Friday, April 30, 2010

PCG Facebook Fans: Last Chance To Win The Mother In Your Life A Free Cue!

Become a fan of Pool Cue Guru on Facebook to win the mother in your life a free cue for Mothers' Day.

Congratulations Emily Peters, our week 2 Mothers' Day giveaway winner!

For our third and final Mothers' Day drawing, tell us what your must-have (pool) accessories are for the chance to win the mother in your life a free Athena or Players Flirt cue worth up to $105.99! A winner will be selected on Friday, May 7.

Winners Circle: Pool Tournament Winners for the Week of April 19-25

April 23-25

2010 C&N Sales Year End Team Pool Tournament
Civic Center
Mankato, MN


April 23-25

GB 9-Ball Tour Payl Medati Trophy Match
Blackpool Pro Cup
Blackpool Challenge Cup
PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters Qualifier

Barcelo Blackpool Imperial Hotel
Blackpool, GB

Congratulations: Daryl Peach, winner of the GB9 Blackpool Pro Cup; Ben Finch, winner of the GB9 Blackpool Challenge Cup; and Mark Gray, winner of the 2010 GB9 Paul Medati Trophy!


April 23-25

Bill Ganne Memorial 10-Ball Tournament
U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship Qualifier

The Sharks Club
Alberta, Canada


April 23-25

19th Annual 4 Bears 8-Ball Classic
Four Bears Casino and Lodge
New Town, North Dakota


4 Bears Mens Division Results
1st Shane Van Boening, $4,000
1st Felix Beardy, $2,000
3rd Mark Oleslager, $1,000
4th Joshua Burble, $800
5th Demi Jelatis, $500
6th Robert Pulver, $500
7th Rory Hendrickson, $400
8th Dean Flanders, $400
9th Dusty Gellar, $200
10th Blaine Burns, $200
11th Scott Moe, $200
12th Dan Fisher, $200
13th Tyler Perry, $125
14th Brent Hanson, $125
15th Mike Crooked Neck, $125
16th Rick Lapointe, $125
17th John Thorson, $100
18th Ken Nash, $100
19th Ron Dejarlais, $100
20th Maynard Demaray, $100
21st Lee Huewagon, $100
22nd Jesse Costello, $100
23rd Nevada Meyers, $100
24th Cass Burns, $100
25th Ramon Dyba, $75
26th Pat White, $75
27th Randy Thomas, $75
28th Don Petty, $75
29th Zach Mehus, $75
30th Gene Forbes, $75
31st Tom Kaminski, $75
32nd Kent Nauman, $75


4 Bears Womens Division Results
1st Linda Asleson, $1,500
1st Joanne Jacobs, $750
3rd Jonella Staus, $500
4th Rachael Wentz, $250
5th Burva Connor, $150
6th Yvette Young Bear, $150
7th Franny Amundson, $125
8th Val Wilhelmi, $125
9th Deb Merrival, $100
10th Bonita Zuck, $100
11th Karen Poitra, $100
12th Monica Cambell, $100
13th Carla Dejarlais, $75
14th Tami Haugen, $75
15th Heather Novak, $75
16th Mindy Dodson, $75



April 24

15-Rack 10-Ball Pool League End of Session Tournament
Wynkoop Brewing Company
Denver, CO

From Left: Matt Driste, Nathan Barry and Bret Banwart
Photo courtesy of AZBilliards.com

15-Rack 10-Ball Pool League End of Session Tournament Results
1st Matt Driste, $310
1st Nathan Barry, $200
3rd Bret Banwart, $100
4th Mike Prewitt, $35
4th Rob Nehr, $35



April 24

East Coast Pool Tour
Shooters Billiards
Southington, CT


East Coast Pool Tour Results
1st Kevin Guimond, $265
1st Jeremy Sossei, $265
3rd Karl Bertelson, $50



April 24

KF Cue Tour
Hammerheads Billiards
Holiday, FL


From Left: Tommy Kennedy, Hammerheads Owner Nora Nelson, Jerry Troisi
Photo courtesy of KFTour.com

April 24 Amateur Event Results
1st Jerry Troisi, $550
1st Glen Olson, $400
3rd Jose Del Rio, $300
4th Wesley White, $200
5th Floyd Reasons, $130
6th Jason Richko, $130
7th George Saunders, $80
8th Jimmy B Dean, $80
9th Lincoln Seiffert, $60
10th Bill Delisle, $60
11th Eddie Wheat, $60
12th Bill Dunsmore, $60


April 25 Open Event Results
1st Tommy Kennedy, $600
1st Mike Davis, $400
3rd Josh Degler, $300
4th Tony Crosby, $240
5th Joe Scarborough, $140
6th Justin Hall, $140
7th James Roberts, $90
8th Adam Wheeler, $90



April 24

Virginia Beach Billiard Club's BCAPL Singles 8-Ball Championships
Barry Behrman's Q Master Billiards
Virginia Beach, Virginia


VA BCAPL Singles 8-Ball Championships Results
1st Jimmy Gassett, $1,000 + US Open Entry
1st Chad Pike, $900
3rd Trevor Stanley, $500
4th Chris Frutrell, $350
5th Richard Nace, $250
6th Edwin Quero, $250
7th Roger Riley, $175
8th Bill Mason, $175
Top Lady Jacki Duggan, $100



April 24-25

BCA Pool League Warm-Up Tournaments
2010 Singles Event

Stingers Bar & Grill
Glendale, AZ


April 24-25

Lone Star Billiards Tour
Casper's Billiards
San Leon, TX


From Left: Assistant Tournament Director Viet Do, Barry Strickland, Ernesto Bayaua & referee Bob McFerren
Photo courtesy of AZBilliards.com

Lone Star Billiards Tour Open Results
1st Barry Strickland, $780
2nd Ernesto Bayaua, $480
3rd Raymond Cardenas, $300
4th Manuel Ayala, $200
5th Danny Lee, $100
5th John Day, $100
7th Denis Strickland, $75
7th Ty Few, $75
9th Sylver Ochoa, $60
9th Charlie Bryant, $60
9th Dave Parker, $60
9th Jay Russell, $60
13th Robert Demetro, $40
13th Andy Jethwa, $40
13th Sonny Bosshamer, $40
13th Jeremy Ornales, $40


Lone Star Billiards Tour Ladies Results
1st Kyu Yi, $300
2nd Belinda Lee, $200
3rd Deanna Kniola, $80
4th Geraldine Guintu, $55


Lone Star Billiards Tour One Pocket Results
1st James Davis Jr., $550
2nd Sylver Ochoa, $350
3rd Charlie Bryant, $20



April 24-25

Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour
Classic Billiards
Conyers, GA


April 25

3-Cushion Billiard Tour "Shot-Contest"
The Rack
Memphis, TN


From Left: Mat Martin (3rd), Jeremy Marcello (1st) and Paul Dodge (2nd)
Photo courtesy of Professor Q-Ball

3-Cushion Billiard Tour "Shot-Contest" Results
1st Jeremy Marcello, $200
2nd Paul Dodge, $100
3rd Mat Martin, $50


April 25

Mezz Pro-Am Tour
Drexeline Billiards
Drexel Hill, PA

From Left: Josh Brothers, Bob Maidoff and Adam Kielar
Photo courtesy of InsidePoolMag.com

Mezz Pro-Am Tour Results
1st Josh Brothers, $1,300
2nd Adam Kielar, $670
3rd Joe Hong, $540
4th Dominic Noe, $250
5th Raphael Saldana, $200
5th Shaun Wilkie, $200
7th Randy Schwager, $150
7th Danny Mulhollem, $150
9th Eddie Abraham, $100
9th Chip Klein, $100
9th Shawn Dobson, $100
9th Scott Freeman, $100


April 25

Tri-State 9-Ball Tour
Eastside Billiards
New York, NY

Jason Egen (2nd) and Ryan McCarthy (1st)
Photo courtesy of AZBilliards.com


Tri-State Tour Results
1st Ryan McCarthy, $372
1st Jason Egein, $372
3rd Sam Li, $100
4th Javier Coylaco, $50

Don't Forget... May 9 is Mother's Day!

We've got everything for the pool playing momma on the go! Check out our hot new training items and accessories, stylish cases and awesome selection of womens' cues!


Thursday, April 29, 2010

The Art of Pool

Check out these awesome artists expressing themselves through pool.


Trippy Interactive Billiard Ball Music Installation

This trippy interactive music installation by artist Caroline Grivellaro features 16 fiberglass billiard balls suspended from the ceiling and is featured at the Contemporary Art Museum in Morelia, Mexico. Participants, which represent the cue ball and its infinite possibility of trajectories, trigger snippets of electronic music by standing underneath each billiard ball. The possible sound combinations are innumerable--the more participants, the more musical chaos created.




Practice Shots Never Looked So Good

In this video, artist Tome Kroejer shoots billiard balls dipped in paint to create really cool large-scale art.

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

NYC Grind's Kiss of Death Web Series Episode 5: "Positive Energy"

The fifth episode of NYC Grind's 12-week web series "Kiss of Death" is now available. This series, which originally airs weekly on YouTube and Blip.tv (Thursdays at 8:00 p.m. EST), follows the ladies of the team "Kiss of Death" throughout the weeks leading up to the BCAPL National 8-Ball Championships, where they will compete in the Masters Team Division.

In this episode ("Positive Energy"), the team continues to build momentum, Olga shares her unique perspective on the game and teammates Emily and Gail battle at the NAPL in New York. Team Captain Gail Glazebrook also shares some exciting news with the team...




Tuesday, April 27, 2010

World Pool Masters Field Announced; Two More Qualifiers To Go

Watch 64 of the greatest players in the game compete at the 2010 PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters May 12-16 at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in fabulous Las Vegas.

The Masters field boasts 40 invited stars, who will be going up against 24 high-caliber qualifiers from around the world, including: 27 WPA World Champions, 15 US Open titlists and 23 Mosconi Cup players.

The tournament will feature two days of double-elimination play on a multi-table set-up as the field shrinks to 32. Single elimination play follows, with the final 16 playing out in a single table arena setting for the cameras. The winner will be crowned on the evening of May 16; the pot is $100,000 with $20,000 for the champion.


The Field

1. Ben Nunan (Australia)
2. Jasmin Ouschan (Austria)
3. Noel Bruynooghe (Belgium)
4. Ahmad Taufiq (Brunei)
5. Tyler Edey (Canada)
6. John Morra (Canada)
7. Imran Majid (England)
8. Daryl Peach (England)
9. Mark Gray (England)
10. Darren Appleton (England)
11. Allison Fisher (England)
12. Kevin Uzzell (England)
13. Karl Boyes (England)
14. Mika Immonen (Finland)
15. Ralf Souquet (Germany)
16. Thorsten Hohmann (Germany)
17. Thomas Engert (Germany)
18. Oliver Ortmann (Germany)
19. Niels Feijen (Holland)
20. Huidji See (Holland)
21. Raj Hundal (India)
22. Ricky Yang (Indonesia)
23. Muhammad Zulfikri (Indonesia)
24. Naoyuki Oi (Japan)
25. Toru Kuribayashi (Japan)
26. Yu Ram Cha (Korea)
27. Ga Young Kim (Korea)
28. Tony Drago (Malta)
29. Tron Engebakk (Norway)
30. Efren Reyes (Philippines)
31. Francisco Bustamante (Philippines)
32. Dennis Orcollo (Philippines)
33. Lee Van Corteza (Philippines)
34. Marlon Manalo (Philippines)
35. Ronnie Alcano (Philippines)
36. Alex Pagulayan (Philippines)
37. Roberto Gomez (Philippines)
38. Bartosz Rozwadowski (Poland)
39. Radoslaw Babica (Poland)
40. Ruslan Chinakhov (Russia)
41. Jayson Shaw (Scotland)
42. David Alcaide (Spain)
43. Carlos Cabello (Spain)
44. Marcus Chamat (Sweden)
45. Ko Pin-yi (Taiwan)
46. Kuo Po Cheng (Taiwan)
47. Lo Li-wen (Taiwan)
48. Evgeni Novosad (Ukraine)
49. Johnny Archer (USA)
50. Corey Deuel (USA)
51. Charlie Williams (USA)
52. Rodney Morris (USA)
53. Shane Van Boening (USA)
54. Oscar Dominguez (USA)
55. John Schmidt (USA)
56. Dennis Hatch (USA)
57. Earl Strickland (USA)
58. Ernesto Dominguez (USA)
59. David Grau (USA)
60. Do Hoang Quan (Vietnam)
61. Luong Chi Dung (Vietnam)

There is one more wildcard to be invited and there are two more qualifying spots available in the all-day event at Pool Sharks in Las Vegas on Tuesday, May 11.

Monday, April 26, 2010

Upcoming Pool Tournaments for the Week of April 26-May 2



April 26

Partypoker.net World Pool Masters Qualifier
Barcelo Imperial Hotel
Blackpool, UK


April 28

Golden Break Pool Tournament
G Cue Billiards
Chicago, IL


April 28-May 1

APA National Singles Championships
Riviera Hotel & Casino
Las Vegas, NV


May 1

ACS Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour
Women's Flamingo Billiards Tour

Art of Billiards
Gainesville, FL


May 1

Central Carolina 9-Ball Classic
Gate City Billiards Club
Greensboro, NC


May 1

Tri-State 10-Ball Tour
Master Billiards
Sunnyside, NY


May 1-2

BCA Pool League Warm-Up Tournaments
Stingers Bar & Grill
Glendale, AZ


May 1-2

J. Pechauer Northeast Women's Tour
WPBA Maryland State Women's 9-Ball Championships
Champion's Sports Bar & Grill
Frederick, MD


May 1-2

Viking Cue Olhausen Billiards Classic Tour
Mr. Cues II
Altanta, GA


May 2

New England 9-Ball Series
Boston Billiard's
Nashua, NH

Friday, April 23, 2010

PCG Facebook Fans: Two More Chances To Win The Mother In Your Life A Free Cue!

Become a fan of Pool Cue Guru on Facebook for two more chances to win free swag for Mothers' Day! PCG will hold drawings for free merchandise on April 30 and May 7.

Congratulations Tracy Jenkins, our week 1 Mothers' Day giveaway winner!


For our April 30 drawing, tell us what the mother in your life carries in her pool case for the chance to win a free Athena or Players Flirt cue worth up to $105.99.

Plus...



Take an additional 10% off of all pink merchandise! Use promo code PINK10 at checkout.

Winners Circle for the Week of April 12-18


April 6-18

SML League Playoffs
Olympic Oval
Calgary, Alberta, Canada


April 13-16

PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters Qualifier
Golden Break Pool Club
Selangor, Malaysia

Congratulations to recent ticket winners Luong Chi Dung and Do Hong Quan of Vietnam, Ahmad Taufiq of Brunei, Muhammad Zulfikri of Indonesia, Dave Grau of Rochester NY and Carlos Cabello of Spain!!


April 15-17

2010 Euro Tour Italy Open
Basso Hotels & Resorts SpaS.R.
Castellana Quinto di Treviso, Italy

Congratulations to three-time Euro Tour Winner Daryl Peach (England)!

Three-Time Euro Tour Winner Daryl Peach
Photo courtesy of Pool.bz; taken by EPBF Bethan L. Sage


April 15-18

35th D&R/Star's Year End Party & Tournament
D&R Star
Rochester, MN


April 15-18

Ohio State BCAPL Team Championship
All Star Sports Facility
Columbus, OH


April 16-18

North Georgia Billiards Amateur Tour
Strokers
Tampa, FL


April 17

Bay Area Amateur Tour
Park Place Billiard Club
Clearwater, FL


BAAT Tour Results
1st Niki Rasmussen, $350
2nd Kelly Cavanaugh, $250
3rd Sabra MacArthur-Beahn, $150
4th Stephanie Mitchell, $100
5th Rachel Delaney, $75
5th Shannon Jones, $75
7th Keva Hevener, $50
7th Lisa McElroy, $50


April 17

Jose Blaze ABCD Tour
One Shot Billiards
Somerset, NJ


April 17

Tri-State Tour
Sandcastle Billiards
Edison, NJ

From Left: Randy Schwager (2nd), Stewart Warnock (1st) & George Osipovitch (3rd)
Photo courtesy of InsidePoolmag.com


Tri-State Tour Results
1st Stewart Warnock, $660
2nd Randy Schwager, $430
3rd George Osipovitch, $265
4th Ron Mason, $160
5th Serrafin Serrano, $100
5th William Zazor, $100
7th John Alicea, $80
7th Scott Abramowitz, $80



April 17-18

Arizona Women's Billiard Tour
Bullshooters
Phoenix, AZ

The Final 8
Photo courtesy of On The Break News


AWBT Main Event Results
1st Susan Williams, $215
2nd Sara Miller, $145
3rd Ashea Erdahl, $95
4th Sunny Griffin, $65
5th Edwidge Cavanna, $40
5th Kathleen Lawless, $40
7th Jeri Engh, $30
7th Pat Schultz, $30



April 17-18

Great Southern Billiard Tour
Slate Billiards
Greenwood, SC


Great Southern Billiards Tour Results
1st Marty Free, $1000
2nd Mike Templeton, $500
3rd Tyler Mayfield, $300
4th TJ Seabolt, $200
5th Mike Basha, $100
5th Dennis Spears, $100
7th JR Poste, $40
7th Brian Wise, $40


April 17-18

Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour
On The Snap Billiards
Fuquay-Varina, NC

Winner B.J Ussery
Photo courtesy of InsidePoolmag.com


Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour Results
1st B.J. Ussery, $1,000
2nd Johnny Griffin, $425
3rd Arnold Hamlet, $200
4th Michael Fuller, $75



April 17-18

Joss Northeast 9-Ball Open XXIII
Golden Cue Billiards
Albany, NY

Seven-time Joss Tour Winner Dennis "The Hatchet Man" Hatch
Photo courtesy of InsidePoolmag.com


Joss Northeast 9-Ball Open XIII Results
1st Dennis Hatch, $1,100
2nd Matt Tetreault, $800
3rd Dave Fernandez, $600
4th Chris Orme, $450
5th Mike Zuglan, $350
5th Paul Rozonewski, $350
7th Bucky Souvanthong, $200
7th Brent Boemmels, $200


April 17-18

J. Pechauer Northeast Women's Tour
Primetime Sports Bar & Billiards
Sayreville, NJ

Winner Liz Taylor
Photo courtesy of NYC Grind; taken by Anne Craig


JPNEWT Results
1st Liz Taylor, $750
2nd My-Hanh Lac, $500
3rd Emily Duddy, $375
4th Neslihan Gurel, $255
5th Briana Miller, $150
5th Liz Ford, $150
7th Kathy Friend, $110
7th Megan Smith, $110
9th Olga Gashkova
9th Erin McManus
9th Erica Testa
9th Kim Jones


April 17-18

Mezz Pro Am Tour Stop
Skyline Billiards
Brooklyn, NY

Winner Mika Immonen
Photo courtesy of AZBilliards.com

Mezz Pro Am Tour Results
1st Mika Immonen, $850
2nd Greg McAndrews, $450
3rd Sammy Wu, $350
4th Daniel Smith, $300
5th Mike Yednak, $220
5th Jorge Rodriguez, $220
7th Tony Robles, $125
7th Oscar Bonilla, $125


April 17-18

Northwest Womens' Pool Association Tournament
The Cue Ball
Salem, OR


NWPA Tour Results
1st Liz Cole, $530
2nd June Mailers, $365
3rd Shelby Locati, $230
4th Eve Stockstill, $180
5th Kit Dennis, $105
5th Jackie Karol, $105
7th Andrea Saenz-Maes, $82
7th Mikki Small, $82


April 17-18

OB Cues Amateur Women's Tour
Fast Eddie's Billiards
Austin, TX

First and Second-Place Winners Jennifer Kraber and Ashley Nandrasy
Photo Courtesy of InsidePoolMag.com


OB Cues Amateur Women's Tour Results
1st Ashley Nandrasy, $750
2nd Jennifer Kraber, $550
3rd Orietta Strickland, $400
4th Alicia Stanley, $265
5th Julie Stephenson, $150
5th Lisa Marr, $150
7th Deanna Kniola, $105
7th Amanda Lampert, $105
9th Lisa Henderson-Major, $75
9th Melinda Bailey, $75
9th Sue Chong, $75
9th Helen Laiche, $75
13th DeAnn Bray-Warner, $50
13th Judy Carter, $50
13th Tara Williams, $50
13th Ashley Simmons, $50


April 17-18

Social Ladies 9-Ball Tour
Mr. Pockets Sports Bar
Manhattan Beach, CA

Tina Pawloski & Lauren Ward
Photo courtesy of AZBilliards.com


Social Ladies 9-Ball Tour Results
1st Tina Pawloski, $700
2nd Lauren Ward, $460
3rd Stefanie Boch, $320
4th Hiroko Makiyama, $180
5th Melinda Huang, $110
5th Emilyn Callado, $110
7th Malisa Mapu, $80
7th Raquel McCluskey, $80
9th Melissa Morris, $40
9th Jessica Cox, $40
9th Luz Delira, $40
9th Vicki Wade, $40


April 17-18

U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship Qualifier
The Wynkoop
Denver, CO

Winner Andrew "ATM" Pettenger
Photo courtesy of AZBilliards.com


U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship Qualifier Results
1st Andrew Pettenger, U.S. Open 10-Ball Qualifier
2nd Adam King, $150 gift bag
3rd Dave Gross, $150 gift bag


Watch ATM vs. Adam King in the Hot Seat Match




April 18

New England 9-Ball Championship
Legends Billiards
Portsmouth, NH

First and Second Place Winners Ernest Perell and Randy Labonte
Photo courtesy of OnTheBreakNews.com


New England 9-Ball Championship Results
1st Ernest Perell, $1,050
2nd Randy Labonte, $550
3rd Paul Linteras, $300
4th Greg Murry, $200
5th Nick Connor, $125
5th Rich Senna, $125
7th Andrew Maynard, $75
7th Kevin Sun, $75
9th Gareith Steel, $60
9th Nelson Olivera, $60
9th Rich Minichello, $60
9th John Smith, $60
13th Cleiton Rocha, $45
13th Ryan Hodsen, $45
13th Joe Dupuis, $45
13th Rob James, $45

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Now Available for the iPhone...iCarom's App for 9-Ball

The makers of iCarom for 3-cushion have developed a similar iPhone/iPod tool for 9-ball, which is now available for $1.99 in the AppStore.

For a demonstration, check out the video below.

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

NYC Grind's Kiss of Death Web Series Episode 4: "Reservoir Energy"

The fourth episode of NYC Grind's 12-week web series "Kiss of Death" is now available. This series, which originally airs weekly on YouTube and Blip.tv (Thursdays at 8:00 p.m. EST), follows the ladies of the team "Kiss of Death" throughout the weeks leading up to the BCAPL National 8-Ball Championships where they will compete in the Masters Team Division.

In this episode ("Reservoir Energy"), the team gathers for some team building, and then heads over to Eastside Billiards for the Sunday weekly tournament. Check out the race to 13 challenge match against NYC-based men's team, "Reservoir Dawgs."

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Congratulations Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour 37th Stop Winner Stan Tourangeau!!


The 37th stop on the 2009-2010 Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour (produced by the American CueSports Alliance – ACS) was hosted during the weekend of April 10-11 in Portland, OR, at Nite Hawk. The $1,500 added "Memorial 9-Ball Tournament" featured a full 48-player field (with an ample waiting list) in a double-elimination format on 8-foot bar boxes.

Stan Tourangeau ran undefeated to the hot seat, capping off his march with an A-side semifinals win over Pat Schumacher (Portland, OR) 9-4 and an A-side finals win over Jesse Allred (Medford, OR) 9-8. In the other A-side semis match, Allred had earlier defeated Bob Olsen (Portland, OR) 9-6.

On the B-side Scott Snyder (Vancouver, WA) and Bill Rosenberry (Portland, OR) tied for 7th place – victims of Bob Zack (Portland, OR) 9-6 and Eddie Mataya (Seattle, WA) 9-7 respectively. Both Mataya and Zack had their momentum upended in the next round, as both tied for 5th place at the hands of Pat Schumacher (Portland, OR) 9-7 and Bob Olsen 9-6 respectively. Schumacher then ended Olsen’s run at 4th place by a 9-2 margin. In the B-side finals, Jesse Allred eliminated Schumacher at 3rd place 9-7. The tourney final was one-race to 11, and Stan Tourangeau (holder of numerous North American amateur titles) kept control throughout to take the title over Jesse Allred by an 11-6 margin!

By virtue of Pat Schumacher being the highest-finishing ACS member in the event, he qualified for a free 8-Ball singles entry into the 2010 ACS Nationals in Las Vegas – courtesy of the ACS.

Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour sponsors include: Pool Cue Guru, Lucasi Hybrid Cues, Championship Billiard Fabric, Nick Varner Signature Cases and Billiard Gods Productions. All entries in the Tour are also entered into a drawing in June for a $950-$1,000 Lucasi Hybrid Cue.


Champion Stan Tourangeau


Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour 37th Stop Results
1stStan Tourangeau (Vancouver, BC)$1,325
2ndJesse Allred (Medford, OR)$825
3rdPat Schumacher (Portland, OR)$500 + Free singles entry to the ACS Nationals
4thBob Olsen (Portland, OR)$270
5thEddie Mataya (Seattle, WA)$180
6thBob Zack (Portland, OR)$180
7thBill Rosenberry (Portland, OR)$90
8thScott Snyder (Vancouver, WA)$90
9thGlenn Atwell (Vancouver, WA)$50
10thRuss Pettis (Vancouver, WA)$50
11thDamian Pongpanick (Seattle, WA)$50
12thTodd Gooch (Portland, OR)$50


Next Tour Stop

$250-added 9-Ball Open
held in conjunction with the Women's Flamingo Billiards Tour
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Art of Billiards
Gainesville, FL


Congratulations Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour 36th Stop Winner Trey Jankowski!!


The 36th stop on the 2009-2010 Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour (produced by the American CueSports Alliance – ACS) was hosted on April 10 in Port Charlotte, FL, at Q's Sports Bar & Girl. The $500 added event featured 14 players in a double-elimination 8-ball format on 7-foot bar boxes.

The quarter-final winner’s side saw Wayne Agnew of Venice best Bob Buntrock of Fort Myers 4-0 as Tony Durbin of Plant City got by Rom Nichols of North Port 4-3. This set up the “rocking chair” match between Agnew and Durbin, who earned a tightly fought 4-3 win over Agnew.

On the one loss side of the tournament, Shawn “Pokie” Collie of Port Charlotte, went down to Rom Nichols 4-3, as Trey Jankowski of North Port sent Bob Buntrock home to Fort Myers. This led to Jankowski drumming Agnew 4-3, setting up the final match. Jankowski, having one loss, had to beat Durbin two sets to win the event. Jankowski came to play as demonstrated with his dominant first set win 4-0. Durbin fought back the second set but came up short, and was sent back to Plant City by Jankowski’s commanding 4-2 win!

As the highest finishing ACS (American Cue Sports) league player, Jankowski also won a 9 Ball singles entry into the 2010 ACS Nationals, June 6-12th in Las Vegas.

Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour sponsors include: Pool Cue Guru, Lucasi Hybrid Cues, Championship Billiard Fabric, Nick Varner Signature Cases and Billiard Gods Productions. All entries in the Tour are also entered into a drawing in June for a $950-$1,000 Lucasi Hybrid Cue.


From Left: Tony Durbin (2nd) and Trey Jankowski (1st)


Next Tour Stop

$250-added 9-Ball Open
held in conjunction with the Women's Flamingo Billiards Tour
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Art of Billiards
Gainesville, FL


Monday, April 19, 2010

Upcoming Pool Tournaments for the Week of April 19-25

April 23-25

2010 C&N Sales Year End Team Pool Tournament
Civic Center
Mankato, MN


April 23-25

GB 9-Ball Tour Payl Medati Trophy Match
Blackpool Pro Cup
Blackpool Challenge Cup
PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters Qualifier
Barcelo Blackpool Imperial Hotel
Blackpool, GB


April 23-25

Bill Ganne Memorial 10-Ball Tournament
U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship Qualifier
The Sharks Club
Alberta, Canada


April 24

Tri-State 9-Ball Tour
Eastside Billiards
New York, NY


April 24-25

BCA Pool League Warm-Up Tournaments
2010 Singles Event
Stingers Bar & Grill
Glendale, AZ


April 24-25

BCA Pool League Singles 8-Ball Championship
Q Master Billiards
Virginia Beach, VA


April 24-25

Lone Star Billiards Tour
Casper's Billiards
San Leon, TX


April 24-25

Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour
Classic Billiards
Conyers, GA

PCG Facebook Fans: Three Chances To Win The Mother In Your Life A Free Cue!

Become a fan of Pool Cue Guru on Facebook for three chances to win free swag for Mothers' Day! PCG will hold three drawings for free merchandise on April 23, April 30 and May 7.

For the April 23 drawing, tell us why the mother in your life is special for the chance to win her a free Athena or Players Flirt cue worth up to $105.99.

Plus...

Take an additional 10% off of all pink merchandise! Use promo code PINK10 at checkout.

Friday, April 16, 2010

Winners Circle for the Week of April 5-11

April 5-10

World 8-Ball Championship
Fujairah, UAE


World 8-Ball Campion Karl Boyes
Photo courtesy of AZBilliards.com

Congratulations to England's Karl Boyes, World 8-Ball Champion!!


April 6-7

Scotch Doubles
Olympic Oval
Calgary, Alberta, Canada


April 6-11

2010 World Cup Qualifier
Manseok Park Badminton Gmnasium
Suwon, South Korea

Congratulations to winner Dick Jaspers (Netherlands) for grabbing top spot in the 2010 World Cup Ranking!! Jaspers' win also moved him from fourth to second in the World Players Ranking. Congrats!!


April 6-11

BCAPL 2010 Texas 8-Ball Championships
Heights Plaza
Harker Heights, TX


April 6-18

SML League Playoffs
Olympic Oval
Calgary, Alberta, Canada


April 10

Tri-State Tour
Master Billiards
Queens, NY

First and Second Place Winners Basdeo Sookhia & Raphael DeBreo
Photo courtesy of InsidePool.com


Tri-State Tour Results
1st Basdeo Sookhia, $680
2nd Raphael DeBreo, $350
3rd Gary Murgia, $150
4th Raul Reyes, $100


April 10-11

Central New York 9-Ball Tour
Salt City Billiards
Syracuse, NY


CNY 9-Ball Tour Results
1st Chance Chin, $460
2nd Jeff Montgomery, $360
3rd Dwight Dixon, $225
4th Victor Conte, Jr., $150
5th Lyn Wechsler, $115
5th Rick Ricciard, $115
7th Jared Zimmerman, $75
7th JB Brotherton, $75


April 10-11

Great Southern Billiard Tour
Classic Billiards
Conyers, GA


Great Southern Billiard Tour Results
1st Jeff Jordan, $1000
2nd Mike Templeton, $500
3rd Brian White, $300
4th Jesse Middlebrook, $200
5th Josh Newman, $105
5th Randy Jordan, $105
7th Floyd Reasons, $80
7th Mike Basha, $80
9th Aaron Frady, $40
9th Eddie Adams, $40
9th Claude Marrier, $40
9th Jason Jones, $40


April 10-11

Joss Northeast Tour
Raxx Pool Room
West Hempstead, NY


Joss Northeast Tour Results
1st Rob Krull, $1100
2nd Tony Robles, $800
3rd Shaun Wilkie, $600
4th Brent Boemmels, $450
5th Jorge Rodriguez, $300
5th Ed Abraham, $300
7th Joey Korsiak, $175
7th Mhet Vergara, $175
9th Pete Bowman, $75
9th Daniel Smith, $75
9th John Alicea, $75
9th Ed Vazquez, $75


April 10-11

Seminole Pro Tour
Bankshot Billiards
Jacksonville, FL


Seminole Pro Tour Results
1st Steve Moore, $3000
2nd Keith Bennett, $2000
3rd Tony Crosby, $1500
4th Gabe Owen, $1200
5th John Rouse, $950
5th Mike Davis, $950
7th Tommy Kennedy, $600
7th Hunter Lombardo, $600
9th Jerry Calderone, $400
9th Jeff Crawford, $400
9th Javier Chirino, $400
9th Corey Deuel, $400
13th Shawn Putnam, $300
13th James Roberts, $300
13th Ralph Eckert, $300
13th Charlie Williams, $300


April 10-11

U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship Qualifier
The Golden Fleece
Kenmore, WA


April 10-11

U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship Qualifier
First Break Cafe
Sterling, VA


April 11

Mezz Pro Am Tour
Hot Shot Billiards
Deptford, NJ


Mezz Pro Am Tour Results
1st Josh Brothers, $800
1st Joseph Testa, $800
3rd Dominic Noe, $350
4th Adam Kielar, $200
5th Matt Krah, $125
5th Shaun Dobson, $125
7th Denise Reeve, $75
8th Derek Schwager, $25
8th Joe Hong, $25
8th Devon Ward, $25

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Three Chances To Win the Mother In Your Life A Free Cue!

Become a Facebook fan of Pool Cue Guru for three chances to win a free cue for Mothers' Day! PCG will hold three drawings for free merchandise on April 23, April 30 and May 7.

For the April 23 drawing, tell us why the mother in your life is special for a chance to win her a free Athena or Players Flirt cue worth up to $105.59!

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

What To Watch Next Weekend: GB9 Northern Masters Live Webcast

Next weekend, watch live coverage of event two in Europe's hottest national 9-ball tour--the Northern Masters.

This two-day event takes place at the Barcelo Blackpool Imperial Hotel in Blackpool, England, and will be webcast live at www.cuesport.tv

Recent WPA World 8-Ball Champion Karl Boyes is slated to play, along with four-time World and World Masters Champion Tony Drago.

Live broadcasts will air from 11 a.m. through 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 24 and Sunday, April 25, culminating in Sunday evening's GB9 Northern Masters Final.


Tuesday, April 13, 2010

NYC Grind's Kiss of Death Web Series Episode 3: "KOD On the NYC Grind"

The third episode of NYC Grind's 12-week web series "Kiss of Death" is now available. This series, which originally airs weekly on YouTube and Blip.tv (Thursdays at 8:00 p.m. EST), will follow the ladies of the team "Kiss of Death" throughout the weeks leading up to the BCAPL National 8-Ball Championships where they will compete in the Masters Team Division.

In this episode ("KOD on the NYC Grind"), team members Emily Duddy and Borana Andoni meet up in NYC to compete in the National Amateur Pool League with their league team "I'd Hit That." Afterwards, the ladies meet up with KOD team members Michele Li and Olga Gashkova in Brooklyn to participate in one of the toughest "open" weekly tournaments in NYC.

Monday, April 12, 2010

Pool Tournament Schedule for the Week of April 12-18

April 6-18

SML League Playoffs
Olympic Oval
Calgary, Alberta, Canada


April 13-16

PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters Qualifier
Golden Break Pool Club
Selangor, Malaysia


April 15-18

Ohio State BCAPL Team Championship
All Star Sports Facility
Columbus, OH


April 16-18

North Georgia Billiards Amateur Tour
Strokers
Tampa, FL


April 17

Bay Area Amateur Tour
Park Place Billiard Club
Clearwater, FL


April 17

Jose Blaze ABCD Tour
One Shot Billiards
Somerset, NJ


April 17

Tri-State Tour
Sandcastle Billiards
Edison, NJ


April 17-18

Arizona Women's Billiard Tour
Bullshooters
Phoenix, AZ


April 17-18

Joss Northeast 9-Ball Open XXIII
TBD


April 17-18

J. Pechauer Northeast Women's Tour
Primetime Sports Bar & Billiards
Sayreville, NJ


April 17-18

Northwest Womens' Pool Association Tournament
The Cue Ball
Salem, OR


April 17-18

OB Cues Amateur Women's Tour
Fast Eddie's Billiards
Austin, TX


April 17-18

U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship Qualifier
The Wynkoop
Denver, CO

Friday, April 9, 2010

Winners Circle for the Week of March 29-April 4

March 29-April 1

2010 Sanyuan Food China Open
Beijing Students University Stadium
China


From Left: Mark Williams (1st Place) & Ding Junhui (2nd Place)
Photo courtesy of Pool.bz

Congratulations to winner Mark Williams (Wales)!


April 1-4

Western Canadian Open
Olympic Oval
Calgary, Alberta, Canada



April 2-4

UPA's Third Annual Platte Valley Open
Platte Valley Community Center
Saratoga, WY


April 3

Tri-State Tour
Castle Billiards
East Rutherford, NJ


Tri-State Tour Results
1st Scott Simonetti, $800
2nd Wilfredo Albay, $475
3rd Tony Eglesias, $325
4th Carl Sallo, 200
5th Gary Murgia, $85
5th Brian Hunter, $85
7th Sam Li, $75
7th Rick Shellhouse, $75
9th Scott Abramowitz, $75
9th Yomaylin Feliz, $75
9th Richard Ng, $75
9th Chuck Giallorenzo, $75


April 3-4

Kentucky State 9-Ball Championship
Rack and Cue
Campbellsville, KY


Kentucky State Championship Results
1st Landon Shuffett, $1,050
2nd David Rice
3rd Randy McDonald
4th Bruce Lutrell
5th Robert Frost
6th Gerald Russell



April 3-4

PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters Qualifier
Silver Tip Billiards
Canada


April 3-4

U.S. Open 10-Ball Championship Qualifier
Pool Sharks
Las Vegas, NV


April 3-4

Western Women's Charity 9-Ball Challenge
Rum Runner
Las Vegas, NV


April 3-8

World Ladies Snooker Championship
Stadium Snooker Club
Hall Green Stadium, Birmingham, England

Reanne Evans (England) won a record-breaking sixth straight World Ladies Snooker Championship Title
Photo courtesy of Pool.bz

Thursday, April 8, 2010

ACS Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour 37th Stop: April 10 @ Q's Sports Bar & Girl, Port Charlotte, FL


ACS PRESENTS LUCASI HYBRID ALL AMERICAN TOUR

37th TOUR STOP

PORT CHARLOTTE, FL

APRIL 10

___________________________________________________


Q's Sports Bar & Girl

4030 Tamiami Trail, Port Charlotte, FL


$500 MINIMUM ADDED

8-BALL OPEN


11:00 AM START

SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 2010


OPEN TO ALL PLAYERS

PAYOUT BASED ON 32 PLAYERS

ENTRY DEADLINE IS APRIL 8



OPEN WOMEN RACE TO 3

OPEN MEN AND MASTER WOMEN RACE TO 4

MASTER MEN RACE TO 6

PROS AND PLAYERS OF KNOWN SKILL RACE TO 7

DOUBLE ELIMINATION



ACS/BCA RULES

7 FOOT VALLEY TABLES, $.75/GAME, ULTRA CLOTH, ARAMITH CUES

PLAYER CALCUTTA, BREAK CONTEST, CUE RAFFLES, 50/50 PLUS



HIGHEST FINISHING ACS MEMBER

GETS NATIONAL SINGLES ENTRY

$35 entry ($40 if entering after April 8): $5 greens fee + $5 ACS fee

MAIL EARLY ENTRY TO

Q's 8 Ball c/o Ken Coulter

3287 Cascabel Terrace

North Port, FL 34286


The ACS is a non-profit, national organization dedicated to heightening the interest and awareness of cue sports through the support and sanctioning of organized competition throughout the United States.


Additional ACS Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour Stop: Memorial 9-Ball Tournament, April 8-11 @ Nite Hawk, Portland, OR


ACS PRESENTS LUCASI HYBRID ALL AMERICAN TOUR

MEMORIAL 9-BALL TOURNAMENT

PORTLAND, OR

APRIL 8-11

___________________________________________________


Nite Hawk

6423 N. Interstate, Portland, OR


$1500 ADDED

9-BALL OPEN


7:00 PM START

FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2010


OPEN TO ALL AMATEUR PLAYERS

LIMITED TO FIRST 48 PAID

ENTRY DEADLINE IS APRIL 6



RACES TO 7 (preliminary rounds)

RACES TO 9 (money rounds)

FINALS: ONE RACE TO 11

DOUBLE ELIMINATION

IN CASE OF A TIE, RACE TO 3



ACS/BCA RULES

7 FOOT VALLEY TABLES


HIGHEST FINISHING ACS MEMBER

GETS NATIONAL SINGLES ENTRY

$50 entry: $5 greens fee + $5 + $45 to purse

FOR INFORMATION OR EARLY ENTRY CALL

BILL MILDENBERGER, JR.@ 503-285-7177



The ACS is a non-profit, national organization dedicated to heightening the interest and awareness of cue sports through the support and sanctioning of organized competition throughout the United States.


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