Sholes Superior on Arizona Women

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Sholes Superior on Arizona Women’s Billiard Tour
Arizona Women’s Billiard Tour / Tucson, AZ

by InsidePOOL Staff
Holly Sholes took off the August 18-19 stop of the Arizona Women’s Billiard Tour, winning in a double-elimination finals over Susan Mello. The event attracted 22 women to come out to Pockets in Tucson, AZ, for the $500-added event that included a WPBA qualifier.
Kristin Haney and Mello went head to head for the hot seat match. Mello got to the hill first and won the match 7-4. Haney went on to play Sholes in the semifinal match. Sholes had just pulled off an incredible comeback match that put Michelle Trevino out of the tourney in fourth place. Still on a roll, Sholes defeated beat Haney 7-3.
Sholes advanced to play Mello in the final match. Sholes took the lead from the get-go, going up 6-2 lead, but Mello didn’t seem to let it phase her and won the next three games to make it 6-5. But to everyone’s surprise, Sholes snapped in the 9 and won the first set.
Mello won the lag and broke to start the second set. She missed the 8 ball and then stood up and announced that she would need to forfeit the match in order to make her plane back to Canada on time. Mello placed second in the event, with Sholes winning top honors.
Results:
1st Holly Sholes
2nd Susan Mello
3rd Kristin Haney
4th Michelle Trevino
5th Susan Lance
Susan Williams
7th Anne Gray
Marissa Hallett

ProPoolVideo.com Rolls Out World 14.1 Coverage

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ProPoolVideo.com Rolls Out World 14.1 Coverage
ProPoolVideo.com announced today the premiere of the first of seven billiards matches to be webcast from the recent Predator World 14.1 Straight Pool Championship. The event, which was put on by Dragon Promotions, was held July 9-14 at the Hilton East Brunswick in New Jersey, and attracted the best straight pool players in the world. The first match is from the round of sixteen during the single-elimination phase of the tournament, and features last year’s champion Thorsten Hohmann vs. former world 14.1 champion and hall-of-fame member Allen Hopkins. Fans are in for a treat, as the tournament’s second-highest run is posted in this match. All match videos are decked-out with ball-by-ball score counters, with current-run and high-run counters as well.
The online videos also have optional commentary—a ProPoolVideo.com innovation. An accompanying photo gallery rounds out the multimedia coverage.
ProPoolVideo.com is a totally free website that already sports over 50 professional pool and carom matches available for on-demand, high-quality viewing.

McMahon Earns Tiger Canadian Women

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McMahon Earns Tiger Canadian Women’s Pool Tour Win
Tiger Canadian Women’s Pool Tour / Mississauga, ONT
by Carolina Fernandez
Anita McMahon turned the tables on Rachael Abbink to win the Tiger Canadian Women’s Pool Tour’s August 11-12 event. Hosted by The Wooden Rack, in Mississauga, Ontario, this stop had 28 women pocket billiards players vying for first-place honors.
Sunday came down to eight strong players remaining. McMahon was on fire, taking out both Susan Wipper 7-5 and Naomi Williams 7-4, sending them to the west side of the chart. The field was growing smaller there, though, as a determined Abbink bested Denise Belanger 7-2, Marina Linguerri 7-6, and Wipper 7-4.
In the semifinals, Abbink took on the tour’s top point player, Williams. Abbink held a 5-2 lead, and with the alternate-break format, it didn’t look as if Williams would get many more chances. But Williams staged a comeback to make it a hill-hill thriller. Abbink broke and played safe, and when Williams missed her jump shot attempt, Abbink took ball in hand to run out the rack.
In the double-elimination finals, Abbink was in her groove, taking full control to win the first match by a strong 7-1 score. The second set was a whole other story, though—with a couple of early combos on the 9 ball and a run-out, McMahon reached the hill 6-3. Abbink was only able to take one more rack before McMahon won the match 7-4.
Results:
1st Anita McMahon
2nd Rachael Abbink
3rd Naomi Williams
4th Susan Wipper
5th Marina Linguerri
Corrine Johnson
7th Denise Belanger
Janet Ritcey

ACS Encourages More Play at 2008 Nationals in Las Vegas

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ACS Encourages More Play at 2008 Nationals in Las Vegas
The ACS Board of Directors has voted to give more opportunities for billiard players of all skill levels to compete and be successful at the 2008 ACS Nationals, Saturday, June 7 thru Saturday, June 14, at the Riviera Hotel Casino in Las Vegas:
Teams can compete in two events! 8-ball teams and 3-person 9-ball teams will be conducted on the same dates (June 11-14), with 8-ball teams conducted during the latter day and evening and 9-ball teams conducted during the day! Players can compete in both 8-ball and 9-ball team divisions with no scheduling conflicts!
Scotch Doubles will feature competition in 8-ball
To encourage more women’s teams, women’s 8-ball teams (both Open and Standard) will be 4-person
No Masters 8-ball team divisions in 2008 (Open 8-ball teams may have a maximum of one Master on the roster). The very successful Open and Standard team divisions will continue to give players of all skill levels a fair competition format, while supporting the skill levels of most local leagues throughout the year. Open Teams that have qualified to be upgraded to Masters Teams in the past will be able to compete in the Open Team divisions without splitting up rosters, as long as a maximum of one “Master-status” player is on the roster.
Entries in all divisions will again enjoy the popular free entry to added-money second chance divisions known as “Sportsman” divisions.
The ACS plans to again host the ESPN-televised World Summit of Pool, featuring most of the top professional 8-ball players in the world.
The ACS is a national non-profit, member-governed association that will sanction or dual-sanction any cue sport league for a $10/player annual fee, and offers accredited programs for referee and coach certification; as well as a national amateur pool tour – the McDermott All American Tour – the 2007-2008 season of which will be announced in Fall 2007. The ACS board is also comprised of appointed representatives from the other major non-profit, member-governed cue sport organizations within the United States for the purpose of aligning our efforts to eventually gain recognition to the United States Olympic Committee (USOC). You speak and an elected board of your peers listens. And YOU are part of the team! Welcoming your input helps us to continue the success.
Contact the ACS office to volunteer to serve on one of the ACS national committees.
Inquire now as to adding one (or more) of your league locations to the 2007/2008 ACS McDermott All American Tour schedule – to begin its third year in October, 2007.
ACS league members are qualified for the 2007 ACS Midwest 8-ball Championships in Hubertus, WI, November 16-18.
Use the ACS room block at the Riviera (tel. 1-800-634-6753) and the ACS group code “EIGHT08” to reserve your players for the 2008 ACS Nationals in Las Vegas. Supporting the Riviera enables the Riviera to continue to support and host the ACS Nationals!
The ACS currently recognizes twelve affiliated state associations, with two new ones to be announced in 07-08. Get involved with assisting your existing ACS state association or contact the national ACS on how you can establish a new ACS state association in your state.