Music City Going StrongMidnight Madness Imminent by InsidePOOL StaffJOB Billiards in Madison, TN, is the place to be this weekend, as they are hosting the 20th Annual Music City 9-Ball Open. Tomorrow promises to bring back 48 of the country’s top pool players, with Midnight Madness beginning tonight at 12:00 a.m.Twenty-four women showed up to compete in the ladies’ event, but only a handful shone. WPBA regulars Sarah Rousey, Helena Thornfeldt, and defending champion Monica Webb appeared, and currently Thornfeldt and Webb are fighting for the hot seat.
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Music City Going Strong
January 20th, 2007Stan James Canadian Billiard Tour at Valleyfield
January 20th, 2007Stan James Canadian Billiard Tour at ValleyfieldThe Stan James Canadian Nine Ball Tour has finished day one at Dooly’s in Valleyfield, Quebec, and the field has been reduced to only twelve players remaining. The finest performances of the day were put in by our four remaining undefeated players. Former Canadian snooker champion Alain Robidoux, Roger Colbert, Jeff Kennedy and Erik Hjorliefson all remain unscathed with Hjorliefson’s past experience putting him as the current favorite for Sunday.
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Music City Classic Begins With a Bang
January 18th, 2007Music City Classic Begins With a Bang
by InsidePOOL Staff, courtesy of Angry White
Johnny ArcherThe Music City Classic, hosted by JOB Billiards in Madison, TN, began tonight, with a huge field of over 110 billiard players to vie for top honors. This prestigious event, which is held annually in the “Third Coast,” has brought out the crème de la crème of the best players in the country.
Defending champion Johnny “The Scorpion” Archer, who is an eight-time winner of this event, is here yet again to see if he can top the field. Joining him is Shannon “The Cannon” Daulton, a four-time champ in Music City. Other world-beaters present and accounted for would include Cliff Joyner, Jose Parica, Buddy Hall, Gabe Owen, Jonathan Pinegar, Brandon Ashcraft, Scotty Townsend, Chad Vilmon, Chris Bartram, and Brandon Ashcraft.
As the women’s event will not begin until Friday, there are few present as yet. However, the players are already getting geared up for the infamous Midnight Madness event, which commences at 12:00 a.m. Sunday morning and continues until only 1 of the 16 players remains. This single-elimination, late-night format is brutal, but the $8,000 winner-takes-all payout is sweet.
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Music City Classic Begins With a Bang
January 18th, 2007Music City Classic Begins With a Bangby InsidePOOL Staff, courtesy of Angry WhiteThe Music City Classic, hosted by JOB Billiards in Madison, TN, began tonight, with a huge field of over 110 billiard players to vie for top honors. This prestigious event, which is held annually in the “Third Coast,” has brought out the crème de la crème of the best players in the country.
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Rivera and Nortwick Take Down the Tri-State Tour
January 18th, 2007Rivera and Nortwick Take Down the Tri-State Tour
Tri-State Tour / Parsippany, NJ, and Sunnyside, NY
by Rick Davis
January 13-14 brought the first full weekend of play on the Tri-State Tour’s 2007 calendar. In the first event, Ariel Rivera swept up the B/C/D Saturday action at Comet Billiards followed by Clayton Van Nortwick, who went undefeated at Master’s Billiards during Sunday’s C/D event.
Saturday’s 30-player field was dominated by a few of the tour’s stars. Rivera took four quick victories to reach the hot seat match, where he faced Bogie Uzdejczyk, who had sent the other half of the board to the one-loss side. After some bad rolls by Rivera, Uzdejczyk was able to grab the match 7-3 for his fifth consecutive win on the day.
Keeping control on the one-loss side was Sean Boland, who lost his second match only to return to the semifinals by the virtue of a seven-match winning streak. Rivera did not seem impressed as he blazed past Boland 7-3, eliminating him from play while advancing to the finals. Once in the finals Rivera was eager to make his rematch against Uzdejczyk count, and while both players played well, Rivera pulled ahead for the 9-6 win.
With this win Rivera has planted himself second on the B+ points list as he slowly tries to inch his way towards first.
As the second half of the Tri-State double feature dawned 22-players emerged, although points leader Clayton Van Nortwick didn’t give an inch throughout the event. Nortwick fought his way through four matches, of which all except one went double-hill, to reach the hot seat match and face Joe Hodge. Another double-hill thriller unfolded, and once again Nortwick came out on top.
Over on the one-loss side, Hodge was eager to face Nortwick again in the finals; however, Kenny Kim, who Hodge had defeated 7-6 earlier in the day, was just as interested in a rematch. Initially the match tipped each way until Hodge was able to steer the match in his favor for the 7-5 win. In the finals, a day of close matches concluded with a double-hill showdown between Nortwick and Hodge, but Nortwick’s streak could not be stopped as he took the match 6-5 for another strong win.
Nortwick is in full control of the tour’s C division points list, and considering he has played fewer events than those below him, it’s easy to see his strength.
According to the official Tri-State Tour’s website, their January 20 event has been postponed so now their next event will be January 27 at Castle Billiards in East Rutherford, NJ.
Results B/C/D:
1st Ariel Rivera
2nd Bogie Uzdejczyk
3rd Sean Boland
4th Brian Lau
5th Teddy Lubis
Arthur Settembrino
7th John Pannucci
Rich Emiliano
Results C/D:
1st Clayton Van Nortwick
2nd Joe Hodge
3rd Kenny Kim
4th Jimmy Martinez, Jr.
5th Mark Mallari
Pablo Sanz
7th Sal Lanuto
Greg Hecht
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Rivera and Nortwick Take Down the Tri-State Tour
January 18th, 2007Rivera and Nortwick Take Down the Tri-State TourTri-State Tour / Parsippany, NJ, and Sunnyside, NY by Rick DavisJanuary 13-14 brought the first full weekend of play on the Tri-State Tour’s 2007 calendar. In the first event, Ariel Rivera swept up the B/C/D Saturday action at Comet Billiards followed by Clayton Van Nortwick, who went undefeated at Master’s Billiards during Sunday’s C/D event.
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BCA Hall of Fame Induction Moved to May
January 18th, 2007BCA Hall of Fame Induction Moved to May
Changes to HOF include new date and procedures
Colorado Springs, Colorado: The Billiard Congress of America [BCA] has announced that its annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies (formerly held in conjunction with the Expo) have been re-scheduled for the Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas on May 15, 2007. Inductees will be announced at a later date, then recognized at the ceremony which will take place at the Top of the Riv, 24th Floor Monaco Tower, at 6:30 pm.
The new venue is expected to draw a record crowd from among fans, players and spectators who will be on hand for the EnjoyPool.com 9-Ball Championships, the Billiard Education Foundation “Challenge the Stars” benefit fundraiser and the BCA Pool League 8-Ball Nationals.
Tickets to attend the induction ceremony will be available for $15.00 in advance, and $20.00 on site. For more information, contact Carolyn Lewis in the BCA office at 264-8300 x128.
In a related announcement, the newly-formed United States Billiard Media Association — comprised of “professional print, TV, video, marketing and Internet media persons who cover cue sports” — will elect members to the BCA’s Hall of Fame Board, which will nominate and then vote on future inductees. The BCA Board of Directors recently approved the new process, which is expected to be used to carry out the election for the Hall’s Class of 2007 this spring. For more information about the USBmA and the revised BCA Hall of Fame procedures, please contact Mike Panozzo or Mason King at Luby Publishing — (312) 341-1110.
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BCA Hall of Fame Induction Moved to May
January 18th, 2007BCA Hall of Fame Induction Moved to MayChanges to HOF include new date and proceduresColorado Springs, Colorado: The Billiard Congress of America [BCA] has announced that its annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies (formerly held in conjunction with the Expo) have been re-scheduled for the Riviera Hotel Casino in Las Vegas on May 15, 2007. Inductees will be announced at a later date, then recognized at the ceremony which will take place at the Top of the Riv, 24th Floor Monaco Tower, at 6:30 pm.
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McDonald Scores a Win
January 18th, 2007McDonald Scores a Win
Canadian 30K Tour / Scarborough, CAN
By Willy Hermoza
Shooters Billiards in Scarborough was busy the weekend of January 13-14, with 36 billiard players attending the Canadian 30K Tour despite the Derby City Classic in Louisville, KY, and Scott McDonald took full advantage of that fact.
Marc and McEarl Bucais are two youngsters that are improving rapidly with the tour—their skills are solid and playing at their home room made them feel comfortable. The hot seat match was between McEarl and Scott McDonald, where the new gun bested Scott 5-5.
Now fresh from the loss on the A-side, McDonald awaited Lorenz Schedereit and defeats him by an 8-3 score, taking a ride back to face the young gun McEarl. With the match being 8-5, McDonald needed to defeat McEarl twice to take the stop. The first match is a grind to hill-hill in which McDonald prevailed. After a few minutes and some reloading they engage once more in one final match, where McDonald left no doubts with an 8-3
victory.
Results:
1st Scott McDonald
2nd McEarl Bucais
3rd Lorenz Schedereit
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McDonald Scores a Win
January 18th, 2007McDonald Scores a WinCanadian 30K Tour / Scarborough, CAN By Willy HermozaShooters Billiards in Scarborough was busy the weekend of January 13-14, with 36 billiard players attending the Canadian 30K Tour despite the Derby City Classic in Louisville, KY, and Scott McDonald took full advantage of that fact.Marc and McEarl Bucais are two youngsters that are improving rapidly with the tour—their skills are solid and playing at their home room made them feel comfortable. The hot seat match was between McEarl and Scott McDonald, where the new gun bested Scott 5-5.
