2007 ACUI National Championships

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2007 ACUI National Championships
The Association of College Unions International (ACUI) proudly announces its 2007 Collegiate International 9-ball Champions. Minnesota State University Mankato hosted this international championship, now in its 70th year, on July 10-12 in conjunction with the Billiard Education Foundation (BEF) Junior National Championships.

Eleanor Callado made history this year as the only player ever to have snatched four ACUI titles (’03, ‘05, ‘06, and ‘07). Andy finished in 3rd place in 2006, which was his first ACUI title attempt.
The 30 male and 19 female players in this event represent over 600 collegiate contestants who vied for a shot at the international title by first winning their campus championship and later finishing in the top tier at their regional championships.
Full results of the ACUI National Championship tournament:
Women’s Division
1st Eleanor Callado San Francisco State University
2nd Elizabeth Zingale Florida State University
3rd Mili Kozomara Northern Illinois University
4th Emilyn Callado San Francisco State University
5th-6th Amy Chen University of Florida
Tomeka Tanner North Carolina A T State University
7th-8th Christine Nguyen University of Maryland
Lauren Robertson Florida State University
9th-12th Cassara Carroll Creighton University
Angie Edwards North Carolina A T State University
Alison Fischer University of Wisconsin Stevens Point
Jennifer Poulson Arizona State University
13th-16th Giovanni Aviles University of Illinois – Chicago
Andrea Breitung University of North Dakota
Geneive Jaramilla San Francisco State University
Sylvia Nuñez University of Utah
17th-24th Nicole Johnson Arizona State University
Jimin Kim Nassau Community College
Karla Yates Morgan State University
Men’s Division
1st Andy McKinn California State University Los Angeles
2nd Ryan Balks Michigan State University
3rd Brian Deska University of Maryland
4th Tang Te University of Florida
5th-6th Kyle Boers University of Wisconsin Whitewater
Chris Fangre California State University Fullerton
7th-8th Saad Alam DePaul University
Chad Rhodes Florida State University
9th-12th David Allen University of Maryland
Dan McGuire University of Akron
Mike Shrum University of Akron
Matt Weber Creighton University
13th-16th Josh Hinze University of Wisconsin Stevens Point
Tommy Najar New Mexico State University
Ben Tom California Polytechnic State University
Lars Vardaman Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
17th-24th Aaron Beyerl North Dakota State University
Charles Crouch University of Houston
JP Engstrom Boise State University
Jake McIntyre James Madison University
Shintaro Morita University of Texas – Arlington
Tien Pham University of Wisconsin
Alex Scott Virginia Tech
Brian Williams Purdue University
25th-32nd Ray Chay University of Illinois
Mike Goetz St. Cloud State University
Chris Hansen Virginia Tech
Daniel Noyes Idaho State University
Bobby Silvey University of Missouri
Tim Tyson University of Illinois
In addition to their trophies, the 1st- through 4th-place winners will receive scholarships ($1000 - $500 - $250 - $100) and the sportsmanship winners will receive a $100 scholarship each. Furthermore, the two champions will receive an automatic invitation to the 2008 Championships (provided that they are still in school and meet all other requirements). They will not have to re-qualify in a regional tournament, and their entry fees for the Championships will be waived.
ACUI also recognizes its athletes for their sportsmanship and breaking ability.
Sportsmanship Winners: (voted by peers)
Ray Chay, University of Illinois
Lauren Robertson, Florida State University
Honorable Mention: Charles Crouch, Mike Goetz, Dan Noyes, Amy Chen, Sylvia Nuñez
Best Break Winners: (by contest)
Charles Crouch, University of Houston (points: 16)
Geneive Jaramilla, San Francisco State University (11)
Honorable Mention: Tien Pham (15), Lauren Robertson (11),
This was the third year that the ACUI Collegiate tournament took place alongside the Junior National Championships. For more information about junior pool, visit BilliardEducation.org. For more information about the collegiate pool season, visit ACUI.org and click on “Student Programs.” There is an active Facebook group for general ACUI 9-ball discussion among college students; if you would like to join, just search for ACUI 9-ball” on facebook.com.
Congratulations to all ACUI Championship and BEF Junior Nationals participants!

KIA Motors Becomes Pool’s First Modern Car Sponsor

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KIA Motors Becomes Pool’s First Modern Car Sponsor
Seoul, Korea- KIA Motors has signed on as the title sponsor of four televised events produced by billiard promotions giant Dragon Promotions. KIA will be title sponsoring Masters of the Trickshot, Showdown in Seoul, and the 4th Annual Korea International Championships.

I believe this marks the first time in pocket billiards history that a major automobile manufacturer has been involved as a title sponsor. It’s a great achievement for not only DP, but for the billiards community in that we have shown that our sport is a viable medium for major advertisers. said Dragon Promotions President Cindy Lee.

KIA is Korea’s oldest car company founded in 1944 and in 1998 was acquired by Hyundai Motor Company. Today KIA has expanded into the US with their $1 billion plant in Georgia with KIA Motors America and also KIA Motors Europe based in Germany. KIA is one of Europe’s fastest growing car companies and is one of the most improved brands in the J.D. Power and Associates Vehicle Dependability Study.

KIA Motors Showdown in Seoul will consist of two matches first with Semih Sayginer taking on Mike Massey. The King of Carom Magic against the World’s Greatest Artistic Pool Champion, in a contest of 9-ball, 3-cushion, and trickshots. Then female fury in Korea versus Japan with #1 Yu Ram Cha against Miyuki Sakai. The two Asian beauties will battle in 9-ball, 3-cushion, and 8-ball.

KIA Motors Masters of the Trickshot will feature the first time ever a trickshot pool team playing against a trickshot carom team, led by captains Mike Massey and Semih Sayginer.

The finale of the star studded pool week will end with the 4th Annual KIA Motors Korea International Championships which will feature players from USA, Europe and Asia vying for the title and prize money in the 9-ball tournament.

DP will also be hosting a special cocktail party at the W Hotel, Korea’s most elite and glamourous hotel. The cocktail party will be a powerhouse of corporate leaders including the CEO of KIA Motors, Gucci Korea, Coca Cola, MBC ESPN, SBS (Seoul Broadcasting System), CYON (Mobile phones), and KT G (Korea’s Largest Tobacco manufacturuer.) In all, over 50 companies with a special interest in billiards will be in attendance and entertained by pool’s brightest stars including Jeanette Lee, Mika Immonen, Thorsten Hohmann, Yu Ram Cha, Shanelle Loraine, and Charlie Williams.

This is very exciting for us and our partnership with Dragon Promotions. Bringing KIA the Hyundai Group on board with billiards is very encouraging to the network and bringing other top sponsors on board. said CJ Media rep Jimmy Go. CJ Media heads 11 TV networks and is a division of Samsung.

Dragon Promotions has proven to be highly successful in involving large corporate sponsors in and outside the billiard industry. Some of DP’s track record highlights include CJ Media(Division of Samsung, the $90 billion giant ranked 46th Fortune Global 500), The Hyundai Group ($60 billion ranked 76th Fortune Global 500), and Lotte Group ($26 billion specializing in hotel, food, department stores).

More info on DP events can be found at DragonPromotions.com

Mills Makes it in Springhill

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Mills Makes it in Springhill

J. Pechauer Southeast Open 9-ball Tour / Springhill, FL
by InsidePOOL Staff
Holding home field advantage, Florida’s Donnie Mills triumphed over Reno Open champ Richie Orem to take first place on the July 14-15 stop of the J. Pechauer Southeast Open 9-ball Tour. This event was hosted by Capone’s Billiard Lounge in Springhill, FL, and boasted a $1,000-added purse.
Mills easily slid through the winners’ side undefeated to win the hot seat match against Orem 9-5. On the west side, Tony “The Sniper” Crosby dealt a tough 9-4 defeat to Luc DePierne to advance to the semifinals. Determined to earn a rematch against Mills, Orem handled Crosby 9-6, sending him home in third place. But his plans for revenge came to naught, as Mills dominated the finals and won by the score of 9-5.
Results:
1st Donnie Mills
2nd Richie Orem
3rd Tony Crosby
4th Luc DePierne
5th Josh Lewis
Jason Richko
7th Bryan Davalos
Bob Livrago

Corr Takes Command

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Corr Takes Command

New Jersey State Championships / South Amboy, NJ
by Rick Davis
Karen Corr was crowned champ of New Jersey after dominating the field at the championship event held July 14-15 at Prime Time Billiards in South Amboy, NJ. The event offered up plenty of top tier players among the 31-entry field, although Corr hardly noticed as she streaked through the event undefeated.
On the winners’ side Corr defeated My-Hanh Lac to reach the hot seat match, while Zinnie Panju dropped the axe on Palma Kogan in the same round. Corr kept control in the hot seat match and sent Panju west while she waited for her final opponent.
On the one-loss side the remaining players were coming to a climax as the field narrowed. Gerda Hofstetter knocked out Kogan, while Lac eliminated Liz Ford. Lac, now having recovered from her loss to Corr, was on a hot streak as she eliminated Hofstatter in the quarterfinals then Panju in the semifinals. This brought about a rematch for Lac, who got one final crack at Corr in the finals; however, the WPBA pro was on fire and set Lac ablaze to claim the match and event.
Results:
1st Karen Corr
2nd My-Hanh Lac
3rd Zinnie Panju
4th Gerda Hofstatter
5th Palma Kogan
Liz Ford
7th Joanne Corbett
Erica Testa