A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF 9-BALL POCKET BILLIARDS (201)838-7089 Vol. 2, No. 1

Jose Parica Breaks the Ice at Childress

LEXINGTON- After several high finishes in 1985, Jose Parica finally won his first major 9-ball tournament, The 5th Annual Clyde Childress Open. In races to eleven, Parica defeated Davenport (5), Bell (10), Strickland (10), Hopkins (8), Varner (8), suffered a loss to Varner 7-11, and then outpointed Varner (10) for the title and the $5,840 first prize. A bank pool division was featured once again as Gary Spaeth won the $2,600 jackpot.

CLYDE CHILDRESS OPEN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY

March 10-15,1986 FINAL STANDINGS

9-Ball: NAME AVG. PRIZE

1st Jose Parica 2nd Nick Varner 3rd Efren Reyes 4th David Howard 5th-6th

Earl Strickland Allen Hopkins

7th-8th Chris MacDonald Jay Swanson

9th-12th Dave Bollman Danny DiLiberto Toby Sweet Bob Williams

13th-16th Bob Johnson Tom Brown Danny Medina Howard Vickery

17th-24th Steve Mizerak Billy Surge Dick Lane Gary Hutchings Terry Bell Danny Jones John DiToro Tony Coleman

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ACCU-FACTS Jose Parica won three of his matches 11-10. Gary Spaeth lost both of his matches 10-11. Efren Reyes shot four .900's: .919, .911, .903, and .900. Reyes, MacDonald, and Brlenza shot .900's yet still lost. The 9-ball tournament produced twenty-three .900's and eight "wire" matches.

Parica Edges Varner in Photo Finish

It was only a matter of time before the talented

Jose Parica would clinch a major 9-ball title, yet

it wasn't decided until the last rack of the last

session in which Parica finally defeated Nick Varner

11-10. When congratulated, he reminded those present

that he won "a mini and a biggie" referring to the

mini tournament that he had copped earlier in the

week with an equally strong field, and of course,

the major title.

Monroe and Dinah Brock added $10,000 to the

forty-eight player 9-Ball division and $1,000 to the

thirty-two player Banks division. The event was

hosted by The Sheraton Inn - Lexington South and

directed by Pat Fleming. Five Brunswick tables were

provided by The Louisville Billiard Supply and

covered with Simonis. It was the first sanctioned

event for the new PBA player's association.

Both divisions required two final matches. The banks

division saw Gary Spaeth forge his way through the

loser's bracket winning seven sessions in a row

including his last two wins over Wade Crane. The

9-ball division had Parica in the winner's bracket

(continued on page 17)

Notable matches The Clyde Childress Open produced its share of

notable matches. The number in parentheses is the

player's TPA for that session.

With Ton Brown (.836) leading 10-2 and maintaining

an outstanding TPA of .947, the tide turned. Gary

Hutchings (.874) controlled the match for the next

seven racks preventing Brown from pocketing a

single ball and forcing Brown to either kick or

play safety. Eventually, a missed kick by

Hutchings after a Brown safety allowed Brown to

close out the set 11-9.

During an unusual rack in which Larry Hubbart

(.750) played six consecutive safeties forcing

Terry Bell (.832) to kick six consecutive times,

Bell still managed to win the rack! Final score:

Bell 11, Hubbart 8.

After knotting the score at 6-6, and failing to

pocket a ball on the next break, Paul Brienza

(.902) never shot again. Dave Bollnan (.909) ran

that rack, then broke and ran out the rest of the

set to win 11-6.

By the time Bob Opsahl (.833) had pocketed a total

of nine balls, he was leading 4-0. He never turned

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27) D. Bollman P. Brienza

28) E. Reyes T. Coleman

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30) D. DiLiberto D. Polo

31) C. MacDonald J. Harris

32) J. Harris M. Cone

33) D. Howard D. Polo

34) G. Gentry R. Streeter

35) T. Coleman R. Badami

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37) H. Vickery R. Ambrose

38) M. LeBron D. Matlock

39) J. Swanson R. Geiler

40) D. Jones K. Davenport

41) L. Hubbart F. Bentivegna

42) G. Hutchings S. Snider

43) W. Costanzo H. Sexton

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45) S. Mizerak J. Heath

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11 (.919) 5 (.797)

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11 (.830) 6 (.746)

11 (.829) 10 (.759)

11 (.891) 7 (.820)

11 (.874) 8 (.791)

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11 (.752) 3 (.436)

11 (.833) 5 (.761)

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11 (.811) 3 (.621)

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49) T. Coleman G. Gentry

50) H. Vickery B. Opsahl

51) J. Swanson M. LeBron

52) D. Jones L. Hubbart

53) G. Hutchings W. Costanzo

54) S. Mizerak J. Marino

55) D. Medina G. Mathews

56) A. Hopkins J. DiToro

57) T. Sweet B. Burge

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11 (.717) 8 (.659)

11 (.813) 5 (.744)

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11 (.792) 7 (.739)

11 (.821) 8 (.838)

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11 (.867) 5 (.643)

11 (.907) 5 (.797)

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59) J. Parica T. Bell

60) N. Varner 0. Lane

61) B. Williams D. Bollman

62) E. Reyes B. Johnson

63) D. DiLiberto C. MacDonald

64) D. Howard T. Bell

65) T. Brown T. Coleman

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11 (.911) 4 (.733)

11 (.851) 8 (.753)

11 (.884) 7 (.812)

11 (.767) 7 (.754)

11 (.842) 8 (.818)

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11 (.900) 5 (.806)

11 (.863) 4 (.719)

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Medina 11 (.817) Lane 9 (.792)

Howard 11 (.876) Brown 8 (.838)

Swanson 11 (.854) Vickery 7 (.746)

MacDonald 11 (.868) Johnson 4 (.826)

Bollman 11 (.827) Medina 5 (.772)

Hopkins 11 (.896) Sweet 5 (.764)

Parica 11 (.836) Strickland 10 (.863)

Varner 11 (.845) Williams 7 (.809)

Reyes 11 (.892) DiLiberto 6 (.797)

Howard 11 (.827) Williams 5 (.727)

Swanson 11 (.851) DiLiberto 9 (.855)

MacDonald 11 (.859) Sweet 3 (.769)

Strickland 11 (.853) Bollman 7 (.759)

Howard 11 (.870) Swanson 3 (.542)

Strickland 11 (.920) MacDonald 8 (.906)

Parica 11 (.844) Hopkins 8 (.857)

Varner U (.910) Reyes 9 (.903)

Howard 11 (.870) Hopkins 9 (.800)

Reyes 11 (.821) Strickland 8 (.844)

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Parica 11 (.906) Varner 9 (.896)

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major events?

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best t h i ng i s double e l i m i n a t i o n

al though i t might be nice to see

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tha t i f the races are long enough,

s ing le e l i m i n a t i o n would be good

and i t might be more i n t e r e s t i n g

from the crowd standpoint because

a guy i s gone i f he gets beat . I f

M i z e r a k a n d S t r i c k l a n d a r e

p l a y i n g , the heats on! Persona l ly ,

I t h i n k I ' d l i k e to play a game

where you don ' t have to compete

against a p layer but j u s t compete

against the game of p o o l .

ACCU-STATS: How do you prepare for

a tournament?

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p lay ing time as I can. There are

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th ings that you have t roub le w i t h ,

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a match?

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important i s g e t t i n g used to the

tab le when you get to the

tournament, g e t t i n g used to the

speed and where to aim. I t seems

that you've got to aim d i f f e r e n t .

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a t home and you ' re i n dead s t r oke ,

and then you go to the tournament

and you f e e l the same way. You

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ACCU-STATS: You wear glasses. Do

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ACCU-STATS: Who influenced you

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LEX.NGTON PERFORMANCE RANKINGS CWLORESS OPEN j

TOTAL PERFORMANCE BALLS

# NAME GAMES MADE ERRORS

1 . E a r l S t r i c k l a n d 112 520 67 2 . Nick Varner 143 654 87 3 . E f r e n Reyes 137 619 91 4 . David Howard 160 758 122 5 . A l l e n Hopkins 109 479 79 6 . C h r i s MacDonald 104 475 80 7 . Gary Spae th 42 169 29 8 . J o s e P a r i c a 136 554 99 9 . J a y Swanson 112 483 87

10 , J r . H a r r i s 75 326 61 ( C h i l d r e s s Average = .819)

TPA

.886

.883

.872

.861

.858

.856

.854

.848

.847

.842

BREAK PERFORMANCE (MINIMUM BREAKS = 2 0 )

BREAK BALL MADE # NAME GAMES SHOTS W/O SCR

1. Wade Crane 55 30 23 2 . E a r l S t r i c k l a n d 112 64 45 3 . Rich G e i l e r 49 20 14 4 . John DiToro 49 20 14 5 . Danny D i L i b e r t o 94 48 33 6 . Jim Marino 62 32 22 7 . Kim Davenport 49 22 15 8 . S t eve Mizerak 84 48 32 9 . Nick Varner 143 83 54

10. C h r i s MacDonald 104 59 38 ( C h i l d r e s s Average = .578)

MISSES (PER 100 BALLS POCKETED)

BALLS SHOTS # NAME MADE MISSED

1. Nick Varner 654 34 2 . E a r l S t r i c k l a n d 520 31 3 . A l l e n Hopkins 479 29 4 . E f ren Reyes 619 40 5 . B i l l y Burge 198 13 6. Gary Spae th 169 12 7. Dick Lane 267 20 8 . J o s e P a r i c a 554 42 9 . David Howard 758 58

10. J r . H a r r i s 326 25 ( C h i l d r e s s Average = 10 .1 )

. BPA

.767

.703

.700

.700

.688

.688

.682

.667

.651

.644

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KICK PERFORMANCE (MINIMUM KICKS = 15)

NAME GAMES KICKS GOOD

Jay Swanson 112 30 28 Bob Wi l l i ams 82 24 22 David Howard 160 43 39 C h r i s MacDonald 104 21 19 J o s e P a r i c a 136 41 37 Warren Cos tanzo 76 20 18 Danny Medina 91 29 26 Nick Varner 143 37 33 S t eve Mizerak 84 25 22 Bob Johnson 73 16 14

( C h i l d r e s s Average = .808)

RUN OUT OPPORTUNITIES

OPPOR- RUN NAME TUNITIES OUTS

Tora Brown 62 43 E a r l S t r i c k l a n d 89 60 Gary Spae th 30 20 Nick Varner 130 85 Ef ren Reyes 119 77 Jay Swanson 99 64 Bob Johnson 65 41 Jo se P a r i c a 114 70 Dick Lane 62 38 B i l l y Burge 38 23

( C h i l d r e s s Average = 5 2 . 9 )

KPA

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.907

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.900

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.892

.880

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POSITION ERRORS (PER 100 BALLS POCKETED)

BALLS POSITION NAME MADE ERRORS

, Jay Swanson 483 19 , Ef ren Reyes 619 25

David Howard 758 31 E a r l S t r i c k l a n d 520 22

, Tom Brown 306 13 Bob Johnson 306 14 Toby Sweet 255 12 Nick Varner 654 33 Jo se P a r i c a 554 28 Gary Spae th 169 9

( C h i l d r e s s Average = 6 . 6 )

CHILDRESS OPEN AVERAGES Ball made on the break: 645 Nine ball made on the break: 2.2S Scratch on the break: 9.3S Scratch while going for position: L IS

Run out from the break: 185 Run out after making a ball on the break Run out with ball in hand: 67S

AVG

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Bell Emerges Unscathed in Cleveland Clash

EASTLAKE, OH (2/28-3/2/86) - Robin Bell of Costa

Mesa, California added one more notch to her pool cue

by copping The 1986 Cleveland Open. In the double

elimination, race to nine event, she breezed through

the field undefeated disposing of Engh (4), Quail

(3), Vaillencourt (3), Hoffman (3), and Shampo twice

(8) and (7).

The $6,200 WPBA sanctioned event was directed by Joe

Kerr and hosted by Frank's Billiards of Eastlake.

Promoter Frank Zummo generously added $2,000 to the

purse as twenty-eight of the country's top women

players vied for the $2,000 first prize.

The final six matches were "Accu-Stated" resulting in

the following scores and averages:

1) LJ Jones

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Lori Shampo 1,200

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Loree Jon Jones 700

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ROCKAWAY, NJ (2/23-24/86) - Rockaway Billiards and

Accu-Stats invited eight local players to participate

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an amateur basis. Room owners Ken & Pat Boehm

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Accu-Stats added $100 to the prize fund. The entry

fee for the round robin tournament was only $25 yet

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the winners of various statistical categories such as

"Break Performance", "Kick Performance", and "Total

Performance." The format was designed to give the

participants an opportunity to compare themselves

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their stats with professional tournament results.

Final Standinqs:

1) Randy Bennett

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4) Kevin Poffinberger

Statistical Prizes:

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$25 Randy Bennett, High Single Game Average: .875

$25 Dave Ascolese, High Break Performance Avg: .576

$25 Randy Bennett, High Kick Performance Avg: .893

Five Best Played Matches:

1) R. Bennett .875

2) R. Bennett .846

3) R. Bennett .845 4) D. Ascolese .841

5) K. Pof f inberger .837

Accu-Stats Analysis of In-The Money Winners:

Randy Bennett: Without question, he played the best

pool overall. Even though he ranked low on his

break, he posted the best W-L record, the best

TPA averages, and kick averages. He was rewarded

with $275 for his skills.

Dave Ascolese: His second place finish was due in

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He scratched only twice in fifty-nine breaks!

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Parica Edges Varner (continued from page 3)

waiting for Nick Varner. Varner had to defeat Parica

twice and fell one short.

The Finals

It appeared to be all over especially after Jose

Parica with a 10-6 lead in the deciding match made a

ball on the break and had an open shot. But Parica

missed that shot and Varner ran out. New score 10-7.

Then once again Parica had a chance to close the

door yet missed an easy billiard on the nine ball.

Varner ran that rack. New score: 10-8. Parica made a

ball and scratched the next rack! Varner ran out,

then broke and ran out again. New score: 10-10.

Varner made a ball on the break, missed a bank shot

and it was all over as Parica ran out for the win.

Notable matches (continued from page 3)

back as he defeated Paul Brienza (.761) 11-5.

From a 3-8 deficit, Gary Spaeth (.878) played well

and managed to even up the score at 10-10. After a

series of safeties and kicks, Grady Mathews (.861)

was forced to kick with four balls left on the

table. Yes, he lucked in the nine ball to win

11-10.

After some exceptional play by Jr. Harris (.810),

David Howard (.837) fell behind 0-7. Howard then

took control and won the next eleven racks to post

an 11-7 win.

Bob Opaahl (.744) and Howard Vickery (.813) had

the distinction of playing the longest rack of the

tournament. It required twenty-one turns at the

table before Vickery sunk the nine ball. Final

score: Vickery 11, Opsahl 5.

Exhibiting the best play of the tournament, Earl

Strickland (.943) ran nine balls nine times while

defeating the unfortunate recipient of this

barrage, Ton Brown (.853) 11-4.

After assuming a commanding lead of 10-5, Earl

Strickland (.863) failed to pocket another ball.

Jose Parica (.836) won the next six racks for his

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In an unusual distribution of balls pocketed,

Danny DiLiberto (.855) pocketed 106 balls while

Jay Swanson (.851) pocketed only 57. DiLiberto

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While trailing 5-8, Jose Parica (.906) miscued on

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was once again the host site for the Bowling Green

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contest boosting the purse to over $7,000. Joe Kerr

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sixteen players and paid half of the field.

Earl Strickland captured the $2,500 first prize

posting an undefeated record. In races to eleven Earl

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Howard (4) and Spaeth (4).

The in-the-money results follow:

NAME PRIZE NAME PRIZE

1st Earl Strickland $2,500 5th-6th

2nd Gary Spaeth 1,500 Dave Bollman $500

3rd David Howard 1,000 Howard Vickery 500

4th Joe Dan Bilyeu 750 7th-8th

Nick Varner 185

Bobby Legg 185

Nick Varner (continued from page 6)

ACCU-STATS: Who have you admired most inside and

outside of pool?

VARNER: Inside, Luther Lassiter. Outside, Jack

Nicholas.

ACCU-STATS: If you were the most influential person

in the billiard industry, what would you do?

VARNER: I'd concentrate on getting a tour on

television. That would have the most impact on the

game from all levels, the bottom to the top.

Varner:"I LIKE STRAIGHT POOL, BUT IT HAS ONE BIG DRAWBACK. I ENJOY RUNNING A HUNDRED BALLS, BUT I DON'T ENJOY SITTING THERE WATCHING MY OPPONENT RUN A HUNDRED."

ACCU-STATS: You play a l l games and have been a

champion i n every th ing a t one time or another. What's

your f s v o r i t e game?

VARNER: I t h i n k I enjoy one pocket the best . I l i k e s t r a i g h t p o o l , but i t has one b ig drawback. I enjoy running a hundred b a l l s , but I don ' t enjoy s i t t i n g

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Permit #42

Arlington Rec Open •

SAN BERARDINO, CA (2/20-23/86) - The Arlington Recre­

ation $10,000 Mixed 9-Ball Open, the first tournament

of any true stature to be held in the San Bernardino

area proved to be a rousing success. Promoters John

Ssnders (Arlington John) and Herb Wiles (Herb Superb)

deserve much credit for the well planned, promoted,

and organized event.

The race to nine, double elimination event quickly

drew a full field of thirty-two due in part to the

$5,200 added by Riverdale's Arlington Recreation

Supply and The Southern California Billiard Dealers

Association (SCBDA). An impressive thirty-two page

spectator program featuring player profiles, inter­

esting articles, official rules, and advertising

helped put a finishing touch on the event.

Kim Davenport, the pre-tournament favorite, captured

the inaugural event's $3,300 grand prize after

defeating Chapman (5), Hills (8), Romero (2),

McCready (7), and Swanson (2). The in-the-money

results follow:

NAME PRIZE NAME PRIZE

let Kim Davenport $3,300 7th-8th

2nd Keith McCready 2,000 Bill Mielke $400

3rd Jay Swanson 1,000 Ismsel Ramerez 400

4th Buddy Dennis 700 9th-12th

5th-6th Ronnie Allen 300

Craig Hauser 500 Dick Megiveron 300

Danny Medina 500 Ismsel Paez 300

Al Romero 300

Commemorative gold tip tappera were awarded the 13th-

16th place finishers: Frsnk Almanza, Chris MacDonald,

Coyt Chapman, and Danny DiLiberto.

A major 9-ball event is tentatively scheduled for

September (see ad).

there watching my opponent run a hundred. And you

have to sit down so long.

ACCU-STATS: Do you remember in Livonia, Michigan when

four different players ran a hundred balls on you

right in a row?

VARNER: Yes, I remember that. I did some sitting that

day. I went through the fir8t bracket and I must have

had a 20-25 ball per inning average. Then I went 0-7

in the final round robin. The least anybody run on me

waa eighty.