Sally Timko

Bad Day for Champs at World 9-Ball

Sometimes being a World Champion puts a big target on your back. Defending Champion Daryl Peach will not repeat his feat as he has gone two and out in Doha and his countryman and former World 10 Ball champion Darren Appleton shared that fate.

Peach lost his matches to Israel Rota of Qatar and Artem Koshovoj of the Ukraine, Appleton lost first to Jason Klatt of Canada and then to Taqi Moustafawi of Algeria. Today was mostly a day for the one-loss side to weed itself, but four men have made it through the winner’s side without a loss and so have graduated from the group stages into the final rounds. They are Shane Van Boening of the USA, Ibrahim Bin Amir of Malaysia, Lui Hui Chan of Taipei and Scott Higgins of Great Britain.

View the 2010 WPA World 9-Ball Championships tournament brackets

Imran Majid had a bad stay in Doha. Another two and out victim, he lost to two very fine players in the form of Martussz Skoneczny of Poland and Bruno Muratore of Italy. Most of the other big names are still alive, but there are many more one-loss matches to be played so some of them will no doubt bite the dust and never reach the last stage.

Play resumes on Thursday and we will keep you updated as to the fates of all the players.

WPA World 9-Ball Championships Begin Second Stage

The World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) World 9-Ball Championship has now begun the second stage in Doha, Qatar at the headquarters of the Qatar Billiard and Snooker Federation (QBSF). The first round of the group stage matches began today. Each contestant is in a group that contains four other players and they will play down inside those groups until there are only two players left on both the winners side and on the one-loss side. Those 64 players will then progress to the championship round of play.

The first day is usually one of surprises ands we had a few today. Already on the one-loss side of the bracket are such champions as Imran Majid, Marlon Manalo, Thorsten Hohmann, Ernesto Dominquez, Fabio Petroni, Kuo Po Chen, Oscar Dominquez, Daryl Peach, Jeff De Luna, Efren Reyes and Ralf Souquet. In most tournaments that field would be the cream of the final sixteen.

View the 2010 WPA World 9-Ball Championships tournament brackets

It is tough in Doha. Lots of tournament info can be found at www.QBSF.info. We will send you reports, brackets and photos as we receive them.

Yednak Scores Tri-State Victory
Tri-State Tour / New York, NY

by InsidePOOL Staff

Michael Yednak went through the Tri-State Tour’s June 26-27 event undefeated to take first place over Javier Colayco in the finals. The $1,000-added event was hosted by Amsterdam Billiards in New York, NY, and brought 35 players out to compete in the handicapped format.

On the winners’ side final four, Yednak faced down Michael Wong and moved past him to the hot seat match with a 7-5 victory. Meeting him was Andrew Cleary, who dispatched Sandie Patarino to the one-loss side after their hill-hill encounter. The hot seat match saw Yednak advance to the finals 11-7, while Cleary faced the west side of the chart.

Wong and Patarino foundered after their first losses and were eliminated in fifth place by Jacob Schwartz 7-5 and Colayco 6-4, respectively. The quarterfinal match was a hill-hill nail-biter that saw Colayco edge out Schwartz 7-6. Another close match in the semifinals followed, with Colayco sending Cleary home in third place 7-5. But Colayco was stopped in his tracks in the final match with Yednak, who won 10-5 to take the title.

Results:
1st Michael Yednak $800
2nd Javier Colayco $500
3rd Andrew Cleary $300
4th Jacob Schwartz $200
5th Michael Wong $120
Sandie Patarino
7th Emily Duddy $90
Luis Novas

Multi-Winners Abound at the 2010 ACS Nationals in Las Vegas

So many divisions! So many winners and multi-division champions! As with each of the six National Championships produced by the American CueSports Alliance (ACS) – and this year welcoming its new league and championship sponsor: Lucasi Hybrid Cues – the annual spectacle at the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, June 6-12, showcased formats that encouraged many different winners…in many different formats…for many different skill levels…along with multi-titlists in the higher-skilled divisions.

Multi-titlists included the likes of: Debra Aarens (Las Vegas, NV) who anchored the Women’s Open 8-Ball Team Champion “Smokin’ 8s,” the same Women’s Open 9-Ball Team runner-ups, and placed as the Women’s 9-Ball Singles runner-up; Dustin Gunia (Omaha, NE) who won the Men’s 9-Ball Singles crown and shared top honors as well with his Master 8-Ball Scotch Doubles partner, Jessica Frideres (Fort Dodge, IA) [Jessica also anchored the champion Women’s Open 9-Ball team “Which Witch Is Which” as well]; Christy Goldsmith (Henderson, NV) who won the Women’s Speed Pool Challenge, placed 2nd in the Women’s Open 8-Ball Singles and 2nd again on Vegas’s “I Had A Plan” team in the Women’s Open 8-Ball Teams; Beth Fondell (Owatonna, MN) who won the coveted Women’s Master 8-Ball Singles crown and placed runner-up with partner and Men’s Speed Pool Champion, Jerrod Frideres in the Master 8-Ball Scotch Doubles category; Edward Mataya who was runner-up in the Men’s Open 8-Ball Singles and anchored both the repeating champion “Malarkey’s” Men’s Open 9-Ball team from Tacoma, WA and the same “Malarkey’s” Men’s Open 8-Ball Team 3rd-place finisher; and Mary Rayner (Calgary, AB) who captured the Women’s Standard 8-Ball Singles title and placed 2nd with partner Brian Bird in the Open 8-Ball Scotch Doubles division.

The Championships also highlighted its share of first-time national champions: Standard player Kassandra Bein (Virginia Beach, VA) outdistancing some much stronger players to take the handicapped Women’s 9-Ball Singles title; Ray Skenandore (Las Vegas, NV) who has improved in the Men’s Open 8-Ball Singles field every year until finally claiming the title in 2010; Jeff Heath (Reno, NV) who has always threatened but never claimed the Men’s Master 8-Ball Singles title until this year; York Haven, PA’s Christine Chamberlain in the Women’s Open 8-Ball Singles; Robert White (Conception Bay South, NF) who probably traveled the farthest to take down a title – that of the Men’s Standard 8-Ball Singles; Pat Mowdy (Longview, WA) who improved on his runner-up performance in 2008 to take down the 2010 crown in the Men’s Senior 8-Ball Singles division; Shawn Modelo (Antioch, CA) who claimed the top award in her rookie year in the Women’s Senior 8-Ball Singles; and Milton Strack (Monticello, IL) who – after thirty years of competing in various national championships in Vegas – finally claimed a national championship trophy for his case against a very formidable Super Senior 8-Ball Singles field.

In the Open Scotch Doubles contest, Lexington, Kentucky’s Samantha Patton teamed up with her league mate, 2009 Super Senior 8-Ball Singles champ Madison Adkins, to claim the top spot; and Madison went on to help his “American Legion Post # 313” (KY) team to win the Open 8-Ball Team title after knocking on that door for the previous five years. Lexington, Kentucky’s other powerhouse team, “Mike’s Team/Silver Cue,” almost brought another national trophy home with a runner-up performance in the Open 9-Ball Team division won by defending champs, Malarkey’s of Tacoma, WA. Las Vegas struck again, with the “Tuesday – Rich” team capturing top honors in the Men’s Standard 8-Ball Team division, while Texas claimed honors thanks to the performance of team “Flawless” in the Women’s Standard 8-Ball Team class. Aside from Scotch Doubles honors, Canada claimed further team honors by capturing the Men’s Master 9-Ball Team competition, courtesy of team “Fort McMurray” (AB).

In 2011, the ACS is excited about moving the newly titled Lucasi Hybrid Cues ACS National Championships to the newly renovated Tropicana Las Vegas – a month earlier – May 7-14 ! Players will be royally entertained at this legendary anchor on the southern Vegas strip that is transforming itself into the best modern, mid-priced value in Las Vegas. The ACS looks forward to continuing to build its ranks in 2010/2011 through its twelve state associations and championships and its independent leagues, its Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour, and to welcoming players to its $10,000 added 2011 Midwest 8-Ball Championships, January 20-23 at the Riverside Casino in central Iowa, and to the 2011 ACS Nationals at the Tropicana Las Vegas in May !! Complete results and winners photos may be viewed online at www.americancuesports.org.

Lucasi Hybrid Cues presents
2010 ACS Nationals
(American CueSports Alliance)
June 6 – June 12
Riviera Hotel & Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada
Final Results
$130,535 Total Prize Fund
$27,170 Added Money

Men’s 9-Ball Singles
1st Dustin Gunia (Omaha, NE) $1,500 + Trophy
2nd Glenn Atwell (Vancouver, WA) $1,000 + Trophy
3rd Damien Michaud (Fort McMurray, AB) $700 + Trophy
4th Cesar Infantas (Royal Palm Beach, FL) $520
5-6th Raymond McDonald (Lexington, KY) $400
Larry Wilson (Victoria, BC)
7-8th Jeff Heath (Reno NV) $350
Walter Glass (Las Vegas, NV)
9-12th Isaac Runnels (Kankakee, IL) $250
Robert Campbell (Federal Way, WA)
Ray Galaviz (Hawthorne, CA)
Michael Deveau (Tacoma, WA)
13-16th James Kimmerly (Lexington, KY) $200
Ken Crane (Vancouver, BC)
Jack Davis (Virginia Beach, VA)
Brian Bird (Calgary, AB)
17-24th Patrick Schumacher (Portland, OR) $150
Edgar Jackson (Las Vegas, NV)
Edward Mataya (Tacoma, WA)
Jonathan Davis (Virginia Beach, VA)
Zack Willis (Papillion, NE)
Pat Mowdy (Longview, WA)
Calvin Gulley (Lexington, KY)
Shawn Fleming (St. Johns, NF)
25-32nd Michael Dodd (Bartlesville, OK) $100
James Murphy (Las Vegas, NV)
Robert White (Conception Bay South, NF)
Shawn Nichols (North Port, FL)
Timothy Pidborochynski (Edmonton, AB)
Ray Skenandore (Las Vegas, NV)
Harry Kernodle (Norfolk, VA)
Gary Trant (Groves, TX)
33-48th Trey Jankowski (Port Charlotte, FL) $50
Daniel Moran (Riviera Beach, FL)
Steven Jeffries (Virginia Beach, VA)
Jerry Sotelo (Palm Beach Gardens, FL)
Rodney Browne (Westlake, LA)
Michael Navarre (Sulphur, LA)
Steve Adams (Sparks, NV)
Derrick Cantu (Alexandria, LA)
Robert Klie (Virginia Beach, VA)
Robert McKenna (Edmonton, AB)
Shawn Collie (Port Charlotte, FL)
Michael Durbin (Sullivan, IL)
Ken Coulter (North Port, FL)
Nathaniel DeGraff (Sedalia, MO)
Scott Thurston (Tacoma, WA)
Eloy Barros (Parker, CO)

Women’s 9-Ball Singles
1st Kassandra Bein (Virginia Beach, VA) $1,000 + Trophy
2nd Debra Aarens (Las Vegas, NV) $765 + Trophy
3rd Janine Knight (Chicago, IL) $550 + Trophy
4th Jessica Frideres (Fort Dodge, IA) $350
5-6th Samantha Patton (Lexington, KY) $250
Shawn Modelo (Antioch, CA)
7-8th Beth Fondell (Owatonna, MN) $175
Leslee Davis (Lutz, FL)
9-12th Becky Mowdy (Longview, WA) $125
Jill Nagel (Papillion, NE)
Andrea Saenz-Maes (Gig Harbor, WA)
Sherry Warren (St. Johns, NF)
13-16th Jodi Hirning (Glendale, AZ) $75
Maria Davis (Virginia Beach, VA)
Sandi Peterson (Nanton, AB)
Tina Larsen (Palatine, IL)

Men’s Masters 8-Ball Singles
1st Jeff Heath (Reno, NV) $2,000 + Trophy
2nd Larry Wilson (Victoria, BC) $1,500 + Trophy
3rd Zack Willis (Papillion, NE) $1,000 + Trophy
4th Joey Gray (Oklahoma City, OK) $700
5-6th Isaac Runnels (Kankakee, IL) $400
Glenn Atwell (Vancouver, WA)

Men’s Masters 8-Ball Singles – Sportsman Division
1st Jerrod Frideres (Fort Dodge, IA) $400
2nd Jim Carmona (Las Vegas, NV) $230

Women’s Masters 8-Ball Singles
1st Beth Fondell (Owatonna, MN) $2,000 + Trophy
2nd Kit Dennis (Ridgefield, WA) $1,450 + Trophy
3rd Andrea Saenz-Maes (Gig Harbor, WA) $935 + Trophy
4th Sherry Warren (St. Johns, NF) $500
5-6th Angela Voorhees (Rockford, IL) $250
Jessica Frideres (Ft. Dodge, IA)
7-8th Stacey Lantz (St. Petersburg, FL) $175
Debra aarens (Las Vegas, NV)

Women’s Masters 8-Ball Singles – Sportsman Division
1st Janine Robinson (Bullhead City, AZ) $250
2nd Pamela Fletcher (Las Vegas, NV) $150

Men’s Open 8-Ball Singles
1st Ray Skenandore (Las Vegas, NV) $2,500 + Trophy
2nd Edward Mataya (Tacoma, WA) $2,000 + Trophy
3rd Trey Jankowski (Port Charlotte, FL) $1,500 + Trophy
4th Patrick Schumacher (Portland, OR) $1,055
5-6th Maurice Runnels (Hopkins Park, IL) $750
Jack Davis (Virginia Beach, VA)
7-8th Anthony Updegraff (York Haven, PA) $500
Shawn Fleming (St. Johns, NF)
9-12th Michael Loeffelholz (Lexington, KY) $350
Bob Soto (Prescott, AZ)
Phillip Davis (McAlester, OK)
Gregg Cairns (Calgary, AB)
13-16th Reginald Runnels (Kankakee, IL) $250
Patrick Dugan (Floral Park, NY)
James Blackman (Cold Lake, AB)
Brian Bird (Calgary, AB)
17-24th Fred Chartrand (Edmonton, AB) $150
Ray Galaviz (Hawthorne, CA)
Jerry Sotelo (Palm Beach Gardens, FL)
Lloyd Guenther (Vancouver, BC)
Ian Machatis (Cold Lake, AB)
Robert Campbell (Federal Way, WA)
Tim Robertson (Kelso, WA)
David Howell (Wheat Ridge, CO)
25-32nd Merle Trivitt Jr. (Spring Grove, PA) $100
Wendell Lawson (Versailles, KY)
Shawn Nichols (North Port, FL)
Ryan Keeney (Jacobus, PA)
Brad Rautio (New Westminster, BC)
Ross Fidler (Orillia, ON)
Michael Calla (Delta, BC)
Zane Collins (Bonnyville, AB)

Men’s Open 8-Ball Singles – Sportsman Division
1st Michael Hogan (Denver, CO) $400
2nd Barry Peddle (Mt. Pearl, NF) $200
3-4th Clarence Hunter (Sedalia, MO) $100
Ken Crane (Vancouver, BC)
5-8th John Lamplugh (Carlisle, PA) $50
Shawn Collie (Port Charlotte, FL)
Tommy Sliva (Federal Way, WA)
Gerard Louviere (Lake Charles, LA)

Women’s Open 8-Ball Singles
1st Kristine Chamberlain (York Haven, PA) $1,500 + Trophy
2nd Christy Goldsmith (Henderson, NV) $1,000 + Trophy
3rd Tina Scott (Decatur, IL) $600 + Trophy
4th Corrine Johnson (Akwesasne, ON) $400
5-6th Kim Tarter (Decatur, IL) $250
Karla Dowding (Estherville, IA)
7-8th Terry Duncan (Englewood, CO) $200
Gina Knight (Chicago, IL)
9-12th Melanie Herne (Hogansburg, NY) $150
Jennifer Hawthorne (Jacobus, PA)
Amy Encinias (Las Vegas, NV)
Wanda Prince (Edmonton, AB)
13-16th Maria Rodriguez (Dallas, TX) $100
Toni Barnes (Virginia Beach, VA)
Florinda Garcia (Amarillo, TX)
Eva Sisneros (La Junta, CO)

Women’s Open 8-Ball Singles – Sportsman Division
1st Debra McDonald (Vancouver, WA) $250
2nd Beth Tully (Etters, PA) $155
3-4th Samantha Patton (Richmond, KY) $70
Jodi Peckham (Council Bluffs, IA)

Men’s Standard 8-Ball Singles
1st Robert White (Conception Bay South, NF) $1,500 + Trophy
2nd John Pawluk (Calgary, AB) $1,000 + Trophy
3rd Chris Kent (Port Coquitlam, BC) $770 + Trophy
4th Eloy Barros (Parker, CO) $550
5-6th Weston Broad (Owatonna, MN) $350
Daniel Van Ermen (Virginia Beach, VA)
7-8th Jason Osborn (Las Vegas, NV) $200
Timothy Jimmo (Homosassa, FL)
9-12th Tim Pidborochynski (Edmonton, AB) $150
Michael Sirman (Calgary, AB)
James Potter (Atlanta, GA)
Brian Harrell (Virginia Beach, VA)
13-16th Jason Lilley (Chesapeake, VA) $100
Wayne Iron (Cold Lake, AB)
Steve Adams (Sparks, NV)
David Field (Calgary, AB)

Men’s Standard 8-Ball Singles – Sportsman Division
1st Robert Klie (Virginia Beach, VA) $250
2nd Ken Waldrum (Chestermere, AB) $150
3-4th David Ray (Virginia Beach, VA) $100
Joe MacLellan (Whitehorse, YT)

Women’s Standard 8-Ball Singles
1st Mary Rayner (Calgary, AB) $1,200 + Trophy
2nd Jean Renee Hendricks (Cottage Grove, MN) $900 + Trophy
3rd Maria Davis (Virginia Beach, VA) $650 + Trophy
4th Dot Cyr (Omaha, NE) $440
5-6th Teri Martinez (Denver, CO) $250
Jennifer Engels (Bull head City, AZ)
7-8th Luz Selbe (Virginia Beach, VA) $175
Patsy Munson (Bullhead City, AZ)
9-12th Deidre Ludwick (York, PA) $125
Andrea Wertenbach (Virginia Beach, VA)
Yvonne Estrada (Arlington, TX)
Sandi Peterson (Nanton, AB)

Women’s Standard 8-Ball Singles – Sportsman Division
1st Donnia Antuna (Grand Prairie, TX) $250
2nd Tracy Langley (Kingman, AZ) $150
3-4th Jamie Cork (Inver Grove Heights, MN) $100
Gail Harms (Calgary, AB)

Men’s Senior 8-Ball Singles
1st Patrick Mowdy (Longview, WA) $1,200 + Trophy
2nd Victor Tyynismaa (Lake Havasu, AZ) $860 + Trophy
3rd Michael Navarre (Sulphur, LA) $600 + Trophy
4th William Mason (Virginia Beach, VA) $450
5-6th James Kimmerly (Lexington, KY) $325
Thomas Chavis (Newberry, SC)
7-8th James Dyce (Phelpston, ON) $200
Roger Anderson (Boise, ID)
9-12th Phil Jennings (Virginia Beach, VA) $150
Robert Staeck (Virginia Beach, VA)
Phillip Jones (Paris, KY)
Albert Barlow (Lake Havasu, AZ)
13-16th Joseph Degura (Sydney, AUST) $100
Bob Brown (Leesville, LA)
David Carr (Oreana, IL)
George Coulter (North Port, FL)

Men’s Senior 8-Ball Singles – Sportsman Division
1st Buddy Wirt (Suffolk, VA) $300
2nd Tom Fankhauser (Decatur, IL) $200
3-4th Kenneth Cormier (North Port, FL) $100
Rodney Browne (Westlake, LA)
5-8th Richard Stekelburg (Drayton Valley, AB) $50
Billy Hale (Villeplatte, LA)
Jim Roller (Albuquerque, NM)
Donald Olin (Kingman, AZ)

Women’s Senior 8-Ball Singles
1st Shawn Modelo (Antioch, CA) $1,000 + Trophy
2nd Kim Anderson (Boise, ID) $700 + Trophy
3rd Jill Nagel (Papillion, NE) $430 + Trophy
4th Milianne Chin (San Francisco, CA) $225
5-6th Dianne Thompson (Ft. Worth, TX) $100
Connie Lackey (Portage, IN)

Women’s Senior 8-Ball Singles – Sportsman Division
1st Suellen Romesburg (Dover, PA) $200
2nd Lee White (Peoria, AZ) $100
3-4th Robbin Grammatico (Peoria, AZ) $50
Clare Marsh (Bellevue, NE)

Super Senior 8-Ball Singles
1st Milton Strack (Monticello, IL) $1,200 + Trophy
2nd Jonathan Hahn (Kelso, WA) $800 + Trophy
3rd Mark Grooms (Golden Valley, AZ) $560 + Trophy
4th Don Harp (Riverside, CA) $375
5-6th Glenn Gardner (Calgary, AB) $225
Neil Cairns (Homeland, CA)
7-8th Roy Skenandore, WI $125
Glen Gares (Albuquerque, NM

Super Senior 8-Ball Singles – Sportsman Division
1st Madison Adkins (Winchester, KY) $300
2nd Dexter Gondo (Brookfield, IL) $200
3-4th Harold Bare (Proctorville, OH) $100
Vincent Modelo (Antioch, CA)

Master Scotch Doubles
1st Jessica Frideres/ Dustin Gunia (NE/IA) $1,000 + Trophies
2nd Beth Fondell/ Jerrod Frideres (MN/IA) $600 + Trophies
3rd Debra Aarens/ Walter Glass (NV) $400 + Trophies
4th Cynthia Sliva/ Edward Mataya (WA) $250
5-6th Jill Nagel/ Roger Edgar (NE) $100
Meredith Swoope/ Juan Holmes (VA)

Open Scotch Doubles
1st Samantha Patton/ Madison Adkins (KY) $1,500 + Trophies
2nd Mary Rayner/ Brian Bird (AB) $1,000 + Trophies
3rd Jennifer Hawthorne/Ryan Keeney (PA) $800 + Trophies
4th Shawn Modelo/ Vincent Modelo (CA) $650
5-6th Teresa Perser/ Derrick Cantu (LA) $500
Sondra Friestad/ Jason Osborn (NV)
7-8th Kristine Chamberlain/ Anthony Updegraff (PA) $375
Leslee Davis/ Dale Stanley (FL)
9-12th Jennifer Engels/ Albert Barlow (AZ) $250
Teri Curtis/ Michael Hogan (CO)
Mimi McAndrews/ Xavier Sotelo (FL)
Christina Kolkhorst/ Brad Huffman (NV)
13-16th Joyce Murphy/ Bob Staeck (VA) $150
Jodi Hirning/ Willie Adamek (AZ)
Jean Renee Hendricks/ David Whyte (MN)
Brendee Wilson/ Robert Klie (VA)
17-24th Stephanie Thompson/ Steve Smoke (ON) $100
Ashley Cook/ Johnnie DeRamus (LA)
Diane Thompson/ Blas Andrade (TX)
Tiffiny Ebner/ John Hughes (VA)
Tracy Langley/ Ronald Martin (AZ)
Alena Joyce/ Joe Wood (VA)
Debbie Lockley/ Ryan Martinez (CO)
Cathy Kavanaugh/ Shawn Fleming (NF)

Men’s Open 8-Ball Teams
1st American Legion Post #313 (KY) $3,500 + Trophies
2nd Badd Company (MN) $2,000 + Trophies
3rd Malarkey’s (WA) $1,200 + Trophies
4th Blue Jays (WA) $800
5-6th Wrecking Crew (LA) $500
Silver Cue 2 (KY)
7-8th Main Event (SC) $400
Grumpy Old Men (IL)
9-12th Brass Bell I (VA) $300
Fall’s Hotel (PA)
Las Vegas Cue Club (NV)
Zang ! (AB)
13-16th Southern Style (LA) $200
Knuckleheads (VA)
7-11 Bar (NV)
Ballbusters (BC)

Men’s Open 8-Ball Teams – Sportsman Division
1st Squires Fryars (KY) $400
2nd Gator Done (FL) $300
3-4th Patos (NV) $200
Q’S Vegas Team (FL)
5-8th Water Way (PA) $100
DVPL Studs (CA)
Denver Poolplayers (CO)
Renegades (FL)

Women’s Open 8-Ball Teams
1st Smokin’ 8s (NV) $1,750 + Trophies
2nd I Had A Plan (NV) $1,200 + Trophies
3rd Which Witch Is Which (NE) $800 + Trophies
4th Diamonds In The Rough (IL) $500
5-6th Chalk Teasers (AB) $300
Smokin’ Okies (OK)

Women’s Open 8-Ball Teams – Sportsman Division
1st Grand Larsen E (IL) $400
2nd Devils Spit (AZ) $300
3-4th Bring It On (ON) $200
Silver Fox Tails (AZ)

Men’s Standard 8-Ball Teams
1st Tuesday – Rich (NV) $2,000 + Trophies
2nd Newfie Bullets (NF) $1,425 + Trophies
3rd MFS 1 (GA) $1,000 + Trophies
4th Footers Rack Attack (VA) $700
5-6th Tiburon (TX) $500
Damaged Goods (AB)
7-8th Steel Curtain (NY) $300
The Hit Men (CO)
9-12th Mad Dogz (AB) $200
The Tribe (BC)
Finish Line (IL)
Moose Devastators (AZ)

Men’s Standard 8-Ball Teams – Sportsman Division
1st Roadhouse (AZ) $500
2nd T.P.Q. (AB) $300
3rd Bubba’s Friends (KY) $250

Women’s Standard 8-Ball Teams
1st Flawless (TX) $1,200 + Trophies
2nd Footers (VA) $800 + Trophies
3rd Finish Line (IL) $500 + Trophies
4th Ready Room Killer B’s (VA) $325

Women’s Standard 8-Ball Teams – Sportsman Division
1st On Cue (OK) $300
2nd Felt On Table (ON) $200
3-4th Shut Up N Shoot (MN) $150
Chalked N Dangerous (ON)

Men’s Masters 9-Ball Teams
1st Fort McMurray (AB) $2,000 + Trophies
2nd Smokies Bob (VA) $1,000 + Trophies

Women’s Open 9-Ball Teams
1st Which Witch Is Which (NE) $1,000 + Trophies
2nd Smokin’ 8s (NV) $750 + Trophies
3rd Grand Larsen E (IL) $500 + Trophies
4th Knaw Kaw Min (WA) $350
5-6th Diamonds In The Rough (IL) $200
DVPL Dudettes (CA)

Women’s Open 9-Ball Teams – Sportsman Division
1st Northern 9ilaterz (AZ) $300
2nd Pajama Mama’s (OK) $200

Men’s Open 9-Ball Teams
1st Malarkey’s (WA) $2,000 + Trophies
2nd Mike’s Team/ Silver Cue (KY) $1,300 + Trophies
3rd Wizards of Awe (AB) $800 + Trophies
4th Brass Bell (VA) $525
5-6th Cope (WA) $300
Out of Line Guys (IL)
7-8th Wrecking Crew I (LA) $200
American Legion Post # 313
9-12th Kentucky Head Hunters (KY) $150
DBBC (GA)
O Town (WI)
Aces & Ales (NV)
13-16th Jam’n (FL) $100
Footers Heat (VA)
Sink Full of Prime Rib (NF)
Shark Attack (LA)

Men’s Open 9-Ball Teams – Sportsman Division
1st Liquid Plumbers (CO) $500
2nd Sharks (MO) $300
3-4th Q’s Crew (FL) $100
Southern Style (LA)

6th Annual ACS National Artistic Pool Championship
Open Shootout #1
1st Harry Kernodle (Norfolk, VA) $200 + Plaque + $200 Special Shootouts
2nd Jason Kane (New York, NY) $125 + Plaque
3rd John Alexis (St. Paul, MN) $75
4th Jeff Paxton (Sedalia, MO) $50
5th Dustin Gunia (Omaha, NE) $30
6th Sean Martinez (Albuquerque, NM) $30
7th Ike Runnels (Kankakee, IL) $10
7th Merle Trivitt (York, PA) $10
7th Scott Thurston (Seattle, WA) $10
7th Tom Fankhauser (Decatur, IL) $10

Open Shootout #2
1st Willie Adamek (Phoenix, AZ) $200 + Plaque
2nd Harry Kernodle (Norfolk, VA) $125 + Plaque + $200 Special Shootouts
3rd Connie Eddins (San Diego, CA) $75
4th Jason Kane (New York, NY) $50
5th Leroy Davis (Charleston, SC) $30
6th Jerrod Frideres (Fort Dodge, IA) $30
7th Milton Stack (Monticello, IL) $10
8th Allen Cochran (Crystal River, FL) $10
9th Biff Bowden (Charleston, SC) $10
10th Jim Dozier (Scotia, NY) $10

Speed Pool Challenge
Men:
1st Jerrod Frideres (Fort Dodge, IA) $100 + Cue + Trophy
2nd Edward Mataya (Tacoma, WA) $50 + Cue
3rd James Blackman (Cold Lake, AB) $25 + Cue
4th Keith Butler $10 + Cue

Women:
1st Christy Goldsmith (Las Vegas, NV) $75 + Cue + Trophy
2nd Stacey Lantz (St. Petersburg, FL) $50 + Cue

Scotch Doubles Best Dressed:
Lonnie Rene Hecker and Andrew Lescallette (VA)

Men’s Best Dressed Team:
Moose Devastators (Bullhead City, AZ)

Women’s Best Dressed Team:
I Had A Plan (Las Vegas, NV)

League Operators of the Year:
Billy Bowen – North Texas 8 Ball League (Roanoke, TX)
Billy Huff – Beaumont Pool League (Beaumont, TX)
Duke Shaw – Central Illinois Pool League (Pekin, IL)
Sharon Smith – N.F.W.H. Pool League (Evergreen Park, IL)
Mike Wilson – Southern Amusement Pool League (Norfolk, VA)

Referee of the Year:
Tom Fankhauser (Decatur, IL)

Image Gallery to be included shortly.

ACS Elects New Directors and Officers

At its recent Annual General Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, the American CueSports Alliance (ACS) elected new directors to the ACS board. James Augur (TN) was seated as the newly elected Instructor director, and he was joined by other first time directors Billy Gallego (TX) and David Whyte (MN).

The new board of directors subsequently elected new officers: Mike Wilson (VA) – President, Sandra Chamberlain (OK) – Vice President, Julie Ann Mitchell (IN) – Secretary and Ray Lambotte (IL) – Treasurer. The directors praised outgoing president Cecil Messer for his guidance and service to the ACS in the top executive position over its first six years of operation.

The 2010-2011 board of directors now includes:

Mike Wilson (Virginia Beach, VA) – President…At-Large Director

Sandra Chamberlain (Tulsa, OK) – Vice President…Oklahoma ACS

Julie Ann Mitchell (Portage, IN) – Secretary…ACS Indiana Association

Ray Lambotte (Chicago, IL) – Treasurer…ACS Illinois State Association

Steve Allee (Sedalia, MO) – MO-KAN ACS Pool & Billiards Association

Cheryl Armenta (Pueblo, CO) – Rocky Mountain ACS Pool Association

Craig Arnold (Olympia, WA) – Pacific ACS

James Auger (Greenback, TN) – Certified Instructor Director

Dot Cyr (Omaha, NE) – At-Large Director

Billy Gallego (Justin, TX) – ACS Texas

Ted Harms (Calgary, AB) – Director representing Canadian Cue Sport Association (CCS)

Gerard Louviere (Lake Charles, LA) – Louisiana ACS Billiards Association

Joseph Mejia (Millbrae, CA) – Director representing United States Snooker Association (USSA)

Cecil Messer (Portage, IN) …Director of Referees

Robbie Morito (Tampa, FL) – Sunshine State ACS Pocket Billiards Association

Toby Perry (Blairsville, GA) – Georgia ACS League Association

Lee White (Phoenix, AZ) – AZ ACS

David Whyte (Inver Grove Heights, MN) – Minnesota ACS

The ACS sanctions leagues in 39 states, works with the CCS in Canada, produces the 2011 ACS National Championships at the new Tropicana Las Vegas, the 2011 Midwest 8-Ball Championships at the Riverside Casino in Iowa, the national Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour, supports twelve state and regional championships, certifies instructors and referees, and is a non-profit, national organization dedicated to heightening the interest and awareness of cue sports through the support and sanctioning of organized competition throughout the United States. Information on the ACS is available at www.americancuesports.org.

Erdahl Earns First Place
Arizona Women’s Billiard Tour / Phoenix, AZ

by InsidePOOL Staff

Ashea Erdahl came out on top of the Arizona Women’s Billiard Tour’s 17-player field, defeating Barbara Lee in the finals for the title. The $300-added event was hosted by Bullshooters in Phoenix, AZ, and played on 9-foot tables.

Erdahl went unchallenged through the event, defeating Lee for the first time in the event in the hot seat match 7-3. Lee went on to face down Rebecca Wagner in the semifinal match in a hill-hill nail-biter to earn a rematch with Erdahl.

In the final race to 9, Erdahl took an early 3-0 lead, but Lee won the next two racks. Erdahl took the next three games, with Lee only winning one before Erdahl reached the hill 8-3. Though Lee won the next rack, it wasn’t enough to ward off Erdahl, who took the final rack and the victory 9-4.

Results:
1st Ashea Erdahl $220
2nd Barbara Lee $150
3rd Rebecca Wagner $100
4th Susan Mello $70
5th Sunny Griffin $40
Susan Wilbur
7th Pearl Napa $30
Kathleen Lawless

O’Neal Owns Great Southern Billiard Field
Great Southern Billiard Tour / Murfreesboro, TN

by Lea Andrews

The first and last face Josh O’Neal saw at the June 26-27 Great Southern Billiard Tour event belonged to Russ Edwards, the first and last of O’Neal’s many victims. AA-ranked O’Neal went undefeated through the field of 40 that arrived at Murfreesboro Billiards in Murfreesboro, TN, for the $1,500-added event, which was sponsored by Nick Varner Cues and Cases.

While AA-ranked Edwards was moving steadily through the left side of the bracket following his first-round 10-5 loss to O’Neal, O’Neal was making his own steady path through the winners’ side. A strong 10-2 win over A-ranked Ryan Dunn put him into the hot seat match against Mike Laney, who’d just sent AA-ranked Billy Young west 10-6. O’Neal, who’d had several high finishes on the tour but had yet to make it to the finals, earned his first finals appearance with a convincing 10-1 victory.

On the one-loss side, former winner Daniel McKinney took care of fellow A-player Brad Hutchins 9-5 and B player Ricardo Nixon 9-5 to face Young, whom he ousted by yet another strong score of 9-5 to reach the quarterfinals, where he met up with a determined Edwards. Edwards, who’d just run through B players Heath Reynolds 9-5 and Jeremy Scarpace 9-1, and A-ranked Dunn 9-4, went smoothly through McKinney 9-7 to advance to the semifinals against Laney. Both of O’Neal’s victims fought hard all the way to hill-hill for the right to the rematch in the finals, but Edwards marked up the final game, moving on to the true double-elimination final match 9-9.

But revenge was not in the cards for Edwards. The fact that O’Neal was in the finals for the first time, and that he could stand to lose the first set, didn’t slow him down at all—he pushed hard to maintain complete control throughout the set, earning his first tour win 10-3.

Results:
1st Josh O’Neal $1,000
2nd Russ Edwards $500
3rd Mike Laney $300
4th Daniel McKinney $200
5th Billy Young $100
Ryan Dunn
7th Ricardo Nixon $65
Jeremy Scarpace

Strickland Stomps the Jacoby Field

Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour / Raleigh, NC

by Lea Andrews

After a couple of disappointing showings on the Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour earlier this season, Earl Strickland is back in top form. “The Pearl” showed off his stuff by plowing undefeated through a strong field of 15 at the $1,000-added June 26-27 stop, which was held at Brown’s Billiards in Raleigh, NC.

To reach the hot seat match, Strickland first had to get past BJ Ussery, who was looking for his fourth Jacoby win in a row — fifth total this season — but Strickland managed to mark up the last game in their hill-hill match to meet up with Keith Bennett, who’d just sent Delton Howard west 7-4. No strangers, the hot seat match, the finals, or each other, Bennett and Strickland both fought hard to become the last man standing on the winners’ side, but it was Strickland who earned it 7-5.

On the one-loss side, Sam Monday, who was there thanks to a second-round 7-4 loss to Howard, swept past WPBA pro Belinda Calhoun 7-2 and Brian Simpson 7-2 to meet up with Ussery. Meanwhile, Tony Morrison notched his own 7-2 victory over Jeff Pruitt and a strong 7-1 win over Chris Vollmar to face Howard, but a 7-4 loss planted him in fifth. Howard moved on to the quarterfinals against Monday, who’d ended Ussery’s hopes of four in a row 7-2, but Howard’s second go at Monday didn’t end as well for him as the first — Monday exacted his revenge 7-4 to advance to the semifinals against Bennett. Bennett was ready to get back to Strickland, though, and he blew past Monday 7-1 to get there.

But Strickland was ready for him, and the first six games of the single race-to-11 final match were over in 18 minutes — Strickland was up 6-0. His scratch on the break in the next rack, though, gave control to Bennett, who ran to a 4-9 combination to mark up his first game, and he marked up his second after Strickland hung the 2 ball. Strickland took the next two to make it 8-2, and though Bennett rebounded a bit to get it to 8-5 and 9-7, that was as close as he got. Strickland took the last two racks to close out his first win this season 11-7.

Other victors this weekend include Solomon Pope, winner of Friday’s early bird event; Dylan Wetchworth, who topped the juniors’ division; Belinda Calhoun, who topped the ladies’; and Michael Yingling, winner of the second chance event. Mike Bogey took home a brand new Jacoby cue after his ticket was drawn in the raffle, and John Trinh took home $85 for his performance in the break contest. The break and run pot went unclaimed at this event, and it will roll over at $91 at the next event, which will be held July 23-24 at Breaktime Billiards in Wilmington, NC.

Results:

1st Earl Strickland $1,000
2nd Keith Bennett $475
3rd Sam Monday $200
4th Delton Howard $75

Billiard TV Network Provides Free Stream For Peach State Open

Billiard TV Network will be sponsoring the McDermott Gambler Pro Tour’s “Peach State Open” held at Mr. Cues II in Atlanta, GA June 26th & 27th. Billiard TV Network will be providing free LIVE web streaming of the event.

Chuck Canniff CEO of Billiard TV Network says,”We at Billiard TV Network are proud to be sponsoring the Peach State Open. Sponsoring events like this, helps us continue our mission to have billiards recognized as a mainstream sport. ”

Dan Dennis, McDermott GPT Tour Director says, “It is outstanding to have a professional production company such as Billiard TV Network providing our web stream. By providing their sponsorship, our LIVE stream will be of high quality and it will be brought to the viewers at no cost.”

You will be able to view the stream at any of the following websites.
www.BilliardTVNetwork.com
www.GamblerProTour.com
www.InsidePoolMag.com
www.GamblerClothing.com
www.TeamGambler.com

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/billiard-tv-network

The McDermott GPT and the Billiard TV Network look forward to maintaining a strong relationship by continuing to provide free web stream coverage for all the future McDermott GPT events. If you miss any of the LIVE action coverage you will be able to watch the recorded matches at www.GamblerProTour.com

Double J Spells Double Doom
Lone Star Billiards Tour / Houston, TX

by InsidePOOL Staff

The action was hot and heavy on the Lone Star Billiards Tour with over $11k up for grabs the weekend of June 19-20. Q Stix Billiards in Houston, TX, hosted 86 total entries—54 in open 10-ball, 21 in open ladies’ 9-ball, and 11 in open one-pocket. While Ming Ng took top honors in the ladies’ event, it was Jeremy “Double J” Jones who took both the 10-ball and the one-pocket titles.

As the open event progressed, the final four saw Jones versus Billy Sharp for the hot seat and Charlie “Hillbilly” Bryant against Sylver Ochoa on the one-loss side. Jones bested Sharp 9-5 to claim the hot seat, while Bryant eliminated Ochoa 7-1 in fourth place. In the semifinals, Sharp tried but fell short, and Bryant earned the opportunity to avenge his 9-5 loss to Jones earlier that day. Jones and Bryant traded game for game in the final set until it was 7-all. In the end, Jones closed it out 9-7 for an undefeated victory.

The ladies’ event commenced Sunday and included tour points leader Kyu Yi and multiple event winner Terry Petrosino. In the hot seat match, Ng ousted Petrosino, and on the one-loss side Deanna Kniola bested Kyu Yi 7-3 but then lost to Petrosino in the semifinals 5-3. These two focused finalists made for a great match, with Ng taking the win 7-3.

In Sunday’s one-pocket continuance, Jones defeated Ernesto Bayaua for the hot seat, and Strickland suffered a loss from Bryant on the one-loss side. Bryant eliminated Bayaua for yet another shot at Jones and a victory. However, because of physical discomfort, Bryant forfeited the win to Jones and took second place.

10-Ball Results:
1st Jeremy Jones $780
2nd Charlie Bryant $520
3rd Billy Sharp $390
4th Sylver Ochoa $260
5th Ty Few $145
Denis Strickland
7th Andy Jethwa $100
Jason Bacon
9th Derek Fontenot $50
Ernesto Bayaua
Aaron Remijio
Cesar Bahena

Ladies’ Results:
1st Ming Ng $280
2nd Terry Petrosino $200
3rd Deanna Kniola $145
4th Kyu Yi $60
5th Geraldine Giuntu $40
Robyn Petrosino