TAR To Cover CueSports International National Championships

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TAR To Cover CueSports International National Championships

The Action Report will be streaming the Cuesports International National Championship Series.

CueSports International, LLC (CSI), the parent company of the BCA Pool League (www.playbca.com), the United States Bar Table Championships (USBTC) and the Jay Swanson Memorial Tournament, would like to announce that The Action Report (TAR) will be video taping and LIVE streaming each of the national finals of the National Championship Series (NCS).

The first event in the series will be the NCS 8-Ball National Championships, where a field of 64 players from all across theUnited States, in addition to cash and prizes, will vie for an all expenses paid coveted spot to the WPA 2009 World 8-Ball Championships.

TAR, in the past year, has become the industry’s most followed live streaming source for top notch pool matches including the infamous races to 100 - winner take all. With hi-resolution streaming capabilities TAR will bring live the action and excitement of each event. For more information about TAR visit their site at Theactionreport.com

For more information about the National Championship Series (NCS) or hosting a qualifier please contact Holly Ryan at holly@cuesportsintl.com or at 702-719-7665.

CSI’s goal is to create and improve opportunities for pool players of all abilities through fair governance and equitable policies.

Hohmann Runs 149 in Accu-Stats 14.1 Invitational

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Hohmann Runs 149 in Accu-Stats 14.1 Invitational
Accu-Stats Straight Pool Invitational / Parsippany, NJ

by Dave Thomson

Running only 149 balls, Thorsten "The Hitman" Hohmann missed the $1000 bonus by 1 ball at the Accu-Stats 14.1 Straight Pool Invitational at Comet Billiards

Thorsten Hohmann is the man to watch as he cruised undefeated in the first-night action of the 20-match, double round robin format of the Accu-Stats Straight Pool Invitational, hosted by Comet Billiards in Parsippany, NJ, September 4-8. Late last night, Hohmann ran 60 and out against fellow countryman Ralf Souquet’s hard-fought 34. Hohmann then continued his charge in search of high-run bonus monies but came to a screeching halt at 149, as on the break shot his cue ball got buried in the rack. One more point and he would have made a $1,000. With many century-plus runs in his history, the odds are he will earn a bonus before the weekend is out.

The new, 60-points-with-a-twist straight pool formula developed by Accu-Stats’ Pat Fleming had audiences, both in the arena and on the Internet, on the edge of their seats. Every shot counted. Once a player gets to the table, he’s capable of a run-out. At 60, he wins the match. Then he has the opportunity to run to a 100 and secure a $500 bonus prize or $1,000 if he gets to 150. This makes for very aggressive play. Safeties aren’t in the mix, as combatants have their eyes on the big run and the possible bonus money.

Johnny Archer, Souquet, John “Mr. 403” Schmidt, Jose Parica, and Hohmann will play each other twice though, all are motivated by the high-run bonus as they will contribute to a “Player Review” where they narrate their own DVD, in addition to the 10-DVD set the series will generate.

September 4, 7:00 p.m.: The opening match saw Souquet run 60 and out to give Schmidt (15) his first loss. Souquet actually had a high run of 69 but was left short in his attempt to get to the additional bonus money.

September 4, 8:00 p.m.: Hohmann’s first win was over Archer, 60-51.

September 4, 10:00 p.m.: Parica amassed 60 against Schmidt, who mustered only 12.

September 4, 11 p.m.: Hohmann defeated Souquet 60-34.

Day two continues with Hohmann the only man undefeated.

7:00 p.m. - Johnny Archer vs. Jose Parica
8:00 p.m. - John Schmidt vs. Thorsten Hohmann
10:00 p.m. - Ralf Souquet vs. Johnny Archer
11:00 p.m. - Thorsten Hohmann vs. Jose Parica

Viking Cues Photo Caption Winner for July/August

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Viking Cues Photo Caption Winner for July/August

Joe Smolar submitted the winning caption in the Viking Cues Photo Caption Contest for July/August.

Congratulations to Joe Smolar of FL for submitting the winning entry in the Viking Pool Cues Photo Caption Contest for the month of July/August.

Joe has won a Viking Pool Cue that has a retail value of $300-400 and a one year subscription to Inside POOL Magazine.

The winning caption was, “Showing extreme concentration, Rodney Morris continues playing despite the presence of the annoying mime imitating his every move.”

Inside POOL Magazine and InsidePOOLmag.com host the Viking Cues Photo Caption Contest every issue. 

The winners are announced on InsidePOOLmag.com at the beginning of the month and in the photo caption section of Inside POOL Magazine.

This month features a photo of a tournament official inspecting the pool tables at a recent professional event. Visitors can submit entries via email by going to the Photo Caption Contest Entry Page. 

You can enter every day, one time per day.