY
Bison Billiards
(716) 632-0281
8-Ball Bar Box
$35 (incl g.f.)
$250 Guar
Noon
Jun 2
Conyers, GA
Classic Billiards
(770) 679-5278
9-Ball
$75
$1,000 Guar 1st Call
Jun 2-3
Norristown, PA
Markleys Billiards
(610) 278-1595
JPNEWT
Call
$500
Call
Jun 2-3
W Hampstead, NY
Raxx Pool Room
(516) 538-9896
Open/Pro
Call
$1,000
Call
Jun 2
E Rutherford, NJ
Castle Billiards
(201) 933-6007
Tri State Tour ABCD
Call
$500
Call
Jun 9
Rochester, NY
Six Pockets
(585) 266-1440
Western NY Tour
Call
Call
Call
Jun 9-10
Providence, RI
Snookers Billiards
(401) 351-7665
Joss Tour
Call
$2,000
Call
Jun 9-10
Virginia Beach, VA
Q Masters
actionpooltour.com
Action Pool Tour Stop
$90-$40
Online
Online
Jun 16
Pittsburgh, PA
Breakers Billiards
(412) 531-2250
Western NY Tour
Call
Call
Call
Jun 23-24
Manassas, VA
Whetzel’s Billiards
(703) 330-5661
JPNEWT
Call
$500
Call
Jun 23-24
Lexington, KY
Diamond Billiard Pub
(859) 317-9513
Miss Cues Ladies Tour
Call
$250
Call
Jun 30
Pelham, AL
Poppa’s Billiards
(205) 664-2949
9-Ball Open
$30
$300
1PM
Jun 30
Buffalo, NY
Bison Billiards
(716) 632-0281
Western NY Tour
Call
Call
Call
Jul 7
Conyers, GA
Classic Billiards
(770) 679-5278
9-Ball
$75
$1,000 Guar 1st Call
Jul 7
Buffalo, NY
Bison Billiards
(716) 632-0281
8-Ball Bar Box
$35 (incl g.f.)
$250 Guar
Jul 20-28
Tunica, MS
Southern Classic
southernclassictournament.com
$10,000 total
Noon
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Online
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One Pocket
Online
Online
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9-Ball
Online
Online
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Jul 20-22
8-Ball - Men’s Open Division
$50+$25 fees $3,000-1st w/64 Noon
8-Ball - Women’s Division
$50+$25 fees $500-1st w/16 Noon
8-Ball - Men’s Sr (55+) Division $50+$25 fees $1,000-1st w/32 Noon
8-Ball - Juniors Division
FREE (w/8)
Prizes-Entry
Noon
Jul 21-22
Herndon, VA
Breakers Sky Lounge
actionpooltour.com
Action Pool Tour Stop
$90-$40
Online
Online
Jul 23-25
Tunica, MS
CSI
(702) 719-7665
Tunica, MS
CSI
(702) 719-7665
9-Ball - Men’s Open Division
$50+$25 fees $3,000-1st w/64 Noon
9-Ball - Women’s Division
$50+$25 fees $500-1st w/16 Noon
9-Ball - Men’s Sr (55+) Division $50+$25 fees $1,000-1st w/32 Noon
9-Ball - Juniors Division
Jul 26
Ft Pierce, FL
Ultimate Billiards
(772) 464-7665
Jul 27-28
Ft Pierce, FL
Ultimate Billiards
(772) 464-7665
Jul 27-28
Ft Pierce, FL
Ultimate Billiards
Jul 28
Pelham, AL
Poppa’s Billiards
Aug 4
Conyers, GA
Aug 11-12
Catonsville, MD
Aug 17-19 Aug 25
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Sunshine State 8-Ball Sc Dbls $85/$110
$300
6PM
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Sunshine State 8-Ball Sngls
$60/$85
$750 ea. div.
11AM
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(772) 464-7665
Sunshine State 8-Ball Teams
$110/$160
$750 ea. div.
9AM
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(205) 664-2949
9-Ball Open
$30
$300
1PM
Classic Billiards
(770) 679-5278
9-Ball
$75
$1,000 Guar 1st Call
VIP Billiards
actionpooltour.com
Action Pool Tour Stop
$90-$40
Online
Online
Glen Burnie, MD
Big Daddy’s Billiards
(410) 757-3488
MD State 14-1 Straight Pool
Varies
Call
6PM
Pelham, AL
Poppa’s Billiards
(205) 664-2949
9-Ball Open
$30
$300
1PM
Aug 30-Sep 3 Scottsdale, AZ
BCAPL
playbca.com
Southwest Regionals
Varies
$6,000
Online
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Sep 8-9
Big Daddy’s Billiards
actionpooltour.com
Action Pool Tour Stop
$90-$40
Online
Online
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FREE (w/8)
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