A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF 9-BALL POCKET BILLIARDS (201)226-5429 Vol. 3, No.1

Columbia Extends

Sigels String

Photo by BILLIE BILLING

COLUMBIA- Mike S i g e l backed up wins in Reno and A t l a n t i c C i t y wi th a n o t h e r t i t l e , The 1st Annual Rak'm Up C l a s s i c . In the r a c e t o e l e v e n , double e l i m i n a t i o n e v e n t , he overpowered Opsahl ( 5 ) , Smith ( 0 ) , Rempe ( 7 ) , Reyes ( 5 ) , Mizerak (6 ) and S t r i c k l a n d twice (4 ) and 15-13 in the f i n a l s . His u n d e f e a t e d achievement earned him $ 5 , 3 5 5 . Jean Balukas won the women's t i t l e , her n i n t h tournament v i c t o r y in a row.

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RAH m ur CLASSIC COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA

February 2-7,1987 FINAL STANDINGS

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NAME AVG. PRIZE NAME AVG. 1st Mike Sigel 2nd Earl Stricklani 3rd Danny DiLiberti 4th Buddy Hall 5th-6th

Efren Reyes Steve Mizerak

7th-8th David Howard John Archer

9th-12th Wade Crane Jose Parica Bill Incardona

(.896) [/ (.867) 0 (.843)

(.894)

(.878) (.868)

(.847) (.843)

(.850) (.837) (.834)

Chris MacDonald (.788) 13th-16th

Ray Martin Kim Davenport Gary Spaeth Sammy Guzman

17th-24th Jim Rempe Mike LeBron Danny Medina Bob Hunter Dick Lane Jimmy Reid Bob Williams JM Flowers

25th-32nd Mike Gulyassy Tom Kennedy Grady Mathews Larry Schwartz

Women-

(.868) (.859) (.856) (.817)

(.875) (.851) (.846) (.826) (.818) (.810) (.803) (.759)

(.805) (.791) (.788) (.787)

NAME PRIZE

1st Jean Balukas $lt 2nd Bonnie Hoffman lt 3rd Laura Smith 4th Mary Kenniston

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5th-6th

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,339.00 ,339.00

,017.00 ,017.00

776.00 776.00 776.00 776.00

589.00 589.00 589.00 589.00

402.00 402.00 402.00 402.00 402.00 402.00 402.00 402.00

Robin Bell Kris

7th-8th Villalpand

Loree Jon Jones Anne Mayes

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Ralph Guest | Bill Kelleher | Gene Cooper j James McCrary j

33rd-48th Allen Hopkins | Lou Butera j Mark Maiyo j Dave Bollman j L a r r y Hubbart j J im Mataya j Jean Balukas | Richie Ambrose j Ron Casanzio j Lenny Loder j David Carver j Kyle Willingham j Bob Opsahl j Mark Showalter j Tom Kirton j Tom Smith |

49th-61st Eric Williams | Jay Swanson j Bill Dunsmore \ Randy Jones j Bubba Eubanks j S i l l Staton | Rick Dumser j Howard Vickery \ Guido Orlandi j Terry Bell j CM Lee j Sammy Odom j Ray Badami |

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9th-llth Peg Ledman Mary Olesenski Kelly Simpson

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.784)

.738) ' .731)

' .884) ' .839) ' .810) ' .808) .806)

' .793) '.789) .779) .773)

! .766) ' .749) .734)

'.705) ' .689) .621)

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Sigel. ..Ina Class by Himself ^

Mike Sigel continues to dominate the pro 9-ball

tour. Posting an undefeated record of 7-0 and

recording an overall Accu-Stats average of .896, he

captured The 1st Annual Rak'm Up Classic title. It's

his third major tournament victory in a row and

rewarded him with $5,355 in prize money. Allen

Hopkins played outstanding, yet when you're hit with

a .925 and a .939, there isn't much that you can do.

Buddy Hall was also in top form. He recorded three

of the top ten plays of the tournament (see page 6).

Runner-up Earl Strickland showed shades of greatness

as he sped past Showalter, Parica, Howard, and

DiLiberto before suffering his first lost to Sigel.

He recovered quickly shooting his best match of the

week defeating DiLiberto 11-2 with a .936.

It was truly a labor of love for architect, player,

and now promoter Bob Opsahl. He staged the major

event at the luxurious Sheraton Inn of which

incidentally Opsahl was the architect. He generously

added $10,000 to the purse, awarded $100 a day for

the daily high Accu-Stats score, and $200 each to

the three skillful contestants who each won a

specialty contest. This and the subsequent purse of

$26,775 drew 61 players. (continued on page 17)

Notable Matches Although otherwise uneventful, the match between

Gary Spaeth (.802) and Eric William (.787) marked

the first of many sessions to be Accu-Statted via

video camera. Spaeth won 11-5.

Kyle Willinghaa (.770) never held the lead in the

session until he pocketed the last four balls

defeating favorite Jiaaiy Reid (.688) 11-10.

Bill Incardona (.926) was awarded a $100 bonus for

shooting Monday's high TPA during his 11-3 victory

over Ralph Guest (.725).

Despite falling behind 7-9, JM Flowers (.835) held

Wade Crane (.845) scoreless for the next four racks

upending Crane 11-9.

During the unusual firat rack of the Hike LeBron

(.821) and Larry Hubbart (.782) match, only two

balls were pocketed after twenty turns at the

table. LeBron then made a game winning combination

and promptly made the nine on the break. He never

turned back defeating Hubbart 11-7.

For the first five racks after losing the lag to

Bob Hunter (.825), Ray Martin's (.813)

participation in the match was limited to racking.

The spread was too much to overcome as Hunter

defeated Martin 11-9.

Buddy Hall (.938) missed just one ball in his 11-1

victory over CM Lee (.417). He also

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Allen Hopkins (.933) never missed a shot while

overpowering Bill Dunaaore (.700) 11-2.

In his first major event, rookie TOM Kennedy (.839)

blanked veteran Terry Bell (.593) 11-0.

In one of the best played matches by both players,

Hike LeBron shot a .900 yet lost to David Howard

(.888) 9-11. While still ahead 9-8, Lebron was

afforded just two safeties.

Eighteen year old John Archer (.841) impressed many

during his 11-3 victory over Jin Mataya (.721).

Allen Hopkins (.800) never had a chance as Hike

LeBron (.939) pocketed every ball attempted in his

11-2 trouncing.

After fourteen racks, David Carver (.747) still

maintained a comfortable lead of 9-5 over Bill

Incardona (.816). Yet for the next six racks,

Incardona controlled the table preventing Carver

from pocketing a single ball. He was afforded just

three safeties and two kicks. Incardona won 11-9.

David Howard (.939) held JH Flowera (.519)

scoreless while running out ten of his eleven

opportunities.

How are they breaking? Earl Strickland (.878) and

Jose Parica (.807) collectively made a ball on the

break without scratching eighteen of the session's

nineteen break shots. Strickland won 11-8.

In a contest with the most exciting finish of the

tournament, Jimmy Reid (.833) held a 10-5 lead over

Jose Parica (.830). A scratch by Reid then allowed

Parica to reach six. While ahead 10-6, a kick by

Reid still didn't seem critical. It was. From that

point, Parica ran out the session to win 11-10.

(continued on page 20)

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OPENING ROUND

1) L. G.

2) C. 8.

3) G. E.

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MacDonald Eubanks

Spaeth Williams

10 (.809 4 (.774

11 (.733 9 (.692

11 (.802 5 (.787

Willingham 11 (.770 Reid 10 (.688

Bollman Odom

DiLiberto Balukas

Williams Staton

Incardona Guest

Schwartz Badami

Flowers Crane

Howard Vickery

LeBron Hubbart

Kelleher Medina

Parica Jones

Showalter Cooper

Reyes Hall

Kir ton Lee

Casanzio Orlandi

Lane Maryo

McCrary Dunsmore

Rempe Hopkins

Sigel Opsahl

11 (.898 4 (.689

11 (.888 6 (.786

11 (.786 6 (.688

11 (.925 3 (.725

11 (.797 5 (.592

11 (.835 9 (.845

11 (.852 5 (.661

11 (.821 7 (.782

11 (.836 8 (.859

11 (.870 3 (.550

11 (.704 9 (.654

11 (.833 7 (.797

11 (.670 8 (.696

li (.869 4 (.763

11 (.831 7 (.790

11 (.837 6 (.791

11 (.925 5 (.796

11 (.857 5 (.732

Name Score AVQ,

23) R. Ambrose R. Dumser

24) K. Davenport D. Carver

25) S. Guzman T. Bell

26) S. Mizerak T. Kennedy

27) B. Hunter R. Martin

28) L. Butera J. Swanson

11 (.789) 4 (.707)

11 (.833) 9 (.764)

11 (.794) 9 (.688)

11 (.887) 5 (.763)

11 (.825) 9 (.813)

11 (.864) 6 (.739)

29) J. Mataya M. Gulyassy

LOSERS (49th-61st)

11 (.826) 6 (.758)

30) G. Mathews B. Eubanks

31) J. Reid E. Williams

32) J. Balukas S. Odom

33) R. Guest B. Staton

34) W. Crane R. Badami

35) L. Hubbart H. Vickery

36) D. Medina R. Jones

37) B. Hall CM Lee

38) M. Maryo G. Orlandi

39) A. Hopkins 8. Dunsmore

40) D. Carver R. Dumser

41) J. Kennedy T. Bell

42) R. Martin 3. Swanson

11 (.827) 7 (.746)

11 (.875) 6 (.767)

11 (.792) 4 (.552)

11 (.815) 8 (.734)

11 (.880) 1 f . 4 4 4 ;

11 (.861) 4 (.745)

11 (.793) 9 (.827)

11 (.938J 1 (.417)

11 (.852) 6 (.647)

11 (.933) 2 (.700J

11 (.737) 5 (.702)

11 (.839) 0 (.593)

11 (.861) 8 (.787)

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WINNERS1 BRACKET

43) C. MacDonald 11 (.779) L. Loder 8 (.775)

4 4 ; G. Spaeth 11 (.879) K. Willingham 1 (.643)

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46) B. B.

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48) D. M.

49) J . 8.

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51) E. T.

52) 0. R.

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Williams Incardona

Flowers Schwartz

Howard LeBron

Parica Kelleher

11 (.796) 10 (.794)

11 (.748) 7 (.689)

11 (.888) 9 ( .900;

11 (.800) 8 (.767)

Strickland 11 (.865) Showalter 2 (.660)

Reyes Kir ton

Lane Casanzio

Rempe McCrary

Sigel Smith

Davenport Ambrose

Mizerak Guzman

Hunter Butera

11 (.877) 3 (.641)

11 (.800) 9 (.673)

11 (.930; 4 (.689)

11 (.875) 0 (.273)

11 (.854) 9 (.811)

11 (.859) 8 (.806)

11 (.904; 4 (.800)

§ Name Score AVQ.

58) J. Archer 11 (.841) J. Mataya 3 (.721)

LOSERS (33rd-48th)

59) G. Mathews J. Mataya

60) J. Reid L. Butera

61) 5. Guzman J. Balukas

62) R. Guest R. Ambrose

63) J. McCrary L. Hubbart

64) D. Medina R. Casanzio

65) G. Cooper T. Kir ton

66) 8. Hall M. Showalter

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.894

.884

.878

.875

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.868

.867

.859

.856

.851

.850

.847

.846

.843

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.837

.834

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( .950) Buddy H a l l vs .

( .949) Danny D iL iber to ( .940) Buddy H a l l vs .

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Dick Lane Sammy Guzman Mark Maryo Jimmy Reid Dave Bollman Larry Hubbart Mike Gulyassy Bob Williams Jim Mataya Tom Kennedy Jean Balukas Chris MacDonald Grady Mathews Larry Schwartz Ralph Guest Bill Kelleher Richie Ambrose Eric Williams Ron Casanzio Lenny Loder

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.817 42. JM Flowers

.810 43. Bill Dunsmore

.810 44. Randy Jones

.808 45. David Carver

.806 46. Gene Cooper

.805 47. Kyle Willingham

.803 48. James McCrary

.793 49. Bubba Eubanks

.791 50. Bill Staton

.789 51. Rick Dumser

.788 52. Bob Opsahl

.788 53. Howard Vickery

.787 54. Guido Orlandi

.786 55. Mark Showalter

.784 56. Terry Bell

. 779 57. CM Lee

.779 58. Tom Kirton

.773 59. Sammy Odom

.766 60. Ray Badami 61. Tom Smith

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.757

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.734

.731

.713

.712

.705

.705

.702

.701

.689

.663

.647

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1. Mike S i g e l 2 . Buddy H a l l 3 . A l l e n Hopkins 4 . Ef ren Reyes 5 . J im Rempe 6 . Ray M a r t i n 7 . S teve Mizerak 8 . E a r l S t r i c k l a n d 9 . Kim Davenport

10. Gary Spae th

GAMES

121 162

29 114

69 104 109 124

98 88

(Rak'm Up C l a s s i c Ave

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658 875 122 511 301 475 420 540 415 380

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76 104

16 71 43 72 64 83 68 64

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TPA

.896

.894

.884

.878

.875

.868

.868

.867

.859

.856

BREAK PERFORMANCE (MINIMUM BREAKS =20)

# NAME 1

1. Gene Cooper 2 . Ron Casanz io 3 . C h r i s MacDonald 4 . Bob Wil l iams 5. Gary Spae th 6 . Tom Kennedy 7. Bob Hunter 8 . Jean Balukas 9 . Jo se P a r i c a

10. Lou Bu te ra

BREAK ] 3AMES SHOTS

53 52 98 77 88 58 71 51

104 52

(Rak'm Up C l a s s i c Ave

26 27 51 40 50 33 35 25 58 24 rage

MISSES (PER 100

# NAME

1. A l l e n Hopkins 2 . J im Rempe 3 . S teve Mizerak 4 . Mike S i g e l 5 . Buddy H a l l 6 . Ray M a r t i n 7 . Ef ren Reyes 8 . Mike LeBron 9 . Mark Maryo

BALLS

JALL MADE W/0 SCR

21 21 37 29 35 23 24 17 39 16

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POCKETED) BALLS SHOTS MADE

122 301 420 658 875 475 511 280 239

10. E a r l S t r i c k l a n d 540

MISSED

(Rak'm Up C l a s s i c Average

3 12 17 30 40 24 27 15 14 35 = 9 . 8 )

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.808

.778

.725

.725

.700

.697

.686

.680

.672

.667

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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KICK PERFORMANCE (MINIMUM KICKS = 15)

NAME GAMES KICKS GOOD KPA

Steve Mizerak 109 Chris MacDonald 98 Bob Hunter 71 Tom Kennedy 58 JM Flowers 66 Grady Mathews 70 Ray Martin 104 Jose Parica 104 Ron Casanzio 52 Larry Hubbart 52

37 30 23 21 20 28 26 34 17 15

(Rak'm Up Classic Average

35 28 21 19 18 25 23 30 15 13 803)

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.933

.913

.905

.900

.893

.885

.882

.882

.867

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NAME 0PP0R- RON TUNITIES OUTS PCT

Allen Hopkins 20 Mike Sigel 105 Efren Reyes 88 Earl Strickland 104 Steve Mizerak 81 Buddy Hall 151 Kim Davenport 81 Danny Medina 74 Ray Martin 93 Jim Rempe 59

16 78 62 71 55 102 52 47 59 37

80.0 74 70 68 67 67 64 63 63

3 5 3 9 5 2 5 4

62.7 (Rak'm Up Classic Average = 53.7)

POSITION ERRORS (PER 100 BALLS POCKETED)

BALLS POSITION NAME MADE ERRORS AVG

1. Allen Hopkins 122 2. Mike Sigel 658 3. Earl Strickland 540 4. Buddy Hall 875 5. Wade Crane 472 6. Danny Medina 352 7. Kim Davenport 415 8. Efren Reyes 511 9. Gary Spaeth 380 10. Steve Mizerak 420

3 24 20 34 19 15 18 23 18 20

2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4

5 6 7 9 0 3 3 5 7

4.8 (Rak'm Up Classic Average • 7.4)

RAKM UP CLASSIC Averages Run out from the break: 18 Run out after making a ball on the break: 30% Run out with ball in hand: 64%

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71) T. Kennedy D. Bollman

72) R. Martin K. Willinghan

73) M. Gulyassy L. Loder

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11 ( . 841 ; 3 (.754)

11 (.872) l 5 (.6-81J

11 (.903/ 2 (.650)

LOSERS (25th-32nd)

74) J. Reid G. Mathews

75) S. Guzman R. Guest

76) W. Crane J. McCrary

77) 0. Medina G. Cooper

78) 8. Hall B. Kelleher

79) M. LeBron L. Schwartz

80) 8. Incardona T. Kennedy

81) R. Martin M. Gulyassy

11 (.800) 6 (.723)

11 (.800) 8 (.791)

11 (.885) 4 (.614)

11 (.847) 6 (.788)

11 (.864) 4 (.620)

11 (.865) 7 (.821)

11 (.798) 6 (.724)

11 ( .901; 3 (.659)

WINNERS' BRACKET

82) C. MacDonald G. Spaeth

8JJ 0. DiLiberto 8. Will iams

94j 0. Howard JN Flowers

11 (.842) 10 (.820)

11 (.870) 9 (.787)

11 (.939j 0 (.519)

55; E. Strickland 11 (.878) J . Parica

86) E. Reyes 0. Lane

87) M. S ige l J . Rempe

88) S. Mizerak K. Davenport

89) J. Archer 8. Hunter

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11 (.924; 6 (.818)

11 (.903) 7 (.833)

11 (.887) 9 (.867)

11 (.817) 10 (.758)

LOSERS (17th-24th)

90) J. Parica J . Reid

91) 5. Guzman JM Flowers

92) W. Crane B. Willimas

93) G. Spaeth 0. Medina

94) 8. Ha l l 8. Hunter

95J K. Davenport M. LeBron

96 J 8. Incardona J . Rempe

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R. Martin 11 ( .953; D. Lane 6 (.833) LOSERS (13th-16th)

J. Parica 11 ( .909; S. Guzman 4 (.721)

W. Crane 11 (.864) G. Spaeth 9 (.859)

B. Hall 11 (.894) K. Davenport 10 ( . 901 ;

8. Incardona 11 (.853) R. Martin 7 (.810)

WINNERS' BRACKET

D. DiLiberto 11 (.803) C. MacDonald 9 (.808)

E. Strickland 11 (.812) D. Howard 6 (.735)

M. Sigel 11 (.924; E. Reyes 5 (.870)

S. Mizerak ' 11 (.837) J. Archer 9 (.833)

LOSERS (9th-12th)

E. Reyes li (.902) J . Parica 5 (.776)

J. Archer 11 (.851) W. Crane 7 (.750)

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E. Reyes 11 (.914; J . Archer 8 (.890)

B. Hall 11 ( .950; D. Howard 2 (.607J

WINNERS' BRACKET

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M. Sigel 11 (.919i S. Mizerak 6 (.867)

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B. Hall 11 (.897) 5. Mizerak 6 (.867)

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WINNERS' BRACKET

M. Sigel li (.907; E. Strickland 4 (.806)

LOSER (3rd)

E. Strickland li (.936; D. DiLiberto 2 (.676)

FINALS

M. Sigel 15 (.889) E. Strickland 13 (.895)

Sigel (continued from page 3)

Before the tournament began, the players were

treated to a complementary breakfast buffet, Pat

Fleming was employed as the tournament director, the

event was sanctioned by both the PBA and the WPBA

and their respective prize money breakdowns were

used. The men raced to eleven, the women to nine. In

the finals, the men raced to fifteen, the women to

eleven. The standard dress code demanded for a hotel

event was strictly adhered to due in part to the

harshness of the penalty. If a match was

"unnecessarily delayed due to a flagrant violation

of the dress code", a one game penalty would be

imposed! No penalties were imposed.

The tournament room housed four Gandy pool tables

covered with Granito Tournament 2000 cloth. The

cloth and balls were supplied by Joba Trading thus

providing excellent conditions for excellent play.

The lighting was the best that ha3 graced a pool

table. Designed and built by Bob Opsahl, they were

sold before the event began with an order for more

to be built. A pool table was set up in the atrium

of the hotel and used for exhibitions, specialty

contests and practicing. A practice schedule was

necessary so that everyone would have an opportunity

to practice before their match.

Columbia had never before been exposed to

professional pool tournaments but received it well.

Media coverage was more than anticipated thanks to

the efforts of public relatione man Barry Dubow. The

evening sessions as expected drew the largest

crowds, but Friday night posed an unforeseen

problem. Capacity crowds forced the staff to stop

selling tickets for there was no more room, not even

standing room!

Accu-Stats, for the first time and with much

success, utilized a video camera mounted in the

ceiling to monitor one of the tables for the entire

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EASTLAKE, OH (1/16-18/87)- The WPBA sanctioned 1987

WoMen's Cleveland Open directed by Joe Kerr was hosted

by Frank's Billiards of Eastlake. The $2,500 added by

Frank Zumrao and the $150 entry fee drew sixteen WPBA

members. Jean Balukas ran through the sixteen player

double elimination field in her usual undefeated

fashion. She won $1,850 by defeating in races to nine

Anne Mayea (2), Kelly Simpson (2), Robin Bell (5) and

Peg Ledman twice (1) and (2). Balukas shot an incredible

three .900'a including a nearly perfect .951.

NAME AVG. PRIZE

1st Jean Balukas 2nd Peg Ledman 3rd Lori Shampo 4th Robin Bell 5th-6th

Mary Kenniston Bonnie Hoffman

7th-8th Leanne Cox Vicki Paski

9th-12th Laura Smith Loree Jon Jones Kelly Simpson Anne Mayes

13th-16th Ewa Mataya Becky Edwards Kay Sangrant Pamela Tussing

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905 783 752 709 691 683 675 671 668 667 654 652 632 546 471 380

SCORES & AVERAGES OPENING ROUND

1) M. Kenniston 9 (.673} L. Cox 5 (.587}

2) V. Paski K. Sangrant

3) B. Hoffman LJ Jones

4) P. Ledman E. Mataya

5} K. Simpson B. Edwards

6} J. Balukas A. Mayes

7} fl. Bell P. Tussing

8} L. Shampo L. Smith

9 (.613} 3 (.500}

9 (.697) 2 (.627}

9 (.636) 8 (.620)

9 (.718) 7 (.731)

9 (.857) 2 (.500)

9 (.877) 0 (.318)

9 (.759) 6 (.702)

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LOSERS (13th-16th)

9) L. Smith P. Tussing

10) A. Mayes B. Edwards

9 (.714) 3 (.404)

9 (.573) 7 (.540)

11) LJ Jones E. Mataya

12) L. Cox K. Sangrant

WINNERS1 BRACKET

9 (.683) 4 (.728)

9 (.755) 2 (.417)

13) M. Kenniston 9 (.685) V. Paski 5 (.690)

14) P. Ledman B. Hoffman

15) J. Balukas K. Simpson

16) R. Bell L. Shampo

9 (.732) 8 (.717)

9 (.95V 2 (.591)

9 (.811) 8 (.771)

LOSERS (9th-12th)

17) B. Hoffman L. Smith

18) V. Paski A. Mayes

19) L. Shampo LJ Jones

20) L. Cox K. Simpson

9 (.684) 4 (.586)

9 (.687) 4 (.517)

9 (.833) 2 (.660)

9 (.728) 2 (.579)

LOSERS (7th-8th)

21) B. Hoffman V. Paski

22) L. Shampo L. Cox

9 (.706) 7 (.691)

9 (.712) 5 (.593)

WINNERS' BRACKET

23) P. Ledman 9 (.706) M. Kenniston 8 (.755)

24) J. Balukas 9 ( .926; R. Bell 5 (.817)

LOSERS (5th-6th)

25) fl. Bell 9 (.775) B. Hoffman 5 (.567)

26) L. Shampo 9 (.764) M. Kenniston 2 (.585)

LOSER (4th)

27) L. Shampo fl. Bell

9 (.740) 7 (.649)

WINNERS' BRACKET

28) J. Balukas P. Ledman

9 (.924J 1 (.680)

LOSER (3rd)

29) P. Ledman L. Shampo

FINALS

30) J. Balukas P. Ledman

9 (.765) 7 (.736)

9 (.861) 2 (.756)

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BPA - Break Performance Average KPA - Kick Performance Average SPA - Safety Performance Average TPA - Total Performance Average

TERMS & EXPRESSIONS ACCU-STATS AVERAGE - Same as TPA or

TOTAL PERFORMANCE AVERAGE BALLS MADE - Total balls pocketed BREAK - The 9-ball break shot ERROR - Any miss, scratch on the break,

bad kick, bad safety, or bad position (see ERROR category)

GAME - One completed 9-ball rack GOOD BREAK - A break shot in which a

ball is made without scratching GOOD KICK - A kick which results in a

"good hit" (even if the cue ball scratches afterwards)

GOOD SAFETY - A safety after which the opponent fails to pocket a ball (excluding kick-ins)

KICK - A shot in which a player attempts to hit a ball that cannot be "seen" and requires either a rail first, masse1 or jump shot to complete

MAKEABLE SHOT - A shot that is as easy or easier than a spot shot

OPPORTUNITY - Exists when a player makes an attempt to run out by pocketing at least one ball or approaching the table with a makeable shot

POINTS - Number of balls pocketed POSITION ERROR - Same as BAD POSITION RUN OUT - Occurs any time the 9-ball is

pocketed SAFETY - A shot in which a player's

primary concern is defense SESSION - A race to a specified number

of games SHOTS MISSED - See MISS SNOOKERED - A condition that exists when

a player is unable to "see" the lowest ball on the table

ERRORS MISS - Occurs when a player's primary

concern is to pocket a ball that can be "seen", but fails to do so and is forced to leave the table

SCRATCH ON THE BREAK - Occurs when a player scratches on the break, regardless of whether a ball is pocketed or not

BAD KICK -attempts hit afte

BAD SAFETY • opponent after a

BAD POSITION position the tab after th

Occurs when a player , but fails to make a good r being snookered - Occurs when a player's pockets a ball immediately safety (excluding kick-ins) - Occurs when inadequate causes a player to leave

le (excluding immediately e break shot)

STATISTICAL RANKINGS

BREAK PERFORMANCE AVERAGE - Reflects a player's ability to make a ball on the break without scratching

KICK PERFORMANCE AVERAGE - Reflects a player's ability to make a good hit when snookered

RUN OUT OPPORTUNITIES - Reflects a player's ability to run out the rack after pocketing at least one ball or approaching the table with a makeable shot

SAFETY PERFORMANCE AVERAGE - Reflects a player's ability to play a safety which prevents his opponent from pocketing a ball

TOTAL PERFORMANCE AVERAGE - A player's "batting average", considered are balls pocketed and errors

CALCULATIONS

BREAK PERFORMANCE AVERAGE OR BPA: Good breaks/Total breaks

KICK PERFORMANCE AVERAGE OR KPA: Good kicks/Total kicks

MISSES PER 100 BALLS POCKETED: (Misses x 100)/Balls pocketed

POSITION ERRORS PER 100 BALLS POCKETED: (Position errors x 100)/Balls Pocketed

RUN OUT OPPORTUNITIES: Run outs/Opportunities

RUN OUTS FROM THE BREAK: Run outs from break/Breaks

SAFETY PERFORMANCE AVERAGE OR SPA: Good safeties/Total safeties

SCRATCH ON THE BREAK: (Scratches on break x 100)/Breaks

TOTAL PERFORMANCE AVERAGE OR TPA: Balls pocketed/(Balls pocketed + Errors)

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event. The matches were reviewed on TV by field

coordinator Dennis McGimpsey and scored with the

benefit of "fsst forward". The ability to review

critical situations several times made the video

camera an outstanding tool.

Steve Simpson from Paris, Illinois entertained us

with his uncanny knack for the "blow shot", his

ability to play shots by blowing the cue ball out of

his mouth instead of using a cue stick. Before the

finals, Grsdy Msthews also delighted us with not

only a fine pocket billiard exhibition but also with

some magical fire-eating!

Jean Balukas played in both divisions yet fared much

better in the women's. She defeated Kenniston,

Mayes, Villalpando, and Hoffman twice. Seventeen

year old Bonnie Hoffman was outstanding. She

defeated Olesenski, Jones, Bell, and Smith. Her two

losses were against Balukas.

Notable Matches (continued from page 3)

Buddy Hall (.940) proved that you can shoot a near

perfect set without running two racks in a row.

Hall pocketed 94 balls and committed 8ix errors

computing a .940 TPA much to the chagrin of victim

Bob Hunter (.837). Hall won 11-4.

Ray Martin (.953) poated the tournament high TPA

for a single session as both he and his opponent

Dick Lane (.833) never missed a ball. Martin won an

extra $100 for his achievement and the match 11-6.

In spite of a 0-6 disadvantage against Chris

MacDonald (.787), Buddy Hall (.919) won the next

eight games and eventually the match 11-8.

Buddy Hall (.950) won Friday's bonus $100 while

crushing David Howard (.607) 11-2.

Danny DiLiberto (.949) outplayed Efren Rayea (.737)

in a near perfect match with both players missing

only one ball apiece. DiLiberto won the match 11-3

and Saturday'a $100 bonus.