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Kamui Named Official Tip of Virginia State 9-Ball Event

Pool and Billiards News — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:04:56 +0000

Kamui Named Official Tip of Virginia State 9-Ball Event

Tournament promoter and director Joshua Dickerson is pleased to announce that Kamui Tips will be the official tip of the 2011 VA State 9-Ball Championship. The event will be hosted by Diamond Billiards in Midlothian, VA on July 30-31, 2011.

The 2011 VA State 9-Ball Championship will be simulcast live in HD and for free by Inside POOL Video throughout dozens of locations online including Youtube, Facebook and Ustream.

The event is a double elimination tournament limited to 64 players. Live streaming for the event will be provided by Inside POOL Video and will be broadcast live and for free in high definition. The top finisher will receive also receive an entry into the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship in Chesapeake, VA which will be held on October 16-22, 2011.

John Bertone of Kamui said, “Kamui Tips is a proud sponsor of the Virginia State 9-Ball Championship. We know that this is a great event to be part of and for the players to attend. We are also proud to know that this event is streamed in dozens of locations for the enjoyment of the players around the world. The Kamui Brand is about the player and glad to be part of this great event.”

The 2011 VA State 9-ball Championship will be simulcast at dozens of locations, including the following locations:

Ustream InsidePOOLmag Live Streaming Billiards Channel
Youtube InsidePOOLmag Live Streaming Billiards Channel
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VA State Pool and Billiards Association web site
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About Kamui
The Kamui brand started just over 7 years ago by a player. We understand that players today want a tip that is consistent and has the most playability. We have the latest in technology to help us become the #1 in Playability and Consistent tip on the market. We are never satisfied with the products we produce, which means we push technology to make our products better for you.

About the Virginia State Pool and Billiards Association
The Virginia State Billiards Association is dedicated to the professional promotion of pool and billiards with a focus on events that showcase billiards in high profile and upscale establishments around the great state of Virginia. The events currently being produced include the Virginia State 9-Ball and the Virginia State 14.1 tournaments. For more information, please visit the web site at VA-Pool.com.

Simonis Official Cloth of Virginia State 9-Ball Event

Pool and Billiards News — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 02:07:36 +0000

Simonis Official Cloth of Virginia State 9-Ball Event

Tournament promoter and director Joshua Dickerson is pleased to announce that Simonis Cloth will be the official billiards cloth of the 2011 VA State 9-Ball Championship. The event will be hosted by Diamond Billiards in Midlothian, VA on July 30-31, 2011.

The 2011 VA State 9-Ball Championship will be simulcast live in HD and for free by Inside POOL Video throughout dozens of locations online including Youtube, Facebook and Ustream.

The 2011 VA State 9-ball Championship will be simulcast at dozens of locations, including the following locations:

About Simonis
Simonis is a global company and you will find Simonis cloth on tables all over the world. In fact, Simonis cloth is one of the constants in the sport. Sold in over 50 countries, Simonis cloth is truly the universal choice for cue sports. Having earned its reputation with professional players and amateurs alike, Simonis remains the choice for more tournaments worldwide than any other cloth. Simonis is truly The Cloth of Champions® and you can use its functional superiority to enhance your enjoyment of the game because it allows you to play your best.

Seminole Pro Tour Announces Tour Stop Payouts

Pool and Billiards News — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 01:15:22 +0000

Seminole Pro Tour Announces Tour Stop Payouts

The Seminole Pro Tour has announced the payouts for the upcoming events at Snookers in Provdence, RI and Fiddlestix Cafe in Canton, OH. Both events are BCA ranking points events and feature a $25,000 added prize fund.

The Seminole Pro Tour has announced the payouts for the upcoming events at Snookers in Provdence, RI and Fiddlestix Cafe in Canton, OH.

The Snookers 10-ball event will be held August 5 -7, 2011 and will be BCA points event as well as a Mosconi Cup points event. It will be a standard double elimination tournament, races to 9 with the finals being one race to 11 with the player field limited to only 64 players. Tournament play begins on Friday August 5 at 10 AM. There will be a non-mandatory players meeting on Thursday night August 4 at 10 PM followed by a live blind draw.

The Fiddlestix Billiards 10-ball event will be held on August 19-21, 2011 and will be a standard double elimination tournament, races to 9 with the finals being one race to 11 with the player field limited to only 64 players. Tournament play begins on Friday August 19 at 10 AM. There will be a non-mandatory players meeting on Thursday night August 18 at 10 PM followed by a live blind draw.

Based on a full field of 64 players. The payouts for the upcoming Snooker’s and Fiddlestix events will be the follwoing:

1. $10,000
2. $6,000
3. $5,000
4. $3,800
5/6 $2,400
7/8. $1,800
9/12. $1,350
13/16. $1,000

Click here to register for the Snookers event

Click here to register for the Fiddlestix Cafe event

Open spots still remain for both events. Registrations can be done inside of the store tab located on the top menu bar. Reminder also that both events are BCA ranking points events and Snookers will be a Mosconi Cup points event too. Both events will be double elimination format races to 9 with finals one race to 11.

Old School Meets New Blood at 12th U.S. Open One Pocket Championship

Pool and Billiards News — Sat, 14 May 2011 03:49:19 +0000

Old School Meets New Blood at 12th U.S. Open One Pocket Championship

As play continued Thursday at the 35th Annual BCAPL National 8-Ball Championships, a full field of 64 world class one pocket players arrived to start the professional show at the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. The One Pocket event started Thursday, May 12 and will continue to the finals Sunday, May 15. The $10,000 Added, race to 4 double elimination tournament features a mix of some of the best of the old school and some of the strongest of the new breed of one pocket aficionados.

First round match on the TAR live stream featured two authorities in the discipline, “Double J” Jeremy Jones and “The Lion” Alex Pagulayan. The field includes players such as Jose Parica, Efren Reyes, renowned pool commentator Danny Diliberto (pictured), Corey Deuel, Sylver Ochoa, Brandon Shuff, banks king John Brumbeck, and Scott Frost.

Billiard blogger Roy Steffensen from Norway is proudly representing his country. Also representing their homeland are Pagulayan, Reyes, and Parica. Due to U.S. Visa delays, WPA #2 ranked and recent BCA Hall of Fame recipient, Francisco Bustamante had to withdraw from the event but was replaced by alternate Danny Smith.

Produced by CueSports International, brackets for the BCAPL Nationals and brackets plus live scoring for the 12th U.S. Open One Pocket Championship can be viewed at www.ctsondemand.com. For information about the TAR PPV of the U.S. Open One Pocket Championship visit www.theactionreport.com.

CueSports International is dedicated to creating more choices for all players. CSI is the parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League. CSI also produces independent events such as the U.S. Bar Table Championships, the Jay Swanson Memorial, the U.S. Open One Pocket Championship and the U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship. Visit www.playcsipool.com, www.playbca.com and www.playusapool.com for more information about CSI and its divisions. Photo courtesy of Dale Shank.

Old School Meets New Blood at 12th U.S. Open One Pocket Championship

Pool and Billiards News — Sat, 14 May 2011 03:49:19 +0000

Old School Meets New Blood at 12th U.S. Open One Pocket Championship

Old School Meets New Blood at 12th U.S. Open One Pocket Championship

Pool and Billiards News — Sat, 14 May 2011 03:49:19 +0000

Old School Meets New Blood at 12th U.S. Open One Pocket Championship

Field Reduced to Final Four in China

admin — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:44:13 +0000

Field Reduced to Final Four in China
Jerry Forsyth, WPA Press Officer

Two rounds were completed on Saturday at the Kappa 209 Women’s World 9-Ball Championship. In the first round the field was reduced from sixteen players to eight. This round found number one seed Chou Chieh-Yu (CHN) upset 9-4 by Zhou Doudou (CHN) and Allison Fisher (GBR) eliminated from the field 9-8 by Chen Xue (CHN). The top-bracket action also found Fu Xiafang (CHN) beating Han Fang (CHN) 9-8 and Karen Corr (GBR) rolling over Tsai Pei Chen (TPE) 9-3, making Ms. COrr the only western player to survive into the round of the great eight.

The bottom bracket found crowd favorite Pan Xiaoting ((CHN) defeating qualifier Gao Meng (CHN) 9-4, Korean powerhouse Yu Ram Cha beating Gao Shu Pin (TPE) 9-3, Liu Shasha (CHN) getting by Chen Siming (CHN) 9-7 and former world champion Liu Shin-Mei ((TPE) progressing 9-5 over Gerda Hofstatter (AUT).

Two rounds were completed on Saturday at the Kappa 209 Women’s World 9-Ball Championship.

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The round of the great eight began with five Chinese players still in the mix, an incredible feat for the representatives of the host nation. But Karen Corr kept western hopes alive as she defeated Zhou DouDou (9-3) to make the final four. She is joined in the elite group by Fu Xiofang, who easily escaped Chen Xue 9-2. The last two slots are filled by Pan Xiaoting with her victory over Yu Ram Cha (9-4) and Liu Shasha who steamrolled Liu Shin-Mei 9-1.

Sunday will find a single victor.

Moore Makes Back-to-Back Comebacks to Stay Alive

admin — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:33:23 +0000

Moore Makes Back-to-Back Comebacks to Stay Alive
U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships / Chesapeake, VA

by Lea Andrews

On the penultimate day of the 34th Annual U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships, the final four on the winners’ side have come through, and on the one-loss side, Steve Moore came from behind two matches in a row to reach the final twelve. The remaining elite players are part of the original field of 216 who gathered October 18-24 at the Chesapeake Conference Center in Chesapeake, VA.

After falling to Ralf Souquet 11-4 on the winners’ side final eight, Moore faced Keith Bennett, who’d just edged out Kenichi Uchigaki 11-10. Bennett got to a 9-3 lead over Moore, who rallied to tie it up at 9, and the two traded off to make it hill-hill. In the final rack, Moore found himself sharked on the 5 ball by the red light on a spectator’s camera. “I got up and I got back down, and she did it again,” recalled Moore after the match. “I got up and I told her about it, but when I got back down, I was still thinking about it.” He missed. But he was back at the table after Bennett miscued on the 6, though he was looking at a kick. After Moore’s hit, Bennett was left with a shot, but his position was off on the 7 ball, and the cue ball found the side pocket. Moore was out, and his next match against Yukio Akagarivama was called nearly instantly.

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Once again Moore was down several games, then tied at 9 and at 10. After some safety play in the final rack, it was Akagarivama who had control, and he moved carefully through the rack. His shot on the 7 down the rail grazed the cushion, though, leaving the 7 hanging in the pocket and the crowd all gasping at once. Moore tapped it in for position on the 8 in the side, which he considered carefully before getting down on the shot. “There were so many options on the eight,” he explained afterwards. “And then I was like, ‘You know what? Just spin the ball in, three-rail it.’ It’s a pretty routine shot—I was just looking at all my options, and I hit it real well. I knew as soon as I hit it.” After getting perfect position on the 9, Moore dropped it in for the win and the right to face Imran Majid, who fell 11-7 to Lee Van Corteza on the winners’ side. About the rest of the tournament, Moore doesn’t care how the matches go—not exactly. “I don’t care if I’m behind and win or ahead and win—I just want to win. Whatever it takes.”

Morris admitted that he had a rather fortuitus set against Davenport.

On the other side of the bracket, 1996 U.S. Open champion “Rocket” Rodney Morris blew by Kim Davenport 11-2 on the TV table to reach the undefeated final four. Morris, who won his first match on the TV table 11-9 against Corey Deuel despite feeling nervous about the way it played, was prepared this time around. “My touch was better than his on the table, and it’s so lightning fast that it’s all touch,” he explained. “It’s easy to lose the cue ball on safeties, but mine were coming out perfect.” Morris faces Donnie Mills, who eased past Karl Boyes 11-3, while Souquet and Corteza round out the final four.

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Past Champions Fall, Others Look for Repeats

admin — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:03:35 +0000

Past Champions Fall, Others Look for Repeats
U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships / Chesapeake, VA

by Lea Andrews

As day five of the 34th Annual U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships draws to a close, some former champions are saving their dreams of repeats for next year, while others continue their march towards the finish line and the green jacket and $40,000 that come with it. The field of 216 that arrived for the event, which is being held October 18-24 at the Chesapeake Conference Center in Chesapeake, VA, is growing steadily smaller as the end of the week draws near.

2002 winner Ralf Souquet is one such winner still marching on, having arrived in the winners’ side final eight following his victory over Steve Moore. After being tied up 4-4 with Moore, Souquet didn’t allow him to hit the string again. “Well,” acknowledged a modest Souquet, “he didn’t want to win it. Let’s put it that way,” he laughed. “He had some chances—he scratched twice, both times on the second-to-last ball. He could’ve won a lot more games. It could’ve been a much tighter game, because I didn’t play very well. I made several mistakes throughout the match. So did he,” conceded Souquet, “but I managed to get over my weak points and finish the match with quite a comfortable score of 11-4.”

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After his BCA Hall of Fame industion ceremony Archer was on fire and lit his next two opponents up as he moved into Friday's action.

Five-time winner (1984, 1987, 1993, 1997, 2000) Earl Strickland is going to have to make his trek towards another jacket from the west side of the bracket, having taken an 11-5 hit from Filipino Lee Van Corteza, a player as modest as Souquet. “Almost every time he broke the balls, Earl didn’t make anything, so he gave me a lot of chances,” said Corteza.

1999 winner Johnny Archer had to go straight from his Hall of Fame induction ceremony to his west side match versus Stan Tourangeau, who managed to mark up two games only after Archer had already marked up nine, and Archer took the next two to close it out 11-2. “It felt good,” said Archer of his first win following his induction, which he called “a great experience.” About the remainder of the tournament, Archer is optimistic. “Just need a good couple of breaks and I think I could be right there at the end.” Also continuing through the left side of the bracket are former champions Shane Van Boening and Corey Deuel, while past champions now out of the competition include Nick Varner, Mike Lebron, and Gabe Owen.

Several players joining Souquet and Corteza in the final eight are “Rocket” Rodney Morris, who won 11-9 over British player Chris Melling; Kim Davenport, who defeated Mike Dechaine 11-8; Demetrius Jelatis, who sent Donnie Mills west 11-5; and Karl Boyes, who bested Jose Parica 11-4.

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Rocket Shoots His Way Into Final 16 Winners

admin — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 06:26:31 +0000

Rocket Shoots His Way Into Final 16 Winners
U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships / Chesapeake, VA

by Lea Andrews

1996 U.S. Open champion “Rocket” Rodney Morris is vying for a repeat at the 2009 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships, arriving on the final 16 on the winners’ side following a tight match-up with Corey “The Prince of Pool” Deuel. The two men are part of the field of 216 gathered at the Chesapeake Conference Center in Chesapeake, VA, October 18-24 for the 34th Annual US Open Championships.

Morris got off to a strong start against Deuel, leading the way at 6-3, but Deuel took rack 10 to make it 6-4, and back-to-back break and runs tied it up at 6 apiece. Nothing fell for Deuel on the break in rack 13, and after Morris’ push-out and some back-and-forth safeties, Deuel got control and seemed to be on his way out. When he got out of line on the 9, though, the tables turned. His bank attempt came up short, though the speed was just right to leave Morris with a very tough cut. He nailed it to get ahead 7-6, but Deuel tied it back up when Morris broke dry. Morris came out on top of rack 15, and his 9 on the break in rack 16 put him up 9-7. After getting ball in hand following a great safety on the 3 ball in rack 17, Morris was on the hill 10-7, but Deuel wasn’t ready to give up. He navigated the rack that Morris left on a dry break to make it 10-8, and after Morris found himself hooked on the 2 ball in rack 19, Deuel took ball in hand to get within one. But he could get no further. It was Morris who topped the safeties in the final rack, and though he came up short on position on the 9 ball, he sliced it in, urging it on with a shout as it dropped. “I felt nervous, as I always do,” said Morris of his match, “but that’s a good thing. The fact that I’m actually cued in and thinking the way I need to think is good.”

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Morris is vying for a repeat at the 2009 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships, arriving on the final 16 on the winners’ side following a tight match-up with Deuel.

Also in the final 16 is British former snooker player Chris Melling, who missed the feel of his 12.5-ounce snooker cue with its 8-millimeter tip during his hill-hill victory over Japanese player Tomoo Takano, who was responsible for sending last year’s runner-up, Ronnie Alcano, west earlier in the event. “I wish I had it back, but on the other end, there’s so much more you can do with an American pool cue,” said Melling, who now plays 9-ball and 10-ball exclusively.

Jose Parica earned his spot in the final 16 with his 11-9 win over 2007 champion Shane Van Boening, while Karl Boyes made it with an 11-5 win over Charlie “Hillbilly” Bryant. Out of the competition is Oscar Dominguez, who fell 11-9 to Matt Clatterbuck; Cliff Joyner, who fell 11-4 to Majed Alazemi; and Oliver Ortmann, the 11-7 victim of fellow countryman Thorsten “The Hitman” Hohmann.

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