Winners Down to 16 at Carolina Open 10-Ball

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Winners Down to 16 at Carolina Open 10-Ball
Carolina Open / Goldsboro, NC

by Skip Maloney, InsidePOOL Staff

Archer is making his presence felt at the Carolina Open hosted by Fast Eddie's in Goldsboro, NC.

At the close of business October 10, the Carolina Open 10-ball tournament had completed two rounds of play on the winners’ side, leaving 16 players unscathed. Among them were Johnny Archer, Manny Chau, Mike Davis, Sylver Ochoa, and Brandon Shuff. Also set to challenge in Saturday’s action were the finalists from the event’s one-pocket tournament, Tony Chohan and Sam Monday.

The event is being streamed live over the Internet, thanks to the services of Cue Sports Video of Marietta, GA, and its owner, Matt Highsmith. The streaming video is isolated to a single table and is accompanied by a chat box, which is allowing viewers from all across the country to not only watch but comment on the action as it’s happening. To join the proceedings, log on to http://www.ustream.tv/channel/cuesportsvideo.com and either register or join as a visitor.

Serious challenges to the winners were few and far between through the two rounds of play on the winners’ side. Only one match, which occurred in the opening round between Cary Dunn and Chris Bartram, went hill-hill and was won by Bartram. There was also only one match that ended in a shut-out, and it was recorded by Archer in the second round, welcoming 15-year-old Andrew Coley to the world of professional pool.

Archer, who won his opening round match 11-5 versus Delton Howard, will face Michael Fuller on Saturday, who advanced with victories over Doug Jones and Chris Adams. Mike Davis, with 11-3 and 11-4 wins in his pocket over Brad Shearer and Arnold Hamlett, respectively, will take on Scott Rabon. Rabon defeated Jeff Pruitt 11-7 in the opening round before facing Jeff Abernathy and defeating him by the same score.

Among the luminaries battling back from the one-loss side are Ronnie Wiseman, who, after falling to Wade Crane 11-9 in the opening round of play, finished Eric Durbin’s tournament with an 11-3 victory. Charlie Bryant opened his tournament with an 11-7 win over Sidney Champion but fell to Jason Klatt 11-5 in the second round. On his first one-loss side battle, Bryant advanced against Cary Dunn and is poised to take on Wiseman in action on Saturday.

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Deuel Delivered to West Side in Florida

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Deuel Delivered to West Side in Florida
Seminole Pro Tour / Jacksonville, FL

by InsidePOOL Staff

Owen sent Deuel heading for the west side of the brackets at the Seminole Florida Pro Tour event at Bankshot Billiards in Jacksonville, FL.

Bankshot Billiards in Jacksonville, FL, welcomed 48 players the weekend of October 10-12 for the latest installment of the Seminole Pro Tour. This $10,000 added, 10-ball event tempted some of the best players in the South to vie for the top prize and bragging rights.

The featured match of the first round was between Gabe Owen and Corey Deuel, who won the last tour event in September. The two former U.S. Open champions kept it close all the way to 5-all, when Owen nabbed the last two racks to win 7-5.

Only one match went hill-hill: Felipe Caraballo sent Jerome Brockwell west after besting him 7-6. Many players received a bye in the first round, including Jeremy Jones, Neil Fujiwara, Tony Crosby, Ron Park, David Howard, Dave Grossman, and Tony Ruberto.

Steve Moore, who did not receive a bye in the first round, sent Brian Gross packing 7-2 and will play Darrin Brown in the second round. Hunter Lombardo bested dealt David Vaughn a 7-4 loss and plays Ruberto next. Johnathan “Hennessee From Tennessee” Pinegar defeated Eddie Cabrera 7-3 and moves on to face Park, while Tommy Kennedy bested T.F. Whittington 7-2 and will next play Walter Blacker.

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DELTA-13 to be Official Rack of 2008 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships

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DELTA-13 to be Official Rack of 2008 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships

Delta-13 will be the Offical Rack of the 2008 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships.

Parker, Colorado, September 29, 2008: The 33rd Annual U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships announce DELTA-13 as the official sponsoring rack for the event. Held October 19-25 in Chesapeake, VA, this is the longest-running and most prestigious 9-ball event in the world.

Each year, the U.S. Open draws the largest international field of professional players from all over the globe. “We’re looking forward to the tremendous exposure from this tournament. We will reach another realm of players that have yet to use the DELTA-13,” said Samm Diep, marketing director for DELTA-13.

As an added bonus, a custom-engraved rack will be awarded to the champion of the tournament. These aluminum racks are ideal for autographing. “Finally, there’s a rack for professional players that’s as precise and their play,” commented Barry Behrman, founder and promoter of the tournament. “The sleek simplistic design of the Delta-13 will add great value to the tournament, much like our other top-quality equipment sponsors.” 

The Delta-13 will be featured in the worldwide TV distribution of Billiard Club Network, as well as the North American broadcasting in the U.S and Canada. “This rack will add a new dynamic to the event,” said Rob Sykora, BCn producer. “The look and feel of the Delta-13 emits quality, and the sound of the balls in this aluminum rack will ring throughout the tournament room like never before.”

For more details on the 2008 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships, visit usopen9ballchampionships.com.
The unique DELTA-13 rack is lifetime guaranteed to never bend, warp, or splinter, allowing the perfect rack for generations. That’s what makes it The True Triangle. It’s available in red, blue, black, or gold, and each side can be personalized with custom engraving to include text and graphic logos. Ask for the DELTA-13 at your favorite billiard supply store. For more details, visit DELTA-13.com or call 866-915-2058.

Philippines Oust Disappointing Russia

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Philippines Oust Disappointing Russia

England and Japan Join Final 8

Philippines 8 – 3 Russia

The Filipino billiard team, consisting of Orcollo and Bustamante, made easy work of the Russian team.

Tournament favorites the Philippines moved into the quarter-finals of the PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool as they moved past an error-prone Russian side at the Outland in Rotterdam.

Francisco Bustamante and Dennis Orcollo looked good in patches but the Russian duo of Ruslan Chinakhov and Konstantin Stepanov made far too many mistakes for opposition of this calibre, particularly the 16 year-old Chinakhov who looked a different player from his Round 1 performance.

The Philippines took the opener but the Russians levelled it in the second before an illegal break in the third allowed the Philippines to move ahead.

The measured run out from the off gave the Philippines a 3-1 lead and then a monster break from Bustamante came up dry to let Russia back to the table. They made a poor safety attempt leaving a 1/9 combo which Orcollo missed.

With most of the balls on the rails, the Russians came unstuck as Stepanov stuck the cue ball to the 9 going from 6 to 7 and Chinakhov missed the pot with hampered cueing. Bustamante played a great safety and although Russia’s escape was good, it left the 7 ball on.

The Philippines made it but Bustamante left his team mate a nasty thin cut on the 9 and although Orcollo bagged it, the cue ball eventually scratched into the centre pocket and gift the rack to Russia, and move the score to 2-3.

However, the Philippines got to the table to re-establish a two rack lead at 4-2. With the Brunswick Gold Crown breaking extremely tough, there was another dry break. The Russians though missed a ball though and Bustamante and Orcollo ran out for 5-2.

An illegal break from the Philippines saw the table returned to the Russians. A poor shot from Chinakhov allowed the Pinoy duo to clear but Orcollo missed a bank shot on the 6 ball.

Chinakhov blundered again, as he missed the brown 7 into the top pocket. Busta missed a table length bank on the same ball, before Stepanov took his turn to miss. Finally it was Orcollo who dropped it and the score moved onto 6-2.

There was further dry break action in the next but an out-of-sorts Chinakhov missed the 1 ball. Both sides had chances before Orcollo played a bad safety on the six ball to give the Russians a chance and they took it for 6-3.

The last two racks were easier going for the Philippines as they took full advantage to secure an 8-3 victory. They will now meet Japan on Saturday evening in the quarter-finals.

England 8 – 4 Canada

England set up a mouth-watering quarter-final clash with Germany as reigning World Champion Daryl Peach and European number one Mark Gray defeated Canada 8-4 and will now play the German duo of Ralf Souquet and Thomas Engert in what promises to be the match of the tournament so far.

Canada made a bright start by taking the first two racks but England instantly fought back by winning the next two.

The English then took the lead at 3-2 as they worked their way through the table, the highlight being an exquisite positional shot from the 6 on the top rail to the 7 down table.

A legal break from Gray kept England at the table and the pair looked very smooth as they. Peach didn’t manage to get the requisite three balls past the headstring so control of the table passed back to the Canadians.

Edey messed up on a safety but Gray missed the 4 ball into the centre pocket and that gave the Canadians a great chance to take the rack which they did to go 3-4.

A dry break from Canada prompted a push out from England but Edey snookered himself on the 2 ball. Peach and Gray fought for position throughout but managed to clear to go 5-3.

A twitch from Montal saw the 1 ball stay out of the centre pocket but it was not pottable for the English. They exchanged visits before Gray kicked out of a snooker to combo the 9 ball up table and back down again, into the corner pocket and give them a 6-3 lead.

Gray missed a long pot on the 2 ball on the next and the Canadians gave themselves a real shot in the arm as they reduced the deficit to 6-4.

Montal played a bad shot on the 2 ball to hand the table back to England and a superb shot on the same ball from Gray set up the run out and they succeeded to get to the hill at 7-4.

With awkward cueing, Gray missed the 1 ball. The rack looked a formality for Canada but Edey missed a shocking 7 ball but Gray missed a long cut on the 8 ball with victory in their grasp.

Montal missed a slow bank on the 8 and that left it on for Daryl Peach who made it to set up an 8-4 victory for England.

Japan 8 – 5 Holland B

Japan ended the hopes of the home nation Holland as the B side of Roy Gerards and Gijs van Helmond, who won a local qualifying event to claim their place in the competition, departed the tournament at the hands of Japan.

Earlier the Dutch A team of Niels Feijen and Nick Van Den Berg were KO’d in the first round by local rivals Belgium.

Japan’s Satoshi Kawabata and Naoyuki Oi led 4-0 and, despite a fight back from the hosts, won 8-5 and now meet the Philippines on Saturday.

Holland made a poor start as they fell 3-0 down in the earlier stages. An illegal break from Japan in the first rack gave Holland a chance but van Helmond missed the 1-ball and it was 1-0.

The Asian pairing doubled their lead despite another illegal break as van Helmond also missed, this time on the 8-ball, in what was becoming a nervous start from the inexperienced Dutch players.

Holland were spending a lot of time in their chairs as it soon became 3-0 before Japan ran out the fourth with the ever-smiling team of Oi and Kawabata laughing and joking their way to a 4-0 lead.

The Dutch finally got another chance in the fifth as Oi missed the brown 7 and the hosts, to the delight of their fans, got on the scoreboard.

Holland won the next as well after a foul from Japan but the momentum switched back to the Asians as teenager Gerards, 19, hit his break shot too hard and the cue ball flew off the table.

Oi’s attempted jump shot though, ended in disaster and Holland were grateful of the opportunity to win their third rack in a row.

Japan won the next for 5-3, Holland B claimed the ninth for 5-4 but Japan restored their two rack advantage by winning the 10th.

However, Holland B were staying in touch and the deficit was back down to one after a double kiss on the green six left Holland with a chance that they took.

An undercut six from Gerards that stayed out of the pocket helped Japan move to the hill at 7-5 as they closed in on a place in the quarter-finals.

Gerards then missed the same green six in the next rack and that proved to be their last shot in the competition as Japan sealed the victory.

USA and Germany Teams Survive

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USA and Germany Teams Survive
USA 8 – 5 Croatia

The USA and German billiard teams survived round 2 of the World Cup of Pool. Italy crushed the Korean team, 8-0.

The American team of US Open champions Shane Van Boening and Rodney Morris eased their way into the quarter-finals of the PartyPoker.net World Cup of Pool but not without a struggle as they overcame the battling Croatian team 8-5 at the Outland in Rotterdam.

Like Germany, who had scraped a win over Poland earlier in the session, USA were not at their best but still did enough to secure a victory. The winning margin was 8-5 and the USA will now play Austria for a place in the semi-final.

The USA had overcome Iceland in routine fashion in their first match but Croatia had pulled off the best recovery so far as they fought back from 7-2 down to defeat Spain.

Croatia’s Ivica Putnik beat USA’s Shane Van Boening in the lag but Croatia produced a dry break. The crucial moment in the opener came when Putnik potted the pink 4 but the cue ball hit the knuckle of the right side pocket and then disappeared into the left side pocket as America went one up.

The Europeans instantly levelled after Van Boening scratched on the break and Philipp Stojanovic made a good pot on the 9-ball after Putnik had left him with a difficult shot after underhitting his previous positional effort.

A Putnik scratch helped put USA back in front before a lucky fluke on the 2-ball from Van Boening led to it becoming 3-1.

Both sides won one of the next two for 4-2 before Croatia had some bad luck when a 7-8 combination worked but the 7-ball ended up tight behind the 9-ball. Putnik opted for power but left it on and it was 5-2.

A missed one from Putnik saw it move to 6-2 and seconds later it was 7-2 thanks to a golden break from Morris.

Croatia had already fought back once in this tournament from 7-2 behind and they would have to do so again.

They made a bright start as a double kiss on the green six from van Boening led to Croatia taking the tenth for 7-3 before the same player missed the same ball in the next and the scoreline now showed 7-4.

They made a bright start as a double kiss on the green six from van Boening led to Croatia taking the tenth for 7-3 before the same player missed the same ball in the next and the scoreline now showed 7-4.

The fightback seemed on when Croatia won the 12th but America ended the resistance by winning the 13th to seal the match.
Germany 8 – 6 Poland
THE GERMAN pairing of Ralf Souquet and Thomas Engert moved into the quarter-finals, but  they will be relieved to still be in the competition as both players struggled with their break shots before clinching a narrow 8-6 victory over Poland’s Radoslaw Babica and Mateusz Sniegocki.

Germany, who are one of the favourites to win the title on Sunday, now meet either England or Canada in the last eight on Saturday.

Poland won the lag but Germany were soon at the table with Engert sinking the 9-ball for 1-0. A German dry break gave Poland a chance in the second but Babica’s missed brown 7 proved costly and it was 2-0.

Souquet’s break in the third was illegal and the Poles ran out from there. Both sides were having trouble mastering the break as Babica came up dry in the fourth and Germany moved two ahead before Engert’s break saw him opt for power that sent the cue ball to the carpet. Poland capitalised to now trail by 3-2.

Germany then restored their two-rack advantage before Poland, aided by an outrageous fluke from Sniegocki where his pot on the green six missed in the top right pocket and then went in the side pocket brought it back to 4-3.

It should have been 5-3 to the Germans but Souquet failed to down a pottable 8-ball and that gifted Poland the rack for 4-4.

Poland, took the lead for the first time in the match by winning the ninth, although a dry break in the tenth gave Germany a chance to tie the match up instantly.

Unbelievably, Germany had more problems with their next break. So from five breaks they had had four dry breaks and one foul and again it proved costly as Poland moved two racks away from a huge upset.

Poland then also produced a dry break and Engert and Souquet ran out for 6-6.

Souquet decided to break from the other side of the table for the first time and had his first legal break but had to play safe. However, a one-rail escape from a snooker from Babica went wrong to give Germany ball-in-hand and they moved to the hill at 7-6.

When they needed it most, Engert came up with a good break and Germany ran out to triumph 8-6.
Italy 8 – 0 Korea
IN THE FIRST match of the day, Italy secured only the fourth whitewash in World Cup of Pool history as they destroyed Korea 8-0.

A succession of bad shots and a dose of bad luck contributed to Korea exiting the tournament as Italy booked a quarter-final spot with China.

Korea had produced one of the performances of the first round as they eliminated last year’s runner-up Finland.

But Kim Woong-dae and Jeong Young-hwa could not recapture that form in the early stages of their last 16 match against Italy.

The Italian side, consisting of Fabio Petroni and Bruno Muratore, raced to a 5-0 lead, aided by a number of poor shots and misjudgements from the Koreans.

Korea came up with a dry break and then did not get another shot until the third rack as Italy moved two ahead with an error-free opening.

The Asians got to the table in the third but made no impact as Jeong missed an attempted 1-9 carom before Kim dogged a simple-looking 8-ball into the side pocket for 3-0. Italy had made two mistakes in the rack but still won it.

Woo was struggling and missed a straight-forward 7-ball down the side rail and it was 4-0 before Italy ran out the fifth to extend the advantage further.

Despite a dry break and Korea having a number of opportunities the score then ticked over to 6-0. However, for the first time Korea had been unlucky, instead of playing poorly in a rack.

A good break from Muratore left Italy with a shot on the 1-ball and it was 7-0. Italy also had a shot on the 1-ball in the next but Muratore missed the pink 4 to give Korea another chance. They could not capitalise as Kim failed with a 4-9 carom and the match was over 8-0.
Round 2

Italy 8 – 0 Korea

Germany 8 – 6 Poland

USA 8 – 5 Croatia

Chohan Goes Undefeated in Open One-Pocket

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Chohan Goes Undefeated in Open One-Pocket
Carolina Open / Goldsboro, NC

by Skip Maloney

Tony "T-Rex" Chohan defeated Sam Monday in the finals of the Carolina Open One-Pocket event at Fast Eddie's in Goldsboro, NC

Tony “T-Rex” Chohan defeated Sam Monday twice October 9 to take first place in the Carolina Open’s $5000-added one-pocket tournament, hosted by Fast Eddie’s in Goldsboro, NC.

Earlier in the evening, Chohan and Monday faced each other in the hot seat match after sending the eventual third- and fourth-place finishers, Jeff Abernathy and Scott Rabon, respectively, to the west side. Chohan gained the hot seat with a 3-0 victory. In the meantime, Abernathy and Rabon moved over and, in double-hill battles, dropped Larry Kressel and Brandon Shuff into a tie for fifth place. Abernathy then defeated Rabon 3-1 before falling to Monday 3-0 in the semifinals.

The race-to-five final match was a back-and-forth affair that was tied at 3-3 two hours after it had begun. An hour later, the match went to hill-hill. In the final game, Monday looked to have a good table for a run-out but scratched, looking for position on the 10 ball. With ball in hand, Chohan caught up and both were down to their final ball. A game of cat and mouse ensued until Monday left Chohan with a straight-on shot at the 10 and it was over.

In the 10-ball division, Johnny Archer, Earl Strickland, and Charlie Bryant were among the 32 players advancing in the opening round out of the total field of 53. Other players advancing into the second round on the winners’ side were both Chohan and Monday.

Archer’s 11-5 win over Delton Howard sets up a second-round match against Andrew Coley, who received a bye in the opening round. Strickland, who sent Gerry Shepherd west 11-3, will meet Tony Williams on Friday. Chau, who’d opened his tournament bid with an 11-8 victory over Eric Durbin, will face Wade Crane, who won his opening match with an 11-9 victory over Ronnie Wiseman.

One-Pocket Results:
1st Tony Chohan $2,400
2nd Sam Monday $1,200
3rd Jeff Abernathy $600
4th Scott Rabon $300
5/6th Brandon Shuff $150
5/6th Larry Kressel
7/8th Mike Davis $100
7/8th Ron Wiseman
9/12th Sylver Ochoa
9/12th Sidney Champion
9/12th Chris Adams
9/12th Earl Strickland

October 2008 Issue Available for Free Online

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The October issue of Inside POOL Magazine can be downloaded and viewed in the online viewer for Free.

The October 2008 issue of Inside POOL Magazine has been made available for free download at InsidePOOLmag.com. The download features new technology in online magazine viewing such as flipping pages, zooming, emailing, sharing, and printing.

The October 2008 issue features Niels Feijen on the the cover after dominating the Predator World 14.1 Straight Pool tournament.  Johnny Archer cruises to victory at the Turning Stone Classic. Corey Deuel cashes out at the Million Dollar Shootout.  Kellly Fisher takes over the number one spot on the WPBA.  Pool lessons and billiard instruction from instructors like Shannon Daulton, Grady Mathews, Tom Simpson and Bob Henning.  See how to restore your pool table from Doug Giles.  Learn the rules and the right call from referee Ken Schuman.  Get caught up on the latest billiards industry news from Rob Johnson.  Get all of the latest regional billiard tour event news.  Check out the newest billiard supplies, pool cues, and cases.
As usual, there’s professional billiard instruction, regional tournament reports, and our monthly columns.

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ATS US Pro Tour Canceled

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The ATS US Pro Tour Has Been Canceled

Mike Janis has announced that the ATS US Pro Tour has been canceled.

It is with a somber tone that we report that the ATS (Associated Tournament System) will not go forward as planned.  The events scheduled for 2009 in Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, New Jersey, Illinois, and Massachusetts have all been canceled by the ATS as of October 9, 2008. 
 
The ATS was an extremely vast concept for our sport. Its intention was to be a new system that would lay the foundation for our sport to build upon for many following generations. This system would have allowed all pool players—amateur, league, tournament, and otherwise—to advance through an exact system to achieve professional status in the ATS U.S. Pro Tour. The complete system involved participation by many regional tours, leagues, independent tournament events, billiard room owners, pro shop owners, and the billiard industry. This system would have had hundreds of events in the following years with millions of pool players being reached through the advertising structure, all of which would have benefited the growth of the billiard industry in a whole.
 
The partners involved in the ATS who put up the $760,000 in guaranteed added prize monies have all been reimbursed by the ATS coordinator, Mike Janis.  The players who won paid entries into the ATS will also be reimbursed via paid entries into any event(s) of their choice equal to the entry fee amount won in the qualifier events.  In addition, the $5 per player ATS fee will be added to the very next event from each tour the monies were collected from. 

Mr. Janis stated, “I have been deeply touched by the support we have received from all that have heard about the ATS, and I assure everyone that I am very sad to have to make this decision.  I want everyone to know that this decision rests solely upon my shoulders, and I feel it is in the best interests to not go forward with the new tour.”  Mr. Janis additionally added that he will remain focused on the Viking Tours and concentrate his efforts solely in the direction of maintaining the Viking Tours as the number-one tour in the country for the sponsors, players, and room owners alike.