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Issue 3 • Vol XIV

Shane Van Boening DefendsTitle at 21st SBX!The Chinese calendar has 2013 as the year of the snake but

at the 21st Super Billiards Expo it was the year of change.There was a new Date, a new venue in Edison, New Jersey, anew format for the Diamond Open 10-Ball Professional PlayersChampionship and the return of the Pro Women’s event,Diamond Women’s Open 9-ball Professional Players Champi-onship. Since the loss of the Valley Forge location after the2011 event the search has been on for a new home. The 2012location was not bad but needed some work. The new locationfor 2013, NJ Convention & Expo Center in Edison, NJ was agreat improvement. The SBX first started in Secaucus, NJ in1993 and 20 years later finds its way back to New Jersey. Dueto conflicts with dates the 2013 SBX was move from March toApril but will be back to March in 2014. As always the SBXhas the greatest list of vendors and cue makers of any show inthe US. The event hosted four Pro events, seven Amateurevents and the TAP’s Rally in Edison event. The Pro events

were the Pro 10-Ball, Pro Women’s 9-Ball, USBA Three-Cushion National Championship and a Trick Shot MasterChampionship. There were lots of other competitions hostedat different vendor boots. And as always the ACA, Ameri-can Cuemakers Association would have their awards dinnerand cue making computation. This looks to be the newhome with contracts in place for March 13-16, 2014The Diamond Open 10-Ball Professional Players ChampionshipThe event was still 10 ball but with a few different wrin-

kles. This year it was single elimination, best of three, racesto eight. There were two interesting rules, first was no ballshad to hit a rail on the break and second no call shot. Yes,the Pros were being allowed to play luck, aka slop 10-Ball.The event played on eight 9 foot Diamond tables, had a fieldof 61 top players ranging from defending Champion ShaneVan Boening to the following star studded cast:Ralf Souquet, Efren Reyes, Francisco Bustamante, Alex

Pagulayan, Warren Kiamco, Johnny Archer, DennisHatch, Earl Strickland, Thorsten Hohmann, Darren Ap-

pleton, Mika Immonen, Robb Saez, Jayson Shaw, CoreyDeuel, Mike Dechaine, Brandon Shuff, Donny Mills, JasonKlatt, Sylver Ochoa, Raj Hundal, Rodney Morris, OscarDominguez, Jeremy Sossei, Shaun Wilkie, Mike Davis.Play started at on Thursday with matches scheduled for in

the first round at 12:20, 4 and 8 pm. There were three byesin the first round and five matches were carried over toFriday. The first day had 24 players eliminated and lookingfor action. Day two started off with first round matches ofEfren Reyes vs Thorsten Hohmann, Dennis Hatch vs young

13 year old Sergio Rivas, Ryan McCreesh vs Jayson Shaw. Sergio had taken fourth in the 2012 Open and decided to try

his hand in his first pro event. Hatch took the first set 8–4 butRivas took the second 8-7 to bring on the third and decidingset. Rivas applied the pressure to Hatch taking a 6–5 lead buton a miss in the twelfth rack Hatch got a break to tie the set.Hatch would go on the win the third set 8-6. Congratulationsto Sergio Rivas and we look forward to seeing more of his ex-cellent play in the future. The opening match that everyone was buzzing about

between Efren Reyes and Thorsten Hohmann was close in thefirst set going to Hohmann 8-7. Thorsten would take thematch in the second set 8-5 eliminating Efren. The second round went: Shane Van Boening over Robb

Saez, Ralf Souquet over Mike Davis, Brandon Shuff over RajHundal, Darren Appleton over Johnny Archer, WarrenKiamco over Mika Immonen, Shaun Wilkie over Oscar Dom-inquez, Corey Deuel over Arsenio Fernandez, Frankie Hernan-dez over Cleiton Rocha, Evan Lunda over Matt Tetrault, AlexPagulayan over Tom D’Alphonso, Jeremy Sossei over Rajeesh

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Vannala, Mike Dechaine over Earl Strickland, Rodney Morrisover Zion Zvi, Jayson Shaw over Francisco Bustamante, DennisHatch over Hunter Lombardo and Thorsten Hohmann overJohn Morra. The cast of 16 would next face off Saturday afternoon after

the start of the Women’s event. Defending Champion ShaneVan Boening would eliminate 2011 Champion Ralf Souquet,Darren Appleton over Brandon Shuff, Warren Kiamco overShaun Wilkie, Corey Deuel over Frankie Hernandez, AlexPagulayan over Evan Lundo, Jeremy Sossei over MikeDechaine, Jayson Shaw over Rodney Morris and ThorstenHohmann over Dennis Hatch.The final eight faced off on Saturday to setup the semi-final

and final matches on Sunday. Shane Van Boening would faceDarren Appleton. Shane’s previous match with Ralf had gonethe full three sets. The match with Darren looked tight withShane taking the first set 8-6 then coming from behind to takethe second set 8-7 and the match. Warren Kiamco would win atight match over Corey Deuel 8-6 and 8-7. Alex Pagulayaneliminated Jeremy Sossei 8-6 and 8-1. Jayson Shaw’s great runwith wins over, Ryan McCreesh, Francisco Bustamante andRodney Morris would come to an end against ThorstenHohmann. Thorsten took the first set 8-4. It appeared Jaysonwas making a comeback as he had against Bustamante butcame up short losing the second set 7-8 and the match.The semi-finals were set with Shane verses Warren and Alex

verses Thorsten. As it would shake out the last two playersstanding were Shane and Thorsten. The final was set forSunday afternoon and two tables down the finalist in theWomen’s even were doing battle. The first set was tight butwould go to Shane 8-6. Thorsten would dig in and take thesecond set to the hill and win 8-7. This setup the third and de-ciding set but Shane would prove to be too much taking thefinal set 8-4. This would be Shane’s 4th win at SBX and threein 10-Ball have won 2010, 2012 and now 2013. Shane takeshome the first place money $10,000. Congratulations to ShaneVan Boening. String together two or three more wins at SBX,who knows Allen and Diamond might just rename the Tourna-ment after you.

The payouts1st $10,0002nd $5,0003rd/4th $3,300 each5-8th $1800 each9-16th $800 each17-32th $300 each

Open Divisions

Bustamante Pro Am

Jeff Abernathy Open Amateur

Hiroko Horikoshi-Women's Amatuer

Dave Daya Seniors Champion

Lyn Wechsler Super Seniors Champion

Grace Nakamura over Dawn Fox. The other five playersmoving to the round of 8 were Sarah Rousey, Brittany Bryant,Dawn Hopkins, Erin McManus, and Allison Fisher. The round of 8 was the last round on Saturday with only one

hill-hill match going to Li Jia over Brittany Bryant. The otherfour matches had Sarah Rousey over Morgan Steinman, DawnHopkins over Erin McManus and Allison Fisher over GraceNakamura.The final two rounds, semi-finals and final were set for

Sunday. The semi-final had Li Jia verses Sarah Rousey andAllison Fisher verses Dawn Hopkins. Neither of the matcheswould be that close with Li Jia winning 11-4 and Allison Fisherwinning 11-5. This set up the final of Jia against Fisher.Allison brought her “A” game to defeat Li Jia 11-6 to claim hersecond SBX Pro Women’s Championship, 2009 and now 2013.The payouts were:1st $5000 Allison Fisher2nd $1500 Li Jia3rd/4th $800 each Sarah Rousey and Dawn Hopkins5th-8th $650 each Brittany Bryant, Morgan Steinman,

Erin McManus and Grace Nakamura

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The last Pro Women’s event at SBX was 2010 and wonby Kelly Fisher, who was not present this year. Kellymay not have been present but another Fisher was.

Allison Fisher the 2009 Champion was present and in strokeand on track to win. The Diamond Women’s Open 9-ball Pro-fessional Players Championship was two days, Saturday andSunday. The event was played in the Pro-Arena on theDiamond 9 foot tables and was a race to 11, rotate break andsingle elimination. There were 19 women entered in theevent: Borona Andoni, Jennifer Barretta, Brittany Bryant, Mandi

Capps, Pamela Cimarelli, Lenore Donovan, Emily Duddy,Yomaylin Feliz, Allison Fisher, Dawn Fox, Dawn Hopkins, LiJia, Erin McManus, Grace Nakamura, Denise Reeve, SarahRousey, Morgan Steinman, Junko Tsuchiya, Judie WilsonAfter the players meeting on Saturday morning there were

three rounds played. In the first round there were 3 matchesand 13 players got a bye to the second round. The first roundsaw Emily Duddy over Yomaylin Feliz, Dawn Hopkins overJunko Tsuchiya and Li Jia over Lenore Donovan.The second round had some dramatic hill-hill wins, Morgan

Steinman over Emily Duddy, Li Jia over Jennifer Barretta and

Return of the Pro Women’s9-Ball

Allen Hopkins’s Amateur Players ChampionshipsThe Amateur Players Championships at the Allen HopkinsSuper Billiards Expo consist of seven Tournaments:Tournament #of Players Positions PaidPro-Am Bar Table 34 16Open Amateur 924 64Women’s Amateur 150 32Senior Amateur 334 32

Super Senior Amateur 128 16Juniors 17 and Under 64 N/AJuniors 12 and Under 48 N/AAll Tournaments are 9-Ball played on Diamond 7 foot tables.All were single elimination with the best of three races. ThePro-Am had races to 6. The Juniors were race to 4 and allothers were races to 5. Jump Cues are allowed with minimumlength of 40 inches.

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Wolford & Hunkins DominateShane Wolford (13 yrs) of Virginia and Kaiden Hunkins

(11yrs) from Wisconsin both went undefeated through theirrespective fields in the juniors events of the 2013 Super Bil-liards Expo. Wolford, was one of the youngest players in the64-player 17 & Under division, defeating Zachary Hampton inthe finals. Hampton is the reigning 14 & Under Junior Na-tional Boys Champion. In the 48-player 12 & Under division,Hunkins defeated 12-year-old April Larson, who representedthe US at the recent Junior World Championships. Both Wolford and Hunkins proudly earned the coveted SBX

juniors trophies, the top two finishers from each division re-ceived custom black onyx Qpods emblazoned with the event

logo and finish-ranking, andthe top four finishers fromeach division also receivedpaid entries into the BEF JrNat 9-Ball Championships.A big thanks to the parents

for encouraging their children.17 & Under Division1st - Shane Wolford 2nd - Zachary Hampton

3rd - Drew Clark 4th - Mikey Evans12 & Under Division1st - Kaiden W. Hunkins 2nd - April Larson3rd - Jake Miosi 4th - Luca Tomassetti

Open Division

Senior Division

Super Senior

Women’s Division

rebound, to move thecue ball two rails outof the corner asshown by the dottedlines. And since that’s the natural pathit will not require much speed. Variations of shot B arise more com-

monly and should not present a seriousproblem in most cases. Pocketing thesolid ball in the upper-left corner anddrawing the cue ball back for position onthe second solid ball at the bottom of thetable would be a very simple shot if theshooter had left a straight angle on thefirst shot. The cut angle to the lefthowever introduces a rightward slide offthe object ball and the inevitable colli-sion with the striped ball. In this case,because the cue ball will hit the bottom-left part of the striped ball, we can usethe obstacle to redirect the cue ball’srightward movement back toward thenext shot. If we hit the shot withstraight draw, the back spin will takewhen the cue ball collides with thestriped ball to move it backward to thenext shot. The striped ball may in factserve to make this shot easier by almostguaranteeing that the cue ball will stayon the left side of the table.

Shots with second collisions arise inan infinitely large set of arrangementswhere slight differences in set up canlead to vast differences in result. So,when setting up the two shots in thediagram, take care to adjust the precisepositioning of the balls until you canproduce the two indicated outcomeswith ease and predictability. Learningthe exact set ups to repeat these twoshots will contribute greatly to yourability to predict the outcomes in manymore of the arrangements that you willencounter.

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by Tom RossContributing Writer

Using Obstacles

ewsom

One of the best ways to end a runout or to create difficulty wherenone existed before is to allow

the cue ball to hit other object ballswhen playing a shot. It doesn’t take alot to move a ball from a spot where itcould be made into one where it can’t,to move an object ball into a placewhere it blocks one that once had aclear path to a pocket or to nudge oneball into another and create a cluster.“Never let the cue ball hit anotherobject ball,” is one of pool’s most reliablerules of thumb and a top priority amongall experienced players. The fastest give-away for rookies is their apparent lack ofregard for a cue ball that moves aroundthe table like a maniac on a bumper-cartrack. We all know how important it is to

keep the cue ball away from other ballsbecause we’ve experienced the awfuloutcomes that usually arrive on the heelsof ignoring such an important rule.Sometimes however, a collision withanother ball cannot be avoided and wemust, in those situations, learn to acceptthe extra collision and then make a pre-diction for its outcome to continue therun. I have seen many players study ashot with an unavoidable collision andthen try something too heroic, attempt-ing to move the cue ball off its naturalpath to the second object ball or chooseanother, much more difficult shot.Either option usually causes a miss byadding too much difficulty.On those occasions where a collision

with a second object ball is unavoidable,the first and most important step is tostudy the shot to determine exactly howthe cue ball is likely to hit the secondball. After making that determinationwe can then make a decision for what todo to maximize the likelihood of anothershot afterwards. In the diagram are two

set ups that occur commonly enough tomerit some practice. Even though thereare a great many possible arrangementsthat offer a second collision, a little ex-periencewith acouplemanage-able ones,and somepracticewithusing thesecondcollisionfor posi-tion, willhelp agreat dealwith anysimilar set ups that may arise in competi-tion.Shot A shows an easy shot on the first

striped ball but an unavoidable collisionwith the solid ball near the top rail.Without the obstructing solid ball, posi-tion for the second striped ball would bea piece of cake. The cue ball wouldmove to the left, probably with someleft-hand english to go two rails towardthe foot spot for natural position on thesecond ball. Because that’s what wouldhappen with no obstruction, the shooterin this case is likely to make an attemptto move the cue ball on a similar path,perhaps trying to go through the solidball with extra speed a lot of left-handenglish. That might work but it’s veryunpredictable. And because the cue ballwill rebound toward the right afterhitting the solid ball, left english wouldoppose that movement and probablycause whitey to die on the top rail orthereabouts. The more natural choicefor shot A is to use follow with right-hand english, in harmony with the

advance, while Chung defeated Matthew Witschonke ofSeattle, Wash. Swan and Witschonke tied for 3rd Place.In the Purple Tier, Dustin Gunia of Omaha, Neb., defeated

Nathan Moore of Warren, Mich. Gunia defeated JohnScudder of Portland, Ore., in the semifinal round. Moore ad-vanced after defeating Ever Valasques of Hyattsville, Md.Scudder and Valasques tied for 3rd Place.In the annual Jack & Jill Doubles Championship, held

during the Singles Championships, Long Shots (Jaime Gua-jardo & Amber Kwasigroch) of Joliet, Ill., defeated Ride theRail (James Giorella & Evaughn Hall) of Athens, Ga. Thevictory earned them a $5,000 payday. As Runners-Up, Ridethe Rail took home $3,000. The Jack & Jill Doubles field in-cluded 256 teams.The Wheelchair Challenge made its debut at the National

Singles Championships after being held in August during theNational Team Championships for many years. In the finals,Charlie Hans of Middletown, Ohio defeated Ron Bates ofColdwater, Mich., to take home $2,000 in prize money. Batesreceived $1,000 as the Runner-Up. Forty-two players competedin the Wheelchair Challenge.

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More than $500,000 in cash and prizes were awarded to APAmembers at the APA National Singles Championships heldApril 24 – 27 in Las Vegas at the Riviera Hotel & Casino. TheNational Singles Championships consisted of both the 8-BallClassic and 9-Ball Shootout Singles Championships, theWheelchair Challenge and the Jack & Jill Doubles Champi-onship.The final round of the 9-Ball Shootout featured three cham-

pionship matches, one for each Skill Level Tier, with twoshooters in each match competing for $10,000 in cash andprizes. In the Green Tier, Tom Williamson of Billerica, Mass., de-

feated Cheri Schroth of Murfreesboro, Tenn. Williamson ad-vanced to the finals after a semifinal round victory over KathyTingler of Tyler, Texas. Schroth advanced to the finals as aresult of a disqualification following the semifinal round.Tingler finished in 3rd Place. In the Black Tier, David Apollos of Gallatin, Tenn., de-

feated Jan Mierzwa of Garfield, N.J. Apollos advanced to thefinals after defeating Herb Wilburn of Longview, Texas, in thesemifinals. Mierzwa advanced to the final round match after avictory over Jessica Schuddekopf of Clifton Park, N.Y., in thesemifinal match. Wilburn and Schuddekopf tied for 3rd Place.Daniel Praty of San Diego, Calif., was awarded the Sports-

manship Award in the 9-Ball Shootout.Nearly 6,400 APA members advanced to regional competi-

tion of the 8-Ball Classic, and 489 of those players advanced tothe championship in Las Vegas.In the finals of the 8-Ball Classic, four champions each took

home a prize package worth $15,000 for their performances.In the Blue Tier, Faith Rubin of Fayetteville, N.C., defeated

Joe Fickett of Chicago Ridge, Ill. Rubin defeated Freida Swainof Lapeer, Mich., in the semifinals to advance, while Fickett de-feated Summer Turner of St. Augustine, Fla. Swain and Turnertied for 3rd Place.�In the Yellow Tier, Steven Davis of Minneapolis, Minn., de-

feated Clayton Fulcher of Loganville, Ga. Davis advanced tothe finals by defeating John Falco of Benton, Ark., earlier inthe day in the semifinal round. Fulcher defeated Douglas Moeof Easton, Conn., in the semifinals. Falco and Moe tied for 3rdPlace.In the Red Tier, David Templeton of Jackson, Mo., defeated

Wilson Chung of South San Francisco, Calif. Templeton de-feated Charles Swan of Pickering, Ont., in the semifinals to

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Amber Kwasigroch of Joliet, IL

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Charlie Hans of Middletown, Ohio

Black Tier - DavidApollos of Gallatin,

TN

Red Tier - David Tem-pleton of Jackson, MO

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What Would a Sucker Do? If you look around the room and don’t see any suckers….YOU are the sucker!by Jacqueline Karol • House Pro at DownLo Billiards Chico, Calif. LeagueOperator & Tournament Director • www.BilliardsBootCamp.com

You are playing 9-ball. What do you do?Idea #1“Hit the 1-ball into the clustered 3 and 4-ball and hope some-thing goes!”Idea #2“Bank the 1-ball into the corner!”Idea #3 “Hit the 1-ball paper thin on the right side to leave the 1-ballsafe behind the 3 and 4-ball cluster”Suckers…Why aren’t these the best ideas?Idea #1 It is very unlikely that you will pocket a ball this way.Idea #2 A bank shot here is low percentage and there is no future orpayoff for doing that because the other balls are tied up.Idea #3Not a terrible idea, but there is a more powerful option.Answer:Notice that the 9-ball is near the corner pocket. You can

play safe here AND set yourself up for a win by hiding the cueball behind the 3 and 4-ball cluster and send the 1-ball nearthe 9-ball. Now it is likely that you will get ball-in-hand andbe able to win the game by making an easy combo!

Pool School in Paradise

In November 1996 four professional pool players got to-gether to develop a unique concept. These pool playerswere Allison Fisher, Mike Massey, Gerda Hofstatter and

Paul Potier and the concept they developed was Pool Schoolin Paradise. The idea was to offer a chance for pool enthusiasts to spend

quality time socializing with and learning from real pocketbilliard champions, with the most emphasis on learning. Theschool enrollment is limited to 16 students of various skilllevels and is held over 5 days, generally in late summer.August 6-10, 2013 will be the 12th year of Pool School inParadise and it has been very successful. In fact almost half ofthe enrollment each year is repeat students. The first year was

on the island of Kauai in Hawaii and the last 10 years havebeen at the Granville Island Hotel in beautiful Vancouver,Canada. This year PSIP will be at Belltown Billiards inSeattle, Washington. Students are welcome and even encour-aged to bring a friend or family member to share in the socialexperiences. This year our instruction team will consist of Ralf Souquet,

Ewa Mataya Laurance, Jerry Briesath, and Paul Potier.Thanks to Simonis Cloth, PCC Products, and Belltown Bil-liards for assisting us in making the entire experience at PSIPprofessional and enjoyable. To learn more about Pool School in Paradise (PSIP) or any

other school offered by Ralf, Ewa, Jerry, or Paul please visittheir web site at www.poolschoolinparadise.net or call PaulPotier at 1-587-580-7665. Courtesy AzBilliards

Iwant to suggest some excellent “practice” for you beforeyour next event. This discipline of special developmentwill give you a head start on any goal you may set in your

billiard journey. The primary focus for this practice regimen ison “right brain” training and the confidence building result ofa “free flight” stroke. I find this approach the best way todevelop a “straight” arm swing and keep the left brain from“steering the cue” on its way to an intended target. Doing theseright brain exercises first will assure that when you do the ana-lytical part of your game later, you can count on the right braindoing its part with programmed precision. I believe the following practice regimen took me to the top

of my game later in life when many players of a similar agewere starting to lose their competitive edge. I have experi-enced benefits in regular and artistic events, as well as manypersonal record-breaking efforts at various wing shot and“speed shootin” specialties.

My disciplined practice regimen (7 days minimum) consistsof A) Running a full rack of balls – any order without missingand randomly placed on table in spread fashion, B) Banking 15balls (4 cross corner to my left, 4 cross side to my right, 4 crossside to my left, and 3 cross corner to my right) – balls on longcenter line of table about 2 to 3 inches apart with cue ball inhand on each bank – no missing allowed, C) Shooting wingshots until 15 are made in a row – chalk is placed on foot spot,cue ball and object ball both physically in hand with objectball rolled toward “open area” side of chalk cube – cue ball isshot from behind head string to moving ball. Ball must go

between chalk and end cushion for acorner pocket make. Chalk may be hitwhen shot is over.ABC practice points above should be done in order with

good mechanics, plus with the best rhythm and fluency possi-ble. I recommend you start with fewer balls or goals on eachchallenge and increase number as success and results areachieved. For example, you may want to start with runninghalf a rack, banking 4 banks, and then making 2 wing shots ina row. Establish what works best for you and then challengeyourself to the next level and beyond.Another bonus and disciplined exercise for me is to shoot

the cue ball at lag speed. Start anywhere behind the headstring with the cue ball and shoot it two table length’s speeduntil you are able to return within 3 inches of the exact posi-tion you started from. Do this with your eyes open and a firmbridge (closed or open). “Listen” to the “tip contact” each timeyou perform this routine. Lock in and / or memorize the “soundof the hit” and do at least 5 times in a row with success. You will find a special trust in your audio memory banks that

provides the best way to get in touch with the attempted shotspeed. Then, close your eyes and try the shot again with theconditioned recall of what the sound was when you did theshot properly. You will be surprised at how consistent yourgame will become when you start this unique exercise. Lookand listen! And, remember, toenjoy the roll always!

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Two Kiss-backsby Robert ByrneFrom “Byrne’s Complete Book of Pool Shots” with permission

by Tom Rossman • drcue@artisticpool.orgContributing Writer

Practice with Discipline for Confidence in YourGame!

At the bottom, the 2-ball is frozen, or close to frozen, to thepocket point, but from the cue ball position it can’t be cut in.The ball can still be made, thought, with a full hit, maximumright sidespin, and soft speed. Enough sidespin is transferred tothe 2-ball to force it to the left and over the edge of the slate.The cue ball will kiss back as shown. Even if the cue ball canbe cut in with a thin hit, the kiss shot might be better for posi-tional reasons.At the top, The 3-ball is deeper into the pocket and can be

cut in. The player has an option: a kiss-back with low rightwill send the cue ball on the diagrammed path. Firm speed canbe used because the shot is hard to miss.

Nine ball is not abreak and run game. I have recoveredfrom my “run and gun” days. I use to gofor short racks and did quite well. It wasa fun way to play. Now, I try to dominatemy opponent and leave him a kick shotor the rack when I am finished.The domination game takes intelli-

gence. You need to read the table andknow when to duck. If you miss position,don’t try to hang on as a shot maker tofinish your run. Play a defensive shot.I have found better dividends if I leave

my opponent a long tough shot. Theywill go for the tough shot. A long cutshot is very hard to make and there islittle chance to control the cue ball. If hemisses the shot, he normally leaves ithanging. When you turn the cue balllose there are six pockets waiting for it.After the opening break, if I push the

cue ball, I will push it so he has a longtough shot. I never push it so he has aneasy safe to play on me.Nine ball is about strategy. You will

win more games when you play smart. Ifyou find yourself winning by lop sidedscores you are playing strong and notmissing shots. You are “in the game”.

I will look for you in the finals. May allthe rolls go your way.

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by “The Monk” Contributing Writer • www.monkbilliardacademy.net

The Nine Ball Break

You will have trouble with yourbreak if you don’t have a tightrack. The feedback you receive

from the break will not be reliable andyou may blame it on the table, damp con-ditions, cloth or your stroke when in factyour opponent is giving you a sack rack.When I play a sack racker I break

safe. I don’t make a ball on the break.He is left with no shot at all. With thisbreak I use a little force follow to drivethe cue ball through the rack. The forcefollow causes the cue ball to go downtable and rest on the bottom rail. Theone ball goes to the top rail.I won a race eleven to three and did

not make one ball on the break. My op-ponent felt he was better than me andwhen I reminded him I have a hard timerunning racks he wanted to play anothermatch which I won eleven to five. Hewanted to double up which was fine withme. I won that race eleven to one. In allthe games I won (33) I did not run onerack.I insist on the magic rack. That way we

both have an honest rack. I use an abovecenter hit, shooting a little down on theball, and with my stroke, I feel like I amdelivering a slight draw. This actionforces the wing ball into the cornerpocket.If the wing ball hits the bottom rail I

have used to much draw. If it hits abovethe corner pocket I used to much punch.You have to develop the ability todeliver the exact stroke.When I use that slight draw the one

ball hits on the lower side of the sidepocket and comes out near the middle. Idon’t want to make the one ball. This is

the only ball I can control so I want it toremain on the table.If I am playing a match I determine if

this is a run able table following thebreak. If I see any trouble I will try toplay safe on the one. It is best to playsafe while you have lots of balls on thetable. If I lock him up and get ball inhand, I look for the three foul rule. Ihave been good at that and it causes alot of frustration on your opponent. Ihave been known to win on three foulseven when I had a run able rack. I also Ilook to see if I send the one ball into thenine ball and play a safe at the sametime.

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by Steve MarkleContributing Writer • SteveMarklePool.com

Banking with a Follow

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This is a shot that has been around for many years nowand I was recently challenged with it during the 2013Artistic Pool Masters Championship in Edison, New

Jersey. The object is to hit the cue ball into “F” ball. It willthan travel 3 rails and as this is happening the cue ball willstick to the short rail and pocket “F2” ball into “F” pocket.The cue ball will than avoid collision and “F” ball will then bepocketed into pocket “F”.Start off by placing your cue ball in the area shown. Next,

place an object ball on the 2nd diamond and another hangingin the jaw of pocket “F”. Use a medium –hard stroke and hit“F”ball full. Remember to put 1:00 on the cue ball so that it canstick to the short rail and also travel towards “F2” ball. If “F”ball is playing either short or long make your necessary adjust-ment on the cue balls placement. Enjoy this great shot!For more information on Steve Markle visit SteveMarkle-

Pool, Facebook.com: Steve Markle Trick Shots, or contact himat SteveMarklePool@aol.com or by phone at 267-918-1284.

Simonis and OB Cues to Sponsor Canadian Championships

The Canadian Billiards and Snooker Association (CBSA) is very pleased toannounce that Simonis Cloth and OB cues have come on board as spon-sors of the 2013 Canadian Cue Sport Championships. Simonis will be the

official cloth supplier for all the pool disciplines as well as for the snooker and OBwill become the official cue sponsor of this year’s events.

The Canadian Championships take place in Toronto and will involve bothmen’s and ladies divisions in 8-ball, 9-ball, 10-ball and snooker. “Having a giant in thebilliard industry like Simonis Cloth and a reputable and respected cue manufacturer likeOB Cues involved with our national championships will definitely enhance the 2013championships. We wish to thank them very much and are deeply grateful for theirsupport,” noted Steve Cooper CBSA president.

The Canadian Cue Sport Championships will be hosted by Shooters Snooker andSports Club in Toronto from June 21 to July 2. This years events will be streamed live viathe Canadian Association website at www.cbsa.ca.

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TAP, LLC has another Successful History Making Event!

There was electricity in the air, as thousands of eyes wereset on watching and playing yet another legendaryDream Team/Singles Rally at Edison event at the NJ

Expo Center and for good reason.Players created Dream Team Rosters of TAP players from all

over the USA and Canada. The competition was stiff and itwasn’t black and white who the winners would be in either the8 ball dream team, 9 ball dream team or 8 ball singles events.Registration started on Wednesday April 3rd in conjunction

with the Allen Hopkins Super Billiards Expo. TAP event staffwelcomed players and licensees and provided their badges, pro-grams and information. On the evening of the 4th, the 8 Ball Singles competition

started on 90 Diamond Tables. Players of all skill levels playedin the double elimination brackets and continued each eveningthroughout the weeks’ event. 8 and 9 Ball Dream Team com-petitions started the morning of the 5th running on highvoltage as 180 dream teams played round robin then out tosingle elimination until its completion on the 7th.Live-streaming by Onsite Pool Network provided a new kind

of exposure to a TAP event, that was not provided before.Players at the event and throughout the world could watch thematches in 8, 9 and Singles competition on two tables through-out the extended weekend. Commentating, scores, interviewsand information were provided in HD and speeds of all types toaccommodate different cell phones, tablets and laptops. McDermott Handcrafted Cues, TAP’s Cue Sponsor, was

onsite with TAP Members Only Specials, and provided instruc-tion and sales of their products from their booth.Sharkin U Apparel once again provided sales of their popular

demand apparel line and provided gift packages to each of thesingles event winners.TAP Apparel showcased their new line of apparel, event

shirts and the TAP Online store as well as their new full line ofcustomized products they can do for TAP Players and their Li-censees. The TAP Sales and information booth had a busy 4 days as

well, at this year’s Super Billiard Expo and TAP’s Rally event.The people that stopped by to ask about bringing TAP intotheir area seemed to be charged up, serious and interested evenmore than in the past years, which has been greatly successful.People spoke of being tired of their league that they are now inand feel TAP is the better choice for them and their players.Many of the people gathered information and advertising totake back and talk to their players to see how much interest isthere before they committed but more new licensees are ex-pected in the coming months. Most, if not all, were very opti-

mistic that players in their area want a change. With eventslike the Rally Dream Team events, TAP hosting our nationalsby traveling to all parts of the United States plus the overallTAP format, Pool-Net software and other features of whatTAP offers their members it seems to be just what they arelooking for in a league.At the end of the week, the Rally in Edison 2013 Champi-

ons were crowned.Rally 8 Ball Championship Team Champions for 2013Muncy Mafia, PARally 8 Ball Elite Team Champions for 2013No Chance, PA Rally 8 Ball Best of the Rest Team Champions for 2013 –Whiskey Alpha, WARally 9 Ball Dream Team Champions for 2013 Royal City Hustlers, TAP CanadaSingles 2/3 8 Ball Champion – Svetlana Kozac, TAP CanadaSingles 4 8 Ball Champion – Kordi Williams, ILSingles 5 8 Ball Champion – Paul Caivano, NJSingles 6 8 Ball Champion – Willie VanGuilder, PASingles 7 8 Ball Champion – Brandon Ashcraft, MICongratulations to all of the above winners!Don’t have TAP where you are, don’t want to wait? Interestedin starting your own league now? Call 1-800-984-7665 Ext. 2to reach Sam Rullo TAP’s Sales Director and he will be morethan happy to help you.

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Rally 8 Ball Championship Team Champions for 2013Muncy Mafia, PA

Rally 8 Ball Elite Team Champions for 2013No Chance, PA

Singles 2/3 8 Ball ChampionSvetlana Kozac, TAP Canada

Singles 4 8 Ball ChampionKordi Williams, IL

Singles 6 8 Ball Champion_ Willie VanGuilder, PA

9 Ball Dream Team Champions Royal City Hustlers, TAP Canada

Singles 5 8 Ball Champion Paul Caivano, NJ

Singles 7 8 Ball ChampionBrandon Ashcraft, MI

move the CB up to aball-width. Now lookat your shot from thenew, improved position. Plan your nextshot sequence. Shoot. Adjust positionand keep shooting. When you miss,you’re still up. This is practice. Shootthis way for a while, and be seriousabout it.

This exercise forgives your small exe-cution errors, while focusing you onplaying smart and playing with a clearplan. Players tend to get farther out ofline with each shot, and end up havingto take tougher shots and bigger risks,or give up their inning with a safety. Byimproving each leave, you’ll get the ex-perience of running more balls. Useyour position hindsight to help youperfect the ability to see your optimumposition target for each shot.

Learning to see the ideal positiontarget (where you’d place the CB withball in hand) is an important skill.However, in real play, you can’t alwaysget there. Start with knowing wherethe ideal spot is, and then back off towhat’s reasonable for your skill level orprudent in your game situation – youroptimum position target. Generally gofor simple, high probability shape,leaving room for execution error. Thinktwice, shoot once.

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20/20 Position Hindsightby Tom Simpson, Master Instructor • PoolClinics.com Contributing Writer

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It happens to all of us. A lot. Morethan we want to admit. We’re watch-ing the shot we just hit, and as it

unfolds, we realize our cueball position isnot going to be optimal. Or worse. Weall know, from suffering much disappoint-ment that this comes with the territory.Pool is a game of recovery, much likegolf. We’re rarely perfect, so we’re alwaystrying to “get back in line” for thepattern we’re playing. And again likegolf, the better we play, the less fre-quently and less horribly we tend to getout of line.

As the cueball slowly rolls to a stop, itoften dawns on us what a better orsimpler positioning plan would havebeen. Our “position hindsight” is 20/20.As the CB crosses the line to the “wrongside” of the next shot, we see the mistaketoo late. Or too late we realize we’vestopped with too much angle or notenough angle or too much distance ornot enough distance or we got snookeredor we got stuck in a cluster…

We’re talking about planning short-comings here – not execution errors.Rolling too far because I shot too hard isan execution error. Rolling too farbecause I didn’t realize it mattered orbecause I didn’t think about exactlywhere to land – these are planning errors.Obviously, the time to plan is before theshot. This tends to reduce embarrass-ment, chagrin, and losing.

Gradually becoming better players, welearn many principles of position play:shape wedges, tangent lines, stun, naturalball paths, and on and on. As we incor-porate these principles into our play, weplay smarter. This means we make betterdecisions on shot selection, patterns,

routes, and speed. To play our best, wemust find the right balance of planningand execution. Many players can maketerrific, seemingly sensible plans, butdon’t have the execution skills to makethem happen. Some players execute wellenough, but don’t bother to plan ade-quately.

Let’s put our position hindsight togood use in some practice sessions, andstop making so many planning mistakes.Let’s cut down on some of that embar-rassment.

The Position HindsightExercise: Roll some balls out. Play 8-Ball, 9-Ball,

Straight Pool, whatever you like. Start-ing with ball in hand, make a plan. Sincewe are working on position play, try tomake plans for at least three balls beforeshooting, every time. The key question isalways “How do I shoot the current shotin such a way that I get a reasonable shotwith an angle on the next ball, and thatangle easily takes me to the one afterthat?”

Place your CB and take your shot.Most likely, your CB did not land in theabsolute perfect spot. Normal. However,now that the shot is over, you can proba-bly see where that ideal spot would havebeen. For the Position Hindsight exer-cise, after every shot, you study the situa-tion and think about how you couldmove the cueball to improve your posi-tion (better angle, better distance, hookrelief, better safety opportunity). Then,actually move the cueball. How far youcan move the CB is up to you. Noviceplayer’s benefit from moving as much as ahand-span from the current CB location.Better players might allow themselves to

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Bar Box 8-BallBy: Marty Kaczmarowski, APA 7Contibuting Writer

Forgive Before You Start

Player Name Prize Money Totals1 M USA VAN BOENING Shane 58,7902 M PHI BUSTAMANTE Francisco 56,8933 M ITA ZANETTI Marco 47,3994 M PHI ORCOLLO Dennis 37,3005 W GBR FISHER Kelly 34,0006 M CAN PAGULAYAN Alex 31,9507 M BEL CAUDRON Frédéric 28,4998 M USA DEUEL Corey 25,5509 M USA HALL Justin 18,46110 M GER HOHMANN Thorsten 17,92511 W AUT OUSCHAN Jasmin 16,03012 M NED JASPERS Dick 15,10113 M USA ARCHER Johnny 14,95014 M NED FEIJEN Niels 14,69515 M GBR SHAW Jayson 14,55516 M PHI KIAMCO Warren 13,44717 M GER HORN Martin 11,35618 W KOR KIM Ga-Young 11,30019 M PHI ALCANO Ronnie 11,12520 M USA DECHAINE Mike 10,550

Just like a game plan for practice and for your match play,you should have a mental game plan before you begin.

Start with the facing the reality that you are going tomake mistakes! Everyone does, and it can become a realmelt down if you don’t expect or anticipate that it happens.Face reality and forgive yourself before you start playing. It’sOK to make errors. Just make sure to grow and learn fromthose mistakes.

An example: Trying to get perfect position on the 8-balland end up getting hooked, where a different shot wouldhave left a slightly tougher 8 but at least a chance to win.Forgive yourself before you start so you don’t blow up duringyour match. On the other hand, I love playing people whodo have tantrums. They are easy targets to beat.

AzB Money LeaderboardTSA Reverses CourseBilliard Cues Still BannedThe Transportation Security Administration (TSA) delayedthe implementation of changes to the Prohibited Items Listthat would have permitted travelers to include billiard cuesin carry-on luggage. Along with billiard cues, the TSAwould also have allowed passengers to carry-on small noveltybaseball bats, skit poles, hockey sticks, lacrosse sticks and twogolf clubs.

The changes were due to go into effect on April 25, but con-troversy arose because the changes also allowed passengers tocarry-on certain pocket knives with blades less than 2.36inches in length. A backlash over the changes allowingknives from a variety of parties, including the airlines andthe airplane screeners union, caused the TSA to delay theimplementation of the changes. Unfortunately, the TSAdelayed all of the changes, not only those related to pocketknives. As a result, billiard players, hockey players, skiers,lacrosse players and golfers are still not able to carry-on theirsports equipment.

The TSA is now studying the proposed changes.

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USBA OfficersPresidentAndrew JanquittoRuxton, MD410-599-8177

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

Northeast DirectorsMazin Shooni2006 USA Champion Nashua, NH cell: 248-910-4466

Merrill Hughes Huntington Station, NY cell: 631-338-9698 home: 631-421-6814

Southeast DirectorVictor CuzziMiami, FL786-366-7293

Mid-America DirectorsSteve AndersenWyoming, MI 49519616-530-8665

Juan Elizalde SauzDallas, TX 214-908-2411

Felipe RazonCicero, IL 708-878-4197

Northwest DirectorTommy ThomsenMilton-Freewater, Oregon509-240-2027

Southwest DirectorsPedro PiedrabuenaSan Diego, CA213-458-3950

Raye RaskinLarkspur, CA415-497-8732

At-Large DirectorsDoug DeitelKaty, TX • 281-858-5948

Ricardo CarrancoLos Angeles, CA323-490-8075

Pedro Piedrabuena again proved to bethe best three-cushion player in theUnited States, winning his third con-

secutive USBA National Championship andsixth overall, by besting a field of 42 at AllenHopkins Super Billiards Expo in Edison, NewJersey. In the final game, Piedrabuena de-feated an old rival, Hugo Patiño, 40-24 in 31innings. With his victory, Pedro Piedrabuenaearned the right to play in the Pan AmericanChampionship (PAC) tournament in Colom-bia in June. Joining him will be Patiño. In ad-dition, Mazin Shooni will play as he andPiedrabuena were unable to play in last year’sPAC because of a calendar conflict. The 2013PAC is scheduled for the week of June 17 inColombia. Piedrabuena’s victory ended four long days

of play. The 42 players ranged in age from 21-year-old Sergio Hernandez of Miami to 81-year-old Bob Tracy of Washington and camefrom all across the country. The field wasdivided into six flights of seven players for thepreliminaries. Play was competitive through-out the first day as the tournament got under-way. With one round to play on the first day,tragedy struck when Paul Frankel (Professor-Q-Ball) fell off the stage that had beenerected for the head table and fractured 7 ribs.He had to be taken from the arena to alocal hospital. At the time, Frankel was2-1 with a legitimate chance to moveinto the semi-finals. The players’ concernabout Frankel’s health was alleviated a fewhours later when word leaked from the hospi-tal that Frankel was resting, in good spiritsand was even showing the nursing staff a fewcard tricks. His injuries caused him to with-draw from the tournament, thus nullifying hisgames. The second day of preliminary play saw the

biggest upset of the early round action. Bob

Tracy defeated Mazin Shooni, the 2006 Na-tional Champion and the 2012 runner up.Despite that defeat, Shooni advanced into thesemi-finals, where he found himself in GroupI, clearly the toughest flight as it containedPiedrabuena and Sonny Cho, the 2005 cham-pion. The shocker of the tournament came inthe first round of the semi-finals when JimBishop, a New Yorker now living in Florida,ran 9 and out to beat Piedrabuena, 30-25 in28 innings. With Piedrabuena on the ropes,Shooni and Cho tried to put him away butcouldn’t. Shooni fell 30-18 and Cho lost 30-26. With a place in the finals on the line,Shooni beat Sonny Cho, 30-29.In Group H, Patiño and Michael Kang ap-

peared to be the favorites, but Kang lost toHernandez, a tall Cuban-born player nowliving in Miami. Group J also saw anotherveteran, Carlos Hallon, fall to a new comer,Lupe Cruz of Iowa. InGroup G, JaeHyung Cho andJamil Isreal ad-vanced, leavingveterans YoungGull Lee, JohnCristiano and JimShovak behind.The

Pedro Wins Sixth Title!

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President’s DeskThe 2013 Major League

Baseball All Star Game isslated for Citi Field in Flush-ing, New York, on July 16.Balloting is underway, andthe likes of Prince Fielder,RyanBraun, andBusterPosey willlikelyplay, butthey willnot be the only all-stars inQueens.Summer usually signals

another international tour-nament at Carom Café inFlushing, and this summer,there is a double pleasure. From July 14 to 17, Carom

Café will host a Woman’s 3-cushion Tournament. Invita-tions have been extended,including current worldchamp Natsumi Higashiuchi,former world champ OrieHida, Therese Klompen-houwer, and always danger-ous Karina Jetten. MercedesGonzales will venture northfrom Miami to vie for thecrown.Immediately after the

women’s tournament, a men’stournament will be held. Tor-björn Blomdahl and FredericCaudron, currently ranked1st and 2nd in the world, re-spectively, will be joined byEddie Merckx (5th), RolandForthomme (20th) and EddieLeppens (21st). Now, that’s aMurderers’ Row. Anotherfellow, who is affectionatelycalled Grand Père by many,plans to attend, he isRaymond Ceulemans. Theysay he can play some andthere’s a rumor that a certainTurkish player with the ini-tials S.S. might show up toslug it out.Baseball may be America’s

game. But, in Flushing inJuly, the international gameis 3-Cushion.

Helpers at This Year’s USBA National Championshipl-r, Fredy Ulloa, Juwan Jones, Andy Janquitto, Demarco Woody, Jose Anasicha,

Stefon McDonald and Tom Leahy, Ass’t Coach

Eight Finalist

June 8th and 9th (Sat & Sun)Amazin Billiards USBA 3-Cushion Handicapped TournamentContact Mazin Shooni: 248-910-446640 Faulkner Street-Malden, MAEntry Fee: $135*,USBA Members receive $25 back.“A” players (.900+) go to 30 points “B+” players (.700-.899) go to 25 points “B” players (.550-.699) go to 21 points “C+” players (.400-.549) go to 17 points “C” players (below .400) go to 15 pointsJune 14 - 6, 20134th Annual Dubuque Open Three-cushion billiard tournamentDubuque, Iowa-Entry fee: $125

Contact: Robert Byrne, bob@byrne.orgJuly 14-16th USBA Women’s Tournament - Carom CafeFlushing NYJuly 17 -21 Verhoeven Open Tournament - Carom Cafe - FlushingNY Contact: Charles Brown 646-528 3238July 26-28 (Fri - Sun)USBA Marti Tracy MemorialMedford Elks - Medford OR Contacts: Mark Williams: 541-941-1291Contacts: Tom Thomsen: 541-938-6889; 509-240-2027“B” and “C” Tournaments- (.700 Avg. or Less)Entry Fee: $145 for non-USBA members$120 for USBA Members

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Upcoming USBA Tournaments

During the first two nights of the preliminary rounds atthis year’s USBA National, pool players lined up threedeep to accept Professor-Q-Ball’s challenge: a race to

five against one of the billiard players in the tournament, withthe pool player getting the break shot and some instructionfrom a three-cushion player. With no entry fee and the chanceto win $15, pool players anxiously chalked their cues, but, aftertwo days, and 70 challenge matches, the three cushion billiardplayers triumphed, winning 63 and losing only 7. For theirefforts, the pool players pocketed a total of $105. It was moneywell spent by Professor-Q-Ball and the USBA, as many friend-ships were formed and carom and pocket players alike gainedgreat appreciation for the skills necessary for each game.The event, conceived by Paul Frankel (Professor-Q-Ball) as

a way of introducing pocket billiard players to the carom game,proved to be a most enjoyable time. In addition to the seventyplayers who entered the challenge, a large crowd watched thegames with great curiosity. Each pool player was given thebreak shot—a decided advantage as it is a set shot with a highdegree of scoring probability—as well as coaching from aUSBA member in shot selection and shot technique. Three-cushion players Jim Shovak, Brian Haff, Thang Lé, TomRossman, Carlos Hallon, Rigoberto Cuevas, Tony Ferrara,Carlos Hallon, Mercedes Gonzales and Michael Kang took onchallenger after challenger (or provided the advice on selec-tion and technique). Laughter and applause filled the roomwith each shot.Perhaps the highlight came on the second night, when a

young pool player, 9 year old Luca Tomassetti stepped up to thetable. Luca is from Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, about 20 milessouth of Pittsburgh. With Michael Kang’s help, Luca proved tobe a sure shot. Kang was greatly impressed with the youngster’stechnique and skill level. “He has a great stroke,” Kang said re-peatedly as Luca followed Kang’s advice perfectly. “How old are

you,” Kang also asked, convinced that the child was mucholder because of his highly-developed technique. “Hit half aball with two tips of English and drive the object ball to thelong rail,” Kang explained one shot. When Luca did exactly asKang said, Kang exclaimed. “I wish I could hit them that way.”As the kid made each shot, the crowd erupted in applause.After the game, Kang, the owner of Carom Café in New Yorkand a veteran player who has represented the United States ininternational competition, marveled at Luca’s skills. “I hope hepicks up the game,” Kang said, smiling with the thought of theboy’s future in the carom game.

Luca is an exceptional pocket billiard player. He and hisfather play out of South Hill Golden Cue in Bridgeville, Penn-sylvania. At the Super Billiards Expo, Luca placed third in afield of 48 in the Under 12 category. But that’s pocket billiards.But Luca now has a bright future in carom billiards, and hisfather said they planned play some more the next time theywent to the South Hill Golden Cue, which has one caromtable among its many pool tables. But one table is surelyenough for Luca to hone some of the skills he learned when hetook on the USBA.

PQB 3-C Challenge A Great Success

Luca and Kang

In all my days at the table I never would haveimagined that such a shot would be possible,but of course this is “Roberto The Great”shooting. It seems that he strikes the cueball with such forcethat the ball hits the first three cushions with stunningeffect, that turns out to still be with spin which turns out toblossom on the third rail and continues to score on theyellow –red combination which is still fourteen diamondsaway. Sensational! Roberto is truly a master of the masse.

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Shots From A Master Playby Robert ByrneContributing Writer • from Byrne’s “Advanced Techniques in Pool & Billiards” with permission

The red ball is in a position that can’t be reached with anormal shot. With running English you would be lucky to getto point A on the third rail and D on the fourth. What else isthere? If the cue ball was a little farther from the end rail youcould go thin off the white to point F, Then zigzag up the tableto the red. Navarra’s the trick is to hit the white thin as shownwith plenty of draw and just a hair of running English.Because the first two rails are hit immediately, the drawdoesn’t take effect until after the cueball has left the corner,bending the cueball into a “longer” path. The dashed line isthere to emphasize how thin you have to hit the object ball.The shot is also good if the second object ball is at E or F.Shoot with crisp speed.

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The warm weather brought 18 players to Marshalltownfor the 8th Annual Mike Kelley Me-morial Tournament. 3 flights of 6

made up the prelims with George Ashby, LupeCruz and Fred Lamers seeded into separateflights. Prelims were to 25 points. Diamondsflight highlights included Fred's 19 inninggame including a 7 run. Fred had a flightaverage of .831. John Jacobson edged out Fredby 2 to win the flight.Hearts flight had Lupe Cruz dominating

everyone except for his brother Jose. Lupewins the flight with a .723 average and a bestgame of 25 in 15 innings with the help of a 10run! Jose takes the second spot.George Ashby sails through the Clubs flight

with a .984 average a couple 8's and best gameof 1.316. 2nd place was a hard fought battlebetween Gary Eake and John Langhoff withGary leaving John in the 2-hole.The Finals was a dogfight with the top 3 having one loss.It was a great tournament with many sponsors. I would like

to thank the Kelley Family for the food and hospitality along

George Ashby Prevails in Marshalltown

John Jacobson, 3rd George Ashby, 1st and Lupe Cruz, 2nd

with the cash donations; Kelcey at Bens Tire, the Blue NoteLounge, Mike's Bikes, Old Timer Tavern, The UAW andRJ's!!!! Thanks! Table time was donated by Miranda at TheBlue Note Lounge and Bob Jacobson. Thanks to Jim Shovakand all those at the USBA who added the matched $.

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eight finalists, in order of their seed, were Jae Hyung Cho,Hugo Patiño, Miguel Torres, Piedrabuena, Shooni, Sergio Her-nandez, Lupe Cruz and Jamil Isreal. The eight players startedthe final day of play in a single elimination bracket. Cho de-feated Isreal, Torres topped Hernandez, Piedrabuena againbested Shooni and Patiño beat Cruz. In the next round,Piedrabuena and Cho had the best game of the tournament,playing at a high quality. Piedrabuena emerged from the battle,40-30 in 15 innings (for a 2.667 average). In the other bracket,Patiño edged Torres 40 to 37 in 30 innings. The final game ofthe tournament proved anti-climactic as the two veteransplayed cautiously and had trouble finding their rhythm andthe ball tracks. Piedrabuena built a big lead and Patiño strug-gled. Slowly Patiño found his stoke and closed the gap, butPiedrabuena pushed to victory.In third place action, Jae Cho triumphed over Miguel Torres

40-33. Lupe Cruz ended his tournament in fine fashion, takingfifth place with a 40-38 victory over Shooni. Sergio Hernandezfinished 7th, beating Jamil Isreal 40-22. At the end of thetournament, many of the veteran players commented upon thebright future of three-cushion in America. Three of the 20semi-finalists were under 25: Sergio Hernandez, Thang Lé andTony Ferrara.

At the award’s ceremony, Andy Janquitto, president of theUSBA and this year’s tournament director, extended hisutmost thanks to Paul Frankel, Jim Shovak, Mazin Shooni,Charlie Brown and Merrill Hughes for their hard work on thetournament committee. Janquitto also singled out USBAboard members Steve Andersen and Raye Raskin for their as-sistance during the final round play by keeping score andrunning a score clock. Janquitto mentioned other USBAmembers who volunteered to keep score or even vacuumtables, including Jim Watson, Victor Cuzzi and Sonny Cho. Aspecial word of thanks went out to the wrestling coaches andthe six wrestlers from St. Benedict’s Prep School in Newark,New Jersey, who kept score, vacuumed tables, and operatedscoreboards during the final two days of play.

The USBA extends its thanks to Richard Helmstetter, MichaelBray, Bob Jewett, George Hart, Al Metzinger, David Levine, JimShovak, Marty Isserlis and Tommy Thomsen for their generouscontributions. The USBA also thanks its sponsors for their contin-ued support: Gabriels, Tiger, Simonis, Aramith, Professor-Q-Ball,and Consumer Lender Zone.

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USBA To Send Three to PAC

The USBA will send four American players to vie for the Three-Cushion Pan AmericanChampionship in Cali, Colombia in June. Led by six-time US champion and former PanAmerican champion Pedro Piedrabuena, the United States contingent also includes Hugo

Patiño, Mazin Shooni and Michael Kang. Piedrabuena owns College Billiards in San Diego. Hewon the Pan American Championship in 2009.

Patiño finished second in the 2013 nationals, and won the crown in 2003 and 2009. A Colombia-native, Patiño has lived inthe United States for nearly two decades. He recently became a US citizen. The Pan American Championship presents thefirst time he will return to his native country to compete as a US Citizen.

Shooni is the 2006 national champion and the 2012 runner up. The owner of Amazin Billiards, in Malden, Massachusetts,Shooni was also the runner up two other times. He is the holder of the American record for the highest run in a national tour-nament, scoring 18 in a row in the final game on route to his championship.

Kang is the owner of Carom Café in Flushing, New York. He has placed several times in the USBA nationals, including asecond place finish in 2000 and another one in 2007. He is a veteran and always dangerous player who has represented theUnited States in several world championships.

The four players will compete in the individual championship, which begins on June 25. They will also compete in the teamcompetition.

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CALIFORNIABURBANK• Burbank's ElksLodge #1497818 848-55082232 N. Hollywood Way5 Verhovens, 1 Snooker 1 Pool table

BELLFLOWER• Hard Times17450 Bellflower562-867-773328-9’ Pool tables6-3-Cushion, 2-Snooker3-Bar tables

CHICO•DownLo Billiards Sports Bar & Grill319 Main St(530) 892-247310-9 ft Diamonds,1-7 ftDiamond, Full Bar & Rest.Oasis Bar & Grill6 Pool tables1- Snooker 6X12Food & Full BarHouse Pro- Jackie Karol

MAYOOD• Eight Ball Billiards323-562-90925250 S. Atlantic Blvd14 Billiard tables (Ver-hovens) 21 Gold Crownpool tables Full Restaurant,Dominos, 5 TV’s

MILPITAS• Edgie's Billiards.408 942-9500235. S.Milpitas Bvld.6 Chevilliottes, 23-Brunswicks, 1 Snooker

N. HOLLYWOOD• Million Dollar Billiards 818-763-949112135 Victory Blvd.7- Verhoevens,2- Snooker5x10,11- Gold Crowns Pool

SACRAMENTOHard Times Billiards 916 332-8793 5536 Garfield Ave 33-Pool Tables 6 Dartboards, 2 Fooseball 8 TV,s,Videos, Ltd food

SAN DIEGO• College Billiards 5303 El Cajon Blvd619 582-45506–Verhoeven Billiardtables,13 Pool Tables, 1-Snooker 6x12, Beer &Wine full Restaurant

TEMECULA High Society Billiards951 699-347828950 Old Town Front St13-9’ Pool Tables,11 – BarBoxes,1 Big screen,Snacks,Internet Juke-boxCONNECTICUTBRISTOL Bristol Billiards860-314-0034245 Main Street1-3 Cushion Chevilotte7-Pool Tables,Beer,Wine &Food,Arcade

FLORIDAMIAMI• Doral BilliardsSports Bar7800 NW 25th St #1305-592-84866-3-cushion Chevillottetables, 17-Pool tables,Beer,Wine & Food,14 Flat TV’s

ORLANDOTrick Shots407 298-5112Old Winter Garden Rd16- 8' Black Crowns, HugeScreen, Darts, FullBar/Food-Pro ShopTrick Shots407 737-660611351 Lake UnderhillTwo 9’ Brunswicks in VIParea Room 7 Dart Boards,Full Bar, Deli Food BigScreen & 17- TV’s, 8,000Sq ft & Patio

STUART• Amy’s Billiards772 232-99661600 NW Federal Hwy1-Gabriel 3-Cushion8-9ft Olhausens,6- 8ft Barboxes, 1-9’ Brunswick-1-9’National,3-8’ft HouseTables,Darts/Beer/Wine/Food, Smoking & Non-Smoking rooms

WINTER PARKTrick Shots407 671-77977644 University Blvd.4-9' pool tables, 12-8'tables, Darts, Full Bar &Pro Shop on premises

GEORGIAATLANTA • Mr. Cues II3541 Chamblee Tucker Rd770 454-766538-Pool tables, 1-3-cushion1-Snooker 6x12,Full barand kitchen,Pro-Shop

BAXLEYDanny’s Billiards417 E. Parker St912 278 70994-9’ Diamonds, 4-7’ Dia-monds, Video games, TV’s

SAVANNAH• Southside Billiards912-925-539813051 Abercom St2- 3-Cushion Tables1-10ft Snooker,7- 9ft Pool,8 - 8ft,1-Ping Pong,Darts,Full bar & Food

ILLINOISALSIPRed Shoes Billiards12009 S. Pulaski Rd708 388-370015-Gold Crown,2-BarTables, 1-Dart boardFull Bar & Restaurant

CHICAGOChicago Billiard Café773 545-55035935 W. Irving Park Rd.16-9’Brunswick -1-Snooker,1Dart board- HotFood, 46” big screen & Wi-Fi• Chris Billiards4637 N. Milwaukee773 286-47147-Cushion tables45 Pool tables,Ping Pong

CRESTWOODPockets Billiards708-371-766513335 S. Cicero Ave14 - 9’ Gold Crowns10 – 7’ ValleysFull Bar & Food

EAST MOLINELeisure TimeBilliards &Sports Bar309 752-9559845 Ave of the City5-9 foot pool tables,16- Bartables, 2 sports bars, 11Dart boards Full Kitchen

IOWACLINTIONLegend’s Sports Bar563 243-42662118 Harrison Dr9-7’ Valley’s 1-9’ GoldCrown,Full Kitchen ,SportsBar,13-42” TVs, Darts,Video’s

DAVENPORTSharky’s Billiards &Sports Bar2902 E. Kimerly Rd563-359-722524 Tables, Full BarKENTUCKY

LOUISVILLERack 66-SHOW-ROOM502 969-22225004 Preston HwyTables, Custom Cues,Accessories & Cue repair

PADUCAH Side Pocket270-443-1159301 Murray St9 & 8 Foot Gold Crowns &2 Bar Boxes Just PoolMister…JUST POOL

LOUISANANEW IBERIAEmeralds Billiards337-319-05302514 W. Old Spanish Trail24 Bar boxes,8 – 9ft GoldCrowns 5, Full Bar &RestaurantMARYLAND

CATONSVILLE• Vip Billiards6541 Baltimore NationalPike410 747-25515 – 8’ Hollywood 3-Cushion12 – 9’ Gold Crowns8 – 9’ Granite Bed CosmosFree WiFi3 Big Screen Satellite TV’sAll Ages, All The Time

ELKRIDGE • Triple Nine’s Bar & Billiards7540 Washington Blvd.#C1 410 799-18182-3-Cushion Gabriels14-9’ Brunswicks, 4- 7’ PoolTables, Full Bar & Food

GLEN BURNIEBig Daddy’s Billiards410 760-13327954 B & A Blvd. Ste. 2-G8-9’ Diamonds, 3-7’ Dia-monds,7- 8’ Gold Crowns1-6x12ft Snooker

LAURELBankshot Bar & Grill3249 Fort Mead RD301 483 - 864416 – Diamonds Bar Tables3 – 9’ Diamonds, 4 – Dartboards, Full Bar andRestaurant, 16 TV’s

PARKVILLE • Top Hat Cue Club410 665-19068809 Satyr Hill Rd22-9’ Gold Crowns3-Bar Tables,5-TableTennis, 1- 3-CushionFederic Caurdon

MASSEAST BOSTONNapoles Billiards1233 Benningtons St(617) 567-44542-3-Cushion1-Pool table1-9 Billiard table,Restaurant & Bar

MALDEN• Amazin Billiard Club 781 605-238940 Faulkner St5-3-Cushion Bertons2-Pool Table Bertons10 -Pool Tables, Snooker6x12Private room with GoldCrown 5 Showroom onpremises

MICHIGANMONROECone’s & Cue308 North Telegraph734 241-55339 -7’ - 2-9’, 1-Snooker 10’,2-Gold Crown 3-cushion

1-Dart and Pro Shop &snack bar, BYOB

WYOMING • The Carom Club616- 805-03164215 Division Ave SW.4 Heated Olhausen 5x10Carom Tables,(2) 7’ft ValleyBar Boxes and (2) 9’ftBrunswickMINNESOTA

COLUMBIAHEIGHTSJimmy’s Pro Billiards4040 Central Ave NE763-706-190410 - 7ft Diamonds8 - 9ft tables1- 6 X 12 SnookerRestaurant - Beer & WineIn-House Pro & Owner -Jimmy Wetch

DULUTHHorseshoe Bar &Billiards2415 West Superior Street218-727-514412 - 7ft Valleys6-Dart Boards,TV’s forSports Games,Full Bar &Food

FARMINGTONFarmington Billiards933 8th St Hwy #3651-463-26368-9’ Gold Crowns, 8-7’ Dia-monds,Free Wi-Fi,Beer Food

MINNEAPOLISROSEVILLE Al’s Billiards 1319 Larpenteur Ave651 646-950816 – Gold Crowns1 – 5x10 Brunswick An-niversary, 1-5x10 & 1-6x12Snooker, 2-7’ Bar tables,Darts & FoosballMISSISSIPPI

BYHALIAMeucci Billiards662 895-32203709 Hwy 302 Byhalia MS8-9ft Gold Crowns3-Bar TablesHome of Meucci Custom

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GRENADAThe Sports Center662-226-1322893 Springhill Rd 7- Pool tables, 3 Bartables, Video’s, Beer/food

JACKSON“This Is It” Bar & Grill601 373-59663401 Rainey Rd9-Bar boxes,1 -9’Diamond, 6-DartBoards,10- Big screenT.V.’s, Beer Bar & Fullsnack bar

SOUTHAVENSouthaven Recreational662 342-0230987 Town & Country16- Big Tables. 5-BarTables,5-TV’s, Darts,Bumper Pool, Food/beer

STARKVILLESouthern Billiards662 323-7665103 South Washington St6 -9’ Gandy’s, 2- 9’ Dia-monds,1-10’ Snooker, Poker Night on Sunday

VARDAMANRack-N-Roll Billiards662-414-6539105 Sweet Potato Ave2-8’ Antique Brunswick1-10’ Antique Snooker1- 4 ½ x 9’ Olhausen

MISSOURICAPE GIRADEAUThe Billiard Center26 North Main 573-335-995520- Bar Tables, 2-9 ft pooltables,Full Bar & Kitchen

POPLAR BLUFFWestwood Billiards2207 S. Westwood Blvd.573 686-488010-7ft bar tables, 9ftBrunswich, 2 dart boards,7 TV’s and Full Bar andKitchen

O’FALLONAction Billiard Club636 978-7728977 West Terra, Ln17-Pool Tables, 1-5X10

Snooker, Darts, FullLiquor and Restaurant.

NEVADALAS VEGAS• Cue Club702 735-2884953 E. Sahara Ste. A15 2- 3-Cushion SorenSogaard,34 -Pool Tables,1-Snooker 6 x12, Full bar& food -Gaming availableNEW HAMPSHIREPORTSMOUTHLegends Billiards603-433-115480 Hanover St15- Pool tables,7- Dart boards,Full liquor& Pub menu,Video games5-Big screens

SOMERSWORTHBuster’s Billiards369 Route 108 603 692-792615 – 9 ft tables, Beer &Wine, Food, 2 DartBoards, ProShoNEW JERSEY

BELLEVILLE• Guys & Dolls524 Washington Ave.973-759-62172- New Gabriels 3-cushion billiard tables. 34– 9 foot pool tables, 6 –Big Screens

CLIFTONBreaker Billiards1142 US-46973 773-093312-Gold Crowns,3-8’ & 1Bar Table, BYOB-AirHockey2-Ping Pong

EDISONSandcastleBilliards101 Towsley Rd732 632-927718 - 9’ Tables, Card tablelounge, Ping-Pong.,Pro-shop

NEW YORKBROOKLYN• Gotham CityBilliards Club93 Ave U 718 714-1002 15 Brunswick, 1 Vitalie, 6 Large screen TV’sBurgers, Pizza &,LargePro Shop

FLUSHING• Carom Cafe

718 358-858534-02 Linden Pl 10-5x10 New Verhoven 3-Cushion Billiard tables, 104 x 8 carom, 22 Brunswickpool tables,Full Bar &Restaurant

LINDENHURST• Mr Cue Billiards631-226-948676 East Sunrise Hwy1-3 Cushion 5x1014- Gold Crowns,3-BarTables,Beer & Snacks

STATEN ISLANDPort RichmondBilliards718 727-0800350 Port Richmond Ave 14- Pool Tables4-Big screens, Full Bar

WILLIAMVILLE• Bison Billiards716 632-0281Main Transit Plaza8216 Main St8-9’ Diamonds, 3-9’Brunswicks, 6-Bar Tables2-Dart Boards, 3-Cushion Gabriel

YORKVILLE• Hippo's315 768-02185160 Commercial Dr. E12-4 1/2x9 Gabriels, 1-5x10 3-cushion table, 8-31/2 7 Valleys, Beer, Wine,Full menu, 8-TV’sN. CAROLINA

MORRESVILLE150 N Out Billiards539 E. Plaza Dr. Ste. E704 660-536317-9’Olhausen Grand Champions Pros6-Dart boards, Beer &Wine full Restaurant,Voted top 10 in 2010 room

NEW BERNMickey’s MilligansBilliards252 637-37113411 Trent Rd 6- 9ft Pro Diamonds3-Steel Tip dart boardsFull Bar, Pizza & SnackfoodLive entertainmentweekly, Tournamentsevery Sunday

RALEIGHSharky’s Place5800 Duraleigh Rd919 210-10946- 9 ft Gold Crowns

2- 7 ft ValleyFull bar and Kitchen

WINSTON SALEMBreaktime Billiards& Sports Bar336 765-7391420N Jonestown Rd15-9 foot Pool tablesDarts, 1-big screen,fooseball,Full Bar&menu

OHIOFAIRFIELD • Michaels Billiards 6625 Dixie Billiards 513-860-0044 1- 3-Cushion Table34- Pool TablesFull Bar and Restaurant

OKLAHOMAMIDWEST CITYJamaica Joes405 736-05905920 South East 15st13 -9ft Diamonds3- Bar boxes diamondsFull Bar

OKLAHOMA CITY• AAA BilliardsSupply405 917-93004619 N. West 10th 6- Gold Crowns, 4-Bartables, 2-5 x 10 Snookertable, 1-3-Cushion Billiardtable, 1-6 X 12 Snooker-Pro Shop & Cue & tablerepair

OREGONMEDFORD• The Medford Elks Club541 772-6247202N. Central Ave 8-New Elements, 3Cushion, Gabriel TablesPENNSYLVANIANORRISTOWNMarkly Billiards610-278-15951713 Markly St9-Gold Crown 9’,4-Dia-monds 7’- Light menu

PHILADELPHIA• Drexeline BilliardClub. 610 259-91445100 State Rd L-3002- Cheviotte 3-cushiontables, 16- 4 1/2x 9 GoldCrowns.4 - 4x8 G.CrownsFull line of custom cues &accessories, Tourna-ments, Inst., Sr.citizenrates

PITTSBURG• Breakers Billiards412-531-22501413 Potomac Ave2-3-Cushion heatedChevilotte,6 – 9’ GoldCrowns, 8 – 9’ Diamondpros,1- 7’ Bar tableDiamond, Full Bar

RHODE ISLANDNORTH PROVIDENCERhode Island PROVIDENCESnookers401 351-766553 Ashburton ST15- 9’ Gold Crowns40-HD T.V’sFull service restaurantwith 2 bars.,Home of theNew England Pool Hall ofFame

TENNESSEEMEMPHISBubba’s Ale House & Grille7041 HWY 64901-937-19112-Bar tables 2-DartboardsFull bar & FoodSeveral Flat Screens (HD)Smoking allowedGetaway Bar4632 Winchester Rd363-30736-Bar tables 4-Dartboards Beer & ByobOpen 24hrsHighPocket's 1599 Ols Summer Ave.901 761-158312-4 1/2 x9 Gold Crowns,1 Snooker table, 8- BarTables, Full menu & beer,8- TV’s, 1 big screen,VideosLefty’s Sports Bar901 763-26794497 Summer Ave2-Bar tables, 2-Dartboards, Dart leagueThursdaysBeer & ByobSharpshooters Billiards901 386-11886959 Stage18 Bar Tables 4-GoldCrowns, 6 Dart Boards,T.V’s,Jukebox,Videogames, food & Beer• The Rack901 369-95013622 Lamar Ave8-9 ‘ Pro Diamond1-3-Cushion Gabriel3-Dart boards, 10-tv’sFood & Beer

MADISONJ.O.B Billiard Club 615 868-4270900 Gallatin Rd. MadisonSq. Mall30 Pool tables diamonds -In house pro-shop

MANCHESTERLucky Break Billiard Club1766 Hillsboro Hwy931 954 54004-7’Valleys,4-7’Diamonds3 9’Diamonds,Darts,Bumper Pool Beer & Grill

TEXASSAN LEONCasper’s Billiards281 559-140037 21st St18- 9ft BrunswicksFull Service Rest & Bar

HOUSTONCafé 99 832 868-403210730 Kingspoint2-New 3-Cushion heatedGabriel’s5 TV’S, Beer & Food• ALL Sports Cafe1005 SAINT EMANUEL -SUITE 2-4713-303-78383-New Imperators 3Cushion Tables,1-4 x 8Straight Rail,3– 5 x10 3-cushion tablesBogies Billiards3040 FM 1960 RD Ste 101281-821-45448- 9’ Gold Crowns14 8’ Pool Tables1-Snooker,Full Bar andFood• Houston Café &Billiards 13590 State Hwy249 77086 832-397-94001-3-Cushion GabrielsElement, 2-3-CushionCheviottesHUY HOANG BIDA 281 568-774613090 Bellaire Blvd Suit #B.2-New 3-Cushion heatedGabriel’sBeer & Food• Paris Bida118010 Bellaire Blvd.Suite –A832-630-59032- New Kronos 3-Cushion6-Gabriels 3-Cushion6-Carom tables4-Pool tables- Bar & Food

LEAGUE CITY Legend’s Billiards201 S. Gulf Frwy281-332-771620 -4X8 Tables3 -9’ tables,1-Bar tableFull Bar & food1-Steel Dart board

VIRGINIAVIRGINIA BEACHMike’s Break Room757-855-21143717 Tiffany Lane5- Pool tables, 19- Flatscreens,Rest. Sports PubWASHINGTONTACOMAElk’s Club Lodge1965 S. Union Ave253-272-11175-3-cushion Verhoeven9- Brunswick pool tables

WISCONSINMILWAUKEE • Wisconsin Billiards414 344-56662715 W.Wisconsin Ave10- 9’ Gold Crowns, 4 Bartables, 1-Snooker 5x10,1-3-cushion Billiard,FullBar, Pizza, Pro Shop

OSHKOSHVarsity Club 920 651-0806570 N. Main St12 -7ft tables9- 9ft tables, 3- Dartboards, ,4-Big Screen, 11-T.v’s, Full bar & Food

Business for Sale Pool Room in Daytona Beach, Florida

Stand alone building - Same owner for 35 years17 Pool Tables

1 6x12 English Snooker Table1 Poker Table & Poker Video games

Air Hockey and Foose BallOutside Basket Ball and Ping Pong

Cue repair shop on premises with complete Billiard Supplies andlarge display

area with over 200 Pool Cues & Case.Sell New and Used Tables and also recover and move tables.

Leagues and TournamentsSenior Leagues & Junior Summer Leagues

Beer, Wine, Food & Even Ice Cream

Contact John, aka Uncle Waldo. (386) 788-3582Possible sale of building

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The show and the awards dinner at the 21st Super Bil-liards Expo were well attended and as always one of thehighlights of the four day event. The awards dinner was

on Saturday night before the final day on the Expo on Sunday.The first award given was “Cuemaker of the Year”. This

award started in 2008 to recognize an ACA member who hasprovided a top quality product in an ethical, honor-able, and professional manner through the years.The 2013 Award went to Jim Stadum and DaveDoucette of Samsara Cues. Samsara cues represent awide variety of styles and price ranges in a highquality cue. Samsara Cues started in 1991 with avision to combine modern technology with anancient technique known as Intarsia to createunique designs. Dave has a background as a mastercabinet maker, machinist and design engineer al-lowing Samsara to custom build most of their ma-chinery. Jim’s business sense and drive for perfectioncombined with Dave’s experience makes for a winning combi-nation. They are one of only a handful of cue makers to have acue permanently on display at the Smithsonian Institute inWashington, D.C.The second award presented was the “Lifetime Achievement

Award”. This prestigious award has only been given one othertime in the 21 years of the ACA. The Award went to JerryPechauer of J. Pechauer Custom Cues. 2013 was also the 50year anniversary of J. Pechauer Custom Cues. Jerry built hisfirst cue in 1963 while doing cue repair as a sideline. 1963 wasalso a special year for Jerry with the birth of his son Joe. Jerrycontinued to grow the business from a sideline to a full timebusiness. Joe would build his first cue at age 14. After graduat-ing high school he would come into the business full time andtake over as president in 2007. Jerry was still involved and of-fering support and expertise. In 1993 they completed a new, at-mosphere-controlled, state of the art facility which allows J.Pechauer Custom Cues to be made 100% in-house. Today thebusiness has grown to a dealer base of over 400 located aroundthe world.The next Awards were Special Recognition awards given to

departing President Dave Jacoby and Vice President JerryOliver for their years of service. Dave will remain active as amember of the Board of Directors. The incoming President isMike Capone and Vice President is Andy Gilbert.The final awards of the night were for People’s Choice Award.

This award started in 2008. The winner is selected by votes ofthe cue buying public attending the Allen Hopkins Super Bil-liards Expo. The members of the ACA can enter a cue in thecompetition which is placed on display at the ACA booth for

2013 American Cuemakers Association 21st Dinner/Awards

the first three days of theExpo. The competition allowsthe cue makers to show offtheir work as well as get feedback from the public on theirdesigns. There are three awards presented, 1st: People’s ChoiceAward, 2nd: First Runner Up and 3rd: Second Runner Up.First Runner Up went to Brandon Jacoby of Jacoby Custom

Cues who was also the 2012 First Runner Up. Second RunnerUp went to Pete Tonkin of Tonkin Custom Cues who was the2012 People’s Choice winner.The 2013 People’s Choice Award went to Joe Pechauer of J.

Pechauer Custom Cues. The award was accepted by his fatherJerry who said “He could not be prouder of his son and thisaward”. The cue named Empyrean is described as a work of arton an ebony and ivory canvas created with 1324 inlays; 496Sterling Silver, 224 Malachite, 96 Abalone, and 308 Ivory. Thecue has been valued at $50,000. Congratulations to all thewinners!

top to bottomCuemaker of the Year-Dave Doucette &Jim Stadum

Lifetime AchievementAward

Jerry PechauerDave Jacoby & VicePresident Jerry Oliver People’s Choice Award

Joe Pechauer

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by Darrell Paul Martineau • www.3cushion.us/WBIA Head Master Instructor

DPM Universal Pocket and Carom Billiard SystemsArticle 67

More on this System segment in the next issue of Professor Cue Ball NewsYou may purchase caroms Articles and Graphs 25 through 66 online to be e-mailed to you for $25.00, $40.00 by regular mail in abinder.If you have any questions you can always e-mail me and I willanswer you.Darrell Paul Martineau,5916 Bar Harbour Ct.Elk Grove CA 95758For more information on this system and my books, tapes, DVDs

or lessons on Pool or Carom Billiards please call me at 916-684-4535 or e-mail dpmuniverse @ Comcast . net Web pagehttp://www.3cushion.us/

I am going to show you how to miss kisses! The first thing you need to know is Cue Ball / Object Ball

[1] diamond angles. There are only 24 of them possible. Youwill probably only use 16 of them in a full game. They are easyto learn. I have already shown them to you in articles 25 thru66. In case you do not have these graphs I will give you a fulldescription in the next 6 or more articles.In graph 67 you will note there are three around the table

shots. They are in different location along the side rail. Oftenthis type of shots wind up with a kiss. To miss the kiss each ofthese shots requires the same hit. The cue ball / object ballangle is THREE [3] in each case. The rule for Hits to MissKisses [ shown below] states that if the angle is 9 of less justtake one away from that number.In this case it would be 3-1 = a 2 hit [ one / eight of the ball

8 mm ] Once you understand the Hits to Miss Kisses conceptyou may play virtually all shots without fear of a kiss.Missing kisses are in groups of 4, Angles 9 and less take one

away Example: CB/OB1 angle 6 Hits would be 5 or 1Angles 10 or more add one to last digit Example angle 10

Hits would be 1,5,9

AZBilliards Launches Fourth Generation of SiteAZBilliards has recently launched the fourth edition of their website. The new version contains a separate

Home Page for every professional player, tour and event where you may view the entire history of thesubject. You may see a player’s lifetime achievements and view stories on them and the events they playedin throughout their playing history. More than 30,000 photos are now archived on the site. There are many new features on this version of AZB. Please check them out at: www.azbilliards.com

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Professor’s National Tournament Directory

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When you subscribe to

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JUNE 1Action Pool Tour(Year 2 Birthday Bash)VIP BilliardsCatonsville MD410-747-2551

JUNE 1Predator TourBogies Billiards281-821-4544Houston TX

JUNE 1-2Northeast Tour9-BallSnookers Pool LoungeProvidence, Rl

JUNE 8 - 9 Tri-State TourGotham City BilliardsBrooklyn NY

JUNE 1 - 2 Joss NorthEast TourAmateur EventSnookers Providence RI401 351-7665

JUNE 8 - 9Action Pool TourVIP BilliardsCatonsville MD410-747-2551

JUNE 9Jarrod CloweryBenefit TournamentSnookers Sports Bar53 Ashburton StProvidence, RIRace to your handicapPlease help support this event.Contact: Marc Dionne 508 713-5256

JUNE 8 - 9Tri-State TourGotham City BilliardsBrooklyn NY718 714-1002June 15

Tri-State TourCarom CafeFlushing NY718 358-8585

JUNE 15 – 16Midwest 9-Ball Tour9th Annual Bobby Wells Memorial TournamentSide Pockets Wichita KS316-729-4000

JUNE 15 - 16 Independent TournamentsOpen 9-BallZingales BilliardsTallahassee Florida(850) 224-8644

JUNE 15Tri-State TourCarom CafeFlushing NY718.358.8585

JUNE 16 – 20Ultimate 10-Ball Champi-onshipWomen’s DivisionMen’s DivisionHarrah’s Hotel & CasinoTunica MS662-363-2788

JUNE 21 - 29 2nd Southern ClassicALL AT THE Harrah’s Hotel & CasinoTunica MS-662-363-2788Bank Pool DivisionThe Diamond Bigfoot 10-Ball Challenge One Pocket DivisionMaster of the Table

JUNE 22Southern Mid Atlantic Regional TourSmart Tour150 N Out BilliardsMooreville NC704 660-5363

JUNE 22 – 23Omega Billiard TourRusty’s BilliardsFort Worth Texas(817) 244-3294

JUNE 27 – 30Simonis Cloth Classic Tour4th Annual Richard Sweet MemorialMr Cues 2Atlanta GA

JUNE 29 - 30 Jamaica Joe’s Women’s 9-BallMidwest City Oklahoma(405) 736-0590

JULY 4-7Mr. Cue’s ll4 different events8-Ball, Thursday One night event9-Ball, Friday 10-Ball, 9-Ball, Sunday770 454-7665

JULY 7Predator TourAmateur DivisionBogies BilliardsHouston TX281-821-4544

JULY10 - 12 BCA SummitRenaissance Chicago/Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Centerwww.bcasummit.com

JULY 16 – 2937th BCAPLNational ChampionshipsALL AT THE Rio All-Suite Hotel & CasinoLas Vegas, NV

One Pocket ChampionshipWPA World “Artistic Pool”10-Ball ChampionshipOpen 8-Ball Championship

JULY 26 - 29BEFJunior NationalsLas Vegas NVAUGUST 10 - 11 Star Billiards TourAmateurs DivisionSkinny Bob’s BilliardsRound Rock Texas(512) 733-1111

AUGUST 19 – 24The 14.1 World TournamentSteinway BilliardsAstoria NY718-472-2124

AUGUST 24 – 25Midwest 9-Ball Tour2nd Annual Summer Heat 9-Ball ClassicJamaica Joe’sMidwest City Oklahoma(405) 736-0590

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The 2013 Master’s, which took place duringthe annual Allen Hopkins Super BilliardsExpo, brought together some of the greatest

trick shot artists in the world. Unlike past years theformat for this event was more like a round of“horse”. A player picks a shot and the opponent isgiven 3 attempts at it and vice versa. This 4 dayevent showcased some of the most entertaining shotsever performed on a pool table. After it was all saidand done Andy Segal, currently ranked #1, defeatedSteve Markle in the finals. (final results below). Wewant to thank everyone who made this event possi-ble and look forward to having it for many years tocome!

Quarter FinalsAndy Segal def. Jim GlanvilleSteve Markle def. Tim ChinJamey Gray def. Marty CareyDave Nangle def. Abram Diaz

Semi FinalsAndy Segal def. Jamey GraySteve Markle def. Dave Nangle

FinalsAndy Segal def. Steve Markle

Final results1st: Andy Segal2nd: Steve Markle3rd: Jamey Gray3rd: Dave Nangle5th: Marty Carey5th: Tim Chin

5th: Abram Diaz5th: Jim Glanville9th: Alex C9th: Paul Danno9th: Karen Freire9th: Gordon Hedges9th: Curtis Robertson9th: Gerry WoodliefBest Make % (preliminary rounds only): Andy Segal (74.1%)Most Creative Shot (by player vote): Andy SegalSportsmanship Award (by player vote): Karen Freire

Artistic 2013 Master’s

Runner-up Steve Markle and Winner Andy Segal