2011 Predator Tour is proud to announce the National Amateur Pool League, also known as the NAPL, as the official co-title sponsor of the 2011 Predator Tour. Many thanks to Predator Cues for their amazing commitment to our beautiful sport as well as the tour. The 2011 schedule now available on the website along with some changes we’ve made for the 2011 season. Please visit our site for more information.

2011 Predator Tour is proud to announce the National Amateur Pool League also known as the NAPL as the official co-title sponsor of the 2011 Predator Tour.

2011 Predator Tour is also happy to have the opportunity to work with CueSports International (CSI) again this year. CSI is giving the Predator Tour one spot for the U.S. Open 10-Ball held in May at the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. This one spot will be a paid entry fee & will go to the Open/Pro that is ranked # 1 after stop # 5, which will be held April 16-17 at Mr. Cue Billiards in Lindenhurst, NY. Many thanks to CSI for supporting the tour and for helping our sport to grow.

Stop # 1 of the 2011 Predator Tour will be taking place this Saturday & Sunday, January 29-30 at Cue Bar in Bayside, Queens, NY and as always, we will be using the incredible Delta-13 racks.

Many thanks to Sam and his staff at Cue Bar and especially Niko Berdzenishvili for opening their doors and welcoming the tour in 2011! Sam had most of the tables reclothed and tuned up just for this event. Cue Bar has an amazing menu as well as a full bar! Please remember to support the rooms that support our tour by eating & drinking in the establishment and thanking the owners. Outside food is not allowed and is considered disrespectful to the room owners. Doors will open at 10AM on Saturday.

Stop # 1 will be an ABCD Double Points event which starts on Saturday as well as an Open/Pro event which starts on Sunday at 12 Noon. This will be the first of four stops that will decide which Open/Pro gets a free entry to the 2011 U.S. Open.

Very Important: We have had some confusion with two of our tour stops’ names and locations so please be aware Cue Bar & Cue Nine are two different locations! Stop #1 will be held at Cue Bar, located in Bayside Queens, NY. For our tour veterans, this is the same room we held the Charity Event from Season 1. Stop # 2 will be hosted at Cue Nine in Levittown, NY (Long Island).

A couple of changes have been made for the 2011 season.

The Open/Pro event will take place on Sundays starting at 12PM except for stops # 7,8,9,10 & 15. The start time for stops 7,8,9, & 15 will be 3PM on Saturday for the Open/Pro event and players must be registered by 2PM. Start time for the Open/Pro Empire State Championship (Stop # 10) will be at 12 noon. Players will be notified in advance if an Open/Pro is changed from a Saturday to a Sunday and vice-versa.

Entry fees for the Open/Pro event is $100 for both Open & Pro players.

There is an annual registration fee of $30 for all players regardless of their skill level.

The changes for the amateur events are as follows:

1. All amateur players must play in 5 or more events to qualify for the year end finale. Unlike previous years, players who do not play in 5 or more events will not be allowed play in the finale. Doubled entry fee payments will no longer be accepted. We felt this year, the dedicated amateurs of the tour deserve to be rewarded a finale all their own. This is only applicable to the amateur events.

2. The amateurs will play with a new rating system in 2011 and the entry fee will depend on your skill level.

The ratings and entry fees are as follows:
$75 A+
$70 A
$65 B+
$60 B
$55 C+
$50 C
$45 D+
$40 D

All players will be rated according to their skill level on other tours and leagues, as well as the Predator Tour. In the event this information is not readily available, is out of date, or the tour’s staff feels is inappropriate, the skill level will be assigned at the tour’s discretion.

It’s important to keep in mind that a player does not have to win an event, have a high finish or even come in the money to have their skill level raised. There are simply too many players that are improving rapidly and our number one goal is to keep the tour as fair as possible for everyone.

Players that sporadically attend tour events will be reevaluated for skill level placement at the tour’s discretion. i.e. if in February you are a C+ on the tour, and don’t p Read more ...]]> http://www.cuesandpool.com/billiards/national-amateur-pool-league-sponsors-2011-predator-tour.html/feed 0 http://www.cuesandpool.com/billiard-news/tanglao-takes-tri-state-billiards-title.html http://www.cuesandpool.com/billiard-news/tanglao-takes-tri-state-billiards-title.html#comments Mon, 18 Oct 2010 06:28:14 +0000 Pool and Billiards News http://www.insidepoolmag.com/?p=13102 Tanglao Takes Tri-State Title
Tri-State Tour / Queens, NY

by InsidePOOL Staff

Ramilo Tanglao snatched the Tri-State Tour’s title from the grasp of Gail Glazebrook, besting her in the finals to take the title October 16. The $750-added event was hosted by Master Billiards in Queens, NY, and drew 18 C-D players.

Ramilo Tanglao snatched the Tri-State Tour’s title from the grasp of Gail Glazebrook, besting her in the finals to take the title October 16.

Glazebrook went undefeated through the field to the finals, winning over Louie Alicea 7-5 in the winners’ side final four to advance to the hot seat match. There she faced off against Alan Chan, who was just through sending Tanglao to the one-loss side 6-2. The hot seat match was as close as close could be, but Glazebrook edged out Chan 6-5 to remain unscathed and send him west.

On the left side of the chart, Tanglao rebounded quickly, meeting Sameer Mohamed and eking out a 6-5 victory. Tying for fifth place with Mohamed was Alicea, who was eliminated by Kapriel Delimelkonoglu 7-4. Tanglao and Delimelkonoglu collided in the quarterfinals, where Tanglao survived yet another hill-hill match to advance.

Tanglao took two games for every one Chan took in their semifinal match as he sent Chan home in second place 6-3. In the finals Tanglao faced off against the unscathed Glazebrook, and though the match was even in the beginning, slowly Tanglao began to pull away until he was able to claim the title 8-4.

Results:
1st Ramilo Tanglao $430
2nd Gail Glazebrook $200
3rd Alan Chan $100

by InsidePOOL Staff

Recent Ozone Billiards Predator Tour victor Daniel Dagotdot visited the Tri-State Tour’s September 25 event to further prove his prowess, skating to victory over Yomaylin Fliz in the finals. The A-D event was hosted by Master Billiards in Queens, NY, and featured 37 players fighting for the $1,000-added prize purse and Lucasi break cue.

Recent Ozone Billiards Predator Tour victor Daniel Dagotdot visited the Tri-State Tour’s September 25 event to further prove his prowess, skating to victory over Yomaylin Fliz in the finals

While Dagotdot fought his way through the one-loss side of the chart, Fliz went undeterred through the right side, defeating George Osipovitch 6-4 to reach the hot seat match. Her opponent was Wilson Cruz, who had just defeated Wilfredo Albray 7-3. The hot seat match was as close as possible, going double-hill before Fliz edged out Cruz 9-8.

After eliminating Ed Culhane 7-6, Dagotdot went on to face down Scott Simonetti 7-1. In his next round he faced off against Albay, who was fresh from his winners’ side defeat by Cruz. He sent Albay home with a 7-5 victory to move on to the quarterfinals against Ron Mason. Another tight match ensued, but Dagotdot pressed on for a 9-7 win. It was touch and go again for him in the semifinals against Cruz, as Dagotdot squeaked past him 7-6. In the finals, though, he kept a bigger margin of safety around him as he defeated Fliz 11-5 for the title.

Results:
1st Daniel Dagotdot $670
2nd Yomaylin Fliz $430
3rd Wilson Cruz $270
4th Ron Mason $160
5th Wilfredo Albray $105
George Osipovitch
7th Scott Simonetti $80
Alan Chan

by Jerry Tarantola, NYCgrind.com

Thomas Wan and Tony Robles won their respective divisions on the Ozone Billiards Predator Tour’s June 5-6 stop, taking first place in the amateur and open/pro events, respectively. The tour’s ninth stop of the season was hosted by Master Billiards in Queens, NY, where 66 of the strongest players in the tri-state area came out to compete at the $1,000-added event to show they have the grit to fight through the tough field.

Dinko Busanich showed a lot of heart in the amateur division, going through several gritty matches as he fought through the winners’ bracket to earn a spot in the finals. Busanich went through Carl Yusef Khan 7-3, Mike Panzarella 7-6, Jerry Tarantola 7-6, Daniel Dagotdot 7-5, Thomas Wan 7-4, and Mike Hertz 7-5 to reach the finals.

On the one-loss side, there were a lot of warriors battling for the chance to come from behind to make a statement. While there were stand-out performances by Raphael DaBreo, John Hacsi, Dave Shlemperis, Arturo Reyes, Lionel Rivera, Michael Hertz, and Daniel Dagotdot, only one player reached the finals unscathed. Long-time tour player Wan was impressive by defeating Mike Wong 7-3, Rivera 7-5, Stewart Warnock 7-6, Rivera again 7-5, Shlemperis, and Hertz 7-4 to get a shot at Busanich in the finals. There Wan was dominant by putting up a solid 9-5 score to capture his first Ozone Billiards Predator Tour win.

Early on in the open/pro 10-ball event, Master Billiards house pro George “Ginky” Sansouci made a big statement by playing nearly flawless pool in a dominant 8-2 victory over reigning U.S. Open champion Mika “Iceman” Immonen. Immonen won his next match 8-6 against a game Arturo Reyes before getting bumped out of the event by Marc “Spain” Vidal.

On the lower half of the bracket Tony “The Silent Assassin” Robles was silently taking down his competition, going through Ron Mason, Zion Zvi, Marc Vidal, and then an impressive 8-4 win over Jeremy Sossei to reach the hot seat. Sossei bounced back from the loss to Robles by defeating visiting player Marco Tschudi of Switzerland 8-3 to set up a rematch with Robles. Tschudi was turning heads with his fast-paced game with wins over Mike Miller 8-4, Zvi 8-5, Sansouci 8-3, and Vidal 8-6 before Sossei eliminated him. In the finals, the Ozone Billiards Predator Tour founder and battle-tested veteran Robles defeated Sossei 8-4 for his second win of the season.

The tour’s ninth stop of the season was hosted by Master Billiards in Queens, NY, where 66 of the strongest players in the tri-state area came out to compete at the $1,000-added event to show they have the grit to fight through the tough field.

Robles and Sossei

by InsidePOOL Staff

Twenty-four players gathered to vie for the top prize at the Tri-State Tour’s April 10 stop, and it was Basdeo Sookhia who went undefeated to claim it. The $750-added 9-ball event was hosted by Master Billiards in Queens, NY.

Sookhia cruised to the winners’ side final four, where he faced off against Raphael DeBreo and sent him packing to the one-loss side with an easy 7-1 win. He then moved on to face Gary Murgia, who had just bested Raul Reyes 7-2. The hot seat match was another rout, with Sookhia earning the win 7-1.

On the west side of the chart, DeBreo came out the winner of a hill-hill bout with Rajesh Vannala 7-6, while Reyes also came out ahead of his match with Ramilo Tanglao 7-5. These two met in the quarterfinal match, and it was DeBreo who advanced 7-4.

DeBreo also managed to fight off Murgia in the semifinals, sending him home in third place with a 7-0 whitewashing. In the finals, though, Sookhia and DeBreo fought to 5-all before Sookhia surged ahead to take the final two racks and the title.

Results:
1st Basdeo Sookhia $680
2nd Raphael DeBreo $350
3rd Gary Murgia $150
4th Raul Reyes $100

by InsidePOOL Staff

Twenty-eight players showed up for the February 6 installment of the Tri-State Tour, and Duane Toney bested them all to win the title. Hosted by Master Billiards in Queens, NY, the C-D handicapped stop featured a $750-added prize purse.

Toney went undefeated through the field, defeating Charles Vergara 6-4 in the final four of the winners’ bracket. Meeting him in the hot seat match was Raul Reyes Jr., fresh off a 6-4 victory over Kapriel Delimelkonoglu. Their match was as close as possible, but Toney prevailed 6-5, sending Reyes to the west side.

On the left side of the chart, Vergara recovered from his earlier loss, eliminating Mike Garreta 6-4, while Delimelkonoglu was ousted by Wilfredo Albay 6-3. In the quarterfinal match, Albay pressed on, sending Vergara home in fourth place 6-3.

Twenty-eight players showed up for the February 6 installment of the Tri-State Tour, and Duane Toney bested them all to win the title. Hosted by Master Billiards in Queens, NY, the C-D handicapped stop featured a $750-added prize purse.

Results:
1st Duane Toney $615
2nd Raul Reyes Jr. $340
3rd Wilfredo Albay $215
4th Charles Vergara $110
5th Kapriel Delimelkonoglu $65
Mike Garreta

by InsidePOOL Staff

Rafael DeBreo came out on the winning end of a hill-hill final match to take the December 5 stop of the Tri-State Tour, defeating Troy Deocharran 7-6. This $750-added stop attracted 28 B-D players to Master Billiards in Queens, NY.

DeBreo and Deocharran met twice in the event—the first time, DeBreo sent Deocharran to the one-loss side 7-5 en route to the hot seat match. There he faced Dave Ascolese, who was just finished with Alex Borukhovich 8-6. DeBreo was able to easily handle Ascolese, whom he defeated 7-4 to rest on his laurels in the hot seat.

Scott Simonetti, who won the last two Tri-State Tour stops, was waiting for a chance to make it three in a row. Unfortunately for him, he was stopped in his tracks by Deocharran, who squeaked by their hill-hill match 8-7. Borukhovich was eliminated in a fifth-place tie with Simonetti by Justin Muller 8-5.

Rafael DeBreo came out on the winning end of a hill-hill final match to take the December 5 stop of the Tri-State Tour, defeating Troy Deocharran 7-6.

Results:
1st Rafael DeBreo $650
2nd Troy DeoCharran $350
3rd Dave Ascolese $220
4th Justin Muller $110
5th Alex Borukhovich $60
Scott Simonetti

by InsidePOOL Staff

Thirty players showed up for the October 17 installment of the Tri-State Tour, but it was Yomaylin “Smiley” Feliz who walked away the big winner, taking her first title on the tour. The event was hosted by Master Billiards in Queens, NY, and featured a $500-added prize purse.

Going unchallenged through the entire event, Feliz matched up with Duane Toney and sent him to the left side of the chart 7-4 to reach the hot seat match. Her opponent there was Nicholas Chan, who was just coming off a 6-5 defeat of James DeGiosafatto. Chan fell short against Feliz 7-4 and went west to try and stage a rematch in the finals.

Thirty players showed up for the October 17 installment of the Tri-State Tour, but it was Yomaylin “Smiley” Feliz who walked away the big winner.

Results:
1st Yomaylin Feliz $650
2nd Paul Everton $330
3rd Nicholas Chan $190
4th Diana Rojas $100
5th James DeGiosafatto $50
Duane Toney

by Jerry Tarantola

World number-one-ranked player Mika Immonen made another first-place appearance at the Predator 9-Ball Tour, winning over Mike Dechaine in the finals. “Iceman” was joined by 40 other strong players at BQE Billiards in Queens, NY, the weekend of October 10-11.

Jose Parica was tearing up the field until he went head to head with reigning U.S. Open champion Immonen. In a gritty battle, it looked like it would be Parica to pull out the “W,” as he reached the hill first 8-6, but an error on a safety attempt gave the set to Immonen.

After the loss to Immonen, Parica was fired up and played a near-perfect set against Cleiton Rocha en route to a 9-4 score and then ousted top New York player Oscar Bonilla 9-6. This win lined up Parica to play the loser of the hot seat match in the semifinals. The hot seat match was a battle between Dechaine and Immonen, and they had recently dueled for the hot seat at the Galveston World Classic 10-ball event. In this rematch, it was again Immonen who earned the hot seat with a 9-4 win.

In the semifinal match between Parica and Dechaine, the 22-year-old young gun was able to capitalize on his big break and shot-making skills to overcome the battle-tested veteran 9-4. But the final match between Immonen and Dechaine was all Immonen, as the Finn took control early and never gave his opponent much to work with. In a clinic by the reigning number-one player in the world, Immonen took the set 11-5 for the win.

Immonen made another first-place appearance at the Predator 9-Ball Tour, winning over Mike Dechaine in the finals.

Open Results:
1st Mika Immonen $1,000
2nd Mike Dechaine $675
3rd Jose Parica $500
4th Oscar Bonilla $375
5th Cleiton Rocha $230
Holden Chin
7th Lionel Rivera $150
Mike Wong
9th Tony Robles $100
Dave Deserio
Antonio Guerrero
George Sansouci

Fourteen players turned out for the Sunday BCD second-chance tournament at BQE Billiards. In this event, Predator Tour tournament director William “Finn” Finnegan cruised through the winners’ bracket to secure a spot in the finals. A semifinal showdown between Naldo Troncoso and Ariel Rivera saw a hill-hill battle that ended with Rivera advancing to the finals. It was Rivera’s third consecutive appearance in the finals of the Predator BCD events, but it was Finnegan’s day to shine, as he won by final score of 5-3.

BCD Results:
1st William Finnegan $200
2nd Ariel Rivera $130
3rd Naldo Troncoso $80
4th Diana Rojas $45

by Skip Maloney

Juan Guzman completed an undefeated day on the Tri-State Tour May 2 by withstanding a strong, one-loss side challenge by Rafael DaBreo in the finals. The $750-added, B-D handicapped, 10-ball event drew 32 entrants to Master Billiards in Queens, NY.

Guzman had a 6-0 run through the tournament bracket, and midway through he was among the winners’ side final four. He sent Michael Harrington west 6-4, as Marco Dy did likewise to Dave Shlemperis 6-2. Guzman sent Dy to the semifinals by the same score and was in the hot seat awaiting DaBreo.

DaBreo, in the meantime, having won his opening two matches before being sent to the one-loss side, was on a five-match comeback trail to the finals. He got by Charles Bromley and Geoff Bauer for the right to meet Shlemperis. Ryan McCarthy was waiting for Harrington. DaBreo and McCarthy dropped Shlemperis and Harrington into the tie for fifth place, respectively, and faced each other in the quarterfinals. DaBreo advanced to the semifinals with a 6-4 win over McCarthy and then duplicated that score in the match against Dy that put him into the finals.

Under the handicap system, DaBreo began the single elimination race to 6 (for him—7 for Guzman) with a game in hand and quickly added two to go up 3-0. Guzman, however, bounced back with four racks in a row to take the lead at 4-3. DaBreo responded with two racks to reach the hill at 5-4, but they were his last. Guzman finished it with three wins in a row to take home top honors.

Juan Guzman completed an undefeated day on the Tri-State Tour May 2 by withstanding a strong, one-loss side challenge by Rafael DaBreo in the finals.

Results:
1st Juan Guzman $700
2nd Rafael DaBreo $350
3rd Marco Dy $200
4th Ryan McCarthy $110
5th Dave Shlemperis $75
Michael Harrington
7th Geoff Bauer $50
Ramon Feliciano
9th Charles Bromley
Trevor Heal
Alexander Rojas
Yomaylin Feliz