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☜Mohegan Sun Billiards Shootout 6-7Darren Appleton Wins Challenge of Champions

Ga Young Kim captures Tournament of Champions

Team Europe wins World Cup of Trick Shots

☜Kiamco Wins Johnny Archer Classic 8

Ozone Billiards US 7th Amateur Open 9

WPBA 2012 Champion Jasmin Ouschan 12

Dechaine Becomes Predator Ambassador 14

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Issue 6 • Vol XIII


“This is the toughest tournament in theworld,” said an elated Darren Appletonmoments after capturing the 2012 Inter-national Challenge of Champions title.The pressure packed $25,000 winner-take-all event was held at Mohegan Sunin Uncasville, Connecticut, October 23.Appleton, from England, defeated ShaneVan Boening of the USA by a thumpingscore of 5-1 and 5-1 in the final match,and was crowned “Champion of Cham-pions” for an incredible second year in arow. The two semifinals and the Cham-pionship match were taped by ESPN fortelecast beginning December 9. “You have to be on your game theentire tournament,” said Appleton.“There’s no margin for error when everyplayer is a champion. One shot missedand you can lose $25,000! The pressureis just incredible.Indeed, of the four international

champions in the event, Appleton hadto fight to defend his title as the reigning“Champion of Champions.” The Semifi-nal and Final matches require the winnerto win two sets, race to 5 games each set.In the event of a tie, the pressurebecomes intense with a one game suddendeath shootout.Appleton played US Open 10-Ball

Champion Dennis Orcollo in a semifinalmatch, which went into sudden death.Orcollo won the first set 5-2 and Apple-ton surged back to take the second set 5-3. He then won the lag for the one gamesudden death, and after trading safeties,he ran the table to close out the match. Van Boening, the 2012 Players 9-Ball

Champion, defeated the Jung Lin Changof Taiwan, the 2012 World 8-Ball Cham-pion, in the other semifinal that alsowent into sudden death. Chang took thefirst set by an impressive 5-0, but VanBoening found his stroke to claim thesecond set 5-3. After battling back andforth in sudden death, Van Boening ran

out to emerge the winner. Appleton’s final match against Van

Boening, featured flawless run outs andexquisite safety play on Appleton’s part.Van Boening was unable to get out on hisbreak four times in the two sets, whichleft him trailing far behind in a lopsidedcontest. Known for his pinpoint accuracy,Appleton handily won the Champi-onship match in unstoppable form withscores of 5-1 and 5-1.The crowd gave Appleton a standing

ovation when he won the final match.He raised his arms in victory and thenaccepted the highest single purse in in-ternational winner-take-all tournaments.The trophy and the check were pre-sented by Mohegan Sun and DiamondBilliard Tables. The presentation broughtanother round of cheers from the audi-ence.The 2012 event was the 22nd annual

International Challenge of Championsand the sixteenth to be held at MoheganSun. Tom Cantone, Vice PresidentSports & Entertainment for MoheganSun, was delighted with the support dis-played by the turnout of pool fans. “Thecrowds were even more than we antici-pated, and the players were amazing,” hesaid. “We are extremely pleased.”

In addition to the fine tournament siteat Mohegan Sun, the event was spon-sored by Diamond Billiard Tables,Aramith Tournament Billiard Balls,Simonis Cloth, Mueller RecreationalProducts, Executive Billiards Delta-13Rack, OB Cues, BCA Pool League andSilver Cup Chalk. The WPA sanctionedevent was produced by Billiards Interna-tional.

Darren Appleton Wins The 2012 Champion of Champions

WORLD CUP OF TRICK SHOTS...Photogra left to right...Gabriel Visiou, Romania. Fl

Kohler, France. Michael Libera, Event ProdMohegan Sun. Luke Szywala, Poland. Ca

Nick Nikolaidis, Greece.

death tiebreaker.The other semifinal

also brought cheers fromthe crowd. Allison Fisherand Karen Corr, bothBCA Hall of Famemembers, battled backand forth in a match thatultimately went intosudden death. Corr took

the first set by a score of 4-2 and Fisherrallied back to capture the second set 4-3.In sudden death, Fisher was on her wayto victory when she failed to pocket thefive ball and Corr then quickly cleanedthe table for the win. Kim’s final match against Corr was

neck-and-neck, featuring precise runouts and fierce safety play. Kim lookedunbeatable as she easily claimed the firstset by 4-2. But Corr then rocketed backin the second set with a drubbing scoreof 4-0. Known for her uncanny shotmak-ing, Kim won the lag for the one gamesudden death, and following an ex-change of safeties, she ran the table.

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“I feel like I just won an Olympic GoldMedal,” said an elated Ga Young Kimmoments after capturing the 2012Mohegan Sun International Tournamentof Champions title for an astoundingthird year and was crowned the Women’s“Champion of Champions.” The twosemifinals and the Championship matchwere taped for broadcast by ESPN begin-ning December 23.

“We may look cool out there, but thepressure is overwhelming,” said Kim“You have to play your heart out whenevery player is champions. One or twoerrors and you lose $20,000! Your emo-tions are just wild during the game.”Nonetheless, of the four international

champions in the event, Kim proved tobe an irresistible force on her way to thetitle. She defeated Austria’s JasminOuschan, the Masters 9-Ball Champion,in the semifinal round 4-1 and 4-2. Thesemi and final matches required a playerto win two sets, race to four games eachset. In the event of a tie, the pressurebecomes brutal with a one game sudden

Ga Young Kim Wins The 2012 Tournament of Champions

The crowd gave Kim a standingovation when he won the final match.She raised her cue in victory and thenaccepted the highest single purse inWomen’s international winner-take-alltournaments. The trophy and the checkwere presented by Mohegan Sun andDiamond Billiard Tables. The 2012 event was the 15th annual

International Tournament of Champions.Tom Cantone, VP Sports & Entertain-ment, was delighted with the brilliantplay and packed house of pool fans. “Thecrowds appreciate watching championsgo head-to-head,” he said, “and theplayers were a credit to the sport.”

Team Europe Downs Team USA in World Cup of Trick ShotsThe World Cup of Tricks Shots was held October 25 at Mohegan Sun in Connecticut. Team Europe claimed the

title over Team USA in the only international team competition in the sport of Trick Shots. The prize purse was$30,000 for the event and Gold Medals to the winning team. The two semifinals and the Championship match will bebroadcast by ESPN on January 6.Captain Nick Nikolaidis led Team Europe to victory and the Gold Medal. Other Team Europe members who were

awarded the Gold Medal were Luke Szywala, Gabriel Visiou, and Florian Kohler. Silver Medalists from Team USA in-cluded Captain Andy Segal, Bruce Barthelette, Jamey Gray, and Mike Dechaine.The players on Team Europe displayed their brilliance to emerge as the top trick shot artists in the world. The

Championship match was poetry on green felt, with Team Europe defeating Team USA by a hairline score of 21-20 totake the Gold Medals. Team USA, whose members were otherwise on their game, claimed Silver Medals and secondprize. In the first semifinal, Team Europe players Visiou and Kohler prevailed over Team USA members Segal andGray. The other semifinal saw Team USA artists Barthelette and Dechaine slip past Team Europe players Nikolaidisand Szywala in a tight match. The winning team in each semifinal carried a 1 point bonus forward into the finalmatch. The Championship match went down to the wire, with Team Europe claiming the Gold Medals by the narrowmargin of one point.The standing-room-only crowd gave Team Europe a rousing ovation at the end of the Championship match. The

victory was particularly rewarding for Team Europe as the teams were tied 3-3 in the history of the event, and TeamEurope has now won Gold Medals four times in seven years. The Gold Medals and the team checks were presented byMohegan Sun and Diamond Billiard Tables. The presentations brought another round of cheers from the audience.

hotograph from mania. Florian ent Production

and. Captain ce.

Kiamco jumped to a quick 3-0 lead at the start of the match.And Shane was not able to recoup from there. Warren utterlydominated the entire match and worked to a 9-2 lead withinless than an hour in a fast paced match. Shane was able to gainone more game, but fell 11-3 in the finale.Incredibly, Kiamco never had a close match nor a loss the

entire event, though the field was filled with stud players suchas Rodney Morris, Thorsten Hohmann, Corey Deuel, ShannonDaulton, Charlie Williams, Mike Davis, Johnny Archer and somany more. His closest opponent got to 6 games in the racesto 9.“I got tired. Warren played great. That’s pool. I can’t winthem all”, said Shane afterwards.“I really am very happy to win this event. I told my goodfriend Jeremy Sossei before the match, I’m not wishing forShane to not make a ball on the break. I’m only wishing hedoesn’t have a shot!” laughed Kiamco as the crowd laughed

with him. “I really want to thankJohnny Archer, he has such a greatpoolroom. And thanks to Charlie andDragon Promotions, I hope you domany more events for us.” Scorpion Cues and Championship

Cloth’s Tour Edition 3030 are the Of-ficial Products used during theJohnny Archer Classic at Archer’spoolroom

by Charlie WilliamsMarietta, Georgia- Long time veteran Warren Kiamco did

what so few players have ever been able to do, completelydominate America’s top player Shane Van Boening in thefinals. Van Boening who is so accustomed to winning on USsoil, was completely hammered by the smooth, finesse style ofKiamco. The Scorpion Cues Johnny Archer Classic is aDragon Promotions production and sanctioned by the Associa-tion Of Billiard Professionals as an ABP International PointsRanking Tournament and hosted by the Marietta Billiard Club. The event was supported by Fat Boy Productions Co. and

Steve Florentino Billiards. Heavy hitter companies are gettingbehind the event for the first time as well such as Ozone Bil-liards and Championship Cloth who will be supplying all thetournament tables Tour Edition 3030 cloth. Billiards Digest,Pool & Billiard Magazine, and Inside Pool Magazine are alsosponsoring the event. The tournament is an official ABP ProTour sanctioned points tournament for pro rankings. Pleasevisit www.facebook.com/ABPpros forupdates and to join the ABP ProTour.The Scorpion Cues Johnny

Archer Classic is a pro 10-Ball tour-nament open to all amateurs, semi-pros, and professionals. Full info andupdates can be found at www.facebook.com/JohnnyArcher-ClassicShane won many matches but ran

out of gas at the end.


Johnny Archer and his beautiful wife Melanie congratulates Warren, the new champion of the

Scorpion Cues Johnny Archer Classic!

Photos courtesy of Dragon Promotions

Warren Kiamco Champion of the

Johnny Archer Classic


New Iberia,Louisiana - The 2012 Ozone Billiards USAmateur Open returned in its 7th year and saw it’s first sweepof the Open Divisions. Louisiana’s own Jimmy Majors, nick-named “Superfly” by Louisiana locals, went undefeated in 11consecutive matches to win the 8-Ball Open and the 9-ballPro-Am open. The events took place at Emerald Billiards inNew Iberia, Louisiana. The Ozone Billiards US Amateur Openwas produced by Dragon Promotions and coincided with TheChampionship Cloth Pro Classic events. This 7th installmentof this amateur extravaganza featured 7 total tournaments in 9-Ball and 8-Ball disciplines, with divisions in Open, Women,Seniors, Mixed Doubles and the Open 9-Ball which allows allplayers of any level to play. The events were sponsored byPredator, Pool & Billiard Magazine, Aramith Balls, andEmerald Billiards.

Majors played in the Pro Classic 9-Ball event but wasn’t ableto post a match win. His luck changed when he entered thebar table events. He went undefeated in the 8-Ball to claim the$1000 1st place prize. Then he entered the 9-Ball Pro-Amwhich featured tougher players such as Richie Richeson, SylverOchoa, Gary Abood, and more. Again, he went undefeatedwith wins over Sylver Ochoa and then Abood in the finals toclaim another $2300.

On the 8-Ball ladies side, Florida’s Chris Fields came backfrom the loser’s side and defeated defending champion AshleyKline in back to back double hill thrillers, 4-3, 3-2.

Congrats also goes out to Mickey Elesterion , winner of the8-Ball Seniors division of the Ozone Billiards US AmateurOpen.

Superfly! Jimmy Majors SweepsOzone Billiards U.S 7th Amateur Open

Jimmy “Superfly” Majors went unde-feated to win the 8-Ball & 9-Ball Openin the 7th year of the events

Superfly

Mickey Elesterion

ficult. Over drawingthe cue ball past the X,even slightly, wouldbe disastrous since theangle on the key shot from there wouldmove the cue ball toward the break shotand likely make position for it extremelydifficult, if not impossible. Position B for the striped ball is defi-

nitely the worst of the three because ofthe slight cut angle it offers on thestriped ball, an angle that’s just enoughto move the cue ball toward the cushion,maybe freezing it there, but wouldrequire a very firm hit to bounce the cueball away from the cushion, all whiletrying to draw the cue ball to a spot nearthe X. The savvy player would look at this

layout and opt to stun the cue ball overto C. From C, all that’s required is a stopshot to move the cue ball on the solidline off the cushion and toward the keyshot. Position C gives the shooter a two-foot margin of error for speed with a cueball that’s tracking right on the line forthe desired position angle. Also, the cueball does not have to fall exactly at C toachieve that result. A cue ball that fallsshort of C by three or four inches or rollspast that mark by the same margin willstill allow for easy position on the keyshot with nothing but a small speed ad-justment, depending on where it lies. This one example gives us a nice look

at the kind of thinking that makes thebest players look so great. When wewatch professionals play and admiretheir perfect position play, we can do sonow with an eye for the choices theymake to achieve such impressive results.A good question to ask is what kind ofshot would that player have if he or shehad hit the previous one a little harderor softer? Very often the answer will be“a good one” because of a smarter choice.


by Tom RossContributing Writer

Choices

Sometimes it can be a little frighten-ing to think about pool and the precisedemands that we continually face to playthe game well. When played at its best,the game looks so simple as we watchprofessionals shooting one easy shot afteranother. And, that’s probably what stopsprofessional pool from breaking throughto mainstream television coverage—thefact that average players can tune in tosee so-called champions pocketing ballsthat nobody would miss. But then whenwe try it, things don’t seem to go assmoothly as they should, leaving us towonder if we’ll ever get the hang of thiscrazy game. When we watch the best players at

work, the element that usually stands outmost obviously is their exact cue-ballcontrol. And it’s easy to wonder howthey can handle that white ball so con-sistently with such perfect speed and di-rection. The answer to that question istwofold. One, they’re simply greatplayers and, from years of practice andplay, they’ve refined their strokes tomanage position play with the sharpestaccuracy. The second answer, one thatmay not be so apparent to an observer,lies in the choices they make, very subtledifferences that we may not see, but onesthat offer a wider margin for error to helpensure good position for every shot.In the diagram we have a straight-pool

setup with four balls left on the table andthat striped ball sitting next to the rackin perfect, break-shot position. Thislayout illustrates a very standard patternto the break shot. Most players wouldidentify the solid ball on the left side ofthe table as the key shot, or the last shotbefore the break shot, since a stop shoton that ball into the side pocket givesideal position for the break shot. So, wewould shoot the solid ball on the rightside of the table into the side pocket,

then thestriped ballnear the rightside rail intothe corner toland straight-in for the stopshot on thesolid ball intothe side—asimple three-ball run tothe breakshot. Howwould an ex-

perienced player then handle this simplelayout? There are no real position chal-lenges in this layout, but in order to getthat break shot and open the next rack,we must get to a straight-in or nearly-straight-in angle on the key shot. Andreaching that goal with ease depends en-tirely on how we play the first shot in theside pocket. Let’s examine three choicesfor position on the second shot, thestriped ball into the corner. The obvious choice is to play a soft

stop shot on that first ball and allow thecue ball to drift over to position A for aneasy straight-in shot on the striped ballinto the corner. A slightly firmer hitwould move the cue ball to position B,and again an easy shot afterwards. Or wecan stun the cue ball a little further toposition C, which leaves a cut shot onthe striped ball. Which is best?A, probably the popular choice, offers

an easy shot on the striped ball but onethat requires drawing the cue ballstraight back to the X for the necessaryposition on the key shot, perhaps not soeasy as it sounds, especially under pres-sure. Under drawing the cue ball wouldleave an angle on the key shot thatmoves the cue ball away from the breakshot thus making it longer and more dif-


WPBA 2012 Tour Champion isJasmin Ouschan

World’s Best Women Pool Players Competedat Chinook Winds Casino Resort

If you were a guest at Chinook Winds Casino Resort inbeautiful Lincoln City, Oregon this past week, not onlywill you be able to experience breathtaking views of the

Pacific Coast and its fierce ocean, but you might also be luckyenough to catch a glimpse of sea lions, whales and the bestwomen pool players in the world! Chinook Winds Casino Resort was host to the WPBA 2012

Tour Championship and all its festivities. The five day eventkicked off with an Award Banquet on Wednesday afternoon.Players and their guests were treated to fine dining while recip-ients of the awards were announced. Those recipients includedJana Montour as ‘Rookie of the Year’, Teruko Cuccelelli wonthe ‘Most Improved Player’, the ‘Tournament Director’ Awardwent to Allison Fisher and Linda Pault was the recipient of thePresident’s Award for all of her years of service to the WPBA.Following the Awards Banquet, there was a Charity Event inwhich top ranked players generously donated their time tosupport. Forty eight players competed in this prestigious tournaments.

Players earned their spots by their rank over a six tournamentperiod, no qualifiers were held for this event which insuredthat only the best were in attendance. Matches began onThursday and included an exciting new format called “BonusPool” within the main event. Any player that achieved a‘Nine on the Break’ or a ‘Break and Run’ in their first tworounds of play, received additional money based on how manyof these they accumulated. In addition, an audience memberreceived a gift bag donated by American Poolplayers Associa-tion and WPBA each time a player attained this. There werealmost 50 times this took place and a ticket was drawn for afan to win, with Kelly Fisher taking the lead for the mostBonus Pool wins!During the week, in the room adjacent to the WPBA arena,

the American Poolplayers Association held a “side-by-side”tournament where their members competed in an event oftheir own. This enabled the pros and amateurs to come to-gether and take pictures, sign autographs and even play a fewgames of pool!The two players entering the finals undefeated. Jasmin

Ouschan defeated Vicki Paski 9-1, Jana Montour 9-3, number1 seed Allison Fisher 9-6 and Jennifer Barretta 9-1. Karen Corrwas the second victor with wins over Jessica Barnes 9-2, a

close matches with Xiaoting Pan and Kelly Fisher, Karenwinning both 9-7. With the early rounds out of the way, thetournament became single elimination as the ESPN crewsmoved in to film the semi-finals and final match.Jasmin drew Allison Fisher and for a second time, proved it

was her day, defeating Allison 7-3. Meanwhile, Corr was practi-cally handed her match against Ga Young Kim 7-5, as Kimmade uncharacteristic mistakes toward the end of several racksleaving Corr to easily clean up the table.In the finals, Jasmin jumps out to a very strong start with

break and runs on 2 of the 4 first games and led 4-0 beforeKaren would get on the board. Karen played smart chess-likemoves to get back in the game, but Jasmins offensive game wastoo much in this match and Jasmin took down another giant towin the WPBA 2012 Tour Championship title! First andsecond place were presented gorgeous hand blow glass trophybowls as well as the popular Pendleton blankets by ChinookWinds Casino Resort. Other players having finishes worth mentioning were Jen-

nifer Barretta placing 5th, Kim White-Newsome, Mary Rakinand Nicole Keeney finishing tied for 9th, and Jana Montourshowing her “Rookie of the Year” award was well deserved byher finishing in the top 16.The semi-final and final matches will be televised on ESPN2 De-

cember 16th from 4-7pm EST.Visit wpba.com for the upcoming schedule of events for 2013.


What Would a Sucker Do? If you look around the room and don’t see any suckers….YOU are the sucker!by Jacqueline Karol • House Pro at DownLo Billiards Chico, Calif. LeagueOperator & Tournament Director • www.BilliardsBootCamp.com

You have stripes here. You each only have one ball leftand the 8-ball. Your opponent’s ball, the solid, is sittingin the jaws and is directly blocking your corner pocket

shot. What do you do?1) “Bank your stripe in the corner!”2) “Slowly roll the your ball up in on frontof their solid to prevent them from hittingtheir ball!”3) “Replace their ball with yours by softlyshooting yours directly into theirs!”Suckers…You must assess each situation to come

to the best possible answer, which is theone with the highest winning percentage. Why are these not good ideas?:Bank shots are low percentage and if you miss, your oppo-

nent will most surely run out and win. Slow rolling your stripe in front of theirs with accurate speed

control is very hard to do and the cost is high if you miss. It isa high cost because their solid is in the jaws which makes itwhich makes it a “bigger ball to hit” meaning, easier to hit,because there is a bigger margin of error. For example, they

can pocket it if they hit directly into it kick it in hitting railfirst from many more points compared to a shot that is fartheraway from the pocket. Furthermore, it is very likely that they

will pocket the 8-ball to win because it goesin every pocket. Softly shooting your ball into theirs will

leave your ball in the jaws but you probablywon’t get another shot because you will leavethem an easy shot on the 8-ball.Answer: Use draw to put forward spin on

your stripe and call it in the corner. This willlikely result either one of two positive out-comes:

A: If you pocket your stripe, you can now shoot the 8-ball towin the game. B: If your ball does not follow it in and instead, stays in the

jaws, you have now blocked their pocket with your stripebecause you used a draw speed to set your 8-ball shot in thatsame corner. By thinking more than one shot ahead and assessing the

likely possibilities, tremendously increases your odds of winning.

Mike Dechaine Becomes Predator Brand Ambassadorby Kyle Nolan, Predator GroupPredator Group is proud to announce that Mike Dechaine

has joined the Predator team of Brand Ambassadors.“We’re excited to have Mike officially on the team. He’s beenworking with our product engineers for some time, particularlyon the new break. That, combined with Mike’s many years ofexperience playing with our other equipment, has made for asuperb working relationship,” said Kyle Nolan, Dir. of Branding& Communications at Predator Group.“I’m not one of those guys who will just throw on a patch. Ihave to believe in what I’m promoting; otherwise it’s all toofake for me. I already loved the performance of Predator’s prod-ucts, and working with their team has increased my under-standing of the science behind pool,” said Mike Dechaine.Look for Mike at the Mosconi Cup representing team U.S.A.

for the second straight year and on ESPN as he and the rest ofteam U.S.A. take on Europe at the World Cup of Trick Shots.Predator Group, an international billiards industry leader, is

focused on bringing con-stant innovation andgame-improving equip-ment to billiards playersworldwide. Headquarteredin Jacksonville, Florida,USA, Predator Group’score brands include: Pred-ator Cues® – high-end(professional level) cueswith revolutionary tech-nology to enhance per-formance; Poison Billiards® – recreational cues withcutting-edge designs and Predator engineering for best-in-classplayability; and Uni-Loc® – precision billiards equipmentmanufacturer.For more information regarding Predator Group’s products,

visit www.predatorgroup.com.

Special excerpts follow from the State OfThe “Art” Message Prior to 2000 “trick andfancy shot” exhibitions were done bydozens of pro players at the BCA Trade Show and select bil-liard venues primarily wanting special “skill shot” demos andselect “match play” promotions Players started to “find a niche” with their pocket billiard

skills after 2000 by adding a focused entertainment to theirroutines, helping to bring the “show side” of Artistic Pool tothe forefront for sport growth and renewed fan attraction A host of players that used to do demos with only a handful

of skill shots were now seeing a major shift in new “entertain-ment” demands for sharing the “sport gift” of Artistic Pool viaan energetic style and an enlightening spirit presentationThis “new” foundation for billiard demonstrations has

etched a major professional mark in history as it remains amagnetic appeal for allSPECIAL EVENT: The Dr. Cue Classic Artistic Cup VI is

also introducing for the first time ever the new and exciting Q& Cue Characters “Roll To Victory” Challenge, a magneticgame and entertainment concept created by Paul “Professor-Q-Ball” Frankel & Tom “Dr. Cue” Rossman. For more info onthis attraction or the Cup VI please email the address below. Anyone wanting to receive our newsletter 4 – 6 times per

year via a “bcc” email release may also contact us [email protected] or you may call at 765.795.4968.


63 Combination Basicsby Robert ByrneFrom “Byrne’s Complete Book of Pool Shots” with permission

by Tom Rossman • [email protected] Writer

Artistic Pocket Newsletter Update

The Artistic Pocket newsletter’s central focus as a valuableeducation resource tool for Artistic Pool has three goals inmind: Preserving “Artistic Pool” History…Presenting “Foundation” Facts…Promoting Sport Opportunities…The November, 2012 edition includes a look at the mag-

netic “show” amenities of Artistic Pool and how legends of thepast have inspired modern – day performers of our special artform. In this regard the Dr. Cue Classic Artistic Cup VI willbe taking place in Indianapolis, IN from November 29 – De-cember 2, 2012. A magnetic media / entertainment night ex-perience is planned on December 1st with many of the“players in the Cup event performing some of their specializedshot creations with a unique twist of style and special spiritsure to amuse and edify all in attendance. The valued contri-butions of Steve “Triple C” Markle, Rodney and “Triple P”Fontaine continue to accent the newsletter pages with specificappeal asking for more of the same. A special thanks to PaulFrankel for presenting, archiving each edition at profes-sorqball.com. May you continue to enjoy The Artistic Pocketwith its message of our activity around the world via specialfellowship experiences of common interests, reunion stylesharing of unique “artistic” talents, plus a universal willingnessto help others…Rack Up A Victory In Their Game AndLife!!

At the right is a frozen combination that isn’t aimed atthe pocket. To redirect the 5 ball to the left, hit the 3-ball on the right side. This is surprising news to begin-

ners, even if they have college degrees in science. If the gapbetween the balls is a half inch and the line of centers is thesame, you would have to hit the 3-ball on the left side to cutthe 5-ball in.

The point to remember is that the position of the third ball iswhat influences a combination that is frozen or almost frozen.At the left, hitting the 3-ball results in failure. Hitting the 2-ball first throws the 5-ball into the pocket.


by “The Monk” Contributing Writer • www.monkbilliardacademy.net

Time to Go First Class

During the week of the US Openplayers were crying about badrolls and playing the victim roll.

When you cry about your opponentsgood rolls you don’t understand thenature of competition. You don’t belongin a game like pocket billiards. Unfortu-nately, the majority cry when they getbad luck. It is almost comical to see anopponent in the chair throw up his arms,shake his head and roll his eyes when aplayer makes a lucky shot.

There are some great things happeningduring the match. You will show moreclass and dignity if you say, “Iplayed a good match todayand my opponent played justa little better than me.”

We all know that a missed shot isalmost always missed position. So youshould expect the cue ball to be in a badplace when your opponent misses a shot.Don’t cry about being hooked. Wouldyou rather come to the table for a kickshot or come to the table with the rackin your hand?

Now is the time for our players to manup. I coached a female player who madethe finals in a big tournament. Tied hillhill her opponent missed the eight ball,

it went three rails and knocked the nineball. My student jumped up with a bigsmile on her face and said, “wow, howhappy are you?” She ran over and huggedthe girl. When an opponent gets a goodbreak it is nothing personal. This girl is achampion. Unfortunately for pool, shebecame a doctor. It takes a mature playerto be happy about the good fortune of anopponent.

Play this game with class. If you are aworld class player you deserve respect andadmiration. Stand up and take your losswith a gentleman’s spirit. Leave a lasting

impression on your audience with yourfirst class approach to this time honoredgame.

Some players show their classless waysby bragging. It gets a bit much when ahigh school dropout talks about how heannihilated, crushed, ruined, destroyedhis opponent. Those verbs do not belongin this sport, a game that originated ingentlemen’s clubs. Cry babies and brag-gers will not build a fan base thereforethey do nothing for the sport.

I played a match many years ago in PA.The matched was alternate break 8 ballchampionship. I ran my four racks and heran his four racks. It was hill hill andwhen I broke, the cue ball went off thetable. My opponent took ball and handand set up for a shot down table. I wantedto let him shoot and call foul but I couldnot do that. I reminded him that heneeded to start in the kitchen. He ranthe table and I lost. Fifteen years later aguy told me about that game and what afine sport I was. You make a lasting im-pression when you can play this game as a

gentleman. No one wouldhave remembered that gameif I won.

Darren Appleton, uponlosing remarked that he played very wellbut his opponent played just a littlebetter. He went on to say he wished himgood luck the rest of the way. Mr Apple-ton did not cry about bad rolls, or luckybreaks.

Time to man up boys. See if you can gothrough an entire tournament withoutmaking excuses.

Play this game with class. If you are a world classplayer you deserve respect and admiration.


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Here is a very tough shot that was included in the 2012Professional Artistic Pool ShotProgram. Like many shots in our

program categorized as stroke shots, this shotrequires a special stroke that would not typi-cally come up in an ordinary game of pool. Theobject is to draw the cue ball back into thehead rail and then into rail 1. After hitting rail1 the cue ball will hit the short cue, make itroll away from the blocker ball and open a gapfor the cue ball to travel through and pocketthe object ball into pocket “B”.Start by placing your first object ball along

the 2nd diamond line but no further than 3balls width away from rail 3. Next placeanother object ball in the jaw of pocket “B”.Place your blocker ball on the 3rd diamond.After, place your rack and a short cue in theposition shown. By rule, the short cue may not be more than 1chalks width away from the blocker ball. Finally, place yourcue ball 2 mm away from object ball 1. If you do not feel com-fortable with this try starting with your cue ball about an inchaway and as your skill begins to progress work your way to the2 mm mark. Remember to play object ball 1 more towards thelong rail. Due to the english you will be putting it will throwleft when executing the shot. Put maximum 5:00 on the cue ball and use a hard stroke.

This will allow the cue ball to draw back into the short railand the side spin will keep the cue ball moving so that it hasenough speed to push the short cue away from the blocker balland able it to pocket object ball 2. Enjoy this great shot!

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TAP has National Event, inspiring theBest of The Best.

TAP’s National Event kicked off on Friday, November2nd at Embassy Suites Charleston Convention Centerin South Carolina with the TAP National Party pro-

vided by the TAP Corporate office.The Best of the Best Teams from all over the USA and

Canada came to play for the coveted National Titles in 8 Balland 9 Ball Team and Singles events. TAPs signature eventRally Blue Gray Dream Team event was also held.McDermott Handcrafted Cues, TAP’s Cue Sponsor, was

onsite with TAP Members Only Specials, and provided instruc-tion and sales of their products. D & D Cue Repair providedrepair and cleaning of the players’ cues, as they do at all TAPevents. Connoisseur Cues and Billy’s Billiard Supplies werealso on hand at the event selling a variety of high-end cues,custom cues and pool accessories.Sharkin U Apparel once again provided sales of their popular

demand apparel line and provided gift packages to each of thesingles event winners.Sticky Fingers in Mt. Pleasant provided shuttle service to and

from their facility, which was much appreciated by the players,as they enjoyed their great food.TAP Apparel showcased their new line of apparel coming out

on the TAP Online store as well as their new full line of cus-tomized products.North Park Grille provided discounts and lunch specials to

the players at their facility with 18 Tables, Sports Bar with LargeScreen TVs and Entertainment each night.Sam Rullo, TAP Sales Director, provided tours of Pool Net to

the players to show how to login to their member profiles,answer questions, and showed prospects in South Carolina whatTAP has to offer in their areas.At week’s end, the National Champions were crowned.National 8 Ball Team Champions - Terry’s All Stars, KS.National 9 Ball Team Champions– R U Kidding Me?, Canada. Rally Blue Gray Dream Team Event Champions for 2012 –Don’t Laugh Your Next, NC. Congratulations to all of ourChampions for 2012!TAP’s best of the best from all over the USA and Canada

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On Friday and Saturday, November 2-3, 2012, the firstDoggin’ It for Charity Pool Tournament was held in Temecula,California, to benefit the ongoing efforts of the Animal RescueKompany (A.R.K.). Hosted by High Society Billiards and Dartof Temecula, California, owner Kelly Ferree and his son Brianwere on-hand as pool players from San Diego, Riverside,Orange County and Glendale, California, came out to showtheir skills and support this event.Proceeds from the tournament went directly to A.R.K. as

they work to provide care for unwanted animals, and search fornew homes for animals who otherwise face the possibility ofeuthanasia. Along with the players, A.R.K. wishes to expresstheir appreciation to High Society for hosting the event, BrianFerree, High Society Table Refelting, and Autumn Grucellia,In The Pocket News, for their cash donations, and Dave “TheGinger Wizard” Pearson, David Olhausen, Olhausen GameRooms, Kearney Mesa, California, for their donation ofauction items. Finally, a special thank-you to Mary AnnStarkey, GoPlayPool.com and Paul Frankel, Professor Q-BallsNational Pool and Three Cushion News, for helping us spreadthe word. In the Seven Ball Tournament, Ramin Bakhtiari won

$200.00 as first place winner, and Orlando Gonzalez won$50.00 as second place winner. In the Ten Ball Tournament,Alex Laski won $400.00 as first place winner, Orlando Gonza-lez won $250.00 as second place winner, Mary Ann Starkeywon $150.00 in third place, Ramin Bakhtiari won $75.00 forfourth, Noel Panaligan won a McDermont Cue Stick as fifthplace and Matt Schaffer won $25.00 as sixth place winner. AG&W four point cue which was donated by Dave “The Ginger

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Simonis $500 Challenge to Raise Money for the JuniorsNationals Juniors Pool Month may have been in September but the fundraising efforts continue. Last month, Simonis Cloth

made a $500 contribution to the Billiard Education Foundation (BEF) in support of their national campaign. In addition totheir kind donation, Simonis also proposed a challenge to the industry and players.If the BEF received at least ten donations or pledges for $500 or more during the month of September, then Simonis would

kick in another $500. Recently, Simonis has since graciously extended the September challenge through the end of the year soothers can also have a chance to help support the worthy charity.To learn more about the BEF and all the ways to get involved, make a donation, or contribute products and services, contact

Executive Director, Samm Diep-Vidal at (303) 926-1039 or visit the website at BilliardEducation.org.Founded in 1680 in Verviers Belgium and still there today, Iwan Simonis S.A. is the oldest and most respected name in the

billiard industry and the only mill in the world dedicated to the production of cloth for cue-sport games including pool, carom,snooker and pyramid. Known worldwide as the truest playing cloth, Simonis will increase your enjoyment of the game by allow-ing you to play your best. Contact Iwan Simonis, Inc. in North America at 847-549-6109 or visit us at www.simoniscloth.comThe Billiard Education Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that produces the annual Junior National Champi-

onships, provides scholarships for young players, sends junior players to the World Junior Championships and promotes Pool inSchool programs to encourage lifelong participants

Wizard” Pearson signed by Dave, Tom “Dr. Cue” Rossman, andJerry Briesath was won in a raffle by John Sperka.If are interested in helping the Animal Rescue Kompany in

their ongoing efforts, please contact Mr. Michael Brown, (951)491-9307, or Sharon McGilvery, (909) 896-2852, or send emailto www.animalrescuekompany.org. A.R.K. is a 501(c)(3) or-ganization serving the Inland Empire and Southern, California.

7 ball Ramin Bakhtiari, Adam Merrill ,Orlando Gonzalez

10 ball Alex Laski, Kelly Ferree, and Orlando Gonzalez


Alcano Wins Championship Cloth ProClassic 9-Ballby Charlie Williams New Iberia, Louisiana- Ronnie “The Volcano” Alcano just

needed a little time to erupt. In eight consecutive matches, hewas unthreatened. Robb Saez was the victim in the finals, thought Saez had

been burning them up on his side of the charts. Saez had atight 9-8 win over Adam Smith when Smith faltered on the7ball case game, but Saez burned through his opponents afterincluding a 9-3 over Wang Can and 9-2 over Charlie Williamsin the hot seat finals.Alcano dusted through Bustamante, Israel Rota, Mike Davis,

Wang Can, Ralph Eckert, and Charlie WiIlliams. In the finals, Saez and Alcano both kept it close playing fast

and furious. The score was tied at 5-5, when Saez was runningout and shot an easy dead 5ball to 7ball combo. Ronnie calleda loss of turn because Saez did not call the ball. This turned thetide of the match and Saez was not able to regain control ofthe match. Alcano cruised through to a 11-7 victory.Sponsored by Ozone Billiards and Predator Cues.

1st-Ronnie Alcano $3,3002nd-Robb Saez $2,2003rd-Charlie Williams $1,8004th-Can Wang $1,2005th-Francisco Bustamante$9005th-Warren Kiamco $9007th-Johnny Archer $6007th-Shane Van Boening $6009th-Jesse Engel $325 Israel Rota $325Thorsten Hohmann $325 Sylver Ochoa $325

Van Boening Wins Over Archer at Emerald BilliardsIn an epic conclusion, Shane Van Boening and Johnny

Archer put on a show for the ages. Both players were ontheir top A+ game with big runs and unbelievable come-backs in the 10-Ball Pro Classic finals. The finals between Van Boening and Archer started off

lopsided with Shane breaking and running the first 4racks. He went up 5-0 before Archer could mark a gameup. But Van Boening’s break seemed unstoppable and heclimbed to a 9-2 lead within 45 minutes. It looked like itwould be a very short night. But here comes Johnny!Archer came back and rattled off 4 games in a row

before Shane could stop the bleeding. At 10-6, the match wasstill heavily favoring Shane. Archer knowing this failed tomake any errors and was playing pinpoint position on hisoffense. He climbed to 10-8 to the thrill of the audience.Archer was rewarded with a perfect break the next rack as he

smashed the rack with power but controlled the cueball per-fectly. With an open shot on the 1ball, he ran out to tie it at10-10! One game for the championship!The final game saw Archer break, making a ball, but was

forced to play safety. Another safety battle ensued, and againArcher was able to get a look at the 1ball. Faced with a long offangle one ball, and having to force the cueball around 3 rails orplay safe, Archer opted for offense. He fired the ball and thecueball went 3 rails. Except the 1ball did not go in. Archer’sfirst miss in 10 games and Shane’s first opportunity in an hour.Shane was left with a short masse on the 1ball, which hestudied and made. And then had to force the 2ball in withfollow with the cueball off the side rail a hair. Though pressurepacked, Shane smoothly ran the table perfectly for the win.“We are going to do this again next year and make it biggerand better!” said Keith Hulin. The events were being streamed live on poolactiontv.com

and sponsored by Ozone Billiards and Predator Cues.1st-Shane Van Boening $3,3002nd-Johnny Archer $2,2003rd-Robb Saez $1,6004th-Rodney Morris $1,2005th-Mike Davis $900 5th-Jesse Engel $9007th-F. Bustamante $650 7th-Brandon Shuff $6509th-Warren Kiamco $375 Thorsten Hohmann $375Cliff Joyner $375.00 Charlie Williams $375

Credit Photos to Justin Acker

Ronnie “The Volcano” AlcanoShane Van Boening

Championship Cloth 5th Annual Pro ClassicThe events took place side by side to the Ozone Billiards US Amateur Open all hosted by Emerald Billiards and produced by Dragon Promotions.


Curvaceous Shotsby Tom Simpson, Master Instructor • PoolClinics.com Contributing Writer

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Occasionally, shots come upwhere your cueball path to theobject ball is just barely

blocked by another ball. Sometimes it’sjust the edge of a ball that’s in the way. Ifthe blocker is closer to the cueball(perhaps a quarter to a third of the wayto the object ball), jumping over the ob-struction is often a solution. However, ifthe blocker is closer to the object ball(half to three quarters of the way to theobject ball), elevating and shooting acurve shot may be appropriate.In addition to being useful and occa-

sionally practical, curve shots are ballsyand fun. If you actually make your curveshot, it tends to impress the spectatorsand intimidate your opponent. On theother hand, if you miss badly, well, youmight look stupid.Let’s look at what we need to under-

stand to make “basic, easy curve shots”such as Shot 1 in the diagram, whichcalls for a slight curve around the edge ofthe 13-ball. Shot 2 demonstrates severalof the principles involved, while curvingaround the dreaded side pocket point.Shot 3 shows a more difficult applicationof the curve shot, curving around anentire ball.Begin to get a feel for curving the

cueball by shooting some Shot 2’s. Topocket the 2-ball, elevate your cue mod-erately (maybe 20° to 30°) and hitthrough the cueball with low, rail-sideenglish. You’ll notice that you can aimstraight down the rail and hit with theenglish shown, and the CB will take offat an angle a few degrees out from therail line. This is squirt (aka, “cueball de-flection”), and is caused, to greater orlesser degrees, by all shafts. Next, you seethe CB slowing down and then curvingback toward the rail. With a little practice, you’ll find how

much elevation, tip offset, and speed willwork for the equipment and desiredcurve of themoment. Ifyou’re notgetting muchvisible curve,you’re probablyhitting too hard.When you hithard, the ballmay not haveenough time tocurve theamount you hadin mind. Try softer. If you’re diving intothe rail too early, you may be using toomuch sidespin. Change one thing at atime.Just as with normal flat shots, intend

to hit through the cueball. You have toconvince that cueball to take that ele-vated sidespin. Make it swerve. A pokewon’t do it.Your elevated stick should point down

the initial aim line for the shot, allowingfor squirt and swerve. To understandwhere to hit the cueball for “low rail-sideenglish”, consider that as you elevate thestick, all the english spots on the cueballrotate upward with the stick angle.Balls only curve while they’re skidding.

So for curve shots, as we hit low, wecause backspin. Backspin slows thecueball. As the cueball moves moreslowly, the sidespin acts more stronglyand curves the ball off the line. Youcould think of it as “draw allows morecurve.”As we elevate more, the sidespin gen-

erated becomes stronger relative to theforward speed of the CB. In other words,as we elevate, more of the power of thestroke goes into sidespin and less intoforward speed. Hitting with elevation

and power is how players can producethe beautifully violent curves we see inmassé exhibitions. Note that massé shotsare generally performed with a nearlyvertical cue stick. Much tougher.Shot 2 can help you quickly gain a

good feel for curving. Remove the objectball, and experiment with various curvedistances and amounts. You can see youraim angle by looking at how much yourstick points outward from the rail line.You can watch the curves unfold and seewhere you veered back into the rail.Good clear feedback.Shot 3 may now be manageable (aim

farther out, more sidespin, less speed),and Shot 1 could become a no-brainer.Practice for even five minutes, and you’llhave a sense of this. Then, when itcomes up, step up and curve that ballwith authority.


Bar Box 8-BallBy: Marty Kaczmarowski, APA 7Contibuting Writer

Beware of bad breakers!

Here is a trap that can lead to very lop sided scores. I’veplayed numerous matches getting beat and thought I playedwell, but came out the loser. My opponent wins the lag andbreaks. He comes up dry or shoots one ball and misses leavinga couple clusters here and there. The table looks like I canrun out and so I start the attempt. Five shots in, I realize I’min trouble and now I have to go for it or my opponent willsimply run the rest of the rack. I get hooked or miss: he cleansup and wins. The cycle then repeats. DO NOT be the playerwho runs the front half and then gets stuck. Your initial “afterthe break analysis” must determine if the table is worth goingfor the run out. If the table looks tough: simply miss or playsafe early and set the trap for the other guy.

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Pedro PiedrabuenaWins USBA TourOpen at Paris Bida inHouston, TX.by Doug Deitel USBA Director

From Friday October 19, 2012 to SundayOctober 20, 2012 eleven players from outsideTexas joined 15 local players and two fromDallas Texas to vie for the $7,500.00 in addedprize money. The event represented the firsttime a USBA Tour Open tournament hadbeen held in Houston, so everyone wasworking hard to ensure success!

What a success it was! The players andmore than 100 spectators who joined us weretreated to some of the finest displays of threecushion skills they have seen in a while. Andthe best surprise of all was that quite a bit ofthe exciting play came from many of thehometown players who fought hard in thispremier event. From the upsets in earlyrounds... to the great semi-final and finalmatch... the 8-Gabriels tables at Paris Bidaprovided the perfect surface for these mastersof the game to work their magic.

The final match was Live Streamed onustream.tv in spite of the technical challengesof low Internet bandwidth and low light con-

ditions. The effort yielded a very excitingmatch, which was recorded and can be seen (inparts due to the up and down conditions) athttp://www.ustream.tv/channel/dogloose-ch1.

The tournament format was also a rarity forthe USBA. After a preliminary round of fourflights of 7, 16 players were matched in a singleelimination final, which proved to be as excit-ing as anyone could have hoped. With everygame meaning life or death in the tournamentthe crowd and the players held their collectivebreath on almost every shot.

In the final match we were treated to thegreat skills and competitive spirit that have sooften been demonstrated by our two greatchampions - Pedro and Hugo. As was expectedthe points were tight and the lead was alwaysup for grabs. As the game progressed and the


President’s DeskA little over five years ago, the

USBA began a concerted effortto move its three-cushion na-tional championship tournamentbeyond the poolroom in order toexpose the game to others, andalso toprovide ourfeature eventwith the pres-tige it rightlydeserves. After

looking over the possibilities for2013, we landed upon a beautifulsolution: the Allen HopkinsSuper Billiard Expo (SBX) at theNew Jersey Convention andExpo Center in Edison. Thetiming was right—April. Thevenue was perfect—a privateroom on the main floor. Theevent—well, what can be said?The SBX will be in its 21st year.Allen Hopkins is a member ofthe BCA Hall of Fame. TheSBX hosted the Champion ofChampions tournament the lasttwo years. And, of course, theSBX is the premier tradeshow onthe east coast: it brings togetherbilliard players, cue makers, tablemanufacturers, case makers,cloth manufacturers, ball manu-facturers, retailers, wholesalers,distributors, spectators andothers.When Allen Hopkins ex-

tended the offer to us (andagreed to help financially), wedidn’t have to think long orhard. The SBX begins April 4,but the USBA tournament willbegin on Wednesday, April 3with registration, practice and apreliminary round. The tourna-ment will end on Sunday, April7. Gabriels will supply thetables. Diamond Billiard Prod-ucts will supply the table lights.Go towww.superbilliardsexpo.com formore information about theSBX. See you there!

billiards mounted there was no way to know who would end up on top. Hugo had the lead at 21-18 when Pedro scored an impressive shot that brought a roar from the crowd. He followed thatup with another and another to lock it up at 21. Then came two more to take the lead at 23-21before his run of 5 would end. After making but one, Hugo sat down and Pedro took over onceagain. And this time he would not let up. While Hugo could only sit and watch, Pedro ran 6 toget to 29 before he would miss by the smallest of margins. Could Hugo match this effort? But thebank shot to the corner would not make, and Pedro returned for what would prove to be thefinal billiard of the tournament. This time it was Pedro who played the bank shot to the cornerto make the final score Pedro over Hugo 30-22.

The final standings for the tournament are as follows (Note: Players who exited the bracketsat the same round were awarded equal position and prize money by decision of the tournamentdirector.)

1st-Pedro Piedrabuena $38002nd-Hugo Patino (right) $28003rd-Andres Naranjo $16503rd-Kim Hoang $16505th-Mazin Shooni $11505th-Michael Kang $11507th-Joel Rivera $7057th-Jamil Isreal $7059th-16th all received $100Sonny ChoCong NguyenDung NguyenThanh VuPatrick TranPeter NguyenJim ShovakEllis Lawrence

Special thanks must go out to the manypeople who worked behind the scenes and onthe front line to make the first USBA TourOpen Tournament in Houston a rousing success. First, thanks to Thinh and Toan Tran theowners of Paris Bida whose gracious hospitality and top-notch venue made this event one of themost enjoyable on the Tour. Thanks to the co-tournament directors Jim Shovak and DougDeitel who did a superb job in running the event to smooth perfection. Thanks to Professor-Q-Ball (Paul Frankel) for taking pictures, video and covering the event for his online and printpublication.

A tip of the hat must go to Lan Vo, a fine local player who not only played in the tournamentand showed some great skill, but who served as the driving force behind bringing the Openevent to Houston. And finally, thanks to all the players who truly demonstrated great skill andsportsmanship throughout the competition.

Friday, November 30, 2012 - Sunday, December 02 USBA ENDORSED - Southside Billiards - Savannah GADirector: Jamie Sibley 402-617-5447Friday, December 07-9, 2012USBA Nationall Qualifier - Medford Elks - Medford ORContacts: Tom Thomsen: 541-938-6889; 509-240-2027Friday, December 14-16, 2012USBA TOUR OPEN - Hard Times Billiards - Bellflower CAPhone: 562-867-7733

2013Friday, January 11-13, OPEN TOURNAMENT - Rushville Billiards - Rushville IL217 242-6200Thursday, February 7-10, USBA NATIONAL QUALIFIER- Pendennis Club –Louisville, KYContact: Paul Frankel, 901 210 7251Wednesday, April 03-7, 2013 - USBA 2013 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPSuper Billiards Expo - New Jersey Convention Center


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A “B” tournament was held at Chris’s Billiards inChicago the weekend of November 9-11 with aturnout of 36 players from around the country. Itwas the Ray Schuler Memorial Tournament,planned and run by Noel Mendoza, who owns theSchuler cue-making franchise. Noel was assisted byBrian Haff, George Theobald and Mike Melloy.Camaraderie and competition ran full force as

players from nine states competed for $6,000 inprize money. First place was won by Lupe Cruz fromIowa, second by David Camarena of Chicago andthird by Alex Cruz, also from Chicago. Lupe won aSchuler cue in addition to the $1500 first prizemoney. A masse’ cue, donated by Dennis Diekman,was given to Steve Anderson of Grand Rapids forthe Sportsmanship Award

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World Class Billiards “B” TournamentUSBA TOUR B+ EVENT held November 2-4th in

Peabody, MA at World Class Billiards.18 players: 3 groups of 6 to 20 pts.Top 2 from each flight + two 3rd place finishers advanceto finals.Double Elimination to 25 points.8-Finalists: 1st Bob Page2nd Joe DeAmato 3rd Tony FerraraBob FerraraEllis Lawrence Dave Van LokerenDave EgdahlNorman Zuluaga

This is an interesting exercise for getting tocontrol the force follow stroke. Elevate the cueball 15 degrees and shoot into the yellow ballwith the cue ball, using top left English with a firm stroke. Whenyou see the yellow ball fly off to the left rail and the cue balltakes a curve to the right with a little slower speed and head forthe corner you’ll know that you made a legal strike.See if you can make the cue ball hit the red ball straight on, andthen try to hit the red on the long rail side to score. Then for areal challenge try hitting the red for a point from the short rail asthe last rail. All the cue ball needs is to take a wider turn in thecorner. OH YEAH?

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3-Cushion Billiard Tour “Shot-Contest”

The Rack, Memphis Tennessee

The Rack in Memphis,Tn held their 4th Shot Contest with 6 pool players that signed in and willing to test their skills atthe game of 3-Cushion Billiards. As the event date was set for Sunday at 1:00pm, on November 4th 2012, players had afull month to practice the shots. Entry Fee was only $15, plus Jerry Ramey

owner of The Rack also included in a free lunch for the players. Paul Frankel, tourna-ment director, went over all the rules before the start of the “Shot Contest” andthanked all contestants for accepting the CHALLENGE and then went on to explainto the players the format.

A small recap of how the 3-Cushion Billiard Shot Contest works.FORMAT: Players will shoot only 8 diagram shots. Each player will shoot each of the 8 shots 3times (24 shots total). Each shot is worth 2 points (48 pts max) and the total number of points wins.Three small round dots (stick-ons) are placed on the table, which represents the exact placement ofthe diagrammed shots. All players will have the same shot and same placement of the 3 balls. Thenthe dots will be removed and replaced for the next shot selection.

Special Note: After each shot a player has a straight rail carom shot (no rails required) as the ballscome to rest. If they make it, it will be worth 1 point added to their previous scores. This means that themaximum possible score will be 72 points if they made every shot.

The quickest way to get new players to play the game of 3-Cushion is to reach out to pool players


The 50th Annual Southern Oregon Invita-tional 3 Cushion Billiard Tournament was justcompleted at the historic Medford Elks Lodge.

Sixty players participated in the team event, andnearly fifty of those players also took part in the threeSingles tournaments that took place simultaneously.More than 100 people attended the awards banquet,including the family of Doc Miller, who had startedthe tournament back in 1963, and Bruce Braaten, whohad played in the very first tournament and alsoplayed as a sub in the 50th. Tournament attendeeswere also treated to amusing billiard tales told by BobByrne (who won the Senior Singles tournament), andto an Artistic Pool Exhibition donated to us by Dr.Cue, Tom Rossman, who also made an impressiveshowing at his first time in the team tournament.

Being the 50th tournament was not the only mile-stone for this event. In addition, it was the first time itwas played on modern Gabriels heated tables, thanks to anenormously generous donation from Bob Tracy and donationsof money and effort from 37 other players. Also for the firsttime, we produced a Commemorative Program for all theplayers including a history of the event, lists of tournament

winners, and loads of photos. A limited number of copies areavailable for sale by contacting Mark Williams, tournament co-chairman, for an order form at [email protected].

Winning Team Photo Caption:Winners of the Team Event. Back Row L to R: Tom Resk, Gary Felder, John Fleming, Jim Spannaus, BobTracy, Ron Hopkins; Front Row L to R: Bob Horecky, James Wong, George Theobald, Team Captain Max

Fisher, Don Dayan, Hans Handgraaf, Harvey Wixman, Jimmy Martinez. Not pictured: John Winn.

“A” and “B” Singles Tournament Finalists. L to R: MarkHansen, A Singles Winner, Galen Lee, B Singles Runner up,Hans Handgraaf, A Singles Runner-up, Alfred Wenzl, B

Singles Winner.

Medford Elks Lodge


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DPM Universal Pocket and Carom Billiard SystemsArticle 64

More on this System segment in the next issue of Professor Cue Ball NewsYou may purchase caroms Articles and Graphs 25 through 62 on line to be e-mailed to you for $25.00 If you have any questionsyou can always e-mail me and I will answer you.Darrell Paul Martineau,5916 Bar Harbour Ct.Elk Grove CA 95758For more information on this system and my books, tapes, DVDs or lessons on Pool or Carom Billiards please call me at 916-

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If you will look back to your saved copies of Professor Q Ball’s Jan/Feb 2007tillJuly/Aug 2007 you will see the first printing of DPM System Segment Below theball short angle. Articles and graphs 25 to 30 will show you how the calculations

are made.Article and graph 64 are the next step for that segment. Once the Cue Ball is

above the OB1, and you wish to play the same shot pattern, there is a method of cal-culating that position. It is shown in Graph 64.You will still use the same count as you did before. The change is the deduction

that is given for the Cue Ball’s position.It is very important to use “ Make Speed “ for these shots!Billiard Buddies,In the next issue of Professor Cue Ball News. I will give you more ADVANCED

concepts of the Below the Ball system segment shown in article and graph 64Starting next year I will show you HOW to MISS KISSES. All you will need to

know are the Cue Ball / Object Ball angles, so start studying the past graphs to learnthose angles.

Jones and Parks Win U.S. Amateur ChampionshipWinner of Men’s and Women’s Divisions Advance to 2013 Pro EventsThe top amateur poolplayers in North America headed south to the Sunshine State in early-

November to compete in the U.S. Amateur Championship. The 2012 version of the sport’s mostprestigious amateur tournament featured 128 men and 32 women all with the dream of adding thetitle “U.S. Amateur Champion” to their billiard resume.The Men’s Division began Nov. 9 at Stroker’s in Palm Harbor, while the Women’s Division got underway Nov. 10 at the

Crooked Cue in Clearwater. Both divisions came together on Sun., Nov. 11 at Stroker’s for the final rounds of competition.In the finals the of the Women’s Division, Tammie Jones of Muncie, Ind., defeated Asia Cycak of Raleigh, N.C., 9-4.In the Men’s Division, former champion Brian Parks of Bakersfield, Calif., defeated Daniel Gordon of Marietta, Ga., 11-4.

The victory was Parks second U.S. Amateur Championship title, having won the event in 2009 as well.The 2012 U.S. Amateur Championship was conducted by the APA, and is the only tournament produced by the APA open

to both members and non-members. Nearly 270,000 members compete in weekly 8-Ball and 9�Ball league play.The APA produces three major tournaments each year, APA National Team Championships, APA National Singles Cham-

pionships and U.S. Amateur Championship, that, together, pay out nearly $1.5 Million in cash and prizes annually! In 2010,the APA National Team Championships were recognized by Guinness World Records as the “world’s largest pool tournament.”For complete coverage of the U.S. Amateur Championship visit http://usamateurchampionship.com/coverage/2012/.


Trick Shot Tim Proudly Supports theBilliard Education FoundationWorld-ranked trick shot artist and entertainer,

Tim Chin, also known as “The Dragon,” is nostranger to giving. His insightful website hasbeen a wealth of knowledge for trick shot en-thusiasts for many years. The MIT grad also be-lieves in the importance of higher education.The modest Chin has a PhD in MaterialsScience and Engineering.“The Billiard Education Foundation (BEF) lets kids engagein pool as an organized activity, an option I never saw when Iwas growing up. It’s important for kids to have the opportunityto develop their skills in this type of environment while alsomaintaining an emphasis on education. Donating to BEF isone way I can help support the next generation of pool players,fostering their growth both on the table and in life,” said Chin.“The BEF counts on donations and pledges from generoussupporters like Tim.. Our sport needs more ambassadors likeTim!” said Samm Diep-Vidal, Executive Director for the BEF.

Tim Chin is available for exhibitions, instruction, and events.Visit TrickShotTim.com for everything you ever wanted to knowabout trick shots.


Professor’s National Tournament DirectoryDEC 1

Tri-State TourGotham City Billiards(718) 714-1002 93 Ave U. Brooklyn, NY A-B/C-D 9-Ball $1,500

DEC 01 MPA Stop #7 Horseshoe Bar & BilliardsDuluth,MN-218-727-5144$1,000 Added Noon StartFour Divisions - Masters/AA$50,A- $40,B-$30,C - $308-Ball on 7-ft Valleys9-Ball TournamentFriday Night 7 p.m. StartCall John @ 507-210-7558

DEC 1-2Predator TourMr. Cue BilliardsLindenhurst, NY631.226.9486ABCD Saturday NoonOpen/Pro Sunday Noon$1000 AddedDEC 7-9Bogies BilliardsHouston, Texas281 821-4544Space City Open$5,000 added

DEC 8-9 Action Pool TourVIP BilliardsCatonsville, Md410-747-2551- 8-Ball

DEC 15MPA Stop #8Two Stooges Sports BarFridley, MN - 763-574-1399$1,000 Added Singles 8-BallNoon Start-Four Divisions Masters/AA - $50, A- $40,B- $30, C- $308-Ball-7ft Diamonds-DoubleElimination

DEC 22 Tri-State TourHouse of Billiards 308 Front St. Staten Island, NY(718) 981-2222B-C-D 9-Ball $750

DEC 29MPA Stop #9 Biff ’s Billiards & Sports BarSpring Lake Park, MN763-784-9446$1,000 Added Holiday Spectacular 8-BallSingles, Noon Start-Four Di-visions, Masters/AA - $50, A- $40, B - $30, C - $308-Ball on 7-ft Diamonds*Double Elimination

JAN 5-6 Tri-State TourGotham City Billiards93 Avenue U. Brooklyn, NY (718) 714-1002Special Double Point Event+ $250 Added 2nd Chance A-B-C-D- 9-Ball $2,000

JAN10-13Turning Stone Classic XX 9-Ball OpenMid Season Championship$25,000 Added, $150 EntryFee for current tour members,$200 Entry Fee for non-members, Call Mike Zuglan518.356.7163

JAN 19All American TourMike’s Break Room Virginia Beach VA 757-647-3421$500.00 ,$30.00 9-Ball

JAN 20 Tri-State TourCarom Café Billiards Flushing, NY

(718) 358-8585 A-B/C-D-9-Ball $1,500

JAN 24-27Bar Table ShootoutTwo Stooges Sports BarFridley, MN763-574-13992nd Annual $5,000 Added

JAN 26 Tri-State TourPort Richmond Billiard Club 350 Port Richmond Ave Staten Island, NY(718) 727-0800A-B/C-D 9-Ball $750

FEB 9All American TourLegend’s Sports Bar Clinton IA $500.00 563-243-4266$35.00 8-Ball (No Elites)

FEB 9MPA Mixed Scotch DoublesFarmington Billiards933 8th ST Hwy 3Farmington MN651-463-2636$500 Added Guaranteed8-Ball on 7-fT Diamonds. Race to 3, $50 / team entry

FEB 9 Gotham City Billiards (718) 714-100293 Avenue U. BrooklynNY C-D 9-Ball $1,000

FEB 17 Tri-State TourClifton Billiards 1158 Main Ave.Clifton, NJ (973) 928-6622A-B/C-D 9-Ball $750

MARCH 2 Tri-State TourGotham City Billiards93 Avenue U. Brooklyn, NY

(718) 714-1002B-C-D 9-Ball $1,500

MARCH 2-34th Annual N.E. Hall of Fame 9-Ball Open$2500/$500 Added Snookers Billiards, Bar &Grill53 Ashburton St. Providence,RI , 401.351.7665Entry Fee - Pro $120, NonPro $70

MAR 7-10Grand Falls Casino $10,000 AddedSingles and Team 8-BallOPEN TO ALL PLAYERS!Master - Entry $90.00AA - Entry $70.00 A - Entry$60.00 B - Entry $50.00 C - Entry$50.00Open Team 8 BallMaster/AA/A/B/C - Entry$250.00 Grand Falls Casino Resort Entry fee includes green fees. Tables on free play allweekend!Call John @ 507-210-7558

MARCH 16Tri-State TourPort Richmond Billiard Club350 Port Richmond Ave Staten Island, NY(718) 727-0800A-B/C-D 9-Ball $750

MARCH 23All American Tour Sharky’s Billiards Davenport, IA 563-359-7225$500.00-$35.00 8-Ball

MARCH 24Tri-State TourCarom Café Billiards (718) 358-8585A-B-C-D 9-Ball /$1,500 Flushing, NY

On Saturday, November 3 the SoRewardingCrew arrived at Felt Billiards in Englewood,Colorado setting up decorations, raffle prizes

and t-shirts to prepare for a fun day fundraising. Chalk-board signs throughout the room with sayings like,“Party for a Purpose,” set the tone for the 4-hour event.The crew was on a mission to raise money for the Bil-liard Education Foundation (BEF) and that’s exactly what theydid.The company’s unique business model combines party-goers

and venues with nonprofits to create a win-win-win situationfor everyone. At this event, a $15 ticket got patrons two drinks,chips & dips, free pool, a pair of complimentary movie passes(courtesy of Southglenn Stadium 14 in South Denver), and achance at some exclusive drawings. The profit from the ticketsales is then shared between the venue, SoRewarding, and thenonprofit.Many of the BEF junior players were present to challenge the

adults on the pool tables and the event also introduced a lot ofnew faces to Felt and to the billiard community. SoRewardingkicked off the spirit of giving with a generous donation of $500.Between the ticket sales, raffle sales, and donations, the daybrought in $1,000.“On behalf of Felt and the Billiard Education Foundation,we’re thrilled with the event’s turnout and everyone’s kindness.SoRewarding.com is doing some really amazing things in theDenver metro area and I hope more people get involved,” saidSamm Diep-Vidal, Executive Director for the BEF.“SoRewarding is dedicated to giving back to local non-profit


SoRewarding.com Raises$1,000 for the Billiard Education Foundation

Big Success for “Chalk up for a Cause”Fundraiser Event at Felt Billiards

organizations like the Billiard Education Foundation and welove being able to do this through our RewardingCrew events!This event could not have been possible without the helpful-ness of the Felt staff and the generous patrons who came outfor this wonderful event! This event was just another greatway to meet new people in Denver and raise money for greatlocal cause,” said Kerstan B. Saylor, SoRewarding Event Coor-dinator.Established in 2011, SoRewarding.com is a cause-focused

social network that integrates giving with daily activities. Thecompany has created a technology platform where users canrequest discounts, plan events, sell tickets and create andsupport fundraisers. For every action on SoRewarding, thecompany donates to a local non-profit of the user’s choice. Call(303) 339-3710 or visit SoRewarding.com to learn more aboutways you can get involved.The Billiard Education Foundation was formed in 1993 as a

501(c)(3) nonprofit charity committed to promoting a lifelonglove of pool and building the next generation of playersthrough youth programs and academic scholarships. Visit bil-liardeducation.org or call (303) 926-1039 to learn more aboutjunior billiard programs in your area.

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