Shaw Wins Carolina Ladies Event

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Shaw Shows the Ladies How It’s Done

J. Pechauer Carolina Ladies’ Tour / Charlotte, NC

by Lea Andrews

Paradise Billiards in Charlotte, NC, hosted the $500-added sixth event of the inaugural season of the J. Pechauer Carolina Ladies Tour on May 30-31. Out of the field of 18, which included WPBA players Val Finnie, “Jumping” Janet Atwell, Belinda “The Texas Belle” Calhoun, tour newcomer Kim “The Cooler” Shaw came out on top to claim the top prize of $580.

Paradise Billiards in Charlotte, NC, hosted the $500-added sixth event of the inaugural season of the J. Pechauer Carolina Ladies Tour on May 30-31.

There were some surprising early exits on Saturday, including the elimination of Rachel Eliazar and local favorite Katie Cowan, who had won two of the previous five events. Cowan, after a hill-hill loss to Atwell, fell to Buffy Jolie 5-3. On Saturday night, the winners’ side final four featured three of the four pro players in the event as Finnie, who had already sent Calhoun left with a score of 7-5, met strong amateur player Karen Webb, putting her on the one-loss side with a score of 7-2, while Atwell met a sharp-shooting Shaw, who sent her west with a score of 7-5. Shaw then went on to claim the hot seat on Sunday afternoon, holding Finnie to five games.

On the one-loss side Sunday, Calhoun, who had just bested tournament director Alicia Putnam, edged out Atwell 5-4, while Jolie followed up a strong 5-1 win over Erin Watts with a 5-2 win over Webb. Calhoun then rode a 5-2 win over Jolie to a 5-2 win over Finnie, leaving Finnie in third place, while Calhoun earned a spot in the true double-elimination finals.

Shaw outlasted several fellow WPBA pros to take the Carolina Ladies event at Paradise Billiards.

There was no need for the second set, though, as Shaw took an early lead and didn’t let it go. Although Calhoun started off down 4-0, she managed to get within two games of Shaw, putting the score at 5-3 with some strong runs, but she couldn’t get mark up anymore as Shaw, with the same poise and control she’d displayed all weekend, closed out the win at 7-3 to go undefeated in her first Carolina Ladies’ Tour event.

Results:
1st Kim Shaw $580
2nd Belinda Calhoun $290
3rd Val Finnie $160
4th Buffy Jolie $90

Yang Wins Philippine Open

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by Edward Asistin

Ricky Yang blitzed through the field of the Philippine Open undefeated and captured the first-place prize of $20,000 USD. His victim in the championship match was Jeffrey “The Bull” De Luna, and this time the bull didn’t know what hit him.

Yang is the number-one-ranked pool player in Indonesia. Up to this date in his professional pool playing career, his biggest accomplishment was achieving a second-place finish in the Jakarta Leg of the 2006 San Miguel Asian 9-Ball Tour. He was bested by one of the greatest cue artists of all time that day, Efren Reyes, but took home prize money of $5,000 USD. He was also the 2007 SEA Games gold medalist in billiards. He was second to none this time around and left everybody in the dust.

The first semifinal of the Philippine Open was a match between Yang and Lu Hui-Chan (Taiwan). The difference in the match was the three scratches on the break by Lu Hui-Chan. At 3-3 he had the break and scratched. Yang ran out and proceeded to break and run the next rack to go up 5-3. Yang had an opportunity to add to his lead the very next game but committed an error and instead of having a three-game lead, Lu Hui-Chan cut the lead to one game. Almost every time Lu Hui-Chan got within one game he would scratch on the break and Yang would run the rack out. Yang eventually finished off his opponent 9-7 to advance to the championship match.

The second semifinal was much like the first when Demosthenes Pulpul (Philippines) faced off against fellow countryman Jeffrey De Luna. Pulpul broke and ran the first two games of the match, then De Luna won the next four, giving him a two-game margin. Pulpul kept bringing it within a game but could not even the score. De Luna had an opportunity with an open table in the ninth to go up 6-3 but played poor position and could not take the commanding three-game lead. De Luna also had another chance to take the lead 8-6 but missed badly on the 6 ball, which led to the score being level at 7-7. With Pulpul being down 8-7 he had the opportunity to level the score once again but rattled the 7 ball in one of the corner pockets and allowed De Luna to finish off the match.

So the championship match was set, and the final was to be a race to 11 between Yang and De Luna. Here is a quick recap of the final match:

De Luna wins the lag
Rack 1: De Luna leaves Yang a 6-10 combo, Yang hangs it and Jeffrey runs out.
Rack 2: Dry break, Yang runs out the rack.
Rack 3: Ball on break, over cuts 1 ball, De Luna runs out the rack.
Rack 4: Ball on break, runs to 6 ball but misses it badly, Yang runs out.
Rack 5: Ball on break, trade safes on 2 ball, Yang open shot and runs out.
Rack 6: Dry break, De Luna misses 3 badly, Yang runs out.
Rack 7: Break and run.
Rack 8: Break and run.
Rack 9: Ball on break, push out to tough cut on 1 and misses, De Luna runs out.
Rack 10: Ball on break, misses 1 badly, Yang runs out.
Rack 11: Break and run.
Rack 12: Break and run.
Rack 13: Dry break, De Luna runs out.
Rack 14: Break and runs to an easy 9 ball but misses by a mile, Yang runs out.
Rack 15: Break and run.

View the 2009 Philippine Open Tournament Brackets

Yang played near perfect pool and never let De Luna into the match. Only two balls were missed by Yang in the match: a 6-10 combo in the first game of the championship match and a tough cut on the 1 ball after he broke the ninth rack and had to push out after having no shot on the 1 ball. Other than those two misses, Yang never missed another shot, and that led him to an 11-4 victory to capture the title of 2009 Philippine Open Champion.

Ricky Yang blitzed through the field of the Philippine Open undefeated and captured the first-place prize of $20,000 USD. His victim in the championship match was Jeffrey “The Bull” De Luna, and this time the bull didn’t know what hit him.

1ST $20,000 USD
RICKY YANG

2ND $10,000 USD
JEFFREY DE LUNA

3-4TH $5,000 USD
DEMOSTHENES PULPUL
LU HUI-CHAN

5-6TH $3,200 USD
Corey Deuel
RADOSLAW BABICA

7-8TH $2,800 USD
Darren Appleton
MARCUS CHAMAT

9-12TH $2,200 USD
CHANG PEI-WEI
Gabe Owen
Kelly Fisher
RUDY SUSANTO

13-16TH $1,800 USD
KO PIN-YI
ALLAN QUARTERO
OSCAR DOMINGUEZ
ANTONIO GABICA

17-24TH
MARTIN KEMPER
Shane Van Boening
OLIVER VILLAFUERTE
MARIO TOLENTINO
RUSLAN CHINAHOV
Marlon Manalo
SATOSHI KAWABATA
Ralf Souquet

25-32ND
HIYATO HIJIKATA
KUO PO-CHENG
CHAN KENG KWAN
FABIO PETRONI
JAMES AL ORTEGA
YOUNG HWA JEONG
JONNI FULCHER
Karen Corr

Taormina Towers Over Tri-State Field

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Tri-State Tour / Edison, NJ

by Lea Andrews

On May 30, Sandcastle Billiards in Edison, NJ, hosted 32 players competing for first in a B-D $500-added Tri-State Tour event. After a long day of undefeated play, Chris Taormina emerged as the winner, taking home a trophy and pocketing $460.

Taormino began his winning streak with victories over Gary Murgia 7-3, Teddy Lubis 7-4, and Tony Eglesias 7-6 to get himself into the winners’ side final four, where he met up with Ben Sadowski. He sent Sadowski west with a score of 7-4 and joined Rajesh Vannala, who had had a strong 7-2 win over Steve Fette, in the match for the hot seat.

On the one-loss side, George Osipovitch put Jason Egeln into seventh place with a score of 6-5, while Murgia did the same to Eglesias with a score of 7-6. Osipovitch then welcomed Sadowski to the one-loss side by putting him in fifth with a score of 7-6, while Murgia sent Fette to join him with a score of 7-3. Murgia and Osipovitch then fought to get higher than fourth, and it was Osipovitch who held on for a 7-5 win.

The semifinal match featured two players who clearly wanted to earn that spot in the finals, but it was Vannala who sealed the deal, putting Osipovitch, who had won a hefty six matches and a break-and-run contest worth $300, into third with a score of 7-5.
The single-race final match began with Vannala getting up 2-0. Taormino, though, was able to tie it up at 3-all and from there allowed Vannala only one more game, closing out his undefeated tournament with a final score of 7-5.

On May 30, Sandcastle Billiards in Edison, NJ, hosted 32 players competing for first in a B-D $500-added Tri-State Tour event. After a long day of undefeated play, Chris Taormina emerged as the winner, taking home a trophy and pocketing $460.

Results:
1st Chris Taormino $460
2nd Rajesh Vannala $270
3rd George Osipovitch $170
4th Gary Murgia $100
5th Ben Sadowski $50
Steve Sette

Billiards Industry Joins JBETPoker to Support at Women’s Event

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Takini Cloth, Predator, Aramith, & AMF Puyat Sports Sponsor JBETpoker.net Women’s World 10-Ball Championship

By Sally Lee

Manila, Philippines - The billiard industry companies of Takini Cloth, Predator, Aramith, & Puyat Sports were given the opportunity to be the official equipment sponsors of the JBETpoker.net Women’s World 10-Ball Championship. JBETpoker.net sponsored and Dragon Promotions produced event will be broadcasted to more countries and viewers than any other women’s event in the history of billiards. ABS-CBN and ESPN Star Sports conglomerate will combine 20 hours of live coverage and 20 hours of taped matches. The event takes place in Manila, Philippines at the SM Mall North Edsa June 2-6,2009. 48 top women pros from around the world will vie for gold to become the Women’s World 10-Ball Champion. The historic event is supported by JBETpoker.net, ABS-CBN, SM Mall North Edsa, Magic 89.9, Predator Cues, Takini Billiard Cloth, Aramith, Puyat Sports, Philippines Star, Bugsy Promotions and recognized by the BMPAP and BSCP.

Takini Cloth is an Asia based company specializing in pool and carom cloth. The cloth is on the rise in popularity and will be looking to expand to more markets in the near future. Their special TV gray cloth will be used for the World Championship. Puyat Sports will be providing their AMF Puyat Tables for the event, as well as the qualifiers. Aramith is the official balls used in all the events while Predator Cues is the official cue sponsor.

“We are always glad to have the billiard industry a part of our international events. Our roots will always be in the billiards community and we have a desire to help promote billiard products as well as our non-billiard industry sponsors”, explained Cindy Lee, CEO of Dragon Promotions.

The billiard industry companies of Takini Cloth, Predator, Aramith, & Puyat Sports were given the opportunity to be the official equipment sponsors of the JBETpoker.net Women's World 10-Ball Championship.

The web site www.WomensWorld10Ball.com will feature the latest news and results of the Women’s World 10-Ball Championship. It will also feature interviews, pictures, and all the info of complete player roster, prize money and match-ups.

The historic event is considered to be the biggest women’s sporting event of the year for the Philippines, and one of the biggest in Asia as it draws massive media attention with 40 hours of match coverage going to over 40 countries with 20 hours live on ESPN and equally in its local partner ABS-CBN, the leading TV channel of the Philippines. 48 women from around the globe will attend the event vying for $20,000 (1M) 1st place prize out of the $75,000 (3.75M) purse available. SM Mall North Edsa, Magic 89.9, Philippines Star, Crowne Plaza Galleria Manila, Predator Cues, and JBETPOKER.net are some of the primary sponsors of the event.

“Billiards, the sport of the Philippines. The sport of the people.”
For more info email womensworld10ball@gmail.com

Women Billiard Players Take a Shot

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Loraine and Delrosario Take Underdog Shot while Taiwan Dangerous at JBETpoker.net Women’s World 10-Ball Championship

By Sally Lee

Manila, Philippines - Heavyweight champions and underdog favorites foil each other at the JBETpoker.net Women’s World 10-Ball Championship. Taiwan will be sending a lethal force of femme fatales that include reigning World 9-Ball Champion Yuan Chun Lin. Meanwhile, Guam’s beautiful Shanelle Loraine and amateur newbie Zarah Delrosario of Philippines will lead the underdog bets. The JBETpoker.net sponsored and Dragon Promotions produced event will be broadcasted to more countries and viewers than any other women’s event in the history of billiards. ABS-CBN and ESPN Star Sports conglomerate will combine 20 hours of live coverage and 20 hours of taped matches. The event takes place in Manila, Philippines at the SM Mall North Edsa June 2-6,2009. 48 top women pros from around the world will vie for gold to become the Women’s World 10-Ball Champion. The historic event is supported by JBETpoker.net, ABS-CBN, SM Mall North Edsa, Magic 89.9, Predator Cues, Min Billiard Cloth, Puyat Sports, Philippines Star, Bugsy Promotions and recognized by the BMPAP and BSCP.

Taiwan has been long standing as the most organized billiard country, and has produced numerous junior, women, and men’s world champions. In the modern times, more than any other country. Five Taiwanese women will vie for the title, with the two notable names Yuan Chun Lin who won the last World 9-Ball, and Chieh-Yu Chou who recently won the Amway Cup.

The vastly popular up and coming Shanelle Loraine will be taking her first World title shot. The vastly improved Loraine recently finished 2nd in JBETpoker.net’s Women’s World qualifier and last week defeated Allison Fisher in a televised 3cushion match in Korea. Following beside her is amateur Filipina Zarah Delrosario, who is sponsored into the event by Pressure Billiards in Chicago where she has been religiously practicing daily and with the help of US Pro Charlie Williams and esteemed Billiards Digest writer George Fels.

Fil-Am Zarah Delrosario wants to help change the image of women's billiards in the Philippines.

“I’m really excited and of course very nervous. This is a kind of thing as a newbie that you can never be prepared for 100%, even if you had three years. You just have to go out there and do it and get that experience”, said Delrosario. Delrosario won the Predator Pro Pool School Tournament and finished 3rd at the Poison Women’s Orlando Open earning herself a Poison Cue and case as well as a spot into the World Championship.

“The sponsors and local partners in the Philippines wanted to give a rising Filipina up and comer a chance to get experience. Their hope is that one she’ll become a champion. Zarah has the potential to help women’s pool over there”, said Cindy Lee of Dragon Promotions.

The web site www.WomensWorld10Ball.com will feature the latest news and results of the Women’s World 10-Ball Championship. It will also feature interviews, pictures, and all the info of complete player roster,prize money and match-ups.

The historic event is considered to be the biggest women’s sporting event of the year for the Philippines, and one of the biggest in Asia as it draws massive media attention with 40 hours of match coverage going to over 40 countries with 20 hours live on ESPN and equally in its local partner ABS-CBN, the leading TV channel of the Philippines. 48 women from around the globe will attend the event vying for $20,000 (1M) 1st place prize out of the $75,000 (3.75M) purse available. SM Mall North Edsa, Magic 89.9, Philippines Star, Crowne Plaza Galleria Manila, Predator Cues, and JBETPOKER.net are some of the primary sponsors of the event.
“Billiards, the sport of the Philippines. The sport of the people.”
For more info email womensworld10ball@gmail.com