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Knight & Lombardo Cue-PhoriaBilliards&CaféwasthehostedthelatestPoisontourevent,7-28-12.53playersshowedupfor$1000addedamateur9-ballevent. Richard(Turtle)KnightwouldprovetobethemantobeatonthedayashemadehiswaytothehotseatmatchwithstrongwinsoverJasonBowen7-6,DJDorman7-2,JulioDelPozo7-4andthena7-5winoverCalMcGanntosetupthewinnersidematchwithtournewcomerDakotaCameron.KnightwouldseehisrunstoppedveryquicklyasDakotawouldcomeoutstrongandpowerhiswaytothehotseatwithadominating7-1win.MikeDestefanowaslookingdangerousontheonelosssideaftera2ndroundlosstoDJDorman7-2,hewouldgoontodefeatTedLepak5-2,JasonBowen5-2,JohnSouders5-3,BillEisenhard5-3,BrettLykins5-4,TimBaron5-2,GeorgeSaundersforfeitbeforeJasonSheermanwouldstophisrunwithadominating5-0wintoleaveDestefano4th.SheermanwouldhavethetablesturnedonhimasKnightwouldcruisetoa5-0winandputhimselfbackinthefinalwitharevengematchagainstCameron. Knightwouldhavetocomebackandwinaraceto7toforcetheonerackshootoutforthetitle,Hewoulddojustthatbattlinghiswaytoa7-5winandthenrunningaverysolidlastracktotakehis1sttitleoftheseasonand2ndpoisontourtitle.CongratstoKellyCavanaughforfinishingtopladyandadvancingtothemoneyroundof9-12thposition. Sundaywouldsee33playersshowupforthe$1000Added10-Ballevent.HunterLombardowouldprovetobetostrongforeveryoneonthedayashemadehiswaytothefinalswithstrongwinsoverKellyCavanaugh6-1,TonyCrosby6-4,TimBaron6-4,NathanRose7-3andthenastrong7-4winoverRaymondLinares7-4totakethehotseat. AdamWheelernavigatedhiswaythroughtheonelosssidewithwinsoverCalMcGann5-1,MikeDestefano5-3,BillEisenhardviaForfeit,Nathan

Rose5-4andthena5-2winoverRaymondLinarestosetupafinalmatchwithLombardo.ThefinalwouldseeWheelerpushHunterallthewayinaraceto8whichhunterwouldeventuallyprevailwithaveryhardfought8-7win. ThetourwouldlikethankCue-PhoriaBilliardsanditsstaffforhostingagreatevent.PoisonCuesourtitlesponsorforprovidingthebestproductsplayerscanbuy.OurnexteventwillbeatFlorida’snewestpoolroomTopHatBilliardsinJupiterFlorida.September8th-9th,theeventwillbeplayedonDiamondProfessionalpooltables.

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AMATEUR PAYOUT1st Richard Knight $6002nd Dakota Cameron $4003rd Jason Sheerman $3004th Mike Destefano $2005th-6th Cal McGann, George Saunders $1507th-8th Brian McBride, Tim Baron $1009th-12th Kelly Cavanaugh, Brett Lykins, Julio Del Pozo, Chip Dickerson $80

OPEN PAYOUT1st Hunter Lombardo $6002nd Adam Wheeler $4003rd Raymond Linares $3004th Nathan Rose $2005th-6th Julio Del Pozo, Bill Eisenhard $1007th-8th Mike Destefano, Ted Lepak $75

The Largest Regional Tournament in The Country!

Lincoln City, Oregon(888) Chinook 244-6665

Early Entry Deadline9/4/12

Late Entry Deadline9/11/12*

*$10 Late Fee Per Player, Per EventGreen Fees Included!

Entry Forms / Rules / Eligibility go to: www.westernbca.org

Live Streaming from start to finish to be provided by Rail2Rail Productions.

Fun Night!Oct 8th,

Doors Open At 3 Pm, Minis And Ring Games

Start At 7 Pm

Featuring:

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Event Start Day Start Time Race

Masters Mixed Scotch Doubles Tuesday 9:00 AM 5

Open Mixed Scotch Doubles Tuesday 9:00 AM 4

Men’s Masters Singles Thursday 9:00 AM 8

Men’s Open A Singles Wednesday Noon 7

Men’s Open B Singles Wednesday 9:00 AM 6

Men’s Senior Singles Wednesday 6:00 PM 5

Women’s Masters Singles Thursday 10:30 AM 6

Women’s Open Singles Wednesday Noon 5

Men’s Mixed Teams Friday 5:00 PM 11

Men’s Mixed B Teams Friday 5:00 PM 11

Women’s Teams Friday 9:00 PM 9

Men’s Grand Masters Challenge Wednesday 9:00 AM TBD

Women’s Grand Masters Challenge Wednesday 9:00 AM TBD

Tentative Starting times for 2012 9-Ball ChampionshipS

* These times are subject to change. When actual entries are in the actual start times can be determined.

By Skip Maloney - AzBilliards.com

TOMMYKENNEDYwassoelatedoverhisvictoryintheFirstAnnualSouthwestFlorida9-BallChampionshipsontheweekendofAugust11-12,thathegotalittleheavy-footeddrivinghome.Apatrollingofficertookexceptiontohisexceedingthespeedlimitandpulledhimover.Askedwherehistriphadoriginated,Kennedyexplainedwherehe'dbeen.Theofficeraskedhimhowhe'dfared,Kennedytoldhimhe'dwonthetournament,andtheofficerlethimgowithawarning. Overtheyears,Kennedyhaswonalotoftournaments,butthisone,hesaid,wasdifferent. "Ihadn'twonatournamentofthismagnitudeinyears,"hesaid,"andespeciallyagainstDonnieMills.Ibeathimthefirsttimeweeverplayedtogether,sixorsevenyearsago,buthe'dwonthelast13." The$3,000-addedOpeneventofthesefirst-everchampionships,thebrainchildofformerSeminoleProTourDirector,JohnDiToro,drew35entrantstoDiamondBilliardsinCapeCoral,FL.Aconcurrently-run,$1,000-addedAmateurtournamentdrew77entrantsanddidnotfinishuntil7a.m.onMondaymorning.TheofficialtournamentrecordlistsRobertHibbitsastheAmateureventwinner,though,infact,heandRaymondLinaressurrenderedatabout7a.m.,andoptedtosplitthewinnings,ratherthanplayafinalmatch. Kennedy'svictoryoverMillscameearly;inthesecondroundofplay.Kennedymovedon,whileMillseventuallyfellintheloss-sidebattlesthatdeterminedthefour-waytieforninthplace.Kennedyadvancedtothewinners'sidesemifinalsandfacedRalphEckert.JustinHall,inthemeantime,squaredoffagainstDannyGreenintheotherwinners'sidesemifinal.KennedydefeatedEckert9-7,asGreenwassendingHallwest9-5.Kennedygotintothehotseat9-4overGreenandwaitedinthehotseatforhisreturn. HallmovedtothelosssideandpickedupTonyRuberto,who'dprovedtobeDonnyMills'downfall(9-2)andthendefeatedPierrePalmieri9-4.EckertdrewMarkRitter,who'dsurvivedadoublehillbattleversusLouisAltesanddownedAnthonyMeglino9-3.HallandEckertgotrightbacktowork;HallgivinguponlyasingleracktoRuberto,asEckertwasbusysurvivingadoublehillmatchagainstRitter. Witha9-7victoryoverHallinthequarterfinals,Eckertwasasinglematchaway

frommeetingKennedyasecondtime.Greenspoiledthatbidinthesemifinals,defeatingEckert9-7andearninghisownKennedyre-match.Kennedytooktheirsecondmeeting9-5tosecurethefirst-everSouthwestFlorida9-BallChampionshiptitle. The77-entrantAmateurmatchthatdidnothappen(thefinals)wouldhavebeenare-playofthehotseatbattlebetweenHibbitsandLinares.ItwasLinareswhotookthathotseatset,afterbattlingtodouble

hill.Hibbitsmovedwesttothesemifinals,wherehemetanddefeatedDavidUwate,doublehill.UwatehaddefeatedNathanRose5-1inthequarterfinals. Thoughitwasafirst-everSouthwestFlorida9-BallChampionship,itwasareturntotournamentdirectordutiesforJohnDiToro. "Iwantedtotakeayearoff,"saidDiToro,whofoundhimself(moreorless)outofajobwhentheSeminoleTourchosenottolauncha2012schedule,"buttheykeptbuggingmetoputsomethingtogether." Itwasalittlelikethestoryof'Bre'rRabbit,'who,intheDisneyfilmSongoftheSouth,begged'Bre'rFox'nottothrowhimintothebriarpatch,inthehopesthathe'ddojustthat;thusreturning'Bre'rRabbit'toanenvironmentwithwhichhewasintimatelyfamiliar.Onsomelevels,DiTorowantedthatyearoff,while,atthesametime,hewasmotivatedandeagertogetbackintotheswingofthings. "Ialwayslikeddoingit,"hesaidofhistournamentdirectordutieswiththeSeminoleProTour,"alwayslikedgivingbacktothesport." DiTorothankedDiamondBilliards'owner,JamesOswaldandhisstafffortheirhospitality,whiletogether,theyacknowledgedthesponsorshipsupportofCoca-Cola,theSimonisTourandavarietyoflocalbusinesses(23),thatcontributedadvertisingmoneyinsupportoftheevent. "IalsowanttothankJavierChirino(whofinishedinthetiefor13thplaceintheAmateurevent),"saidOswald."Hemadealltheglasstrophiesforus;thefirst,secondandthirdplacetrophiesfortheOpenandthefirstplacetrophyfortheAmateurs." The35entrantswhoplayedintheOpenweremoreorlessexpected.The77-entrantamateurfieldwasmoreorlessunexpected,thoughitcontributedheavilytoplansbeingmadefortheSecondAnnualSouthwestFlorida9-BallChampionships.AccordingtoDiToroandOswald,thissecondannualeventwilllikelyoccurataboutthesametimenextyear.

KENNEDY WINS debut SW Florida 9-Ball Championship

KENNEDY WINS

1st Robert Hibbitts $1,0002nd Raymond Linares $600 3rd David Uwate $400 4th Nathan Rose $300 5th Bill Eisenhard $200 Mike Delawder7th Dave King $170 Jose Ybarra

9th Bill Wilson $140 Joe Gnapp Terry McCullough Danny Bellina13th Travis Laswell $120 Shawn Collie Rick Shanchez Javier Chirino

- AMATEUR -1st Tommy Kennedy $3,0002nd Danny Green $1,7003rd Ralph Eckert $1,3004th Justin Hall $9005th Tony Ruberto $700 Mark Ritter7th Pierre Palmieri $400 Anthony Meglino

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By Skip Maloney - AzBilliards Staff

Jana Montour and Kim Jones have been trading alternate victories on the Northwest Women's Pool Association Tour since March. On the tour's fifth stop, on the weekend of August 11-12, with their victories even at two apiece, it was Montour's turn to win it, and she did, defeating Kimberly Kirk twice - once in the hot seat match and again in the finals - to complete an undefeated weekend. The $750-added event drew 31 entrants to Parlor Billiards in Bellevue, WA. Montour started strong, giving up only two racks in her first three matches; none versus Fran Johnson and one each versus Jenny Lucas and Alicia Kvasnicka. This set her up among the winners' side final four, facing Liz Cole (going into the event, ranked at # 3 on the tour, directly behind Montour and Jones). Suzanne Smith (# 6), in the meantime, who'd defeated Elaine Eberly 7-3, Tamre Rogers 7-4 and sent Kim Jones west 7-5, squared off against Kirk. Montour advanced to the winners' side finals with a 7-4 victory over

Cole, as Kirk sent Smith packing 7-5. Montour then downed Kirk 7-4, and sat in the hot seat, awaiting her return. Kim Jones, at work on the loss side, was looking to come back for a third finals battle against Montour in the current season. She began that journey with a 6-2 victory over Denice White, and followed it with a 6-3 victory over Val Franiel. This set Jones up to face Cole. Smith drew Shelby Locati (# 7 in tour rankings), who'd gotten by Mary Hopkin 6-2 and Tamre

Rogers 6-3. Jones and Cole battled to double hill before Jones prevailed to advance to the quarterfinals. She was joined by Locati, who'd ended Rogers' day 6-3. Locati ended Jones' bid to meet Montour again in the finals by the same 6-3 score. It was a day for 6-3 scores, as Kirk downed Locati by that same score in the semifinals. A win for Kirk would have elevated her from 17th place in the tour rankings into a tie for fifth place with Suzanne Smith. It was not to

be. Montour chalked up the event title with a 9-6 victory, solidifying her top spot in the rankings. Kirk moved among the top ten, settling in at # 7.

TO WIN THIRD NWPA TOUR STOPMontour

goes Undefeated

NWPA TOUR STOP RESULTS

Place Playername PrizeMoney1st JanaMontour $5002nd KimberlyKirk-Lengel $3753rd ShelbyLocati $2504th KimJones $1705th LizCole $1105th SuzanneSmith $1107th ValFraniel $807th TamreGeene-Rogers $80

OnOn August 11th and 12th, the Lone Star Tour’s Texas Open “Warm-Up” 9-ball event at Skinny Bob’s in Round Rock, Texas drew 120 players with 167 total entries in 3 divisions. Notables David Henson, James Davis Sr., Doug Young, Manny Chau, Charlie Bryant, Junior Jueco, and Kevin Guimond participated in the 59 player Open division while the 90 player Amateur division included Patrick Hill, Jacob Warriner, Mark Mallow, Chris Sharier, Jacob Jiminez, Marty Dill, and Jim Miller, just to name a few. The event paid out in excess of $10,000 with players representing Dallas, Austin, Houston, Temple, Kileen, Ft. Worth, and San Antonio. The Tour would like to thank Skinny Bob’s Billiards and their entire staff for hosting another first rate event. Lone Star Tour events are sponsored by Poison by Predator cues www.poisonbilliards.com, Delta-13 Rack www.delta-13.com, APA of North Harris County, and Gulf Coast Billiards. On Saturday, the Amateur field ran down to 48 for Sunday’s 12pm, first round. On Sunday, the winner’s side 16 saw Houston’s Will Felder defeat Tracy Sanders, Ft. Worth’s Brian Anderson best David Escobedo, Cielo Vasquez pass Ron Franklin, Steve Lindgren over Pete Herrera, Steve Pennington oust Sonny Demetro, Frank Ferrer Jr. beat Jacob Warriner, Cesar Garcia over Nick Banks and Lee Rosa over Mike Mallow. On the one-loss side Skinny Bob owner Rich Anglin eliminated Demetro, Patrick Hill bested Jacob Warriner, Jesse Martinez dusted Nick Banks, Travis Phelps fell to Mike Mallow, Tracy Sanders bested Daniel Johnson, David Escobedo ousted Chris Sharier, Ricardo Espinosa eliminated Ron Franklin and J.P Lopez sent home Pete Herrera. When the dust settled on the east side, the final four pitted Brian Anderson v. Cielo Vasquez and Frank Ferrer Jr. v. Lee Rosa. With another round down on the west side, Felder defeated Hill 5-3, Mallow eliminated Lindgren 4-2, Sanders dusted off Pennington and Espinosa passed Garcia. On the winners’ side, Vasquez defeated Anderson and Ferrer secured his place over Rosa. Cielo secured the hot seat over Ferrer, 5-2, while Mallow eliminated Felder 4-1 and Sanders did the same to Espinosa, 4-2. T. Sanders took down Anderson 4-3 then Mallow 4-2 to reach Ferrer. It was Ferrer over Sanders, 4-3, which pitted Ferrer v. Vasquez in the final. In the first of two sets, Ferrer came on strong and confident over Vasquez, 5-2. The second set was a different story as Vasquez jumped to a 3-0 lead, and on the hill. Ferrer answered back, winning a

rack then breaking and running 2 racks. At 3-3, Ferrer broke without results and it came down to Vasquez who played a safety on the 3-ball. Ferrer kicked 2 rails at the 3-ball and missed. Vasquez ran down to the 8-ball where he positioned himself with a dreaded, straight-in shot; 9-ball down table on the opposite side rail, middle diamond. Vasquez chose to stop the cue-ball and accept the long, tough cut on the 9-ball. Vasquez missed the 9-ball but left it safe. Ferrer chose to play a safety of his own using a light touch shot, bumping the 9-ball to the rail and off where it rejoined the cue-ball in a precarious position. Vasquez attempted to play safe by fanning the 9-ball and sending the cue-ball to the short-side end rail where he left Ferrer a bank at the side pocket. Ferrer seized the opportunity to close the set out, banking the 9-ball in the side for the win. Congratulations to Frank Ferrer, Jr. on his first Lone Star Tour win and to Cielo Vasquez for a very hard fought tournament. The Open division played down to 32 for Sunday with winners’ side final 8 action that saw James Davis Sr. defeat Cielo Vasquez 8-5,

Ferrer Jr. Finalizes in ROUND ROCK

Frank Ferrer, Jr., Frank Ferrer, Sr.Manny Chau, Charlie Bryant

Kim Sanders, Liz Kirkman

Henson over Felder 8-2, Chau best Corey Dordek 8-2, and Charlie Bryant defeat Doug Young, 8-0. On the one-loss side, Ferrer Jr. beat Chris Haussman, Warriner bested Tony Oliva, Brian Anderson overtook Brian Sanders, and John Palmore defeated Demetro. Back east, Davis Sr. slid by Henson 8-7 and Bryant dusted Chau, 8-4. After another one-loss round, Vasquez defeated Felder 6-5 and Dordek fell to Young who was later eliminated by Henson, 6-1. Vasquez was sent home by Chau 6-2, as was Henson, 6-4. Hot seat action saw Bryant blow past Davis, Sr., 8-5 who was dusted off in the next round by Chau, 8-5. In the first of the two set-final, Chau came on strong with an 8-5 win. Bryant took a short break, coming back cool and composed to win the final set, 6-2. Congratulations to Charlie Bryant on his second 2012 Lone Star win. The 18 player ladies field included Kim Pierce, Julia Rapp, Loretta Lindgren, Liz Kirkman and Michelle Cortez. Kim Sanders defeated Liz Kirkman for the hot seat. Kirkman then defeated Pierce 4-3 on the one-loss side but fell to Sanders in the final. Nicole McDaniel finished a respectable 4th. The next event will be at Hawley’s Billiards in Dallas, Texas on August 13th- 14th, 2012.

AMATEUR RESULTS1st Frank Ferrer Jr. $735/$9802nd Cielo Vasquez $525/$7503rd Tracy Sanders $300/$4504th Mike Mallow $175/$2505th-6th Lee Rosa, Brian Anderson $100/$1007th-8th Ricardo Espinosa, Will Felder $70/$509th-12th Patrick Hill, Steve Lindgren, Steve Pennington, Cesar Garcia $40/$2013th-16th J.P. Lopez, Raul Escobedo, Nick Banks, Rich Anglin $2517th-24th Pete Hererra, Ron Franklin, Chris Sharier, Daniel Johnson, Travis Phelps, Jesse Martinez, Jacob Warriner, Sonny Demetro $10

OPEN RESULTS1st Charlie Bryant $640/$10002nd Manny Chau $440/$7753rd James Davis Sr. S200/$3504th David Henson $100/$2005th-6th Doug Young, Cielo Vasquez $60/$1007th-8th Corey Dordek, Will Felder $40/$759th-12th Frank Ferrer Jr., Jacob Warriner, Brian Anderson, John Palmore $30/$5013th-16th Chris Haussman, Tony Oliva, Brian Sanders, Sonny Demetro $20

LADIES RESULTS1st Kim Sanders $225/$1502nd Liz Kirkman $125/$703rd Kim Pierce $50/$404th Nicole McDaniel $30

By Thomas Overbeck, EPBF Press Officer

Saturday,11August2012:TeamPortugalwonthefinalmatchoverTeamGermanywith3:0. Thefinalwasaworthyendofalongweekofsenior’spoolbilliards.HenriqueCorreiaconfirmedhistopstatusandhammeredChristopheCreterin10-ball7:0.ThatgaveahugeadvantagetoteamPortugal,sincetheothertwoGermancontestantswerelightingintheirrespectivematchesatthetime.ManuelPereirawasleading7:5overFrankWillnerin9-ballwith7:5whenthe8-ballmatchwithPaoloCostaandReinerWirsbitzkiwenthill-hillat6:6.Thistime,LadyLuckwasmoreonthesideofthePortugueseteam.PaoloCostapocketedthe8-ballonthebreak.Itwasrespottedandhewasallowedtocontinueshooting.Hehadanicelayoutadrantherackandsnatchedthefinal

GoldMedalthisweekforhisteam.Asalittleconsolation,TeamGermanyhaswonthe

overallrankingsbyfar. Thisconcludesthecoverageofthe2012DynamicBilliardsEuropeanChampionshipsforSeniorsandLadiesintheStahlpalastinBrandenburg,Germany.WewillcomebacknextweekwiththeEuro-TourforMenandforWomen,startingonThursday,August16th.TheeventwashostedbytheEuropeanGoverningBodyforPool,theEuropeanPocketBilliardFederation(EPBF)andorganizedbyInternationalBilliardPromotion(IBP).Forfurtherinformationandreferencepleasegotothefederationwebsitewww.epconline.eu,followusontwitter@EPBF_Newsorcontactourpressoffice.

Portugal Wins Gold Medal in Team Championships

Ends with a Portuguese victory

Top 8 finishers of the Team competition:1. Portugal

2. Germany3. Belgium4. Sweden5. Finland

6. Switzerland7. Italy

8. Netherlands

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Together Again With David

Article and photos by: Janis Sessions

ThePoolSharkBilliardsinImmokalee,FL.,openedtheirdoorsonAugust4,2012,forpoolplaysfromtheWestCoastandEastCoastofFloridatocomebyand“WISHAHAPPYBIRTHDAYTODAVID”,whoalsolovestoplaypoolandwantedtocelebratewithhisfellowpoolplayersandfamily. Thedaywouldstart

withtheteamsplaying8-ball;3personteamforthemenandthesameforthewomen.Aftertheteamsplayed,ifyoustillwantedtoplaymorepool,therewouldbethesingleeventforthemenandsameforthewomen.Allinalleveryonehadafantastictimeplayingpoolandcompetingintheseevents,tillthelatehoursofthedayandintothenight. Butabirthdaypartywouldnotbecompleteifitdidn’thavesomedecisionfoodandanunbelievablePOOLCAKE,yesaPOOLCAKE.CheckoutthepictureofthecaketheymadeforDavid(www.yumyumcakes.com). ThanksDavidforlettingusallshareinyourspecialday.

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David CypressHappy Birthday

Happy Birthday We are presenting our inaugural event. A new and exciting pool tournament at Fargo Billiards in Fargo ND. The main event is a $10,000 challenge match between Team Montana vs Team North Dakota. Featuring 4 different disciplines: 10

Ball Scotch Doubles, 8 Ball Doubles, 9 Ball Singles, and

the main event 8 Ball singles!!!

Along with the main event there will be a

handicap 8 Ball Open Singles with an ascending entry fee based

on skill level, races will be between 3

and 7 and entry fees will be from $30 to $70 in relation to skill level, giving all players a good shot at winning. I would like to give a shout out to all our amazing sponsors: Western Tire of Sidney MT, www.OTBnTV.com live stream sponsor from Three Forks MT, Pit Stop Tavern Team Montana sponsor and future venue sponsor in Great Falls MT, and our spectacular venue and Team North Dakota sponsor Fargo Billiards and Gastropub in Fargo ND. A new event is in the works for November and as always new challengers are welcome; check us out at https://www.facebook.com/BigSkyBilliardChallengeSeries Contact TR Olson @ 406-945-4788nineballtko@gmail.com!!!

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wins first Tri-State at Gotham City Billiards' A/D 9 Ball event

WINNERS' SIDE FINAL FOURPlayer Player Winner ScoreKokaDavladze KokaDavladze BoranaAndoni 7-4MikeHarrington MikeHarrington VincentMorris 6-3

HOT SEAT MATCHPlayer Player Winner ScoreBoranaAndoni VincentMorris VincentMorris 7-3

With 42 players in attendance, Vincent Morris’s tournament trail included wins over Raymond Lee 6- 3; Ben Castaneros 6 - 3; Luis Jimenez 6 - 5; Mike Harrington 6 - and in the Hot Seat match against Borana Andoni 7 - 3 and faced a rematch with Borana. Due to the late hour, both players agreed to split Both 1st & 2nd, with Vincent Morris claiming the victory. Additionally, Mike Harrington and Koka Davladze deserve recognition finishing 3rd and 4th respectively. Enough can not be said about the conditions at Gotham City Billiards and the hospitality of owners Kevin and Isabell Buckley. The next Tri-State event is $750 Added A/D at Port Richmond Billiard Club in State Island, NYon August 25, 2012. Please provide a thank you to Sterling-Gaming, Ozone Billiards, Ron Tarr Cues, Kamui Tips, Phil Capelle, BlueBook Publishing, Human Kinetics for their sponsorship leading to this event. Please leave tournament staff names out of this article, comments and credits to remain general. Thank You

ONE-LOSS SIDE FINAL EIGHTPlayer Player Winner Loser(9-12) ScoreDanielDagotdot RonGabia RonGabia DanielDagotdot 7-4EdCulhane GaryO'Callaghan GaryO'Callaghan EdCulhane 7-2LuisJimenez MelMcMullen MelMcMullen LuisJimenez 7-2KyleBubet KeithDiaz KeithDiaz KyleBubet 6-4

ONE-LOSS SIDE FINAL SIXPlayer Player Winner Loser(7-8) ScoreRonGabia GaryO'Callaghan GaryO'Callaghan RonGabia 7-3KeithDiaz MelMcMullen MelMcMullen KeithDiaz 7-6 ONE-LOSS SIDE FINAL FOURPlayer Player Winner Loser(5-6) ScoreGaryO'Callaghan KokaDavladze KokaDavladze GaryO'Callaghan7-6MelMcMullen MikeHarrington MikeHarrington MelMcMullen 7-3

QUARTERFINALPlayer Player Winner Loser(4) ScoreKokaDavladze MikeHarrington MikeHarrington KokaDavladze 8-5MikeHarrington BoranaAndoni BoranaAndoni MikeHarrington 7-6

FINALPlayer Player Winner Loser(2) ScoreBoranaAndoni VincentMorris VincentMorris BoranaAndoni Split

Vincent Morris

1st $890.002nd $570.003rd $350.004th $230.00

5th-6th $140/ea.7th-8th $100/ea.9th-12th $80/ea.

PAYOUTS

TotalpayoutfortheTriAnnualeventwas$1035.RoomsfromDallas,BurienandTacomaparticipatedremotely.Playersplayedtwomatchesforthe1stroundandthetop75%ofthefieldmovedontotheSuddenDeathround.Playstartedat10:00amwestcoasttimeand1:00pmeastcoasttime.Amatchis11gamesof10ballvs.theGhostwithBTRTscoringsystemandhandicappinginplace.Toqualifyforthiseventplayershadtoplay11matchesinthelast4months. TheOpendivisionaftertwomatcheswasaclosefinishwithonly0.65ofapointseparating1stpositionJingGicosoandLarryFrancisco2ndposition.0.17ofapointseparatedthirdthroughfifthpositionwithDebyWelfringerinfourthposition,ScottBaberinfifthpositionBobSteinersynching6th.ThisroundwasonlytosecureaseatintheSuddenDeathround.Competitiondoesn’tgetmuchcloserthanthat. IntheintermediatedivisionCindyParvalaranawaywiththequalifyingroundby7pointslettingsecondandthirdpositionsfightitoutwithonly0.24pointsbetweenTerryLawrenceandElaineEberly.0.25pointsseparatedfifthandsixthpositionwithPatPilgrimandJoeLarson.ThisroundqualifiedtheseplayersfortheSuddenDeathroundofone(1match)whichdetermineswhoplaysinthefinalsonSunday.TheSuddenDeathroundisjustonematchtoqualifyforthosefewfinalspots. TheSuddendeathroundstartedabout2:00pmPSTandwasanailbiter.AswefinishedupourfirstroundmatchesoutofMalarkeysinTacomaWAplayershuddledaroundthecomputertowatchthematchscorescomeinfromtheotherlocations.Hawley’sBilliardsinDallasTXandGoodTimeErnie’sinBurienWAdidthesame. IntheOpenDivisionGoodTimeErnie’sbroughtScottBaberinwithaggregatehighscoreof155.35,WalterHawleyfromHawley’sBilliardsoutofDallasTXinsecondandLarryFranciscofromMalarkeys,TacomaWAforthird.TheIntermediatedivisionresultsfortheSuddenDeathroundwasCindyParvalaholdingontofirstposition,PatPilgriminsecondpositionandJoeLarsonroundingoutthefinalthirdposition.FinalroundsstartedonSundayat11:30PST. Playersplaytwomatchesforthefinalroundandthebestmatchforeachplayerisusedtodeterminewinners.TheIntermediateandOpendivisionsplaywithatrue90%handicappingsystemsoit’sanybody’swin. We’dalsoliketocongratulateplayersthatearnedAchievementAwardsbymovingupindivisionsthelast4months.PatPilgrim,BobSteiner,ScottBaber,CindyParvalaandJeffAase.TheAdvanceddivisionhasjustopenedforyouupperlevelplayers.Checkourwebsiteforcurrentlyplayingroomsorcontactustogetplaying. BehindtheRockTourisaweeklynationaltournamentplayedoutofanylocalpoolroomon9foottablesandsoontoopenabarboxdivision.Thistournamentpaysweeklywith5divisions.Tofindoutmoreaboutthetourorifyouliketolearnhowtogetyourlocalpoolroomorfavoritepoolplaceplayinggotowww.behindtherocktour.comandcontactus.Oryoucancall253-226-3594.OurnextTriAnnualeventisDec.8-9th.CongratulationstoallparticipantsandgetreadyforthefinaltriannualeventinDec..

Tri Annual Event

OPEN DIVISIONPlayer Room Score PayoutWalter Hawley Hawley’s Billiards 154.78 $293Scott Baber Good Time Ernie’s 149.35 $176Larry Francisco Malarkeys 145.14 $117

INTERMEDIATE DIV. Player Room Score PayoutJoe Larson Good Time Ernie’s 159.32 $225Pat Pilgrim Malarkeys 138.82 $135Cindy Parvala Hawley’s Billiards 138.08 $90

$4,000Guaranteed Added!!

No Player Minimum

$200 Pre-EntryBy Oct. 5, 2012

$225 after

Race to 3 Dbl Elimination. Final race to 4Draw Oct. 12 at 5:30 /Start at 6pm

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PlayersandfansbeganarrivingintotheBaltimoreareaasearlyasnoononThursdayAug16fortheEighthAnnualMarylandOpen14.1StraightPoolChampionships.ThiseventhasbecomeoneofthemostprestigiousstraightpooltournamentsoftheyearintheU.S.andforthe4thconsecutiveyearhasbeenheldatanewfamilybilliardvenue,BIGDADDY’SBILLIARDS,7954Baltimore-AnnapolisBlvd.,GlenBurnie,Maryland.UndertheownershipofRichard&CynthiaMolineiro“BigDaddy’s”hasbecomethepremiereastcoastmeccaforthebeautifulandimaginativegameof14.1.PreviouslytheMarylandStraightPooltitlehasbeenwonby: JohnnyArcher150defeatedJohnSchmidt74.July24,2011 DannyHarriman150defeatedShaunWilkie94.June20,2010 DannyHarriman150defeatedDaveDaya28.June28,2009 BobMaidhof150defeatedDannyBarouty140.July12,2008 MikaImmonen150defeatedMikeDavis59.June10,2007 EdHodan150defeatedDannyBarouty89.Nov19,2006 RyanMcCreesh150defeatedDavidHunt67.Aug8,2005Thisyeara32playerfieldofthetopStraightPoolplayersinthecountrybegantofilterintoMarylandforFridayafternoonwarm-ups,checkoutthevenue,thetablesandequipment,newSimonis860cloth,Centennialballs.Playerswereanxioustogetinafewhoursofpractice,ascompetitionthisyearwasgoingtobeoneofthestrongestfieldsever. Localtournamentplayersonceagainprovided‘inhome’congenialaccommodationstomanyoftheoutoftownplayerswhocomelongdistancestoplay.Mostknowoneanotherwellandthismakesforanenjoyableweekendoffriendship,camaraderieandtopnotchpoolalltiedtogether.Festivitiesthisyeargotofftoagentlestartataplayer-guestreceptiononFridayeveninghostedbytournamentdirectorPeterBurrowsandhiswifePamattheirhome.ThisprovidesafewhoursofwarmhospitalitybeforethesparksbegantoflyonSaturday,andanicechancefornewcomersandlesserknowplayerstovisitandsharecordialitywithgreatchampionssuchasBobMaidhof,JohnnyArcher,ThorstenHohmann,DaveDaya,RalphEckert&MikaImmonen,andothersinthesterlingfield. GerdaHofstatterandJeanetteLeetwohighlypopulargreatladyplayershavebeenloyalparticipantsintheMarylandOpenbutthisyearwereabsentduetotheirhecticschedules.InpastyearsbothTheBlackWidowandGerdawereabletomakeitthroughtotheSundayeliminationround.Thetournamenthasmadeaconcertedefforttoattracttopladyplayersandhopestocontinuetodoso.UnfortunatelyfewofthebestwomenhavestrayedfromtheirlongtimedevotiontoNineBalltogaintheneededproficiencyattheclassicgameofStraight Pool, but we hope to change that. The ladies need to takeupthechallengesof14.1.Let’sgetmoreroomownersencouragingladiestoplayintheir14.1leagues.TheMarylandOpenStraightPoolChampionshipmaynotbeaglitzyandlargeevent,butinitsownquietwayithasbecomeachanceforthebeststraightpoolplayerstomeetandplaywithoneanotherinawell-designedtournamentunderquite

idealconditions.Prizemoneyhasgrownashasthefieldofworldclassplayers. TheFridayeveningpre-tournamentreceptionalsoservesasthetournamentPlayersMeeting.Formatthisyearwasa32playerfield,8balancedflightsof4playerseachfortheinitialRoundRobinsession.Everyoneplayinga125pointmatchvs.theotherthreeplayersintheirflightwiththetop3playersineachflightadvancingtotheSundaysingleeliminationround.The8flightwinnerswererewardedwithafirstroundbyeintheknockoutonSunday. Encompassedintheinformalreception&cocktailpartyonFridaynightwasthePlayersMeetingwhichDirectorPeterBurrowsbelievesisalwaysawelcomeopportunityforplayerstovoicetheiropinionsofformat,rulesandanythingelseontheirmind.Peteralwaysseeksfeedbacktomakethisa“playersfriendly”tournament.Oneofthoseelementsisnotimeclock,alwaysadebate.Henotes. “wehonestlybelievethatplayersdoplayattheirownpace,andgenerallythisisaconstantone.Therewillalwaysbediscrepanciesandfluctuations,butagivenplayerinmyexperienceusuallyplaysthewaytheyplay.Ihavewatchedtop14.1playersformorethansixdecadessincefirstseeingMosconi&CraneplayattheoldBensingersroomonRandolphStreetinChicagointhelate1940s.Poolplayersplayatthepacetheyplayatandtherhythmandtempoofoneplayer’sgameiswhatitis.Ijustdon’tbelieveinashotclockinStraightPool.ThegameiscerebralandplayersneedtimetothinkandanalyzeandIwanttorecognizethat.Somesituationslendthemselvestomorerapiddisposalofarack,butothersdonot.Ityouwantatimeclockplaychess.” Therewillalwaysbeamatchhereandtherethatisdrawnout,

andthisyearwasnoexception,withamatchbetweenthegreatNY14.1guru,SteveLipski,andWashingtonDC’syoungBrianDeska,whoseldomplays14.1,takinganunusual3+hours.Butthisisanexceptionandwillhappeninthismostimaginativeofgames.EveryoneisnotaJohnSchmidt,LucSalvasorMachineGunLouButera!TournamentDirector,PeterBurrows,believesthatmost14.1playersunderstandthis.Notimeclock. AndPetergoesontonotethatplayingundertheclassic“allballfouls”requiresagreateremphasisonplayerintegritywhichhasbeensowidelyadoptedwithgreatsuccessingolf... “Whydoweneedawhitegloverefereeateverytable?Nice,classicofcourse,butsimplynotpractical.GolfrulesaremanytimesmorecomplexthanpoolbuttheRoyal&Ancientrulesarewellknownandplayershonestlyadheretothem.Poolcandothesame.Andwhilewe’reatit,let’sdressthepart.SotheMarylandOpenisadresscodetournamentfollowingtheformatofotherworldclassevents.Thedressierthebetter,what’swrongwiththat?Poolguys...and

ladies...arehandsomefolks...let’slookthepart!Dressupourgame.Mygosh,we’vegotMs.Leethemoststunning

galontheplanetplusjustaterrificplayerandadvocateforoursport...Jeanettehasbeenaregularhereinourtournament,beatingallofuslikeadrum,let’sfollowherleadandlooksharp!” Thisisespeciallytruegiventoday’slivestreamingofthematches.BothdayswerecoveredextensivelybyJ.R.CalvertandInsidePoolwiththeirinsidepool.tvlivestream.Topplayersparticipatinghelpedwiththecommentary;expert14.1players

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suchasShaunWilkie,AndyLincoln,MichaelFrank,BobHunterandJohnnyArcherallsatintheboothforaspell. Asnotedabove,thetournamentformatwasaSaturdayRoundRobinofeightflights,fourplayersineachplaying3matchesto125points.TheoldfashionedstraightpoolformatwhichDirectorPeterBurrowsbelievesisnotonlyfairesttotheplayers,allowingthemtoplayamaximumnumberofmatches,butalsoaformatwhichisidealforspectators.Theycanwatchtheirfavoritelocalsoratopproalldaylong,withnofearthattheyaregoingtogetquicklyeliminatedinaoneanddonetournament.Fromtheplayersperspectivetheycangetwarmedup,familiarwiththeequipmentandthereisnotediouswinners’sidedelaywhichoccursindrawnoutdoubleeliminationtournaments.Nonstopactioninvolvingeveryonefromdawntoduskisakeypositiveinthe1stdayroundrobinformat! Afteraneveningofcompanionshipandanhourofpracticetheactiongotofftoabrightandearlystart10a.m.onSaturdaymorning,using14ProDiamond&BrunswickGoldCrowntablesand32playerseachplayingtheotherthreeinhisflightonpre-assignedtablesandtimeslots,withanattemptthateachplayerwouldplayhismatchesonboththeDiamondandBrunswicktables.Thedayconsistedoffiveroundsandeachplayerhasoneortwobreakswhentheydonotplay.Sometoughschedulingbutmeticulouslymanagedbyofficialscorer&statistician,theebullientMeganFort! SaturdaywentquiteaccordingtooddswiththestrongnationalplayerspullingawayinafieldwhichincludedworldclassStraightPoolnotablesheadedbyThorstenHohmann,MikaImmonen,JohnnyArcher,CoreyDeuel&JohnSchmidtplusSteveWilkie,DaveDaya,ShaunWilkie,Maryland’stopplayer.AlanDuty,ZionZvi,BrandonShuff,SteveLipskiandDannyBaroutytwiceafinalistinpastMD14.1Championships.MikeDavis2007finalistandMosconiCupcontenderwhorecentlylocatedtoTampa,FLmadethetriptoplay,asdidRalphEckertallthewayfromManheim,GermanyandWarrenKiamcofromManila!1991WorldChampion,andstillgreatplayerandcuemaker,BobHunterofChicago.FromPennsylvaniaDrexelineBilliardsownerBobMaidhof,2008Md.Champwhorecentlyhadarunof316balls!DaveDaya,the2009runner-up,andyoungtopVirginiagreatBrandonShuff,whorana60&70winninghisflight3-0.Thebestofthelocal14.1playerscompetedincludingMaryland’sstrongplayingMichaelFrank&AndyLincoln.IntheSat.roundsMichaelran31givingArcherabitofascarebeforefallingtotheScorpion125-64.MikeDaviscameupfromFla.andplayedflawlesslyonSat.withrunsof96,95&70!Maine’sterrificyoungplayerMikeDechainehadtheSat.highrun,puttingup125andoutonatoughDiamondtableagainstBigDaddy’sroomowner,RickMolineiro...norespectforyoureldersastheysay!ZionZvirana71andwasperfectonSat.winningallhismatchesincludingahardfoughtvictoryoverRalphEckert.WarrenKiamcohasoneofthemostbeautiful14.1gamesyou’veeverseen,softstrokinghiswayto3-0onSat.witharunof83,andmany40s&50s.WhataplayerthelittlemanfromManilais!SoSaturday’sRoundRobinprovidedorealsurpriseswiththetopplayersadvancingtotheknockoutsingleeliminationonSunday.Seechartattached. Eachoftheflightswasbalancedwithtopplayers,thoselikelyexpectedtoadvance,usuallyplayingtheirtoughestopponentsinthelaterroundsafterhavingachancetoplayafewgamesandgetusedtothetablesandatmosphere.Forthisyear’sdrawthetopeightplayerswereset,andthebottomeight,mostlylocals.Themiddle16playerswereblinddrawnintothedifferentflights.Fairandsimple.Stronglocalandregionalplayersalwayssurprisethefrontrunners,anditneverfailsadarkhorsehasagreatdayattheexpenseofoneofthefavorites.Topyoungplayers,BrianDeskaandMichaelYednakbothplayedwellonSat.andwereamongthe24whoadvancedtoSundayalongwithlongtimegreatsDonPoloandTrentonMartyCiccia.MostoftheSaturdaymatcheswentaccordingtoexpectations. TheSundaysingleeliminationknockoutroundgotunderwaypromptlyat10a.m.,anearlytimeslotalwayslovedbythetopplayers!Butmostofthemhadafirstround

byeandsowouldnotplayuntil12:30.MikeDechainegotpastCharlieStrayer125-31andadvancedtothe$400RoundwherehelostoutinahardfoughtmatchtoPA’sgreatworkingman,DaveDaya,125-108,inoneofthebestmatchesoftheday.AmsterdamBilliard’sMichaelYednakhadastrongfirstroundmatchvs.DrexelineBobMaidhof,knockinghimoutandadvancingtothemoneyround.HethenfacedtheminiaturePhilippinebuzzsaw,WarrenKiamcoandwentdown125-47.Chicago’sgreatWorld14.1Championandcuemakerextraordinaire,BobHunter,hadatoughdrawforSundayandwasknockedoutinthefirstroundbyJohnnyArcher.ArcherthenfacedMikeDavis,whowasthe#1SeedfollowinghisterrificrunonSaturday.Theirmatchwasnip&tuckforanhour,beforeJohnnycaughtacoupleofbreaks,Mikemissedashot,andJohnnyneverSatdownagain,pullingoutthewin125-60.ShaunWilkietookdownroomownerRickMolineiroinspiteofa66ballrunby‘Levi’andadvancedtoplayJohnSchmidtwhoputupa57andeliminatedShaun125-66.DannyBaroutyhasprobablyplayedTrentonMartyforthreedecades,andthistimegotthebestofhim12541advancingtofaceyounggunBrandonShuff.TheimitableDannyB.hungtough,put

u p a39ballrunbeforefinallydropping125-103.RalphEckerthisgreattournament,steamrollingAlanDuty125-30tomoveaheadandfaceTheIceman.Mikagotitgoingquicklyandwon125-18.CoreyDeuelwasalsohavingaquietbutsterlingtournament,going2-1intheSat.roundslosingonlytoWarrenKiamco.HisfirstmatchonSat.broughtonNewJersey’slongtimegreatDonPolo,withCoreywinning125-19toadvancetothemoney.Coreywasfarfromdone,andfacedalwaystoughNYplayerZionZvi.Coreyhungtoughandpulledouta125-75victorytogetfurtheralongthecashtrail.BrianDeskaplayedalongandhardfoughtmatch,includinganumberofthreefouls,againstthegreatNJlefty,SteveLipsky,evertoughtobeat,andSundaywasnoexceptionwithStevefinallypullingoutthegame125-110.StevethenfacedThorstenHohmann,the2011World14.1Champion,andeasytoseewhy.Toastygotitgoingimmediatelyandranouttoa125-20win. The3rdand4throundsonSundaywereclassic,withpairingsamongthetopeightremainingplayersasgoodasyouwilleverseeinalocalpoolroomvenue.CongratulationsforallinvolvedforgettingthistogetherandfortheplayersinmakingtheefforttocometoMaryland.Justlookatthepairingsinthelastthreerounds!Couldyouaskforanythingmoreexciting? Inbothofthesemifinalmatchestherewerelongrunsbytheeventualwinner,asyoucanseefromthescores.Andsointothefinalsadvanced2011World14.1Champion‘TheHitman’vs.recent2012World14.1titleholder,Mr.400JohnSchmidt!Couldanythingbemoreprophetic?ThetwomostrecentWorld14.1ChampionsrighthereonthesametableatBigDaddy’sBilliardsinGlenBurnie,MD.AndtheInsidepool.tvlivestreamwastakenoverbydozentimesChampionandplayeroftheNineties,JohnnyArcher.Agreatmatch,withThorstengettingto21-14advantagequicklyandafterascratch,leadingtoanimpossiblesafetysituationfromwhichnoonecouldextricatethemselves,ThorstencameawayfromthetableleavingSchmidtanopenshot...andwithaflawlessrunhewasat150andoutinnotimeatall!Jointholderofthe2012WorldChampionshipandMaryland14.1title! CongratulationsandatipoftheoldfedoratoMr.400,toThorsten,Mika,JohnnyArcher,CoreyDeuel,RalphEckert,MikeDavis,Bandon,Zionandtoalloftheplayers,fansandsupporterswhomadethetriptoBaltimore!Seeyounextyearforsure.Sametime,sameplace! WewanttothankourhostsCynthia&RichardMolineiroandtothemanysponsorsandsupporters,mostparticularlyIvanLee&SIMONISCLOTH,Peter&SandraSearsofMadisonWI,NathanSulinski,andJ.R.CalvertofInsidePoolmagazineandinsidepool.tvlivestream.InclosingitiswithasadheartthatImentiontofanseverywherethatonthisday,asIwrite,August22,2012,welearnofthepassingofthefatherofRickMolineiro.OurdeepestsympathiesaresenttoRickandCindyandtheirfamily.

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Sacramento TheTigerWestCoastWomen’sTour(TWCWT)visitedHardTimesBilliardsinSacramentoonSep.18/19foritsfourthstopof2012.Asalways,ourMainEventwasdoubleelimination,race-to-7onthewinners’side,race-to-5ontheone-losssideandweplayeddowntothefinaleightondayone.Whiletheweatherwasn’tquiteashotasonsomeofourpreviousvisits,severalofthe41entrantscaughtfire.Forexample,theDomingotwins,DeeandDar,wentonatearSaturday.DeedefeatedTracyPalma,TeresaMojica(bothhill/hill),HollyRobinsonandLouAnneLaFlammetomakeherfirsteverfinaleightandtomakeitundefeated,noless.DarmeantimewonherfirstmatchagainstDeborahCullen,losttoJessicaSkye,thentookmatchesfromBonnieKoernerandLynnDonnerbeforebeingeliminatedbyhometownfavoriteTiffanyFinnan,justonewinshortofjoiningDeeasafirsttimefinalist. MaryRakin,whoalwaysseemstobeonfirethesedays,alsowentundefeatedSaturday.Alongthewayshesentlastyear’stourchampionandfellowpro,EleanorCallado,totheone-lossside.Elwasupearly4-1,gotbehind4-5,madealonganddifficultouttotieit,butwasoutlastedbyMary7-5.Eleanor’stwin,Emilyn,wasanotherplayerinthegroove,defeatingHardTime’sownerKarenMarkulis,TiffanyFinnan,AAiem-sa-ardandDeirdreLiendingSaturdayunbeaten.BonniePlowman,currentState9-Ballchamp,roundedoutthetopfouronthewinner’sside. EleanorCallado,afterherlosstoMaryonthewinner’sside,playedTiffanyFinnanforoneofSunday’sspots.Alwaysatoughcompetitorandplayinginherhomeroom,TiffanytookEltothehillbeforeElmadeitthrough.RevelinaUm,afactorwheneversheplays,lostherfirstmatchtoBonniePlowmanthenworkedherwaythroughtheone-losssidetothefinaleight.LeslieBernardi,topwomanshooterintheDiabloValleyPoolLeague,alsomadethecutfromtheone-lossside.KirstenKarimlosttoElCalladoinherfirstmatch,butthenwonfourstraightontheone-lossside.SheandLouAnneLaFlammeplayedthelastmatchonSaturday,vyingforthefinalspotinthetopeight.LouAnnehadplayeddeepintothewinner’ssidebeforelosingtoDeeDomingo.BothplayerswerehavingtheirbestTWCWTtournamentever,butonlyonewouldstillbeintheMainEventonSundaymorning.Gamersboth,theybattledtohill/hillbeforeLouAnnewonout. Inthewinners’sidematchesSundaymorningneitherMaryRakinnorBonniePlowmangavetheiropponents—DeeDomingoandEmilynCallado—muchtimeatthetable,winning7-3and7-4respectively.OntheothersideRevelinaUmdefeatedLeslieBernardi7-5andLouAnneLaFlammebattledthewholewaybeforelosingtoEleanorCallado7-6.Thatbroughtaboutasister/sistermatchbetweenElandEm,whichEleanorwon.RevsentDeeoutin5th/6th,leavingRevandElplayingtomeetthewinnerofthehotseatmatch.Thatwasanotherhill/hillmatchwithElputtingRevoutin4th.MarywonthehotseatandsatbacktowaitfortheoutcomeofthematchbetweenBonnieandEl.Bonniewonthatmatch5-2,earningaplaceinthefinalsforthesecondtimethisyear. GameoneofthefinalmatchwenttoBonnie.Marygotthesecondgametotie.Inthethird,Bonniesnappedthe9onthebreaktoregainthelead,thencomboedthe9onherfirstshotingamefourtogoup3-1.Marywonthenextthreegamestogoaheadforthefirsttimeat4-3.Bonniewongameeighttotiethingsupagain.Ingameninewesawsomeoftheclowningaroundthatusuallyoccurswhenthesetwoplayersmatchup.Marypocketedaballonafluke;Bonniedroppedherstickonthefloorandmadefortheexit.Maryhadthelastlaughthough,winningthatgame.Bonniecaughtafour-ninecombointhenextgametoeventhingsupagain.Marypulledaheadoncemoreingame11.Game12

lookedlikewewereheadedtoanothercasegamebeforeBonniemadeamistake,hookingherself,andMarytookadvantagetowinthegameandthematch7-5.Finishinginthemoneywere:1 450 MaryRakin2 320 BonniePlowman3 235 EleanorCallado4 160 RevelinaUm5/6 120 DeeDomingo5/6 120 EmilynCallado7/8 80 LeslieBernardi7/8 80 LouAnneLaFlamme

TwentyplayerswhowereeliminatedSaturdayreturnedSundayforourSecondChanceTournament:asingleelimination,race-to-fivecompetition.WiththeeightstillintheMainEvent,thatmade28players,nearly75%ofthefield,whoreturnedondaytwotomakeaweekendofit.LiketheMainEvent,theSecondChancetournamentwashighlycompetitive.ThefinaltwoplayerswereStephanieHefner,anothertopplayerfromSacramento,andSaleneCastaneda,anoccasionalplayerontheTourwhoshotwellallweekend.Nosurprise--thematchwenthill/hill.Thetopfourfinisherswere:1 100 StephanieHefner2 65 SaleneCastaneda3/4 50 KellyLinzy3/4 50 KirstenKarim

ThankstoKarenMarkulis,owner(whoalwaysplayswhenwe’reatherroom),TonyTorres,GM,andallthestaffatHardTimes.It’sagreatroomtoplay(andwatch)atournament--theplayersloveit--andtheyalwaystreatussowell.HardTimesalsodonatedacombined$750totheMainEvent,SecondChance,andend-of-seasonprizefunds,whichwedeeplyappreciate.WealsowanttothankourToursponsor,TigerProducts,fortheirsupport.ForthesecondtimethisyearaTigerlow-deflectioncueshaftwaswonbyatourplayer(JessicaSkye)andshewasextremelyhappytohaveit.

(l to r) Mary Rakin, Tony Torres, Hard Times GM, Bonnie Plowman

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Manila, Philippines- Korea's Ga Young Kim finally overcame her demons to claim World Championship glory for her country. Kim on her second appearance in the finals of the the Yalin Women's World 10-Ball Championship, faced last year's #1 in the world Siming Chen of China, and completely dominated the championship match. Kim's victory has put South Korea back on top of women's pool. TheDragonPromotionsproduced4thAnnualYalinWomen'sWorld10-BallChampionshipisthemostfollowedwomen'seventoftheyear.InthehostcountryofthePhilippines,itisthebiggestfemalesportingeventofthecountry.TheeventissupportedbyAsiantablemammothYalinBilliards,advancedcueengineerOBCues,longlastingChampionshipTourEditionCloth,topplayingAramithBalls,TourEditionChalk,and#1TVnetworkbroadcasterABS-CBN.StarBilliardsandPool&BilliardMagazinearealsoproudsupporters.Thisyear'seditionwilltakeplace

August20th-24thonceagainatRobinson'sGalleriaMall,whichhasnowbecomesynonymousforcreatingthedynamicatmosphereofthecovetedchampionship.Robinson'sGalleriaisconnectedtothehosthotelCrownePlazaGalleria.WithmassivemediaandglobalnetworkscoveringtheYalinWomen'sWorld10-BallChampionship,itwillcontinueasstillthebiggestandmostwatchedwomen'sbilliardeventintheworld. Inthesemi-finals,China#1XiaofangFufacedoffwith19yearoldSimingChenforaspotintothefinals.Neitherhadeverreachedthisfarintothisevent.Itwasatightlycontestedmatch,withChenleadingby1gamemarginsthroughout.ButitwasFu'sfatalscratchonthe7-Ballingame14whereshehadachancetotiethematchat7.InsteadChenwasgivenasighofreliefandwasabletoclosetherestofthematchoutat9-6. ThebottombracketfeaturedanallKoreasemi-finalbetweenKorea's#1and#2womenwithGaYoungKimandYuRamCha.Thematchwasepic.Bothwomenplayedsuperbwithnon-stopexcitingjumps,kicks,powerfulbreakshots,andawesomeoffensivefirepower. "Thismatchisequaltowatchingtwotoppromenplayingatahighlevel",saidworldmen'schampionThorstenHohmannwhowascommentatingontheliveTVmatch. "Bothladiesareplayingatahighlevel.Neitherwantstoloseandbothhaveasteelylookofdeterminationontheirface.Theshotstheyaremakingareincredible!",exclaimedCharlieWilliamsduringthematch. Kimtookthefirstgame,butChacamebackwiththenextrunout.Kimplayedagoodsafeinthe3rdgame,butChacalledthe2-Ballin

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thecornerpocketandmadeafantastickickshotandranouttherestoftherack.Leading3-1,ChagaveKimaslimopportunitywhichGaYoungfullytookandcamebacktolevelthescoreat3-3.Chamadeonecostlyerrorgoingfora10-Ballcombinationinsteadofoptingforarunout.Shemissedthecomboandthetideturnedagain.Kimtooktheleadandat5-4,Chawasabletobreakagainandthistimesmackedapowerfulbreaksendingthecueballhighintheairandlandingperfectlyinthecenterofthetable.Pocketingaballaswell,theracklookedgoodforarunouttotiethematch.Butthenthe3-Ballwent3railsaroundthetableandlikeanunluckyheatguidedmissile,hitthecueballperfectlytosendit3feetawayintothecornerpocket.Kimranout.Cha'snextopportunitywasoffasafety,whereGaYoungfacedajumpshotwithonly3inchesbetweenherandthe1-Ball.Kimmadeanamazingjumpjusttohittheball,andleftChaalengthofthetableshotonthe1-Ball,butwiththecueballfrozentothe8-ballwhereshecouldonlyhitthetopsideofthewhite.Chajackedupandspearedthe1-ballinperfectlyandmadeatoughcutshotnextwithabridgeandranout!ButadrybreaknextwouldbeitforCha.Kimwasdeterminedtogettothefinalsby1%morethanCha,andsheranoutandbrokeandranthelastrack. "Thefinalscoreof9-5isnotevenclosetoshowinghowgreatandtightthatmatchreallywas",commentedYahooSportswriterBobGuerrero. Inthefinalmatch,ChinawouldfaceSouthKorea.Chinahashadanarmyofstrongtopnotchplayers,andKoreahasproducedperhapsnotquiteasmanyinquantity,butmakesupforitinqualitywithgemssuchasGaYoungKim,YuRamCha,YunMiLim,andEunJiPark. ThefinalsbeganwithKimcontinuingherlightningfastpacefromherlastmatch.Shetookthefirst3gamesinablinkofaneye.Inabout15minutes,shealreadycommandeda4-1lead.ChenseemedovercomewiththeblitzofKimandwasneverreallyabletoshakeheroff.Chenpocketedsomeniceshots,butwasn'tabletocontrolhercueballwell.Kimontheotherhand,lookedtobeinsupremeconfidenceatthetablecomingwitheverychallengingshotandexecutingintricatesafetiesandpositionalplay. Leadingeventuallyat9-3,ChenwasgivenanotherchanceoffaKimsafety.Chenmadeanicecaromshotoffthe3-Ballsendingthecueballdowntableofftheshortcushionandneatlyhitthe10-Ballperfectlywhereshecalled,andpocketedit.Scorewasnow9-4andthecrowdcheeredwildlyhopingforatightercontest.Chenthenbrokeandranthenextmakingtheaudiencehopefulforacomeback.Butitwasnottobe,Chenmadeapositionalerrorinthenextrackandwasforcedtokickthe6-Ball.Theeffortwashalfheartedasthedisappointmentwasapparentonherfacefromtheearliermistake.Kimfacedthefinal4ballsthatstoodinherway,andpocketedthefirst3.Asthecueballlandedperfectlyforthefinal10-Ballshot,Kimshowedherfirstemotioninthewholeeventbylookinguptothesky,asiftosay,thisiswhatI'vebeenfightingforthewholeweek.Shepocketedthefinalshotandclenchedherfistintheairinvictory! "Ihaveimprovedmyresultfromlastyear,soIamhappyaboutthat.Iamgettingcloser",saidCheninthefinalistsspeech. "Ireallydidnotpracticeanymorethanusualfortheevent,butIwasdoinga"DancingwiththeStars"TVshowinKorealeadinguptotheWorldChampionship,andsoIwasreallyinahappymood.SoIthinkmyhappinessandpositivenesscarriedovertoherethisweek",explainedKimwhenaskedifshedidanythingdifferentlythisyeartoprepare. GaYoungKimwillenjoyafullyearofreigninginwomen'spoolmosthighestchallengeandhonor,astheWorldChampionof10-Ball. Followtheladiesathttp://www.facebook.com/womensworld10ballFormoreinfoemailwomensworld10ball@gmail.comCompleteinfoandnewsvisithttp://www.yalin.cn/ Resultsandbracketscanbefoundatwww.womensworld10ball.com. Kimputsherhandtoherheartduring

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August10,2012(Denver,CO):TheBilliardEducationFoundationannouncesSeptemberasofficialJuniorsPoolMonthacrossthecountry.Undernewdirection,thenonprofitorganizationisreachingouttopoolenthusiastsfromcoasttocoasttohelpraisemoneyforjuniorpoolprograms,includingleagues,tournaments,andscholarshipsandpoolinschoolprograms. Astheannualpoolseasonkicksoff,theBEFischallengingtheindustry,players,andfanstoarrangeandsupportfundraisers.“Let’sstartamovement!Leagueoperators,tournamentdirectors,andpoolroomownersalreadyraisemoneyfortheirfavoritecharities.We’resimplyaskingthatBEFbethismonth’srecipient,”saidSammDiep-Vidal,ExecutiveDirector. Fundraisingcampaignswillbehighlightedinbilliardpublications,poolrooms,retailers,andsocial

media.Manywayspeoplearesupportingjuniorspoolacrossthenationincludefundraisertournaments,raffles,auctions,monetaryandproductdonations,andthroughspreadingthewordabouttheBEFanditseffortstopromotethenextgenerationofplayersandfans. Formoreinformationonwaystogetinvolved,contactSammDiepdirectlyat303-667-8000orsamm@billiardeducation.org.RequestadonationboxordownloadadonationbanneradfromtheBEFwebsite(http://www.billiardeducation.org). TheBilliardEducationFoundation(billiardeducation.org)isa501(c)3nonprofitorganizationthatproducestheannualJuniorNationalChampionships,providesscholarshipsforyoungplayers,sendsjuniorplayerstotheWorldJuniorChampionshipsandpromotesPoolinSchoolprogramstoencouragelifelongparticipants.

September is

National Juniors Pool Month

1st ChrisMcCrony TadCue2nd MelindaHuang $8003rd DanielBusch $4204rd BranchTalley $3005th-6th CharlesPinkett,DJKinnee $2007th-8th AndyChen,ReidFleming $1359th-12th SamDeCoste,GusMerkson,ClydeMurata,ChadBeleber $10013th-16th BrianElwell,FranciscoVillanueva,JamesBurden,JordanRichard $7517th-24th RogerHaldar,JeffEvans, $50 BarbaraLee,ValdimirM.Valencia,JoelChin TeavChim,LuisRodriguez,TimJarvis

Tad Cup 2012Results

from left to right: Greg Furuta, Sam Kim (T.D.), Melinda Huang (2nd) Chris McCrony (1st) Daniel Burch (3rd), Marie Lim, Mike Ozawa (Tournament Coordinator) Eddie

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SCOREBOARDResults from the Wpps 9 Ball Tour

Stop #1 - Happy Hollow - Altoona, WI

1.ChadDebruyckere................................................................................ $453 plusa$150vouchertowardsaVikingExactShotshaft.2.GeneAlbrechtJr..................................................................................... $7553.JustinDascher........................................................................................ $5294.JustinVolk............................................................................................. $4245.LannyNord........................................................................................... $1906.LanceSchofield...................................................................................... $1907.MikeMcCune....................................................................................... $1218.JasonKasprzycki..................................................................................... $1219.KeithThome............................................................................................ $5610.ScottGunnufson.................................................................................... $5611.GregDay................................................................................................ $5612.ScottDulian........................................................................................... $56

CHAD DEBRUYCKERE

FromlefttorightisRaymondLingenfelter2ndplace,LukeThomas3rdplace,andAaronProbst1stplace

The CUEBALL - Salem, ORThe results from July 14th were 1st Elliott Lewis, 2nd Aaron Probst, 3rd Cisco Cabello

The results from August 11th1st Aaron Probst2nd Raymond Lingenfelter3rd Luke Thomas

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By World Snooker

MartinGouldwonatournamentcarryingrankingpointsforthefirsttimebybeatingStephenMaguire4-3inthefinalofUKPlayersTourChampionshipeventtwoattheSouthWestSnookerAcademyinGloucester. LondonerGouldclimbedintothetop16lastseasonandalsowonthePowerSnookerevent,andcannowaddaPTCtitletohissnookerCV.Victoryisworth£10,000plus2,000rankingpointstothe30-year-oldformercasinocroupier. Scotland'sMaguirewonUKPTC1lastmonthandlookedoncourseforarepeatvictorywhenhetookthefirstframeofthefinalwithabreakof64.Gouldhitbacktowinthreeofnextfourframes,compilingrunsof65and52andnickingthefifthonarespottedblack. Maguirewonthenextfor3-3andwhenheflukedaredwhenescapingfromasnookerinthedeciderhehadthechanceofamatch-winningbreak,butcouldonlymake41.TheframecamedowntothecoloursandGouldpottedanexcellentlonggreenandaddedthebrownandbluetowin

thetitle. "Itfeelsamazingtowinatournamentwithrankingpointsforthefirsttime,"saidworldNo16Gould."Myaimnowistowinsomebigtitles. "LastweekIstartedworkingwithacoachcalledStephenFeeneywhohasdonealotforthelikesofMarkDavisandStuartBingham.HenoticedafaultinthewayIwassightingtheballandfixeditstraightaway.TheimprovementhasbeenbeyondmyexpectationandeverytimeIwasamongtheballsthisweekIfeltasifIwasgoingtoclearup. "IlostalotofclosematchesattheendoflastseasonandIrealisenowthatwasbecauseoftheproblemwithmysightingandcueaction.Itfeelsgreattoknowitisfixed." ThePlayersTourChampionshipisaseriesoftenevents,fourintheUKandsixinEurope,withthetop24onthefinalOrderofMeritgoingthroughtotheGrandFinalsinMarch.TheywillbejoinedbyeightplayersfromtheAsianPTCOrderofMerit. ThenexteventisBetfairEuropeanTour1(thePaulHunterClassic)fromAugust23-26inFuerth,Germany.

Gould Makes Breakthrough Win

- LAST 16 -StephenMaguire 4-3 ShaunMurphyPankajAdvani 0-4AlanMcManusJoePerry 4-3 MichaelWhiteNigelBond 0-4 MarkWilliamsAlfieBurden 4-1 RobertMilkinsJuddTrump 2-4 RyanDayBenWoollaston 4-1 LiangWenboMartinGould 4-3 MarkAllen

- QUARTER FINALS -StephenMaguire 4-1AlanMcManusJoePerry 4-1 MarkWilliamsAlfieBurden 4-3 RyanDayBenWoollaston 2-4 MartinGould

- SEMI FINALS -StephenMaguire 4-3 JoePerryAlfieBurden 1-4 MartinGould

- FINAL -StephenMaguire 3-4 MartinGould

- Results (last 16 onwards)

Red Shoes Billiards of Alsip Illinois (Chicago) hosted a BANK POOL Tournament on Saturday August 4th, 2012. This was a $500 added money, double elimination, "Race to 23 balls" event. For those of you who have never heard of a "RACE TO 23 BALLS" format, it works like this....After the break (FULL RACK) the players play out the WHOLE first rack (keeping a total of credited balls....i.e. 8/7). The player scoring the final (15th) ball of the first rack breaks the second rack (opening break rules apply). The second FULL RACK is played out (with players keeping a running total

of credited balls). If necessary the players will play a third FULL RACK until one player reaches 23 total credited balls (which ends the match). Typically matches last from one to two hours (depending how "safe/aggressive" the players are). This was a one day (iron man) tournament. It was a FULL FIELD with the following results:1st Brian Gregg,2nd Darryl Abernathy, 3rd Eric Hincks, 4th Jeff Carter, 5th-6th Freddie (The Beard) Bentivegna & Jeremy Bauers, 7th-8th Neal Jacobs & Rich Meager. As usual it was a very tough field with some home town favorites being knocked out earlier than expected (i.e...Glen "Piggybanks" Rogers, Ike "The Great Ike" Runnels and Eric "The Worm" Wermes). Next in the Red Shoes Billiards Tournament schedule is ONE POCKET on Saturday September 1st, 2012.

RESULTS: Bank Pool Tournament

By Skip Maloney - AzB Staff

BrettStottlemeyerstoppedadetermined,loss-sidechallengebyRobbSaeztowintheAugust11-12stopontheActionPoolTour.Saezwonthreedoublehillmatches(andtwoothers)onthelosssidefortherighttofaceStottlemeyer,andwontheopeningsetofthetruedoubleeliminationfinal.Stottlemeyerfoughtbackinthesecondsettochalkupthe"W."Theeventdrew63entrantstoVIPBilliardsinCatonsville,MD. Stottlemeyergaveuponlyfourracksinhisfirsttwomatches,andsurvivedadoublehillbattleagainstLarryKresselinthethirdround.HefacedMikeDavisinoneofthewinners'sidesemifinals.Tourpointsleader,BrianDeska,inthemeantime,whohadjustsurvivedadoublehillbattleagainstSaez,squaredoffagainstShaunWilkie.StottlemeyersentDaviswest8-5,asDeskadownedWilkie8-6.Stottlemeyergotintothehotseatwithan8-4victoryoverDeska,whichsenthim(Deska)toasemifinalre-matchagainstSaez. Saez,inthemeantime,beganhisfive-matchjourneybacktothefinalswithhisfirstofthreedoublehillvictories;overBrandonShuff.HemovedontodefeatRichGlasscock6-2,andpickedupDavis,comingoverfromthewinners'sidefinalfour.WilkiepickedupJoeCataldi,who'ddefeatedLarryKresselandShawnToni,both6-3.

Saezchalkeduphisseconddoublehillwin,thistimeoverDavis,andinthequarterfinalsfacedWilkie,who'dendedCataldi'sdaywitha6-1victory.WilkiecamewithinarackofforcingSaezintohisthirddoublehillmatchonthelossside,butSaezclosedthematchoutat6-4andturnedforare-matchagainstDeskainthesemifinals. Forthethirdandfinaltime,Saezlockedupinadoublehillmatch.Thesemifinal,6-5victoryoverDeskagavehimashotatStottlemeyerinthehotseat.Hetookadvantageofmomentumtotakethefirstsetofthetruedoubleeliminationfinal8-6.Stottlemeyer,though,foughtbackinthesecondset,andwonit6-4tosecuretheeventtitle. Withonlyonepoint-bearingeventtogoontheActionPoolTour'sseason(thefinale,setforSeptember8-9atBigDaddy'sBilliardsinGlenBurnie,MD),Stottlemeyer'svictoryedgedhimclosertothetopofthetourrankings.Heremainedbehindtheleaders,BrianDeska,BrandonShuffandtourdirectorOzzyReynolds,butpulledwithinstrikingdistanceofReynolds.Deska,inthemeantime,finishingthird,solidifiedhistoptourranking,makinghimalmost(butnotquite)uncatchable(byBrandonShuffinsecondplace)astheseasonfinaleapproaches.

Stottlemeyer stops Saez

Action Pool Tour Stop Results

Place Playername Prize Money1st Brett Stottlemyer $1,0002nd Robb Saez $6003rd Brian Deska $4004th Shaun Wilkie $3005th Joe Cataldi $200 Mike Davis $2007th Rich Glasscock $125 Shawn Toni $125

SCOREBOARD

9th Larry Kressel $80 Rob Metz $80 Brandon Shuff $80 Ozzy Reynolds $8013th Sean Sporleder $50 Jason Grebe $50 David Hunt $50 Mark Andrews $50

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Trick Shots byMike Massey

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