Professor-Q-Ball’s Rack for August/September 2012 Issue 4 • Vol XIII Billiard Congress of America Summit 2012 1st Annual Southern Classic • Harrah’s
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Justin Hall Master of the Table Photos and Article Ricky Bryant
WPBA US Open 9-Ball Championship ☜ Fisher takes Title
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Showdown 9-Ball at Billiard Center
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Cape Giradeau, MO
☜Corr inducted into BCA Hall of Fame BEF Jubior National Champions
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TAP Announces iPhone App
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Artistic Open Pool Championship Tunica
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Shoot for a Cure
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Pool Instructional… Inside English and Deflection…Tom Ross What Would a Sucker Do?…Jacqueline Karol Pocket Point Escape…Robert Byrne A Secret of Sorts – To reflect On…Tom Rossman Are you One of those Plateau Players…The Monk Easy Shot with a Twist…Steve Markle Don’t Bend Over without a Plan…Tom Simpson Bar Box 8-Ball…Marty Kaczmarowski DPM Universal Pocket & Carom Billiard Systems # 62… by Darrel Martineau Departments … Places to Play National Tournament Directory
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Summit 2012 Draws Solid Attendance in Chicagoland
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Exhibits, Education and Social Events Highlight Event
he 2012 edition of the Billiard Congress of America’s (BCA) Summit 2012, formerly the International Billiard & Home Recreation Expo, was held at the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center & Hotel in Schaumburg, Ill., July 18 - 20, 2012. Total buyer attendance for the 3 day event was 965, a 36% increase over the 2011 show and the largest attendance since the event in 2008. “Despite continued economic challenges, we are very pleased Summit 2012 generated a substantial increase in attendance,” said Summit 2012 Chairman Skip Nemecek. “There was a real energy on the show floor, in the seminars and during the social events that was shared by both attendees and exhibitors resulting in an all-around compelling event.” With 293 booths and 98 exhibiting companies, the show floor was comprised of 35,000 net square feet of exhibit space, with an additional 10,000 net square feet of educational and training space. Of the 98 exhibiting companies, 21 were first-time exhibitors or returning to the event after an absence, including: Altivo Pedras, Ltda., American Classic, Inc., Ball Teck Korea, Boraam Industries, LLC, Carrom Company, Cosmos Industry Co., Ltd., Cyclop Phenolic Billiards, DFI Casual Dining & Barstools, ES Billiard Tip Mfg., H. Home, Harmon Designs, LLC, Incredible Technologies, Inc., Jiujiang Jiuxing Sports Co., Ltd., Montage Furniture Services, Nanjing Kanghom Sporting Goods Co., Ltd., Petro Enterprises, Primo Craft, Inc., Robertson Billiard Supplies, Inc., Tobias Designs, Triumph Sports USA, and Venture. “The show this year was beyond our expectations,” said exhibitor John Bertone of Kamui Tips. “We picked up many new customers and we were happy to see all of our old friends and peers. We look forward to coming back to Chicago next year, not only for the pizza, but also the social interaction this venue provides.” In addition to Summit 2012’s show floor activity, the Business of Billiards Seminar Series offered six seminars designed to provide tangible, immediately implementable business improvement solutions. “The education alone was worth my BCA dues,” said retailer Michael Zimmerman of Zim’s Rack. “Everything else that was included as part of Summit 2012 and the BCA member benefits are added benefits for our business.” The industry social, sponsored by the Billiard Congress
of America, on Wednesday, July 18, attracted hundreds of show participants who enjoyed free cocktails and soda, while mixing and mingling with old friends, networking with industry leaders and watching a trick shot exhibition by BCA Hall of Famer Ewa Laurance (pictured right). “We can’t wait to come back next year,” said retailer Anthony Been of Bill’s Recreation. “The variety of exhibitors was above our expectations and the opportunity to meet people during the industry social and on the exhibit floor was great. We also gathered more information from the seminars than ever before.” Sponsors of Summit 2012 included: Ace Product Management Group, Inc., Atlas Billiard Supplies, Cue & Case Inc., Championship, LLC, Imperial International, Iwan Simonis, Kamui Tips, Tweeten Fibre Co., Siriani & Associates and Viking Cues. During the event, the Billiard Congress of America also announced Summit 2013 will return to the Renaissance Schaumburg Convention Center and Hotel from Wednesday, July 10 through Friday, July 12, 2013. More information on Summit 2013 will be available as it develops at www.bcasummit.com. “Coming back to Chicago is a wonderful choice,” said exhibitor David Start of California House. “The location is great, the venue is outstanding to work with and we look forward to returning to Chicago. As a matter of fact, we have already increased our booth size for next year.”
Justin Hall is Master of the Table 9-Ball Bank to Hall
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iamond with 14 years of experience producing the Derby City Classic branches out in 2012 with the Southern Classic at Harrah’s Casino in Tunica Mississippi. The Southern Classic is the newest big show in town. The Classic is based on the model of the Derby with three main events, 9-Ball Banks, One Pocket, and 9 Ball and the Master of the Table based on scoring from the main events. Diamond not only makes GREAT tables they produce great events that the fans get great pool and the players can count on the payday. Besides the main events there are Ring Games, Mini-Tournaments and the 10 Ball Challenge. Diamond revived a piece of pool history by producing events at the Classic on four Diamond 10 foot tables. The 10 foot tables were one of the biggest buzzes of the tournament. Diamond with sponsors,
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Kamui, Seyberts, Simonis and Viking Cues, produced special mini tournaments of 9 Ball, 8 Ball, One Pocket, Straight Pool 14.1, and Banks matches on the 10 foot tables. Also on the 10 foot tabs was the Diamond 10 Ball Challenge. Expect to see more action on Diamond 10 foot tables. The first main event was the 9-ball banks which had 153 players in a single elimination race to 3 with a single one time buy back. The event started on Friday July 20th with the finals 4 days later on Monday July 23rd. There were lots of experienced Derby players and champions on hand as well as a group of new comers. The final four came down John Brumback, Riche Richeson, Alex Pagulayan and Justin Hall. Riche Richeson would be the first to go down. Justin Hall would get the bye in the final round to get to the final. The buy format was
changed a few years back in that a player can only get one bye per event. Alex Pagulayan would then eliminate his proclaimed hero and DCC Champion John Brumback. The final would see Pagulayan versus Hall. Hall a new comer had been playing better every day in the tournament. But the seasoned pro Alex Pagulayan put the pressure on taking the first two games in the race to three. Then in the third game Alex seemed to become a little cautious and Justin lost his butterflies. Knotted at 4 to 4 and after a short safety battle Justin made his move to get on the board. With the match at 2 to 1
and Alex on the Hill, Justin put on a show in the fourth rack with a break and run to take the match to Double Hill. The fans were on the edge of their seats and definitely getting their money’s worth. The fifth and deciding game would hinge on a long rail bank by Alex. The ball didn’t go and Justin Hall finished it off to become the First Southern Classic 9-Ball Banks Champion. The win and not being a full field of 400 was a $5,600 pay day for Justin Hall.
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and since he and Hall had already had byes in the tournament, and you are only allowed one per event, Ryan Stone (above right) would get the bye and pass to the final. Hall in his continued good play since winning the Banks championship on Sunday eliminated Shannon 3 to 0. The final between Hall and Stoned look to be another great battle knotted at 1 to 1. Justin Hall takes his one time out to compose himself and came back firing in shots to take his Second Championship of the event at 3 to 1. Justin had now taken the first two inaugural events becoming the First Southern Classic 9-Ball Banks Champion and the One Pocket Champion. The young gun from Tampa Florida now had an outstanding lead in the race for Master of the Table. Justin stated he felt 9 Ball was his best game and was the third event of the Southern Classic. Justin would finish 17th in the 9 Ball and seal the bid for the Master of the Table. ustin would take home $7,000 for the One Pocket Champion ship and an additional $20,000 for Master of the table. This with his $5,600 pay day from 9-Ball Banks would bring his tournament winnings to $32,600, not bad for his first time in this event format.
he first Southern Classic One Pocket event would start on Sunday July 22nd with a field of 159. As with the Banks event it is a race to three, single elimination with a single buy back. Again the event was filled with Derby champions, seasoned players and new comers. The fans were treated to lots of great one pocket action over the four days of the event. One highlight and something you don’t see a lot in One Pocket was when raining DCC One Pocket Champion, Shane Van Boening’s had a break and run in his match against Corey Deuel. But even with this great play Shane would not make the final four. The final four would come down to Champion Shannon “The Cannon” Daulton, Daniel Mckenney, Ryan Stone and Southern Classic Banks Champion Justin Hall. (above left) Shannon would give Mckenney his walking papers with a 3 to 0 win. Going into the next round of three players Shannon was the favorite as the only player with a buy back. The draw would have Shannon playing Ryan Stone and Justin Hall getting the bye. The match would go hill – hill. In the final game with Stone’s tournament life on the line and appeared to be over, Shannon makes a mistake that allows Stone to get out and win the match. Shannon exercised his buy back
Southern Classic One Pocket Won by Justin Hall
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Southern Classic 9-Ball Title Goes to Alex Pagulaya
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he third event at the Southern Classic is the 9 Ball which drew the smallest field of only 135 players. The format is race to seven, no jump cues, single elimination and one time buy back. Again this was another great field of great players. The 9 Ball started on Wednesday and the final was the closing event on Saturday the 28th of July. The fans were treated to lots of great 9 ball over the four days. The final seven players were Johnny Archer, John Morra, Joshua Oneal, Dennis Orcullo, Alex Pagulaya, Shane Van Boening and Warren Kiamco. Orcullo would give Van Boening his first loss then in the next draw Van Boening would return the favor to Orcullo. The last player with a bye back was Warren Kiamco who had a great tournament finishing third in the 9 ball and cashing $3,400 the same as Shane Van Boening in fourth place. Kiamco’s third place finish earned him third place in the Master of the Table and an additional $2,000 for a total payout of $5,400. The final would come down to Alex Pagulaya and Johnny Archer. This was deja vu from the Friday night 10 Ball Challenge which had Alex playing Johnny. The Ten Ball Challenge was a great match going Hill-Hill and Alex taking the win for $12,000 and Johnny getting second for $7,000. Alex was on a mission taking the first two games. Johnny took the third game but Alex took the next four to go on the Hill. But Johnny being the seasoned veteran and Hall of Famer took the next two games and then went on a tear. Yes Johnny had three Break and Runs to knot the match Hill – Hill. Breaking in the thirteenth and final game Johnny had a tough shot on the one and opted for a push out. Alex gave the shot back to Johnny and after many looks at the shot Alex made an offer of $500 to
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Alex takes home a total of $26,800 finishing second in Master of the Table
Johnny Archer finishes second in 9-Ball and finishes third overall, total cash $12,900 take the shot. Johnny declined and let the balls roll kicking the 1 back down table and hitting the 9 driving it toward the corner pocket. It just needed a slight kiss from the 7 to go but there was no table love for Johnny. Alex came to the table and completed the run out to take the First Southern Classic 9 Ball Championship. This would give Alex a pay day of $11,800 with an additional $3,000 for second in the Master of the Table and $12,000 for the 10 ball, he cached out in Second with a total of $26,800. Third Place money winner would be Johnny Archer with his $5,900 for second in 9 Ball and $7,000 second in 10 Ball for an total cash out of $12,900.
Total Payout over $172,000 Bank Ring Game Brandon Shuff $5,000
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Master of the Table Justin Hall $20,000
Hall, Justin Pagulayan, Alex Brumback, John Richeson, Riche Frost, Scott Farrell, Jamie Griffith, Jim Hohmann, Thorsten Kiamco, Warren Miller, Jason Chance, Jason Compton, Chip Frost, Robert Orcullo, Dennis Roberts, James Delawder, Michael Bentivegna, Freddie Brown, Mike Gentile, Chris Hogue, Truman Jones, Jeremy Medley, Mike Pinegar, Jonathan Runnels, Ike Ulrich, Josh Willis, Johnny Appleton, Darren Bartram, Chris Carman, Clay Cavalier, Mark Eberle, Max Kluznik, Justin McGrath, Bobby Morra, John Muhlbradt, Michael Ochoa, Sylver Shuff, Brandon Smith, Danny Strickland, Earl VanBoening, Shane Vaughn, David
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Inside English and Deflection by Tom Ross Contributing Writer
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fter we gain proficiency with the most common shots on a pool table, shots that tend to come up in every rack, it’s time to step out and learn the shots that we see less frequently in order to assemble a complete game. A lot of those uncommon shots merely require a little practice to become familiar with a previously unknown technique or unimagined cue-ball path, and a few successful trials will implant the new shot into memory where it waits until we need it competition. Some of the other necessary shots are a little trickier, perhaps even discouraging, and will require closer attention and a bit more work. In the diagram we see a shot that is not so necessarily rare but one that may occur infrequently enough to go largely ignored in our practice. Unfortunately, since it is somewhat tricky and does not come up often enough to learn it in play, we must devote a little work to practicing it. And although it is natural and not so terribly difficult, the necessary inside english adds a challenge unique to shots of this ilk.
of english introduce deflection, curve and throw to a shot, problems I would rather avoid, some shots cannot be made without english. On those shots, since I’m spinning the ball anyway, I often opt to use a lot of english, two tips in some cases, in trade for excessive speed, which always adds difficulty. Be sure to use a long, smooth, lazy follow stroke which will work to spin the cue ball and thus move it better, while deflecting it less, than a snappy punch stroke. If you’re over cutting the object ball, do not hesitate to aim at what may seem ridiculously far from the intended contact point. Some cues call for an aiming point that is close to straight on for this shot.
Be sure, after finding success with pocket A, to practice shooting the object ball into the corner pocket marked B with high, right english therefore require compensation. Perhaps we are not prepared for a cue ball deflect- to move the cue ball around the other side of the table for a shot on the striped ing away from the object ball as it does ball into the bottom-right corner. Many with the shot in the diagram. And even shots with english require practice on cues that boast minimum deflection are both sides to learn the correct aiming likely to push the cue ball too far right points. After that you can move the and over cut the solid ball. object ball a little up table, toward the Set up the balls as shown in the foot spot, to practice the shot with a diagram to shoot the solid ball into Although repetition, more than anysetup that requires some draw to move corner pocket A and move the cue ball thing, will lead to confidence and around the table for position on the comfort with this shot, here are a few tips the cue ball to hit the side rail first. You may find that the draw introduces more striped ball using high, inside (left) that will help cause greater success. deflection and may require a harder hit english. Because when we do use english, When most players first look at this shot we are far more likely to use outside, and the distance the cue ball travels, they since draw tends to kill some of the cue most of us do not have enough experifeel compelled to hit it much harder than ball’s speed. To help mitigate those challenges, think about a long, smooth draw ence with inside english to shoot comnecessary. Despite that the cue ball may stroke, what some players call “drag draw,” fortably when it’s required and are often travel 20 feet, the shot does not require fooled by the cue ball’s deflection. It’s much speed since the english will work to instead of a short, snappy one. hard to say why since the shots we shoot keep the cue ball moving off of the cushwith outside english also deflect and ions. Though even the smallest amounts
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Allison Fisher Wins WPBA US Open 9-Ball Championship
Gerda Hofstatter and Allison Fisher in a Classic Battle for the Title
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he 2012 WPBA US Open 9-Ball Championship is in the history books and Allison Fisher (right) has successfully defended her title to win her SIXTH WPBA US Open 9-Ball Championship! Gerda Hofstatter (lower photo) won the opening lag and break, pocketing the six and playing safe. Fisher missed the kick and with ball in hand, Gerda ran the rack to lead 1-0, but lost the safety battle in the next rack to give Allison her first game. Gerda got back to the table in game three, but Gerda missed a tough 8, leaving Allison a bank on the eight and an easy nine to pull ahead 2-1. In rack four, Gerda made a classic two ball shot, only to be called a foul. She protested the call and officials reviewed on the ESPN cameras and the call was reversed! She then proceeded to make a brilliant run-out to tie the match 2-2. The match tied again at 3-3, but then Allison took advantage of a foul and a 39 combo to lead 4-3, followed by a break and run to take the first two game lead in the match 5-3. In the ninth rack she won an early safety battle and ran out from the two ball to get to the hill 6-3. In the final rack, Allison had a dry break but Gerda missed a long cut on the 2. Allison was hooked, kicked to safe. Gerda left a shot though and Allison ran out to win her record 6th US Open title! About the Women’s Professional Billiard Association (WPBA) 12 PQB August/September
Allison Fisher (above)wins title. Gerda Hofstatter (left) is runnerup
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 ESPNtelevised 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.
What Would a Sucker Do?
If you look around the room and don’t see any suckers…. YOU are the sucker! by Jacqueline Karol • House Pro at DownLo Billiards Chico, Calif. League Operator & Tournament Director • www.BilliardsBootCamp.com You have stripes here. You are snookered and have only one ball remaining. Your smiling opponent has 5 balls left that are all makeable with no obstructions. What do you do? “Kick at the stripe!” “Send the cue ball 5 rails!” “Jump the cue ball!” “Massé!” Suckers. In this case, it is unlikely that you will even hit your object ball, let alone make it and leave yourself in a position to make the 8. Whether you make a legal shot or not, you are left in the unenviable position of taking your seat and watching your opponent run out. If you prefer to take a more aggressive and proactive approach, consider taking an intentional foul by hitting the 8-ball in order to block the
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corner pocket. Instead of returning to the table to run out, your opponent now has a much more difficult layout and some problem balls to contend with. Rather than watching your opponent run out, you will most likely have at least one more turn at the table.
Pocket-Point Escape
by Robert Byrne From “Byrne’s Complete Book of Pool Shots” with permission
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an the 8-ball be banked in this position? Yes, if you can manage to carom into the pocket point. The cueball doesn’t always rattle in the jaws, as shown-its exact path is unpredictable-but if you can hit the point you’ll probably miss both the kiss and the scratch.
A Secret of Sorts –to Reflect On by Tom Rossman • drcue@artisticpool.org Contributing Writer
Ms. Cue and I have experienced thousands of treasured moments in and out of the artistic pool arena. We hope each of you is enjoying victory in your game and life. In this regards, I want to give you of a secret for the next level and beyond! !@#$%^&*()_+ … Something is definitely wrong!! L@o$o^k*S)h+arp … Better, but still not right!! Lo#ok^Sh(ar+p … Warmer – keep trying!! Look%^Sharp … You’re almost there!! Look Sharp!! … Now, you’ve got it!! The above chameleon text holds within its pattern special meaning to correct specific glitches in a player’s mechanical movements, before, during, and after a shot. The foundation of this analogy is based on an in the present mode, as I type each line, and then review it. Making the appropriate changes as I go, from line to line, is a necessity to eventually get the last line to look sharp! In a similar light, you can enter an in the present training mode to your game. An instructor’s analysis of a student has minimal value, if some method of remedy is not prescribed for an existing glitch. Pre-stance, chalking efficiency, alignment, stroke, and/or the obvious errant movements of grip, bridge, head, and other body parts can causepoor play and look dull. Many of the games we lose are the direct result of not looking sharp at the table,in our preparation and execution skills The secret, a mirror! The process of prepping yourself to look sharp occurs each morning for most of us. If something
looks dull or out of place, you correct it, with a feedback from within the mirror’s reflection. Imagine looking in a mirror seeing yourself step erratically into a contorted body position, swinging the cue in a wild movement, pumping oil with the lower arm in relation to the upper shoulder hinge, or jumping up from a final stroke movement with your upper body. You can correct any glitch of muscle memory by talking to yourself in the mirror, in a reinforced subconscious image implant. Tuning yourself to look sharp in a mirror with each mechanical component in order, will allow you to take the new you to the table. Prescription from Dr. Cue: 1 to 2 minutes a day with a mirror, for 3 to 5 days, and then every 3000 games. Chalk consistently on each approach, align body with cue under shoulder, step forward into down stance position, maintaining the cue/shoulder relationship, balance yourself with a parallel to the cue rear foot movement, start swinging the cue in a non-twisting and unrestricted motion of the hand/wrist/lower arm, with no upper shoulder/body/head movement, make a slow back swing, hesitate, and free flight the cue forward to the tip in the mirror. Focused Objective Straight alignment and straight stroke motions, under the shoulder, with 2 tips imaged in a gentle and unified perfection to each other. Result: A new, improved you, Look Sharp, Be Sharp,Feel Sharp!
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Are You One of those Plateau Players? by “The Monk” Contributing Writer • www.monkbilliardacademy.net
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here are players who maintain the same winning percentage year after year and wonder what they need to do to break through to the next level. The problem with these players is that they keep trying to solve tomorrow’s problems with today’s line of thinking. If you have reached the Plateau experience you need to make some inner game changes. In other words, you have to change the way you think for it is this thinking that has you stuck in the plateau experience. The plateau type of player comes to me more often than any other pool player. They are sick of the same old thing year after year. Many of them have tried other instructors with no real progress.
values. Have you ever heard a pool player say, “If that was for money I would not have missed that shot”? Or you hear the player say he cannot play well unless it is for money. There are players who cannot play for money and must play this game socially. Our values drive us so we need a clear understanding of what they are. Have you ever complained that you can’t play well when you are competing against a lesser player? But if you play that same person for a hundred dollars you would play much better. It is the
Have you ever complained that you can’t play well when you are competing against a lesser player?
same lesser player, different performance. The money in the second example was We often have breakfast before we start your value. You did not care about the our two day session and it is at this time I guy you were playing. You only cared talk about building a mind set. You must about winning. have a specific set of values before you can realize progress in this game. A value I spent the last year working on a new is what drives us. Without a purpose we book. In this book I teach how to are floating around like a man who is develop a strong value and how to design treading water. I go over his purpose to your training to reach that goal. This is a make sure it is measurable and easy to un- book about the golfer. I teach a principle derstand. that we advance the ball in accordance Our minds always move towards our values so we must establish a strong set of
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ten more yards. The same applies to pool. We shoot the shot as it presents itself on the table. I don’t want to lean over the table for a shot I think I am going to miss. If it is a tough low percentage shot I will always tell myself I have a chance to succeed if I try real hard. In other words, give one hundred per cent and let the results be whatever they are. This technique of recognizing the value of the shot in front of you is taught in my Road Players Nine Ball training series. I have run so many tables with this thought.
to the club we have in our hand which means we do not over swing a club to get
If you fall out of the boat and stay afloat so you can breathe you will be happy for a little while. Then it dawns on you that you will have to swim to shore. You will need to know which direction to swim. Then you need to get started with the idea that you will reach shore soon. This is the plateau experience. You are treading water. In order to reach the shore you will have to make an effort. And that effort is found within your values. Define your values and design your training to bring you to the goals. I will look for you in the winner’s circle.
Easy Shot with a Twist by Steve Markle Contributing Writer • SteveMarklePool.com
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his shot is a classic that has been around for quite some time now. With classic trick shots players like to add to them to make them better. During my shows this is always the first shot I open up with. The object of this shot is to first hit “F” ball than “E” ball. As they are rolling you pocket the four ball set up, making it before the first two balls that were contacted first. Start by placing a ball on the pool tables spot and add another ball next to it as shown. Be sure that “B” ball is on the spots, aimed toward pocket “F”, and aligned a little to the left (for throw when contacted). “A“ ball is aimed toward pocket “C“. Place your cue ball in the area shown and be sure it is center for a full hit on ball “A”. Next to the cue ball place two more balls. I place them aimed a half an inch to the left of the pocket. This allows them to be played for throw. Finally behind the cue ball place two balls just as shown. Be sure to keep your cue level. Use a half tip of follow and a medium hard stroke. Sometimes I like to place a nail standing up behind balls “A” and “B”. This adds to the excitement of the shot because with all the balls in action during the shot, if made correctly, the nail will continue to stand after all of the balls have been pocketed.
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Annual Summer Showdown Open 9-Ball Tournament at Cape Girardeau, MO The Billiard Center in Cape Girardeau, Mo. held their 1st Annual Summer Showdown Open 9-Ball Tournament on July 12-15th. This event was live stream by Ray Hansen of Big Truck. It started off on Thursday with an Open 10-Ball with $300 added with 32 players and was won by Shane McMinn and runner up Robert Frost. On Friday night it was 9-Ball Handicap with $500 added and 63 players and was won by Lars Vardaman, from Collinsville, IL Saturday Main Event Open 9-Ball tourney with $4,000 added drew in 85 players from around the country. Joey Gray from OK was undefeated and now takes home the bragging rights of the 1st Summer Showdown 9-Ball Open. Joey Gray 1st- $2850 includes auction money Chip Compton 2nd-$2250 includes auction money Tournament paid out 24 places Midnight Madness, which took place on Sunday night with 8 players. Entry was $500 and $1,000 was added. It was split
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l-r, Joe Gray, Roger Alford (Manager)and Chip Compton between Eric Durban and Chip Compton $2,500 each. Special thanks to room owner Jim Lee and his staff for making all the players welcome. And let’s not forget the Tournament directors Evelyn & Danny Dysart who ran the events.
Karen Corr Inducted into Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame
The United States Billiard Media Association today announced that Karen Corr will be inducted into the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame in 2012. In 1998, when Corr moved to United States and traded snooker for American 9-ball she attacked the Women’s Professional Billiard Association Classic Tour with precision shooting and unbreakable concentration. Corr’s quick rise to the top and her consistent dominance on American soil has earned her the only spot in this year’s BCA Hall of Fame class. The Northern Ireland born Corr, 42, will be formally inducted into Greatest Player wing of the BCA Hall of Fame on October 26, 2012 during ceremonies at the Holiday Inn in Virginia Beach, VA. Shortly after winning her fourth world snooker title in 1997, Corr moved to the U.S., switched her game to 9-ball and raced through one WPBA qualifier after another in pursuit of a Classic Tour touring card. After just six months, Corr was ranked 24th in the WPBA, rising to No. 4 in 1999. She captured her first Classic Tour title in 2000, the Cuetec Cues Players Championship. She added two more tour titles in 2000, and then rose to the No. 1 ranking in 2001 with an amazing six titles. In the same year, she also was named Player of the Year (POY) by Pool & Billiard Magazine and Billiards Digest, breaking Allison Fisher’s string of five consecutive POY honors. In her 13 years playing in the U.S., Corr has won 15 Classic Tour titles, four BCA Open titles, three WPBA National Championships and three Tournament of Champions titles. She has won numerous international and regional events and was runner-up twice at the WPA World 9-Ball Championships. Corr also has a Joss Northeast Tour title to her credit and from 2001 - 2008 she was one of the tour’s most successful players. “It’s awesome to be appreciated this way for your skills,” Corr said after learning of the honor. “And I want to thank the people who vote for the Hall of Fame.” Corr left the Classic Tour a year ago to be with her terminally ill mother in England. Diane Corr, 71, passed away at the beginning of July in 2012. “This is a nice way to start my new life,” Corr said. “I’m back in the States and pool will be my life again. I’ve got a bit of catching up to do, but I appreciate the opportunity to make a career in cue sports. Hopefully, I have a few titles left in me. Voting was conducted by the USBMA Hall of Fame Board,
which consists of USBMA members, elected At-Large members and living members of the BCA Hall of Fame. Induction in the Greatest Players category is awarded to the player named on the most ballots. A second player is elected if both players are named on more than 70 percent of the ballots. After being named on 56 percent of the ballots in 2011, Corr received votes on 65 percent of the ballots in 2012. Jeanette Lee, in her first year on the ballot, received votes on 53 percent of the ballots. Germany’s Oliver Ortmann was named on 32 percent of the ballots. Belinda Calhoun, Kim Davenport, Gerda Hofstatter, Mary Kenniston, Rodney Morris and Vivian Villarreal each received votes on less than 25 percent of the ballots. To be eligible for consideration in the Greatest Player category, a player a) must be 40 years old by Jan. 1 of the year of their induction; b) must have a professional playing career of at least 10 years; and c) must have recorded significant achievements in U.S. based events.
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Don’t Bend Over without a Plan by Tom Simpson, Master Instructor • PoolClinics.com Contributing Writer
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efore you bend down into your shooting position, always ask yourself this one key question: “How am I going to play this shot?” What’s the plan – exactly? “Well, duh, of course that’s what I’m thinking about,” you say. But let’s look deeper. Ideally, you should do all of your thinking and planning while you’re standing, while you can see the layout and the angles and imagine the possibilities. Clever instructors like to say, “Don’t shoot in the thinking position, and don’t think in the shooting position.” As you drop down into shooting position, your body takes in a lot of visual & kinesthetic (movement awareness) information, allowing you to land with confidence and good alignment.
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shot I’ve chosen. After all, good pool comes down to successfully executing one shot at a time. Our brilliant plans and strategies won’t matter if we don’t make the shot. We have to perform when it comes time to shoot. And since pool is an insanely precise pursuit, if we’re not giving it everything we have, at the moment it matters most, we’re going to be disappointed. If we’re not giving every shot our full attention, what are we doing? Why are we playing? The whole purpose of our pre-shot routine is to guide us to a clear decision, and then move us smoothly and accurately into position to deliver the hit
traction, or self-consciousness. Fear and doubt lead to rigidity in the body. Distraction and self-consciousness put your attention outside of your physical performance. “How am I going to play this shot?” is a positive question. Dealing with the positive concern shuts out the negative concerns that often nag at us while we play: I’m playing poorly today, I can’t draw consistently, I lost to this player last time, this equipment has problems, I’d better not scratch, why can’t I play better under pressure, how will I look if I miss this shot? Ya get what ya think about.
Focus on what you can control. Make a decision and commit to it. Control what you’re thinking as you begin the physical shooting process. Ask yourself positive questions: How do I “How am I going to play this want to play this? Where do I want Once you’re down, it’s all shot?” is a positive question. the cueball to stop? How much about executing the shot you speed and spin do I need? Accept planned when you were standing. the problems the game presents. If you change your mind, stand up and stroke we have in mind. As we progress Regard them as rewarding challenges to prepare again. If you have doubts, reset. through our shooting routine, our body overcome. If it looks wrong, come back up. Don’t aligns to the shot, our mind chatter shoot until you see your target precisely quiets down, and our focus hones in on Choose your best plan. Believe it. and vividly. the levels of visual & visceral detail our Expect it to work. See it happen in your pool skills allow. When we have a confiimagination. Let it happen on the table. During our planning process, we have dent, precise plan for the shot, and hold to consider many levels of strategy: How it clearly in mind as we drop and set up, do I win the current game? What are the we are far more likely to succeed. If we’re layout problems and how do I solve still thinking, we’re not trusting our them? Given my skills and confidence bodies. Our bodies know how to do what level, what’s the best shot right now? they’ve done many times. We just have How do I avoid selling out? Is a defensive to get our chattering, worrying “monkey move smarter? Considering all the For the latest Event News mind” out of the way while we’re doing www.pr ofessor q ball.com options, eventually I decide on the shot the physical part of the game. I’m going to take. Now we’re down to the question of exactly how I am going to execute the
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If we are focused 100% on quality execution of the shot, there is no room for negativity. No room for fear, doubt, dis-
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By: Marty Kaczmarowski, APA 7 Contibuting Writer I’m just like thousands of other players, always looking for that great book that gives me the edge over all of my opponents. As far as pool skills go, it still boils down to hard work and quality practice, not a magic book. That being said, I have found that becoming a talented pool player requires certain skills to master Yourself… both mentally and physically. So here are the “secret” texts that can transform you if you take them seriously and study them! Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment Every Shot Must Have a Purpose: How GOLF54 Can Make You a Better Player The Toa of Sports Pleasures of Small Motions: Mastering the Mental Game of Pocket Billiards
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USBA Officers President Andrew Janquitto Ruxton, MD 410-599-8177
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USBA TOUR “Open” - Napoles Billiards East Boston, MA: June 14-17, 2012
Pedro Does It Again
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he event was live-streamed by Andrew Dangelmayer. To view recorded matches of this event and past events streamed by Andrew Dangelmayer, please visit: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/caromcorner Please visit his site: http://www.caromcorner.com/live.html Cash, check or paypal donations for supporting streaming are being accepted (already a button for this on the stream page provided). Eighteen players divided into 3 groups of 6 players each going to 25 points. The top 2 from each group advanced to the finals along with one auction winner and one lottery winner.
Prelims
by Andrew Janquitto Mazin Shooni and Luis Avila advanced from group A, with Avila supporting a perfect record and Shooni with one loss. In the final game of the preliminaries, Avila bested Shooni 25 to 15. Shooni jumped to an early lead 11 to 2 but Avila ran a 9 and followed up with a 7. Dave Egdahl finished 3rd with close wins over Rick Kirk, Ellis Lawrence and Andy Janquitto. Group B was the group of death with Pedro Piedrabuena, Miguel Torres and Sonny Cho, along with Jim Shovak and two very good local players, Camillo Medina and Norman Zulaga. Piedrabuena and Cho advanced. Cho needed to score 12 in his last game against Piedrabuena to move ahead of Torres, and he managed 13. Torres finished 3rd and Shovak 4th.
Pedro Piedrabuena (1st), Sonny Cho (2nd), Hugo Patino (3rd)
Photo by Jorge Sanchez)
Hugo Patino and Michael Kang moved into the finals from Group C. On the outside was Roberto Rojas, who lost to both Patino and Kang. Bob Page played well but finished 4th. Rounding out the group was Joe DeAmato and a local player, John Gomez. In the lottery, Jim Shovak won to fill the 7th spot in the finals. Miguel Torres won the auction to become the 8th player. The folks at Napoles have been great. The patrons are billiard fans and have packed the place to watch all of the games.
Finals
by Jim Shovak The final was an 8-player round robin with matches played to 30 points. Some brief highlights: Luis Avila posted a 15 inning game (2.000) against Mazin Shooni. Sonny Cho then posted the tournament best game of 30 points in just 12 innings (2.500) against Luis Avila. Early on, it looked like Pedro & Avila would be the final 2 as both were undefeated early on.
USBA TOUR “B” Tournament -Chris’s Billiards Chicago, IL: June 1-3, 2012
Lupe Cruz and Paul Navarette Share 1st Place Honors in Chicago l-r, Lupe Cruz (1st), George Pawelski (3rd), Paul Navarette (1st))
Lupe Cruz and Paul Navarette were tied with just one loss each. They were supposed to play a playoff match to determine the winner, but both players were tired and opted to split the first and second place prize money. Both players were awarded first place. We wish to thank the following people for helping to clean the tables and the balls throughout the tournament: Elmi Faek, Felipe Razon, Brian Haff, Lupe Cruz, and Gary Eake Thanks to John Langhoff and Gary Eake for photos of the finalists. 2012 USBA Tour Sponsors: David Levine, Jim Shovak, Bob Jewett, Creative Billiard Shirts, Marty Isserlis, Paul Frankel, Tommy Thomsen USBA Sponsors: Simonis • Gabriels • Tiger Cues • Aramith • Consumer Credit Services But Hugo Patino had just 1 loss and he would be playing Avila in the next-to-last round after Avila lost his first match to Sonny Cho. The match was fantastic and tense for both players as Hugo edged Avila 30-29 in just 16 innings! The win kept Hugo’s hopes alive and Avila no longer could win first place. Meanwhile Sonny Cho had 2 early losses and things didn’t look good for him in the beginning. Except for the fact that he didn’t lose anymore matches after that. Hugo would play Pedro in the final match with Pedro having no losses, meaning that Hugo needed to beat Pedro which would force a playoff match between the two of them for the Championship. But Pedro played his very best match of the tournament in his last match: 30 points in just 13 innings (2.308). The loss gave Hugo a 5-2 record which was the same record as Sonny Cho and Sonny edged out Hugo for 2nd place based on average by a very slim margin (1.243 to Hugo’s 1.219). Miraculously, Sonny Cho managed 2nd place, Hugo got 3rd and Luis Avila got 4th place, losing his last 3 matches to Sonny, Hugo and Pedro. The crowd at Napoles Billiards was amazing and their enthusiasm for the game was so refreshing to see! At the awards ceremony, the local patrons kept coming up to us asking for a picture with them and to sign the pictures. Everyone felt like a celebrity! It was a nice experience. World Trick-Shot Champion Roberto Rojas finished off the event with a dazzling display of amazing trick shots and masse shots that defied the laws of physics! I believe that Andrew did get to record it through the livestream, so check out his website and/or UStream. Thanks to Napoles Billiards, especially Orlando and the wonderful man who cleaned the tables and the balls. Your hospitality was second to none!
President’s Desk I’d like to use this space to share some thoughts about the tournament held each summer by Michael Kang and Ira Lee (and run by Charlie Brown). I’ve been a spectator or player since 2006. It is truly a great event, bringing together three cushion players from around the world. I was mesmerized the first time I saw the top players. It was simultaneously inspiring and depressing. Inspiring because I could see how the game could be played, how I could mimic the pros to improve my game, etc. Depressing because, well, I knew that no matter how hard I practiced or how long I played, I could never approach the level of the top players. But, I keep coming back to watch, meet new players, listen to stories, discuss systems and enjoy the camaraderie and atmosphere. There’s nothing like it. You hear some great stories at Carom Café. I’ll pass on one of my favorites. It’s about Torbjörn Blomdahl, the great Swedish player who now lives with his wife, Beate, and two children in Germany. Torbjörn speaks 11 languages and is recognized by many as a genius, on and off the table. A German television station was doing a full-length feature on Torbjörn. The director wanted to interview his wife for the show. At the end of the interview, the director asks Beate: “What’s it like being married to a genius?” And Beate says, “I don’t know, you’ll have to ask Torbjörn.” That’s one sharp gal.
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Dubuque Open III - Dubuque, IA: June 8-10, 2012
Winner Ashby Adds to Resume by Robert Byrne
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ighteen three-cushion players from seven states gathered in Iowa on June 8, 9, & 10 for the third annual Dubuque Open. The competition was played on three reconditioned Brunswick tables in the Masonic Temple’s majestic billiard room. Favorites going in were George Ashby of Murrayville, Illinois, who won the national tournament in 1976, 1981, and 1984, and Fred Lamers of the Minneapolis Billiard Club, who won the Dubuque Open the last two years. As many predicted, the two made it to the championship game. The format of the tournament was typical for a threecushion event. The top two from each of three flights advanced to final six-man round-robin. Players were chosen for the flights by blind draw except for Ashby and Lamers, who were put in separate flights. In flight A, Lamers was upset in the early going by Tom Paley 25-15 in 39 innings, but won his other four matches to finish first. Paley also advanced to the finals. Flight B saw Ashby sweep, tested only by tournament host Bob Byrne, who managed 21 points in his only loss. Ashby averaged .740 in his five wins. Flight C caused some excitement when Jay Pettlon beat Bob Keller 25-3 in only 22 innings. He cooled off after that eruption, finishing the flight with an average of .607. His only loss was 25-22 to James Richards, who joined him in the finals. The two tournament favorites advanced unscathed through the finals, meeting for the title late Sunday afternoon. It was 14 to 9 in favor of Ashby after 15 innings, and in the following 11 innings he outscored Lamers 11 to 4 to take the game 25-13 in 26 innings and the first prize of $620. The champion also won cash prizes for the high run of 7 and the best game of 25
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George Ashby points in 14 innings, both scored against Pettlon. For the fivegame finals, Ashby averaged .801. The other finishers were Tom Paley, third, Jay Pettlon, fourth, Bob Byrne, fifth, and James Richards, sixth. The award for best game out of the money went to Russ Rosenberg for his 42-inning win over Gary Eake. The prize for the high run of 6 out of the money was shared by Doug Taber, T.R. McElligott, and Greg Vavra. Had there been a prize for coming the greatest distance, it would have gone to Dave Ehlers, who came from Washington state. Runner-up in that category was Jack Leitzinger of Kettering, Ohio. In the field were six players from the Minneapolis Billiard Club, including Mickey Campbell, a member of the Sioux Nation, who came within one win of making the finals.
A Beautiful Idea
by Robert Byrne Contributing Writer • from Byrne’s “Advanced Techniques in Pool & Billiards” with permission
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his shot is not as hard as it looks. After hitting three rails, the cueball misses the white, retuning to the white off the red. Related positions come up in games, so it well to remember the pattern. In a sense it is a two-way shot, because if the cueball feathers the white on the way to the red the point still counts.
Rip’s Tips
Two Shots… not quite the same
Here are two beauties for you to work on. Diagram #1 shows what can be done with a slightly elevated cue keeping the cueball on the table and using all of your force over an open bridge hand, hit the cue into the yellow ball and let the tip jump over the rail while the yellow ball compressed the cushion and gets out of the way. Diagram #2 is different because we want to jump the cueball to a littleabove the nose of the cushion to have it air-born with the force allowing the cueball to return to score on the red. Wow, that sounds easy enough, LET’S TRY IT! “George Rippe is a former billiard room proprietor and artistic billiard enthusiast,” He can be reached at 978 975-9958
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2012 USBA TOUR – “B” and “C” – Medford Elks Lodge, Medford, Oregon July 20-22, 2012
Neal Olson and J.R. Greenlee Win the “B” and “C” Northwest Tour Events by Tom Thomsen/NW Director, USBA
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he First Annual Marti Tracy USBA Medford, Oregon Tour Tournaments (“B” &“C” Division) were held on July 20-22, 2012 at the Medford, Oregon Elks Lodge #1168. Fourteen players entered the “B” Division but only twelve participated. Sixteen players entered the “C” Division and all sixteen played. Eight new Gabriels billiard tables were purchased from the USBA National Tournament by the MOBA (Medford Oregon Billiard Assoc) and were used for the three-day tournaments. Ron Kilby of the Medford Lodge assembled them at the end of May and they played as well as they played in the Nationals. In the “B” Division a complete twelve-man round robin was played. Neal Olson of Seattle, Washington went undefeated until the final match but only needed to score 18 points to win – he scored 20. Jose Lizarraga of San Jose, California had only one loss going into the final match with Neal; he defeated Neal 30 – 20 but as mentioned above, came in second with an identical record of 10 – 1. Jesus Quinonez of Tacoma, Washington had a fine 8 – 3 record for third place. There was a tie at 7 – 4 for fourth place with Mark Hansen of Sacramento, California, Antonio Rivera of San Leandro, California, and Ramses Verlinden of McMinneville, Oregon. Mark Hansen won with more points. Rivera had the high run of eight. The “C” Division was broken into two groups of eight players each. In the C1 group Jerry Gibson of Medford, Oregon, Chris O’Brien of Boston/Florida, and J R Greenlee of Medford, Oregon all tied with records of 5 – 2; they all went to the finals. In the C2 group Mark Williams of Ashland, Oregon had a fine record of 6 – 1. John Fleming of Portland, Oregon, Alfred Wenzl of Medford, Oregon, and Marc Smith of Grants Pass,
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Neal Olson (1st), Director Tommy Thomsen and Jose Lizarraga (2nd) Oregon all tied with records of 5 – 2. Fleming and Wenzl went to the finals based on points. The “C” Division Finals played a round-robin of six players but only four were to be paid. J R Greenlee and John Fleming tied with records of 4 – 1 but Greenlee was awarded first place based on points; Fleming got second. Jerry Gibson and Alfred Wenzl tied for third/fourth with records of 2 – 3 but Gibson was awarded third based on points; Wenzl got fourth. Wenzl also had the high run of nine. The Medford Elks Lodge served food and drinks throughout the tournament and is to be thanked for their wonderful hospitality. The USBA will be having many more tournaments at this lovely site. 2012 USBA TOUR Sponsors: David Levine, Jim Shovak, Bob Jewett, Creative Billiard Shirts, Marty Isserlis, Professor-QBall, Tommy Thomsen. USBA Sponsors: Simonis, Gabriels, Tiger Cues, Aramith, Consumer Credit Services
MUSKEGON, MI. - Bob Letherby, 80, passed on May 31st 2012 of heart failure. Survived by his wife, Delores & children Robert, David and Linda. Bob was a solid 3-cushion billiard player with many friends in Michigan and central Florida where he resided during the winter.His many friends in the billiard world will miss bob.
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2012 BEF Junior National Champions Crowned Shuffett, Miller, Hampton and Larson Triumph
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he Billiard Education Foundation (BEF) crowned four winners in the 24th Annual BEF Junior National 9Ball Championships. Nearly 130 junior pocket billiard players from 28 states gathered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at Romine’s High Pockets on July 11th -15th. Players took aim to win a title, scholarships, prizes and an entry into the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) World Junior 9-Ball Championships. In the 18-and-under boys’ division, Landon Shuffett of Greensburg, KY prevailed, while Briana Miller of Allentown, PA, defended her title in the 18-and-under girls’ division. In the 14-and-under boys’ division, newcomer Zachary Hampton of Rocky Mount, VA was victorious and April Larson of Bloomington, MN captured her first title in the 14and-under girls’ division. The top finishers in the 18-and-under boys’ division were native to junior billiard competition. Landon Shuffett, winner of four (4) consecutive Junior National titles from 2007 – 2010, proved that he didn’t forget how to win after taking a year off from competition in 2011. Shuffett steadily proceeded through the winner’s bracket with wins over Kevin Sun 9-5, Ryan Ponton 9-1, Zachary Leonard 9-2, and William Chappell 9-1 before losing to Brendan Crockett 5-9. Crockett, runner-up in the 2011 Junior Nationals and 2009 champion of the 14-andunder boys’ division, effortlessly cruised through the winner’s
bracket without a loss. Crockett defeated Tyler Howell 9-0, Daniel McComas 9-3, Joey Torres 9-5, Tyler Styer 9-5 and Landon Shuffett 9-5 to claim the seat as the only undefeated contestant in the 43 player division. On the one-loss side, Chad Behnke diligently proceeded to win an impressive 8 matches after losing his first match to Brady Behrman 6-9. Behnke shot his way through Austen Warner 9-2, JC Torres 9-7, Logan Zuponcic 9-0, Jonathan Ailstock 9-5, Zachary Leonard 9-2, Kevin Sun 9-8 and Tyler Styer 9-4 before a rematch with Brady Behrman, winning 9-3. With only one more match to win for a chance to rumble with the undefeated Crockett, Behnke fell short by only 3 games, losing to Shuffett 6-9 in the semi-finals. Shuffett gladly embraced a rematch with Crockett and an opportunity for another title. In the race to 11 finals, an unforeseen scratch by Crockett when the score was 7-4 caused a shift in the ebb and flow of the match. Shuffett seized the opportunity to tighten the see BEF page 46
Front Row L-R: Zachary Hampton, Briana Miller, Keila Perez, Karsyn Terry, April Larson, Taylor Reynolds, Carly Fristoe Back Row L-R: Shawn Begay, Brendan Crockett, Chad Behnke, Brady Behrman, Landon Shuffett, Sergio Rivas
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SAVANNAH • Southside Billiards 912-925-5398 13051 Abercom St 2- 3-Cushion Tables 1-10ft Snooker,7- 9ft Pool, 8 - 8ft,1-Ping Pong, Darts,Full bar & Food
ILLINOIS ALSIP Red Shoes Billiards
7800 NW 25th St #1 305-592-8486 12009 S. Pulaski Rd 6-3-cushion Chevillotte tables, 17-Pool tables,Beer, 708 388-3700 15-Gold Crown,2-Bar Wine & Food,14 Flat TV’s Tables, 1-Dart board ORLANDO Full Bar & Restaurant
Trick Shots
407 298-5112 Old Winter Garden Rd 16- 8' Black Crowns, Huge Screen, Darts, Full Bar/Food-Pro Shop
CHICAGO Chicago Billiard Café
773 545-5503 5935 W. Irving Park Rd. 16 – 9’Brunswick -1Snooker 1-Dart board- Hot Food 1-46” big screen and Wi-Fi
CRESTWOOD
Pockets Billiards
708-371-7665 13335 S. Cicero Ave 14 - 9’ Gold Crowns 10 – 7’ Valleys Full Bar & Food
EAST MOLINE Leisure Time Billiards & Sports Bar
309 752-9559 845 Ave of the City 5-9 foot pool tables,16- Bar tables, 2 sports bars, 11 Dart boards Full Kitchen
RUSHVILLE Rushville Billiards 217 242-6200 119 Lafayette 2-3 Cushion tables 2-Snookeer (5x12 and 4/12x9) Beer
INDIANA INDIANAPOLIS Brickyard Billiards 317-248-0555 6445 W. Washington ST 1-3-Cushion Gabriels 12-Bar Tables 4-9’ Gold Crowns 3-9’ Diamonds
Executive Billiards 317 251-0132 5130 N. Keystone 10-9’Gold Crowns 1-5x10 Pool table 1-5x10 Snooker 1-8’ pool
IOWA CLINTION Legend’s Sports Bar 563 243-4266 2118 Harrison Dr 9-7’ Valley’s 1-9’ Gold Crown,Full Kitchen ,Sports Bar,13-42” TVs, Darts, Video’s
DAVENPORT Sharky’s Billiards & Sports Bar 2902 E. Kimerly Rd 563-359-7225 24 Tables, Full Bar
KENTUCKY LOUISVILLE Rack 66-SHOWROOM
502 969-2222 5004 Preston Hwy Tables, Custom Cues, Accessories & Cue repair
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PADUCAH Side Pocket
270-443-1159 301 Murray St 9 & 8 Foot Gold Crowns & 2 Bar Boxes Just Pool Mister…JUST POOL
LOUISANA NEW IBERIA Emeralds Billiards
337-319-0530 2514 W. Old Spanish Trail 24 Bar boxes 8 – 9ft Gold Crowns 5 Full Bar & Restaurant
MARYLAND CATONSVILLE • Vip Billiards
6541 Baltimore National Pike 410 747-2551 5 – 8’ Hollywood 3-Cushion 12 – 9’ Gold Crowns 8 – 9’ Granite Bed Cosmos Free WiFi 3 Big Screen Satellite TV’s All Ages, All The Time
ELKRIDGE • Triple Nine’s Bar & Billiards
MASS EAST BOSTON Napoles Billiards
1233 Benningtons St (617) 567-4454 2-3-Cushion1-Pool table 1-9 Billiard table, Restaurant & Bar
PEABODY • World Class Billiards & Pub
978 535-7000 Rte 1 South W. 12-Diamond Tables, 4-3Cushion Billiard Tables, Darts,Videos, Snack Bar Beer & Wine,16 TV’s
WAREHAM The Fan Club
508 295-6773 2859 Cranberry Hwy 10-Gold Crown 2-Dart boards, 8-TV’s Full bar & D.J. Fri/Sat
MICHIGAN ADRIAN Diamond Jims Pool Hall
117 West Maumee St 517 759-4464 7540 Washington Blvd.#C1 8-7’ Valleys, 3-9’ Diamonds 410 799-1818 1-TV 2-3-Cushion Gabriels 14-9’ Brunswicks, 4- 7’ Pool MONROE Tables, Full Bar & Food Cone’s & Cue 308 North Telegraph GLEN BURNIE 734 241-5533 • Big Daddy’s 9 -7’ - 2-9’, 1-Snooker 10’, Billiards 2-Gold Crown 3-cushion 410 760-1332 1-Dart and Pro Shop & 7954 B & A Blvd. Ste. 2-G snack bar, BYOB 8-9’ Diamonds, 3-7’ DiaNILES monds,7- 8’ Gold Crowns 1-6x12ft Snooker Roundtable Bar 269-683-9738 LAUREL 3024 N. US 31 Bankshot Bar & Grill 6-7ft Diamonds, 3249 Fort Mead RD Full Bar & Food 301 483 - 8644 16 – Diamonds Bar Tables WYOMING 3 – 9’ Diamonds, 4 – Dart • The Carom Club boards, Full Bar and 616- 805-0316 Restaurant, 16 TV’s 4215 Division Ave SW. 4 Heated Olhausen 5x10 PARKVILLE Carom Tables,(2) 7’ft Valley • Top Hat Cue Club Bar Boxes and (2) 9’ft 410 665-1906 Brunswick 8809 Satyr Hill Rd MINNESOTA 22-9’ Gold Crowns 3-Bar Tables,5-Table COONRAPIDS Tennis, 1- 3-Cushion C.R. Billiards Federic Caurdon
Sports Bar
763 780-1585 20 – 7’ Diamonds 1 – 9’ Diamonds 14 TV’s, Pizza,Full Rest.
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FARMINGTON Farmington Billiards
933 8th St Hwy #3 651-463-2636 8-9’ Gold Crowns, 8-7’ Diamonds,Free Wi-Fi,Beer and Food
MINNEAPOLIS ROSEVILLE Al’s Billiards
1319 Larpenteur Ave 651 646-9508 16 – Gold Crowns 1 – 5x10 Brunswick Anniversary, 1-5x10 & 16x12 Snooker, 2-7’ Bar tables, Darts & Foosball
MISSISSIPPI GRENADA The Sports Center
662-226-1322 893 Springhill Rd 7- Pool tables, 3 Bar tables, Video’s, Beer/food
JACKSON “This Is It” Bar & Grill
601 373-5966 3401 Rainey Rd 9-Bar boxes,1 -9’ Diamond, 6-Dart Boards,10- Big screen T.V.’s, Beer Bar & Full snack bar
SOUTHAVEN Southaven Recreational
662 342-0230 987 Town & Country 16- Big Tables. 5-Bar Tables,5-TV’s, Darts, Bumper Pool, Food/beer
STARKVILLE Southern Billiards
662 323-7665 103 South Washington St 6 -9’ Gandy’s, 2- 9’ Diamonds 1-10’ Snooker, Poker Night on Sunday
VARDAMAN Rack-N-Roll Billiards
662-414-6539 105 Sweet Potato Ave 2-8’ Antique Brunswick 1-10’ Antique Snooker 1- 4 ½ x 9’ Olhausen
MISSOURI CAPE GIRADEAU The Billiard Center
26 North Main 573-335-9955 20- Bar Tables, 2-9 ft pool tables,Full Bar & Kitchen
POPLAR BLUFF Westwood Billiards 2207 S. Westwood Blvd. 573 686-4880 10-7ft bar tables, 9ft Brunswich, 2 dart boards, 7 TV’s and Full Bar and Kitchen
O’FALLON Action Billiard Club 636 978-7728 977 West Terra, Ln 17-Pool Tables, 1-5X10 Snooker, Darts
ST CHARLES Side Pocket
636-724-9300 1439 Bass Pro Drive 18-Valley Black Cats,4Gold Crowns, Full Restaruant
NEVADA LAS VEGAS • Best Billiards
702 990-0502 3740 E. Flamingo Rd 5- Hermelin 3-Cushion 6- 9’ Pool Tables,1-5x10 Pool Table,Beer,Wine & Food
• Cue Club
702 735-2884 953 E. Sahara Ste. A15 2- 3-Cushion Soren Sogaard 34 -Pool Tables, 1Snooker 6 x12, Full bar & food -Gaming available
NEW HAMPSHIRE
PORTSMOUTH Legends Billiards 603-433-1154 80 Hanover St 15- Pool tables, 7- Dart boards Full liquor & Pub menu Video games 5-Big screens
SOMERSWORTH Buster’s Billiards 369 Route 108 603 692-7926 15 – 9 ft tables, Beer & Wine, Food, 2 Dart Boards, ProSho
NASHUA Boston Billiards Club
55 Northeastern Blvd. 603 943-5630 35- Gold Crown 2 – Dart Boards Full Bar & Restaurant
WAYNE Shooters Family Billiards
2230 Hamburg Tpke 973 248-0800 10- 9 foot Brunswick 1-Bar table, Video games, 4-Screen TV’s, Internet Juke box, Pro shop on premises
NEW JERSEY BELLEVILLE • Guys & Dolls
524 Washington Ave. 973-759-6217 2- New Gabriels 3cushion billiard tables. 34 – 9 foot pool tables, 6 – Big Screens
CLIFTON Breaker Billiards
1142 US-46 973 773-0933 12-Gold Crowns 3-8’ & 1 Bar Table, BYOBAir Hockey2-Ping Pong
EDISON Sandcastle Billiards
101 Towsley Rd 732 632-9277 18 - 9’ Tables, Card table lounge, Ping-Pong. Pro-shop
WAYNE Shooters Family Billiards
2230 Hamburg Tpke 973 248-0800 10- 9 foot Brunswick 1-Bar table, Video games, 4-Screen TV’s, Internet Juke box, Pro shop on premises
NEW YORK BAY SHORE • Doc’s Billiard Emporium
253 W. Main St 631 665-9783 21- Tables, 1-Glow in the Dark Table, 1-3-Cushion Gabriel,Snacks, Beer Specials, Leagues Tournaments, Ladies Night
BROOKLYN • Gotham City Billiards Club
93 Ave U 718 714-1002 15 Brunswick, 1 Vitalie, 6 Large screen TV’s Burgers, Pizza &,Large Pro Shop
FLUSHING • Carom Cafe
718 358-8585 34-02 Linden Pl 10-5x10 New Verhoven 3Cushion Billiard tables, 10 4 x 8 carom, 22 Brunswick pool tables,Full Bar & Restaurant
LINDENHURST • Mr Cue Billiards 631-226-9486 76 East Sunrise Hwy 1-3 Cushion 5x10 14- Gold Crowns,3-Bar Tables,Beer & Snacks
NEWBURGH Gallery Billiards & Bar
154 N Plank RD 845 565-1994 6- Gold Crown,1-Diamond Pro,2-Diamond 7’, 3 TV’s Full Service Bar
ROCHESTER Six Pockets
716 East Ridge Rd 585 266-1440 10 -7’ft Valleys Soft Tip Darts Full Bar & Food
STATEN ISLAND Port Richmond Billiards
718 727-0800 350 Port Richmond Ave 14- Pool Tables 4-Big screens, Full Bar
SYRACUSE Premium Billiards
315 488-4888 10 x 9’ Brunswick Super Crowns,2-Gabriels Imperators,8 Diamond Pro Am 7’ers,Brand New Bumper Pool Table,Ping Pong, Beer & Wine,Full Service Kitchen,4 Hard Tip & 2 Soft Tip Dart Boards
WILLIAMVILLE • Bison Billiards
716 632-0281 Main Transit Plaza 8216 Main St 8-9’ Diamonds, 3-9’ Brunswicks, 6-Bar Tables 2-Dart Boards, 3-Cushion Gabriel
WOODSIDE • MGM Billiards
5012 72 Street 718-424-3009 6-3-Cushion Tables 2 – Pool Tables Food, Beer and Wine
YORKVILLE • Hippo's
315 768-0218 5160 Commercial Dr. E 12-4 1/2x9 Gabriels, 15x10 3-cushion table, 8-3 1/2 7 Valleys, Beer, Wine, Full menu, 8-TV’s
N. CAROLINA MORRESVILLE 150 N Out Billiards
539 E. Plaza Dr. Ste. E 704 660-5363 17-9’Olhausen Grand Champions Pros 6-Dart boards, Beer & Wine full Restaurant, Voted top 10 in 2010 room
NEW BERN Mickey’s Milligans Billiards 252 637-3711 3411 Trent Rd 6-9’ tables 5-Dart Boards Full Bar & Snack food
WINSTON SALEM Breaktime Billiards & Sports Bar 336 765-7391 420N Jonestown Rd 15-9 foot Pool tables Darts, 1-big screen, fooseball,Full Bar&menu
OHIO FAIRFIELD • Michaels Billiards
6625 Dixie Billiards 513-860-0044 1- 3-Cushion Table 34- Pool Tables Full Bar and Restaurant
OKLAHOMA OKLAHOMA CITY • AAA Billiards Supply
405 917-9300 4619 N. West 10th 6- Gold Crowns, 4-Bar tables, 2-5 x 10 Snooker table, 1-3-Cushion Billiard table,Pro Shop & Cue & table repair
OREGON MEDFORD • The Medford Elks Club
541 772-6247 202N. Central Ave 8-New Elements, 3 Cushion, Gabriel Tables
PENNSYLVANIA NORRISTOWN Markly Billiards 610-278-1595 1713 Markly St 9-Gold Crown 9’ 4-Diamonds 7’Light menu
PHILADELPHIA • Drexeline Billiard Club.
610 259-9144 5100 State Rd L-300 2- New Cheviotte 3cushion tables, 16- 4 1/2x 9 Gold Crowns.4 - 4x8 G.Crowns Full line of custom cues & accessories, Tournaments, Inst., Sr.citizen rates
PITTSBURG • Breakers Billiards 412-531-2250 1413 Potomac Ave 1-3-Cushion heated Chevilotte,6 – 9’ Gold Crowns, 8 – 9’ Diamond pros,1- 7’ Bar table Diamond, Full Bar
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PUERTO RICO CAROLINA Billiard Palace
787-791-0039 Condo new San Juan (VeroniqueSalon Spa) 9-Pool Tables Big Screen & T.V’s, Full bar & food
RHODE ISLAND NORTH PROVIDENCE Rhode Island Billiard Bar & Bistro
401-232-1331 2020-2026 Smith St 14-9’ tables,1-Snooker 5x10 table 1 bar table, 20 T.V’s 2 Full bar & food, Retail
PROVIDENCE Snookers
401 351-7665 53 Ashburton ST 15- 9’ Gold Crowns 40-HD T.V’s Full service restaurant with 2 bars.,Home of the New England Pool Hall of Fame
NORTH KINGSTOWN • David Van Lokeren
401-294-2988610 Ten Rod Road 1-Heated Verhoeven and is opened by appointment only
TENNESSEE CLARKSVILLE HighBaller’s Billiard Club & Sports
931 614-6314 2092 Ashland City Rd 8-Diamond Bar Boxes 1-9’ft Diamond, Beer & Food
COOKVILLE The Cue
931 854 9555 2020 N. Willow 8 - 7’Diamonds 2 - 9’Diamonds Full Bar & Restaurant
MEMPHIS Bubba’s Ale House & Grille
7041 HWY 64 901-937-1911 2-Bar tables 2-Dart boards Full bar & Food Several Flat Screens (HD) Smoking allowed
HighPocket's
1599 Ols Summer Ave. 901 761-1583 12-4 1/2 x9 Gold Crowns, 1 Snooker table, 8- Bar Tables, Full menu & beer, 8- TV’s, 1 big screen, Videos
Sharpshooters Billiards
DALLAS Hawleys Billiards
•Paris Bida
• The Rack
SAN LEON Casper’s Billiards
• US Billiard
901 386-1188 6959 Stage 18 Bar Tables 4-Gold Crowns, 6 Dart Boards, T.V’s,Jukebox,Video games, food & Beer 901 369-9501 3622 Lamar Ave 8-9 ‘ Pro Diamond 1-3-Cushion Gabriel 3-Dart boards, 10-tv’s Food & Beer
MADISON J.O.B Billiard Club
615 868-4270 900 Gallatin Rd. Madison Sq. Mall 30 Pool tables diamonds In house pro-shop
MANCHESTER Lucky Break Billiard Club
1766 Hillsboro Hwy 931 954 5400 4-7’Valleys,4-7’Diamonds 3 9’Diamonds,Darts, Bumper Pool Beer & Grill
TEXAS ALVIN Deep Pockets Billiards
1204 FM 1462 Rd 281 585-5068 16-7’Diamonds 4-9’ Diamonds, 2-Dart boards, Beer & Snacks Weekly events call
972 239-4846 5623 Alpha Rd 5-9ft & 7-8ft,1-5x10 Snooker,Darts & Foosball,Full Bar & Food
281 559-1400 37 21st St 18- 9ft Brunswicks Full Service Rest & Bar
HOUSTON • Trish Bida
11130 BEECHNUT 281 871-8901 7-New Gabriels 3-Cushion 4-Pool tables, 2-Carom Beer & Food
• ALL Sports Cafe
1005 SAINT EMANUEL SUITE 2-4 713-303-7838 3-New Imperators 3 Cushion Tables,1-4 x 8 Straight Rail,3– 5 x10 3cushion tables
• Bida Tudo
12132 Sabo Rd Phone # 713-446-8307 2-3-Cushion Gabriel Imperator
Bogies Billiards
3040 FM 1960 RD Ste 101 281-821-4544 8- 9’ Gold Crowns 14 8’ Pool Tables 1-Snooker Full Bar and Food
118010 Bellaire Blvd. Suite –A 832-630-5903 2- New Kronos 3-Cushion 6-Gabriels 3-Cushion 6-Carom tables 4-Pool tables- Bar & Food 12033 Veterans Blvd 281 701-3241 3- Gabriels 3-Cushion 2-NEW Kronos 3-Cushion 2 Small tables 4x9 carom & 1 pool table, Beer
LEAGUE CITY Legend’s Billiards 201 S. Gulf Frwy 281-332-7716 20 -4X8 Tables 3 -9’ tables,1-Bar table Full Bar & food 1-Steel Dart board
VIRGINIA MIDLOTHIAN Diamond Billiards
• Q-Masters
25,000 Sq feet 5612 Princess Anne Rd. 757 499-8900 1-3-Cushion Gabriel’s 14- 9’Diamond pro 24-9’ Gold Crown 9- 7’ Diamond’ 24-7’ Valley’s Full Restaurant & Bar
WASHINGTON
TACOMA Elk’s Club Lodge
1965 S. Union Ave 253-272-1117 5-3-cushion Verhoeven 9- Brunswick pool tables
WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE • Wisconsin Billiards
414 344-5666 2715 W.Wisconsin Ave 10- 9’ Gold Crowns, 4 Bar tables, 1-Snooker 5x10, 13-cushion Billiard,Full Bar, Pizza, Pro Shop
804 794-8787 Midlothian Turnpike 14 – 9’Pool tables 4 – 42” Flat Screens Full Bar & Restaurant
VIRGINIA BEACH Mike’s Break Room 757-855-2114 3717 Tiffany Lane 5- Pool tables, 19- Flat screens Rest. Sports Pub
OSHKOSH Varsity Club
920 651-0806 570 N. Main St 12 -7ft tables 9- 9ft tables, 3- Dart boards, ,4-Big Screen, 11T.v’s, Full bar & Food
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DPM Universal Pocket and Carom Billiard Systems Article 62
by Darrell Paul Martineau • www.3cushion.us/ WBIA Head Master Instructor Billiard Buddies, The use of Hits to create diamond angles is shown in the DPM Universal System. It shows you how to create any angle needed to make the shot. My DPM system formulas are used around the world and I can instruct you to full knowledge with my private classes. I have instructed billiard enthusiasts in over 40 different countries and most of the U.S. states. My students tell me that their learning curve was shortened by years. Use these cuing options only when the second object ball is at -2 to +2 positions. The DPM Inside four rail and more system segment has as its main formula the subtraction or addition of the OB2 position from the Cue ball / Object ball diamond angle. Once you know this all you have to do is use either standard cuing or the one half hit cuing , shown in article 61. The OPTION cuing gives you another way to make the Short Angle shots. I used the 2 take away from the hit to demonstrate this concept in graph 62. The OB1 and cue ball angle is four and the OB2 is at -1.
This would leave a hit of 3 with standard cuing. I changed the hit by using 2 take away cuing. I made a 1 hit instead of a 3 hit. The OB1 tract shows you where the OB1 would go with this carom hit.
Tap Anounces iPhone App
TAP LLC has just announced they are ready to launch their new App, the TAP Scorekeeper for iPhones. This app will allow members to enter score sheets immediately into TAP’s Pool-Net handicapping system by using their iPhones or iPads. Gone are the days of mailing score sheets or even faxing them in the next day, although players can still have a choice of using whatever option they feel comfortable using. This is just the tip of the iceberg on how TAP plans on harnessing today’s technology. Many more hi tech features are in the planning stages for future use to enhance the pool league experience for their members. With iPad’s and iPhones provided by Loyd Schonter the TAP Scorekeeper App will be used at all TAP National Events. TAP Founder, Loyd Schonter says “It’s a win, win… going green and great technology” A special thanks to TAP member and App Designer Joshua Junqeira for teaming up with TAP Corporate to launch this innovative idea. The TAP Scorekeepr is available for download on the Apple App Store. TAP….One Team, One Goal!
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More on this System segment in the next issue of Professor Cue Ball News You may purchase caroms Articles and Graphs 25 through 62 on line to be e-mailed to you for $25.00 If you have any questions you can always e-mail me and I will answer you. Darrell Paul Martineau, 5916 Bar Harbour Ct. Elk Grove CA 95758 For more information on this system and my books, tapes, DVDs or lessons on Pool or Carom Billiards please call me at 916-684-4535 or e-mail dpmuniverse @ Comcast . net Web page http://www.3cushion.us/
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2012 US Open Artistic Pool Championship in Tunica, MS
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his weekend the Artistic Pool and Trickshot Association (APTSA) held the 2012 US Open Artistic Pool Championship in Tunica, MS. during the Southern Classic Tournament. We would like to thank Diamond Billiards, Dr. Cue Promotions, Durbin Cues, Robertson Custom Cues, APA of Abilene, TX, Table Tops, Inc., Dr Popper Jump Q’s, Kynett UNC, Abram Diaz, Tim Chin, Thomas Kinzel, and James Barnard for their sponsorship. They made this great event possible! The players and fans enjoyed having the championship at Harrah’s Casino and hope to come back next year.
Discipline Winners:
• Trick and Fancy - Mark Dimick • Special Arts - Jamey Gray • Draw - Gordon Hedges • Follow - Jimmy Glanville • Bank/Kick - Abram Diaz • Stroke - Andy Segal • Jump - Jamey Gray • Masse - Andy Segal • Sportmanship Award (by vote of players) Marty Carey
First Place - Andy Segal, Second Place - Abram Diaz, Third Place - Steve Markle
Mile High Players Shoot for a Cure $4,000 Prize Fund for Open, Ladies, and Juniors Event
July 20, 2012: Str8-Shots Darts & Billiards in Colorado Springs will be bringing players together for an inspiring pool tournament to raise money for their favorite organizations. Marc and Kimberly Griffiths have independently raised an astounding $4,000 for an event to remember. Shoot for a Cure will take place at Felt Billiards in Englewood, CO on September 21-23. This jam-packed weekend will provide something for everyone. An open, ladies (amateurs only), and juniors (18 and under) tournament are scheduled, along with cue raffles and other prizes and giveaways. For more details or to sign up for one of three tournaments, visit http://www.str8-shots.com/shootforacure or call 1-877-921-9511. Players will choose from two causes to play for: National Breast Cancer Foundation or LIVESTRONG, and Junior players have the added choice of playing for the Billiard Education Foundation. After registering and selecting a cause, players will receive a link that they can send to friends and family to begin fundraising. Players are then entered into the event once a min $40 is raised ($25 for the juniors). 100% of donations go directly to the organizations and the $4,000 raised by str8-shots will be used for the prize fund. “Shoot for a Cure is dear to our hearts because we’ve watched loved ones suffer as they’ve battled cancer. We’ve combined our love for pool and passion to help find a cure, in an effort to make a difference,” said the Griffiths’, owners of str8-shots.com. Str8-shots.com is an online retailer for dart and billiard supplies. Visit their store at str8-shots.com/store. Felt Billiards (feltbar.com) is located at 101 W. Floyd Ave. in Englewood, Colorado. The Billiard Education Foundation (billiardeducation.org) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit aimed to promote higher education for young adults by way of pocket billiards. 42 PQB August/September
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Professor’s National Tournament Directory
AUGUST 4 – 5 Midwest 9-Ball Tour Magoo’s 9th Annual Oklahoma State 8-Ball Championship Magoo’s-Tulsa, Ok 918-663-3364 $2,000 added, Bar table 8-Ball AUGUST 11 - 12 Tiger Tour Texas Bogies Billiards Houston,Tx 281-821-4544 $1,250 added, $1250 added $1000 added main event and $250 added second chance AUGUST 11 - 12 Action Pool Tour VIP Billiards Catonsville, Md 410-747-2551 10-Ball AUGUST 11 Western New York Pool Tour 8-Ball Fundraiser for Colorado Shooting Six Pockets Rochester, NY 585-266-1440 Bar box 8-Ball AUGUST 11 – 12 Great Southern Billiard Tour Marietta Billiard Club Marietta, Ga. 770-971-9436 $1,500 added, 9 ft tables AUGUST 17-19 Southern Billiards Starkville, Ms 662 323-7665 RH”Professor” Gilmer Memorial Tournaments 9-Ball Entry $40 -Limited 32 One -Pocket $125 Limited 16 Open 9-Ball $60 Limited 48 Call for more information AUGUST 18 Tri-State Tour Gotham City Billiards A-B/C-D 9-Ball $1,500 93 Avenue U. Brooklyn, NY (718) 714-1002 AUGUST 25 Tri-State Tour Port Richmond Billiard Club
Special Double Point Event A-B/C-D 9-Ball $750 350 Port Richmond Ave Staten Island, NY (718) 727-0800 AUGUST 23 - 26 Joss North East Tour Turning Stone Classic XIX Turning Stone Casino Verona, NY $25,000 added AUGUST 25 – 26 The Coliseum Greenville, Sc 865-288-3353 $1,000 added, 7 ft valleys AUGUST 25 – 26 Midwest 9-Ball Tour 1st Annual Summer Heat 9-Ball Classic Jamaica Joe’s Midwest City, Ok 405-732-5500 $2,500 added, Bartable 9-Ball AUGUST 25 – 26 SE Open Miscue Lounge Ft. Myers, Fl 941-936-1116 $1,000 added, $300 added amateur event on Saturday, $700 added open event on Sunday SEPTEMBER 1-3 Predator Tour Ginky’SanSouci Memorial Amsterdam Billiards New York, NY,212-995-0333, $4,000 added,Three day event,$4000 added,ABCD on Saturday,Open/Pro on Sunday SEPTEMBER 1 Tiger Bay Area Amateur Strokers Billiards Palm Harbor, Fl 727-786-6683 $20 per person added up to $500 SEPTEMBER 8 Western New York Pool Tour Six Pockets Rochester, NY 585-266-1440 Barbox 8-Ball
SEPTEMBER 15 – 16 Action Pool Tour Season Finale Big Daddy’s Billiards Glen Burnie, Md 410-760-1332 SEPTEMBER 21-23 Shoot for Cure Felt Billiards Englewood Co 877 921-9511 SEPTEMBER 22 Tri-State Tour Gotham City Billiards Special Double Point Event A-B/C-D 9-Ball $1,500 93 Avenue U. Brooklyn, NY (718) 714-1002 SEPTEMBER 29 Tri-State Tour Carom Café Billiards A-B/C-D 9-Ball $1,500 3402 Linden Place Flushing, NY (718) 358-8585 SEPTEMBER 29 Western New York Pool Tour Bison Billiards Buffalo, NY 716-632-0281-9-Ball -9’ft tables SEPTEMBER 29 – 30 2012 Lambros Round Robin Action Pool Tour VIP Billiards Catonsville, MD 410-747-2551 ,8-Ball, 9-Ball-10-Ball SEPTEMBER 29 – 30 Joss North East Tour The Maine Event VI TJ’s Classic Billiards Waterville, Me 207-877-7665 $2,000 added,$1500 Open Event $500 Second Chance OCTOBER 6 – 7 Joss North East Tour Sharpshooters Billiards Amsterdam, NY 518-627-4634 $2,000 added, $1500 Open Event,$500 Second Chance OCT 13 -14 Hawley’s Billiards/Dallas
972 239-4846 Texas/$1,000 Added Open $35, Amateur $25, Ladies $25 (Sunday) OCTOBER 13 –14 Predator Tour Carom Cafe Flushing, Ny 718-358-5467 $1,000 added, $1000 added Double Points ABCD, ABCD on Saturday,Open/Pro on Sunday OCTOBER 13 Western New York Pool Tour Six Pockets Rochester, NY 585-266-1440 Bar box 8-Ball OCTOBER 19 – 20 Action Pool Tour US Open Warm Up Diamond Billiards Midlothian, Va 804-794-8787 OCT. 20 Clifton Billiards A-B/C-D 9-Ball $750 1158 Main Ave. Clifton, NJ (973) 928-6622 OCTOBER 21-27 Independent Event U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship Holiday Inn Virginia Beach, VA. Norfolk Convention Center OCTOBER 23 Independent Event International Challenge of Champions Mohegan Sun Casino Uncasville, Ct 888-226-7711 OCTOBER 24 Independent Event Women’s Tournament of Champions Mohegan Sun Casino Uncasville, Ct 888-226-7711 OCTOBER 25 Independent Event World Cup of Trick Shots Mohegan Sun Casino Uncasville, Ct 888-226-7711 August/September PQB 45
BEF gap and then followed with a break-and-run, narrowing the score 6-7. The alternate break format allowed Crockett to get back to the table. He gracefully took charge, pocketing eight balls, but scratched while getting position for the 9-ball. Staying focused and determined to win, both players edged their way to a 10-10 match, each needing only one more game to win the championship. Shuffett won the final game and his fifth title as Junior National Champion. The showdown in the 18-and-under girls’ division featured Briana Miller and Taylor Reynolds. Advancing to the 15-18 year old bracket this year, 15 year old Reynolds was determined to prove that age is not a factor in winning. Reynolds steam-rolled her first 3 opponents, Tessa Brown 7-0, Carly Fristoe 7-0 and Cristina Watson 7-0, before being slowed down by Briana Miller. Miller needed only one game to take charge of the winner’s bracket, but the trailing Reynolds confidently won the next 5 games to win the match 7-6 and took reign of the winner’s bracket. Miller made her way by defeating Sarah Bridgman 7-0, Ashley Fisher 7-2 and Juli Poutry 7-2, before losing to Taylor Reynolds 6-7. Miller collected her composure and ambushed her next opponent Ashley Fisher 7-1 and earned an opportunity to defend her title. Miller tamed the fierce Reynolds in the finals, winning the match 9-7 and claiming her sixth title as Junior National Champion in the girls’ division. In the 14-and-under boys’ division, Zachary Hampton, first time attendee at Junior Nationals, received an initiation by losing his first match to hometown favorite Sergio Rivas 6-7. Hampton’s light-hearted demeanor and determination carried him through the one-loss bracket defeating Joshua Goodknight 7-0, Michael Darling 7-0, Mahkeal Parris 7-6, Cody Carter 7-2, Seth Chilcutt 7-0, Ricky Evans 7-3, Mason Koch 7-5 and Shawn Begay 7-3, before a rematch in the semi-finals with Sergio Rivas. Rivas made his way through the winner’s bracket defeating Brandon Descamps 7-0, Zachary Hampton 7-6, Shane Wolford 7-5, Kaiden Hunkins 7-0 and Shawn Begay 7-1, before being defeated by Manny Perez 5-7. Perez advanced through the winner’s bracket with victories over Peter Steele 7-5, Ricky Evans 7-3, Mikey Evans 7-1, Mason Koch 7-2 and Sergio Rivas 7-5 to guarantee himself a seat into the finals. In the semi-finals, Rivas and Hampton eagerly battled for a chance to play in the finals. This time, Hampton prevailed 7-5. Hampton’s momentum continued in the finals as he persevered in the 54 player field, ousting Perez 9-6 and winning the title in the 14-and-under boys’ division. In the 14-and-under girls’ division, it was former runner-up April Larson who gleamed as she breezed through the winner’s bracket defeating Morgan Chesla 7-2, Tori Kover 7-1, Katelin 46 PQB August/September
Ballou 7-1, Isabelle Plumb 7-2 and Kyra Avalos 7-4 to secure her seat in the finals. Avalos trekked through the event with wins over Jessica Pitsinger 7-0, Katilyn Hall 7-0, Alex Booth 74, and Karsyn Terry 7-4 before losing to April Larson 4-7. In the semi-final match, Terry dashed to the finals with a 7-1 win over Avalos. The confident and poised Larson kept Terry at bay, winning the match 9-2 and earning her first Jr. National title. The champions of the four divisions received trophies, prizes and scholarship funds. Each champion, as well as the second and third place finishers in the 18-and-under boys’ division earned an opportunity to represent the United States in the 2012 World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) World Junior 9Ball Championships. Prizes were also given to all top eight finishers in each division. During the BEF annual banquet, 300 attending players, family members and fans were honored and thrilled to have Allison “Duchess of Doom” Fisher share words of inspiration and enjoyed an evening of instruction and challenge matches. Fisher is currently ranked #1 on the Women’s Professional Billiard Association (WPBA) tour, fifteen (15) times World Champion and recipient of over 75 major titles. Other special guests in attendance throughout the week were BCA Master Instructor, Jerry Briesath, who worked tirelessly with juniors who were interested in perfecting their game and Mark Wilson, professional player, instructor and Lindenwood University Billiard Coach.
Results
18 & Under Boys’ Division 1st Landon Shuffett of Greensburg, KY 2nd Brendan Crockett of Bell Canyon, CA 3rd Chad Behnke of Farley, IA 4th Brady Behrman of Albers, IL 18 & Under Girls’ Division 1st Briana Miller of Allentown, PA 2nd Taylor Reynolds of Winslow, ME 3rd Ashley Fisher of Ocala, FL 4th Carly Fristoe of Bend, OR 14 & Under Boys’ Division 1st Zachary Hampton of Rocky Mount, VA 2nd Manny Perez of Kansas City, KS 3rd Sergio Rivas of Milwaukee, WI 4th Shawn Begay of Gallup, NM 14 & Under Girls’ Division 1st April Larson of Bloomington, MN 2nd Karsyn Terry of Chicago, IL 3rd Kyra Avalos of Anthem, AZ 4th Keila Perez of Waltham, MA