What To Watch This Weekend: October 2-3

Atlanta Classic

This weekend, it's all about the WPBA. With the kickoff of the Atlanta Classic on Thursday, the WPBA is posting a behind-the-scenes look at the Classic Tour with a Membership Drive Telethon featuring player interviews, tips, and a live stream of the players meeting for the Atlanta Classic.

Matches will be streamed Thursday and Friday beginning at 10 a.m. and Saturday at 11 a.m. (EST).

Watch Matches

Fan and Patron WPBA Memberships range from $10-$2500, with varying levels of exposure and benefits including player posters or headshots, WPBA merchandise, VIP tickets to WPBA Classic Tour events and DVDs of previous matches.

WPBA U.S. Open

The WPBA U.S. Open semifinal and final rounds will air on ESPN2 Sunday, October 3 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. (EST). Check your local listings for exact times. The U.S. Open was held in July at the Riverwind Hotel & Casino in Norman, Oklahoma. Look for Kyoko Sone, Vivian Villarreal, Jasmin Ouschan, Kim Shaw, Karen Corr, Ga Young Kim and Gerda Hoffstatter.

Nick Varner & Johan Ruijsink Named Mosconi Cup Captains

Nick Varner and Johan Ruijsink will lead America and Europe, respectively, into battle at the 17th running of the PartyCasino.net Mosconi Cup from Thursday, December 9 through Sunday, December 12, 2010 at East London's famous York Hall.

Both team captains have tournament experience: Varner has attended as a player and skipper and led his men to victory in Las Vegas last December: three-time and so far undefeated European captain Ruijsink and his team were victorious in the same city in 2007.

The tournament will feature two five-man teams representing the USA and Europe competing over the four days in a series of single and double matches.

Tickets for the 2010 PartyCasino.com Mosconi Cup are available exclusively through www.seetickets.com/mosconicup.

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7 Pool Legends To Gather In Denver For Once-In-A-Lifetime Pool Weekend

For the first time ever, seven living billiards legends (The Magnificent 7) will come together for one magical weekend to impart their pool knowledge on a lucky group of twenty people. This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity will take place at Billiards Ink in Denver, Colorado from November 12-14. Attendance is limited to 20 participants.

The Magnificent 7

Buddy "The Rifleman" Hall
Nick "The Kentucky Colonel" Varner
Mike "Captain Hook" Sigel
Earl "The Pearl" Strickland
Johnny "The Scorpion" Archer
Keith "Earthquake" McCready
Jimmy "Pretty Boy Floyd" Mataya


Schedule of Events

Friday November 12th

7:00pm - Champagne reception and meet & greet at Billiards Ink

Saturday November 13th

9:00am - Breakfast (cooked to order)

10:00am - Pool Clinic
All VIP guests will be separated into groups of 3 and will then spend one hour with each of the seven pros. The pros can obviously only show you so much in that time frame and so they will be be focusing on answering your questions about the game and showing you some of their own tricks of the trade. There will be a 5 to 10min break between each hour.

1:00pm - Lunch

2:00pm - Clinic resumes

7:00pm - Dinner

The pool clinic will then be done for the day, but the night will still be young.

Sunday November 14th

9:00am - Breakfast

10:00am - Begin the Pro-Am Scotch Doubles Tourney. A 20-team bracket will be in place for a 9-Ball single elimination race to three. Each VIP guest will be drawn to play with one of the Pros; as a pro is eliminated he will be assigned a new partner from the remaining VIP guests.
There will be a $200.00 prize for the winning team and a trophy for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places.

Lunch will be served around 1:30pm during the tourney.

3:00pm - Q&A Session/Story time: The pros will answer all your questions and tell some of their stories from all their years on the road that some of them have shared. This part is probably going to be very funny.

5:00pm - Break to change and rest (approximate break time, depending on how long the Magnificent 7 keep the talk going).

7:00pm - Farewell Banquet and Awards. (Probably Surf n Turf)

8:00pm - Exhibition: Each of the Pros will do a 25-30 min show that highlights their own personal exhibitions.

11.30pm - Photos, autographs and farewells


**The weekend-long event will be held in a private setting; all meals are included and will be eaten together as a group.

The fee per VIP for this once-in-a-lifetime piece of history is $800.00. All food is included in the price.

For more information or to sign up please contact Mark Cantrill at 480-612-7732 or email cantrillmark@yahoo.com. Two hotels are offering special guest rates; the Hyatt for $89.00 per night and La Quinta for $62.00 per night. VIPs will be shuttled back and forth twice a day.

Check out the promo video by NYCGrind

Upcoming Pool Tournaments for the Week of September 27-October 3

September 27-October 1

World Cup Carom Tournament
Cultural Center of India
Chester, VA

September 28

New England 9-Ball Series
Snookers Billiards
Providence, RI

September 30-October 3

Viking Cue Olhausen Billiards Tour
Cue Nine
Levittown, NY

October 2

Campbellsville Diamond Club Billiard Tournament
Campbellsville Diamond Club
Campbellsville, KY

October 2

Tri-State Tour
Castle Billiards
East Rutherford, NJ

October 2-3

Jacoby Custom Cue Carolina Tour
Fast Eddie's Sports Bar
Goldsboro, NC

October 2-3

Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour
The Maine Event IV
T.J.'s Classic Billiards
Waterville, ME

October 2-3

Poison 9-Ball Tour
Corner Pockets
Orlando, FL

October 2-3

Tiger Southwest 10-Ball Tour
Hawley's
Dallas, TX

October 2-3

West Coast Women's Tour
Break Time Billiards
Modesto, CA

October 2-3

World 14.1 Qualifiers
Champion Billiard & Sports Bar
Frederick, MD

October 3

Mezz Pro-Am Tour
Skyline Billiards
Brooklyn, NY

October 3

Ozone Tour
1 Nite Ladies Only Event
Mr. Cues II Billiards
Atlanta, GA

October 3

Rack 'Em Up Tour
Snookers Billiards
Providence, RI

October 3

Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour
Mr. Cues II
Atlanta, GA

What to Watch This Weekend: September 25-26

Since I jumped the gun and posted my usual Friday pool tournament winner recap yesterday (what can I say? I was excited for the weekend!), here is a preview of this weekend's live pool feeds.


The China Open
Shanghai, China

Watch it live here or here.

Scoring brackets on AZBilliards.com.

Play runs from 7:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. (EST)


Friday, September 24 - Sunday, September 26
Cajun Classic
Cuesports, Thibideaux

Watch it at PoolActionTV.


Saturday, September 25
Monthly Preacher Ronn One-Pocket Event
Kolby's Corner Pocket, Phoenix, AZ

Watch it at OnTheRailTV.com.

Action starts at 12:00p.m. (MST) and will run through the evening.

Winners Circle: Pool Tournament Winners for the Week of September 13-19

September 13-14

Predator Sweet 16 Tournament
The Block
SM City North Edsa
Quezon City, The Philippines

Lee Vann Corteza of the Philippines

Photo courtesy of InsidePoolMag.com

Predator Sweet 16 Tournament Results

1st	Lee Vann Corteza of the Philippines, 10,000 Euros
2nd	Rodney Morris of the United States, 6,000 Euros
Semifinalist	Niels Feijen of the Netherlands, 4,000 Euros
Semifinalist	David Alcaide of Spain, 4,000 Euros

September 14-19

10th Annual Predator International Championship
The Block
SM North Edsa, Quezon City, The Philippines

Champion Efren "Bata" Reyes with runner-up Roberto "Pinoy Superman" Gomez (left) at the Predator International Championship

Photo courtesy of Sally Lee of Dragon Promotions

Congratulations to $10,000 winner Efren Reyes, who bested second-place finisher Roberto Gomez 9-8 to take the title.

September 16-19

2010 Swiss Open
Gstaad, Switzerland

From Left: Dominic Jentsch, Organizer Marcel Frattini and Ronald Regli

Photo courtesy of Achim Gharbi/Touch Magazine, AZBilliards.com

Last 16

Ronald Regli (Switzerland) – Niels Feijen 9:3
Marco Tschudi (Switzerland) – Ralf Souquet 9:6

Quarterfinals

Dominic Jentsch (Germany) – Harald Stolka (Germany) 9:8
Ronald Regli (Switzerland) – Sascha Specchia (Switzerland) 9:7
Roman Hybler (Czech Republic) –Marco Tschudi (Switzerland) 8:9
Imran Majid (United Kingdom) – Dimitri Jungo (Switzerland) 9:5

Semifinals

Dominic Jentsch (Germany) – Imran Majid (United Kingdom) 9:8
Ronald Regli (Switzerland) – Marco Tschudi (Switzerland) 9:7

Final

Dominic Jentsch (Germany) – Ronald Regli (Switzerland) 9:3


Complete results from the event are available at www.gstaadswissopen.ch

September 18

Mezz Pro-Am Women's Tour
Main Line Billiards Club
Frazer, PA

Mezz Pro-Am Women's Tour Results

1st	Briana Miller, $250
2nd	Gina Kim Lipsky, $125
3rd	Yomaylin Feliz, $50

September 18

Tri-State Tour
Castle Billiards
East Rutherford, NJ

Tri-State Tour Results

1st	Ken Debroske, $550
2nd	Guy Iannuzzi, $325
3rd	George Osipovitch, $225
4th	Mike Zimny, $125
5th	Rick Shellhouse, $80
5th	George Critelli, $80

September 18

World 14.1 Qualifier
Cue Nine Billiards
Levittown, NY

September 18-19

Desert Classic Tour
Pockets
Tucson, AZ

September 18-19

Fast Eddie's Olhausen 9-Ball Tour
Fast Eddie's Billiards
San Antonio, TX

Fast Eddie's Olhausen 9-Ball Tour Results

1st	Charlie Bryant, $930
2nd	David Henson, $620
3rd	Brian Sanders, $465
4th	Shane Harvey, $380
5th	Rick Stanley, $235
5th	Leon Contreras, $235
7th	Mario Juarez, $115
7th	Drew McCoy, $115

September 18-19

Great Southern Billiard Tour
Kylie's Sports Bar & Grill
Cornelius, NC

September 18-19

Kwikfire Tour
Burrkat Billiards
Monroe, NC

September 18-19

Northwest Women's Pool Association Tour
Golden Fleece
Kenmore, WA

NWPA Tour Results

1st	Liz Cole, $560
2nd	June Maiers, $350
3rd	Mary Hopkin, $232
4th	Jana Montour, $172
5th	Andrea Seanz-Maes, $102
5th	Andy Ruth, $102
7th	Suzanne Smith, $72
7th	Jackie Karol, $72

September 18-19

Ozone Billiards Predator Tour
Sandcastle Billiards
Edison, NJ

September 18-19

Social Ladies 9-Ball Tour
Hard Times Billiards
Bellflower, CA

Social Ladies 9-Ball Tour Results

1st	Stacy Novack, $610
2nd	Melissa Morris, $400
3rd	Jenny Lee, $270
4th	Lauren Ward, $140
5th	Hiroko Makiyama, $80
5th	Jauslinn Arnold, $80
7th	Emilyn Callado, $50
7th	Vicki Wade, $50

September 18-19

Texas Amateur Tour
Q-Stix Billiards
Houston, TX

Texas Amateur Tour Results

1st	Andy Jethwa, $775
2nd	Roy Payton, $500
3rd	David Parker, $335
4th	Jimmy Majors, $200
5th	Brian Rosenbaum, $130
5th	J.C. Torres, $130
7th	John Powers, $85
7th	Gerald "Top Water" Jackson, $85
9th	Jason Hunt, $50
9th	Chris Viatar, $50
9th	Will Felder, $50
9th	Brent Thomas, $50

Texas Amateur Tour Women's Open Results

1st	Ming Ng, $300
2nd	Courtney Peters, $200
3rd	Deanna Kniola, $100
4th	Terry Petrosino, $50

September 18-19

Tiger Southeast Open 9-Ball Tour
Southside Billiard Club
Savannah, GA

September 18-19

Tiger Southwest 10-Ball Tour
Fast Eddy's
Manhattan, KS

Southwest 10-Ball Tour Results

1st	Brian Brekke, $870
2nd	Beau Runningen, $650
3rd	Allen Hanson, $435

September 19

Mezz Pro-Am tour
Drexeline Billiards
Drexel Hill, PA

September 19

Southeast Open
Veterans Billiards
Port Charlotte, FL

3-Year-Old Pool Prodigy Sets World Record

From the APA: On Aug. 29, Keith O’Dell, Jr. set the world record for the youngest person to legally jump a cue ball over a full pool ball. The record has been accepted by the World Record Academy and is in the works to get it online and in the record book.

Three-year-old Keith, Jr., set the record at his family home. His father, Keith, Sr., says that the first time he jumped, it was an accident. He and his father were playing a game of 8-Ball and the cue ball became frozen to the rail. Keith, Jr., jacked up to shoot and the cue ball came off the table. “I sent McDermott a video of him jumping and they built Keith an amazing custom jump cue from his own (Pool Prodigy) line,” Keith, Sr., said. “The day we got the jump cue, he jumped the cue ball into the rack and the rest is history.”

Keith, Jr. Setting the World Record