Seeds Begin to Wash Awayby Rick DavisDiscuss the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship (/forums/index.php)U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships image gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php?cat=17)U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships Tournament Brackets (/u.s.-open-9-ball-championships-tournament-brackets/content/view/3923/106/)
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Seeds Begin to Wash Away
September 26th, 2006Forfeits and Long Matches Open Day 2 at the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship
September 26th, 2006Forfeits and Long Matches Open Day 2 at the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championshipby Rick DavisDiscuss the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship (/forums/index.php)U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships image gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php?cat=17)U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships Tournament Brackets (/u.s.-open-9-ball-championships-tournament-brackets/content/view/3923/106/)Again all the seeded players came through strong, even though many seemed to be adjusting to the tables. Raj Hundal defeated John Morra 11-9 and commented on his match afterwards. He said, I played okay, the first match out of the gate is always tough. Ive never seen that kid before, but damn, he plays good. None of us played great, I played better than him, I think I moved better, which won me the match. I beat him in the safety and kicking exchange. Another seeded favorite was Jeremy Jones who, after defeating Antonio Gabica 11-4, simply said, I started off real good, didnt make any mistakes. I was up six-one then made a couple mistakes, but overall I played pretty well.
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Top Billiards Seeds Move Forward as Mondays Evening Rounds Unfold
September 25th, 2006Top Billiards Seeds Move Forward as Mondays Evening Rounds Unfoldby Rick Davis, InsidePOOL StaffDiscuss the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship (/forums/index.php)U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships image gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php?cat=17)U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships Tournament Brackets (/u.s.-open-9-ball-championships-tournament-brackets/content/view/3923/106/)
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U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship Kicks Off
September 25th, 2006U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship Kicks Offby Rick Davis, InsidePOOL StaffDiscuss the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship (/forums/index.php)U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships image gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php?cat=17)U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships Tournament Brackets (/u.s.-open-9-ball-championships-tournament-brackets/content/view/3923/106/)
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31st U.S. Open Begins
September 25th, 200631st U.S. Open Beginsby Rick Davis, InsidePOOL StaffDiscuss the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship (/forums/index.php)U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships image gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php?cat=17)U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships Tournament Brackets (/u.s.-open-9-ball-championships-tournament-brackets/content/view/3923/106/)
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Lion Mauls Bear in Toronto
September 25th, 2006Lion Mauls Bear in TorontoAlex The Lion Pagulayan moved undefeated through the field to claim the first stop on the Stan James Canadian Nine Ball Tour. The defending US Open and former World Nine Ball Champion displayed not only the skill but also the personality that has made him a worldwide fan favorite, putting on impromptu trick-shot displays between matches and clowning with the crowd.Pagulayans journey was not without bumps. His first opponent, Jason Klatt, took him all the way to double-hill in the race-to-nine format before Pagulayan could take the win. In fact, Pagulayan may have faced the toughest trail of any other player. After the struggle with Klatt he had to overcome the always-tough John Morra and still get by the eventual fifth and third-place winners (Jody Matheson and Felix Beardy) before being challenged by our runner-up, Alain Martel, for the championship.
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Stan James Canadian Billiard Tour
September 23rd, 2006Stan James Canadian Billiard TourDefending US Open Champion Alex Pagulayan survived a first-round hill-hill billiards match against Jason Klatt to remain on the winners side and then cruised past Ed Reyes and John Morra to remain unbeaten on day one of the Stan James Canadian Nine Ball Tour at Bigwigs Billiards in Newmarket, Ontario.Alex is joined by Felix Beardy, Luc Salvas, Alain Martel, Erik Hjorleifson, Peter Kippie, Raymond Cruz and Jody Matheson on the unbeaten side beginning Sunday morning. There are also eight players left with a somewhat longer road to travel on the one-loss side of the charts. These eight, all in the money now, are Ed Galati, John Morra, John Jorgenson, Bill Lockerby, George Cornelius, Lester Mianskum, Mario Morra and Jason Klatt.
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2006 Philippines World Pool Championship Qualifying Tournament
September 22nd, 20062006 Philippines World Pool Championship Qualifying TournamentVenueThe venue is Star Billiards Center, a magnificent billiard establishment located in Quezon City.The address is: Joy Street, Grace Village, Quezon City. Tel: (632) 3646041 (632) 3678888. There will be 20 tables at the venue. Sixteen tables will be used for the tournament. The other four will serve as practice tables, which will be available at most times from 8am till 10pm. Due to high demand these can only be booked in 15 minute blocks and strict timing must be observed by all players.Schedule of Qualifiers A total of 10 qualifying events will be staged at the venue, spread over five days, starting from Saturday, October 28. There will be two qualifiers per day. The winner of each qualifier will enter the 128-main draw of the WPC. If more spots become available, the players who accumulate the most points from playing in the five events will take the additional spots.
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Wilkie and Davis Crash the Carolinas Open
September 20th, 2006Wilkie and Davis Crash the Carolinas OpenTwo Comebacks From the West Side Crown the Billiard Winnersby Rick DavisThe Carolinas Open drew in a big crowd for their billiards popular event, which featured 9-ball and one-pocket September 12-17. All of the action took place at Fast Eddies Sports Bar in Goldsboro, NC, where Shaun Get Some Wilkie claimed the top honors in 9-ball, while Mike Davis cleaned up the one-pocket action.Nine-ball action was fierce with 62 competitors for double-elimination races to 11. As the event neared completion only a handful remained who might capture the title. Battling for the hot seat were Bill Bailey and Brandon Ashcraft, and after the dust cleared Ashcraft had come out on top.
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Fisher Finagles New Jersey State 9-Ball Title
September 20th, 2006Fisher Finagles New Jersey State 9-Ball TitleNew Jersey State 9-Ball Championships / Sayreville, NJA 32 billiard player field turned out for the $2000-added New Jersey State 9-Ball Championships at Prime Time Sports Bar and Billiards in Sayreville, NJ, September 15-16. Kelly Fisher and Val Finnie traveled from North Carolina to battle for the title, while Dawn Hopkins drove north in her home state to attempt to regain the title she had won once before.On Sunday the final six returned to Prime Time with match-ups for fifth place between Liz Ford and JPNEWT Player of the Year Caroline Pao and Alexandra Calabrese and Supadra Boonpasook. Ford and Boonpasook emerged the winners, and since Ford was not eligible for the U.S. Open qualifier, Boonpasook won her very first qualifier.
