Previous Winners Headline Seminole Tour

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Previous Winners Headline Seminole Tour
Seminole Pro Tour / Springhill, FL

by Skip Maloney

Several past winners are at the head of the pack at the Seminole Pro Tour at Capone's Billiards in Spring Hill, FL.

All but one of this year’s previous winners on the Seminole Pro Tour assembled for the richly endowed $9,000-added tour stop at Capone’s Billiards in Springhill, FL, the weekend of September 12-14. The event drew 53 entrants and included the only two-time 2008 Seminole winner, Steve Moore, as well as Mike Davis, winner of the last stop.

Corey Deuel, who won the event in Georgia in April, and Davis advanced in their opening round of play, defeating Taz Maravane and Fred Stoll, respectively. Deuel and Davis were scheduled to meet head-on in the second round on Saturday. Moore and Donnie Mills, who won the event in May, were also on hand, each receiving byes in the opening round. Mills advanced to the third round with a narrow double-hill victory of Louie Smith, who’d sent Adam Wheeler west.

Among other Seminole tour veterans looking to stay on the winners’ side of the bracket in the opening round of play were Tommy Kennedy and David Grossman. Grossman placed second to Mills in May, while Kennedy has been among the top ten finishers on three different occasions this year. The two met in the opening round of play, with Kennedy advancing 7-2. Kennedy moved into the third round with a 7-2 victory over Jerome Rockwell.

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Jonathan “Hennessee from Tennessee” Pinegar made an opening round trip to the one-loss side with a 7-3 defeat at the hands of David Broxson. Pinegar picked up a bye on the west side and awaited an opponent for further action set for Saturday.

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Carolina Classic Elimination Rounds Done for the Day

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Carolina Classic Elimination Rounds Done for the Day
WPBA Carolina Classic / Durham, NC

by InsidePOOL Staff

Julie “Motor Molly” Kelly is moving through the field almost being unchallenged.

The elimination rounds have finished for the night at the WPBA Carolina Classic, and sixteen ladies can rest easily for the remainder of the evening. Friday night’s rounds will focus on the winners’ side, which will play one round and then come back for the final round of 16 Saturday afternoon.

After a harrowing 9-8 loss to Line Kjorsvik of Norway, Julie “Motor Molly” Kelly has skated through her last two matches. She sent Montana’s feared Morgan Steinman home early 9-2 and then did the same to Holly Sholes 9-2. Her next opponent will be Maureen Seto, who has eliminated Lisa D’Atri 9-5 and Liz Ford 9-7.

Brittany Bryant, who went double-hill with Allison Fisher in the first round before succumbing, is also still alive, having fought her way through Melissa Morris 9-5 and Caroline Pao in another hill-hill match. Bryant will next face Laura Smith, who has ousted Heather Lloyd 9-4 and Sarah Ellerby 9-4.

Iris Ranola, sent west from the winners’ side by Tiffany Nelson 9-6 Thursday, just eliminated Ewa Laurance in yet another match that went hill-hill. Ranola, the runner-up at the WPBA U.S. Open last month, will next face off against Japan’s Miyuki Sakai.

View the WPBA Carolina Classic double elimination brackets

Canada’s Joanne Ashton is still fighting. She ousted Colorado’s Bonnie Plowman in a double-hill match and then eliminated Kim Shaw 9-6. Ashton’s will next play Melissa Herndon, who just defeated Cathy Metzinger 9-4.

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National Championship Series Announces Qualifiers

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National Championship Series Announces Qualifiers
 

CueSports International (CSI) announces the first set of sanctioned qualifier tournaments for the National Championship Series (NCS) 8-ball National Championship.

CueSports International (CSI) announces the first set of sanctioned qualifier tournaments for the National Championship Series (NCS) 8-ball National Championship.
The NCS is a unique series of 5 national championships in the following disciplines: 8-ball, 9-ball, 10-ball, 14.1 Continuous and One Pocket.
 

The first event in the series will be the NCS 8-ball National Championship. A field of 64 players from all across the United States, in addition to cash and prizes, will vie for an all expenses paid coveted spot to the (WPA) 2009 World 8-ball Championships expected to be held again this coming April in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.
 

In order to qualify to play at the national level, players must compete in a sanctioned qualifier event and either be a U.S. citizen or eligible to hold a U.S. Passport (a requirement to represent the U.S. in WPA world championships). From November 2008 through January 2009 pool rooms across the U.S. will host qualifiers where (2) paid entries to the NCS 8-ball National Champion will be allotted to the top finishers. Call each host room for questions and start times for their respective events.
 

Schedule and dates are listed below:
 

October 31- November 1, 2008
 (Friday evening & Saturday)
Magoos Restaurant and Billiards
5002 South Memorial
Tulsa, Oklahoma
(918) 663-3364
Entry: $60 (incl. green free)
$1100 ADDED
_______
 

November 1-2, 2008
(Saturday & Sunday)
Palace Billiards
160 W. Roosevelt Rd.
Villa Park, Illinois
(630) 941-3500
Contact: Bill Wichmann
Entry: $75 (incl. green fee)
_______
 

November 8-9, 2008
(Saturday & Sunday)
Blue Fox Billiards
1160 Millwood Pike
Winchester, Virginia
(540) 665-2114
Contact: Conrad Coffman
Entry: $70 (incl. green fee)
$1000 ADDED
_______
 

November 15-16, 2008
(Saturday & Sunday)
Shooters Billiards
810 W 56 Hwy
Olathe, Kansas
(913) 780-5740
Contact: Dan Tull
Entry: $80 (incl. green fee)
$1000 ADDED
_______
 

November 15-16, 2008
(Saturday & Sunday)
Golden Fleece Billiards
7804 NE Bothell Way
Kenmore, Washington
(425) 908-7332
Contacts: David Bersenadze
Cell: (206) 265-9502 or
Oscar Askar
Cell: (206) 941-7531
Entry: $40 (incl. green fee)
$1250 ADDED
_______
 

January 10-11, 2009
(Saturday & Sunday)
Champion Billiard Sports Café
2620 S. Shirlington Rd
Arlington, Virginia
(703) 521-3800
Contact: Wai Cho Yee
Entry: $75 (incl.green fee)
$1000 ADDED
 

Additional dates and locations are being added regularly and will be released as they are scheduled. For more information about the National Championship Series (NCS) or to host a qualifier please contact Holly Ryan at holly@cuesportsintl.com or call 702-719-7665.
 

CueSports International, LLC (CSI), is the parent company of the NCS, the BCA Pool League (www.playbca.com), and produces both the United States Bar Table Championships (USBTC) and the Jay Swanson Memorial Tournament.
 

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

Carolina Classic Elimination Rounds Done for the Day

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Carolina Classic Elimination Rounds Done for the Day
WPBA Carolina Classic / Durham, NC

by InsidePOOL Staff

Julie “Motor Molly” Kelly is moving through the field almost being unchallenged.

The elimination rounds have finished for the night at the WPBA Carolina Classic, and sixteen ladies can rest easily for the remainder of the evening. Friday night’s rounds will focus on the winners’ side, which will play one round and then come back for the final round of 16 Saturday afternoon.

After a harrowing 9-8 loss to Line Kjorsvik of Norway, Julie “Motor Molly” Kelly has skated through her last two matches. She sent Montana’s feared Morgan Steinman home early 9-2 and then did the same to Holly Sholes 9-2. Her next opponent will be Maureen Seto, who has eliminated Lisa D’Atri 9-5 and Liz Ford 9-7.

Brittany Bryant, who went double-hill with Allison Fisher in the first round before succumbing, is also still alive, having fought her way through Melissa Morris 9-5 and Caroline Pao in another hill-hill match. Bryant will next face Laura Smith, who has ousted Heather Lloyd 9-4 and Sarah Ellerby 9-4.

Iris Ranola, sent west from the winners’ side by Tiffany Nelson 9-6 Thursday, just eliminated Ewa Laurance in yet another match that went hill-hill. Ranola, the runner-up at the WPBA U.S. Open last month, will next face off against Japan’s Miyuki Sakai.

View the WPBA Carolina Classic double elimination brackets

Canada’s Joanne Ashton is still fighting. She ousted Colorado’s Bonnie Plowman in a double-hill match and then eliminated Kim Shaw 9-6. Ashton’s will next play Melissa Herndon, who just defeated Cathy Metzinger 9-4.

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National Championship Series Announces Qualifiers

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National Championship Series Announces Qualifiers
 

CueSports International (CSI) announces the first set of sanctioned qualifier tournaments for the National Championship Series (NCS) 8-Ball National Championship.

CueSports International (CSI) announces the first set of sanctioned qualifier tournaments for the National Championship Series (NCS) 8-Ball National Championship.
The NCS is a unique series of 5 national championships in the following disciplines: 8-Ball, 9-Ball, 10-Ball, 14.1 Continuous and One Pocket.
 

The first event in the series will be the NCS 8-Ball National Championship. A field of 64 players from all across the United States, in addition to cash and prizes, will vie for an all expenses paid coveted spot to the (WPA) 2009 World 8-Ball Championships expected to be held again this coming April in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.
 

In order to qualify to play at the national level, players must compete in a sanctioned qualifier event and either be a U.S. citizen or eligible to hold a U.S. Passport (a requirement to represent the U.S. in WPA world championships). From November 2008 through January 2009 pool rooms across the U.S. will host qualifiers where (2) paid entries to the NCS 8-Ball National Champion will be allotted to the top finishers. Call each host room for questions and start times for their respective events.
 

Schedule and dates are listed below:
 

October 31- November 1, 2008
 (Friday evening & Saturday)
Magoos Restaurant and Billiards
5002 South Memorial
Tulsa, Oklahoma
(918) 663-3364
Entry: $60 (incl. green free)
$1100 ADDED
_______
 

November 1-2, 2008
(Saturday & Sunday)
Palace Billiards
160 W. Roosevelt Rd.
Villa Park, Illinois
(630) 941-3500
Contact: Bill Wichmann
Entry: $75 (incl. green fee)
_______
 

November 8-9, 2008
(Saturday & Sunday)
Blue Fox Billiards
1160 Millwood Pike
Winchester, Virginia
(540) 665-2114
Contact: Conrad Coffman
Entry: $70 (incl. green fee)
$1000 ADDED
_______
 

November 15-16, 2008
(Saturday & Sunday)
Shooters Billiards
810 W 56 Hwy
Olathe, Kansas
(913) 780-5740
Contact: Dan Tull
Entry: $80 (incl. green fee)
$1000 ADDED
_______
 

November 15-16, 2008
(Saturday & Sunday)
Golden Fleece Billiards
7804 NE Bothell Way
Kenmore, Washington
(425) 908-7332
Contacts: David Bersenadze
Cell: (206) 265-9502 or
Oscar Askar
Cell: (206) 941-7531
Entry: $40 (incl. green fee)
$1250 ADDED
_______
 

January 10-11, 2009
(Saturday & Sunday)
Champion Billiard Sports Café
2620 S. Shirlington Rd
Arlington, Virginia
(703) 521-3800
Contact: Wai Cho Yee
Entry: $75 (incl.green fee)
$1000 ADDED
 

Additional dates and locations are being added regularly and will be released as they are scheduled. For more information about the National Championship Series (NCS) or to host a qualifier please contact Holly Ryan at holly@cuesportsintl.com or call 702-719-7665.
 

CueSports International, LLC (CSI), is the parent company of the NCS, the BCA Pool League (www.playbca.com), and produces both the United States Bar Table Championships (USBTC) and the Jay Swanson Memorial Tournament.
 

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

WPBA Carolina Classic Second Round Complete

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WPBA Carolina Classic Second Round Complete

WPBA Carolina Classic Second Round Complete
WPBA Carolina Classic / Durham, NC

by InsidePOOL Staff

WPBA number one ranked Kelly “KwikFire” Fisher cruised through the second round of play at the WPBA Carolina Classic.

The second round of the winners’ side at the WPBA Carolina Classic finished up late Thursday night with no upsets to speak of. Friday will see the beginning of the elimination rounds starting at 10 a.m., while the winners will have a long break until Friday evening.

Sixteen players now remain in the winners’ side, with Kelly “KwikFire” Fisher still at the top of the bracket after her handy 9-2 of Gail Grecar. Her next match will be against Helena Thornfeldt, who just defeated Liz Lovely 9-1. Number-two-ranked Karen Corr also won her match against Kim White by a resounding 9-2 and will next play Vivian “The Texas Tornado” Villareal, who just bested Jennifer Chen 9-7.

Austria’s Gerda Hofstatter dealt Candi Rego a donut 9-0, while her opponent in the next round, Tiffany Nelson, sent U.S. Open runner-up Iris Ranola west 9-6. Sarah Rousey won her battle with Sarah Ellerby 9-7 and advances to play Jasmin Ouschan, who recently took third place at the Predator World Straight Pool Championships. Ouschan defeated Caroline Pao 9-4 in the second round.

View the WPBA Carolina Classic double elimination brackets

Defending champ Ga Young Kim is still going strong after a 9-6 defeat of Holly Sholes and next will play Dawn Hopkins, who just sent Liz Ford west 9-6. Ranked third on the tour, Xiaoting Pan also is in contention after her strong 9-4 defeat of Melissa Herndon. Pan’s next opponent will be Line Kjorsvik, who bested Kim Shaw 9-7.

Now ranked sixth on the tour, Allison Fisher won her second-round match against Yu Ram Cha 9-4, and her next opponent will be Monica Webb, who just defeated Kyoke Sone 9-5. Anna Kostanian, ranked seventh, is also still on the winners’ side after her 9-7 win over Melissa Little. Kostanian will meet up with Jeanette Lee, who bested My Hanh Lac 9-3, Friday.

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WPBA Carolina Classic Second Round Complete

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WPBA Carolina Classic Second Round Complete
WPBA Carolina Classic / Durham, NC

by InsidePOOL Staff

WPBA number one ranked Kelly "KwikFire" Fisher cruised through the second round of play at the WPBA Carolina Classic.

The second round of the winners’ side at the WPBA Carolina Classic finished up late Thursday night with no upsets to speak of. Friday will see the beginning of the elimination rounds starting at 10 a.m., while the winners will have a long break until Friday evening.

Sixteen players now remain in the winners’ side, with Kelly “KwikFire” Fisher still at the top of the bracket after her handy 9-2 of Gail Grecar. Her next match will be against Helena Thornfeldt, who just defeated Liz Lovely 9-1. Number-two-ranked Karen Corr also won her match against Kim White by a resounding 9-2 and will next play Vivian “The Texas Tornado” Villareal, who just bested Jennifer Chen 9-7.

Austria’s Gerda Hofstatter dealt Candi Rego a donut 9-0, while her opponent in the next round, Tiffany Nelson, sent U.S. Open runner-up Iris Ranola west 9-6. Sarah Rousey won her battle with Sarah Ellerby 9-7 and advances to play Jasmin Ouschan, who recently took third place at the Predator World Straight Pool Championships. Ouschan defeated Caroline Pao 9-4 in the second round.

View the WPBA Carolina Classic double elimination brackets

Defending champ Ga Young Kim is still going strong after a 9-6 defeat of Holly Sholes and next will play Dawn Hopkins, who just sent Liz Ford west 9-6. Ranked third on the tour, Xiaoting Pan also is in contention after her strong 9-4 defeat of Melissa Herndon. Pan’s next opponent will be Line Kjorsvik, who bested Kim Shaw 9-7.

Now ranked sixth on the tour, Allison Fisher won her second-round match against Yu Ram Cha 9-4, and her next opponent will be Monica Webb, who just defeated Kyoke Sone 9-5. Anna Kostanian, ranked seventh, is also still on the winners’ side after her 9-7 win over Melissa Little. Kostanian will meet up with Jeanette Lee, who bested My Hanh Lac 9-3, Friday.

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