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�☜ US Open 9-Ball Championship 6-7 Appleton Wins 36th Annual, photo by Ricky Bryant

2011 BCA Hall of Fame 8-9 DiLiberto and Souquet Inducted

World Cup of Trick Shots 9 Europe over USA

�☜WPBA Tour Championship 18 Kim Defeats Fisher for Title

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Tournament of Champions 37 Ga Young Kim repeats as Champion

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Pool Instructional…An Elegant Kiss…Tom Ross 10

How to Prepare for Multiple Day Tournaments…Carl Stewart 14

Ball Induced Spin…Robert Byrne 15

The Angel of Billiards…Jacqueline Karol 15

Always Seek the Advantage in Nine Ball…The Monk 16

A Little Curve…Eric Yow 17

A Shot is a Shot… is a Shot… is a Shot…Tom Rossman 20

WWPD? (What Would the Pro Do?)…Samm Diep 21

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Issue 6 • Vol XII

USBA Three-Cushion National Championships

returns to the Tropicana inLas Vegas

May 5-11, 2012.

page 35


This year, 251 players representing over 30 countriesarrived to vie for the most prestigious professional bil-liard title on U.S. soil. Only four entered the final day

where each match would now be a win-by-two format thatnever came into play.The determined Brit entered the Accu-stats TV arena for

his finals match sporting his patriotic England shirt with hiscountry’s bold name and logo on the back. He had already de-feated Putnam once in the first round of the finals bracket andfelt confident he could do it again.

The first of only two errors by Appleton came in rack seven.While up 6-0, he scratched while playing one-rail positionfrom the 3 to the 4 ball allowing Putnam a chance to move hisfirst bead. He would claim that rack and two more bringing thescore to 6-3 when the American fans began chanting, “USA!USA!” Putnam cracked a smirk but the cue ball found a way tothe pocket on his following break.Appleton continued his lead throughout the match keeping

the cue ball on a very short leash. His patterns were simple, hisspeed was precise, and his pocketing was deadly. While ahead

By Samm Diep,

PoolTipJar.com

It’s Appleton Again at the 2011 US OpenThe final day of the 36th Annual U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships concluded with a flawlessperformance by the explosive British player “Dynamite” Darren Appleton. He defeated ShawnPutnam in a single-set finals match with a convincing score of 13-6. Appleton is the third player inU.S. Open 9-Ball history to claim back to back titles since Mika Immonen in 2008/2009 and NickVarner in 1989/1990.

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11-5, Appleton finally missed a thin cut on the 3 ball thatsold out the rack. Putnam ran a few balls but found he wascold from the chair. He missed the 7 ball in the corner but itbanked in the side two rails. He did get out but broke andscratched in the following rack. Appleton ran that rack, thenbroke and ran the final rack for the match and title.Putnam earned his second place finish defeating a number

of world class players including Mosconi Cup MVP DennisHatch 11-2. Putnam appeared unstoppable, running the firstfour racks and jumping to an 8-0 lead before Hatch even wona game. The two friends bantered and even exchanged a fistpump when Hatch played a lock up safety on the 6 ball whiledown 8-1. Ultimately, Hatch was unable to capitalize on therare opportunities he received and at 10-2, when Putnam gotperfect on the 6 ball with four balls left on the table, hethrew in the towel.Putnam continued his tear in his next match against “The

Lion” Alex Pagulayan who made a few uncharacteristicmental errors. Pagulayan received his first loss from Appletonin winner-side finals match. Both players stayed at eachother’s heels until Appleton was ahead 7-6. In that rack, Ap-pleton missed a 2 ball displaying the first possible signs of aslight mechanical breakdown. The gentlemen exchanged afew safeties until Pagulayan finally had an offensive shot atthe 3 ball. As he shot it a cell phone went off in the top rowleaving him with a tricky shot on the 4 ball. “I told you, onlywhen he shoots,” said the playful lion. After much pondering,Pagulayan swung and missed the 4 in the corner. He wouldnever regain control of the table again after that. Appleton’sbreak was too effective and consistent and would ultimatelyearn him the grand prize.Visit usopen.azbilliards.com for online brackets and photo gallery.

US OPEN Prize Payout $175,OOO250 players1st $30,0002nd $15,0003rd $10,0004th $7,5005-6th $6,000 each7-8th $4,500 each9-12th $3,000 each13-16th $2,500 each17-24th $2,000 each25-32nd $1,500 each33-48th $900 each49-64th $700 each65-96th $500 each

Shawn Putnam takes home second place money

“The Lion” Alex Pagulayan finishes third.

Appleton collecting his check for $30,000


The Billiard Congress of America Hall ofFame was started in 1966 to honor out-stand people who have enriched the

sport and industry. There are two categories inthe BCA HOF, The Greatest Player and Merito-rious Service. The Greatest Player category isreserved for outstanding players who have beenactive in national or international completionfor at least 10 years, have won at least one na-tional or international championship and are atleast 40 years old by January 1 of the year oftheir induction. While the Greatest Player cate-gory is on the ballot every year, the VeteransCommittee makes recommendations for Merito-rious Service or Greatest Players who are overthe age of 60. These categories are open to rec-ommendation on alternating years.Through 2010 there were a total of 58 individuals

that have been inducted; 44 in the Greatest Playerscategory and 13 in the Meritorious service category. Since 2009the voting and awards dinner have been managed by the USBilliards Media Association (USBMA). The voting is con-ducted by the USBMA Hall of Fame Board, which consists ofUSBMA members, elected At-Large members and livingmembers of the BCA Hall of Fame. In 2011 there were 51 eligi-ble voters. In thethree years theUSBMA has beenresponsibility forthe inductiondinner and induc-tion has been con-ducted at the USOpen 9 Ball Championship. Mike Panozzo of Billiards Digestand President of the USBMA was the Master of Ceremonies forthe induction dinner.The 2011 Inductees are Danny DiLiberto and Ralf Souquet

both in the Greatest Players Category with Danny being thefirst player elected to the Greatest Players Category by recom-mendation of the Veterans Committee. This brings the total to60 individuals in the Hall of Fame with 46 in the GreatestPlayers category.The play next door at the US Open was suspended for two

hours to honor Danny and Ralf. Danny was introduced byfellow Hall of Famer and Friend, Pat Fleming (Owner of Accu-

Stats Video Productions). In his 76 years Danny is quiet theathlete, having served as an outfielder for a AA Minor Leaguebaseball team at age 20. At age 13 he was introduced to boxingand from age 22 to 25 he fought as Danny Toriani and wasmanaged by the legendary Angelo Dundee. But at the age of 25and under the advice of Dundee, Danny left boxing due to his

fragile handswhich he broke 4times in his unde-feated 14 fights asa lightweight.Danny was also agreat bowler witha hand full of 300

games. He was noted to have run 308 balls in straight pool onthe same day he bowled one of his 300 games. In 1970 at age37 at the famous Johnston City Tournament he won theStraight Pool Division, and beat the 9-ball and 1-Pocketwinners to capture the prestigious title of World All-AroundChampion. Danny won 4 events after the age of 62, one ofthem being The French Open (9-Ball) in Paris. Danny stillplays at times today and teaches as well as being one of the fa-vorite Commentators at Accu-Stats for over 20 years. Part ofDanny’s life is covered in the book “Road Player – The DannyDiLiberto Story” by Jerry Forsyth. A video was shown highlighting Danny’s many accomplish-

by Ricky Bryant

Danny DiLiberto and Ralf Souquet.

The play next door at the US Open was suspendedfor two hours to honor Danny and Ralf.

2011 BCA Hall of Fame Inductees


ments and ended with a special guest appearance from AngeloDundee. Danny is also in the Buffalo’s Ring 44 Boxing Hall ofFame and the One Pocket Hall of Fame. And when asked atthe dinner if in his prime he could have beaten fellow inductee,Ralf Souquet he said “YES” followed by the note , “Becausewhen I was in my prime , you were 3”. Danny is noted notonly for his great athleticism and play but the clean and whole-some way he does it and you will never hear him swear.The second inductee was Ralf Souquet. Ralf was introduced

by longtime friend Thomas Overbeck, currently the pressofficer for the European Pocket Billiard Federation. The42year-old German is the first Male European pool player in-ducted into the BCA Hall of Fame. Ralf has been a dominantplayer in Europe for more than 25 years, having won more than40 German titles and 36 European Championships. Ralf alsoknown as “The Kaiser” is a True Gentleman of the game. Inthe US he holds the following titles, 2000-BCA U.S. Open14.1, 2002-U.S. Open 9-Ball, a pair of BCA Open 9-BallChampionships and has won the Derby City 9-Ball Title threetimes. Most recently Ralf has won the World Pool Masters(for the 5th time), World Cup of Pool and Euro Tour HungaryOpen. Ralf is the current 2011 tournament money winner onthe AZ Billiards AzB Money Leaderboard. Ralf is the most dec-orated player on the European Mosconi Cup team and will be

Hall of Famer, Pat Fleming(Accu-Stats Video Prod.) introduced Danny Liberto

making another appearance in December on the 2011 team.After his introduction a video was show highlighting Ralf’scareer and closed with a special message from his parents whowas unable to attend. The Inductees could not have been better selected, they are

Such Finest Gentleman who shows that you can be Competi-tive and do it with Class. They will always be known as GreatAmbassadors of the Game – Congratulations to Danny DiLib-erto and Ralf Souquet.

Europe Bests USA inWorld Cup of Trick ShotsThe World Cup of Trick Shots was

held October 27 at Mohegan Sun inConnecticut. Europe claimed the titleover U.S.A. in the only internationalteam competition in the sport of TrickShots. The prize purse was $30,000 forthe event, with $20,000 and GoldMedals to the winning team. The twosemifinals and the Championship matchwill be broadcast by ESPN on Dec. 18.Captain Stefano Pelinga and Europe

members who were awarded the GoldMedal were Nick Nikolaidis, LukeSzywala and Gabriel Visoiu. SilverMedalists from U.S.A. includedCaptain Andy Segal, Jamey Gray, BruceBarthelette, and Tim Chin. Their teamalso won $10,000.The players on Europe displayed their

brilliance to emerge as the top trickshot artists in the world. The Champi-

onship match was poetry ongreen felt, with Europe defeat-ing U.S.A. by a score of 17 -15 to take the Gold Medalsand $20,000. U.S.A., whosemembers were otherwise ontheir game, claimed SilverMedals and $10,000 secondprize. In the first semifinal,U.S.A. players Barthelette andChin prevailed over Europemembers Pelinga and Visoiu.The other semifinal saw Europeartists Nikolaidis and Szywala barely slippast U.S.A. players Segal and Gray in atight match. With the score tied at 5-5,the teams selected one member each toplay in the sudden death shootout.Segal, representing U.S.A., fired theeight rail bank shot and placed the cueball scarcely an inch off the $100 bill.Nikolaidis, shooting for Europe, master-fully banked eight rails and centered thecue ball on Ben Franklin’s face for thesemifinal victory. The winning team in

each semifinal carried a 1 point bonusforward into the final match.The Gold Medals and the team check

were presented by Mohegan Sun andDiamond Billiard Tables. The event was sponsored by Diamond

Billiard Tables, Aramith Tournament Bil-liard Balls, Simonis Cloth, Mueller Recre-ational Products, Executive BilliardsDelta-13 Rack, PoolDawg.com and SilverCup Chalk. The event was produced byBilliards International, Ltd.

Europe being presented Gold Medals byStephen Cholewa of. Mohegan Sun

same shot, I have toadmit that I had neverseen it, or notedseeing it, until myrecent experience. The only differencebetween the new shot and shot A is thatthe ball we use to kiss the solid ball intothe pocket this time is not the obstruc-

tion. In this case the obstructingstriped ball remains undisturbedwhile we bank the solid ball pastit, off of the other solid ball andinto the pocket. Here, the kissalso frees up that second solidball to facilitate a run out. Thesetup you see is identical to thesetup that confronted the playerI was watching when I first sawthe shot, with the break out in-cluded. Again, the dotted linegoing to the pocket is perpendi-cular to the

balls’ line of centers at theprecise moment of contact. Aswith Shot A, practice this onewith manageable speed. Andbecause it’s likely to look unfa-miliar, you will want to spendtime with it to feel comfortable.I was fortunate enough to haveanother table at my disposalwhen I first saw it and beganpracticing it immediately.

Although the shots we seehere require no special skills or

techniques they can easily elude anyplayer who hasn’t seen them, especiallyShot B. And while I’m certain that Icannot be the first person to present thisshot, I do not recall ever seeing anyoneplay it prior to recently, not even a pro-fessional. So, from now on, I’m going topay more attention when I’m watching,no matter who’s at the table.


by Tom Ross

Contributing Writer

An Elegant Kiss

About 10 years ago Efren Reyessurprised a lot of pool playerswhen he told an interviewer

that he loves to watch pool and oftenadds to his knowledge while watching in-experienced players. He explained thatbecause great players tend to manage thetable and solve problems rather pre-dictably, he can learn more fromwatching bad players who causethe balls to move in ways onewould never see while watchingpros. So he is able to observesomething that the rest of usmight consider “wrong,” convertit to a useful skill and then add itto his famous bag of tricks.

I also like to watch pool and,though I prefer to watch the bestplayers, have neverthelesswatched countless hours of pool aspresented by many players whoare somewhat less than stellar.Mostly, perhaps because I lackEfren’s vision and imagination,the bulk of what I’ve seen amonguntrained players has gone by thewayside as I fail to find much usefor it. Recently however, whilewatching a recreational playershooting alone, I happened tolook up at just the right momentto see shot B in the diagram.

Since the shot in question is aclose relative of the more com-monly seen kiss shot on the left side ofthe table, or shot A, let’s begin the dis-cussion there. Although we may see thisshot in any pool game, it’s mostly an 8-Ball shot, employed in situations like theone pictured, where we have no goodshot on the solid ball because of thestriped ball blocking its path to thepocket. The informed player knows to

bank the solid off of the side rail to makecontact with the inside of the stripe asshown with the shaded ball. The dottedline going to the pocket is perpendicularto the line of centers at the moment ofcontact. Good 8-Ball players know theshot, and competitive bar-table playersshoot it routinely, owing to tighter traffic

and bigger pockets on the bar tables.There’s no real technique for the shotexcept to note how the balls must makecontact and to remember not to play itwith too much speed. Set it up as shownand practice it until you’re pocketing thesolid ball at least 50% of the time.

Although Shot B is essentially the

never seem to talk about pool. That reallysurprised me how they mostly talked aboutgolf. I noticed how the experienced players knew when theyhad a larger break inside the tournament brackets and wouldorder food and have time to eat it before their next match. Ialways seem to order food and just when it comes it is time toplay my next match.

Inside multiple day events you will have to eat often aroundthe tournament bracket schedule. There are a lot of factors tomanage. Next month I will cover foods to eat and ones toavoid.


How to Prepare for Multiple Day Tournamentsby Carl Stewart

Certified BCA instructor, of Arizona Billiard Academy,LLC www.ArizonaBilliardAcademy.com

Contributing Writer

Alocal tournament after work or on a weekend reallydoes not need much preparation. These are short 4 to8 hour events but how about when we play a 3 or 4

day events.

A longer event mean hours of waiting around for your nextmatch to be called. What to do during this time can it affectyour game. This time can help or hurt your chances of perform-ing well in your match.

I have noticed over the years when I was running tourna-ments at Hard Times-Sacramento, CA all the great players

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Ball Induced Spinby Robert Byrne

From “Byrne’s Complete Book of Pool Shots” with permission

Double and Triple

There doesn’t seem to be any way to make the

4-ball in the lower-left corner, but it can be

triple-banked. Use right sidespin and cut the 4-

ball just enough to the right to avoid the kiss.

At the right, the 5-ball can be banked to a point

beyond the lower side pocket and into the upper

side pocket. Align the balls by laying your cue

on the table on the dashed line. Use a hard

stroke and maximum left English.

The Making of a Billiards ChampionPart 3: The Stun Stroke

Stun StrokeOnce your fundamentals are correct and you are shooting

with a straight and level cue, you need to master the stunstroke. This shot is the most important shot because it givesyou a reference for cue ball positioning.

Straight-In Stun StrokeWhen you hit a stun stroke on a straight in shot, it will

produce a “stop shot.” In other words, the ball stops as soon asit makes contact with the object ball. Factors that influencethis are a blend of the following; cue tip location, force, followthrough, and quickness (the amount of time it takes the cue tipto accelerate through the ball). There are an infinite number of blends of these variables that

produce a stop shot. For example, you can use 4”of followthrough with a small force OR only 1”of follow through with alarge force to produce a stop shot. Play with these variablesuntil you can manipulate each one and still get the same cueball position. Measure your follow through by placing a rulerbeside your cue tip. Then, vary the distance between the balls.Once you’ve mastered a stop shot with 12” of distance, keep in-creasing it by another 12”. The more distance you have, the

more forward rotation or “high english” the ball picks up beforeit strikes the object ball. In other words, the greater the dis-tance, the lower you must hit the cue ball to produce astun/stop shot.

Stun Stroke at an AngleOnce again, place the object ball 12” away from the cue ball.

But this time, put the cue ball at a 30 degree angle, so that youare aiming at half the ball to pocket it. Use the same stunstroke, and the cue ball will travel straight down the “tangentline.” This is the line that is perpendicular to the object ball at90 degrees. The harder or quicker you hit the ball, the furtherit will travel down the line.

This is the first step in predicting cue ball position. DO NOTmove on to the next article until you are comfortable shootingStraight-In Stun Shots and Stun Strokes at an Angle at differ-ent distances. Be able to alter the variables (cue tip location,force and quickness) and get the same cue ball position.


by “The Monk”

Contributing Writer • www.monkbilliardacademy.net

Always Seek the Advantage in Nine Ball

In nine ball you must play the condi-tions. Don’t get outside who you are.Learn to be a warrior. A good soldier

is not anxious but prepared to strike at alltimes with an effective well disciplinedstroke. His intentions are clear. Heknows his opponent and he knows theterritory. He seeks an advantage. Masterthe art of war.I once lured a top player to a senior

center that had no shades on the window.I chose four o’clock in the afternoon.The sun would be just right. My oppo-nent has had surgery and he cannot standthe glare. Since he was the best player hereadily agreed to my time and location. Ileft him shots where he had to face thewindow and was able to win the match. “Taking your Medicine”I faced a seven ball I could do nothing

with. All I could do was pocket the balland take a long tough shot on the eightball. I decided I would take my chanceswith the eight ball. I would go throughmy pre shot routine and make everyeffort to pocket that ball. I was not goingto lose on the seven ball so I cinched itand then faced a full table cut on theeight. It went in and I was straight in onthe nine. If I had any reservations on thismove, I would have failed. I call thismove, “Taking your medicine”. Make theshot and take what you get. Once I faced a shot where I would

break open a clump. I did not knowwhere the balls would go once I made

contact. I simply made my shot, allowedthe cue ball to plow in to the clump andaccepted whatever the roll the roll wouldbe. I call this “Playing for a sweet roll”. Inboth cases I don’t want to miss my shotbecause I am worried about the next shot. I faced a shot where I was actually

playing for a bank on my next ball. I toldmyself to “take my medicine” and makethe shot. In the past when I played for adifficult shot on my next ball I missed theshot I was shooting because I was worriedabout the tough shot coming up. I callthis, “not wanting to face a tough shot”. Take your medicine. Play for a sweet roll. Be willing to face the next shot. You must be certain on what you

intend to do. If you read my book I Cameto Win I offer you a wonderful chapteron what intentions will do for you. If youcan control your mind, and your personaand who you are and how you functionyou will beat most players. Discipline iswhat enables us to take home the prize.We all shoot shots well, we all knowsafeties but the disciplined mind is theone who wins. Rules you must go by:Your first order of business is to classify

the shot. It is a “Taking your Medicine orPlaying for a Sweet Roll? You should always see the cue ball

coming off the rail. Never send it to therail and leave yourself a rail shot. Alwaysvisualize the cue ball away from the rail.

Learn to recognize safeties when theycome up. Don’t stand there and try tofigure out what you should already know. When playing combo’s always pin

point where the first ball is going. Youknow the second ball is going in thepocket. Make sure you are clear about what

you want after the shot. Often times wecan only play position for a bank orcombo and miss the shot because we arenot totally interested in the combo orbank. Pinpoint where the cue ball will goafter you deliver the stroke. Spend the day memorizing these rules.

Imbed them within your mind so theybecome a natural instinct. In my book, I Came to Win I talk about

how we need to take our cognitiveknowledge and transfer it to the instinc-tual mind. We need to learn to use thisawareness as if it is a natural thing. Wesee a safety and we are aware of exactlyhow to play it. We see a combo and weknow where all the balls are going. Wecome upon a “must make” shot anddeliver the right stroke for that shot. Ifwe have to think about it we will not beable to deliver a one hundred per centstroke which the shot calls for. When wesend the cue ball to the rail we see how itcomes away and we must see with ourmind’s eye the cue ball rolling away fromthe rail.

More often than not, there’s not enoughpower behind the shot. If you get stuck,consider professional instruction or an EricYow Masse Cue. It will make all the difference!


by Eric “The Preacher” Yow!

WPA Masse World Champion

A Little CurveFor more information on Eric Yow! Cues, [email protected] or visit Joe

Nielsen’s Billiards at www.JOERACKEM.com.

Whenever I give lessons on how to masse, I like to in-struct my students to start small and work up to thelarger masse shots. Usually, they are shooting with

a standard cue, so we are limited by their equipment. If they’vebought an Eric Yow Masse Cue, it makes life a lot easier forthem and we can step it up morequickly. In either case, people liketo be able to work up to bigger andbetter things. In the world ofmasse, the possibilities are endless,it seems. With fast enough cloth,clean enough balls, good enoughchalk, and may be a little silicone,it is unbelievable the shots you canperform with the right instruction.

As you work towards more diffi-cult shots in artistic pool, you willcome across shots that at one timeseemed impossible to you that youare now able to successfully com-plete. One of my favorite shots along those lines is this shothere. It implements a stroke and curve of a shot that I used incompeting on the 3 Cushion Grandmaster show on ESPN in2007. On the 3 cushion billiard table, the cue ball travels anadditional three or four rails before making the billiard. It is abeautiful shot called the Grand Masse.

Here, I want you to arrange blocker balls as diagrammed andplace an object ball in the corner. To make the shot more‘makeable’ at first, place a rack at the object ball so you have abigger target. With the cue ball completely hidden, elevate thecue to 80 degrees and aim for the middle diamond on the shortrail. Strike with a hard stroke, hitting between 6 and 7 o’clockon the clock face of the cue ball. The cue ball should hit theshort rail around the middle diamond then shoot out aroundthe wall of balls. Depending on the speed of the cloth and howslick the cue ball is, the cue ball should slide out and aroundthe wall before the spin ‘takes’ and drives it to the rack. If thespin bites too early, the cue ball drives into the wall of balls. Ifthere’s not enough spin, it will go toward the opposite cornerpocket or hit the long rail.

Remember to change one variable at a time when movingfrom one attempt to the next. If the cue ball is coming off ofthe short rail at the proper angle, try changing your power.


Photos by Chito Ines

The Women’s Pro BilliardTour kicked off its culmi-nating season Tour Cham-

pionship at the Chinook WindsEvent Center with 48 of the bestwomen pool players in the worldcompeting throughout Thursday.32 competitors completed first

round matches in the day session;the 16 winners of those matchesthen had to face the top 16 seededplayers in the event. The big upsetof this round was Texas player and Lone Star regional tourpromoter Kim White’s victory over defending champion Xi-aoting Pan of China in a 9-8 thriller for USA fans!All first round losers moved to the one loss side of the

double elimination chart — when they were defeated again,they are eliminated from the tournament. After defeating Vivian Villarreal by a convincing 7-2 score

in the semifinals of the WPBA Tour Championships, #1ranked Ga Young Kim defeated Hall of Famer Allison Fisher 7-

5 to take the tour’s culminating season title!Fisher looked prime to be a favored contender

against Kim after her sound defeat of Jeanette Lee 7-1in her semifinal match. But Kim came on strong inthe final match, opening with a two-rack run. A

scratch in the third rackput Fisher at the table torun out 2-1, and with abreak and run quicklytied the match 2-2.Fisher then pulled ahead3-2, only to be answeredby another win from Kimto tie it up 3-3.Ga Young Kim won the

next three racks to lead6-3, just one game away from the title, but Allison fought backwith a clever masse in game ten, followed by a break and runto trail 5-6. She broke, played safe on the one, but left GaYoung Kim a long cut shot. Kim made the cut and ran out totake the game, match and title victory!

Ga Young Kim Wins WPBA TourChampionship!Kim Defeats Allison Fisher 7-5 in ESPN Televised Final

Women’s US Open 9-Ball Championship dates set for 2012River Spirit Casino in Tulsa to Host its 2nd U.S. Open, June 6-10, 2012

The Women’s Pro Billiard Tour announced that the 2012 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships will return to the

fabulous River Spirit Casino in Tulsa, Oklahoma June 6-10, 2012. Great Britain’s Allison Fisher will be on

hand to defend her title, won on this very stage on June 19, 2011. The quarter final, semi final and final

matches will be taped by ESPN for seven one-hour national broadcasts.

The WPBA U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships is a major stop on the Women’s Pro Billiard Tour and is happy

to make its home at the River Spirit Casino for a second year in a row. “The River Spirit Event Center and

Casino staff were second to none, and Tulsa fans are simply the best! The event and staging were spectalu-

lar and the tour is already looking forward to returning to Tulsa in 2012,” said WPBA president Tamre Rogers.

“River Spirit Casino and the River Spirit Event Center are pleased to have hosted the 2011 Women’s US

Open 9-Ball Championships and proud to have been selected to host the event again in 2012/13,” com-

mented Jerry Floyd, General Manager at River Spirit. “The Tulsa area support and deserve world class

events such as this one. We are committed to making this year’s event bigger and better.”

Already slated to compete are Jasmin Ouschan, famed “Black Widow” Jeanette Lee, Xiaoting Pan, “Kwik-

fire” Kelly Fisher, 2010 U.S. Open champ Ga Young Kim aka “Little Devil Girl”, Hall of Famer and defending

champion Allison Fisher, Monica Webb and Karen Corr. The event will once again kick off with a charity pro-

am on June 6, 2012 at 7 p.m. Open to the general public, fans have a chance to compete against top players

while raising money for Komen for the Cure Tulsa.

It all takes place at the River Spirit Event Center, adjacent to the River Spirit Casino at 81st and Riverside

in Tulsa. Visit www.riverspirittulsa.com/entertainment/eventcenter for tickets and more information!

swing” nature of the cue in that whateverplane the cue starts on, it should indeedfinish on that same plane. In other words, no dipping / divingand no twisting / turning of the natural rotor motions of thewrist / arm should exist which might cause a distorted cuemovement through the cue ball. This principle holds true forlevel, jump, or masse plane shots. Remember to shoot the cuedown a straight line and let the cue ball get in the way of thetip and let the object ball get in the way of the cue ball. Focuson the concept of “straight alignment” and “straight stroke” in100% focus mode and the cue stick will “flow straight” for con-sistent shot success!!

A final perception to work on is thatEVERY long shot is a “short shot in dis-guise”. A dedicated time of “practice”walking back from the table about 10 –20 feet to view what you have alwaysthought of as a “long shot” will producewonders for your mental approach to

shots of this type. I have discovered that taking this “long dis-tance” approach often makes every “long” shot seem “short”and makes “short” shots even “shorter”.

Practice the above mental and physical exercises and watch yourgame go the next level and beyond.


by Tom Rossman • [email protected]

Contributing Writer

A Shot is a Shot…is aShot…is a Shot

For the latest Event News


The perspective of how difficult a shot is and how aplayer approaches it often lies in prior episodes ofsuccess or failure to similar challenges. Some players

surrender to the shot and appear to “hit a ball hard and hope apocket gets in the way”, while others take a more technicalroute, providing a more tried and true remedy for victory. Overthe years I have heard numerous opposing views on specificshots; therefore, I would like to list a few “Dr. Cueisms” thatyou might keep in mind, which will ultimately help you attaingreater satisfaction for the shot objective in mind.

First and foremost, it is paramount to implant a very positiveaffirmation in one’s mind beforeany shot is taken. In 1985 I re-turned to the game after a one-year hiatus. The first thing I didwas to convince myself that“every shot in pool was my fa-vorite shot”, regardless of theanalytical impression normallyperceived of some shots. I did this by mentally repeating tomyself before EVERY shot that “it was my favorite shot” andthat I would execute it with a positive attitude and convictionof heart. Every shot was just another shot with balls rollingand making a gentle and joyful click in the process. I havepracticed this “favorite shot” principle in my brain over andover again for over 25 years now, and to such an extent thatshots which would otherwise make no sense or suggest successhave become shots that I look forward to. Expecting a “joyfrom the shot” is a wonderful “key of success” for me.

The second principle to shot success is knowing that EVERY“straight” shot SHOULD BE a straight shot, and that EVERY“crooked” shot IS a crooked shot I am not referring here to a“straight in shot” versus a “cut shot”, but rather the “straight

A final perception to work onis that EVERY long shot is a

“short shot in disguise


WWPD? (What Would the Pros Do?) Vol. 3by Samm Diep

Contributing Writer • denvercherrybomb.com • House Pro at Rack’em Billiards in Aurora,CO

Volume 3 of “What Would the Pros Do?” is in honor ofthe recent 36th annual U.S. Open 9-Ball Champi-onships in Chesapeake, Virginia. The event concluded

October 22 last month and England’s Darren Appleton claimedhis second consecutive title using smart, simple patternscoupled with a consistent, effective break. All this made hisrun outs look effortless. The following two shots illustrate apattern in how this winning pro likes to run out.

Shot #1In the semifinals against Alex Pagulayan, Darren runs these

final three balls to move ahead 7-6. The most natural path forthe cue ball, using some helping right-hand spin, sends itaround the table three rails for position on the 8. The optionthat Darren has is to decide which pocket he wants to shootthe 8 ball. Option A plays position to shoot the 8 ball in the corner

pocket. If he’s able to get perfect on this ball, it’s not a badchoice. However, if he comes up short he could be left with adifficult shot. If he overruns position he will be flirting with theside pocket. Option A leaves a pretty small window for posi-tion.Option B plays position to shoot the 8 ball in the side pocket.

This was the option Darren chose. Opting to play the 8 ball inthe side pocket affords a much bigger window to still have agood shot. If he comes up short he will send the cue ballaround the 9 three rails for position. If he overruns position he

can easily go around the table three railsthe other direction for the 9 ball. It’s prettydifficult to foil this run out by choosing toplay the 8 ball in the side pocket.

Shot #2In this next example, Darren runs these three balls to

advance 4-0 in the finals against Shawn Putnam. Darren isalmost straight in on the 6 ball and again, has to decide whichpocket he wants to play the 8 ball. I’ve seen many players inthis instance just stop the cue ball guaranteeing they will havea shot on the 8. This may be the easier shot but perhaps notthe most effective. Take a look at what a professional does.Option A plays position for the 8 ball in the corner pocket

by shooting a stop shot. The benefit to this option is the easiershot on the 6 ball but on the other hand, the position of the 8ball can make the nearby side pocket seem awfully big if youend up with too much angle.Option B plays position for the 8 ball in the side pocket by

drawing straight back. This was the option Darren chose. Theadvantage to getting the cue ball to the center of the table isthat, again, he has a much bigger window for position on the 8ball. If he comes up short, he can go around the 9, if he’sstraight in he shoots a stop shot, and if he goes too far he goesaround the other end of the table; similar to the other example.There are a couple different schools of thought on this

second shot. Some may say the draw shot carries a higher riskof miscuing, which is true. Depending on your style of play, youmay prefer less movement on the cue ball. Then, there’s alsothe rule of “don’t play position when you already have position”which, in this case, could easily apply.There is one important thing to remember when faced with a

situation like this. Of course you always want to select the shotyou’re most comfortable shooting but remember, with threeballs left on the table you want to be comfortable with all threeof them, not just the one. Win more games and have more fun,the way the pros do it!

Easy shots give yourconfidence a littleboost. Obviously, weshould plan to have lots of them.Inevitably, a “hard” shot will arise.

Now what? Of course, you have to selectthe appropriate strategy (make the hardshot, play safe, play a two-way), consider-ing your skills and the game situation. Ifyour confidence is high, you’re morelikely to succeed. If your confidence is

not so high, or the shotis dang difficult, youmight have low expecta-tions for the shot.

When players don’tbelieve they will make

the shot, they don’t give it their full at-tention. They are not present in the shot,seeing and expecting it to unfold asplanned. They’ve given up on the shot.Unfortunately, this is precisely the timewhen you won’t make the shot unless yougive it your full attention and believe youcan do it.

My suggestion is to view challengingshots as Opportunities for Greatness.

Expect to pull it off.Believe in your plan.This attitude will getyou focused and positive.If it works out asplanned, you just gotanother confidence

boost. If it doesn’t, you probably got abetter quality result than you otherwisewould, and now you’re not beating your-self up for just taking a random whack ata ball.


Opportunites for Greatnessby Tom Simpson, Master Instructor • PoolClinics.com

Contributing Writer

“Beat People With a Stick!”National Billiard Academy3-Day Intensives • 10 cities

What are we doing, playingsuch a difficult, frustrating,insanely precise game? What

were we thinking as we became more“serious” about our play? After all, poolhumiliates all of us, and fairly frequently.What’s the attraction? Where’s thereward?In my 20’s, I played a lot of small stakes

pool. But since then, I rarely play foranything other than beauty. Moneyplayers scratch theirheads when I tellthem I play forbeauty. For them,the game is aboutbeating others, aboutwinning money andproving their skills and cleverness.Nothing wrong with that. Good ol’ ex-trinsic reward.But for me, and I suspect, for lots of

other good amateur players out there, it’smore about beating yourself, aboutplaying well and getting better. Aboutplaying well enough that you are gettingintrinsic rewards: experiences of confi-dence, excellent shot-making, smart po-sition play, strong safety play, run-outs,etc. Good stuff.Quality is its ownreward.Yeah, I want to

compete, I want toplay hard, I want toplay tougher oppo-nents. But the truth is, I’d rather play aterrific match and lose by a hair thanclobber someone in an unchallengingmismatch. I’m probably just as hard onmyself for my errors and lapses of atten-tion as the guys for whom these mistakesare measured in dollars. It’s embarrassing to step up to an easy,

routine shot – and miss the shot or blow

the shape. But it happens. One of the dif-ferences between amateurs and pros, it’sbeen said, is “Pros don’t miss easy shots.”Well, that’s not quite true. Even pros losetheir focus sometimes, but overall, theymaintain it far better than most amateurs.Perhaps they’ve been smacked by thecost of missing an easy shot or easy shapeso many thousands of times that they’velearned to strive to always be fullypresent, every shot. When I asked pro

player Jose Garcia how he got over thebig hump from good amateur to pro, hesaid “I started taking every shot seriously.”This is a key insight. Frequently, we

miss position while shooting easy shots.We don’t give “easy” shots the respectthey require. Don’t just step up and bangthat easy shot into the pocket. If you seethe ball-pocketing aspect of the shot aseasy, be more precise about the positionaspect. Make your next shot easier.

Money players and beauty players bothwant the rewards of quality play. Thebetter you play, the more confident youbecome. The more confident you become,the better you play. That confident atti-tude and demeanor helps you shootwithout the doubts that lead to hitchesin your stroke (and embarrassing missesand even less confidence).

In my 20’s, I played a lot of small stakes pool.But since then, I rarely play for anything other

than beauty.

When players don’t believe they will make theshot, they don’t give it their full attention.


Bar Box 8-BallBy: Marty Kaczmarowski, APA 7

Contibuting Writer

Here is a safety gem that can really bailyou out. When the object ball is closeto the rail and the cue ball faces it:shoot a draw shot straight into the object ball. The cue balldouble kisses the object ball and goes back down table,leaving your opponent in big trouble. This safety comes upall the time. Use it!


www.USBA.net

USBA OfficersPresidentAndrew JanquittoRuxton, MD410-599-8177

Secretary/TreasurerJim ShovakEast Islip, NY 516-238-6193

Northeast DirectorsMazin Shooni2006 USA Champion Hudson, MA cell: 248-910-4466 work: 603-623-5330Merrill Hughes Huntington Station, NY cell: 631-338-9698 home: 631-421-6814

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Mid-America DirectorsSteve AndersenWyoming, MI 49519616-530-8665Juan Elizalde SauzDallas, TX 214-908-2411Felipe RazonCicero, IL 708-878-4197

Northwest DirectorTommy ThomsenMilton-Freewater,Oregon509-240-2027

Southwest DirectorsPedro PiedrabuenaSan Diego, CA213-458-3950Raye RaskinLarkspur, CA415-497-8732At-Large DirectorDoug DeitelKaty, TX281-858-5948

Gabriels and USBA Form Partnership

Gabriels Billiards and the United Stat es Billiard Association (USBA) have entered intoa three-year sponsorship partnership beginning January 1, 2012. Under the terms ofthe agreement, Gabriels will become the “Official Partner of the USBA” and will fi-

nancially support the USBA Three-Cushion National Championship Tournament during theterm of the agreement. Founded in 1932 in Antwerp Belgium by René Gabriels, a legendarybalkline player, Gabriels specializes in the production of high-end carom tables. Gabriels websiteis www.gabrielsbilliards.com. The USBA is the governing federation for carom billiards in theUnited States. Its website is www.usba.net. The partnership will enable the USBA to continueits efforts to grow carom billiards in the United States.

The top 4 players in the picture are:Jae Cheon Seong (1st), Ira Lee (2nd), Young Ha Choi (3rd),

Armando Rodriguez (4th)

Carom Café – B –September 16-18, 2011Jae Cheon Seong Wins the Carom Café “B” Tournament


President’s DeskI am happy to report two related

pieces of news.

The USBA has entered into a spon-

sorship agreement with Gabriels Bil-

liards, a division of Loontjens

Biljarts. Under the agreement,

Gabriels will become “The Official

Partner of the

USBA” and will

help us grow the

sport of carom

billiards in the

United States.

Gabriels will supply eight Kronos

carom tables for the USBA Three-

Cushion National Tournament for

each of the next three years.

Gabriels will also help with some of

the costs of running those tourna-

ments.

This leads to my next piece of news.

The USBA National Tournament

for 2012 will be back in Las Vegas at

the Tropicana between May 5 and

11 as part of the Lucasi Hybrid

American Cue Sports (ACS) Na-

tional Championships week. As

many of you know, the USBA Na-

tionals for 2011 were held at the

Tropicana in conjunction with the

ACS event. It proved to be a great

venue. When John Lewis, the Exec-

utive Director of the ACS, invited

the USBA back to Las Vegas for

2012, we wanted to accept, but we

needed help. Gabriels will provide

that needed assistance.

My hope, frankly, is to make the

USBA Nationals a destination for

all carom billiard players each and

every year. The glamour of Las

Vegas, the organizational strength of

the ACS and the vision of Gabriels

form a powerful troika for achieving

this goal. See you in Las Vegas next

May! Have a safe and happy holiday

season.

“C” Players (below .500) went to 17 points and “C+” Players (slightly above .500)went to 20 points.

Carom Café – C –September 9-11, 2011

Johnny Kim Wins the Carom Café “C” Tournament

Edgie’s Billiards – B Jose Lizarraga Wins at Edgie’sThere were 12 players. Preliminaries: 2 groups of 6. Finals: 4-manround robin (top 2 from each group)Payout: 1st: $800 Jose Lizzarraga 2nd $500 Vinh Nguyen 3rd $300 Cristobal Tovar 4th $160 Allen Castillo High run out of the money: $40 Mark Hansen (11)

World Class BilliardsPeabody, MA “B”

World Class Billiards hosted the final stop of the2011 USBA Tour with a field of 16 players whichwere divided into 2 groups of 8 players each to 20

points. The top 3 players from each flight advanced to a 6player round robin to 25 points.The “A” flight consisted of all 4 players visiting from New

York: Jim Watson, Jim Shovak, Rich Vitzthum and Merrill Hughes. David Van Lokeren fromRhode Island was also in the flight and is always a big favorite to win at World Class Billiards.Also in the flight was Ben Parker, Sean Angelesco and George Padios, all local players.The “B” flight consisted of Bob Page, Lenny Collibee, Joe DeAmato, Chris O’Brien, Robert

Ferrara, Ellis Lawrence, Tony Ferrara, all local players and Nick Bonavita from New Jersey.Tony Ferrara wins his first USBA Tour Tournament going 4-1 with a .743 finals average and

the finals’ best game of 1.087. By wins/losses and then total points scored, Payout: First place was $1700, 2nd was $1200, 3rd was $800, 4th was $600, 5th was $500 and

6th was $400.

Jim Watson, Tony Ferrara,and Jim Shovak


Upcoming USBA Tournaments

Dec 2-3-4, 2011 USBA Regional Qualifier- Dick Takano MemorialWhere: Tacoma Elks #174 Tacoma, WAContact: Tommy Thomsen (509)-240-2027 Entry $130.00 “A” Division Players (. 500 avg. & higher ) $ 65.00 “B” Division Players ( .499 avg. & lower ) Dec 2-3-4, 2011 The Carom Club Wyoming, MIOpen Handicapped Tournament

Entry Fee: $235* USBA Members: $210 Handicaps: ( determined by USBA Rankings Committee) Contact: Gary Scharf (616-805-0316)January 19-22th, 20123-Cushion USBA Regional Qualifier Pendennis ClubLouisville, KentuckyContact: Paul Frankel – (901) 210-7251 Cell Or (901) 756-2594

Minneapolis Billiard Club Fall Classic –September 23-25, 2011

Lupe Cruz Wins the 2011 Minneapolis Billiard Club Fall Classic

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The Jump Shotby Robert Byrne

Contributing Writer • from Byrne’s “Advanced Techniques in Pool & Billiards” with permission

While looking over my collection of shots to remember. Icame across this one by Semih Sayginer which took onlyabout 5 seconds to hit 8 cushions. This is a great shot andit seems like the idea is to hold the cue ball on the tablewhile applying a tremendous stroke to shorten the ball upas it hits these crazy angles. I think he set the balls upsomething like the diagram shows and use a level cue tohit the cue ball and used 2 o’clock English to have the ballbite all around the table and with checking English still onthe ball at the 6th cushion, straightening up to make theshot. What a beauty!

In executing jump shots, the cue must be elevated. Howhigh depends on how high you want the cueball to rise(45degrees is about the limit; more than that and it is too

hard to aim and stroke). Speed also varies with the amount ofjump neede, but most jump shots must be hit with considerableauthority. You can apply right and left English and backspin tothe cueball on a jump shot, but forget about topspin becausethe tip will interfere with the ball’s effort to leave the cloth.

The shot in diagram 119 is reminiscently practical. In fact, atone Western Regional Tournament in North Hollywood, I wasplaying at the table next to Al Gilbert when he made the shotin a game against John Teerink of Seattle.

Gilbert had to jump the entire red ball. The shot is a littleeasier, of course, when you only have to jump over the edge ofa ball.


USBA Tour Carom Café Openfeaturing Torbjorn BlomdahlTorbjorn Wins ItFormat: 28 players4 groups of 7 players each RR to 25 pointsTop 2 from each group advances to the finals.Top 2 from each group:Group A: Hugo Patino & Mike LeeGroup B: Mazin Shooni & Sonny ChoGroup C: Michael Kang & Tony FerraraGroup D: Miguel Torres & Jim ShovakThe 2 best 3rd place finishers were: Lloyd Wallace & Sun ShinBrian Yi won the auction and Sang Bin Lee won the lottery.Torbjorn Blomdahl was seeded into the finals. The finals consisted of 14 players:2 groups with 7 players each, RR to 30 points.The top 2 finishers from each group would advance to a4-player Single Elimination to 40 points.Top 2 from each group:Group A: Torbjorn Blomdahl & Mazin ShooniGroup B: Hugo Patino & Miguel TorresSingle Elimination Semi-Finals:Mazin Shooni defeated Hugo Patino 40-37.

Mazin Shooni (2nd), Torbjorn Blomdahl (1st),Hugo Patino (3rd)

Torbjorn Blomdahl defeated Miguel Torres 40-23.Single Elimination Finals: Hugo Patino (3rd place) defeated Miguel Torres (4th) 40-29.Torbjorn Blomdahl (1st) defeated Mazin Shooni (2nd) 40-26.

Special Thanks to David Levine, Marty Isserlis, Merrill Hughes,Jan Carl, Michael Kang & of course, Charles Brown.Thanks for making this happen, guys. Sponsors: Iwan Simonis, Tiger Products , Aramith2011 USBA Tour Financial Sponsors:David Levine, Jim Shovak, Bob Jewett, Professor-Q-Ball (PaulFrankel), Creative Billiard Shirts, Marty Isserlis, Bruce Warner,Tommy Thomsen, Mike Walo, Bob Watson.

Marshalltown, Iowa Regional Qualifier –November 11-13, 2011Lupe Cruz and Fred Lamers advance to the Nationals. Lupe was handed one loss by Gary Eake, but managed to win the 10

person round robin with a .754 average and an 8 run. Fred had 2 losses, one from Lupe and one from John Jacobson, who alsohad 2 losses. Fred edged John by 3 points and had the tournament best game - 25 points in 16 innings for a 1.562 avg. Fred’soverall average-.777


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Ifeel like I’ve won an Olympic Gold Medal twice in a row,”said an elated Ga Young Kim moments after capturing the2011 Mohegan Sun International Tournament of Champi-

ons title. The thrill of victory was all the greater since she alsowon the tournament in 2010.The spirited $20,000 winner-take-all event was held at

Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, October 26. Kim,the 2010 Player of the Year, defeated Gerda Hofstatter, the2010 WPBA San Diego Classic Tour Champion in the finalmatch and was crowned the new Woman’s “Champion ofChampions.” The two semifinals and the Championship matchwere taped for broadcast by ESPN beginning December 11.“We may look cool out there, but the pressure is overwhelm-ing,” said Kim “You have to play your heart out when everyplayer is a champion. One or two errors and you lose $20,000!Your emotions are just wild during the entire tournament.”The semi and final matches require a player to win two sets,

race to four games each set. Kim literally fought her way to thetitle. In the semifinal round, her opponent, Xiaoting Pan,handily took the first set by a score of 4-2. Kim, displaying theheart of a champion, blasted back to take the second set by animpressive 4-1. The one game sudden death that followed sawKim win the lag, and a safety duel after the break, beforerunning the table for the match.

The other semifinalalso brought cheersfrom the crowd. GerdaHofstatter trouncedWorld Ranked #1Jasmin Ouschan by ascore of 4-1 and 4-2.Kim’s final matchagainst Hofstatter fea-tured precise run outs and fierce safety play. Unable to win onany of her breaks, Hofstatter was thumped by scores of 4-2 and4-1. Known for her uncanny shotmaking Kim raced ahead toclose out the Championship match.The crowd gave Ga Young Kim a standing ovation, She

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DPM Universal Pocket and Carom Billiard SystemsArticle 57

Billiard Buddies,Any hit less than 6 [ six ] is a “CUT” and any hit more

than a 6 [six] is a “Follow”.The remarkable thing about these hits is that they mirror

each other.As an example a 3 hit cut and a 9 hit follow will go to the

same place on the FIRST rail, provided you use the samerunning English and stroke speed. Other hit examples are: 1and 11, 2 and 10, 4 and 8 and 5 and 7. You will note thatthe mirror always adds up to 12.The use of Hits is to create diamond angles. The DPM

Universal System shows you how to create any angle neededto make the shot.

You now have learned how to make both cut and followhits.This will show you were those hit will go with the DPM

Universal System Segment [ Outside 4,5,6,and 7 rail]You will note at the bottom of the graph the Object ball 2

return numbers.They start on the side rail and go across the bottom end

rail.These numbers correspond to the angles needed to create

those returns.In the example you will see that the object ball 2 is laying

at a 3 return.The cue ball and object ball one are at a two diamond

angle. This is what I call a hurting angle. Were the CB isabove the OB1. In this case it is a two diamond angle. Allyou need do is add the hurting angle of 2 to the returnnumber [ 3 ] for a TOTAL NUMBER of five [ 5 ] that is the hit the

cue ball must make on the OB1In the next article I will show you how to make the calcu-

lation when the angle is made up the table off the opposite siderail.If you have any questions you can always e-mail me and I

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“This is one tough tournament” said an elated Darren Apple-ton moments after capturing the 2011 International Chal-lenge of Champions title. The pressure packed $25,000

winner-take-all event was held at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville,Connecticut, October 25. Appleton, from England, defeatedHuidji See of the Netherlands in the final match and wascrowned the new “Champion of Champions.” The two semifi-nals and the Championship match were taped by ESPN fortelecast beginning December 4.“You have to be on your game the entire tournament,” saidAppleton “There’s no margin for error when every player is achampion. One shot missed and you can lose $25,000! Thepressure is just incredible.”Indeed, of the four international champions in the event,

Appleton had to fight his way to the title. The Semifinal andFinal matches require requirethe winner to win two sets,race to 5 games each set. Inthe event of a tie, the pressurebecomes intense with a onegame sudden death shootout.Appleton, the 2011 U.S.

Open Champion, played 2011World 9-Ball Champion YukioAkagariyama in a semifinalmatch which he won 5-2 and5-2. Huidji See, the 2011World 10-Ball Champion defeated Mika Immonen,the 2010 Champion of Champions, in the othersemifinal. Battling back and forth See won the firstset 5-1 and Immonen took the second set 5-3. Theythen went to a one game sudden death, in which Seewon the lag, cleared the table, and emerged the winner. Appleton’s final match against See was a nail biter, featuring

flawless run outs and exquisite safety play. See easily won thefirst set 5-2. See then took the first game of set two, but Apple-ton quickly rallied to a 5-2 lead. Known for his pinpoint accu-racy, Appleton won the lag and closed out the Championshipmatch in a one game sudden death duel.The crowd gave Appleton a standing ovation when he won

the final match. He raised his arms in victory and then ac-cepted the highest single purse in internationalwinner-take-all tournaments. The trophy andthe check were presented by Mohegan Sun andDiamond Billiard Tables. The presentationbrought another round of cheers from the audi-ence.The 2011 event was the 21st annual Interna-

tional Challenge of Championsand the fifteenth to be held atMohegan Sun. Tom Cantone,Vice President Sports & Enter-tainment for Mohegan Sun,was delighted with the supportdisplayed by the crowd of poolfans. “We are extremelypleased,” he said. “The crowdswere even more than we antic-

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