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Volume 27 - Number 08 - August 2009 

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DEPARTMENTS 

6 Editor’s Desk 48 P&B Mall / Places to Play 

8 Pooltown Insider 54 Box Scores 

14 By the Book 56 Tour Guide/Rankings 

40 Made in the Trade 58 Cool Pool Calendar 

INSTRUCTION 

14 Guest Instructor: Mini Shots Donny Lutz 

16 Drill Instructor: Master Run-Out Dominic Esposito 

18 Striking Viking: Intentional Fouls Ewa Mataya Laurance 

20 Play Your Best Pool: Bank Shots Phil Capelle 

22 Dragon’s Lair: Practice Sucks! Charlie Williams 

24 8-Ball Bash: How to Warm Up R. Givens 

26 Nick’s Quick Tricks Nick Nikolaidis 

26 Head Games: Watch & Learn Shari J. Stauch 

29 Shark Bytes: See the Pros Break Harold Simonsen 

FEATURES 

34 Las Vegas Confidential: BCA Expo Shari J. Stauch 

44 ACS Nationals: Plenty of Champs John Lewis 

50 Beyond Borders: China Open P&B Staff 

52 Great Lakes Classic & Borderline Anne Craig 

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EDITOR ’S DESK 

Infectious Enthusiasm: 

Pool Pairings With Ò Other SportsÓ 

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by Shari J. Stauch 

It should go without saying that pool is 

my favorite sport. I’ve lived, eaten and 

breathed pool since I was knee-high to a 

tennis? Why let mail pile up on the dining room 

table (space shouldn’t be wasted any more than 

time or money these days) when that table can 

felt-green grasshopper. I cut my teeth on pool, double as a pool table, or triple as a poker table? 

drank bad coffee (gallons of it) over pool games, And if you’re a homeowner, you can build 

been stranded in a 

or expand your 

variety of the globe’s 

own home resort 

airports on account 

and get a lot more 

of pool, played in 

mileage out of that 

tournaments where 

mortgage dollar. 

the heat had gone off 

These trends 

and we had to wear 

don’t just make 

gloves, and in others 

good dollars and 

where the A/C didn’t 

sense to our nation’s 

function and it was 

gameroom retailers. 

all we could do to 

They make good 

keep our clothes on. 

And if you’ve ever 

Above: Hollywood actor/producer Yancey Arias 

and Paul Darafeev of Mikhail Dareev Inc. 

sense to all of us! So 

go ahead, let pool 

seen me play baseball, are excited about pairing poker and pool be your favorite, 

well, then you’d 

celebrities for charity and promotion. 

but change it up a 

really know why pool 

Below: The world’s greatest table 

bit now and then. 

remains my favorite tennis players gathered in Las Vegas, Look at it this 

sport (though I do 

play a mean game of, 

playing next door to the BCA Expo for a 

$100,000 1st place prize! Story p. 34 

way, if I can learn 

to wield a paddle 

uh, croquet…). 

(without breaking 

But I gotta’ tell 

a window), or 

you, much as I’m a 

cover that telltale 

diehard pool fan, 

smirk on my face 

born to a family of 

when that fourth 

die-hard pool fans, 

ace flops into my 

I’m loving what a few 

hand… Well, 

forward thinking 

shucks, so can you! 

folks in our industry are trying to do right now 

that’s not just about pool, and so should you. 

I’m talking of course about the current 

push to promote table tennis and poker 

Heads Up: 

alongside our great sport. The train has left If you have a gameroom that incorporates 

the station and many astute retailers and other sports/games besides pool, tell us about 

happy homeowners are climbing on board. it! Better yet, send a photo over to me at shari@ 

Why? For one thing, it just makes plain good poolmag.com ± We’ll feature your “home 

sense, especially in today’s economic climate. resort space” in an upcoming issue of P&B. 

Why get just one use out of that gameroom See you next month when we’ll be back 

space when you can adapt it to incorporate table with September’s “Back to School” issue! 

EXECUTIVE STAFF 

PUBLISHER: 

Harold L. Simonsen 

EXECUTIVE EDITOR 

Shari J. Stauch 

MANAGING EDITOR 

Thomas C. Shaw 

CIRCULATION DIRECTOR 

Carol Simonsen 

COLUMNISTS 

Phil Capelle 

Dominic Esposito 

Randi Givens 

Loree Jon Jones 

Gerry Kanov 

Ewa Mataya Laurance 

Nick Nikolaidis 

John Schmidt 

Charlie Williams 

CONTRIBUTORS 

Anne Craig 

Doug Ennis 

Ashi Fachler 

Jerry Forsyth 

Tina Hardt 

Diana Hoppe 

Karin Kaltofen 

Sally Lee 

Jojo Lirio, Jr. 

Lawrence Lustig 

Luke Riches 

Tom Rossman 

Dale Shank 

Victor Stein 

Dave Thomson 

Charlie Williams 

Jason Zwiker 

August- 2009 

Pool & Billiard Magazine 

is published by: 

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Telephone (843) 875-5115 Fax (843) 875-5171 

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POOLTOWN 

Striking Viking Named APA League Operator 

Ewa “The Striking Viking” 

Laurance (strikingviking. 

com) has associated 

for years with the American 

Poolplayers Association (APA) via 

its sponsorship of the Women’s Pro 

Billiard tour. Ewa has traveled to 

various APA Leagues around the 

country conducting exhibitions, 

and Mitch, her husband and ESPN 

billiard commentator, can often be 

heard promoting APA during the 

ESPN coverage of the Women’s Pro 

Billiard Tour. Now Ewa and Mitch, 

along with daughter Nikki Graham, 

will own and operate the Coastal 

Jeanette Lee and Ewa Mataya Laurance are 

the undisputed champs when it comes 

to attracting attention for our sport! Both 

pool greats with multiple titles to their respective 

names, both ESPN commentators, they now have 

another pool feather-in-their-cap in common: A 

desire to see more people play in APA leagues! 

Laurance is the American Poolplayers Association’s 

newest league operator, taking over operations in 

coastal Carolina from Myrtle Beach to Wilmington. 

Lee is the tour’s newest spokesperson! 

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Lee & Laurance! 


Carolina APA League. 

“I’m really excited about 

taking over APA operations 

in the Coastal Carolina area,” 

said Ewa. “This is really a 

perfect fit for me, and an 

extension of my involvement 

in the sport. Mitch and I will 

be marketing and promoting 

the league, and we believe 

there is a major opportunity 

for growth here. Being 

able to do this as a family 

makes it even more special 

given that Nikki will handle 

day-to-day procedures,” 

Photo by Dale Shank 

Golf & Pool Pair Up 

Two Stooges Billiards in Fridley, 

Minnesota hosted a twoperson 

Golf & Pool Open 

June 27, hopefully the first of many crosspromotions 

to come. 

The event kicked 

off at the Majestic 

Oaks Golf Course 

in Ham Lake with a 

1:30pm shotgun start 

for the 14 teams in the 

two-man scramble. 

“Once you’re finished 

golfing, we’ll meet 

over at Two Stooges for 

the pool tournament,” 

announced tournament 

director Randy Byrne. 

After 18 holes, the 

team of Chad Johnson 

and Brad Ronayne 

captured the golf title 

with a score of 4 under par. After the 

golfers reconvened at Two Stooges, the 

team of Brian Brekke and Josh Burbul 

had no problems transitioning from one 

green field to the other, slicing through 

the field to claim the title for the pool 

said Ewa Laurance. 

Ewa, a WPBA and BCA Hall 

of Fame player, plus multiple 

winner of World 9-Ball and Trick 

Shot Championships, joins other 

renown trick shot artists Bruce 

Barthelette and Andy Segal 

as fellow APA operators. 

The APA has more than 260 

League Operators throughout 

the U.S., Canada and Japan. 

The APA and its championships 

are sponsored by Cuetec Cues 

and PoolDawg. For more on the 

American Poolplayers Association, 

visit www.poolplayers.com. 

tournament which also secured them the 

lead for the overall Golf/Pool Champs. 

The total prize fund was distributed 30% 

to each of the top finishers in pool and golf 

and 40% to the overall winning 

teams. “ The format is fantastic because 

we found ourselves playing pool matches 

against teams that had placed higher in the 

golf, so it gave us a chance for the overall 

title,” said Burbul of the winning team. 


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POOLTOWN 

9-Ball Now In Production! 

Pro player Jennifer 

Barretta, playing “Gail” 

in the movie “9-Ball”, 

is shown here with actor/movie 

boyfriend “Mark,” played by actor 

Mark Kochanowicz. Production 

shoots for the film will travel 

Fan Mail: Instant Replay? 

Reader writes: “Hello 

and I do enjoy 

getting and reading 

your magazine. In a nutshell, the 

following is about Earl Strickland 

fouling in a game on TV and 

not saying anything about it. 

“I was watching a rerun of Skins 

Billiard Championship from Atlantic 

City, New Jersey between Earl 

Strickland and Charlie Williams. Earl 

was shooting at the four ball. The 

cue ball was sitting close to the five. 

Earl shot the cue ball and did hit 

the four ball. But Earl accidentally 

hit the five ball with his cue. The 

five ball moved about a half inch. 

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around northern Viriginia and the 

D.C. area before moving to Las 

Vegas to shoot final scenes during 

the APA Team Championships, 

a sponsor of the film. 

Visit mainstreetproductions.com 

for info, schedules and more! 

The announcer and Williams and 

the TV camera saw the foul, clear 

as day. The referee 

did not see the foul. 

“The announcer 

said the right thing 

to do was for Earl to 

give the ball in hand 

to Charlie... This did 

not happen. This 

really surprised 

me, as I have never 

seen anything like 

this on TV before. 

“Charlie Williams 

was a perfect 

gentleman... And 

Steve Lillis in Middle East 

Trick shot artist Steve 

Lillis traveled to the 

Arabian Peninsula 

the last two weeks of May and 

networked with international 

billiard teams, mission agencies, 

and the United States Navy. First 

stop was Kuwait to meet Muslim 

friend and host 

Khaled, Captain of the 

Kuwaiti Billiard Team 

who are many times 

champions of the Gulf 

Region. Khaled led his 

team last year to play 

in the 2008 U.S. Open 

9 Ball Championship 

in Chesapeake, VA. 

“He not only spent 

much time with us 

being a gracious 

host and friend,” said 

Lillis, “but also gave us billiard 

contacts into the other GCC (Gulf 

Cooperation Council) countries.” 

Next stop was Dubai and Abu 

Dhabi in the UAE (United Arab 

Emirates) where Lillis met up with 

the UAE National Billiard Team. 

They have a Filipino coach named 

Joven which is very common in 

the AP as many Filipino expats 

thankfully, he did win that game. 

“What does the rulebook say 

about this? Has this 

happened before in 

tournaments? Why 

didn’t they stop the 

game and look at the 

TV clip? Please tell me 

what was discussed 

in your magazine 

after this game.” 

-- Johnnie Street, Email 

Ed: Hi Johnnie. It 

wasn’t discussed much 

back then but we’ve 

gotten more than a 

few comments since 

live and work in the region. 

Last stop was the island of 

Bahrain to partner with the 

American Medical Mission, 

which has been there since 

1904. Steve did a show in the 

premier billiard club for members 

of the Bahrain National Billiard 

Team and other pool fans. On 

the final night in Bahrain Steve 

performed a grand finale for 

500 people in a private school. 

Additionally Steve performed 

for the U.S. Navy at Command 

Center in the Gulf in Bahrain for 

the 5th Naval Fleet. This was a 

special opportunity through the 

U.S. Navy Chaplaincy Program. 

the programming reran on ESPN 

Classic. Unfortunately, no “Instant 

Replay” rule is yet in effect. Pool 

refs, like baseball umpires, are the 

last word on a call. In pool, as in 

pro golf, it’s up to competitors 

to call fouls on themselves if 

they are aware one took place, 

and if they are not in the 

referee’s line of sight. However, 

because of how golf is scored, 

tapes can be viewed and a penalty 

can be assessed later without 

delaying play. No such luck in pool. 

But we’re happy to hear P&B 

columnist Charlie Williams 

(pictured) survived to controversy! 


POOLTOWN 

FL Regional Tour Debuts 

The new Flamingo 

Billiards Tour, a 

Women’s Professional 

Billiards Association – Recognized 

Regional Tour, will host its premiere 

event on August 15 at Ultimate 

Billiards in Fort Pierce, FL. This 

women’s 9-Ball 

tournament is open 

to all professional 

and amateur players 

and is a one-day, modified 

double-elimination event. 

The tournament marks the 

last opportunity for players to 

qualify directly for a 2009 WPBA 

Diamond System: Lights On 

Certified Instructor 

Ken Tewskbury 

of Concord, New 

Hampshire has a unique way 

of teaching diamond systems 

that includes – get this – lighted 

sights on the pool table rails! 

“I have the only pocket billiards 

table with all the diamonds 

lighted as I teach a lot about the 

diamond systems,” explained 

Ken. “I believe that these are the 

only pool tables in the world with 

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event. The winner of the August 

tournament, or highest non-exempt 

finisher, will receive an automatic 

bid and paid entry to the WPBA 

Colorado Classic in September. 

Beginning with the August event, 

players will accumulate points 

based on their 

tournament 

results, with 

the high 

points winners invited to the 

WPBA National Regional 

Championship in January. 

Visit flamingobilliardstourcom 

for more info. 

a lighted diamond system.” 

When Ken became a master 

instructor for the BCA and the 

ACS, he installed the lights on 

the table he used teaching at his 

home. When his customer base 

outgrew the house he launched 

a school and added another lit 

table. Seven years later, Ken’s 

pool school is still going strong as 

students visit to be “illuminated.” 

For more info, visit Ken at 

billiardinstructor.org 

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Mini 

Shots! 

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T 

he leagues or events you play in may 

or may not have governing rules that 

are specific to their own programs. 

Either way, it’s up to you to know the rules. League 

websites that publish their rules include: 

• American CueSport Alliance (ACS): 

www.americancuesports.org 

• American Poolplayers Association 

(APA): www.poolplayers.com 

• BCA Pool League (BCAPL): www.playbca.com 

• Tap LLC (TAP): www.tapleague.com 

• Valley National 8-Ball League 

Association (VNEA): www.vnea.com 

KNOW THE RULES: The World Pool-Billiard 

Association’s (wpa-pool.com) rules are published 

in the Billiard Congress of America’s (www.bcapool.com) 

annual “Rules and Record Book”. 

The World Standardized Rules (WSR) for 

the break shot in 8-Ball: (a) The cue ball 

begins in hand behind the head string. 

(b) No ball is called, and the cue ball is not 

required to hit any particular object ball first. 

(c) Breaker pockets a ball and does not foul, 

he continues at table, table remains open… 

Jump shots and masse shots are exciting 

and fun. While not easy to perfect, they 

are vital to the competitive player. 

Unfortunately, the average or intermediate 

player makes the mistake of considering 

jumps or masses only when they are 

hooked by a full or close to full ball. 

Time to recognize the advantages and 

opportunities that mini-jumps and minimasses 

can bring to your game. 

How many times have you been just barely 

hooked and opted for a kick without considering 

the mini-jump or the mini-masse? 

Quite often these are relatively easy shots and 

may also offer the best opportunity for position 

on the next shot, allowing you to continue a run. 

The reason these “mini’s” are a good choice 

is that they do not demand jacking up your 

cue to 45 degrees or more, which allows you 

to sight the shot more easily (easier to aim) 

and do less with the stroke. Mini shots are 

much easier to control than “maxi” shots. 

Two secrets to success: First, remember 

that mini shots are available, and second, 

do not jack up more than necessary! 

By the Book 

(d) If no object ball is pocketed, at least four 

object balls must be driven to one or more 

rails, or the shot results in an illegal break, 

and the incoming player has option of 

(1) accepting the table in position, or (2) reracking 

and breaking, or (3) re-racking and 

allowing the offending player to break again. 

(e) Pocketing the eight ball on a legal break shot is 

not a foul. If the eight ball is pocketed, the breaker 

has the option of (1) re-spotting the eight ball and 

accepting the balls in position, or (2) re-breaking. 

(f) If the breaker pockets the eight ball and 

scratches… the opponent has option of 

(1) re-spotting the eight ball and shooting with ball 

in hand behind head string; or (2) re-breaking. 

(g) If any object ball is driven off the table on a 

break, it is a foul; such balls remain out of play 

(except the eight ball which is re-spotted); and 

incoming player has option of (1) accepting the 

table in position, or (2) taking cue ball in hand 

behind the head string. (h) If breaker fouls in any 

manner not listed above, the following player has 

option of (1) accepting the balls in position, or (2) 

taking cue ball in hand behind the head string. 

Guest Instructor 

If you’re just barely hooked, only a very slight 

jump or curve shot is necessary, and such 

shots demand only the slightest elevation. 

Most average players think that every 

masse requires jacking up to the max. That’s 

just not true. Think about how many times 

you’ve “over-juiced” or accidentally curved the 

path of the cue ball without jacking up at all. 

Mini-masses require very little elevation. 

The same for goes for mini-jumps. If you’re 

hooked by a quarter inch, you need to jump 

only more than ½ inch to clear the edge of the 

blocking ball (when you need to jump a full ball, 

you are hooked by 1 1/8 inches and need to 

jump just over 2 ¼ inches). A mini-jump requires 

very little elevation, only sufficient force. 

If position is not a factor (such as when you’re 

shooting at the game ball), the mini-jump is 

generally the best choice. The cue ball cannot curve 

in mid-air, so while a bit too much masse may result 

in a miss, a tad too much jump will often be okay. 

Set up several shots where you are barely 

blocked by an impeding ball and work on your 

mini-execution. You’ll be happy to have this shot in 

your arsenal the next time you’re barely blocked! 


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Every player who has played an 

important match knows that 

nervous butterfly feeling. Your 

breathing becomes short and erratic, your 

muscles become tense and flinchy, your blood 

pressure rises, your pace of play is completely 

unsettled, your palms may sweat, and worst 

of all your ability to think clearly becomes 

clouded and replaced with multiple, “what if” 

thoughts. Your impending doom is predictable 

and more often than not, you do bomb out. 

But wait; did you ever stop to wonder what 

was happening to the other player while you 

were in your own living nightmare? Was your 

opponent as calm as a cucumber, or was he (or 

she) unnerved all that time too? It’s likely your 

opponent was experiencing the same butterflies. 

But you couldn’t tell in your condition and just 

maybe they couldn’t tell you were a wreck either. 

It’s more than likely they were nervous too. 

So answer this question. If you had known 

that they too were a nervous wreck, would 

you have been more calm and ended up 

giving them the beating of their life? Probably. 

So then, what can you do to better prepare 

ahead of time to avoid becoming the bigger 

nervous wreck between the two of you? 

The answer I’m about to give you should bless 

your heart for the rest of your playing career or at 

the very least today! Each time you find yourself 

going into, “the nervous zone” again, see The 

Drill. That’s it! The answer is that, Seeing the 

Drill Relieves Nervous Competitive Pressure. 

This month’s drill is called, “The 15 Ball Master 

Run-Out.” It contains 80% of the shots that come 

6 

4 

2 

DRill Instructor 

up in almost every match or tournament event 

you’ll play in. When you can do this drill seven out 

of ten times without any misses, you’ll be good 

enough to beat 70% of the players you meet. 

To begin, set up the ball placement 

exactly as it is in the diagram. 

Start with the cue ball two diamonds up and 

one diamond in from any side of the table. 

Pocket the balls in order from 1 to 15. 

Do not hit another ball during the run. 

If you miss a shot, reset it and keep shooting it until 

you can make it twice in a row, then keep going. 

Alternate the starting corner position of 

the cue ball, at the start of each new set 

up, until all four corners have been started 

from. This is what I call making a complete 

circuit, during your practice sessions. 

I advise doing your Pro Skill Drills warm-up drills 

first, before beginning this practice regimen. 

During your next match, as you survey the table 

layout, take notice which of the Master Run Out 

shots is most like the shot you’re about to make 

and think about that shot and how you have 

already succeeded many times making it. Then, 

approach and execute the shot as you did many 

times before. You will still miss from time to time as 

a result of a bad aim, but with your new focus on 

your experience with The 15 Ball Master Run-Out 

Drill, you won’t be thinking about being nervous. 

Finally, don’t be so naïve to think that one day 

you might get good enough for the butterflies to 

go away. Some of the world’s greatest champions 

and performers always get butterflies before 

an event. The difference is they don’t try to make 

them go away. They make them fly in formation! 

A B C 

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RICHLAND 

HILLS, TEXAS

Intentional 

Fouls: 

Good 

Or Bad? 

by Ewa Mataya Laurance 

Ewa Mataya Laurance has been a top 

player on the WPBA tour for over twenty 

years and is one of the sport’s most famous 

personalities. She is in both the BCA and 

WPBA Hall of Fame, is a former WPA 

World 9-Ball champion and the reigning 

women’s world trick shot champion. Ewa 

is a player representative for Brunswick 

Billiards, an ESPN color commentator, 

and co-author of the Complete Idiot’s 

Guide to Pool & Billiards with P&B 

managing editor Thomas C. Shaw. 

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Striking V iking 

No matter what level your 

game has reached you went 

through lower levels to get 

One Pocket is a game unlike most pool games. 

It can become extremely defense oriented, and a 

single game can take two or three hours (or two or 

there. We were all beginners once! 

three minutes). The long games are filled with one 

Remember the time when making a ball, a safety shot after another and, yes, the occasional 

single ball, was cause for rejoicing? When you put intentional foul. In a game like that the players are 

together a run of two balls you opened a new world usually playing the score. If they’re playing even – 

of pool enjoyment. Three balls? Get outta’ here! that is, the first player to pocket eight balls wins – a 

You all know that committing a foul, whether it’s game with a score of 7-2 or 6-1 requires that the 

a failure to hit the lowest numbered ball in 9-Ball player with the lower score begin moving the balls 

or sending that nice white ball off the table or into into unpocketable positions, which generally means 

a pocket, results in your opponent getting ball-in- moving them all “upstream” to the cushions at the 

hand. They can then place the cue ball anywhere head of the table. That stops the player with the 

on the table they want. What an advantage! higher score from finding that ball or two they need 

Not always. 

to win the game. In the meantime you hope they 

Suppose you and your opponent are 

make a mistake 

both three-ball runners. That is, you’ve 

when they are 

arrived at a point in your game where 

forced to try that 

you can run two balls regularly, three 

long table two- 

balls often, four balls on occasion but 

cushion bank into 

almost never do you run five balls. 

their pocket. 

You’re playing 9-Ball and there are 

In One-Pocket 

five balls left on the table. The incoming 

it’s also common 

player is at a real disadvantage. 

to see a player 

Chances are they’ll run two or three 

give up a ball in 

balls, maybe four, and leave you to 

order to get out 

sweep up those last few balls. 

of a bad fix. 

With five balls on the table and you 

In Straight Pool, 

shooting that would be a good time to 

usually early in the 

foul. Not that I’m suggesting you should 

rack, players can 

foul on purpose. Uh-uh, tsk-tsk. Then 

find themselves 

again, players foul on purpose in Straight 

in such a position 

Pool and One Pocket, so why not 9-Ball? 

that taking an 

You might consider taking a foul when a 

intentional foul is 

certain number of balls are down and two 

to their advantage, 

or three of the remaining balls are badly 

tying up balls so 

tied up. Obviously this isn’t a consideration 

their opponent 

if a viable safety option exists. But 

Even top pros like Korea’s will have a tougher 

there are situations where taking a foul 

might seem like an attractive choice. 

There are folks who will tell you not to 

Yu Ram Cha get perplexed! 

Nowhere to turn? Consider 

an intentional foul... 

time with a run. 

In 8-, 9- and 

10-Ball we’ve all 

pay attention to the score and not to pay attention to seen players roll the object ball against another 

your opponent. “Play the table!” is their rallying cry. ball, tying them both up so the incoming player 

That’s excellent advice when talking about playing can’t make either (this is a type of safety). In any 

opponents who are trying to manipulate you by pressure match where winning is critical, using an 

playing deadly slow or with a fast, showboat intentional foul can be regarded as intelligent play. 

style. It’s good advice when your opponent 

If you’re just playing for fun, or playing to sharpen 

jabbers on and on about the cloth, the balls, the your skills, then you might want to pass on the 

humidity, the rolls or who knows what. It’s also intentional foul and do something else, such as a 

good advice when you’re feeling lots of pressure difficult safety or attempting a critical shot such as 

because of the importance of a game or match. a bank, kick or carom. If you’re at the beginner level 

But there are times when you should 

where you only make one or two balls per inning 

play your opponent, and times when 

an intentional foul doesn’t really make any sense. 

you should play the score: 

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Measuring With Your Ferrule 

Once accustomed to using the fraction 

theory of aiming, you can add another technique—namely, 

adding the variable of your 

own cue stick to make it easier to see your 

aiming point on the shot. Here, after you 

find the fraction on the object ball, you line 

up the inside of your ferrule to your aiming 

point on the object ball. For example, see 

figure 2.8 for a shot with a half-ball hit to the 

right. First you find the half-ball hit on the left 

side of the object ball that will send it to the 

right. Then, as you look down the shaft and 

ferrule of the cue stick as it contacts the cue 

ball, you aim the right side, or inside (going 

into the hit on the object ball), of the ferrule 

to the half-ball hit, cutting the ball to your 

right. If you’re attempting a half-ball hit to 

your left, you find the halfway distance and 

line up the left side of your ferrule to that 

point on the object ball. 

This method works well on longer shots, 

can work wonders on thin cuts, and can also 

help your aim when using english. As we’ve 

shown in figure 2.8, even with left english 

on the cue ball you’ll keep the inside of the 

ferrule to the half-ball aiming point on the 

object ball. 

Advanced Tips and Tricks 

1/2 ball 

aim 

Left 

spin 

The aiming techniques so far described 

should help set you on your way to more 

consistent shot making. As we’ve mentioned, 

over time you won’t consciously 

employ a particular aiming method but will 

come to rely on muscle memory. That said, 

even the pros resort to little tricks to keep 

them focused on their contact point, especially in situations in which a tough shot 

demands total focus on making the shot, regardless of resulting position. In pool 

lingo this is called cinching the ball. 

Most of these techniques involve extended visualization. For example, you don’t 

just just just visualize visualize visualize the the the contact contact contact point point point on on on the the the object object object ball, ball, ball, or or ghost ghost ghost ball, ball, ball, or or the the the railroad railroad railroad track track track 

to to the the the object object object ball; ball; ball; instead instead instead you you you visualize visualize visualize a a track track track all all the the the way way way to to the the the pocket. pocket. pocket. Or, Or, Or, as as 

shown shown shown in in figure figure figure 2.9, 2.9, 2.9, you you you visualize visualize visualize the the the tip tip tip of of your your your cue cue cue extending extending extending to to a a reference reference reference point point point 

all all the the the way way way to to the the the rail rail rail beyond beyond beyond the the the shot, shot, shot, forcing forcing forcing you you you to to follow follow follow through through through in in a a straight straight straight 

line to the contact point. 

Many Many Many players, players, players, once once once they’ve they’ve they’ve learned learned learned a a bit bit bit about about about shot shot shot making making making and and and have have have built built built up up up 

a a memory memory memory for for for their their their aiming aiming aiming points points points of of reference, reference, reference, will will will check check check their their their stroke stroke stroke and and and follow follow follow 

1 

Inside 

of 

ferrule 

Center 

ball 

45º 

angle 

Figure 2.8 Adding your cue stick as a 

measuring device to the fraction aiming 

method. 

126 Precision Pool 

on the wrong side of the ball and now have 

9 

to do something drastic to obtain position 

and get get back in line for the rest of the rack. 

This most often results in missing the ball or 

getting out of of position position and giving up the last 

two or three balls to the opponent. 

In figure 6.3, we’ve illustrated a typical situ 

ation in in which some poor player player has ended 

up on the wrong side side of the 8-ball. Poor posi 

Wrong 

angle 

tion was played from the 7-ball to the the 8-ball; 

8 

what’s left left is a nasty angle going away from 

the 9-ball. With the the balls in this position, you 

Ideal 

really have to come up with a super stroke 

angle 

shot to get the cue ball to go around the the table 

to get in position for any kind kind of shot on the 

9-ball. By contrast, if the the cue cue ball had landed landed 

anywhere in the shaded area, representing representing the 

correct correct side, this player could simply simply float the 

cue ball down to the other shaded area for a 

relatively easy shot on the 9-ball. 

Just in case you’re still not a believer in 

Figure 6.3 Don’t get stuck on the wrong side of the this commandment, figure 6.4 shows another 

ball. 

case of ending up with the wrong angle. You’re 

shooting the 7-ball, trying to get position on 

the 9-ball. Because of your poor resulting cue 

9 

ball position, you’ll have to go three rails to get 

7 

position on that 9-ball. Even worse, you now 

Wrong angle 

have a greater chance of scratching because 

you’re turning the cue ball loose and running 

it around the table another 20 feet (6.1 m). 

Ideal 

(Note that the farther you have to make your 

area 

cue ball travel, the more control you lose 

and the greater chance you have of making 

an error.) That’s really a shame in this case 

because the shaded area represents the best 

(and vast) area where you could have planned 

to arrive on the 7-ball for an easy position play 

to the 9-ball. Make it a habit to note the zone 

Figure 6.4 Another wrong angle shot resulting in a 

you need to reach to stay on the right side of 

tough trip to the 9-ball. 

every shot. 

3. Don’t Cross the Line 

The line we’re referring to is the line from the pocket through the object ball and 

extended out across the table, as shown in figure 6.5. As you’ll note in this shot, 

even after the cue ball crosses the line of the 9-ball to the pocket (but not until after 

contacting the rail), you have a makeable shot at the 9-ball, with a much greater 

margin of position than if you were to try and go back and forth across the table. 

When the cue ball must cross over this line too soon in order for you to get position 

on the shot, it means you’re undoubtedly sending the cue ball back and forth 

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• Trick shots 

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Figure 4.12 An aggressive One Pocket break. 

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Play Your Best Pool 

The obvious objective at the end of a 

rack of Straight Pool is to set up with a 

break shot. But not just any old break 

shot will do: There are some serious issues at play. 

You’ll want a shot that will open the balls 

sufficiently to get a running head start at 

clearing the next frame. But that objective must 

be tempered with the reality that missing your 

break shot can be quite costly. If you are playing 

at the amateur level, your time in the chair may 

only last for 10, 20, or 30 balls. At the pro level, 

however, a miss at any time could be your last. 

Also consider whether you are going for your high 

run in practice or are playing in serious competition. 

While attempting to set your own record, you can 

afford to be more aggressive. Now let’s consider 

position on a standard side-of-the-rack break shot: 

Diagram #1 shows a break shot with a 

forward cut. With this relatively shallow cut 

angle you get a great view of the pocket, and 

the rack is not much of a visual distraction. The 

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boundary lines show the narrow shot picture that 

is needed to make this shot. The downside to this 

break shot is that the shallow angle dictates that 

you use a hard stroke, which causes misses for 

those who have trouble letting their stroke out. 

Diagram #2 shows the same shot, only the cue 

ball is on the opposite side of the 90 degree line 

with the ghost ball (at contact), indicating a back 

cut. The cue ball will retain more speed after 

contact, so you don’t have to worry about the 

bust-up or the cue ball getting stuck to the rack. 

But you should be concerned with the difficulty of 

this back cut break shot because, as the diagram 

shows, the shot picture is much wider and it takes 

in most of the rack. In this position, the rack is a 

visual shark and the thought being sentenced to 

the chair is often too much for even pros to bear. 

So, before you make a conscious choice 

to play for back cut break shots of this kind, 

make sure your skills are equal to your desire 

to have a duck pond for the next 14 shots. 

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Practice 

Sucks! 

by Charlie Williams 

Charlie Williams is one of the world’s 

top players and personalities. Charlie 

won the BCA Junior Nationals at 14 

and is now a 10 year veteran on the pro 

scene, sponsored by Predator. Founder 

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P 

racticing sucks. Yup. 98% of players 

I know agree with that statement. 

Of course there are players who 

love to practice, but wait till they get to a higher 

level and let’s see if they feel the same. It’s the 

dreaded day in and day out routine of having 

to go hit balls for hours so that supposedly 

it will pay off later on down the line. 

But what really stinks is when sometimes you 

practice and that doesn’t happen. Great feeling. 

Practicing unfortunately is a vital key in improving. 

Competition is the other important key, but both 

are needed to improve at a fast rate. It’s like having 

a hamburger without the bun, or eating the bun 

with no burger inside. The combination of having 

both is what makes the hamburger complete. 

So it goes with practicing and competition. 

This month, let’s focus on the importance 

of practice, dreaded though it may be. 

Most players I know believe that as long as you 

head to the 

poolroom and 

hit balls you 

will get better. 

Wrong. Players 

also say that if 

you are playing 

with your sparring 

partner that will 

improve your 

game. Wrong 

again. In order 

to practice more 

efficiently, you 

have to get much 

more specific 

in what you 

are doing with your time on the table. 

First of all, you should spend a significant time 

playing alone. The temptation of playing with 

others is always huge, but sometimes you have 

to deny yourself that pleasure just like you deny 

yourself a big fat slice of cheesecake. Can playing 

another opponent ever be considered practice? 

Yeah, sort of. I would still define that as in the 

competition category. Exceptions would be if 

you are a 9-Ball player and decided you wanted 

to work on your safety play and were sparring 

with a very good One Pocket player. I as your 

coach would then accept that as practice. 

If you are going to have to play someone, 

please make sure they play – at a minimum 

– the same speed as you, but preferably 

always play someone who plays a bit better. 

As a teenager I would go play the local pro, 

Dave Bollman, who at that time could spot me 

the five ball, but I would play him dead even in 

cheap sets just to learn. It was a tremendous 

benefit to me and gave him some gas money 

for his big Cadillac (Thanks, Dave). 

But back to the boredom, that unfriendly neighbor 

Mr. Practice. Or if you prefer, Mrs. Practice, like one 

of my mean elementary school teachers. So Coach 

Dragon let you play someone for practice. Consider 

that a gift, I was in a good mood. Now it’s time to 

get to work on some real practicing, all by yourself. 

Unfortunately, most players I see playing alone 

do it all wrong. They practice their strengths rather 

than their weaknesses. Here’s a self-test: If you go 

and practice and it felt really fun, then you probably 

didn’t practice the right way. Can you still get 

better doing it that way? Sure, a little, like a snail. 

Some players tell me they love practicing and 

they can play alone for 8-10 hours. When you 

are a beginner and 

you have tons of 

stuff to learn, that’s 

easy. But when you 

get to advanced 

levels, practicing 

becomes harder and 

competition much 

more appealing. 

As a beginner, you 

can’t beat anyone 

so it’s more fun 

playing alone versus 

playing someone you 

never get a chance 

to shoot against. 

Later on though, 

you want to beat on someone because now 

you have some ability. You feel the FORCE 

young one, but you are not a JEDI yet. It 

becomes even more vital to maintain a good 

practice routine when you play alone. 

What to practice? Well that’s going to depend 

on your game level, but try and bust it up 

into manageable bites. Spend some time on 

long shots, on speed control, on critical shots 

(banks, kicks, curve shots, etc.). Spend a bit of 

your practice session building up your break 

(we talked about this last month) and some 

more time working on your defensive game. 

At all times, practice as you would compete 

– with care to perfecting each shot and its 

resulting cue ball position. Practicing may suck, 

but it will reward your game in the long run! 



The Right 

Way to 

Warm Up 

By R. Givens 

Randi Givens is the author of 

The Eight Ball Bible: A Guide 

to Bar Table Play and editor 

of Banking with the Beard by 

Freddy Bentivegna. 

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Once you find yourself in the 

competitive arena, there are a few 

time-honored preparations that 

will help you deal with the added pressure. 

First, don’t attempt to warm-up just before a match. 

Tournaments seldom allow enough warm-up 

time to get things rolling well, so prepare yourself 

beforehand. Serious competitors should already 

have their arm loosened up before they come near 

the match table. Winners warm up before matches 

(well away from the tournament location if possible). 

Remember you’re there to warm up your arm and 

get to know the equipment. Instead of floundering 

until you hit enough balls (by which time you may 

be eliminated); you want to be prepared to get 

off at maximum speed in your first inning. Tough 

adversaries go full throttle from the first shot. 

Warming up is much different than practice. 

Instead of using your limited warm up time trying 

to groove your stroke, be prepared and spend the 

time reading the table. Cut angles never change 

so focus on learning how the table plays. 

Draw the cue ball different distances to check the 

speed of the cloth. See how much force it takes 

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to drive the cue ball around the table. Measure 

the stroke force needed to go one rail cross table 

and one rail up and down. Check the pockets 

for their cheat limit, how tight they are. See how 

much a ball is thrown by english. Look for table 

rolls. If the table has a bend one way or the other, 

you need to know before it costs you a game. 

If you will lag for the break, measure that shot well. 

Bank a few shots to see whether the cushions 

are playing long or short or right on the money. 

Pay attention to rebound angles when moving the 

cue ball around the table. See how the cushions 

react to english, force and angle. Look for any 

strange returns that may indicate a dead rail. 

Check the resiliency of the balls. Knowing whether 

the balls react like dried out lima beans or play like 

quality Belgian balls with high restitution makes 

a big difference in shot selection. Knowing the 

elasticity of the balls is critical for fine control. 

Concentrate on using your playing 

rhythm while you read the table. 

A bit of focused warm-up time before your 

competitive match and you’ll be ready to 

put your best foot (and cue) forward! 


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It’s always 

exciting to 

watch a lot 

of balls drop with 

a single strike of 

the cue. How many 

balls have you 

made on one strike? 

Try your luck with 

this shot and inspire 

your imagination 

to shoot for more! 

THE SET UP 

Place the cue ball 

on the center-line of the table and on the 

3rd diamond from the short rail. 

Freeze 2 balls to each side of the cue ball and 

have them lined-up towards the side pockets. 

Set 2 balls as indicated near each of the side 

pockets with the setup line aiming slightly off 

the point of the corner pocket. (This will allow 

for the throw of the 2nd ball into the corner). 

Ever stop to pay attention – real attention 

– to what your opponent is doing at 

the table? Or to what the pros are 

doing as they stride around the pool table on TV? 

If not, it’s time to start. Your knowledge will be 

enhanced by observing what ‘s happening on 

the playing surface of any competitive match. 

Think of your brain as a bank, and every 

shot, pattern, strategy you see as a deposit 

in your account. Applied watching and 

learning from others will step your game 

up faster than you can say, “Rack ‘em.” 

Here’s four quick “watch and learn” tips to get 

you making more frequent deposits in no time: 

1. What’s the best shot on the table? What 

would you do if it were your shot? After a quick 

survey of the table, determine the strategy you 

would take, then observe what the shooter does. 

Did the shooter’s plan match yours? Did the plan 

conclude satisfactorily or did it go awry? Could 

anything have been done to change the outcome? 

By remembering the concept of the shot, you’ll be 

able to recognize a similar situation in the future. 

2. Why did he/she do that? Sometimes the 

player you’re watching (yes, even your opponent) 

Nick’s Quick Tricks 

Finally, the famous 2 ball split up table on 

the rack spot. (Minor adjustments may be 

required for precision) 

THE EXECUTION: 

The execution of this shot is much simpler 

than it looks. Once the setup is complete, simply 

use a center strike on the cue ball and aim for 

dead center hit on the split shot up table. 

Try various speeds to help you refine the shot. 

Head Games 

will do something that you don’t understand. 

Sometimes he/she has a plan in mind that 

hasn’t occurred to you. There is an advantage 

and a disadvantage to every shot. By observing, 

for example, a situation where your opponent 

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3. Observe everyone. It’s just as important to 

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strengths and weaknesses of their opponent, so 

keep an eye on things in your own match. Bonus: 

When you observe an opponent objectively, 

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Pool Secrets from Legendary Players... 

Three players, three countries, 

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these balls would be dead! 

Also note that each of our three 

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For best facial 

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breaking... Give it up 

for Sweden’s Marcus Chamat! 

What’s he checking for? Well, 

every perfect break begins with 

a solid hit, pockets a ball (or two, 

or three), and keeps that cue 

ball close to the center of the 

table and in sight of the lowest 

numbered ball on the table! 

Runners-up for best expressions 

are former world 9-Ball champ 

Fong Pang Chao (far right), and 

former US Open 9-Ball champ Alex 

Pagulayan. Needless to say, these 

boys can break a rack of 9-Ball! 

their eyes glued to that rack. All 

the focus and attention from their 

entire bodies, right through to and 

including their eyes, are on the 

target. The lesson: treat that break 

with the same focus as any other 

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BYTES! 

It’s the fastest and most intense 

shot in 9-Ball (and 10-Ball!) – the 

opening break. It’s often the most 

crucial as well, for the perfect 

break can lead to an easy run and 

a game win, OR it can leave your 

opponent with the easy runout! 

This month, sit back and enjoy 

several of today’s top touring pro 

players frozen in action during 

this exciting open shot, and be 

grateful you’re not a billiard ball… 

Photo by Lawrence Lustig, Matchroom Sport 

I want to fly like an eagle... 

Russia’s Constantin Stepanov 

takes to the air with his cue... 

Effective, but harder to control 

for most of us mere mortals 

BREAK 

ME OFF A 

PIECE OF 

THAT... 


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BYTES! 

The most common break you’ll 

see on tour today is the cue 

coming into the table (without as 

much bend as you saw years ago 

from players like Mike Sigel), and 

one foot on the floor, as the back 

foot comes up and behind as the 

player drives his entire body and 

cue forward into the break shot. 

Above right, Brit Daryl Peach at 

the World Pool Masters shows 

how it’s done, with less bend in the 

shaft of his cue (and likely a cue 

spine that will last a bit longer!) 

Below, from left to right, India’s 

Raj Hundal at the Mosconi Cup 

is known for his powerful break, 

Photos by Lawrence Lustig, 

Matchroom Sport 


Pool Secrets from Legendary Players... 

Photo by Dale Shank, Shank Shot Media 

THE CLASSIC BREAK: 

along with top ranked P&B 

instructor Charlie Williams; 

last month’s cover subject 

Dennis Orcullo, and WPBA 

star and recent Great Lakes 

Classic champion Jasmin 

Ouschan. Talk about a 

pro endorsement! 

Photo by Jerry Forsyth 


Players like Shane Van Boeing 

(above) and Ralf Souquet (below) 

make the break shot look easy. 

It’s not! Their beautifully timed 

and executed break shots are the 

result of perfect coordination, honed 

over long hours of practice. 

Be patient - your break will come... 

PURE GRACE 

ÊÊÊÊwww .poolmag.comÊ 


Photo by Dale Shank, Shank Shot Media

Las Vegas 

Confidential: 

“Better 

Than 

Expected” 

By Shari J. Stauch 

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Billiard lighting choices 

from Bourbon Street 


True, the cry from that city for grown 

kids in the desert nowadays is, “What 

Happens in Vegas… Stays in Vegas.” 

But here’s hoping that for the billiard and home 

recreation market, what happened in Vegas 

at this year’s Expo will resonate far and wide 

through Pool Town in the months to come. 

This year’s BCA Trade Expo offered plenty 

of well-attended seminars, shortened hours, 

fewer exhibitors and booths, and a relatively 

small but enthusiastic crowd of buyers. In an 

economy rift with business closings and layoffs, 

the Expo was, in an expression echoed often by 

exhibitors and buyers, “better than expected.” 

“We experienced solid and steady business 

throughout the three days,” said Tara Walton at 

Predator Group. “There was no real down time.” 

With the show open from 11-5 on Thursday 

and Friday and just 10-2 on Saturday, schedules 

were hectic for exhibitors, but adequate for 

buyers. It also kept the show floor crowded. Larry 

Brengman of Silver Fox Cases was pleasantly 

surprised at the crowds and said that gave him 

a definite positive feeling about the industry. 

Though there weren’t as many new products 

as buyers hoped to see, show specials made 

it well worth the price of admission. Sid 

Kreis of Seybert’s said, “We really liked the 

atmosphere and attitudes of the people attending; 

vendors were up and we actually had fun.” 

Jacoby Cues, one of the few exhibiting 

custom cuemakers, was P&B’s neighboring 

booth at the show. At the end of the first day, 

we asked Dave Jacoby how he thought it had 

gone. Dave paused, then smiled and said, 

“You know, it was almost like the old days.” 

And so it went as we polled exhibitors 

post show for their results, with answers 

ranging from, “Better than we expected” 

to “Much better than we expected.” 

Charlie Hanes of cardparlourpool.com was a 

first-time attendee who was pleased by what he 

observed. “It was a very professional show. People 

we spoke to knew what they were talking about. 

Very upbeat, very pleasant people to deal with.” 

Besides long chats with exhibitors about their 

wares and their show results, Pool & Billiard 

Magazine polled over 200 billiard and home 

recreation retailers a week after the Expo to 

get their opinions on what worked and didn’t 

work at this year’s billiard business gathering. 

Their answers appear throughout these pages. 

Excited About! 

Expanded gameroom options was a theme 

at many of this year’s exhibiting manufacturer 

booths. From poker/dining conversions to pool 

table/table tennis options, to pool table/air hockey, 

there is a keen interest in offering options to 

consumers eager to maximize their gameroom 

space. Table tennis and poker tables topped the 

list of favorite product categories among buyers. 

The other chart topper for product categories 

was in the cue and case arena, especially with 

new offerings in technological advances and 

design styles. This is one area of the industry 

that seems to come out with a new design as 

fast as we can keep up with the releases. All 

agree, players have more options than ever to 

find their perfect cue, and their perfect case. 

Missing In Action 

What was missing from this year’s Expo? 

Buyers had hoped to see more new products, and a 

surprising number of buyers missed the excitement 

of the sport’s premier players on the show floor. 

Players on hand included trick shot artists 

Mike Massey, Tom Rossman and Steve Lillis, a 

smattering of women pros including Ewa Laurance, 

Karen Corr and Allison Fisher. Dawn Hopkins and 

Laura Smith worked the BEF booth and Belinda 

Campos Calhoun staffed the WPBA booth. The 

only contemporary male pros on hand were Shane 

Van Boening, appearing alongside Allison Fisher 

in the Imperial booth as a new representative 

of Cuetec Cues; Mika Immomen (Mezz Cues); 

and Thorsten Hohmann (Cue & Case Sales). 

Many buyers were disappointed there weren’t 

more shopping opportunities. “If we go back several 

years there were a lot of other products that were 

in the billiards field that aren’t at this show.” 

The wind-up: Though manufacturers enjoyed 

brisk business, retailers would have spent even 

more had there been more to buy! It’s a year that’s 

beginning to look up for many hardworking 

manufacturers and buyers, so it’s hopeful that 

more pros, more companies, more new products 

and more excitement will return next year! 

Meanwhile, enjoy our look at this year’s Expo... 


Pro Karen Corr and trick shot artist Steve Lillis 

interact with fans at the Atlas Billiards booth 

We Want... 

MORE! 

50% 

60% 

40% 

Nearly eighty percent of buyers at 

the Expo would have liked to see 

20% 

more pro players in attendance. 

Said one buyer, “You need more and this 

show was VERY dull. You are in need of 

some suggestions for excitement.” 0% 

60.9% 

Legacy Billiards amused buying attendees with 

its “skeleton crew.” Talk about a deadly game! 

Professional displays pack punch! Above, 

McDermott Cues, at left, Cuestix International 

34.8% 

Too small Too big Just right 

Another retailer added, “Would liked to 

have seen more (pros), kind of shocked, 

only saw a couple pro players!” 

Ditto the size of the show itself. Over 

sixty percent of buyers thought the show 

was too small, citing not enough booths, 

companies or new products. Zero percent 

thought the show was too big. 

Yet over a third found the show size just 

right. Combined with shortened hours, it was 

easier to get done and get back home to sell! 


Budget 

Concerns 

full 70 percent of buyers came to Vegas 

A with a budget and/or shopping list, but 

only 35 percent stuck to their guns. Of the 20 

percent who spent more than they expected 

to spend, it was predominantly for new and 

innovative offerings, especially in the cue 

and case category. Gushed one retailer, 

“I saw some cues I just had to have!” 

Other “new products” that got the nod 

here were cue offerings from Jacoby, Cue 

& Case, Cuestix, Fury, McDermott and 

Predator, a new “Perfect Rack” racking 

tool, and a variety of gameroom tables 

including Aramith’s Fusion table. 

Of those who spent less – a full 45 percent 

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Above: Presidential Billiards promoted its new 

play-pack. At right, buyers gather for a game of 

PolyPong! Below, Predator Group stayed busy 

with its Ikon and Poison lines of cues. 


80% 

60% 

40% 

20% 

0% 

Did you go to the Expo with a budget or shopping list? 

70.0% 

30.0% 

Yes No 

5.1% 

Other 


Adjacent to the Expo, 

exhibitor Killerspin 

sponsored a huge 

table tennis event, 

the HardBat Classic. 

The televised event 

featured the largest 

purse ever for the 

sport, a sport that, 

incidentally, works 

quite nicely in the 

gameroom, garage, 

or backyard! 

Above, uber-cool licensed gameroom decor 

options from Ace Product Management. At right, 

Hall of Fame player rep Ewa Laurance plays 

challenge matches at a busy Brunswick booth 

Did you spend more or less than expected? 

45.0% 

20.0% 

35.0% 

More 

Less 

Same 

– most blamed the show itself. “We were hoping 

for more new products,” said one dealer. Others 

claimed they did the entire show in less than two 

days. “There could have been more vendors.” 

But that savings, say retailers, will be 

used towards fall buys, based mostly on 

literature they took home from the show. 

Those who spent more typically also spent 

more time. “Need to go back to 10-6 Thursday 

and Friday and 10-4 Saturday, too short.” 

Veteran buyers agree. “I know a lot people 

at the show so there is never enough time.” 

But buyers agreed 100 percent that they’ll 

be spending more in the next few months 

on items they saw at the show. They all 

brought home price lists and literature, 

and all expect to make purchases. 

“We bring home everything, then we’re 

ready to shop when we get a better handle 

on fall inventory needs,” said one buyer. 


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Above, a pool table inset option, the “Ice-Top” from Palason 

Billiards that lets you turn your pool table into a virtual air 

hockey surface! At right, brothers Joel and Norman Brown of 

Sir Joseph Cue Gloves pause between sales for a photo opp. 

Shane Van Boening, new player rep for Cuetec Cues, was on 

the show floor daily for challenge matches... At right, veteran 

pro player and board member Belinda Campos Calhoun at the 

Women’s Professional Billiard Association (WPBA) booth. 

50% 

40% 

30% 

20% 

10% 

0% 


How many companies did you purchase products from? 

16.7% 

44.4% 

16.7% 

22.2% 

1-2 3-5 5-7 8-10 Other 

At the Show 

We asked billiard dealers, “How 

many companies did you purchase 

product from? Did you have favorites?” 

Over 44 percent bought from 3-5 exhibiting 

companies, with 22.2 percent making purchases 

from at least eight exhibitors. Surprisingly, only 

20 percent told us they’d stocked up for fall. 

Favorite booths and products named most 

often were Brunswick, Imperial, Predator, 

Cue & Case, Cue Stix. Legacy, Sterling, 

Mcdermott, Simonis, Jacoby, Atlas, Tiger 

Products, J&J America and Wave cases. 

Favorite products that buyers mentioned 

most often included, “a new hourglass tip 

tool,” Lucasi’s “Hybrid Cues,” a “game table 

from California House with a parquet top,” 

new cue cases that “look like golf bags,” and 

“Cuestix’ coffin case and Voodoo cues.” 


60% 

40% 

20% 

0% 

Massive Appeal! 

At left, a 

variety of new 

cue and case 

options from 

Fury Cues and 

Sterling Cases. 

At right, “Flirt” 

Players cues and 

cases for women 

players from Cue 

& Case Sales! 

Of the forty percent of billiard dealers who answered “yes” to success with 

certain product categories, cues, cases, and gameroom options top the list! 

42.1% 

57.9% 

Yes No 

Left: a dining-to-poker table from Darafeev. Above, 

actor/producer Yancey Arias and Paul Darafeev, 

collaborators on the Ariastar line of poker tables. 

Final Predictions 

We asked buyers their thoughts about 

the next 6, 12 months and 24 months: 

Some still had concerns: “Our high end 

products will probably drop, but low end 

sales should stay the same or increase.” 

One buyer told us candidly, “The next 

six months will be challenging.” 

But most were more enthusiastic. “I do 

expect business sales to pick up,” said one. 

Another dealer said, “We actually hope 

to increase sales by 6 to 12 percent.” 

One buyer projected that business would 

be, “steady for six months, somewhat better 

in twelve, hopefully very good in 24.” 

For the both buyers and manufacturers 

who’ve weathered the storm so far, this 

year’s BCA Expo seemed a solid indicator 

of brighter days on the horizon... 


MADE IN THE TRADE 

New Brunswick Table at 

WPBAÕ s US Open 9-Ball 

Bringing history, royalty 

and high society to mind, 

the 2009 WPBA US Open 9 Ball 

Championships will feature the 

Isabella table, Brunswick’s most 

elegant and sophisticated table 

in generations. The table will be 

featured during the televised 

Quarterfinal, Semi Final and Final 

Tournament Matches. Inspired 

by European royalty, this table 

represents the finest in high-end 

billiard tables from the most 

legendary name in the industry. 

The Isabella table features 

delicate elements, such as rare 

rosewood and Karelian birch 

with solid American cherry rails, 

abalone – the pearly interior lining 

of shells – with mother-of-pearl 

diamond shaped rail sights, 

and stainless steel inlays which 

adorn the rails, aprons and leg 

SternÕ s NBA Playfield: Pick Your Players! 

Turn your NBA pinball 

machine into an even more 

exciting game! Stern Pinball, Inc. 

has built the playfield for NBA 

Pinball so that the game owner can 

purchase McFarlane NBA action 

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pedestals. The table stands secure 

on sculptured stainless steel 

footings for added elegance. 

The most captivating feature 

of the table is the rare blue lapis 

stone, a deep blue semi-precious 

stone with golden inclusions 

that shimmer and change in 

appearance with the direction 

of the light. “With its exquisite 

detailing and finest production, 

the Isabella table is in a class of 

its own,” said Austin Rothbard, 

president of Brunswick Billiards. “It 

serves as another example of the 

craftsmanship that Brunswick has 

used to connect generations of 

billiards enthusiasts since 1845.” 

For more information about 

Brunswick Billiards and its product 

line, visit www.brunswickbilliards. 

com. For more information about 

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figures from their local toy store 

and mount them on the playfield 

for greater visual effect. Choose 

your own favorite players from your 

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NBA Pinball. Stern Pinball’s Gary 

MegaTouch Releases 

AMI Entertainment Network 

announced the release 

of the spring software update 

for its signature Megatouch 

products. This software release 

includes a host of new features 

for both operators and players 

including simplified network 

configuration, a new 

installation option, two 

exciting new games, and 

plenty of updated content 

for classic Megatouch titles. 

Megatouch has simplified 

the location connection 

process for all connected 

Ion machines with its new 

Connection Wizard. This 

utility makes it a carefree process 

for operators to connect their 

machines and take advantage of 

the exclusive benefits of MegaNet. 

The Connection Wizard walks 

operators through the connection 

process step by step, whether a 

machine connects through wired 

broadband, dial-up or wireless. 

Another innovative feature on 

this software release is MegaNet 

Core, a FREE service that allows 

any broadband-connected 

Stern said, “Adding McFarlane 

NBA toys from your favorite team 

is a great way of customizing 

your NBA pinball machine...” 

To learn more about Stern Pinball, 

visit www.sternpinball.com. 

Megatouch Ion access to exclusive 

games, automatic updates, 

credit card functionality, and 

potential advertising revenue. 

MegaNet Core features simple 

setup and NO monthly fees. 

Special Financing: AMI 

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Financial have teamed up to offer 

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summer finance deals, including 

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Megatouch countertops, including 

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Operators can take 

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financing for 24 months 

with a 90 day delay or 

4.99% APR financing 

for 12 months with a 

standard 30 day delay 

on a minimum purchase 

of 3 Megatouch units. These offers 

end on September 30th, 2009. 

For more financing information, 

please contact 1.800.851.1001. 

For more information about 

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American CueSports Alliance 

(ACS) has teamed up with one 

of America’s premier custom 

cue makers with a great offer! 

Sanction Your 

League with the ACS 

… get a J. Pechauer 

Custom Cue! 

Here’s How: 

Pay the annual $10/league player 

sanction fee to ACS, and your league 

qualifies to receive a free J. Pechauer 

Custom Cue. Use the cue to generate 

income back to your players! 

ANY weekly pool league 

may sanction with the ACS during 

the 2009-2010 league season. 

ACS can accommodate a league 

with any format, any handicapping 

and any player-run or owneroperated 

league ... it’s your 

league, run it the way you want! 

Players Benefits: 

League gets a Pechauer Cue 

Qualify for the 2010 

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Qualify for the provincial and 

national Canadian Championships! 

ACS state league championships 

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Win free ACS Nationals entries through 

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Cream 

Rises to 

the Top 

in Vegas! 

ACS Nationals 

Boast Plenty 

of Fun! 

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4th Annual Can-Am Snooker 

Challenge – Victorious Team 

Canada retains the Challenge 

Trophy! [L-R] Captain Odie 

Willet, Eriks Malderis, John 

Morra and Pat McCarthy 

4th Annual Las Vegas Wheelchair 

9-Ball Open – [L-R] Aaron Aragon 

(1st) and John Reynolds (2nd) 


The American CueSports Alliance 

(ACS) celebrated its fifth annual National 

Championships at the Riviera Casino 

in Las Vegas with a vast smorgasbord of 

divisions. Valley Cougar tables provided 

by High Country Promotions were packed 

with play throughout the June spectacle! 

Top national amateurs such as Tina Larsen 

(Palatine, IL) and Jessica Frideres (Ft. Dodge, 

IA) continued to showcase their skill sets with 

multi-win performances, with Tina anchoring 

the Chicago-based teams of Red Shoes (1st 

place ± Women’s 9-Ball Teams) and Just Put 

Together (1st place ± Women’s Open 8-Ball 

Teams) and teaming with Ike Runnels (1 

place ± Master Scotch Doubles 8-Ball); while 

Jessica took down singles honors in capturing 

the National Speed Pool Challenge, Women’s 

9-Ball and Women’s Master 8-Ball singles titles! 

Madison Adkins (Winchester, KY) recovered 

from an earlier-round loss in the Super Seniors 

8-Ball [aged 65+] to “rookie” Roy Skenandore 

(Oneida, WI) to defend his 2008 title with 

a double-dip of Skenandore in the finals! 

Debbie Snook (Boone, CO) ± a former 

BCA Nationals Open champion ± added to 

her laurels by capturing the ACS Women’s 

Seniors 8-Ball. Former ACS Nationals open 

singles and team winner Dustin Gunia 

(Omaha, NE) contented himself with a title 

in the 5th Annual ACS National Artistic 

Pool Championship ± Shootout #1. 

Las Vegas Cue Club (NV) and Dick’s 

Picks (NV) again dominated Men’s Master 

9-Ball Teams top two places, with Dick’s Picks 

also adding the Men’s Open 8-Ball Team 

Championship to its ever-growing resume. 

In the NWPA-sanctioned Las Vegas 9-Ball 

Open Wheelchair event, Aaron Aragon (Lake 

Elsinore, CA) improved upon his 2008 runnerup 

showing to claim the 2009 title, while 

Team Canada took its third title in four years 

of the Can-Am Snooker Challenge ± easily 

eclipsing Team USA by a 16-4 margin. 

But new champions abounded as well. 

Minnesota’s renowned Beau Runningen (Falcon 

Heights, MN) took the Men’s 9-Ball Singles 

crown, and placed runner-up to Gene Albrecht 

(Eau Claire, WI) in the Men’s Masters 8-Ball 

Singles division. 16-year old Skyler Woodward 

(Ledbetter, KY) had no problems tackling 

the adults to claim the Men’s Open 8-Ball 

Singles crown. Kimberly Benson (Sparks, 

NV) made an admirable showing to take off 

her first national championship as well ± the 

Women’s Open 8-Ball Singles. Other firsttime 

national titlists included Jarret White 

(Barrie, ON) [Men’s Standard 8-Ball Singles], 

Amy Encinias (Las Vegas, NV) [Women’s 

Standard 8-Ball Singles], Arland White 

(Wallaceburg, ON) [Men’s Senior 8-Ball 

Singles ± aged 55+], Teresa Bordelon-Perser 

& Derrick Cantu (LA) [Open Scotch Doubles 

8-Ball], ZANG!! (Alberta, CANADA) [Men’s 

Standard 8-Ball Teams], Dream Catchers 

(TX) [Women’s Standard 8-Ball Teams], 

Malarkey’s (WA) [Men’s Open 9-Ball Teams], 

Jerrod Frideres (Ft. Dodge, IA) [5th Annual 

ACS National Artistic Pool Championship 

± Shootout #2], and Jason Kane (New York, 

NY) in the National Speed Pool Challenge 

± whose performance makes Jason eligible 

for consideration of invitation to the 2009 

ESPN International Speed Pool Challenge! 

The ACS added $20,000 to the purse to 

host the UPA-sanctioned 2009 Diamond 

World Summit of Pool Professional 9-Ball 

Championships. Mike Dechaine (Waterville, 

ME) glided undefeated through the field, 

turning back the likes of Larry Gunninger, 

Stevie Moore, Walter Glass, Roberto Gomez 

and Rodney Morris in the winner’s bracket 

finals. Having to defeat Dechaine in two sets 

for the title, Thorsten Hohmann displayed 

his usual precision mastery to take set #1 

by a 13-7 margin. An obviously dejected 

Dechaine took the break between sets to 

gather himself and came out more competitive 

in the penultimate set to close out Hohmann 

13-11 for Mike’s first professional crown! 

Besides the events, awards were given 

for League Operators of the Year: Tom 

Fankhauser ± Decatur Area Pool League 

(Decatur, IL); Billy Huff ± Beaumont Pool 

League (Beaumont, TX); Lyle Townsend 

± South Florida ACS Pool League (Port 

Charlotte, FL); Mike Wilson ± Southern 

Amusement Pool League (Norfolk, VA); 

Terri Zech ± Fox Valley ACS (Aurora, IL). 

ACS also named its Referee of the Year: 

Gibbi Tkatch (Valley Village, CA). 

In all, the ACS Nationals boasted a 

$164,345 Prize Fund with $50,980 added 

to the purses. See next page for results! 


Artistic Pool Shootout #1 

(L-R) Champion Dustin Gunia 

is congratulated by Artistic 

Pool Challenge Director 

Tom “Dr. Cue” Rossman 

Artistic Pool Shootout #2 - (L-R) 

Jerrod Frideres (1st) and Raymond 

McDonald (2nd) are congratulated 

by Artistic Pool Challenge Director 

Tom “Dr. Cue” Rossman (center) 

Master Scotch Doubles 8-Ball 

– (L-R) Tina Larsen & Isaac 

Runnels (1st) and Beth Fondell 

& Jerrod Frideres (2nd) 

Men’s 9-Ball Singles – (L-R) Don 

Harp (2nd), Beau Runningen 

(1st) and Kelly Hatmaker (3rd) 

Men’s Master 8-Ball Singles – 

(L-R) Beau Runningen (2nd), Gene 

Albrecht (1st) and Yi Fei Mei (3rd) 

Men’s Open 8-Ball Singles 

– (L-R) Jimmy Moore (3rd), 

Skyler Woodward (1st) and 

Rocky Phipps (2nd) 

Men’s Open 9-Ball Team Champions 

– Malarkey’s (roster includes 

Tommy Sliva, Eddie Mataya, Scott 

Thurston and Robert Campbell 

Men’s Senior 8-Ball Singles – (L- 

R) Buddy Wirt (2nd), Arland White 

(1st) and James Kimmerly (3rd) 

Men’s Standard 8-Ball Singles – 

(L-R) Bruce Barrette (3rd), Jarret 

White (1st) and Blake Holmes (2nd) 

Men’s Standard 8-Ball Team 

Champions – ZANG!! (roster 

includes Ian Flett, Gary 

Laprise, Brent Easton, Damien 

Michaud and Julian Russell) 

Open Scotch Doubles 8-Ball – 

(L-R) Mark Hunt & Clare Marsh 

(2nd) and Teresa Bordelon- 

Perser & Derrick Cantu (1st) 

Speed Pool Champions - (L-R) 

Jessica Frideres (Women’s 1st) 

and Jason Kane (Men’s 1st) 


Super Seniors 8-Ball Singles (L-R) 

Don Harp (3rd), Madison Adkins 

(1st) and Roy Skenandore (2nd) 

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Women’s Open 8-Ball Singles 

– (L-R) Meredith Swoope (2nd) 

and Kimberly Benson (1st) 

Women’s Open 8-Ball Team 

Champions – Just Put Together 

(roster includes [L-R] Rachel 

Johnson, Tina Larsen, Gina 

Knight and Karoline Quigley 

Women’s Open 9-Ball Team 

Champions: Red Shoes (roster 

includes [L-R] Heather Lavin, 

Tina Larsen and Gina Knight 


ACS Nationals: Division Top Finishers! 

Men’s 9-Ball Singles (48 Places Paid) 

1 Beau Runningen (Falcon Heights, MN) $1,500 

2 Don Harp (Riverside, CA) $1,000 

3 Kelly Hatmaker (Fruita, CO) $690 

4 Gene Albrecht (Eau Claire, WI) $500 

Women’s 9-Ball Singles (16 Places Paid) 

1 Jessica Frideres (Ft. Dodge, IA) $1,000 

2 Leslee Davis (Lutz, FL) $700 

3 Barbara Allen (Glendale, AZ) $425 

4 Gina Knight (Chicago IL) $300 

Men’s Masters 8-Ball Singles (6 Places Paid) 

1 Gene Albrecht (Eau Claire, WI) $2,000 

2 Beau Runningen (Falcon Heights, MN) $1,500 

3 Yi Fei Mei (Temple City, CA) $1,000 

4 Isaac Runnels (Kankakee, IL) $700 

Men’s Masters 8-Ball Singles – Sportsman 

1 Jeff Crawford (Arvada, CO) $400 

2 Ron Allen (Las Vegas, NV) $230 

Women’s Masters 8-Ball Singles (6 Places Paid) 

1 Jessica Frideres (Ft. Dodge, IA) $2,000 

2 Debra Carmona (Las Vegas, NV) $1,200 

3 Beth Fondell (Owatonna, MN) $800 

4 Tina Larsen (Palatine, IL) $500 

Women’s Masters 8-Ball Singles – Sportsman 

1 Samantha Diepp (Aurora, CO) $200 

2 Stacey Lantz (St. Petersburg, FL) $110 

Men’s Open 8-Ball Singles (32 Places Paid) 

1 Skyler Woodward (Ledbetter, KY) $3,000 

2 Rocky Phipps (Henderson, NV) $2,000 

3 Jimmy Moore (Las Vegas, NV) $1,500 

Men’s Open 8-Ball Singles Sportsman (8 Places Pd) 

1 Scott Thurston (Chehalis, WA) $400 

2 Kelly Hatmaker (Fruita, CO) $200 

3-4 Greg Cairns (Calgary, AB) $100 

James Blackman (Cold Lake, AB) $100 

Women’s Open 8-Ball Singles (16 Places Paid) 

1 Kimberly Benson (Sparks, NV) $1,500 

2 Meredith Swoope (Richmond, VA) $1,000 

3 Teresa Perser (Ball, LA) $600 

4 Leslee Davis (Lutz, FL) $400 

Women’s Open 8-Ball Singles – Sportsman 

1 Rhonda Wright (Westlake, LA) $200 

2 Natasha Green (Dry Prong, LA) $100 

3-4 Christy Goldsmith (Henderson, NV) $65 

Jodi Hirning (Glendale, AZ) $65 

Men’s Standard 8-Ball Singles (32 Places Paid) 

1 Jarret White (Barrie, ON) $1,500 

2 Blake Holmes (Calgary, AB) $1,095 

3 Bruce Barrette (Las Vegas, NV) $700 

4 Jason Nichols (Moline, IL) $500 

Men’s Standard 8-Ball Singles: Sportsman (8 Places Pd) 

1 Dave Field (Calgary, AB) $400 

2 Elloy Barros (Parker, CO) $200 

3-4 Dan Clark (Calgary, AB) $100 

Carl Oliver (Sarnia, ON) $100 

Women’s Standard 8-Ball Singles (8 Places Paid) 

1 Amy Encinias (Las Vegas, NV) $1,200 

2 Heidi French (Moline, IL) $800 

3 Dianne Thompson (Haltom City, TX) $500 

4 Kim Blecha (Omaha, NE) $300 

Women’s Standard 8-Ball Singles: 

Sportsman (8 Plcs Pd) 

1 Renee Hendricks (Cottage Grove, MN) $200 

2 Vera Ball (Vancouver, BC) $140 

3-4 Tina Miles (Suffolk, VA) $90 

Wendi Dunn (Bullhead City, AZ) $90 

Men’s Senior 8-Ball Singles (12 Places Paid) 

1 Arland White (Wallaceburg, ON) $1,100 

2 Buddy Wirt (Suffolk, VA) $800 

3 James Kimmerly (Lexington, KY) $550 

4 Joseph Gibson (Boone, CO) $375 

Men’s Senior 8-Ball Singles: Sportsman (8 Places Pd) 

1 Richard Arensdorf (Lexington, KY) $400 

2 Mark Czerwinski (Moline, IL) $200 

3-4 Phillip Jones (St. Johns, NF) $100 

Bill Becker (Chillicothe, IL) $100 

Women’s Senior 8-Ball Singles (6 Places Paid) 

1 Debbie Snook (Boone, CO) $1,200 

2 Linda Segraves (Kalama, WA) $800 

3 Esmeralda Felan (Burleson, TX) $500 

4 Clare Marsh (Bellevue, NE) $300 

Women’s Senior 8-Ball SinglesL Sportsman 

1 Linda Brandt (Thunder Bay, ON) $200 

2 Suellen Romesburg (Dover, PA) $120 

3-4 Patsy Munson (Bullhead City, AZ) $70 

Mary Lynn Breitenbach (Silvis, IL) $70 

Super Senior 8-Ball Singles (6 Places Paid) 

1 Madison Adkins (Winchester, KY) $1,000 

2 Roy Skenandore (Oneida, WI) $700 

3 Don Harp (Riverside, CA) $500 

4 Gary Trant (Groves, TX) $350 

Super Senior 8-Ball Singles – Sportsman 

1 Guy Sturino (Virginia Beach, VA) $200 

2 Dick Wetzel (Albuquerque, NM) $150 

3-4 Jack Ely (Homosassa, FL) $115 

Glen Gares (Albuquerque, NM) $115 

Master Scotch Doubles (6 Places Paid) 

1 Tina Larsen/ Isaac Runnels (IL) $1,000 

2 Beth Fondell/ Jerrod Frideres (NE) $700 

3 Barb Hamilton/Dwaine Bowman (IL) $500 

4 Julie Nogiec/ Henry Nogiec (NV) $300 


Open Scotch Doubles (24 Places Paid) 

1 Teresa Bordelon-Perser/ Derrick Cantu (LA) $1,500 

2 Clare Marsh/ Mark Hunt (NE) $1,000 

3 Cathy Swearingen/Darrell Faulkner (TX) $800 

4 Simone Huskey/Ron O’Meara Sr.(IL) $600 

Men’s Open 8-Ball Teams (16 Places Paid) 

1 Dick’s Pick (NV) $3,500 

2 Team Canada Eh! (AB) $2,200 

3 Stick It In The Hole (IL) $1,500 

4 Malarkeys (WA) $900 

Men’s Open 8-Ball Teams – Sportsman (8 Places Pd) 

1 American Legion (KY) $500 

2 Knuckleheads (VA) $300 

3-4 Rock Paper Scissors (CA) $200 

Brass Bell (VA) $200 

Women’s Open 8-Ball Teams (8 Places Paid) 

1 Just Put Together (IL) $2,000 

2 Which Witch Is Which (NE) $1,225 

3 Sin City Putters (NV) $800 

4 Which Witch Wracks (NE) $500 

Women’s Open 8-Ball Teams: Sportsman (8 Plcs Pd) 

1 Cue T’s (IL) $300 

2 Just Us Girls (LA) $200 

3-4 Got Felt (OK) $100 

Jodi Hirning (AZ) $100 

Men’s Standard 8-Ball Teams (16 Places Paid) 

1 Zang !!! (AB) $2,000 

2 Who’s Up (ON) $1,450 

3 Wild Wreck (AB) $1,000 

4 The Predators (AB) $600 

Men’s Standard 8-Ball Teams: Sportsman (4 Plcs Pd) 

1 Alibi’s Aces (VA) $500 

2 Steel Curtain (NY) $300 

3-4 Drink More (VA) $100 

Gitt-R-Done (BC) $100 

Women’s Standard 8-Ball Teams (4 Places Paid) 

1 Dream Catchers (TX) $1,200 

2 Mohawk Chicks Handling Sticks (ON) $800 

3 Hard To Handle (TX) $500 

4 Finish Line (IL) $300 

Women’s Standard 8-Ball Teams: Sportsman (8 Plcs Pd) 

1 All Bust No Balls (VA) $300 

2 Ready Room (VA) $200 

3-4 Shark Shooters (ON) $100 

Shut Up N Shoot (IL) $100 

Men’s Masters 9-Ball Teams (4 Places Paid) 

1 Las Vegas Cue Club (NV) $2,000 

2 Dick’s Pick (NV) $1,000 

3 Stick It In The Hole (IL) $500 

4 Sexual Chocolate (CO) $400 

Women’s Open 9-Ball Teams (6 Places Paid) 

1 Red Shoes (IL) $1,200 

2 Knaw Kaw Min (WA) $725 

3 DVPL Crew (CA) $500 

4 Lucky 7’s (IL) $300 

Women’s Open 9-Ball Teams – Sportsman 

1 Look At The Tip (OK) $300 

2 Northern Niners (AZ) $200 

3-4 43 Avenue Mixers (AZ) $100 

Home Wreckers (ON) $100 

Men’s Open 9-Ball Teams (12 Places Paid) 

1 Malarkey’s (WA) $1,500 

2 American Legion #313 (KY) $1,025 

3 Just Put Together (LA) $700 

4 No Whining (IL) $400 

Men’s Open 9-Ball Teams – Sportsman Division 

1 Hot Shots (FL) $500 

2 Wrecking Crew III (LA) $300 

3-4 Footers Strokers (VA) $100 

Marty’s Bud Boyz (IL) $100 

NWPA-Sanctioned 9-Ball Wheelchair 

Championship (18 Places Paid) 

1 Aaron Aragon (Lake Elsinore, CA) $650 

2 John Reynolds (Tulsa, OK) $500 

3 Ken Miller (Tampa, FL) $350 

4 Charles Interrante Jr. (Pottsdown, PA) $250 

5th Annual ACS Artistic Pool Championship 

Shootout #1 (7 Places Paid) 

1 Dustin Gunia (Omaha, NE) $300 

2 Daniel Penn (Lake Charles, LA) $200 

3 Jim Kimmerly (Lexington, KY) $100 

4 ason Kane (New York, NY) $100 

Open Shootout #2 (10 Places Paid) 

1 Jerrod Frideres (Ft. Dodge, IA) $300 

2 Raymond McDonald (Lexington, KY) $200 


4 Jason Kane (New York, NY) $100 

Speed Pool Challenge Men: (8 Places Paid) 

1 Jason Kane (New York, NY) $300 

2 Jerrod Frideres (Fort Dodge, IA) $190 


4 Tony Sifuentez (Midlothian, IL) $90 

Speed Pool Challenge Women (4 Places Paid) 

1 Jessica Frideres (Ft. Dodge, IA) $175 

2 Debra Carmona (Las Vegas, NV) $100 


4 Kassandra Werner (Glendale Heights, IL) $40 

Open ‘6 Reds” Snooker 

1 Yi Fei-Mei (Temple City, CA) $375 

2 Rainer Kambach (London, ENGLAND) $175 

Div I/II “6 Reds” Snooker 

1 Jim Dyce (Phelpston, ON) $150 


2009 World Summit of Pool Pro 

9-Ball Championship 

1 Mike Dechaine (USA) $6.000 

2 Thorsten Hohmann (GERMANY) $4,600 

3 Rodney Morris (USA) $3,500 

4 Steve Moore (USA) $2,500 

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Women’s Senior 8-Ball Singles 

– (L-R) Linda Segraves (2nd), 

Debbie Snook (1st) and 

Esmeralda Felan (3rd) 

Women’s Standard 8-Ball 

Singles – (L-R) Diane Thompson 

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Women’s Standard 8-Ball Team 

Champions – Dream Catchers 

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“Diamond World Summit of 

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(L-R) Mike Dechaine (1st) and 

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PLACES TO PLAY (and shop!) 

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ALABAMA 

BumperNets Inc. 

2000 Riverchase Galleria, 

Birmingham, AL 

Rack-N-Cue 

323 2nd Avenue, Cellman, AL 

ALASKA 

AAA Billiards 

1040 E. 54th Ave. Anchorage, AK 

ARIZONA 

Connelly Billiards 

1545 S. Power Rd. Mesa, AZ 

Connelly Billiards 

7470 W. Bell Rd Glendale, AZ 

ARKANSAS 

Jones Bros. Pool Tables 

309 W. Broadway, N. Little Rock, AR 

CALIFORNIA 

Billiards Direct 

8223 La Mesa Blvd. La Mesa, CA 

California Billiard Club 

881 E. El Camino, Mt. View, CA 

Mecca Billiards 

732 Fulton, Fresno, CA 

Quality Billiards 

930 W. Washington, San Diego, CA 

CANADA 

Canada Billiard & Bowling 

4050 Boul Industrial, Laval, Quebec 

Stix Billiards 

5255 Richmond Rd SW, Calgary, Alberta 

Dooly’s Pro Shop 

1651 Barrington St. Halifax, Nova Scotia 

The Corner Pocket 

C1 2310 50th Ave Red Deer, Alberta 

COLORADO 

Showcase Billiards 

12031 N. Tejon, West Minster, CO 

CONNECTICUT 

Crown Billiards 

264 S. Frontage Road, New London, CT 

T&M Distributors, Inc. 

1904 Silas-Deane Hwy, Rocky Hill, CT 

FLORIDA 

Starcade Billiards 

34 Eglin Parkway SE, Ft. Walton Beach, FL 

Uncle Waldos Billiards 

2454 S. Nova Road, South Daytona, FL 

Veterans Billiards 

19800 Veterans Blvd. #A-4 

Port Charlotte, FL 

Fastbreak Billiards 

144 N. Hwy. 17-92, Longwood, 


FLORIDA MASSACHUSETTS 

Beach Billiards 

2510 N. State Rd. 7 Hollywood, FL 

Sportstown Billiards 

2414 E. Robinson St. Orlando, FL 

sportstownbilliards.com 

Ultimate Billiards 

4112 Okeechobee Rd., Ft. Pierce 

GEORGIA 

Mr. Cues II 

3541 Chamblee-Tucker Rd. Atlanta, GA 

Southside Billiard Club 

13051 Abercorn St. Savannah, GA 

HAWAII 

Hawaiian Brians 

1680 Kapiolani Blvd, Honolulu, HI 

Maui Family Billiards 

199 Dairy Road, Kahului, HI 

ILLINOIS 

Chris’s Billiards 

4637 N. Milwaukee, Chicago, IL 

Cue-Phoria Pool & Billiards 

8917 W. Grand Ave. River Grove, IL 

Dixie Billiards Equipment & Supply 

15407 S. Cicero Ave. Oak Forest, IL 

Maries Golden Cue 

3241 N. Montrose, Chicago, IL 

Dallas’ at State & Madison 

One Madison St, Rockford, IL 

Nielsen’s Billiards 

2601 Taylor Ave., Springfield, IL 

INDIANA 

Jay Orner Billiard Co. 

6333 Rockville Road, 

Inidanapolis, IN 

Michiana Darts & Billiards 

50510 State Rd 933 N 

South Bend, IN 

Steepleton Billiards 

5347 1/2 N. Keystone Ave. 

Indianapolis, IN 

IOWA 

Fun City 

1509 1st Avenue S.E., Cedar Rapids, IA 

KENTUCKY 

Cue Time Inc. 

532 Three Springs Rd, Bowling Green, KY 

Plaza Billiards 

5511 E. Shelbiana Rd. Pikeville, KY 

Rack 66 

5004 Preston Hwy, Louisville, KY 

LOUISIANA 

Sticks Billiards 

3220 Johnston St., Lafayette, LA 

Billiards Cafe 

39 Main Street, Ayer, MA 

NewsBreak 

579 Gar Hwy, Swansea, MA 

MICHIGAN 

Allstate Darts & Billiards 

14349 Telegraph Road Redford, MI 

MINNESOTA 

Billiard Street Cafe 

7178 University Ave. NE, Fridley, MN 

Farmington Billiards 

933 8th Street, Farmington, MN 

Shooters 

1934 E. Hwy 13 Burnsville, MN 

MISSOURI 

Arts Billiard Supply 

17801 E. 39th Street, 

Independence, MO 

Break & Run Billiards 

603 Webster Street, Chillicothe, MO 

Q’s Billiards 

26075 Stereo Rd., Richland, MO 

MONTANA 

Montana Billiard Supply 

131 Moore Lane, Billings, MT 

NEBRASKA 

Madsen Billiards 

4700 Dudley, Lincoln, NE 

NEVADA 

A 1 Billiards 

1616 E. Charleston, Las Vegas, NV 

The Billiard Factory 

7520 W. Washington Las Vegas, NV 

NEW JERSEY 

Pool Tables Plus 

297 Route 22 East, Greenbrook, NJ 

NEW YORK 

Amsterdam Billiard Club 

344 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 

Bison Billiards 

8216 Main St., Williamsville, NY 

Gotham City Billiards 

93 Avenue U, Brooklybn, NY 

Hippos The House of Billiards 

5160 Commercial Drive, Yorkville, NY 

Master Billiards 

39-01 Queens Bvd., Long Island, NY 

Cue Lounge 

1107 Gun Hill Rd. Bronx, NY 

NORTH CAROLINA 

Celbrity Pool Tables 

736 Tunnel Rd. #3, Ashville, NC 

Gordon’s Recreation & Leisure 

204 Kanuga Street, Hendersonville, NC 

NORTH CAROLINA 

Pool Tables Plus 

297 Route 22 East, Greenbrook, NC 

OHIO 

Carnation City Billiards 

308 E. Main Street, Alliance, OH 

Jacks Recreation Center 

1826 Central Avenue, Middletown, OH 

Scioto Valley 

4577 Lyman Drive, Hilliard, OH 

Big Daddys Billiards 

34425 Lorain Rd Ste-1 

North Ridgeville, OH 44039 

OKLAHOMA 

Q Spot Billiards 

6149 E. 31st St., Tulsa, OK 

PENNSYLVANIA 

Drexeline Billiard Club 

5300 State Road, Drexel Hill, PA 

West Penn Billiards 

3221 Babcock Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 

TENNESSEE 

Chuck Trading Co. 

225 E. Main St., Johnson City, TN 

All South Game Sales 

7033 Lee Hwy. Chattanooga, TN 

TEXAS 

International Billiards 

2311 Washington Ave., Houston, TX 

JDS Billiards 

4020 Weser Road, Corpus Christi, TX 

Knife & Dart Shop 

4535 S. Padre Isl. Dr., Corpus Chisti, TX 

Bogies Billiards 

3040 FM 1960 E, Ste 101 Houston, TX 

Pete’s Billiards 

5510 Bianco Rd., San Antonio, TX 

VIRGINIA 

Bottom Billiard 

117 N. 18th St., Richmond, VA 

Longs Billiard Supply 

9906 Warwick Blvd., New News, VA 

Obelisk Billiard Club 

14346 Warwick Blvd., Newport News, VA 

WASHINGTON 

Billiard Boys 

1512 N. Dorothy Place, Seatle, WA 98103 

Kornerpocket Billiardz 

102 Ave. D., Snohomish, WA 

360-862-9054 kornerpocketbilliardz.com 

WISCONSIN 

All American Pool & Spa: 

2138 W. Wisconsin Ave, Appleton, WI 

Master Z’s Darts & Pool 

910 W. Sunset Drive, Waukesha,WI 

Mickey’s Billiards 

1239 Schefield Ave., Schofield,WI 


BEYOND BORDERS 

China Open: 

Big Purses, 

Big Trophies, 

Stellar Play! 

Germany’s Thorsten 

Hohmann, known 

for bagging the big 

purses after his $350,000 win at the 

IPT championships in 2006, proved 

he’s the one to beat for the cash! 

Thorsten went undefeated 

through an international field to 

capture the China 9-Ball Open and 

a hefty $40,000 purse. Defeating 

Xian-Li Bo and Toru Kuribayashi 

in the group stages, Hohmann 

progressed to the final 16 single 

elimination with wins over Vegas 

Kristiansen, Jian-Bo Fu and 

Kuribayashi and Hui-chan Lu. 

Pitted against the Netherlands’ 

Niels Feijen in the finals, 

Hohmann grabbed an early 

4-0 lead, eventually winning by 

a comfortable 11-5 margin. 

In the women’s division of 

the China Open, tough global 

competitors included the likes 

of American Vivian Villarreal, 

Norway’s Line Kjorsvik and 

Austria’s Jasmin Ouschan. 

But when the dust settled in 

the expansive arena, it was Pei- 

Chen Tasi who took the crown. 

Tasi lost a match to Taiwan’s 

Shin-Mei Liu in the group stages, 

but made it to the final 16 with 

a win over China’s Ye Sisi. 

In the final sixteen, Tasi came back 

and eliminated Liu 9-6, then went 

on to defeat crowd favorite Austrian 

Jasmin Ouschan 9-6. Tasi then 

took hill-hill victories over Xiao- 

Fang Fu 9-8 and Ireland’s Karen 

Corr 9-8 for the heart-stopping 

victory and a $25,000 payday! 

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Above, Lucasi 

player rep 

Thorsten 

Hohmann 

pockets a 

$40,000 

payday. 

At right, Pei- 

Chen Tasi is 

overwhelmed 

by flowers, 

trophy and 

a $25,000 

check! 

From left to right: runner-up 

Niels Fiejen, champion Thorsten 

Hohmann, women’s champion 

Pie-Chen Tasi, and women’s 

runner-up Karen Corr. 

Photos courtesy 

www.jasmin-ouschan.com 

Euro-News 

100th Euro Tour bonus 

prize to be Awarded: 

The IBPF announced 

at the recent Dynamic German 

Open Euro Tour event that it 

will be paying a bonus of 2000 

Euros to the player who is 

ranked 100th on the European 

rankings after the Dynamic 

Euro Tour in Austria, celebrating 

the 100th Euro Tour event since 

the series began in 1992. 

IBPF President David Morris said 

“It is a great achievement to reach 

the 100th Eurotour and what a 

prize to give. Somebody will be 

smiling after that event with 2000 

Euros that they never thought they 

could win by being ranked 100th 

on the European rankings!” 

Penalty for Darren Appleton 

During the European 

Championships in Austria 2009, 

UK’s Darren Appleton broke his cue 

on a table after losing his match. 

Tournament director Ed De-Jonge 

issued him a fine of 200 Euros. 

Appleton apologized immediately 

after the incident and said it was 

out of frustration at not playing 

to his ability. He also said that 

he meant no disrespect to either 

the EPBF or its sponsors. He 

did not appeal the tournament 

official’s decision and paid the 

fine with a promise that this 

would not happen again. 

The EPBF took no further 

action against Mr Appleton 

and upheld the decision by 

the tournament official. 


Yu Ram Cha: Queen of Carom 

Yu Ram Cha finally 

changed her 

history with her 

win at the 3rd Annual Queen of 

Carom. Cha lost in the finals of 

last year’s event, and had lost 

in 9-Ball to Jeanette Lee in two 

consecutive finals of the 2008- 

2009 Empress Cup. She put those 

ghosts to rest this time around. 

The 3rd Annual Queen of 

Carom took place at La Festa 

Shopping Mall featuring Allison 

Fisher (ENG), Shanelle Loraine 

(GUAM), Zarah Delrosario (PHL), 

and Koreans Yu Ram Cha, 

Hyojeong Kim, and Jeanette Lee. 

The Dragon Promotions event 

was aired on XTM and XPORTS, 

leading Korean channels, and 

sponsored by Takini Cloth, Predator 

Cues, Poison Cues, Vigma Balls, 

Ra Beauty Core, Whois.co.kr, 

La Festa, and Min Tables. 

The favorite this year appeared 

to be reigining National Champion 

Hyojeong Kim of Korea. Kim had a 

first round scare with newbie Zarah 

Delrosario of PHL. Delrosario, with 

only 2 months of playing 3-cushion, 

was entering her first match, and 

on TV in Korea of all places against 

a national title holder! Zarah stayed 

close in the match trailing by 1-2 

World Class Tournaments Ð Close to Home! 

If you’re looking for world 

class pool closer to home, 

watch for two world-titled 

events happening right here in the 

States in the next two months. 

First up is the Predator World 

Straight Pool Championships, 

happening at Comet Billiards in 

August (see ad this issue). Dragon 

Promotions will once again 

produce the stately affair, which 

promises all the 14.1 action any diehard 

purist pool fan could wish for! 

Players competing include 

A jubilant Yu Ram 

Cha shot her way to 

the 3-Cushion title 

points, but then gained the upper 

hand with some great billiards 

to reach the hill first at 6-5. But 

she missed the winning shot and 

gave Hyojeong Kim the chance to 

re-group and win the 7-6 thriller. 

defending champ Niels Fiejen, 

coming off a runner-up finish in 

the China Open, plus straight pool 

greats Oliver Ortmann, Thorsten 

Hohmann, Jasmin Ouschan (who 

finished in the top 4 last year!) 

and P&B’s own John Schmidt! 

For more info, visit www. 

dragonpromotions.com. 

Then there’s a new event on the 

September calendar, the Galveston 

World Classic. The Galveston World 

Classic will be a combination of 

pool events (see ad this issue) all 

Allison Fisher was the other player 

to beat. She came into her last 

match with Cha, both knowing 

the winner would advance to 

the finals. Cha took the lead, but 

Fisher stayed close until she trailed 

to be played at Moody Gardens in 

Galveston, TX. The tournaments 

will feature top professional men 

and women players along with 

amateur players with total prizes 

that according to organizers 

could exceed $900,000 USD. 

Professional players already 

committed to play are Efren 

Reyes, Francisco Bustmante, Earl 

Strickland, Shane Van Boening, 

Johnny Archer and Nick Varner. 

The Galveston World Classic takes 

place September 11-20, 2009, and 

Left: Fans stood in a lengthy line for 

autographs. Shown l-r: Jeanette Lee, 

Shanelle Loraine, Allison Fisher. 

6-3. Cha could not seem to put 

Allison away, and the Duchess 

of Doom was inching closer with 

every point until the match stood 

6-6. Cha finally seized her chance 

and made the winning point, to 

the relief of she and her fans. 

The finals pitted the heavy favorite 

Hyojeong Kim against Cha, Kim 

had the experience and skills of 

a seasoned 3-cushion player, 

while Cha had the knowledge and 

experience of playing in high stakes 

and high visibility media events. 

Cha seemed to have the 

upper hand in execution as a 

distraught Kim looked unable 

to control her emotions or her 

game. Cha took control of the 

match and won the 7-4 finale. 

Cha had sworn victory before 

the event when she dropped 

her finals game to Jeanette 

Lee at the Empress Cup. In 

her second attempt at the 

finals, she finally did it. 

“I’m happy of course for the win, 

but actually I’m more relieved. 

Finally!” said the victorious Cha. 

the producing company, Taylor 

Road productions, recently struck a 

deal with the International Pool Tour 

(IPT) to offer 11 hours of broadcast 

of the event to ESPN Star in Asia. 

Taylor Road Productions will 

make more announcements 

concerning the event and top 

players that will be playing at 

The World Classic as the event 

date approaches. Entries, vendor 

spaces, stadium seating and VIP 

seating can be ordered online 

at www.theworldclassic.com. 


WPBA 

Summer 

Fun! 

Jasmin Ouschan 

and Karen Corr 

Win Summer 

Titles in Indiana 

and Tennessee! 

Info and Photos courtesy 

Anne Craig, WPBA 

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Top: Jasmin Ouschan 

shoots her way to her 

first 2009 victory. 

Center: Tournament 

director Steve Tipton 

looks on as Kelly 

Fisher executes a 

difficult shot. 

Bottom: Victory 

dance for Austrian 

Jasmin Ouschan! 



Great Lakes 

Classic 

As several of the WPBA Sponsors looked on 

with the capacity crowd at the Blue Chip Casino 

in Michigan City, Indiana, Kelly Fisher and 

Jasmin Ouschan stepped up to lag in the finals 

of the 2009 WPBA Great Lakes Classic. Both 

had won events last year, and both were looking 

to win their first title of the new season. If Kelly 

won this event, she would vault back into the #1 

position by herself. If she came in second, she 

would be tied for 1st place with Ga Young Kim. 

Jasmin arrived in the finals after defeating 

veteran pro Karen Corr in the first semi-final on 

the $25,000 Brunswick Zanzibar table. Leading 

6-3, she ran a careful rack after a scratch on the 

case game break by Corr to win 7-3. Kelly Fisher 

Borderline 

Billiards 

Less than a month later, most of the WPBA’s 

top pros traveled to a non-televised satellite 

tour event at Borderline Billiards, owned by 

fellow touring professional Janet Atwell. 

Karen Corr, who’d, been fighting 

off a cold this event, fought her way 

through the full field and defeated Gerda 

Hofstatter in a long-set final, 11-1. 

The event kicked off with a Charity Pro-Am 

on Thursday, July 9th, benefiting C.H.A.D. 

(Caring Hearts for All Star Dads) a local 

organization that supports the needs of families 

who have fathers with life threatening illnesses. 

In an early surprise upset, newly nominated 

BCA Hall of Famer Allison Fisher was knocked 

into the one loss side in her second round 

match by Colorado’s Megan Smith. Fisher 

came back the following day, making her way 

through the one loss side winning her next five 

matches. She finally succumbed 7-5 to Ewa 

Mataya Laurance, finishing 7th. Laurance then 

was left in 5th by San Diego Classic champ 

Monica Webb. Webb then rolled over former 

world champ Julie Kelly 7-2, only to come up 

against a determined Karen Corr. In a battle 

that lasted ‘til the bitter end, Corr earned her 

defeated China’s Xiaoting Pan 7-4 in the second 

semi-final, and it was Europe vs. Europe, 

looking to see who’d grab a Great Lakes title. 

Jasmin won the lag and broke, but 

found herself embroiled in a safety battle. 

Fisher blinked first and Jasmin finished 

out the rack to win the first game. 

Kelly broke in game 2 but failed to 

pocket a ball. Jasmin had a touchy thin cut 

on the one and the crowd applauded as she 

made it with position for a successful 2/9 

combination. One more tough rack later, 

she led 3-0 and things weren’t looking 

great for Player of the Year Kelly Fisher. 

Although Kelly posted two games, by the 

time she did so, she was still behind in the 

match 2-5. Kelly broke in game 8, looking for a 

comeback, and scratched. Jasmin played a great 

position shot from the one to the two ball to 

run out another rack and reach the hill 6-2. 

way to a final against Gerda Hofstatter, leaving 

Webb in third with a narrow 9-8 victory. 

The finals, being a single race to 11, were 

highly anticipated. Gerda, who has been so close 

to winning lately, drew cheers of “Go Gerda! 

You can do it!” from a largely hometown crowd. 

But Karen continued her game winning 

streak by taking an incredible 9-0 lead. Gerda 

finally posted a game after taking ball in hand 

in game ten and running out, but Karen stopped 

her there and went on to win 11-1 and the title. 

The WPBA is actively seeking billiard 

establishments to host Satellite Tour Events! 

If you’d like to host some of the Top WPBA 

Players in the world in a Satellite Tour Event, 

please contact Anne Craig at the WPBA office 

at anne@wpba.com for more information. 

Next stop for the WPBA; the 2009 

WPBA US Open 9 Ball Championships 

where Kelly Fisher will attempt to 

retain her U.S. Open crown! 

Top: Karen Corr wins WPBA’s 

first satellite tour stop 

Center: Ewa Laurance defeats 

Allison Fisher 7-5 to finish 5th 

Bottom: Allison is interviewed 

by local TV as fellow pro and 

Borderline Billiards’ owner 

Janet Atwell looks on. 

Jasmin broke and pocketed two balls but 

found no pocket for the one ball. She played 

safe and Kelly fired back with one of her own, 

starting a safety exchange. Jasmin slow rolled 

the cue ball, barely kissing the one, then 

onto the rail as Kelly came back to the table 

smiling at the great shot. The two competitors 

continued on with a safety battle of wits that 

only ended when Jasmin went for a bank shot 

into the side pocket. She barely missed, leaving 

Kelly a very thin cut into the corner pocket. 

Fisher came up short and Jasmin had an open 

shot to the one ball. However, she still would 

face the three and four ball tied up near the 

side rail. Eyeing the shot, she played a beautiful 

throw/combination, pocketing the four and 

leaving perfect shape back on the three ball. 

With four balls left on the table between her 

and victory, Jasmin strode ‘round the table with 

confidence, and won her first event of 2009! 


BOX SCORES 

Arizona Women’s 

Billiard Tour 

Presented by 

Pechauer Custom Cues 

Bull Shooters 

(Peoria, AZ (August) 

1. Angel Paglia $ 200 

2. Heather Torpin $ 130 

3. Ashea Erdahl $ 100 

Jacoby Carolina Tour 

Family Billiards 

Burlington, NC (June) 

1. Earl Strickland $1,000 

2. Scott Lewis $ 500 

3. Keith Bennett $ 225 

4. Bill Duggan $ 125 

Maryland Open 14.1 

Straight Pool Champ’s 

Big Daddy’s Billiards 

Glen Burnie, MD (June) 

1. Danny Harriman $4,100 

2. Dave Daya $2,400 

3. Zion Zvi $ 900 

Jeanette Lee $ 900 

National 

Championship Series 

Uncle Jack’s Billiards & Lounge 

Lynwood, Washington (June) 

1. Dan Louie *Entry 

2. Bon Zack $ 200 

3. Bill O’Brian $ 150 

4. Dpm Wortaman $ 100 

*Entry & Expenses 2009 NCS Nat’l 

New England 

Women’s Tour 

Green Room 

Uxbridge, MA (June) 

1. Liz Taylor $ 230 

2. Bonnie Saritelli $ 150 

3. Candi Rego $ 100 

OB Cues Ladies Tour 

Bogies Billiards 

Houston, TX (June) 

1. Lisa Marr $ 750 

2. Kyu Yi $ 550 

3. Lisa Henderson-Major $ 400 

4. Michelle Cortez $ 260 

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Scott Lewis, Jody Gibson (Room Owner) 

Lisa Marr unstoppable! 

Four Finalists, Jeanette Lee, David Daya, 

Danny Harriman, Zion Zvi 

Marc Vidal, Owner 

Jerry Shipman, Zion Zvi 

(l-r) Raymond Fung, Ahmed Aly El Sayed, Ajeya Prahhakar, Ernst 

Bezemer, Tom Kollins, Henry Wong, Jiang Qian Wang, Jeff Szafransky 

Predator 9-Ball Tour 

Paradise Billiards 

Queens, NY (June) 

1. Tony Robles $1,000 

2. Oscar Bonilla $ 600 

3. Jerry Tarantola $ 400 

4. Al Zea $ 300 

Eastside Billiards 

Manhatton, NY (June) 

1. Zion Zvi $1,000 

2. Marc Vidal $ 700 

3. George San Souci $ 525 

4. Jerry Tarantola $ 400 

Texas Lone Star Tour 

Caspers Billiards 

San Leon, TX (June) 

1. Charlie Bryant $3,200 

2. Sylver Ochoa $2,100 

3. Lannie Herrin $1,600 

4. Raul Escobedo $ 950 

Viking Cue Amateur 

Advanced 9-Ball Tour 

Mr. Cues II 

Atlanta, GA (July) 

Advanced 

1. James Roberts $3,500 

2. Stoney Stone $1,550 

3. Jess Middlebrook $1,000 

4. Scott Rabon $ 600 

Doral Billiards 

Miami, FL (June) 

Advanced 

1. Daniel Satinoff $ 560 

2. Mark Ritter $ 400 

3. John Foster $ 300 

4. Dave Uwate $ 150 

Amateur 

1. Dave Uwate $ 460 

2. Jeff Mabry $ 300 

3. Prescott Buckwold $ 200 

4. Brad Hughes $ 100 

2009 USSA Snooker 

Championships 

Prince Snooker Club 

Brooklyn, NY 

1. Ahmed Aly El Sayed NY 

2. Ajeya Prabhakar CA 

3. Raymond Fung NY 

Jiang Qian Wang NY 

Full results at: snookerusa.com 


TOUR GUIDE 

American Poolplayers Association 

call 636-625-8611 for details 

or visit www.poolplayers.com 

Aug. 21-29 

National Team Championships 

Riviera Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV 

Arizona Women’s Billiard Tour 

Presented By J. Pechauer Custom Cues 

call Dawn Anderson: 480-272-2016 

Kristie Ortega: 623-556-7640 

or email awbt@cox.net 

Aug. 15-16 

Pockets 

Tucson, AZ 

520-571-9421 

$50 entry, $500 added 

Qualifier: Pacific Coast Classic 

Oct. 3-4 

Bullshooters, 

Phoenix, AZ 

602-441-2447 

$25 entry, $300 added 

Artistic Pool Tour 

In association with 

Dr. Cue Classic 

Artistic Pool Tour 

For info visit: 

artisticpool.org or 

call 765.760.7665 

Aug. 21-28 

3rd Annual APA National “Artistic Pool” 

Championship Shootout 

APA Team National Championships 

Riviera Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, NV 

$10.00 Entry, $500.00 added to 1 Shootout 

Bay Area Amateur Tour 

www.baatour.com 

Aug. 15 

Park Place Billiard Club 

Clearwater, FL 727-725-7665 

Sep. 19 

Strokers Billiards (Tampa) 

Tampa, FL (813) 814-2277 

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Oct. 10 

TJ’s Billiards 

New Port Richey, FL (727) 849-0088 

Nov. 7 

Stroker’s Billiards (Palm Harbor) 

Palm Harbor, FL 

(727) 786-6683 

Dec. 5 

Strokers Billiards (Tampa) 

Tampa, FL Banquet Only 

Canadian Women’s Pool Tour 

visit www.cwpt.ca for more info 

Sep. 19-20 

Formac Billiards, Burlington, Ontario 

905-333-0305 

Added: $500.00 

Oct 24-25 

Championship WPBA US Open Qualifier 

Tailgators - Ottawa, Ontario 

613-228-7665 

Nov. 21-22 

Silver Tip Billiards 

Mississauga, Ontario 

905-275-8433 

Added: $500.00 

Cuesports International 

www.playcsipool.com 

Aug. 14-23 

Shootout at the Sands 

Sands Regency Casino 

Reno, NV 

$15,000 Added 

Team Doubles, Mens 8-Ball, 

Mens 10-Ball 

9-Ball Qualifiers 

Aug. 8 

All American Billiards, Muskogee, OK 

Entry: $60 Added: $250 

Aug. 8 

First Break Café, Sterling, VA 

703-444-2551 Entry: $60 

Aug. 8 

New Wave Billiards, Hiaheah, FL 

857-222—0581 Entry: $60 

Aug. 8-9 

Fat’s Billiards, Derby, CT 

203-734-7713 

Aug. 9 

Blazes Billiards, Warwick, RI 

Contact: Stacey Lantz, Entry: $60 

857-222-0581 401-615-7677 

REGIONAL/AMATEUR TOUR EVENTS 

Aug. 15 

*Women Only Event, Entry: $60 

Clicks Billiards, Orlando, FL 

857-222-0581, 407-275-6064 

Aug. 15 

Starcade Billiards, Walton Beach, FL 

857-222-0581, 850-244-2349 

Entry: $60 

Aug. 15 

Ultimate Billiards, Ft. Pierce, FL 

857-222-0581, 772-464-7665 

Entry: $60 

Aug. 22 

Strokers Billiards, Palm Harbor, FL 

857-222-0581, 727-786-6683 

Entry: $60 

10-Ball Qualifiers 

Aug. 8-9 

Jordan Pool Hall Whitehall, PA 

484-554-9397 Entry: $60 

Added: $500 (w/ 32) 

Aug. 8-9 

Red Shoes Billiards Alsip, IL 

708-388-3700 Entry: $60 

Added: $500 with full field 

Aug. 8-9 

All American Billiards, Muskogee, OK 

918-682-4035 Entry: $60 Added: $250 

Aug. 9 

First Break Café, Sterling, VA 

703-444-2551 Entry: $60 

Aug. 9 

New Wave Billiards, Miami, FL 

305-220-4130 857-222-0581 Entry: $60 

Aug. 15-16 

The Ryno Room Kokomo IN 765-868-8171 

Entry: $60, Added: $1000 with 64 players 

Aug. 15-16 

Rack ‘Em Billiards, Aurora, CO 

303-755-7675 Entry: $35 Added: $500 

Aug. 22-23 

MICHIGAN STATE 10-BALL CHAMP’s 

The Rack, Livonia, MI 

734-422-7665 Entry: $60 

Aug. 22 


772-464-7665 857-222-0581 Entry: $60 

Aug. 22 

The Wynkoop Denver, CO 

303-297-2700, Entry: $40 

Aug. 23 

Strokers Billiards, Palm Harbor, FL 

857-222-0581. 727-786-6683 Entry: $60 

Jacoby Carolina Tour 

call (252) 908-0754 or 

www.rockcitypromotions.com 

Aug. 22-23 

Break Time Billiards, 

Winston-Salem, NC $1000 added 

Sep. 12-13 

Sharks-N-Shooters, Rocky Mount, NC 

$1000 added 

Oct. 3-4 

Fast Eddie’s Sports Bar, 

Goldsboro, NC. $1,000 added 

JPechauer NE Women’s Tour 

(call 856-829-8063 for details, 

or visit www.newt9ball.com) 

Aug. 21-23 

Hot Shots Billiards, Deptford, NJ 

856-384-572 

hotshotnj.com 

WPBA Qualifier Colorado Classic 

$1500 added 

JPNEWT membership $30, 12 months 

Entry $55 +$10 green fee 

J. Pechauer SE Open 9-Ball Tour 

call 765.676.5471 for details 

or visit www.southeastopen.com 

Aug. 1-2 

Season Championship 

$2000.00 Guaranteed Added 

Capone’s Billiards, Springhill, FL 

352-688-9964 

$100 Entry/$130 Fee Non Members 

Aug. 15-16 

Skeeters Billiards, Gulfport, MS 

228-897-1234, $1500 Total added 

Sep. 26-27 

Southside Billiard Club, Savannah, GA 

912-925-5398 $2000 Total Added! 

Oct. 3-4 

$1000Guaranteed Added! 

Amateur / Semi Pro Event 

Players, Columbus, GA 706-653-0106 

Nov. 7-8 


772-464-7665 $1500 Total added 

The Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour 

call Mike Zuglan 518-356-7163 for 

details or visit www.joss9balltour.com 

Aug. 20-23 

(Season Finale) 

TURNING STONE CLASSIC XIII 

Verona, NY $25,000 Added 

(800) 771-7711 

Sep. 26-27 

T.J.’s Classic Billiards Waterville, ME 

207-877-7665 $2000 Added 

$100 Entry 


Oct. 3-4 

Trick Shot Billiards & Sports Pub 

Clifton Park, NY 518) 383-8771 

$2,000 Added, $100 Entry Fee 

Oct. 31 - Nov 1 

Comet Billiards, Parsippany, NJ 

973-334-7429, $2,000 Added, $300 Entry 

Nov 7-8 

Hippo’s House of Billiards, Yorkville, NY 

315-768-0218, $1,500 Added $100 Entry 

Nov 14-15 

Golden Cue Billiards, Albany, NY 

518-459-9442 $2,000 Added $300 Entry 

Nov 14-15 

Snooker’s Pool Lounge Providence, RI 

$125 Entry, $1,000 added 401-351-7665 

Nov. 21-22 

Snooker’s Pool Lounge, Providence, RI 

$125 Entry Fee 401-351-7665 

Dec. 5-6 

Raxx Pool Room & Grill, W. Hempstead, NY 

$2,000 Added, $100 Entry 516-538-9896 

Lone Star Billiards Tour 

9-Ball--$40 Entry All Events 

Coordinator: Kim White 713.825.1411 

or kim@kimwhitebilliards.com 

Aug. 15-16 

*Bradley’s Billiards 9-Ball Open I* 

San Antonio, TX 

210-520-5295, $1000 Added 

Sep. 26-27 

$1000 Added—8 Ft Tables 

Casper’s Classic 9-Ball Big Table Open II 

San Leon, TX, 281-559-1400 

Nov. 7-8 

Rose Country 9- Ball Bar Table Open III 

Houston, TX $1,000 Added 

281-590-1954 

National Wheelchair 

Poolplayers Association 

www.nwpainc.org 

Sep. 11-13 

2nd Annual Chicago Classic 

Wheelchair 8-Ball Tournament 

Q-Billiards & Sports Bar 

Darien, IL, Getdowns2@comcast.net 

708-301-0986 

OB Cues Amateur 

Women’s Tour 

817-868-0081 obcuestour.com 

Aug. 29-30 

Fast Eddie’s, Waco, TX 254-399-9300 

Oct. 24-25 

Rusty’s Billiards, Arlington, TX 817-468-919 

Nov. 21-22 

Legend’s Billiards Championship Stop! 

League City, TX 281-332-7716 

The Predator 9-Ball Tour 

visit www.predator9balltour.com 

Race to 9 & $1,000 added 

Sep. 4-7 

Shooting Star Labor Day Classic 

$5,000 Added Guaranteed 

Shooting Star Casino, 303-667-8000 

Mahnomen, Minnesota 

www.ShootingStarClassic.com 

Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour 

call 800-200-7665 for details or 

visit www.viking9balltour.com 

Aug. 1-3 

Q’s Billiards, St Robert, MO 

573-336-9400 $1,500 Added Amateur 

$1,000 Added Open Division 

PRO TOUR EVENTS 

Aug. 15-16 

LandSharks, Amarillo, TX 806-352-3864 

$1,500 Added Amateur $1,000 Open 

Aug. 22-23 

STIX Bar and Grill, Villa Rica, GA 

770-456-1616, $1,500 Added Amateur Only 

Aug. 29-30 

Mr Cues II, Atlanta, GA 

$2,500 Added, $1,500 Added Amateur 

$1,000 Added Open , 770-454-7665 

mrcues2.net 

Sep. 5-6 

Burrkats Billiards, Monroe, NC 

704-226-9650 $1,500 Added Amateur 

Oct. 17-18 

Blue Fox Billiards, Winchester, VA 

$1,000 added Amateur, $1,000 Open 

Oct. 24-25 

Diamond Billiards, Midlothian, VA 

(804) 794-8787 

$2,000 added Open, $1,000 Amateur 

2009 WOMEN’S PRO BILLIARD TOUR CALENDAR 

Dates Event Title City/State / Champion 

Apr. 1-5 San Diego Classic, Viejas Casino CA/ Monica Webb 

May 25-30 Women’s World 10-Ball Championship Manila, Philippines/R. Amit 

www.dragonpromotions.com 

Jun. 17-21 Great Lakes Classic: Blue Chip Casino Michigan City, IN/J. Ouschan 

Jul 29 - Aug 2 US Open 9-Ball Championships, Norman, OK/ 

Riverwind Casino, www.riverwind.com 

Oct. 14-18 Pacific Coast Classic, 

Chinook Winds Casino Lincoln City, OR/ 

www.chinookwindscasino.com 

Oct. 28 Tournament of Champions 

Mohegan Sun Casino, 888-226-7711 Uncasville, CT/ 

Nov. 11-15 WPBA National Championship, 

Hard Rock Casino Hollywood, FL/ 

2009 MEN’S PRO BILLIARD TOUR CALENDAR 

Dates Event Title City/State/Champion 

Mar. 19-22 Players Championship, VF Expo Center Valley Forge/John Schmidt 

May 10-15 Predator International 10-Ball Champ’s Las Vegas/Dennis Orcullo 

www.dragonpromotions.com 

Aug. 20-23 Joss Northeast “Main Event” 

Turning Stone Casino Verona, NY/ 

518-356-7163 or mike@joss9balltour.com 

Sep. 16 Int’l Speed Pool Challenge Las Vegas, NV/ 

ESPN Zone, 860-379-8414 

Sep. 17 Trick Shot Magic Las Vegas, NV/ 

ESPN Zone, 860-379-8414 

Oct. 19-25 US Open 9-Ball Championships Norfolk, VA/ 

757-499-8900 

Oct. 27 International Challenge of Champions Uncasville, CT/ 

Oct. 29 World Cup of Trick Shots Uncasville, CT/ 

Mohegan Sun Casino, 888-226-7711 

Nov. 11-15 Steve Mizerak Championship, Hard Rock Casino 

seminolehardrockhollywood.com Hollywood, FL/ 

Dec. 7-13 Reno Open Reno, NV/ 

831-277-0216 or email: tony@usppa.com 

PRO RANKINGS 

WOMEN’S PRO BILLIARD TOUR 

Rank/Name Points Move 

1 Ga Young Kim 7250 h 

1 Kelly Fisher 7250 h 

3 Monica Webb 7000 h 

3 Xiaoting Pan 7000 h 

3 Jasmin Ouschan 7000 i 

6 Yu Ram Cha 6500 h 

7 Jeanette Lee 6250 i 

8 Gerda Hofstatter 6000 i 

8 Allison Fisher 6000 n 

8 Karen Corr 6000 h 

11 Vivian Villarreal 5250 h 

12 Kim Shaw 5000 h 

13 Sarah Rousey 4750 i 

14 Helena Thornfeldt 4500 i 

15 Melissa Herndon 4000 h 

15 Tracie Hines 4000 h 

15 Line Kjorsvik 4000 h 

18 Miyuki Sakai 3500 h 

18 Iris Ranola 3500 h 

20 Laura Smith 3250 h 

21 Denise Belanger 3250 h 

22 Kim White 2750 i 

22 Melissa Little 2750 i 

22 My-Hanh Lac 2750 h 

22 Jennifer Barretta 2750 h 

22 Holly Sholes 2750 i 

22 Christina DelaGarza 2750 h 

28 Julie Kelly 2600 i 

29 Jennifer Chen 2500 i 

29 Tiffany Nelson Crain 2500 i 

29 Pamela Cimarelli 2500 h 

32 Ewa Laurance 2250 h 

MEN’S PRO BILLIARD TOUR 

Rank/Name Points Move 

1 Ralf Souquet 371.75 h 

2 Mika Immonen 355.50 n 

3 Johhny Archer 347.00 i 

4 Corey Deuel 290.50 n 

5 Charlie Williams 273.50 h 

6 Oscar Dominguez 249.00 h 

7 Warren Kiamco 245.00 n 

8 Thorsten Hohmann 231.00 n 

9 Shawn Putnam 221.75 i 

10 Shane Van Boening 220.75 n 

11 John Schmidt 205.25 h 

12 Charlie Bryant 198.00 i 

13 Rodney Morris 187.50 h 

14 Dennis Hatch 181.50 h 

15 Stevie Moore 171.25 h 

16 Ronnie Alcano 162.00 h 

17 Daryl Peach 160.00 h 

18 Raj Hundal 159.25 i 

19 Dennis Orcullo 154.00 h 

20 Jose Parica 144.75 h 

21 Tony Robles 144.25 h 

22 Francisco Bustamante 139.50 h 

23 Darren Appleton 134.25 i 

24 Shaun Wilkie 129.50 i 

25 Imran Majid 117.50 n 

26 Mike Davis 115.00 i 

27 Alex Pagulayan 110.00 i 

28 Lee Van Corteza 108.50 h 

29 Jeremy Jones 90.50 i 

30 Kim Davenport 83.25 i 

31 Jonathan Pinegar 82.50 h 

32 Tyler Edey 81.50 h 

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