Thursday, March 31, 2011

Yu-Ram Cha Gets Her WPBA Tour Card, Shows Just Why She's One Of The Top 20 World Ranking Players

Yu-Ram Cha
Image by Anne Craig courtesy of AZBilliards.com


March 24-27

WPBA Regional Tour Championship
Bogies Billiards
Houston, TX


WPBA Regional Tour Championship Results
1st Yu Ram Cha, $3,250
2nd Susan Williams, $1,930
3rd Joanne Ashton, $1,320
4th Briana Miller, $1,056
5th Sharon O'Hanlon, $792
5th Janet Atwell, $792
7th Veronique Menard, $660
7th Kim Benson, $660
9th Shelby Locati, $396
9th Hiroko Makiyama, $396
9th Suzanne Smith, $396
9th Helen Laiche, $396
13th Jana Montour, $264
13th Marianne Merrill, $264
13th Lisa Marr, $264
13th Julie Comitini, $264

For more information, visit AZBilliards.com

Van Boening Takes Top Prize at Rumrunners

Shane van Boening
Image and event results courtesy of AZBilliards.com

March 25-27

Rumrunner Open Barbox Event
Rumrunners
Las Vegas, NV

Rumrunner Open Barbox Event Results
1st Shane Van Boening, $6,000
2nd Oscar Dominguez, $3,000
3rd Ernesto Dominguez, $1,700
4th Walter Glass, $1,000
5th Dan Petralba, $700
5th Jon Balan, $700
7th Tom Butler, $500
7th Ramin Bakhtiari, $500
9th Kenneth Brisbon, $350
9th Bernardo Chavez, $350
9th Dick Rice, $350
9th Jimmy Moore, $350
13th Nick Spano, $250
13th Ismael Paez, $250
13th Amar Kang, $250
13th Butch Barba, $250

For more information, visit AZBilliards.com

European Pool Championship Results

The Dynamic European Pool Championships 2011 are going strong (March 23-April 3) at the Hotel Axxon in Braderburg, Germany.

www.epconline.eu


8-Ball Results

Men’s 8-Ball Semifinals
Races to 8
Carlos Cabello (SPA) v Ralf Souquet (GER) 6:8
Denis Grabe (EST) v Dominic Jentsch (GER) 2:8

Women’s 8-Ball Semifinals
Races to 6
Marika Poikkijoki (FIN) v Line Kjoersvik (NOR) 6:1
Kynthia Orfanidis (NED) v Petra Stadlbauer (AUT) 6:5

Wheelchair 8-Ball Semifinals
Races to 5
Kurt Deklerck (BEL) v Fred Dinsmore (IRL) 5:2
Jouni Tahti (FIN) v Aslum Aboobakar (GBR) 5:0


8-Ball Finals
Ralf Souquet (GER) v Dominic Jentsch (GER) 1:8 (ongoing)
Marika Poikkijoki (FIN) v Kynthia Orfanidis (NED) 4:6 (ongoing)
Kurt Deklerck (BEL) v Jouni Tahti (FIN) 1:5 (ongoing)



9-Ball Results

Mens 9-Ball Semifinals
Races to 9
Nick van den Berg (NED) v Huidji See (NED) 9:7
Mario He (AUT) v Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz (SPA) 4:2 (ongoing)


Women's 9-Ball Semifinals
Races to 7
Jasmin Ouschan (AUT) v Line Kjoersvik (NOR) 7:0
Anastasia Nechaeva (RUS) v Gerda Hofstaetter (AUT) 7:4


Wheelchair 9-Ball Semifinals
Races to 7
Jouni Tahti (FIN) v Tony Southern (GBR) 7:4
Henrik Larsson (SWE) v Roy Kimberly (GBR) 7:4


9-Ball Finals
Nick van den Berg (NED) v TBD
Jasmin Ouschan (AUT) v Gerda Hofstaetter (AUT) 0:0 (ongoing)
Jouni Tahti (FIN) v Henrik Larsson (SWE) 0:0 (ongoing)



Straight 14.1 Pool
Races to 125

Men's Semifinals
Petri Makkonen (FIN) v Tomasz Kaplan (POL) 102:125
Fabio Petroni (ITA) V Roman Pruchay (RUS) 125:73

Men's Finals
Tomasz Kaplan (POL)
v Fabio Petroni (ITA) 125:17


Women's Semifinals
Jasmin Ouschan (AUT)
v Anna Majirina (RUS) 75:13
Line Kjoersvik (NOR) v Silvia Lopez (SPA) 75:43

Women's Finals
Jasmin Ouschan (AUT)
v Line Kjoersvik (NOR) 75:31


10-Ball and Team results are not available at this time. Check www.epconline.eu for full scoring.


Friday, March 25, 2011

WPBA Regional Tour Heats Up

The WPBA Regional Tour Championship is now underway at Bogies Billiards in Houston, Texas. 63 of the top women in pool will face off March 24-27 for eight WPBA Tour Cards and over $12,000 in cash.

After the first day of play, Winner's Side round 2 matches include

Emily Duddy vs. Ji Hyun Park
Susan Williams vs. Michelle Prince
Janet Atwell vs. Kim Pierce
Suzanne Smith vs. Kim Benson
Joanne Ashton vs. Chris Fields
Veronique Menard vs. Hiroko Makiyan
Lisa Henderson-Major vs. Lisa Cossette
Erin McManus vs. Shelby Locatis
Emilyn Collado vs. Jacqueline Karol
Marianne Merrill vs. Helen Laiche
Sara Miller vs. Mary Hopkins
Sharon O'Hanlon vs. Edwidge Cavanna

Full Brackets from AZBilliards.com



Yu Ram Cha vs. Becky Jones

Monday, March 21, 2011

Super Billiards Expo 2011 - Tournament Winner Recap

The Allan Hopkins Supar Billiards Expo 2011 was held March 10-13, 2011 at the Valley Forge Convention Center in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.


Ralf Souquet
Photo Courtesy of John Sturgis and AZBilliards

Pro Player Championship
1st Ralf Souquet, $20,000
2nd Robb Saez, $7,000
3rd Shane Van Boening, $4,000
4th Dennis Hatch, $3,000
5th Johnny Archer, $2,100
5th Darren Appleton, $2,100
7th Alex Pagulayan, $1,800
7th Gabe Owen, $1,800
9th Mike Immonen, $1,500
9th Jason Klatt, $1,500
9th Dee Adkins, $1,500
9th Stevie Moore, $1,500
13th Shawn Putnam, $1,250
13th Rodney Morris, $1,250
13th Tony Robles, $1,250
13th Max Eberle, $1,250
17th Thorsten Hohmann, $900
17th Matt Clatterbuck, $900
17th Raj Hundal, $900
17th John Morra, $900
17th Shaun Wilkie, $900
17th Ryan McCreesh, $900
17th Hunter Lombardo, $900
17th Tommy Kennedy, $900



Jamey Gray, Andy Segal and Tim Chin
Photo Courtesy of AZBilliards


World Artistic Pool Championships
1st Andy Segal, $3,500
2nd Jamey Gray, $2,500
3rd Tim Chin, $1,800
4th Gabriel Visiou, $1,300
5th Nick Nikolaidis, $1,000
5th Abram Diaz, $800
7th Florian Kohler, $750
7th Jamie Moody, $700
9th Tom Rossman, $650
10th Chris Woodrum, $500
11th JR Owens, $450
12th Bruce Barthelette, $400
13th Paul Danno, $100
13th Javier Gomez, $100
13th Steve Markle, $100
13th Joe Bonge, $100
13th Sebastian Giumelli, $100
13th Gordon Hedges, $100
13th Steve Geller, $100
13th Tom Kinzel, $100
13th Jason Lynch, $100
13th Mark Dimick, $100
13th Dave Nangle, $100
24th Jimmy Glanville, $50
24th Bob Neal, $50

For amateur results, click here.
For Fury 14.1 Challenge results, click here.






Monday, March 7, 2011

Winners Circle: Pool Tournament Winners for the Week of February 21-27


Great Southern Billiard Tour Bank Pool Event

February 26 - 27, 2011

Michaels Billiards

Fairfield, OH


1st Brandon Williams, $900.00

2nd Louis Demarco, $500.00

3rd George Rothrock, $300.00

4th Greg Randall, $200.00

5th Vincent Vaughn, $150.00

5th Samuel Kirby, $150.00

7th Chuck Raulston, $110.00

7th Gerald Reichle, $110.00




Great Southern Billiard Tour 9-Ball Event

February 26 - 27, 2011

Michaels Billiards

Fairfield, OH


1st Chuck Raulston, $1,200.00

2nd Richie Richeson, $700.00

3rd Lucas Hawkins, $500.00

4th DJ Holloway, $300.00

5th Frank Ruby, $175.00

5th Mike Cantrell, $175.00

7th Josh James, $125.00

7th Steve Hancock, $125.00

9th Samuel Kirby, $75.00

9th Brandon Williams, $75.00

9th James Rowland, $75.00

9th Billy Tinion, $75.00

13th Harry Eidenier, $50.00

13th Rick Gyamati, $50.00

13th Michael Burdette, $50.00

13th Chad Whitmore, $50.00




Dishaw Cues CNY Tour Stop

February 26, 2011

Shooters Billiards

Fulton, NY



1st Willie Oney, $250.00

2nd Hendrik Drost, $110.00

3rd Dwight Dixon, $75.00

4th Jack Priebe, $40.00




Tri State Tour Stop

February 26, 2011

Sandcastle Billiards

Edison, NJ


1st Richard Ng, $540.00

2nd James DeGiosafatto, $310.00

3rd Daniel Dagotdot, $200.00

4th Andrew Cleary, $130.00

5th Serrafin Serrano, $75.00

5th Michelle Li, $75.00




Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour Stop

February 26, 2011

Bulldog Billiards

Dubuque, IA



1st Will Kohl, $684.00

2nd Will Thompson, $246.00

3rd Kent Zirtman, $109.00

4th Bobby McDonald, $68.00

5th Eric Behnke, $41.00

5th Darryl Ostwinkle, $41.00

7th Ron Plum, $34.00

7th Craig Hintgen, $34.00

9th Brian Houselog, $27.00

9th Shane Kelly, $27.00

9th Steve Morris, $27.00

9th Dave Noel, $27.00




Maxim Billiards Tour Stop

February 26 - 27, 2011

The Green Room

Jackson, MS



1st Mark Cavalier, $1,350.00

2nd Daniel McKenney, $850.00

3rd Benny Conway, $600.00

4th CK Brown, $350.00

5th Patrick Boykin, $175.00

5th Jeffery Strong, $175.00

7th Kenny Loftis, $60.00

7th Jerry Blackstock, $60.00

9th Dewayne Haley, $30.00

9th Darrell Biggart, $30.00

9th Brent Boyd, $30.00

9th Kevin Blackstock, $30.00




Empire State Amateur Championship

February 26 - 27, 2011

Raxx Pool Room

West Hempstead, NY



1st Tony Liang, $2,000.00

2nd Clive Davis, $1,400.00

3rd Naldo Troncoso, $900.00

4th Stew Warnock, $600.00

5th Gail Glazebrook, $375.00

5th Amit Umadas, $375.00

7th Mio Celaj, $250.00

7th Andrew Kane, $250.00

9th Frank Ramos, $150.00

9th Omar Alli, $150.00

9th Scott Bannon, $150.00

9th Frank Cutrone, $150.00

13th Jack Smith, $100.00

13th Brian Hunter, $100.00

13th Wilfredo Albay, $100.00

13th Rene Villalobos, $100.00

17th Alex Borukhovich, $75.00

17th Tim Cahill, $75.00

17th Pablo Sanz, $75.00

17th Chris Laz, $75.00

17th Steven Way, $75.00

17th Michael Toohig, $75.00

17th Steve Kalloo, $75.00

17th Chris Giannakouros, $75.00




Mezz Pro Am Tour Stop

February 27, 2011

Drexeline Billiards

Drexel Hill, PA



1st Eddie Abraham, $923.00

2nd Josh Brothers, $823.00

3rd Raphael Saldana, $420.00

4th Phil Wines, $225.00

5th Mike Prasentsy, $200.00

5th Bob Maidhof, $200.00

7th Brady Jones, $150.00

7th Bruce Nagle, $150.00

9th Kenny Rutman, $100.00

9th Mike Miller, $100.00

9th Joseph Testa, $100.00

9th Shaun Dobson, $100.00


Winners Circle: Pool Tournament Winners--February 14-20

Winners Circle: Pool Tournament Winners for the Week of February 14-20



Great Southern Billiard Tour Stop
February 19 - 20, 2011
Borderline Billiards
Bristol, TN

1st Alex Olinger, $1,200.00
2nd Brian White, $700.00
3rd Mike Cantrell, $450.00
4th Cory Morphew, $250.00
5th Gary Cairnes, $150.00
5th John Thompson, $150.00
7th Joe Pierce, $100.00
7th DJ Holloway, $100.00
9th Daniel Autrey, $60.00
9th Mark Owens, $60.00
9th Keith Jones, $60.00
9th Henry Lopez, $60.00
13th Darren Blitch, $45.00
13th Joe Blackburn, $45.00
13th Greg Gilliam, $45.00
13th Scott Howard, $45.00



Louisiana Bar Table Championships
February 19-20, 2011
Bayou Lafourche
Thibodaux, La

1st Cliff Joyner, $900.00
2nd Brandon Shuff, $550.00
3rd Joey Aguzin, $350.00
4th Robb Saez, $230.00
5th Keith Fremin, $145.00
5th Jerry Blackstock, $145.00
7th Donny Weathersby, $100.00
7th Bobby Johnson, $100.00
9th Rick Powers, $60.00
9th Glen Dubois, $60.00
9th Nick Arcement, $60.00
9th Randall Brown, $60.00
13th Jeffery Strong, $40.00
13th Gary Abood, $40.00
13th Ken Berthelot, $40.00
13th Kevin Koster, $40.00



Rack Em Up Tour Stop
February 20, 2011
Westgate Lanes
Brockton, MA

1st Rich Minichello, $525.00
2nd Dave Pavao, $350.00
3rd Todd Nevins, $250.00
4th Peter Bowman, $175.00
5th Chris Dionne, $125.00
5th Ranulf Tamba, $125.00
7th Rich Ross, $75.00
7th Stacie Bourbeau, $75.00
9th Jim Prather, $35.00
9th Scott Herbert, $35.00
9th David Koopman, $35.00
9th Ed Boyle, $35.00



Tri State Tour Stop
February 19, 2011
Gotham City Billiards
Brooklyn, NY


1st George Osipovitch, $565.00
2nd Richard Ng, $370.00
3rd Ralph Panuzzo, $230.00
4th Tony Ignomirello, $140.00
5th Nicholas Chan, $90.00
5th Pat Mareno, $90.00
7th Jason Egein, $70.00
7th Michelle Li, $70.00



Joss NE 9-Ball Tour Stop
February 19 - 20, 2011
Main St. Billiards
Amsterdam, NY


1st Dennis Hatch, $1,030.00
2nd Bucky Souvanthong, $760.00
3rd Danny Hewitt, $550.00
4th Ron Casanzio, $450.00
5th Spencer Auigbelle, $300.00
5th Bruce Nagle, $300.00
7th Greg Antonakos, $200.00
7th Mike Zuglan, $200.00
9th Dave Fernandez, $90.00
9th Tom Acciavatti, $90.00
9th Tim Parisian, $90.00
9th Kevin Ketz, $90.00



Joss NE 9-Ball Tour Second Chance Event
February 20, 2011
Main St. Billiards
Amsterdam, NY


1st Marco Kam, $320.00
2nd Mark Stewart, $220.00
3rd Bruce Carroll, $160.00
4th Noah Wells, $100.00
5th Keith Owen, $50.00
5th Gary Poulton, $50.00




February 19-20
Midwest 9-Ball Open
Shooters
Olathe, KS


1st James Baraks $2,000
2nd Jesse Bowman $1,500
3rd Shane McMinn $900
4th Chad Vilmont $600
5th John Gabriel $400
5th Joey Gray $400
7th Dustin Gunia $200
7th Gary Lutman $200
9th B.J. Wolrab $175
9th Chuck Raulston $175
9th K.C. Massey $175
9th Taylor Anderson $175
13th David Caron $125
13th Terry Porter $125
13th Mike Banks, Jr. $125
13th Joseph Tomkowski $125
17th Zach Marquarde $100
17th Dustin Hooker $100
17th Kent Henderson $100
17th Mike Durbin $100
17th Gabe Owen $100
17th Jason Ayesh $100
17th John Giles $100
17th Steven Clodzin $100

Ladies
1st Nicole Keeney $460
2nd Rachel Byrket $300
3rd Michelle McDermott $200
4th Jennifer Combs $100



Midwest 9-Ball Tour One Pocket Event
February 19 - 20, 2011
Shooters
Olathe, KS


1st Chip Compton, $700.00
2nd Joey Gray, $500.00
3rd Gary Lutman, $300.00
4th John Gabriel, $200.00
5th Will Freeman, $150.00
5th Gabe Owen, $150.00
7th Mike Banks, Jr., $100.00
7th Bill Meacham, $100.00



Bay Area Amateur Tour Stop
February 19, 2011
Stroker’s Billiards
Tampa, FL


1st Alice Parnell, $275.00
2nd Tracey Mullen, $210.00
3rd Jamie Toennies, $160.00
4th Kelly Cavanaugh, $100.00
5th Lisa McElroy, $75.00
5th Stephanie McFarlin, $75.00



Jacoby Custom Cue Tour Stop
February 19 - 20, 2011
On The Snap Billiards
Fuquay-Varina, NC


1st Michael Fuller, $1,000.00
2nd BJ Ussery, $250.00



Maxim Billiards Tour Stop
February 19 - 20, 2011
Mr. Cues II
Atlanta, GA


1st Paul Song, $1,200.00
2nd Horace Godwin, $850.00
3rd Jeff Crawford, $550.00
4th Billy Tyler, $300.00
5th Jason Caldwell, $200.00
5th Chuck Dorsett, $200.00
7th JR Rossman, $100.00
7th Wes Davis, $100.00
9th Jeff Jordan, $60.00
9th Dustin Byrd, $60.00
9th David Cantrell, $60.00
9th Darin Brewer, $60.00
13th Aaron Frady, $40.00
13th Leon Whately, $40.00
13th Andrew Savasuk, $40.00
13th Pat Cooper, $40.00


Andy Grubb Memorial Emerald Coast Classic
February 19 - 20, 2011
Starcade Billiards
Ft. Walton Beach, Fl


1st Mike Davis, $1,680.00
2nd Tommy Kennedy, $960.00
3rd Stoney Stone, $600.00
4th Dwayne Bourgeoius, $420.00
5th Morty Davis, $285.00
5th Josh Hillard, $285.00
7th Arthur Huynh, $195.00
7th Scotty Townsend, $195.00
9th Greg Hagin, $135.00
9th Jakey Bell, $135.00
9th Tim Perkins, $135.00
9th Luther Blades, $135.00
13th Daryl Morris, $90.00
13th Pablo Matheu, $90.00
13th Kevin Johnson, $90.00
13th Rich Whittecar, $90.00
17th Denny Singletary, $60.00
17th Dave Walters, $60.00
17th David Strawn, $60.00
17th Jim Walker, $60.00
17th Craig Houghton, $60.00
17th Derik Kraft, $60.00
17th Jerry Clayman, $60.00
17th Denny Fox, $60.00



Tiger Amateur Tour Stop
February 19 - 20, 2011
Big Tyme Billards
Houston, Tx


1st Dale Briones, $875.00
2nd Ernesto Bayaua, $575.00
3rd Durango Duran, $335.00
4th Ray Porter, $215.00
5th Brian Hickman, $140.00
5th Daniel Herring, $140.00
7th Danny Roland, $105.00
8th Frank Cherry, $105.00
10th Richard Rodriguez, $75.00
10th Victor Rojas, $75.00
10th Rodney Stewart, $75.00
9th Bobby Gonzales, $75.00
13th Roy Payton, $60.00
14th Steve Braswell, $60.00
15th Justin Pena, $60.00
15th Patrick Hill, $60.00



February 19-20
February Freeze 9-Ball Tournament
Malarkey's Pool & Brew
Tacoma, WA

1st $925 Lance Mason
2nd $650 Eddie Mataya
3rd $450 Damian Pongpanik
4th $300 Marc Vidal
5/6th $200 Miguel Morfin, JD
7/8th $145 Robert Colby, Rich Geiler
9-12th $115 Scott Nelson, Eddie Carrido, Dumo, Steve Lingelbach
13-16th $90 Ryan Park, Dan Louie, EZ Wadsworth, Dick Trichler

Ladies
1st $90 Suzanne Smith
2nd $45 Kimberly

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