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THE TheTigerWestCoastWomen’sTour(TWCWT)tookofftoRenoonJuly21foritsthirdstopof2012.OurdestinationwasDiamondBilliards,justashortdistancefromReno’sbigcasinos.TheWesternWomen’sTourusedtovisitCarsonCity,thiswasthenewTour’sfirstout-of-stateventureanditsfartheststopfromtheBayArea.Itwaswellpleasedwithaturnoutof27playerstothisnewvenue;thirteennon-finalistsstickingaroundfortheSecondChancetournament.Thegamewas9Ball,theMainEventadoubleeliminationraceto7onthewinners’side,raceto5ontheonelossside.TheSecondChance,opentoallentrantsknockedoutonSaturday,wassingleelimination,raceto5. Our hosts were Jeff and Kim Broughton. Kim, thenBenson,wasoneoftheWestCoastWomen’stopplayersin2009and2010.Bothyearsshequalified

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Vinny Mellott, Justin Lilje, and Buzz Poleson collectively dominated the July 1st Round Robin Tournament at Sam's. At the end of the five races to 50, they each had 4 wins; to break the tie and establish true cue dominance and bragging rights, we had to go to total points scored in the loss. Vinny edged out Justin, who edged out Buzz. For the High Run of the day prize, Vinny scored a nice 24 his first match . . . and then Justin smilingly topped that with a 27 his second match . . . and then Buzz 'took the cake' with a last-minute, last-match, last-inning 28. Thanks from all the pool players to Valerie, for supporting the monthly tournament, as well as the Straight Pool League. The next tournament is Sunday August 5th, warm-up at 10, play at 11, $15 entry. The next season of the Straight Pool League begins September 23rd. Contact Buzz for details at 503-481-0536.

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The Association of College Unions International (ACUI) presented the 72nd collegiate pocket billiards national championship at Indiana University’s IMU Back Alley on June 29-July 1, 2012. ACUI is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to enhancing campus life. With 41 men and 23 women registered for 9-ball, 2012 was the largest field in the 75-year history of the ACUI Pocket Billiards program. Delia Mocanu (Northeastern University) forged through the winners’ side of the Women’s division like a tiny freight train, winning decisive matches over Angelica Rudow (University of Arizona, 7-0), Melissa Chesky (University of Minnesota-Duluth, 7-3), Heather Platter (University of Florida, 7-2), and Cindy Ho (California State University-Sacramento, 7-5). She sat comfortably in the hot seat while Michelle Yim (University of Houston) handily defeated Jackie Sanchez (Barry University, 7-0), Morgan Bowles (University of North Carolina-Charlotte, 7-2), Miranda Blazek (Northern Wyoming Community College District, 7-2) before falling to Cindy Ho in the winners’ side semi-finals, 7-4. Yim then bested Jennifer Acierto (Virginia Commonwealth University, 7-5), Platter (7-5), and Ho (7-3) on the One-loss side to face Mocanu in the Sunday morning finals. In the first set, it seemed that Mocanu

couldn’t catch a gear, falling to Yim 7-2. The second set, however, was extremely close, coming down to the final two balls. Yim jumped out to a 4-2 lead, but eventually Mocanu tied it hill-hill. In the last game, Mocanu narrowly missed the 7-ball to leave Yim a simple 2-ball run-out for the victory. On the Men’s side, newcomer Matt Shilinski (University of Maryland-University College) was quiet but confident and steady as he took the hot seat with victories over Mark Muir (University of Illinois, 8-0), Brian Myung (Indiana University, 8-3), George Mansour (University of Akron, 8-3), Mack Harrell (East Carolina University, 8-6), Lee Nathanson (University of Maryland, 8-7), and Bo Jin (Purdue University, 8-6). Three-time ACUI nationals contestant Charles Barker (Weber State University), meanwhile, won his first three matches with victories over Cody Terry (University of North Carolina-Charlotte, 8-3), Thomas Smith (James Madison University, 8-3), and defending champion Raymond Linares (Miami Dade College-Kendall Campus, 8-6) before falling to Bo Jin (Purdue University, 5-8). On the one-loss side, Barker topped Harrell (8-3), Stephen Skvarka (Virginia Tech, 8-7), and Jin (8-3) to advance to the finals. The true double-elimination playoff match was a suspenseful, neck-and-neck

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Broomfield,Colo.,July19,2012—TheUnitedStatesBilliardMediaAssociationtodayannouncedthatKarenCorrwillbeinductedintotheBilliardCongressofAmericaHallofFamein2012. In1998,whenCorrmovedtoUnitedStatesandtradedsnookerforAmerican9-ballsheattackedtheWomen’sProfessionalBilliardAssociationClassicTourwithprecisionshootingandunbreakableconcentration.Corr’squickrisetothetopandherconsistentdominanceonAmericansoilhasearnedhertheonlyspotinthisyear’sBCAHallofFameclass. TheNorthernIrelandbornCorr,42,willbeformallyinductedintoGreatestPlayerwingoftheBCAHallofFameonOctober26,2012duringceremoniesattheHolidayInninVirginiaBeach,VA. Shortlyafterwinningherfourthworldsnookertitlein1997,CorrmovedtotheU.S.,switchedhergameto9-ballandracedthroughoneWPBAqualifierafteranotherinpursuitofaClassicTourtouringcard.Afterjustsixmonths,Corrwasranked24thintheWPBA,risingtoNo.4in1999.ShecapturedherfirstClassicTourtitlein2000,theCuetecCuesPlayersChampionship.Sheaddedtwomoretourtitlesin2000,andthenrosetotheNo.1rankingin2001withanamazingsixtitles.Inthesameyear,shealsowasnamedPlayeroftheYear(POY)byPool&BilliardMagazineandBilliardsDigest,breakingAllisonFisher’sstringoffiveconsecutivePOYhonors. Inher13yearsplayingintheU.S.,Corrhaswon15ClassicTourtitles,fourBCAOpentitles,threeWPBANationalChampionshipsandthreeTournamentofChampionstitles.Shehaswonnumerousinternationalandregionaleventsandwasrunner-uptwiceattheWPAWorld9-BallChampionships.CorralsohasaJossNortheastTourtitletohercreditandfrom2001through2008shewasoneoftheopentour’smostsuccessfulplayers. “It’sawesometobeappreciatedthiswayforyourskills,”Corrsaidafterlearningofthehonor.“AndIwanttothankthepeoplewhovotefortheHallofFame.” CorrlefttheClassicTourayearagotobewithherterminallyillmotherinEngland.DianeCorr,71,passedawayatthebeginningofJulyin2012. “Thisisanicewaytostartmynewlife,”Corrsaid.“I’mbackintheStatesandpoolwillbemylifeagain.I’vegotabitofcatchinguptodo,butIappreciatetheopportunitytomakeacareerincuesports.Hopefully,Ihaveafewtitlesleftinme.” VotingwasconductedbytheUSBMAHallofFameBoard,whichconsistsofUSBMAmembers,electedAt-LargemembersandlivingmembersoftheBCAHallofFame.InductionintheGreatestPlayerscategoryisawardedtotheplayernamedonthemostballots.Asecondplayeriselectedifbothplayersarenamedonmorethan70percentof

theballots. Afterbeingnamedon56percentoftheballotsin2011,Corrreceivedvoteson65percentoftheballotsin2012.JeanetteLee,inherfirstyearontheballot,receivedvoteson53percentoftheballots.Germany’sOliverOrtmannwasnamedon32percentoftheballots.BelindaCalhoun,KimDavenport,GerdaHofstatter,MaryKenniston,RodneyMorrisandVivianVillarrealeachreceivedvotesonlessthan25percentoftheballots.TobeeligibleforconsiderationintheGreatestPlayercategory,aplayera)mustbe40yearsoldbyJan.1oftheyearoftheirinduction;b)musthaveaprofessionalplayingcareerofatleast10years;andc)musthaverecordedsignificantachievementsinU.S.basedevents.

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Melissa “The Viper” Little has been a WPBA Touring Professional for over 10-years, she has represented the USA in Four WPA World Championships and has over 20 top-10 WPBA career finishes. Melissa is currently the house-pro at the Wynkoop Brewing Company located in Downtown Denver. She teaches monthly clinics, gives private lessons, and has created a juniors program that promotes billiards education to the local youth.

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“The Viper”“The Viper”An Interviewby:

An interview with Colorado’s legendary player Danny Medina DannyMedinawasbornonSeptember10,1951inTaos,NM Hestartedplayingpoolattheageof14inalittletowncalledBrighton,Colorado.Hisextensivecareerbroughthimover73-titlesacrosstheUSAandhismostmemorableonesarethefollowing: 1984NPCAChampionshipsinChicago,IL-BeatFlorida’sprofessionalDavidHowardinthefinals. 1986DisneylandOpenChampionshipsinAnaheim,CA–BeatDavidHowardinthefinalsbyrunningeight-racksof9-ballinarowtocapturethetitle. 1985CornerPocketsofAmericainLasVegas,NV–BeatDavidHowardforathirdtimeinarowtowinthechampionships. 1997BCAWorld8-ballOpenChampionshipsattheRivieraHotelandCasinoinLasVegas,NV–BeatEfrenReyesinthefinals7-5. 2002Jamboree1-PocketOpenatHardTimesinSacramento,CA–BeatCliffJoinerinthefinalstowinthetitle. 2004RenoOpen9-BallChampionshipsinReno,NV–BeatCoryDuelinthefinals8-5twicetowinthetitle. Plus73additionalnationaltitles

The InterviewVIPER: What is your biggest accomplishment in the sport of billiards?DANNY:In1997,Ibecamethe#1rankedplayerontheCamelProBilliardsTour.VIPER: Did you ever play in a pool league?DANNY:In1970,IstartedplayinginalocalpoolleaguehereinDenveranditstartedwith25teamsandbythetimeIretiredin1971theyhadover40teamscompeting.Iretiredfromtheamateurlevelstopursuemyprofessionalcareer.VIPER: Where do you draw your inspiration?DANNY:IwontheColoradoStateMarbleChampionshipsin1964attheage12–andforwinningthateventIalsowonatriptoWashingtonDCtomeetthePresident,LindenB.Johnson.WhilethereinDCIalsogottheopportunitytoplaceflowersonJFK’sgrave.

Duringthemarblechampionshipstheyhad97playersandtop-2gottogoontheDCtrip.Hereathome,Iwonanicetrophy,a$1500newwardrobe,a10-speedbike,andawatchthatIstillhavewith21jewels.WhenIwas14yearsold,Iworkedatalocalgrocerystoremaking$120perweek.AndonedayIwalkedintoapoolhallnamedBrightonBilliardsandlostmyentirepaycheckplayingagamecalled“Golf”ona5x10Snookertable.MarblesandpoolaresosimilarthatIknewthatone-dayIcouldmasterbothgames.ButforpoolittookmealittlelongerthanIthenIexpected.VIPER: Are you good at any other sports?DANNY:Iplayedtennisinhighschool,workedatagolfrangewhenIwasakid,andcompetedinarcheryattheDenvercoliseum.Ialsowasverygoodatbasketball,wrestling,andbaseball.VIPER: Describe yourself in three words?

Honest,loyal,andChristian-Amanofhisfaith.VIPER: If you had to live your life over again, what would one thing you change about your self or your career?DANNY:NothingVIPER: Who influenced you the most in pool?DANNY:BuddyHall,handsdownwasmyfavorite…–itslikehecouldpickupthecueballandplaceitanywherehewantedforthenextshot.JeanBalukaswouldbemysecondpick.In1988,IwasplayinginaneventhostedattheContinentalhotelinLexington,KY.ThenightbeforethetournamentIranintoKeithMcCreadywhomwasplayingafeaturematchagainstJeanBalukasthefollowingday.Hestartedbraggingonhowhe

wasgonnabeatherrealbad.So,thenextday,IwatchedtheirmatchandrightoutofthegateJeanbrokeandranthefirst5racksonhim.Sheendedupwinningthematch11-2.AfterthatItriedtowatchasmanyofhermatchesasIcould.Iwastantalizedbyhowstrongshewas…Shebroketheballslikeaman–ItsobviousthatshewasveryathleticandIheardshelikedtorunandplaytennis.Tothisday,Ihaveneverwitnessedawomanplaylikeher.

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Precision Practice You may have heard the story of Willie Mosconi demonstrating position play during an exhibition. He would put out a small piece of paper where the cue ball was going to stop for the next shot, and most of the time the cue ball would cover the paper. Hal Houle tells a similar story about Ralph Greenleaf, who is often credited with training Mosconi -- intentionally or by osmosis. Greenleaf would let you put two object balls and a coin out on the table. He would then pocket the two balls and leave the cue ball on the coin after the second ball. Have you ever tried to play this sort of precise position? I'm convinced that most players can't becaue they never try. Further, if they did try, they would probably discover and fix various basic problems in their game. One learning aid on the market teaches this kind of positoin play -- Kim Davenports "Target Pool" in which you play a sequence of shots hoping to leave the cue ball on a bull's-eye target placed on the table, and score more points according to how close to the 10-spot you leave the cue ball. This excellent tool is now out of production but you can find it sometimes on Ebay. Here are some shots you can set up yourself to practice precise positioning. In Shot 1, the goal is to leave the cue ball exactly on the side cushion. (If you need motivation, assume your next ball is by that rail and nearly blocked by intervening balls.) You have some leeway in the side-to-side position; anywhere close to the rail is OK. Start with the object ball close to the side pocket, and gradually move it further back. Give point: 1 point for a ball from the rail, 2 points for half a ball, 3 points for a chalk-width, and 5 points for freezing the cue ball. In the second part of this drill, play the shot with draw to bring the cue ball back to the cushion you are standing near. You may want to be a little more lenient with the scoring for the draw shot starting with a point for getting within two ball diameters of the cushion. In Shot 2, the goal is similar, but you have to take the cue ball more or less sideways to leave it on the short rail. Again, try to freeze it. Begin with the object ball a few balls off the cushion, as shown, and gradually increase the distance the cue ball must travel. The cue ball is in hand for each shot.

Finally, try Mosconi's drill to leave the cue ball on a chosen spot, but give yourself a little more margin. Use a dollar bill, and if you can leave the cue ball on the bill you get a point. You could even make a competition of it by adding the number of "on the bill" leaves to the number of racks won. I think you'll find that after a few hours of this sort of practice, you'll be making position shots you would never have attemped in a game before. If you don't try for precise shape, you can't expect to get it.

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NAME: Robert “Landon” Shuffett DATE: July 2012 HOME TOWN: Greensburg, Kentucky BIRTH DATE: July 9NICKNAME: noneSCHOOL YOU CURRENTLY ATTEND: Green County High Grade: 12FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL: History AT WHAT AGE DID YOU START PLAYING POOL? 5TITLES: • BEF Junior National 9-Ball Champion, 2012, 2010 & 2009 (18 & Under Boys’ Division) • BEF Junior National 9-Ball Champion, 2008 & 2007 (14 & Under Boys’ Division) • Southeast U.S. Junior Champion, 3 time • Kentucky State Men’s 9-Ball ChampionOTHER NOTABLE AWARDS: • Billiards scholarship to Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri • Represented the United States at the WPA World Junior 9-Ball Championships, 6 Times • “Fair play” Award at World Junior Championship in Velden, Austria • “Most Likely to Succeed” at Green County Junior High

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Nine time World Champion, Mike Massey is considered pool’s best trick shot artist. He was voted the “Best in History” and is a member of the BCA Hall of Fame. Mike’s most amazing accomplishments were in two 24 hour poolathons. In one he pocketed 8,090 balls playing with one arm. In the other poolathon he ran 330 racks of 9-ball in Austria on live TV. Mike has consulted or appeared in the movies, “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia”, “The Baron and the Kid”, “Justice”, “Chalk”, and “Pool Hall Junkies” Mike is available for exhibitions and clinics. Please contact Mike or Francine Massey at 435.640.5787 or [email protected]

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O F F T H E P O I N T T H R E E R A I L E RThis shot is not as hard as it looks. I recommend using 20 degrees of elevation. Be sure to avoid elevating too much which is a common mistake on this shot. Aim a little left of the center of the point of the corner pocket. Use a medium to medium hard stroke. You will need to use a punch stroke because your follow through is restricted, unlike a normal shot. A punch stroke will avoid a double hit.

If the cue ball comes up short (Path X), aim a little more to the right. And if the cue ball comes up long (Path Y) aim a little more to the left.

MR. 60/60The first time I saw this shot was when Norm “Farmer” Webber gave an exhibition while passing through Chattanooga, Tennessee. Norm’s show was extremely fast paced and entertaining as he was able to shoot 60 shots in 60 minutes! I was just getting into entertaining at the time, so he turned out to be a big influence on my life. Norm is a great showman with a wonderful and always cheerful personality, which is exactly what it takes to do a good exhibition. In fact, showmanship is just as important as having the skill to make the shots.

After you set up these shots, challenge your onlookers to find the solution to these seeming impossible situations. Ask them what they would do. Let them try shooting them if they’ve got

the nerve. After they’ve given up, it’s your turn to show them how to accomplish the impossible. Obstacles that looked to be insurmountable will be overcome. Cushions will give way, balls will be hurdled and corner hooks will be no problem. All in a days work.

Knowledge and skill are the keys to these shots. And, as always, your mental dexterity at setting up the crowd for your grand solution will only add luster to your accomplishments.

Shot reprinted with permission from the book “Mike Massey’s World of Trick Shots”


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THE DIABLO VALLEY POOL LEAGUEThe Diablo Valley Pool League finished another successful Winter Open-Mix Session. The final payout date was July 10th, 2012. We used a 22 team template with 21 teams and a blind, for a single round. As always we want to thank our sponsors for supporting our teams and this great game. Their contribution to this huge pot was $2,100. Vinnie’s Bar (4 teams), Farrington’s Bar (3 Teams), WPLJ’s (2 teams), The Office Bar (3 teams), Bar None (2 teams), Cue N’ Brew (2 teams), CJ’s (2 teams) and Scores (2 teams), Diablo Lanes (1 team). This like all the DVPL leagues runs on a handicap system to allow all skill level of players to have a chance for the pot. For the first time a 150% handicap was used. We had a very close race and you can notice it by the narrow gap between teams, from 2nd place to 13th place the gap between the teams was 1 round. The twenty two week plus two position rounds scheduled rendered a total of $17,955 that was dispersed to all the participating teams according to their final standing. The top five male shooters and top two female shooters were also given prize money. Now let us give a round of applause to our newly crowned champion Leslie Bernardi’s team playing out of Scores. Leslie has been in the top finishes for many years and her team finally managed to win 1st place. This team consists of some very recognizable names; Leslie Bernardi (Captain-Master BCA player), Shawn Modelo (Master BCA and triple winner at ACS Senior Category), VJ Modelo (BCA and ACS participant as well), Rich Yoder (2nd place top shooter), (Dave Gomez & Jack Bernardi (alternating);

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The NWPA’s 4th tour stop of the 2012 season was hosted on July 14-15 at Black Diamond Billiards & Eatery in Spokane, WA. Black Diamond Billiards (BDB) is open daily from 11 am to 2 am, has a full bar with daily happy hour specials, a fantastic menu, and free pool on Sundays. Other exciting activities include private rooms for meetings or events, live music, DJ dancing, open mic nights, taco Tuesdays and much, much more. Check out their website at www.blackdiamondspokane.com. The event was run on nine 9-foot Brunswicks and Rail2Rail Productions provided live streaming for the entire event. BDB also has six 7-foot Shelti barboxes and league play for BCA, APA, and Valley are ran on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. The Spokane Open will be September 1-3, 2012 and is a minimum of $3000 added with a full field. We would like to thank our title sponsor Mueller for their continued support. Please go to their website www.mueller.com and mention the NWPA to show your support of our tour. Event was an alternating break format, a race to seven on the A side, six on the B side, and 3-foul rule was in effect. Player rewards for the event include a RACK STARZ calendar, an instructional DVD by The Monk, two

Jagermeister tees donated by BDB, and two RTC West tees. Scratch tickets were also given out for 9 ball breaks and break-and-runs.Twenty-seven ladies came to play, including nine of the top ten in tour point standings. Saturday play included many upsets including both Liz Cole (ranked 3rd) and Suzanne Smith (and 5th on tour) not advancing to the Sunday rounds. Eight ladies returned on Sunday in the main event. A side matches were Jana Montour vs. Mary Hopkin and Shelby Locati vs. Phyllis Fernandez. Jana and Phyllis both advanced through their morning matches 7-6 and 7-2 to square off for the hot seat, which Phyllis won in a hill-hill nail biter. B side matches were Julie Valdez vs. Kimberly Kirk and Kim Jones vs. Sandy Badger. Kimberly and Kim 6-4 and 6-3 to advance. Morning momentum continued for Kimberly and Kim as they then defeated Mary and Shelby 6-2 and 6-3, respectively. Kimberly

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with Kim on her heels it should prove to be an exciting remainder of the tour season… Phyllis Fernandez path to the final: Adrianne B (6), Alicia K (1), Joyce R (2), Shelby L (2), Jana M (6) Kim Jones path to the final: Alisha R (2), Talya M (3), loss to Mary H (6), Fran J (1), Sandy B (3), Shelby L (3), Kimberly (5), Jana M (3)Final was one race to 9, alternating break, and shot clock was used throughout the course of the match. Phyllis won the lag, so she broke first. Strong runout play by Phyllis in the first few racks resulted in her taking an early 3-0 lead. Kim broke and ran game 4 to start off a 5 game run of her own. In games 9 and 10, Phyllis rallied back to tie the score at 5 games apiece. Kim then took the next 3 games to reach the hill first, but struggled closing out the set. Phyllis capitalized on Kim’s errors late in racks 14, 15, and 16 to tie the match at 8 games. Final RACK- Phyllis broke and scratched. With ball-in-hand, Kim played a quick safety, locking the cue ball on the back side of the 8 and moving the 1 ball down table, near the 9. Phyllis attempted her kick and pocketed the 9, without hitting the 1. Kim played another safety putting the cue ball behind the 2. Phyllis kicked the length of the table, not only hitting the 1, but pocketing it (crowd roar erupted). She did end up hooking herself on the 2 ball, which she also kicked in leaving herself a small, but open, window to the 3. Phyllis attempted the back cut to the corner, but missed, leaving Kim a shot. Kim pocketed the 3, 4, but then missed a 5-6 combination. Phyllis then rattled a long back cut on the 5, leaving a wide open table for Kim. Kim then ran out the rack for the win and to close the gap between herself and Jana Montour for the 2012 season

overall standings. Congratulations ladies for a great tournament.

MAIN EVENT PAYOUTS1st ................................... $415 .................................................Kim Jones2nd.................................. $270 ......................................Phyllis Fernandez3rd .................................. $175 ........................................... Jana Montour4th .................................. $135 .......................................... Kimberly Kirk5/6th ............................... $82 ........................Mary Hopkin/Shelby Locati7/8th ............................... $62 ...........................Sandy Badger/Julie Valdez

Nine ladies returned on Sunday for the $10 entry/$100 added Second Chance event. Format was a race to 2, alternating break, with the final being one race to 3. Tamre Rogers ended up defeating Trinh Lu 3-0 in the final after losing to her in the second round of play.

SECOND CHANCE PAYOUTS1st .......................................$60 ...........................................Tamre Rogers2nd......................................$45 .................................................. Trinh Lu3rd ......................................$35 .............................................Talya Makus4th ......................................$20 ....................................... Alicia Kvasnicka5/6th ...................................$15 ............... Adrianne Beach/Sharon Bledsoe

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Friday the 27th July saw the closing matches of the Diamond 10 Ball Challenge played out in the Accu-Stats Simonis Arena. Starting with the semi final match between Alex Pagulayan and Landon Shuffett at 12 noon, and the Johnny Archer match at 4:00 pm. The final being played at 8:00 pm.ALEX PAGULAYAN VS LANDON SHUFFETTIn the first semi final, Landon Shuffett sadly did not show up with the “A” game that he possessed in his first two matches, when he slaughtered John Morra15-5, and then in the second match absolutely shut down Earl the “Pearl” Strickland 15-4. Alex however, did show up with his “A” game and quickly stamped his fine play on the proceedings. Alex soon started putting beads on the wire and was always ahead of Landon, until “The Lion” closed it out with a score of 15-10. Alex who now found himself waiting in the wings for the final, possesses such an imaginative game and exudes so much confidence that he looks favorite to take away the first prize!JOHNNY ARCHER VS DENNIS ORCOLOThis match went back and forwards with a close score almost to the end, but Johnny - who is noted for being a grinder - poured on the pressure when it mattered and pulled away to win by three games at 15-12. Johnny who was 14-12 down to Charlie Bryant in his last match, came back and took the last three games to win that one too. ALEX PAGULAYAN VS JOHNNY ARCHERWhen I arrived at the Accu-Stats Simonis Arena ten minutes early I had trouble finding a seat. The knowledgeable fans showed up in droves to watch what they hoped would be a tremendous final. Well they would not be disappointed as the match had everything from great shot making and phenomenal safety play, to exquisite kicking. This match was nip and tuck all the way, with the match tied at 6-6, 12-12 and eventually on the hill at 14-14 with Johnny breaking, after coming back from being down 14-12. (What were we saying about his ability to grind it out!!!)

Well I guess it was not Johnny’s day, when he made the 3 ball on the break, but was left with the cue ball at the bottom of the table and the 1 ball close to the side pocket. It could be made, but also looked as though there was a possible scratch in the top pocket on the same side of the table. After taking an extension (there were two extensions of the time clock allowed to each player in the final) and much deliberation Johnny executed the shot and had to watch the cue ball head down the rail towards the top pocket. “Oh, my god came the shout from the guy sitting next to me” and similar exclamations came from all around the arena as the ball wobbled in the pocket, but did not drop. Johnny now had the expression of a man who had just had all the blood drain from his body, as the realization of any possibility of winning just going right out of the window. Yes he was hooked, and had no shot at hitting the 2 ball. After a long look at the possibilities, Johnny elected to play a long masse in an attempt to hit the ball of the side rail. He missed by a mile and gave Alex ball in hand. We had here somewhat of a contrast in demeanor as Johnny slumped himself back in his chair, we had Alex jumping up and down celebrating his lucky break. Alex started his run out on the 2 ball and immediately through bad position had a hard cut on the 4 ball uptown. At first it looked like Alex was going to take on the long cut on the 4 ball, but when he executed the shot he played a clever safe and locked the cue ball on the back of the 7 ball. This was all she wrote for poor Johnny and after a few more yippees and dancing from Alex, he got down to running out the balls to get the win. One could not help but feel sorry for Johnny who had fought back so hard and to have this happen to end his otherwise fine run almost seemed unfair.Unfortunately that’s pool for you. This was a great final, and our congratulations go out to Alex for a great win. To summarize on this first Diamond 10 ball Challenge played on the 10 ft tables, it looks like it was a tremendous success with both the players and definitely with the fans.

Wins 10 Ball Challenge


Not that we needed clarification of his all round talents as a world class pool player, but on Saturday evening - after four days of grueling competition in the Southern Classic 9 Ball competition - we saw Alex “The Lion” Pagulayan matched up again two nights running in a final against Johnny Archer in the Accu-Stats Simonis Arena at Harrah’s Casino and Hotel in Tunica, MS. On Friday evening Alex and Johnny were doing battle in the final of the Diamond 10 Ball Challenge event. Alex got the better of Johnny in this memorable match, and here we were one night later with the same two players and the last title up for grabs. This race to 7 match saw Alex get straight out of the gate and soon had the score at 6-1 in his favor. We know that Johnny is the classic grinder, and again he dug deep and turned the match around, running 5 games in a row to level the match at 6-6. Now all eyes were on Johnny to see how he would fair in what would be the last rack of the match. Johnny made a ball on the break, but only had a kick on the 1 ball down the side rail. A lot of joviality between both players and even the referee Ken Shuman ensued, over the degree of difficulty of the shot, with Alex even offering to make the shot for Johnny.

Considering the importance and difficulty of this shot, I think on reflection Johnny will look back and feel that a safety would have been the better option. As it happened, even though Johnny missed the shot he hit the 9 ball, which flew around the table and almost went in the bottom pocket. Alex let out a yell of relief when the 9 ball finally stopped moving, and then made a sobbing noise as if he was sorry for Mr. Archer, but soon got back to the serious business of running out the balls and winning the match. As the 9 ball dropped it meant that the young and effervescent Alex Pagulayan had played on the TV table two nights in a row and taken down two final matches, and picked up two out of four of the four titles that were up for grabs. Alex beat Shane Van Boening to get into the final, and Johnny beat Warren Kiamco. In the previous round Warren beat Dennis Orcollo, putting paid to the chances of there being three Filipinos in the last four. The format of this event being winner break and it being a short race to seven, meant that many of the top players fell by the wayside. But judging by the success of this event that is in its first year, they will all be back next year!!! Diamond Promotions and Harrah’s Casino and Hotel put on an excellent new event to the calendar, and I look forward to coming back next year to cover the events.

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ALEX PAGULAYAN

Wins Two in a Row

9-BALL RESULTS1st $11,800 Alex Paguylan2nd $5,900 Johnny Archer3rd $3,400 Warren Kiamco4th $3,000 Shane Van Boening5th $2,000 John Morra6th $2,000 Joshua O’Neil7th $1,300 Dennis Orcullo8th $1,300 Darren Appleton9th $1,000 John Brumback10th $1,000 Michael Delawder11th $1,000 Jason Klatt12th $1,000 Adam Smith13th $800 James Davis Jr14th $800 Thorsten Hohmann15th $800 Manny Chau16th $800 Phil Burford

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Photo by Ricky BryantLate on Monday evening in the Accu-Stats Simonis Arena in Harrah’s Casino and Hotel in Tunica. Ms, over 300 pool fans witnessed one of the greatest come backs ever seen at a 9 Ball Banks final! The two finalists were Alex Pagulayan and Justin Hall who were battling for the coveted title of “9 Ball Banks Champion of the 1st Annual Southern Classic” It was not long into the match when it looked as though it was going to be all Alex Pagulayan, as he made bank after bank, and was in total charge of proceedings as his strong shot making came to the fore and the score got to 2-0 in a race to 3 format in no time at all. Well, we were to get to see a complete turnaround from Justin’s nervous start and a display of a body language that spoke volumes. It must also be said that Alex showed some nerves in his first game, surprisingly missing some relatively easy banks In the third game Justin, who had shown us that he was worthy of making the final with some previous displays of great shot making, told me after the final that he got to a point where he said to himself that now was the time to just let it out and as we say “go for it”. “Go for it” he did, and at 4-4 in the third game he made a winning 3 rail bank, that not only won that game, but brought the house down. This great shot alone was all Mr. Hall needed to get things going, as he broke and ran the 5 balls needed to secure the fourth game. His confidence stayed on high alert as he broke and made three balls in game five. (This brought his run of balls to nine, which had also left Alex in his seat for quite a while going off the boil) Both players entered into a little safety battle at this point, until Justin left a long bank on the 7 ball for Alex to win the match. Unfortunately Alex was just a hair off line and wobbled the ball in the top right hand pocket. Justin played another safe, which was then followed by a loose safe from Alex. Justin was still in attack mode and immediately jumped on Mr. Pagulayan’s error and made the two gift banks to win the first ever Southern Classic 9 Ball Banks event. This match was a clear example of positive thinking paying off, as Justin drilled in shot after shot and clawed his way back into a match that looked to be out of his grasp from the outset. The knowledgeable crowd that packed the arena gave both players the ovation that they deserved, and every one went home happy. Well, maybe Alex will lay awake tonight thinking about that missed 7 ball. This really was a great final that had everything - two great players, a comeback, which is always nice, and great shots from both players. What more could you ask for? This match has set the bar very high for the next two finals, the One Pocket and the 9 Ball event. Third place was taken by John Brumback, and fourth place was taken by Richie Richeson (Justin Hall’s mentor).


Justin Hall

Place Playername Prize Money1st Justin Hall $5,6002nd Alex Pagulayan $3,0003rd John Brumback $2,2004th Richie Richeson $1,6005th Scott Frost $1,1006th Jason Miller $750 Warren Kiamco $750 Thorsten Hohmann $750 Jim Griffith $750 Jamie Farrell $75011th James Roberts $500 Dennis Orcollo $500 Robert Frost $500

Chip Compton $500 Jason Chance $50016th Johnny Willis $300 Josh Ulrich $300 Ike Runnels $300 Jonathan Pinegar $300 Mike Medley $300 Jeremy Jones $300 Truman Hogue $300 Chris Gentile $300 Mike Brown $300 Fred Bentivegna $300 Michael Delawder $30027th Michael Muhlbradt $150

Sylver Ochoa $150 Brandon Shuff $150 Danny Smith $150 Earl Strickland $150 Shane Van Boening $150 John Morra $150 Bobby McGrath $150 Justin Kluznik $150 Max Eberle $150 Mark Cavalier $150 Clay Carman $150 Chris Bartram $150 Darren Appleton $150 David Vaughn $150


There was plenty of excitement for the fans at the Harrah's Casino and Hotel, in Tunica, MS, as the One Pocket tournament got down to the last four players standing. The run to the finish was very tricky with some players having a buy back option, and others that had used up all their lives so to speak, and the last four players standing were Shannon Daulton, Ryan Stone, Justin Hall, and the local player who seemed to sneak under the radar, Daniel McKenney from Meridian, MS.

SHANNON DAULTON VSDANIEL MCKENNEY

It would be the job of the established Maestro of this discipline, Shannon Daulton, to end young Daniel's run in the event. Although he played well enough to get to the last four, Daniel just did not have a game to match the experience of the seasoned player that he was matched up against, and quickly saw himself on the wrong side of a 3-0 score line. Daniel told me that he only started playing One Pocket four years ago, obviously will be a force to be reckoned with in future events.

SHANNON DAULTON VS RYAN STONE In the next draw it was Justin Hall who got the bye, so we saw Shannon Daulton up against Ryan Stone. If Ryan lost he would be out of the tournament as he had used up his buy back, whereas Shannon who was still on the winners would go straight into the final against Justin if he won, but still could buy back if he lost. On paper the pundits seemed to think that this would be a walk over for Mr. Daulton, but were we in for a surprise! Young Ryan defied the critics by coming back from 2-1 down and with Shannon only needing one ball at

7-3 in the fourth game. Shannon made an uncharacteristic mistake and Mr. Stone took down the match 3-2 with some gutsy or should I say non standard procedures. But, non the less got the job done, and forced Shannon to get his wallet out and buy his way back into the event.

SHANNON DAULTON VS JUSTIN HALL This time the draw put Ryan Stone through with the bye, and now we had Justin Hall who had been praying that Shannon would win the previous match, and guarantee himself second place, but now found himself in a match he had not expected. It seemed as though Shannon was still in the shock mode from his loss in the last match, as he never really established any authority in this match and soon found himself on the wrong side of a 3-0 score line. It must be said that Justin Hall played great shot after great shot to get the win, and looked to be in fine fettle to take down not only the One Pocket title, but clinch the All Around Southern Classic Title as well.

JUSTIN HALL VS RYAN STONE (FINAL) This final match was all Justin Hall from the outset, and it was obvious who wanted this title the most. It must be said that it looked as though Ryan fizzled out in the final and settled for second place, as he had a good chance to level the match to 2-2, but made just too many mistakes that allowed Justin to win the Title with a score of 3-1. Not only has Justin won the Bank Title and the One Pocket Title, but has clinched the All Around Title as well, and still has a very good chance to take down the 9 Ball event, which is actually his best game. Congratulations to Justin Hall on what will be an event that he will never forget, and It's not over yet.

Clinches All Around

Southern Classic One Pocket Division

Place Playername Prize Money1st Justin Hall $7,0002nd Ryan Stone $3,5003rd Shannon Daulton $2,5754th Daniel McKenney $1,8504th Sylver Ochoa $1,8506th Danny Smith $1,300 Ike Runnels $1,300 Benny Conway $1,300 Darren Appleton $1,30010th John Morra $900 Chris Gentile $900 Corey Deuel $900 James Davis Jr. $900 Chris Bartram $90015th Marc Vidal $600 Shane Van Boening $600 Jason Moran $600 Randy Jordon $600 Scott Frost $600 Charlie Bryant $600 Darrell Biggart $60022nd Earl Strickland $400 Adam Smith $400 Josh O'Neal $400 Warren Kiamco $400 Jamie Farrell $400 Phil Burford $400 Blaine Barcus $40029th Justin Richardson $200 Bobby McGrath $200 Max Eberle $200 Michael Dodge $200 Jason Chance $200 Joel Barnes $200 Robert Yates $200

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played straight pool in years, but I’m going to be hitting balls before the World Tournament. Don’t worry I still know how to play!” said Diliberto. Danny was the prestigious World All Around Champion of the legendary Johnston City events back in 1972 and runner-up to the late Steve Mizerak at the 1982 World 14.1 Championship. Diliberto was also the recipient of the BCA Hall of Fame last year. “I’m really happy for Jack Colavita and his family. He was a great player, but above that he was a great person. I miss him.”New Jersey’s Jack Colavita received the lead votes to be elected into the unsung heroes part of the 14.1 Hall of Fame. Colavita was a stone cold legend in the Northeast and was one of the dominant forces of 14.1 in New Jersey during the days of giants such as Steve Mizerak, Ray Martin, and many other notables. Jack won the New Jersey State 14.1 Championships 5 times and the New York State 14.1 Championship 3 times. He also got 3rd at the US 14.1 Open. Later in life, he was a big proponent and helper of the revived New Jersey State 14.1 Championship, before passing away at age 73. “Jack was one of the greats because he really played the game the right way. He was also a strong 9-Ball player and was super at roll out 9-Ball because he was a great shotmaker. Back in those days, we sometimes played 1000 point matches in blocks over a few days. I remember one of those times Jack ran four consecutive 100 ball runs on me. He was just raining in 100’s ! When he was on, he was a machine and no one played it prettier. He was phenomenal”, said Allen Hopkins, World and US Open Champion in 9-Ball and 14.1. “Colavita used to win the New Jersey 14.1 Championships back when the field was the same as a World Championship”, said NYC great Danny Barouty. “It was incredible because Jack didn’t even play on the tour. He had a full time job 5 days a week and a family”, said Pat Fleming, Founder of Accu-Stats. “There were many factors on why we decided to start the Straight Pool Hall of Fame. We wanted to honor not only obvious choices, but to remember great players that are still alive and remind them that they are not forgotten. They are living treasures of the sport. Also, we wanted to recognize those who may not receive recognition elsewhere, but were huge parts of 14.1 history”, said Charlie Williams, Founder of Dragon Promotions. “Last year’s Straight Pool Hall of Fame was sold-out with over 100 people and we couldn’t believe the terrific response. My own staff had to stand and give up our seats to some desperate fans that wanted to get in to watch. Luckily we still managed to find some dinner!” said Cindy Lee, CEO

of Dragon Promotions. Fans can buy tickets in advance by going to http://worldstraightpool.com/tickets.html Guest speakers at the dinner banquet on August 1st will include several speakers including former World Champions Stephan Cohen, Allen Hopkins, and of course Danny Diliberto . The 14.1 Hall of Fame events will also include video presentations by NYCGrind.com’s Jerry Tarantola. Charlie Williams will MC the evening’s festivities. Danny Diliberto still plays pool and continues to teach players today. The renowned instructor and many times champion can be reached for lessons or appearances at 1-(954)- 665- 5978.

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PleasantlymoderatewarmweatherandSouthernOregon’spremieredestination,SevenFeathersCasinoResortinCanyonville,ORwelcomedplayersfromWesternBCAforthe4thCasinoTourStop.Formanyplayers,thiswastheirfirsttriptoSevenFeathersandtheywereimpressedbythejewelofSouthernOregon.EagleEyeBilliardsbroughtinthepooltablesandprovidedthetournamentdirectionforthisverycasual,relaxedandfuntournament.Eventhoughthefieldsweresmall,thequalityofthecompetitionwasnotlacking. TournamentplaygotunderwaywithScotchDoublestwodivisions.UltimateScotchDoublesstartedwith10entries.ThefieldworkeditswaydowntothefinalthreewithMattHorner/CarlosCadenawaitingundefeatedforanopponenttodecidewhowouldbetheChampion.Stan

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denied.Theirfirstmatchwenthill/hill,butStephprevailed.Thesecondmatch,filledwithstrategic,methodicalplayfrombothtopnotchwomen’sopenplayers,concludedina4-2winforStephanie,givingherthetitle($240)andthesecondwininherdouble,whileDebitook2ndplace($140). Men’sMasterSinglesstartedwithafieldof8ofWesternBCA’sbestandtheplaywasfiercethroughout.LukeThomasplayedhiswaytothepointandalthoughrelativelynewtotheMen’sMasterDivision,heshowedhewelldeservestobethere.StanTourangeauandMattHorner,nostrangerstohead-to-headplay,mettoplayfortheotherspotinthefinalandthistime,MattedgedStan

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The WorldPPA Shootout on July 28-29, 2012 at California Billiard Club in Mountain View, California had a fantastic turnout; 111 players battled it out for 1st place. Congratulations to Robert Yulo for winning! Thanks to everyone that came to play and/or in some way supported this tournament and its cause The tournament went very smoothly thanks to California Billiard Club’s owner Chris Swart and WorldPPA’s owner Bob Beaulieu working together to run the tournament. Only 24 players (16 on the winners side and 8 on the loss side) made it to Sunday, to battle it out to the finals. A special congratulations to Ben Kumli, the only B-rated or lower player to make it to day two; this was a very tough field of pool players; all 24 players were determined to take the 1st spot.

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The Billiard Education Foundation (BEF) crowned four winners in the 24th Annual BEF Junior National 9-Ball Championships. Nearly 130 junior pocket billiard players from 28 states gathered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at Romine’s High Pockets on July 11th -15th. Players took aim to win a title, scholarships, prizes and an entry into the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) World Junior 9-Ball Championships. In the 18-and-under boys’ division, Landon Shuffett of Greensburg, KY prevailed, while Briana Miller of Allentown, PA, defended her title in the 18-and-under girls’ division. In the 14-and-under boys’ division, newcomer Zachary Hampton of Rocky Mount, VA was victorious and April Larson of Bloomington, MN captured her first title in the 14-and-under girls’ division. The top finishers in the 18-and-under boys’ division were native to junior billiard competition. Landon Shuffett, winner of four (4) consecutive Junior National titles from 2007 – 2010, proved that he didn’t forget how to win after taking a year off from competition in 2011. Shuffett steadily proceeded through the winner’s bracket with wins over Kevin Sun 9-5, Ryan Ponton 9-1, Zachary Leonard 9-2, and William Chappell 9-1 before losing to Brendan Crockett 5-9. Crockett, runner-up in the 2011 Junior Nationals and 2009 champion of the 14-and-under boys’ division, effortlessly cruised through the winner’s bracket without a loss. Crockett defeated Tyler Howell 9-0, Daniel McComas 9-3, Joey Torres 9-5, Tyler Styer 9-5 and Landon Shuffett 9-5 to claim the seat as the only undefeated contestant in the 43 player division. On the one-loss side, Chad

Behnke diligently proceeded to win an impressive 8 matches after losing his first match to Brady Behrman 6-9. Behnke shot his way through Austen Warner 9-2, JC Torres 9-7, Logan Zuponcic 9-0, Jonathan Ailstock 9-5, Zachary Leonard 9-2, Kevin Sun 9-8 and Tyler Styer 9-4 before a rematch with Brady Behrman, winning 9-3. With only one more match to win for a chance to rumble with the undefeated Crockett, Behnke fell short by only 3 games, losing to Shuffett 6-9 in the semi-finals. Shuffett gladly embraced a rematch with Crockett and an opportunity for another title. In the race to 11 finals, an unforeseen scratch by Crockett when the score was 7-4 caused a shift in the ebb and flow of the match. Shuffett seized the opportunity to tighten the gap and then followed with a break-and-run, narrowing the score 6-7. The alternate break format allowed Crockett to get back to the table. He gracefully took charge, pocketing eight balls, but scratched while getting position for the 9-ball. Staying focused and determined to win, both players edged their way to a 10-10 match, each needing only one more game to win the championship. Shuffett won the final game and his fifth title as Junior National Champion. The showdown in the 18-and-under girls’ division featured Briana Miller and Taylor Reynolds. Advancing to the 15-18 year old bracket this year, 15 year old Reynolds was determined to prove that age is not a factor in winning. Reynolds steam-rolled her first 3 opponents, Tessa Brown 7-0, Carly Fristoe 7-0 and Cristina Watson 7-0, before being slowed down by Briana Miller. Miller needed only one game to take charge of the winner’s bracket, but the trailing

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next 5 games to win the match 7-6 and took reign of the winner’s bracket. Miller

made her way by defeating Sarah Bridgman 7-0, Ashley Fisher 7-2 and Juli Poutry 7-2, before losing to Taylor Reynolds 6-7. Miller collected her composure and ambushed her next opponent Ashley Fisher 7-1 and earned an opportunity to defend her title. Miller tamed the fierce Reynolds in the finals, winning the match 9-7 and claiming her sixth title as Junior National Champion in the girls’ division. In the 14-and-under boys’ division, Zachary Hampton, first time attendee at Junior Nationals, received an initiation by losing his first match to hometown favorite Sergio Rivas 6-7. Hampton’s light-hearted demeanor and determination carried him through the one-loss bracket defeating Joshua Goodknight 7-0, Michael Darling 7-0, Mahkeal Parris 7-6, Cody Carter 7-2, Seth Chilcutt 7-0, Ricky Evans 7-3, Mason Koch 7-5 and Shawn Begay 7-3, before a rematch in the semi-finals with Sergio Rivas. Rivas made his way through the winner’s bracket defeating Brandon Descamps 7-0, Zachary Hampton 7-6, Shane Wolford 7-5, Kaiden Hunkins 7-0 and Shawn Begay 7-1, before being defeated by Manny Perez 5-7. Perez advanced through the winner’s bracket with victories over Peter Steele 7-5, Ricky Evans 7-3, Mikey Evans 7-1, Mason Koch 7-2 and Sergio Rivas 7-5 to guarantee himself a seat into the finals. In the semi-finals, Rivas and Hampton eagerly battled for a chance to play in the finals. This time, Hampton prevailed 7-5. Hampton’s momentum continued in the finals as he persevered in the 54 player field, ousting Perez 9-6 and winning the championship title in the 14-and-under boys’ division. In the 14-and-under girls’ division, it was former runner-up April Larson who gleamed as she breezed through the winner’s bracket defeating Morgan Chesla 7-2, Tori Kover 7-1, Katelin Ballou 7-1, Isabelle Plumb 7-2 and Kyra Avalos 7-4 to secure her seat in the finals. Avalos trekked through the event with wins over Jessica Pitsinger 7-0, Katilyn Hall 7-0, Alex Booth 7-4, and Karsyn Terry 7-4 before losing to April Larson 4-7. In the semi-final match, Terry dashed to the finals with a 7-1 win over Avalos. The confident and poised Larson kept Terry at bay, winning the match 9-2 and earning her first Junior National title. The champions of the four divisions received trophies, prizes and scholarship funds. Each champion, as well as the second and third place finishers in the 18-and-under boys’ division earned an opportunity to represent the United States in the 2012 World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) World Junior 9-Ball Championships. Prizes were also given to all top eight finishers in each division. During the BEF annual banquet, 300 attending players, family members and fans were honored and thrilled to have Allison “Duchess of Doom” Fisher share words of inspiration and enjoyed an evening of instruction and challenge matches. Fisher is currently ranked #1 on the Women’s Professional Billiard

Association (WPBA) tour, fifteen (15) times World Champion and recipient of over 75 major titles. Other special guests in attendance throughout the week were BCA Master Instructor, Jerry Briesath, who worked tirelessly with juniors who were interested in perfecting their game and Mark Wilson, professional player, instructor and Lindenwood University Billiard Coach. Much appreciation goes out to all who diligently worked to help produce a first class event, including: tournament director Earl Munson for keeping the event running smoothly and for his volunteer work throughout the year; Rick Doner, National Head Referee; Justin Ballou, national referee; Jamie Strait, national referee; Tammy Leonard, tournament director assistant; Mel Leonard, mini-tournament coordinator

and assistant; Terry Romine, Nikki Romine and all their staff; Roy Pastor, BEF Board of Director; Laura

Smith, BEF Executive Director; and volunteers: Susanne Brandom, Brinda Avalos, Trena Wolford, Meghan Howell, Wayne Kelly, Mark Brendemihl and Randy Fisher. A special “thank you” to all of the event sponsors who made the 2012 Junior National 9-Ball Championships possible: Simonis Cloth, Billiard Congress of America (BCA), Romine’s High Pockets and the BEF. Also, much gratitude goes to Viking Cue, sponsor of the Academic All-American awards. A hearty “thank you” goes out to all the product donors who contributed to the junior prizes. A list of donors can be viewed on the BEF website at www.BilliardEducation.org.

18 & UNDER BOYS’ DIVISION1st Landon Shuffett Greensburg, KY2nd Brendan Crockett Bell Canyon, CA3rd Chad Behnke Farley, IA4th Brady Behrman Albers, IL

18 & UNDER GIRLS’ DIVISION1st Briana Miller Allentown, PA2nd Taylor Reynolds Winslow, ME3rd Ashley Fisher Ocala, FL4th Carly Fristoe Bend, OR

14 & UNDER BOYS’ DIVISION1st Zachary Hampton Rocky Mount, VA2nd Manny Perez Kansas City, KS3rd Sergio Rivas Milwaukee, WI4th Shawn Begay Gallup, NM

14 & UNDER GIRLS’ DIVISION1st April Larson Bloomington, MN2nd Karsyn Terry Chicago, IL3rd Kyra Avalos Anthem, AZ4th Keila Perez Waltham, MA

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race from start to finish. Shilinski came out on top, 8-7, to take the 2012 title in a single set.

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ThetoughestplayerI’veeverplayedagainstwasEfrenReyes.Iplayedhim10-ballmoneymatchinHoustonandwonthefirst3gamesfor$500agameandbeforeIknewit,hecaughtagearandsomehowendedup7gamesahead-thatwasallthemoneyIhadsoIhadtoquit$3500loser.Thenextevent,IflewtoRenoandwematchedupagainbutthistimeweplayed9-ballfor$200agameandIendedup9-gamesaheadandhequit.EfrenwasthetoughestandmostintenseopponentsI’veeverplayedagainstinmycareer.KenMargettsfromMontrose,COasks:Danny:“You’reknownforhavingamonsterbreakonboththebigtableandbarbox.I’vewatchedyouplay,andhaveplayedagainstyouseveraltimes,andsomethingI’vealwaysnoticedisthatyourarelybreakdry............withoutgivingupanyofyoursecrets,whatkindofchanges/adjustmentsduringamatchdoyoumaketoyourbreaktofindyour‘sweet’spot?”DANNY:WillieMasconioncetoldmetobreaktheballsashardaspossiblebecausethequickeryoustrikethestackofballsthefasterthecueballwillsquatontothetable.SoItookitheartandfromthenonI’vealwayshitstheballsashardaspossible.MarkCherninfromLecompton,KSasks:IsitlegaltojumpaballplayingOne-Pocket?DANNY:Yes,Ibelieveso.A special “Thank-you” to Danny Medina for sharing his thoughts on pool and for next month I’m interviewing Hall of Fame WPBA player Belinda “The Texas Bell” Calhoun and if you would like to ask her any pool related questions, please email them to me at [email protected] or you can find me on Facebook at www.facebook.com/wpbaviper.

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I took the opportunity to talk to T R about his design and vision for the Big Sky Billiard Challenge Series which is a Challenge Match with teams coupled with a $2,000 added Singles event. The team challenge will be similar to the Mosconi cup in that team members will be competing in doubles and singles events and each team will represent the state in which they reside.I asked T R how it all came about and he answered, “It started between Tyler Perry and I. He wanted to play for some money and I said if we are going to do this why not publicize it, have people see it in the form of streaming and watching it onsite. The reason I went the team way was to bolster state support for the top players in the state. A lot of times the top players in the state are looked down upon because players

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DAY CITY LOCATION PHONE EVENT / RULES ENTRY ADDED TIMEMondays Burien Good Time Ernies (206) 248-1670 8-Ball 5 & above $5 Matching 7:00PM Spokane 7th Rail (509) 325-7751 Texas Holdem Poker $5 Call Call Spokane Black Diamond (253) 226-3594 211 $10 Combined 6:30PM Sumner Log Cabin (253) 863-2905 9-Ball Vegas Rules $5 $$$ 8:00PM Vancouver 4th Plain Tavern (360) 254-3729 9-Ball DE (sign up 6pm) $3+$2 g.f. Matching 8:00PMTuesdays Everett O’Finnigan’s Pub (425) 745-4805 9-Ball Vegas Rules $5 100% 8:00PM Spokane 7th Rail (509) 325-7751 Texas Holdem Poker $10 Call Call Spokane Black Diamond (253) 226-3594 211 $10 Combined 6:30PM Sumner Log Cabin (253) 863-2905 9-Ball Vegas Rules $5 $$$ 8:00PM Tacoma Malarkey’s Pool & Brew (253) 226-3594 211 $10 Combined 6:15PMWednesdays Burien BZ’s Sport Bar (206) 243-6018 8-Ball Call Pocket - BIH $5 Matches to $100 7:00PM Burien Good Time Ernie’s (206) 248-1670 8-Ball APA 4 & Under $5 Matching 7:00PM Everett O’Finnigan’s Pub (425) 745-4805 8-Ball Vegas Rules $5 100% 8:00PM Everett P C’s Pub (425) 258-9465 Vegas 8 Ball $5 Call 7:30PM Kenmore Golden Fleece (253) 226-3594 211 $10 Combined 7:15PM Tacoma Malarkey’s Pool & Brew (253) 383-3301 9 Ball-Race to 3-DE $5+3 g.f. Call 7:30PM Tacoma Latitude 84 (253) 531-5154 9-Ball $5+$3 g.f. Call 8:00PM Vancouver 4th Plain Tavern (360) 254-3729 8-Ball DE (sign up 6pm) $3+$2 g.f. Matching 8:00PMThursdays Everett P C’s Pub (425) 258-9465 Poker $20 buy in Call 7:30PM Olympia Frankies (360) 455-0352 9-Ball Valley Rules $5 Matching 7:00PM Spokane 7th Rail (509) 325-7751 Cribbage $6 Call 6:00PM Tacoma Latitude 84 (253) 531-5154 Poker Call Call 6 & 9PMFridays Lakewood Schooners (253) 584-1919 9-Ball BCA rules $5 100% 7:00PM Ocean Park Doc’s Tavern (360) 665-4105 8-Ball Open $3 Meat Shoot 7:00PM Spokane 7th Rail (509) 325-7751 9-Ball Call Call 8:00PM Tacoma Latitude 84 (253) 531-5154 Poker Call Call 6 & 9PM Tacoma Malarkey’s Pool & Brew (253) 383-3301 9 Ball-Race to 3-DE $5+3 g.f. Call 7:30PM Vancouver Legends (360) 693-8125 8 Ball - Mod BCA $5 Matching 7:00PM Vancouver Spot Bar & Grill (360) 256-1110 8-Ball Call Pocket $2 Matching 8:00PMSaturdays Lakewood Schooners (253) 584-1919 8-Ball BCA rules $5 100% 7:00PM Sumner Log Cabin (253) 863-2905 8-Ball $5 Matching 3:00PM Tacoma Latitude 84 (253) 531-5154 Poker Call Call 6 & 9PM Vancouver Legends (360) 693-8125 8 Ball - Mod BCA $5 Matching 7:00PM Vancouver Spot Bar & Grill (360) 256-1110 Blind Draw Scotch Dbls $3 $2/player 8:00PMSundays Olympia Frankies (360) 455-0352 8-Ball Valley Rules $5 Matching 6:00PM Tacoma Latitude 84 (253) 531-5154 Poker Call Call 6 & 9PM Tacoma Malarkey’s Pool & Brew (253) 383-3301 8-Ball $5 100% 2:00PM Tacoma Malarkey’s Pool & Brew (253) 226-3594 211 $10 Combined 4:00PM Vancouver 4th Plain Tavern (360) 254-3729 Meat Shoot-8 players/round $3/round MEAT 2:00PM Vancouver Spot Bar & Grill (360) 256-1110 8-Ball Call Pocket-Mod BCA $3 Matching 2:00PM

WEEKLY Pool TOURNAMENTSDAY CITY LOCATION PHONE EVENT / RULES ENTRY ADDED TIMEMondays Boise The Pocket (208) 375-2474 8-Ball Open $5 $$$ 8:00PM Pocatello Pocket (208) 233-1841 8-Ball Open Race to 2 $5 Call 7:00PMThursdays Boise The Pocket (208) 375-2474 9-Ball Open $5 $$$ 8:00PM Pocatello Pocket (208) 233-1841 Ladies Dbls-Race to 2 $5 $$$ 7:00PMSaturdays Emmett Toadstool (208) 398-7321 9-Ball (Scratch bucket) $5 $2/player 7:30PM Pocatello Pocket (1st of month) (208) 233-1841 Scotch Doubles $50/team $$$ NoonSundays Idaho Falls Pocket (208) 525-9962 8-Ball Blind Draw Dbls $5 $$$ 7:00PM Pocatello Oasis Bar (208) 232-9347 8/9 Ball Alternating $5 Matching 8:00PM Pocatello Pocket (208) 233-1841 8/9 Ball Combination $5 $$$ 1:00PMID

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DAY CITY LOCATION PHONE EVENT / RULES ENTRY ADDED TIMETuesdays Salt Lake City Batters Up (801) 463-4996 8-Ball $5 Matching 8:00PMWednesdays Salt Lake City Batters Up (801) 463-4996 8-Ball $5 Matching 8:00PMThursdays Salt Lake City Batters Up (801) 463-4996 8-Ball $10 Matching 8:00PMSundays Salt Lake City Batters Up (801) 463-4996 8-Ball $25 $10/player 1:00PM

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WEEKLY Pool TOURNAMENTS

Mondays Riverside Shooters (951) 785-9588 9-Ball Handicap 9’ Tables $11 Call 8:00PM Sacramento Jointed Cue (916) 456-3243 9-Ball B $5 Call 8:00PM San Francisco Family Billiards (415) 931-1115 9-Ball Handicap $20 Call 7:00PMTuesdays Emeryville Broken Rack (510) 652-9808 WorldPPA $20 $100 1st Tues only 8:00PM Sacramento Jointed Cue (916) 456-3243 9-Ball Open staggered entry $5-$15 $50 8:00PMWednesdays Bellflower Hard Times (562) 867-7733 3 Cushion Handicap $17 incl g.f. $100 w/20+ 8:00PM Mountain View CA Billiard Club (650) 965-3100 WorldPPA 8-Ball $11 Call 6:00PM Riverside Shooters (951) 785-9588 9-Ball Handicap 9’ Tables $11 Call 8:00PMThursdays Bellflower Hard Times (562) 867-7733 9-Ball Handicap $10 Call 7:30PM San Francisco Family Billiards (415) 931-1115 9-Ball Handicap $20 Call 7:00PMFridays Concord DVPL (510) 861-0812 Tourny at Vinnie’s Bar Call Call 8:00PMSaturdays Mountain View CA Billiard Club (650) 965-3100 WorldPPA 9-Ball/SE $11 Call 6:00PM Mountain View CA Billiard Club (last Sat) (650) 965-3100 WorldPPA 9-Ball/SE $22 $100 6:00PM Riverside Shooters (951) 785-9588 10-Ball Hndcp 9’ tables $20 $$$ 1:00PMSundays Bellflower Hard Times (562) 867-7733 9-Ball Open - Limit 32 $20 Call 12:30PM Mountain View CA Billiard Club (650) 965-3100 10-Ball Open SE $10 Call 6:00PM Mountain View CA Billiard Club (last Sun) (650) 965-3100 10-Ball Open SE $20 $100 6:00PM

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DAY CITY LOCATION PHONE EVENT / RULES ENTRY ADDED TIMEMondays Forest Grove Ballad Town Billiards (503) 357-1111 8-Ball BCA 2/2 DE $5+$2 g.f. $3 7:30PM Gresham Pub 181 (503) 666-4457 8-Ball - B & below FREE $3/player Call Milwaukie River Road House (503) 653-5885 9-Ball Open $5 Matching 7:00PM Oregon City K C Midway (503) 656-9501 9 Ball-Now on Diamond Tables FREE $3/player 7:30PMWednesdays Coos Bay Silver Dollar (541) 888-5634 Players Choice $5 $$$ w/9+ 7:30PM Forest Grove Ballad Town Billiards (503) 357-1111 9-Ball/BCA 3/2 DE $5+$2 g.f. $3/player 7:30PMThursdays Beaverton Underground Sports Bar (503) 848-8888 9-Ball Open $5-B/$10-M $3/player 8:00PM Portland Greek Village (503) 643-2119 8 & 9-Ball No Masters $5 Call 7:00PMFridays Coos Bay Silver Dollar (541) 888-5634 8-Ball $5 $$$ w/9+ 7:30PM Forest Grove Ballad Town Billiards (503) 357-1111 8-Ball/BCA 2/2 DE $5+$2 g.f. $3 7:30PM Medford Rackem (541) 779-6111 8-Ball Call Call Call Salem Jake’s Bar & Grill (503) 362-3600 8 Ball-Open Handicap $5+$3 g.f. $5/player 7:00PMSaturdays Forest Grove Ballad Town Billiards (503) 357-1111 (3rd Sat) Darts: Cricket/501 $7 $5/player 7:00PM Gresham Pub 181 (503) 666-4457 9-Ball $5 Matching 11:00AM Oregon City Rodders (503) 650-2363 8-Ball $3 Matching 7:00PM Oregon City Rodders (503) 650-2363 9-Ball (starts after 8-Ball) $3 Call Call Portland Greek Village (503) 643-2119 8 & 9-Ball No Masters $5 Call 2:30PM Salem Jake’s Bar & Grill (503) 362-3600 9-Ball Open - Race to 3 $5+$3 g.f. $5/player 7:00PM Salem Jake’s Bar & Grill (2nd/last) (503) 362-3600 Scotch Dbls-Bring partner $10+$5 g.f. $5/player 7:00PMSundays Beaverton Ringo’s Bar & Grill (503) 644-7847 Alternating 8-Ball/9-Ball $5 Match up to 23 7:00PM Forest Grove Ballad Town Billiards (503) 357-1111 9-Ball BCA 3/2 DE $5+$2 g.f. $3 7:30PM Milwaukie River Road House (503) 653-5885 8-Ball ‘B’ Players $3+$2 g.f. Matching 7:00PM Portland NiteHawk (503) 285-7177 8 Ball $3M/$2W $100 6:00PM Portland Sam’s Billiards (503) 282-8266 Straight Pool (1st Sun.) $15 Call 11:00AM

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Tuesdays Sun Valley Harvey’s (775) 673-8787 8-Ball $5 Call 7:00PMFridays Sun Valley Harvey’s (775) 673-8787 8-Ball $5 $2/player 7:00PM Sun Valley Harvey’s (775) 673-8787 8-Ball $5 Call 7:00PMSundays Sun Valley Harvey’s (775) 673-8787 9-Ball $5 Call Noon NE

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