McDermott All American Tour Cue Masters Billiards

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McDermott All American Tour Cue Masters Billiards
The eighth stop of the 2007/2008 McDermott All American Tour (produced by the American CueSports Alliance – ACS) was hosted at Cue Masters Billiards in Dubuque, IA, on Saturday, October 27. The $500 added event drew twenty-one players in a double-elimination 8-ball format on 7-foot bar boxes.

12-year old Chad Behnke (Farley, IA) ran undefeated to the finals. In the hot-seat match, Behnke (rated a “3” on a regional handicap system used) clipped Don Boll [3] (Dubuque, IA) 3-1. Earlier in the A-bracket semi-finals, Behnke dispatched Mike Rohner [3] (Dubuque, IA) 3-1, while Boll eclipsed Ron Pluym [4] (Dubuque, IA) 3-3. In the B-side bracket quarterfinals Mike Rohner eliminated Bob McDonald [4] (Dubuque, IA) at 5th place by a 3-2 margin, while Ron Pluym ousted John Sprague [3] (Clinton, IA) 4-0 at the same placement. In the B-side semifinals Rohner upset Pluym 3-1, and Rohner was further successful in the B-side bracket finals by ousting Don Boll 3-1. Young Chad Behnke’s skills belied his age, and he took control of the tourney finals immediately to dispatch Mike Rohner 3-1 for the title.
The ACS wishes to thank sponsors McDermott Handcrafted Cues, Championship Billiard Fabric and Nick Varner Signature Cases for their support in donating “Value-In-Kind” product for this and all stops on the McDermott All American Tour. Sponsorship opportunities are still available for the 2007/2008 All American Tour by contacting the ACS.
The Tour continues on the weekend of November 3-4, when two events will be showcased - the $1,000 added Q’s Snowbird 9-Ball Amateur Open at Q’s Sports Bar Girl in Port Charlotte, FL on Saturday, November 3rd (contact Ken Coulter at 941-585-9600), and a $500 added 8-Ball event at Leisure Time Billiards in E. Moline, IL on Sunday, November 4th (contact Dwaine Bowman at 309-752-9559). Further information, entry details and schedules for the 2007/2008 McDermott All American Tour are available at www.americancuesports.org (http://www.americancuesports.org/).
Final Results:
Men
1st Chad Behnke (Farley, IA)
2nd Mike Rohner (Dubuque, IA)
3rd Don Boll (Dubuque, IA)
4th Ron Pluym (Dubuque, IA)
5-6th Bob McDonald (Dubuque, IA)
John Sprague (Clinton, IA)

2007 Philippines World Pool Championship Qualifying Tournaments

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2007 Philippines World Pool Championship Qualifying Tournaments

Taking place at the Star Billiards Center in Grace Village, Quezon City, the qualifying event boasted a top-level field of nearly 170 players with ten separate tournaments over five days with the winner of each reaching the main event. With the pre-event qualifying tournament for the 2007 Philippines World Pool Championship set to wrap up today, it’s fair to say that proceedings have been dominated by the players from Chinese Taipei.
With eight out of the ten events already contested, the Taiwanese have bagged four spots in the main event, with a further six players falling at the final hurdle.
With 43 players entered by the Chinese Taipei Billiards Association, the Taiwanese certainly had strength in numbers, but with an 80 strong field in each of the events, qualifying was a massive achievement.
Lu Hui-chan was the first to make it through as he beat compatriot Chang Yu-lung 9-2 last Saturday. Lu was the 1998 and 1999 WPA World Junior Champion and now has a tough opening Group 4 match against hot-shot Yang Ching-shun.
The second qualifying event was won by Japan’s Kenichi Uchigaki who took care of Do Huan Quan of Vietnam 9-3. Uchigaki becomes the fifth Japanese player to enter the field and he gets a dream match-up against Efren Reyes on one of the TV tables.
There was more Taiwanese joy on Sunday as Ko Pin-yi set up a first round clash against 2003 WPA World Champion Thorsten Hohmann. Ko beat another Taiwanese player, Lu Hsun-cheng 9-7 to gain his spot.
Wu Yu-lun, another former WPA Junior World Champion - in 2004 and 2005 - was the victor in Qualifier 4, beating yet another Chinese Taipei player, Chien Ching-ju 9-8. He faces former two-time WPA World Champion Johnny Archer.
Wily campaigner Alwi of Indonesia who has played in the World Pool Championship in 2001, was on top form to beat Wang Hung-hsiang. He now meets dominant Taiwanese star Chang Jung-ling in Group 7.
Another seasoned pro Leonardo Andam, was a popular winner at Star Billiards as he beat fellow Filipino Jharome Pena 9-4 in a classy display. Andam, who was a quarter-finalist at the WPC in 2001, gets to play last year’s runner-up and 1996 champ Ralf Souquet in Group 2.
There was for the home fans to cheer about on Tuesday as Roberto ‘Superman’ Gomez won through against experienced Taiwanese player Kun Fang-lee 9-5. Gomez, who was No.1 seed at last year’s event following the first round stages, has a tough Group 16 clash against Niels Feijen (Holland) in the offing.
Finally man of the moment Shane Van Boening, the reigning US Open champion, will face unknown Taiwanese Chang Yau-mau who won the eight qualifying spot defeating Chu Hung-ming 9-6.
The 2007 Philippines World Pool Championship breaks of on Saturday 3rd November as 128 players from 46 countries vie for the $400,000 prize fund.

Qlympics Gives Billiard Players a Chance of a Lifetime to Score Big

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Qlympics Gives Billiard Players a Chance of a Lifetime to Score Big
If you’re a tournament billiard player, this is your chance to score at Qlympics. Due to scheduling conflicts with the WPA World Pool Championship, the registration for the U.S. Open events has been light–all the top champions are in Manila. That means every player’s chances of winning have just dramatically increased.

Playbca.com will guarantee $20,000 added. With full fields, the added will climb to $64,000 and push the prize fund to $176,000.

In other words, Get Your Butt There

U.S. Open Tournaments:

Double elimination on 9 foot Diamond Smart Tables.

Play in one, or all, of the following events. You don’t have to be a BCA POOL LEAGUE member!

U.S. Open One Pocket Championship
Monday afternoon, Nov 5-9 •128 max. $235, includes all fees.

U.S. Open Bank Pool Championship • Full rack
Monday morning, Nov 5-9 • 128 max. $235, includes all fees.

U.S. Open 14.1 Straight Pool Championship
Monday morning, Nov 12-16 • 128 max. $235, includes all fees.

U.S. Open 10 Ball Championship
Monday afternoon, Nov 12-16 • 256 max. $235, includes reg. fee.

Qlympics is an open event in a “player friendly” venue with a 24/7 action room and late night food and drink. And, like all playbca.com events, there will be plenty of warm-up and nightly mini tournaments.

The Clarion Hotel and Conference Center, Louisville, Kentucky

Please make your reservations at the Clarion. Call (502) 491-4830 and mention “Qlympics.”

Chau Captures Breaker’s Spooktacular 9-Ball

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Chau Captures Breaker’s Spooktacular 9-Ball

Manuel “Javier” Chau captured the Breaker’s Spooktacular 9-Ball Tournament title by defeating Ryan McCreesh. The tournament was held at Breaker’s Billiards in Pittsburgh, PA on October 27-28.
A strong field of 32 billiard players started Saturday’s action. By evening, only 8 players were left. Notable players like Howard Vickery, Gary “Bushwhacker” Nolan, and “Suga” Shane Hennen were sent home out of the money.
On the winner’s side in semi-final matches Javier defeated Ryan McCreesh and Alex Olinger beat Shane Jackson. Final winners’ side match was won by Javier over Alex while Ryan McCreesh was eliminating Shane Jackson. Ryan then went on to beat Alex by a score of 7 – 3 to set up a rematch with Javier for the top spot. Both played very well with the lead changing hands several times, but Javier edged out the win out by a score of 10 – 8.
Results:
1st Manuel “Javier” Chau $2000
2nd Ryan McCreesh $1400
3rd Alex Olinger $950
4th Shane Jackson $500
5th Stan Weister $350
Dee Adkins $350
7th Bill McCollim $200
T. Love $200

Chau Captures Breaker’s Spooktacular 9-Ball

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Chau Captures Breaker’s Spooktacular 9-Ball

Manuel “Javier” Chau captured the Breaker’s Spooktacular 9-Ball Tournament title by defeating Ryan McCreesh. The tournament was held at Breaker’s Billiards in Pittsburgh, PA on October 27-28.
A strong field of 32 billiard players started Saturday’s action. By evening, only 8 players were left. Notable players like Howard Vickery, Gary “Bushwhacker” Nolan, and “Suga” Shane Hennen were sent home out of the money.
On the winner’s side in semi-final matches Javier defeated Ryan McCreesh and Alex Olinger beat Shane Jackson. Final winners’ side match was won by Javier over Alex while Ryan McCreesh was eliminating Shane Jackson. Ryan then went on to beat Alex by a score of 7 – 3 to set up a rematch with Javier for the top spot. Both played very well with the lead changing hands several times, but Javier edged out the win out by a score of 10 – 8.
Results:
1st Manuel “Javier” Chau $2000
2nd Ryan McCreesh $1400
3rd Alex Olinger $950
4th Shane Jackson $500
5th Stan Weister $350
Dee Adkins $350
7th Bill McCollim $200
T. Love $200