Bryant Makes Magic on Tiger Canadian Tour

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Tiger Canadian Women’s Pool Tour / Kitchener, ON

by Denise Belanger

Brittany Bryant took first place at the Tiger Canadian Women’s Pool Tour’s April 18-19 event over Naomi Williams. Hosted by Millsy’s Billiards, in Kitchener, ON, the $500-added event was played on 16 newly installed Gold Crown IV tables.

Six players returned Sunday: Bryant, Williams, Janet Ritcey, Denise Belanger, Leanne Amable, and newcomer Brandy Johnson. Bryant ousted Williams on the A-side finals, while Belanger and Amable battled it out over on the next table. Belanger was down 4-2 going to 8 games, while Amable needed 6, and Belanger ended up coming back to win by a score of 8-4.

Ritcey decided she wasn’t having any of Johnson’s talent invade her territory, tossing her a doughnut with a score of 7-0. Ritcey then went on to beat Belanger 7-5 before being tossed her own doughnut by Williams 7-0 in the semifinals.

In the true double-elimination finals, the current CBSA Canadian women’s champion Williams went toe to toe with Bryant, with both ladies struggling for run-outs. Williams bested Bryant 8-6 in the first match. Bryant started off strong with a 1-9 combo in the first game of the second set, and in game two followed it up with a strong defensive shot that allowed her to run the rack. By the sixth game the score was 5-1 Bryant, but Williams received her second wind and brought the score to 5-4. But that was as close as Williams went, as Bryant captured the second tour stop of the season by a score of 8-4.

Results:
1st Brittany Bryant $465
2nd Naomi Williams $290
3rd Janet Ritcey $175
4th Denise Belanger $115
5th Leanne Amable $60
Brandy Johnson

Minor Dee-rails Billiards Competition

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Tiger Bay Area Amateur Tour / Largo, FL

by InsidePOOL Staff

After a five-month absence from the tour, Indiana resident Dee Minor returned to Florida soil to visit family and to compete in – and win – BAAT’s fourth stop of the year April 11 at Corner Pocket.

Despite the setback she endured in the second round when Connie Mago delivered a crushing blow, Minor later found her rhythm on the one-loss side and proceeded to take out everyone in her path including JoAnn Lifland, Leslee Davis Blaikie, and Michell Monk.

On the winners’ side, Stacey Lantz was right on track for a victory after snagging wins over Jamie Toennies, Stephanie McFarlin, Connie Mago, and Sabra MacArthur Beahn, who settled for third place after meeting up with Minor in the semifinals.

The finals featured a showdown between the methodical Minor and the gutsy Lantz, who chose to play a bit more cautiously in the final round but to no avail. Minor swept through the first match 6-1 and practically repeated her performance in the second match by finishing with a resounding 6-2 win.

 

Lantz’s second-place finish earned her $225, while Minor walked away with $300 and top honors.

Tour newcomer Coleman made quite an impression by garnering a fantastic fourth-place finish along with $100 in prize money. Mago and Monk each finished in fifth place, with Lifland and Sherry Alexander finishing seventh.

Latest Billiards Magazine Available for Free Download

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April 2009 Issue of Inside POOL Magazine Available for Free Download

The April 2009 issue of Inside POOL Magazine, which features young Austin Murphy on the cover, has been made available for free download at InsidePOOLmag.com. This month the download features new technology in online magazine viewing such as flipping pages, zooming, emailing, sharing, and printing.

This month features some interesting articles and news including a feature article about young Superstar Austin Murphy as he makes his first appearance on the front cover.  Get the scoop on how Ralf Souquet trounced the Turning Stone Classic Field and about  Brandon Shuff as he snared his first NSC 8-Ball title. Dont’t miss how Ming Ng scored a free ride to the WPBA tour for the year at the Regional Tour Championship.  Learn to get a plan before you bend over to shott and how to make some precision breakouts.  Get pool lessons and billiard instruction from the Inside POOL Magazine instructors.  Also get the latest news from the regional tour from around the world.

Download the April 2009 issue of Inside POOL Magazine for Free

Inside POOL Magazine publishes both print and online versions of each issue. The online version is usually made available for FREE (without a membershio) viewing and downloading around the middle of each month. If you would like to receive the print version of this wonderful magazine, please visit InsidePOOLmag.com to subscribe.

Billiard Events Gains Support of Philippines Sporting Associations

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Women’s World 10-Ball Championship Supported by Philippines Sporting Associations

The Women’s World 10-Ball Championship will be sanctioned by the BSCP and the BMPAP, two of the leading governing bodies of billiards in the Philippines. The event will take place at SM Mall North Edsa in Manila on June 2-6,2009. Dragon Promotions will also be assisted by its local partner Bugsy Promotions, one of the top management groups in the Philippines representing players such as Ronnie Alcano and Dennis Orcullo.

Two time World 9-Ball Champion Ga Young Kim (Korea), World #1 Monica Webb (USA), 2008 Player of the Year Kelly Fisher (England), Japanese Champion Akimi Kajitani and World Games Gold Medalist Jasmin Ouschan (Austria) are just some of the all stars of female talent attending the event. Filipina talents Rubilen Amit (2007 World Championship runner -up) and Iris Ranola (2nd Place US Open) will be the top two hot local favorites.

“We are delighted to have Dragon Promotions join us in the Philippines and help cultivate the growth of our national sport.” said Aristeo “Putch” Puyat, newly elected Chairman of the BSCP and Head of Puyat Sports. ” We welcome the women from around the world and will treat them as our royal guests. Women’s pool in the Philippines has been non-existent in terms of events, so The Women’s World 10-Ball Championship also gives our female players a chance to play and shine in their country and to the world.”

The historic event is considered to be the biggest women’s sporting event of the year for the Philippines, and will have massive media attention including 25 hours of live coverage on ABS-CBN, the leading TV channel of the Philippines. 48 women from around the globe will attend the event vying for $20,000 (1M) 1st place prize out of the $75,000 (3.75M) purse available. SM Mall North Edsa and JBETPOKER.net are some of the primary sponsors of the event.

“It has been a pleasure working with Cindy Lee and Charlie Williams these past several months. Bugsy Promotions has been very busy trying to manage so many players and help build billiards credibility here, and so an organization like Dragon Promotions really takes our efforts to another level. It is great to have such a strong partnership with two good companies on the same page with the right goals”, says Cerefino “Perry” Mariano, VP of Bugsy Promotions and Co-Founder of the BMPAP.

Bugsy Promotions was founded in 2002 by Perry and Verna Mariano. What started as an effort to help a handful of talented but struggling players became a army of talent. Bugsy promotes and produces events such as the Villards Cup Tour which consists of monthly pro events for the Filipino players, Quezon City Philippines vs The World, and The Billiards Idol Tour which young upcoming Filipino players can come out and make a name for themselves. Today Bugsy Promotions manages over thirty players including BCA Open Champion Dennis Orcllo, World 9-Ball & 8-Ball Champion Ronnie Alcano, and World 9-Ball Finalist Roberto Gomez.

Dragon Promotions is one of the leading producers of billiard programming in the world today. Dragon produces over 40 events a year airing on networks in the Philippines, USA, Korea, India, and Europe such as ABS-CBN, ESPN, MBC ESPN, XTM, XPORTS, and Euro Sport. Events include The Women’s World 10-Ball Championship, The World 14.1 Championship, The Predator International 10-Ball Championship, King & Queen of Carom, Empress Cup, Pro Pool Schools, Women’s Trickshot Challenge, World Junior 10-Ball Championships, Korea vs USA, and many more. Dragon also manages some of the world’s best players including Mika Immonen, Jeanette Lee, Shanelle Loraine, Mike Davis, Yu Ram Cha, Raj Hundal, Rodney Morris, Charlie Williams, and many more.
Visit www.dragonpromotions.com or www.dragonpromotions.co.kr

Billiards Superstar Signs with APA

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APA SIGNS THE BLACK WIDOW
World’s Largest Pool League Signs World’s Most Recognizable Poolplayer to Sponsorship Agreement

LAKE SAINT LOUIS, MO (April 28, 2009) — The American Poolplayers Association (APA) is proud to announce they have signed a sponsorship agreement with The Black Widow, Jeanette Lee. The APA made the announcement yesterday at their annual League Operator Convention in Las Vegas.

“We’re very excited to work with The Black Widow. We believe her image transcends the sport of pool, and we believe she will encourage non-poolplayers to pick up a cue and give our leagues a try,” said APA Public Relations Manager Jason Bowman.

Lee will be the official spokesperson for the APA and APA Pool Leagues and will appear in advertisements, commercials and other promotional materials encouraging people to compete in an APA Pool League.

“The APA has not only been the leader in amateur pool leagues for years, but a leader in the billiard industry as well. The Equalizer® APA’s handicap and scoring system, allows players of any ability to compete and win, including those who have never played the game. I look forward to working with the APA, and I encourage poolplayers and non-poolplayers alike to join an APA League,” said Jeanette Lee.

The APA, based in Lake Saint Louis, Mo., sanctions the world’s largest amateur pool league, known as the APA Pool League throughout the United States, and as the Canadian Pool League in Canada. More than 260,000 members compete in weekly 8-Ball and 9‑Ball league play. The APA is generally recognized as the Governing Body of Amateur Pool, having established the official rules, championships, formats and handicap systems for the sport of amateur billiards.

The APA produces three major tournaments each year—the APA National Team Championships, the APA National Singles Championships and the U.S. Amateur Championship—that, together, pay out nearly $1.5 Million in cash and prizes annually!

The APA and its championships are sponsored by Cuetec Cues and PoolDawg.

For more information about the American Poolplayers Association, visit www.poolplayers.com.

Ohio State Billiards Championships

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Ohio State BCA Pool League Championships

by InsidePOOL Staff

The 2009 Ohio State BCAPL Championships had tournament director Chris Williams, assisted by referee Earl Timmons, organize over 600 players from not only Ohio but neighboring Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Indiana.

The attraction of the $24,000 prize money drew 96 men’s and 12 women’s teams, plus 128 men and 29 women in the singles divisions to the All Star Family Sports Entertainment Center in Columbus, OH, April 16-19. The monster indoor facility, where the Columbus Comets and the Columbus Destroyers arena football clubs practice, gave the Bad Boy Productions’ crew plenty of elbow room to house the forty 7-foot Diamond Smart tables complete with Simonis cloth and Aramith balls.

Williams, always looking for ways to add incentive to the festivities, awarded “bounties” equal to the entry fee for any individual or team who eliminated last year’s champions.

Chad Askins collected the first by ousting men’s defending titlist Fred Lane. Amy Theriault scored the second by eliminating 2008 women’s champion Melanie Headley. Theriault then proceeded through the one-loss bracket until defeated by Dana Gilmore, who captured the women’s singles championship and the $500 prize money.

In the men’s singles division, Shane Morrow of Erie, PA, mowed through the west side to meet undefeated West Virginian Terry Barker. Barker was not to be broken and garnered the $1,500 first prize.

The 2008 men’s and women’s team champions each made it to the final round. In an interesting note, in the four-year history of the championship, Tri County Wooley won the men’s events in ‘06 and ’07, and Fiddlestix Mammone won it last year. All Wooley had to do was muster some of their prior championship mastery, and not only would they have taken the title, they would have been eligible for the bounty reward. Although, pushed to the brink, Fiddlestix prevailed and banked the $5,000 for first and secured their second consecutive title.

 

Last year’s women’s champions, Nick’s Players, were not so fortunate. Delivered early to the one-loss side, bravely, they battled in their quest for back-to-back titles. In the finals, they faced an all-too-powerful O’Malley’s Gilmore. Dana Gilmore, the aforementioned 2009 women’s champion and namesake of O’Malley’s Gilmore, gallantly led her team to take that title too.

 

Cue Sports International (CSI), the BCA Pool League’s parent company, also donated a Joss cue to the prize fund. Williams, in the interest of procuring more BCA Pool League member e-mail addresses, created a draw where all entrants had to do was deposit their electronic contact info. With 300-plus addresses delivered, more than half the players were represented. Richard Caspary from Warren, OH, is now the proud owner of a new Joss Cue.

Our thanks to Tony Fox for his photographical and editorial contributions. www.tfoxfoto.com

 

For complete results and payouts, please visit centralohiobca.com, and for all upcoming BCAPL events, visit playbca.com.

 

Men’s Singles
1. Terry Barker $1500
2. Shane Morrow $1000
3. Ryan Stone $700
4. Will Slone $400

Women’s Singles
1. Dana Gilmore $500
2. Amy Theriault $300
3. Ida Hardman $200
4. Kim Vergontinni $150

 

Men’s Team
1. Fiddlestix Mammone $5000
2. Tri County Wooley $2500
3. Danger Zone $1400
4. Sportsman Timmons $700

 

Women’s Team
1. O’Malley’s Gilmore $680
2. Nick’s Players $460
3. Richmond BCA $300

Volkman Victorious at Varsity Billiards Event

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Volkman Earns 8-Ball Victory
Varsity Club 8-Ball Event

The weekend of April 25-26 saw 78 players make the trip to Oshkosh, WI, for their $1,000-added 8-ball event. Players traveled from across Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, and Indiana to attend, and it was Tim Volkman who walked away with the first-place prize.

On Saturday the field was narrowed down to 16 players who would come back to play on Sunday. Volkman faced off against Chad Elston for the hot seat. Both players played well, but it was Volkman who prevailed 4-2, sending Elston to the one-loss bracket. On the west side Matt Mitchell won six matches in a row to get a chance at playing Elston in the semifinals. In the end Mitchell came out on top, getting a chance to play Volkman in the finals.

Mitchell kept his hot streak going by defeating Volkman 4-2 in the first set of the true double-elimination finals. But Volkman was able to get revenge in the second set, which he won 4-1.

 

Results:
1st - Tim Volkman $1,800
2nd - Matt Mitchell $1,250
3rd - Chad Elston $780
4th - Kurt Wells $450
5th - John Pfeffer $260
Kyle Boers $260
7th - Randy Boom $175
Chad Gosz $175
9th - Mike Zahalka $60
Greg Rintelman $60
Zach Marquardt $60
Brian Maxwell $60
13th Josh Nelson $40
Chuck Searvogel $40
Chris Jefferson $40
Jack Wu $40
17th Larry Bezot $25
Mike Voit $25
Tony Gong $25
John Koerwitz $25
Ken Harvel $25
Brian Miller $25
Joe Geiken $25
Dan Coppens $25

Brayson Rules Dominiak Billiard Stop

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Brayson Defeats Krull for Dominiak Billiard Stop
Dominiak Cues Northeast Tour

by InsidePOOL Staff

The Dominiak Cues Northeast Amateur 10-Ball Tour was held April 26 and was hosted by Snookers Billiards in Springfield, MA. A ready field of 34 players from throughout the Northeast made the trek from Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts in attempt to capture the title of the seventh Dominiak Cues tour stop of the season, but it was Jerry Brayson who walked away with top honors.

The day started off seeing tour newcomer Jeremy Bean make his way through top half of the winners’ side brackets with wins over Tim Haley, Rick Barrette, Chuck Hill, and Gene Hunt to take his spot in the hot seat match. On the bottom half of the winners’ side it was Brayson making his way through the field with wins over Greg Anzellotti, Wade Hill, Dana Kroll, and Steve Hathaway to gain a spot in the hot seat match with Jeremy Bean. In a tightly contested battle, Brayson came out victorious and earned a spot in the finals.

Making his way steadily through the one-loss side of the chart was Dana Kroll with wins over Pete Brown, Rick Barrette, Gene Hunt, and Steve Hathaway. Next up for Kroll was Bean, and this match went hill/hill with Kroll coming out on top of the battle.

Brayson came out of the box in the finals to take a 3-1 lead in the race-to-5 finals. Kroll battled back into the match with some great shots to tie it up at 3-3. But in the next game, the 9 ball was close to the 10 ball and didn’t have a pocket. Kroll didn’t get to a rail on a safety attempt, and Brayson was able to easily take ball in hand on the 9 to make it 4-3. In the end, Brayson was able to take advantage of a couple of unforced errors and take home the title.

Results:
1st Jerry Brayson $250
2nd Dana Kroll $175
3rd Jeremy Bean $110
4th Steve Hathaway $70
5th Gene Hunt $45
5th Chuck Hill $45

Bryant Double-Dips Houston Billiards Event

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Bryant Double-Dips Van Boening to Take Houston Classic
Houston 9-Ball Classic III / Houston, TX

by Skip Maloney

Charlie “Hillbilly” Bryant didn’t take too kindly to being defeated in the hot seat match of the Houston 9-Ball Classic by Shane Van Boening. He expressed his dissatisfaction with two wins in a double-elimination final that earned him top honors in the $1,000-added event on the weekend of April 25-26. The event drew 63 entrants to Bogie’s Billiards & Games in Houston, TX.

From among the winners’ side final four, Bryant advanced to the hot seat match with a 9-3 win over James Christopher, as Van Boening struggled in a hill-hill match that eventually sent Shawn Putnam west. Van Boening quietly sent Bryant over 9-5 and patiently waited for his return.

Sylver Ochoa and John Lopez, on the one-loss side, were waiting for Putnam and Christopher. It was Putnam and Christopher advancing to the quarterfinals, with Putnam defeating Ochoa 7-4 and Christopher besting Lopez 7-5. Christopher got into the semifinals against Bryant with a 7-5 victory over Putnam, but his day ended right there, as Bryant got his second chance at Van Boening with a 7-5 win of his own.

In the early going of the opening set of the true double-elimination final, Van Boening looked to be in command, as he took a 2-0 lead. Bryant, though, came right back to tie it at 2-2 and was looking at a good set-up to go ahead 3-2 when he snookered himself on the 5 ball. Van Boening took advantage and moved ahead. Bryant came right back to tie it at 3-3 and take his first lead in the next rack. Bryant won three more in a row before a well-played safety resulted in ball in hand that allowed Van Boening to pull within three at 7-4. Bryant reached the hill and allowed Van Boening one more game before he closed it out, forcing a second set.

With momentum on his side, it was Bryant taking the early lead, going up 3-0 before Van Boening responded. At 3-1, the two traded racks to 5-2, which ended Van Boening’s night. Bryant won the next two, capping his double-dip win with a rebel yell.

Results:
1st Charlie Bryant $1,250
2nd Shane Van Boening $550
3rd James Christopher $275
4th Shawn Putnam $175
5th Sylver Ochoa $80
John Lopez
7th Sparky Ferrell $60
Will Selder
9th Nash Peterson $50
Lanny Herrin
Ben Brown
Nicki Woinicki

Moore Hauls in Seminole Billiards Victory

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Moore Bests Hall in Seminole Final
Seminole Pro Tour / Holiday, FL

by Skip Maloney

Steve Moore defeated Justin Hall twice to go undefeated, capturing first place at the Seminole Pro Tour stop the weekend of April 24-26. The $6,000-added event drew 43 entrants to Hammerheads in Holiday, FL.

From among the winners’ side final four, Moore recorded his second shut-out of the tournament, sending Mike Davis west as Hall got by Louis Altes 8-6. In their first meeting, Moore gained the hot seat with an 8-5 win over Hall and waited for his return.

Over on the one-loss side, Donnie Mills and Jerry Calderon were waiting for Davis and Altes. Mills had gotten by Tony Crosby and dropped Yu Ram Cha 8-5 into the tie for seventh place, as Calderon defeated Adam Wheeler and then dropped Han Berber 8-1 into the seventh place tie with Cha. Mills and Calderon advanced a step further into the quarterfinals with Mills besting Altes 8-4 and Calderon over Davis 8-5.

Calderon advanced to the semifinals with an 8-6 win over Mills and then dropped into third place when Hall defeated him by the same score for a second crack at Moore. In spite of the extended wait for the finals to begin, Moore jumped out to an early 4-0 lead that he never relinquished. Hall managed to close the four-rack gap with some consecutive racks in the middle of the match and got as close as two at 7-5. Moore put an end to it right there and closed out his undefeated weekend.

Results:
1st Steve Moore $3,000
2nd Justin Hall $2,200
3rd Jerry Calderon $1,600
4th Donnie Mills $1,100
5th Mike Davis $700
Louis Altes
7th Han Berber $400
Yu Ram Cha
9th Tony Crosby $250
Adam Wheeler
Ray Lenares
Brian Brekke