Sabtu, 21 Agustus 2010

All About Billiard

Istilah – istilah dalam permainan Billiard

ASAL USUL BILLIARD
biliard sudah ada sejak jaman Antony dan Cleopatra. Waktu itu disebut old egyptian sport. Baru pada tahun 1675 biliard populer di inggris.


Teman-teman yang enjoy maen billiard tentu sudah tahu dengan istilah-istilah billiard yang sering didengar waktu kongkow bareng konco-konco sambil nyodok bola billiard, kecuali kalo situ niatnya cuman pengen ngecengin score girl-nya doank..

Barangkali teman-teman ada yang masih bingung dengan istilah-istilahnya, saya coba untuk menyusun pengertian dari istilah-istilah billiard tersebut berdasarkan pengetahuan billiard saya yang sekedarnya. CMIIW.

1. CHALK atau kapur, perlengkapan yang wajib dipakai untuk melapisi bagian atas dari stick untuk menjaga sodokan atau pukulan tidak terpeleset (missed).
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2. CUE, tongkat atau stik penyodok dalam permainan billiar yang biasanya terbuat dari kayu, ada juga yang terbuat dari fiber..
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3. CUE BALL, bahasa jawa-nya pata atau pato, yaitu bola bola putih.
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4. OBJECT BALL, bola yang akan disasar oleh cue ball untuk dimasukkan ke dalam kantung / lubang. Kalau 9 ball berarti bola yang dipasang hanya 9 saja.
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5. BREAK SHOT, sodokan pembukaan pada setiap game.

6. BALL IN HAND, ketika seorang pemain melakukan kesalahan (foul), maka pemain lawan berhak menempatkan cue ball di tempat yang diinginkan untuk membidik bola berikutnya.

7. BACK SPIN, arah putaran bola yang berbalik. Terjadi karena sodokan yang mengenai daerah di bawah tengah-tengah bola putih (cue ball). Putaran balik inilah yang akan membuat cue ball kembali ke area semula pasca tumbukan dengan bola sasaran. Nama indo nya track…

8. ENGLISH SHOT, teknik untuk menghasilkan spin samping dengan cara memukul bagian kiri atau kanan dari cue ball, di Indonesia lebih sering digunakan istilah efek.

9. BRIDGE, jembatan penghubung antara stik (cue) dengan cue ball.

10. DRAW SHOT, teknik sodokan yang dapat menghasilkan back spin.

11. FOLLOW THROUGH SHOT, teknik sodokan dengan menggunakan ayunan dorong pada titik atas dari cue ball. Sodokan ini akan menghasilkan putaran atas atau forward spin, yang setelah mengenai bola sasaran cue ball akan terus bergulir maju.

12. GRIP, genggaman tangan saat menyodok.

13. JOINT, pada stik sambungan yang terdiri dari dua bagian, joint adalah bagian dimana dua bagian tersebut menyatu. Umumnya, material pembuat joint terbuat dari besi, plastik, atau gading dengan berbagai macam model atau bentuk.

14. MISSED CUE, situasi cue terpeleset pada saat melakukan sodokan terhadap cue ball. Biasanya pada saat terjadi missed cue, suaranya terdengar nyaring seperti bunyi ranting pohon yang dipatahkan (’ctak!’). Karena terpeleset, maka bola sasarannya akan meleset juga atau tidak sesuai yang kita inginkan. Missed cue sering terjadi karena ayunan yang kurang sempurna atau karena olesan chalk-nya kurang.

15. POCKET, kantung pada meja billiar yang berjumlah enam dengan ukuran kurang lebih dua kali diameter bola.

16. SAFETY SHOT, sodokan bertahan yang bertujuan agar pemain lawan tidak memiliki kesempatan posisi bola yang terbuka. Atau dengan kata lain, ngumpetin bola (biasanya cue ball) di balik bola yang bukan sasarannya.

17. SCRATCH, situasi pada saat cue ball masuk ke dalam pocket atau keluar dari meja. Scratch merupakan foul, dan pemain lawan akan mendapatkan kesempatan ball in hand.


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Jumat, 11 Juni 2010

Mika Immonen

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Mika Immonen, 2001 WPA World Nine-ball Champion, July 22, 2001

Mika Immonen (born 17 December 1972 in London, United Kingdom) is a Finnish professional pool player, especially of nine-ball, and nicknamed "the Ice Man."

He won the WPA World Nine-ball Championship in Cardiff, Wales in 2001. That same year, he was the runner-up to Corey Deuel in the US Open Nine-ball Championship

He has represented Team Europe on twelve occasions in the Mosconi Cup, most recently in 2009. During 2008 event Mika was crowned MVP, forever banishing bad memories of a costly miss in the final game of the 2006 event.

In early 2009, Mika was awarded the title of Player of the Year. Subsequently, he also claimed that title for season 2009 and was awarded early 2010.

Mika is the current (2009) two-time Men's Division title-holder of the US Open Nine-ball Championship, where the worlds top professional billiard players compete in Chesapeake, VA. This year Mika won 14 straight matches, finishing with a close 13-10 victory over Ralf Souquet in the finals. In last years event, Mika claimed the 13-7 victory and pocketed the first-place prize of US$40,000 on October 26, 2008 against runner-up Filipino Ronato Alcano, who settled for $20,000.[1][2][3]

Immonen nearly won his second world title at 2009 World Straight Pool Championship, but was defeated in the finals by Stephan Cohen of France.[4] Also in 2009, Immonen bested Darren Appleton to win the International Challenge of Champions, a tournament where he once reached the finals in 2002 but lost the sudden-death rack to Efren Reyes.

In Late November 2009 Mika finally won his second World Title in Manila at the WPA World Ten-ball Championships. He Dominated the Philippine hope Lee Van Corteza in the finals 11-6.

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[edit] Titles

  • 2000 Sudden Death Seven-ball Champion
  • 2001 WPC 9-Ball Champion
  • 2002 LG Flatron Challenge Champion
  • 2003 On Cue; Philippines vs. Europe
  • 2003 Philippine Open Champion
  • 2004 Atlanta Open Champion
  • 2004 UPA Pro Tour Champion
  • 2005 Atlanta Open Champion
  • 2006 Norway Open Champion
  • 2006 Weert Open & invitational 7-ball Champion
  • 2007 Derby City Straight Pool Champion
  • 2007 Korean Pro Tour Champion
  • 2008 US Open 9-Ball Champion
  • 2008 IPT Pro-Am Champion
  • 2008 Mosconi Cup MVP
  • 2008 All Japan Champion
  • 2009 Galveston World Classic 10-ball Champion
  • 2009 US Open 9-Ball Champion
  • 2009 World 10-Ball Champion

[edit] Instructional Releases

In late 2008 Mika teamed up with Intrinsic Media to produce MASTERING POOL[5], a 3-part pocket billiard instructional series. The DVD series is packed with tips, techniques, systems, 3D animated diagrams, and expert commentary by Immonen himself.[6]

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ insidepoolmag.com, Immonen is New U.S. Open 9-Ball Champion
  2. ^ gmanews.tv/story, RP's Alcano loses to Finn Immonen in US Open 9-ball final
  3. ^ billiardsdigest.com, Big Win for Finn: Immonen Clobbers Alcano to Break U.S. Open 'Curse'
  4. ^ AzB Staff (August 30, 2009). "Cohen wins Predator 14.1 Championship". AzBilliards.com. http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storya.php?id=6903. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
  5. ^ mastering-pool.com, Mastering Pool Instructional DVD Series
  6. ^ azbilliards.com, Immonen's Secrets Revealed in Mastering Pool Instructional DVDs


Preceded by
Chao Fong-pang		 WPA Men's World Nine-ball Champion
2001		 Succeeded by
Earl Strickland
Preceded by
Shane Van Boening		 US Open Nine-ball Champion
2008, 2009		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Darren Appleton		 WPA World Ten-ball Champion
2009		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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Mika Immonen at Mosconi Cup
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Efren Reyes

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This article is about the Filipino pool player. For the Filipino actors of the same name, see Efren Reyes, Sr. and Efren Reyes, Jr..
Efren Reyes
Born August 26, 1954 (1954-08-26) (age 55), Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines
Sport country Philippine
Nickname Bata (Kid)
The Magician
Medal record
Bronze 2002 Busan Individual

Efren Timbol Reyes (born August 26, 1954) is a Filipino professional pool player from Angeles City and a two-time world champion. Reyes is considered to be one of the all-time greats in the games of nine ball and one-pocket. He is nicknamed "Bata" and "the Magician".

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[edit] Background

Reyes was born in Pampanga in 1954 and moved to Manila with his family, at the age of 5. In Manila, he worked as a billiards attendant at his uncle's billiards hall, where he started learning the various cue sports. Because he was not tall enough to reach the pool table, he played while standing on Coca-cola cases that he moved around. At night, while he was dreaming of playing pool, the pool table was his bed.

He is called Bata, which is Filipino for "Kid", because there was another older pool player named Efren when he was young. To determine which Efren onlookers were referring to, he was nicknamed "Efren Bata".

Gambling from a young age, Reyes played three cushion billiards in the 1960s and 1970s. After establishing himself as a winner, he was discovered by promoters. This gave him the opportunity to compete in big time tournaments.

Reyes began winning a number of tournaments in the US, Europe and in parts of Asia. Thus, he started to gain attention and recognition worldwide. At the start of his career he used aliases to hide his true identity so he would be allowed to compete. By the mid-1990s, he became one of the elite players of the Philippines alongside Jose Parica and Francisco Bustamante.

Numerous fellow professional players have credited Reyes with being the greatest living player in the world.[1] During ESPN television commentary on a semi-finals match the between Reyes and Mika Immonen at the 2000 Billiard Congress of America Open 9-Ball Championship, veteran professional Billy Incardona stated that Reyes was "indisputably the best player in the world—especially when you consider all games—he can play any game as well as anyone, maybe better than anyone.... In my opinion we're watching probably the greatest player in my lifetime and I've been watching pool for the better part of forty years."[1]

[edit] Personal life

He is married to Susan Reyes with 2 children.

[edit] Notable successes in pool

The fame of Efren Reyes began when he won the US Open Nine Ball Championship in 1994 by defeating Nick Varner in the finals. He was the first non-American ever to win the event.

Two years later, Efren Reyes and Earl Strickland were chosen to face each other in an event called the Color of Money, named after the movie. The event was a 3-day race-to-120 challenge match of 9-ball. It was held in Hong Kong and has a winner-take-all prize of US$100,000. Reyes won the match 120-117 and the big prize. This was the largest single-winning purse in a pool event.

Although Earl Strickland was the first to win the WPA World 9-ball Championship, Reyes, in 1999, became the first to win it broadcast on television. This tournament was not recognized at the time by the WPA, but Reyes was later retrospectively acknowledged as the winner of one of two world championships held in 1999. Nick Varner won the "official" world title, but this was a much smaller event than the one Reyes won. The two tournaments were merged for the following year, with both men listed as the champion for 1999. At the time, the Matchroom Sport-organised event in Cardiff, Wales, was called the World Professional Pool Championship (despite the entry of many non-professional players).

Efren Reyes posing with fan after he won a historic US$200,000 at the 2005 IPT King of the Hill Shootout

In 2001, Reyes won the International Billiard Tournament. The event was held in Tokyo and had over 700 players with a total purse of ¥100M ($850K). Reyes dominated the event by beating Niels Feijen in the finals 15-7 and earned the ¥20M[2] ($170K) first prize. At the time, this was the biggest first prize in a pool tournament.

In 2002 he won the $50K winner-take-all International Challenge of Champions, defeating Mika Immonen in a deciding rack after both players split sets.[3]

Then, in 2003, he became the first Asian to be inducted into the Billiard Congress of America's Hall of Fame.[4]

Near the end of 2004, Reyes beat Marlon Manalo to become the first-ever WPA World Eight Ball Champion. With the win, he became the first player in WPA history to win two world championships of different disciplines.

In December 2005, Reyes won the IPT King of the Hill 8-Ball Shootout. Reyes won a record-breaking $200K for first place by beating fellow Hall of Fame member Mike "the Mouth" Sigel two sets to none (8-0 and 8-5).

In 2006, Reyes and Francisco Bustamante represented their country as Team Philippines in the inaugural World Cup of Pool. They defeated Team USA, formed by Earl Strickland and Rodney Morris, to capture the title

That same year, Reyes won the IPT World Open Eight-ball Championship over Rodney Morris 8-6. He earned $500K which was the largest prize money tournament in the history of pocket billiards. Unfortunately, due to IPT's financial problems, he hasn't claimed much of this money as of 2007.

For 2007, he was ranked #2 in Pool & Billiard Magazine's "Fans' Top 20 Favorite Players" poll.[5]

In 2008, Warren Kiamco, 38, defeated Efren Reyes, 11-6, in the First Senate President Manny Villar Cup Billiards Tournament on May 10, 2008 at the Sports Center of StarMall Alabang, Muntinlupa City.[6]

In 2009, The Filipino tandem of Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante beat the German tandem of Ralf Souquet and Thorsten Hohmann in a grueling 11-9 win to take their second championship title. This, along with the semifinal finish of the other Filipino tandem of Ronato Alcano and Dennis Orcollo, was the best performance put up by a host nation in the tournament's history.

In 2010, Reyes clinched his 5th title in the 12th annual Derby City Classic as overall champion, making him the most successful player by far in the tournament's history.

[edit] One of the world's most profitable players

As a player in professional pool, Reyes has been known to have won a number of money-rich tournaments worldwide. This makes him one of the most profitable players around. To prove it, he topped AZ Billiards Money List 5 times; 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2006.[7][8][9][10][11] In 2006 he set a record by earning $646K in a single year.

[edit] Film and ambassador

In 2003, Reyes was featured in the Filipino movie Pakners with the late actor Fernando Poe, Jr.. On June 15, 2008, Reyes, Francisco Bustamante and 2007 Women's Amway World Pool Championships finalist Rubilen "Bingkay" Amit will begin photography and had been cast to star with American Jennifer Barretta in and independent film, "9-Ball," at Universal Studios. This movie will be directed and produced by Main Street Production's Anthony Palma, with Ralph Clemente as executive producer.[12]

Reyes was appointed Philippine Sports Ambassador of the 2005 South East Asian Games alongside some of the Philippines' greatest athletes (Allan Caidic, Rafael Nepomuceno) to promote the event throughout the country.

[edit] Nicknames and aliases

[edit] "Bata"

Reyes is often called by his nickname "Bata" (Filipino for ""Kid"), given to him by friends at his regular pool hall to distinguish him from an older Efren. Reyes, along with the other "Filipino invasion" players, revolutionized the way pool is played by their introduction to the sport of pinpoint precision kicking (going into a rail with the cue ball and then hitting an object ball). Reyes' ability to "kick safe" and to kick balls into intended pockets is legendary. This ability, coupled with his superb skill at other aspects of the game, led U.S. professionals to give him the appellation "The Magician".

[edit] "Cesar Morales"

"[The] first time I came over to the states, I used an alias of Cesar Morales. Pool players in the US already knew Efren Reyes as a great shooter from the Philippines, but they [hadn't]...seen...[me]...in person." — Efren Reyes[13]

[edit] Titles and achievements

  • 82. 2010 Derby City Classic Master of the Table[14]
  • 81. 2010 Derby City Classic Fatboy Challenge 10-ball[15]
  • 80. 2010 Derby City Classic 9-ball[16]
  • 79. 2009 World Mixed Doubles Classic (with Rubilen Amit)[17]
  • 78. 2009 Galveston Classic One Pocket[18]
  • 77. 2009 World Cup of Pool (with Django Bustamante)
  • 76. 2007 Derby City Classic Master of the Table
  • 75. 2007 Derby City Classic One-Pocket
  • 74. 2007 Pool & Billiard Magazine Fans' Top 20 Favorite Players, #2
  • 73. 2006 Asian 9-ball Tour (Jakarta Leg)
  • 72. 2006 IPT World 8-ball Open Championship
  • 71. 2006 World Cup of Pool (with Django Bustamante)
  • 70. 2006 Asian 9-ball Tour (Vietnam Leg)
  • 69. 2006 Derby City Classic One-Pocket
  • 68. 2005 IPT King of the Hill 8-ball Shootout
  • 67. 2005 Derby City Nine-ball Championship
  • 66. 2005 IPT King of the Hill Eight-ball Championship
  • 65. 2005 Asian 9-ball Tour (Jakarta Leg)
  • 64. 2005 Japan Open
  • 63. 2005 Derby City Classic Master of the Table
  • 62. 2005 Derby City Classic 9-ball
  • 61. 2005 Derby City Classic One-Pocket
  • 60. 2004 World 8-ball Championship
  • 59. 2004 On Cue 3: Intercontinental Conquest
  • 58. 2004 Asian 9-ball Tour (Singapore Leg)
  • 57. 2004 Asian 9-ball Tour (Vietnam Leg)
  • 56. 2004 Asian 9-ball Tour (Taiwan Leg)
  • 55. 2004 Derby City Classic Master of the Table
  • 54. 2004 Derby City Classic One-Pocket
  • 53. 2003 World Classic Billiards Tournament
  • 52. 2003 Las Vegas 9-ball Open
  • 51. 2003 Asian 9-ball Tour (Manila Leg)
  • 50. 2003 Mid-Atlantic 9-ball Championship
  • 49. 2003 All Japan Championship
  • 48. 2002 World Pool League
  • 47. 2002 Asian Eight-ball Tournament
  • 46. 2002 Cafe Puro Challenge of the Masters
  • 45. 2002 Shooters Labor Day Weekend Open 9-ball
  • 44. 2002 International Challenge of Champions
  • 43. 2001 World Pool League
  • 42. 2001 Tokyo 9-ball Event
  • 41. 2001 US Masters 9-ball
  • 40. 2001 International Billiard Tournament
  • 39. 2001 Accu-Stats 8-ball Invitational
  • 38. 2001 Color of Money II Challenge Match (vs Earl Strickland)
  • 37. 2000 US Open One-Pocket Championship
  • 36. 2000 Camel Pro 8-ball Championship
  • 35. 2000 Pennsylvania State 9-ball Championship
  • 34. 2000 USA Billards Challenger Event 2
  • 33. 1999 ESPN Ultimate 9-ball Challenge
  • 32. 1999 ESPN Ultimate Shootout
  • 31. 1999 Sands Regency Open 29 Nine-ball Championship
  • 30. 1999 World 9-ball Championship (Cardiff)
  • 29. 1999 Derby City Classic Master of the Table
  • 28. 1999 Derby City Classic One-Pocket
  • 27. 1998 World 8-Ball Championship
  • 26. 1998 Camel South Jersey 10-Ball Open
  • 25. 1997 PCA Shooters Challenge
  • 24. 1997 PCA Treasure Island Resort Event
  • 23. 1996 The Color of Money (vs Earl Strickland)
  • 22. 1996 PBT World 8-ball Championship
  • 21. 1996 PBT Legends of 9-ball Championship
  • 20. 1996 Camel World 9-ball Championship
  • 19. 1996 PBT Western Open
  • 18. 1996 PBT Florida Flare Up III
  • 17. 1995 Sands Regency Open 21 Nine-ball Championship
  • 16. 1995 PBT World 8 Ball Championship
  • 15. 1995 Pro Tour 9-ball Championship
  • 14. 1995 Maine 14.1 Event
  • 13. 1995 Bicycle Club VII
  • 12. 1994 US Open 9-ball Championship
  • 11. 1994 PBT Bicycle Club Invitational
  • 10. 1992 International 9-ball Classic
  • 09. 1992 World 9-ball Open (Tokyo)
  • 08. 1990 World Cup (Taipei)
  • 07. 1988 PBA McDermott Masters 9-ball
  • 06. 1986 Sands Regency 9-ball Championship
  • 05. 1985 Sands Regency 9-ball Championship
  • 04. 1985 Red's 9-ball Open
  • 03. 1985 Tar Heel Open
  • 02. 1985 Willard's Open
  • 01. 1985 Chicago Billiard Cafe Open

[edit] Awards

[edit] Miscellaneous

In one episode of the TV series Magpakailanman, the story circles a young Efren Reyes (portrayed by actor Anjo Yllana) in his early pool-playing days from a money player to tournament contender.

His son, Frennie Reyes, once competed in the Asian Nine-ball Tour.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b ESPN Classic rebroadcast of 2000 Billiard Congress of America Open 9-Ball Championship, playoff round 1 playoff: Efren Reyes v. Mika Immonen. Commentary by Billy Incardona and Mitch Laurance. Aired and viewed February 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Press of the Tokyo Open
  3. ^ "Reyes Declared Champion of Champions". Billiards Digest Magazine. http://www.billiardsdigest.com/new_news/display_article?id=304. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
  4. ^ Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame
  5. ^ "The Survey Says...: Pool & Billiard Magazine's 22nd Annual Player and Fan Poll". Pool & Billiard Magazine (Summerville, South Carolina: Sports Publications) 26 (2): 14. February 2008. ISSN 1049-2852.
  6. ^ www.gmanews.tv/story, Kiamco crushes Bata Reyes, bags Villar Cup
  7. ^ 2001 Money List
  8. ^ 2002 Money List
  9. ^ 2004 Money List
  10. ^ 2005 Money List
  11. ^ 2006 Money List
  12. ^ "Bata Reyes and Django Bustamante to star in Hollywood movie", Inquirer.net
  13. ^ Efren Reyes interview, AZBilliards.com; accessed 2006
  14. ^ http://www.billiardsdigest.com/new_news/display_article?id=1307
  15. ^ http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storya.php?storynum=7318
  16. ^ http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storya.php?storynum=7324
  17. ^ http://www.billiardscoop.com/billiard-articles-view.asp?i=1262
  18. ^ Skip Maloney (September 18, 2009). "Reyes Reigns in Galveston". AzBilliards.com. http://www.azbilliards.com/2000storya.php?id=6973. Retrieved 2009-09-19.

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Preceded by
Nick Varner		 WPA Men's World Nine-ball Champion
1999		 Succeeded by
Chao Fong-pang
Preceded by
Inaugural champion		 WPA Men's World Eight-ball Champion
2004		 Succeeded by
Wu Chia-ching
Preceded by
Earl Strickland		 US Open Nine-ball Champion
1994		 Succeeded by
Reed Pierce


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US Open Nine-ball Championship

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Chesapeake Conference Center, Chesapeake, Virginia

The US Open Nine-ball Championship (often shortened in clear contexts to simply "US Open") is an annual professional pool tournament that began in 1976. Today, it is held in Chesapeake, Virginia. Though it is staged in the United States and is labeled the "US Open", male professional pool players from around the world are eligible to compete in this event in the Men's Division, as are females in the Women's Division who qualify under the Women's Professional Billiard Association (WPBA) tour. The US Open championship is one of the most sought-after titles in pocket billiards.

Mika Immonen of Finland is the current (2009[1]) Men's Division title-holder of the US$250,000 33rd Annual U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships, where 237 billiards players competed. Immonen claimed the 13–7 victory and pocketed the first-place prize of $40,000 on October 26, 2008 against Filipino runner-up Ronato Alcano (2006 World Nine-ball Champion), who settled for $20,000.[2][3][4][dated info]

Feature matches are recorded and broadcast by Billiard Club Network and Accu-Stats Video Productions on a designated table at the Chesapeake Conference Center with commentary provided by various pool veterans and industry members.[5][6]

Traditionally, winners of the US Open are given a green blazer in recognition for this championship title and are awarded free entry fees to all future US Open tournaments.

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The tournament has been held since 1976. By 2005, the tournament featured 256 male players from around the world. This is a restrictive male-only event, and it is a true "open" tournament, in that the only requirement is the payment of the entry fee, which was $600 in 2008. The total purse for the tournament at that time was $200,000, where the winner was awarded $40,000.

Promoter Barry Behrman at the 2004 US Open Nine-ball Championship

Barry Behrman is the tournament promoter of the Men's Division, and has been since its inception.

In 1976, the tournament venue was at Q-Masters pool room, located in Norfolk, Virginia. Today, the US Open Men's Division is held at the Chesapeake Conference Center in Chesapeake, Virginia.[clarification needed]

Unlike the U.S. Open Nine-ball Championship for male competitors, the U.S. Open for women is not a true "open" event. Each female player must qualify through the WPBA, the professional women's billiards tour based in the United States, in order to compete in this annual event. It is held in different locations each year.

[edit] Format

The tournament format is essentially double-elimination (a player is out of the tournament after losing two matches) until two players remain. Most professional pool "double-elimination" events, however, are not true double-elimination formats, where the player who reaches the finals from the loser's side has to defeat the winner's side player twice for the title. At the US Open, matches are played in races to 11, with the winner breaking. However, the final match, as is customary with most professional nine-ball tournaments today, is one extended race. At the US Open, the extended race in the finals is 13 games.

[edit] Past Champions

[edit] Men's

Year Winner
2009 Finland Mika Immonen
2008 Finland Mika Immonen
2007 United States Shane Van Boening
2006 United States John Schmidt
2005 Philippines Alex Pagulayan
2004 United States Gabe Owen
2003 United States Jeremy Jones
2002 Germany Ralf Souquet
2001 United States Corey Deuel
2000 United States Earl Strickland
1999 United States Johnny Archer
1998 United States Buddy Hall
1997 United States Earl Strickland
1996 United States Rodney Morris
1995 United States Reed Pierce
1994 Philippines Efren Reyes
1993 United States Earl Strickland
1992 United States Tommy Kennedy
1991 United States Buddy Hall
1990 United States Nick Varner
1989 United States Nick Varner
1988 Puerto Rico Mike Lebrón
1987 United States Earl Strickland
1986 United States David Howard AKA Squirrel
1985 United States Jimmy Reid
1984 United States Earl Strickland
1983 United States Mike Sigel
1982 United States David Howard
1981 United States Allen Hopkins
1980 United States Mike Sigel
1979 United States Louie Roberts
1978 United States Steve Mizerak
1977 United States Allen Hopkins
1976 United States Mike Sigel

[edit] Records

  • Earl Strickland of the US is the record-holder for winning the Men's US Open the most times: five (in 1984, 1987, 1993, 1997, and 2000).[7]
  • Shane Van Boening is the winner of the largest first-place prize ever offered at the event, $50,000, on October 20, 2007. Van Boening remained undefeated in the field of 233 players, beating Ronato Alcano 13–10 in the final.[8]

[edit] Women's

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Year Winner
1989 Sweden Ewa Laurance[9]
1994 United States Jeanette Lee[10]
2003 Northern Ireland Karen Corr[11]
2004 South Korea Ga-young Kim[12]
2007 England Allison Fisher[13][14]
2008 England Kelly Fisher[15]

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPkUrTA39oI
  2. ^ insidepoolmag.com, Immonen is New U.S. Open 9-Ball Champion
  3. ^ gmanews.tv/story, RP's Alcano loses to Finn Immonen in US Open 9-ball final
  4. ^ billiardsdigest.com, Big Win for Finn: Immonen Clobbers Alcano to Break U.S. Open 'Curse'
  5. ^ BilliardClub.net Retrieved 21 October 2007
  6. ^ Accu-Stats.com Retrieved 21 October 2007
  7. ^ USOpen9BallChampionships.com. Retrieved 21 October 2007
  8. ^ "US Open Down to Final Four", BilliardsDigest.com, October 20, 2007. Retrieved October 21, 2007
  9. ^ "Player biographies (Ewa Laurance)". WPBA.com. http://www.wpba.com/cms/?pid=1000998. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
  10. ^ "Player biographies (Jeanette Lee)". WPBA.com. http://www.wpba.com/cms/?pid=1000976. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
  11. ^ "Player biographies (Karen Corr)". WPBA.com. http://www.wpba.com/cms/?pid=1000923. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
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