Foldes Finishes With Four WinsVilmos Foldes, who came in third place twice trying to qualify for the IPT when they were having their tour qualification events, triumphed today with a 100% record in his matches today. Foldes was invited to the North American Open 8-Ball Championship when Buddy Hall was unable to make it.In his last match of the day, Foldes met Rodolfo Boy Samson Luat, one of the Filipino contingent. The match went double-hill, with Foldes emerging victorious. His other wins today have been over Stephan Santl of Germany, Jimmy Wetch of the U.S., and Mori Manabu of Japan.Visit the IPT North American Open image gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php?cat=14)Day 1 image gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/thumbnails.php?album=14)Match schedule (/ipt-north-american-8-ball-championship-tournament-/content/view/3729/102/)I won all four of my matches. I hope I qualified, Foldes joked. I told myself maybe I can win two matches, and with good luck I can go through from the group, but I dont know. Im here, Im not nervous, everythings perfect. It was almost easy.
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Foldes Finishes With Four Wins
July 23rd, 2006Lopsided Scores Dominate North American 8-Ball Open Championship
July 23rd, 2006Lopsided Scores Dominate North American 8-Ball Open ChampionshipBy Sally P. TimkoVisit the IPT North American Open image gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php?cat=14)Day 1 image gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/thumbnails.php?album=14)Match schedule (/ipt-north-american-8-ball-championship-tournament-/content/view/3729/102/)One upset that occurred in the first round was Atlanta, GAs Steve Moore, who had a stunning come-from-behind victory over Canadian pro player Paul Potier. Down 7-3 in the race to 8, Moore slowly struggled back into the match after missing a couple of crucual 8 balls to win the match 8-7.
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IPT Players Meeting Sets Tone for First Event
July 22nd, 2006IPT Players Meeting Sets Tone for First Eventby InsidePOOL StaffVisit the IPT North American Open image gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php?cat=14)Match schedule (ipt-north-american-8-ball-championship-tournament-/content/view/3729/102/)Trudeau mentioned that the North American 8-Ball Championship was not a seeded event but that the next events will be seeded according to monies won. Though the games-lost index method of scoring has been dropped, in its place is a games-won percentage, which means that every game still counts.
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IPT North American Open Tournament Format Announced
July 22nd, 2006IPT North American Open Tournament Format Announcedwww.internationalpooltour.com (http://www.internationalpooltour.com/) for details about these players.
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Fusco, Wei Withdraw from IPT North American Open
July 21st, 2006Fusco, Wei Withdraw from IPT North American OpenBeckley and Heuwagen ReplacementsBreaking NewsDue to personal reasons Mr. Pete Fusco has officially withdrawn from the IPT North American Open 8-Ball Championship. Fusco was very disappointed that he was not able to play in this event. He admitted that he has practiced very hard for this event. Fusco plans to compete in the World Open.Fusco’s replacement is Jeff Beckley, who was the third alternate on the waitlist to play in the North American Open. Beckley played in multiple IPT qualification tournaments. He had one third place finish in the NA Open qualification system, and played in four of the five weekends of the system. His high finish and multiple attempts placed him third on the alternate list and now on the tournament roster. Beckley was called just minutes ago and was told the news that he would be competing in the North American Open. His first reaction was Are you kidding me? He was very excited to hear the news. Beckley asked who he has replaced and expressed disappointment when he was told that it was Fusco.
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Hall of Fame Member Jim Rempe Withdraws from North American Open
July 20th, 2006Hall of Fame Member Jim Rempe Withdraws from North American OpenHall of Fame Member Jim Rempe has withdrawn from the tournament citing personal reasons that are keeping him from being able to perform under the grueling tournament format and conditions. On a telephone call, he reported that he was disappointed about not being able to play in the biggest tournament of his life. Rempe hopes to be able to compete in the World Open, another major just six weeks away. Filling Rempe’s spot in the tournament is Keith Bennett. Bennett has played in multiple IPT qualification events. In the North American Open Qualification System, Bennett took third place in two separate events; he was one of only two players to do so in those 25 events.
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Townsend Takes Florida Amidst Surprises
July 16th, 2006Townsend Takes Florida Amidst Surprisesby Rick DavisCoasting into the calm atmosphere of Florida, the J. Pechauer Southeast Open 9-Ball Tour strolled into Stix N Stones in Palatka, where an excited crowd watched Scotty Townsend win undefeated.A field of 23 players sparred during the July 15-16 weekend, and by the end of the first day only four players remained. After a vote by the players, the decision was made to resume play at 10 a.m. instead of the usual 1 p.m., causing havoc for tour director Tommy Kennedy, who was still on the winners side.
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Pan-American Championships Underway
July 14th, 2006Pan-American Championships UnderwayThe Pan-American Championships began July 12, in Rosario, Argentina, with some of the best Latin American and Caribbean Players of the American Continent. For the Men’s Championship Ernesto Dominguez, Mauro Ibarra, Enrique Rojas, Jose Luis Perez, Gustavo Espinosa, Alejandro Carvajal, Ernesto Deud, and other great champions from participating countries are all vying for one of five spots to the World Pool Championships to be held this year in the Phillipines.For the Women’s Championship theres is a strong field of National Champions from several countries vying against the 2005 Champ – Mirjana Grujicic, 2004 Champ – Adriana Villar, 2003 Champ – Laura Famin, and 2002 Champ – Soledad Contreras. These 4 women have dominated the Panamerican Championships since it’s inception, with Adriana Villar having 3 runner-up trophies in her resume.
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PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool
July 14th, 2006PartyPoker.com World Cup of PoolMATCHROOM Sport is delighted to announce details of the first ever PartyPoker.com World Cup of Pool. The event, which will be held at the Newport Centre, Newport, Wales, from Tuesday, August 22 to Sunday, August 27, features 32 two-man teams from around the world and includes some of the sports greatest players.Among the field are four former 9-ball World Champions Earl Strickland (USA), Mika Immonen (Finland), Efren Reyes (Philippines) and Oliver Ortmann (Germany) while snooker stars Steve Davis, Tony Drago and Ronnie OSullivan will also be taking part.The format of the World Cup will see 31 matches taking place over six action-packed days and there will be afternoon sessions that begin at 2pm and evening sessions which start at 7pm.
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Official Player Groupings Announced for IPT North American Open 8-Ball Championship
July 13th, 2006Official Player Groupings Announced for IPT North American Open 8-Ball ChampionshipThe IPT is proud to announce the player groupings for the IPT North American Open 8-Ball Championship. The methodology for determining the groups was complex. All of the Hall of Fame members were placed in separate groups; female players were placed into separate groups; all of the players who qualified through the qualification tournament system were placed into separate groups (since there are 50 qualifiers and 40 groups, some groups have two qualified players); finally, a number of the top players, historically, were placed into separate groups. All of the placed players were placed randomly into their respective groups.
