Jumat, 11 Juni 2010

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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[edit] History

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

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]

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Alex Pagulayan

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Alex Pagulayan at IPT North American Open in Las Vegas, July 2006

Alejandro (Alex) Salvador Pagulayan, (born June 25, 1978) is a FilipinoCanadian professional pool (pocket billiards) player. His nicknames are "the Lion" and "the Killer Pixie". He was born in Cabagan, Isabela, Philippines and was raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2004, Pagulayan returned to the Philippines, and is a dual citizen of Canada and the Philippines.[1]

He is known for his relaxed demeanor during competition, and is a crowd favorite, well-liked because of his comedic interaction with the audience.[2]

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[edit] Early days

Pagulayan's parents emigrated to Canada when he was 13 years old. His father managed a pool hall, so Pagulayan's exposure to the game came early. Though he was attracted to other sports, he thought his stature may not have been right. He has said, "I like a lot of sports, but with pool, you don't have to be physically tough." His main hot spot was Loma's pool hall.[3]

[edit] Professional career

Pagulayan also has expertise in the pocket billiards game of snooker, and his capabilities enabled his Philippines team to win the Snooker Gold Medal at the 2005 SEA Games (held in Manila, Philippines) with teammates Joven Alba and Leonardo Andam. After the team's 3–2 win against Thailand at the Makati Coliseum, Pagulayan emerged as a triple Gold Medalist.[4]

Pagulayan (center) and Francisco Bustamante (left) at the 2004 US Open Nine-ball Championship signing autographs

Very skilled players in nine-ball have the tendency to sometimes pocket four or even five balls on the break. Pagulayan in the first rack of the semi-finals in the 2004 BCA Open, sank six balls on the break — two-thirds of the entire rack. (But note that Rodolfo Luat also performed a similar feat in a Japanese tournament.) Pagulayan's break did not include the 9 ball, and despite the six ball advantage, he lost that game (to fellow countryman Santos Sambajon).[5]

In 2002, Pagulayan made it to finals of the US Open Nine-ball Championship, but was defeated by Ralf Souquet, 11–13. Three years later, he got another shot for the US Open Nine-ball Championship title and won it, defeating Jose Parica in the finals, 11–6.[6]

In 2003, Pagulayan went on the road in the United States with Canadian pool player Ronnie Wiseman to compete in pocket billiard tournaments. They both scored a double victory at the Carolinas Open at Fast Eddie's in Goldsboro, North Carolina, with Wiseman winning the one-pocket tournament and Pagulayan winning the nine-ball event.[7] Later in 2003, Pagulayan reached the finals of the World Nine-ball Championship. Unfortunately, he was bested by Thorsten Hohmann 10-17.[8]

In 2004 in Taipei, Taiwan, Pagulayan captured the prestigious World Pool Championship title, representing Canada. The score was a 17–13 victory over Pei-wei Chang in the finals.[9] Since then, he has been Canada's only world champion in the sport.

In 2006, Pagulayan won the first national championship of the Billiards and Snooker Congress of Philippines (BSCP), besting Gandy Valle in the finals and earning P1,000,000 (US$20,639).[10]

Ronnie Wiseman, Keith McCready, and Pagulayan (left to right) at the 2003 Carolinas Open in Goldsboro, North Carolina

Not many pool players in the Philippines excel at or even play straight pool. For a number of years, Efren Reyes was the only Filipino player known to have made runs of 100 or more. However, at an demonstration match at the 2006 Derby City Classic in Kentucky, Pagulayan made a high run of 130, the second-highest of the event[11]. This makes him the second Filipino player known to have run 100 balls in straight pool in controlled competition.

In 2007, won the World Summit of Pool nine-ball championship held at the Riviera Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. American Shane Van Boening defeated Pagulayan earlier in the event, 11–4, but the veteran Pagulayan came back from the losing bracket of the double-elimination tournament chart by beating fellow countrymen Francisco Bustamante and Warren Kiamco, only to face Van Boening in the final round. The semi-finals as well as the final matches were recorded by ESPN for future broadcast, and the final match between Pagulayan and Van Boening was a race to 7. Pagulayan shot out with a strong lead, 4–1, but Van Boening managed to tie the score at 5–5. However, after Pagulayan three-fouled him, resulting in a loss of game for Van Boening, Pagulayan advanced forward and captured the title in the final game, ending the match at 7–5.[12][13]

On May 11, 2008, Pagulayan defeated Mika Immonen in the Matchroom Sports production of the World Pool Masters in a thrilling finals match held at the Rivera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the race to 8, Immonen maintained a strong lead against Pagulayan with a score of 6 to 3, but due to an illegal break when he failed to send the required number of balls past the headstring, Pagulayan took advantage of this error by winning the next three games in a row, with the eventual title going to Pagulayan. "I feel like I did when I won the World Championship," said Pagulayan flexing his biceps and performing a Running Man Dance for the cameras directly after sinking the 9 ball for the match win. "I think I’ve finished in every place here except first." Pagulayan was a finalist in the 2006 World Pool Masters, but lost to German Ralf Souquet.[14]

"The Lion" Pagulayan crushed Joven Bustamante on June 15, 2008 to win the P 300,000-Magnificent 7 Winner-Take-All 9-Ball Invitational second qualifier in Mandaue City, Cebu for the December grand finals. He is set for the June, 2nd leg of the Sen. Manuel Villar Cup in Cebu City.[15]

Alex Pagulayan, 30, received the $ 15,000 check, as he defeated Dennis Orcollo, 11-6, to win the 4th leg of the Guinness 9-Ball Tour at the Velocity@Novena Square, Singapore. Pagulayan blasted 2005 world titlist Wu Chia Ching, 9-6, while Orcollo defeated Yang Ching-Shun, 9-8. Orcollo who settled for the runner-up purse of $ 6,000.[16][17]

[edit] Lawsuit

Pagulayan filed a libel and P 6 million damages complaint with Pasig Regional Trial Court's Second Assistant City Prosecutor Maria Anunciacion Hipol, on July 14, 2008, versus billiards officers Yen Makabenta and Ernesto Fajardo. The officials of the Billiards and Snookers Congress of the Philippines (BSCP) accused him of "sharking" (distracting one's opponent to win, at the Singapore leg Guinness 9-Ball Tour), in addition to "disgraceful loser" and a "liar."[18]

[edit] Personal life

Despite his 2004 relocation to the Philippines, Pagulayan still officially has a mailing address in Canada. In March 2007, when asked where he resides in a Pool Billiards News interview, Pagulayan jokingly replied, "My suitcase. Yes. That's where I live right now – out of my suitcase."[19]

Aside from pool, Alex also plays poker, chess and basketball, and is a five-time NBA Filipino Of The Year in the latter CITATION NEEDED!. He is a big fan of Texas (band).

[edit] Achievements

  • 2008 World Pool Masters, Las Vegas, Nevada
  • 2007 World Summit of Pool
  • 2006 Philippine National Championship
  • 2005 Philippines Snooker Team Gold Medal, SEA Games
  • 2005 US Open Nine-ball Championship
  • 2005 Derby City Classic Ten-ball Ring Game Champion
  • 2005 SML Entertainment Nine-ball Champion
  • 2004 WPA World Nine-ball Championship
  • 2003 Joss Tour Grand Final Winner
  • 2003 Carolinas Open Nine-ball Division, Goldsboro, North Carolina
  • 2003 IBC Western Canadian Open
  • 2002 World Pool Trickshot Champion

[edit] References

  1. ^ "The Professionals", Filipinopool.com. Accessed 2007-08-11
  2. ^ "Pagulayan Accuses BSCP of Getting Back at Him" 2007-07, Filipinopool.com. Accessed 2007-08-11
  3. ^ "Alex 'The Lion' Pagulayan", PoolBilliardNews.com. Accessed 2007-08-11.
  4. ^ 23rd SEA Games Winners and Losers, Editorial, The Sunday Times, December 11, 2005. Retrieved June 18, 2007
  5. ^ Footage of the six ball break shot and its aftermath
  6. ^ Pagulayan wins U.S. Open, '"AzBilliards.com. Retrieved June 18, 2007
  7. ^ Pagulayan Wins Carolinas Open Nine-ball Division, AzBilliards.com. Retrieved June 18, 2007
  8. ^ Hohmann Wins World Title, by Mike Panozzo, BiliardsDigest.com, July 20, 2003. Retrieved June 18, 2007
  9. ^ Pagulayan Crowned World ChampionAzBilliards.com, Retrieved June 18, 2007
  10. ^ Alex Pagulayan Wins Opener in BSCP National Pool Championship, by Marlon Bernardino, AzBilliards.com. Retrieved June 18, 2007
  11. ^ "Straight Pool Challenge at Derby City", by Bob Jewett, Professor-Q-Ball's National Pool & 3-cushion News, 2006; accessed February 11, 2007
  12. ^ Pagulayan Sails Through at Billiard Factory World Summit of Pool, InsidePOOL.com, June 2007. Retrieved June 18, 2007
  13. ^ Shane Van Boening vs. Alex Pagulayan Live Update, TheActionReport.com. Retrieved June 18, 2007
  14. ^ Lion Wins World Pool Masters, AzBilliards.com. Retrieved May 12, 2008
  15. ^ www.abs-cbnnews.com, 'The Lion' conquers Mandaue 9-Ball tilt
  16. ^ mb.com.ph, Pagulayan ends Taipei’s reign in Guinness Tour
  17. ^ inquirer.net, Gallego reigns in Villar Cup
  18. ^ gmanews.tv, Alex Pagulayan files P6-M libel case vs 2 pool officials
  19. ^ "Alex 'The Lion' Pagulayan", PoolBilliardNews.com, March 12, 2007. Retrieved June 18, 2007

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Preceded by
Thorsten Hohmann
WPA Men's World Nine-ball Champion
2004
Succeeded by
Wu Chia-ching
Preceded by
Gabe Owen
US Open Nine-ball Champion
2005
Succeeded by
John Schmidt


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Jumat, 04 Juni 2010

Nafasku Blog Seo, Blogging, Internet Marketing Tips Trik with Young Blogger Info 10 Tools Favorit yg Sering Digunakan Para Hacker

Pembuat NMAP melakukan survei 100 tools favorit terhadap pengikut milis nmap-hackers. Sekitar 3,243 user memberikan suaranya untuk tool yang paling mereka gemari. Daftar 100 tool favorit para hacker ini dapat ditemukan jg di www.insecured.org

Dari 100 tool tersebut, berikut dibawah ini adalah 10 tools favorit yang mendapat suara terbanyak sepanjang tahun 2006. Tool tersebut merupakan senjata yang dianggap mutlak diperlukan dalam aktivitas hacking dan sekuriti.

1.Nessus

“Nessus” pertama kali dibuat oleh Renaud Deraison pada tahun 1998 dan disebarkan untuk komunitas internet secara bebas, bermanfaat, ter-update dengan baik serta mudah untuk digunakan.

Nessus adalah sebuah program untuk mencari kelemahan pada sebuah sistem komputer. Menurut situs resminya di www.nessus.org, tool ini telah digunakan oleh lebih dari 75.000 organisasi dan perusahaan di seluruh dunia.

2.Snort

Snort adalah sebuah IDS, yaitu tool untuk mencegah dan mendeteksi serangan terhadap sistem komputer. Vendor dari snort mengklaim bahwa tool ini telah didownload berjuta-juta kali dari situs mereka. Anda mungkin berminat untuk mencobanya, silahkan download tool ini di www.snort.org.

3.Kismet

Kismet adalah sebuah tool untuk mendeteksi koneksi wireless(mendukung lalu lintas 802.11b, 802.11a, dan 802.11g ) , menangkap paket dalam sebuah sistem jaringan dan menjadi sebuah IDS (intrusion detection System).

Untuk mencari tahu lebih lanjut mengenai kismet, anda dapat mengunjungi situs http://www.kismetwireless.net atau masuk ke #kismet irc.freenode.net.

4.Metasploit Framework

Metasploit Framework adalah sebuah proyek open source untuk mengembangkan, menguji dan menggunakan kode eksploit. Dibuat dengan bahasa Perl sebagai fondasi dasar dan dan terdiri dari komponen pelengkap yang telah dicompile dengan bahasa C, assembler dan Python. Metasploit Framework dapat berjalan pada sistem operasi UNIX, Linux dan Windows. Keterangan yang lebih detail dapat anda cari di http://www.metasploit.com.

5.Netcat

Netcat adalah sebuah tool networking utility yang dapat membaca dan menulis data pada koneksi sebuah jaringan melalui protokol TCP/IP.

Fitur yang terdapat pada Netcat antara lain :

  • Koneksi keluar dan masuk melalui protokol UDP ataupun TCP dengan port yang digunakan..

  • Tunneling mode, tunneling dari UDP ke TCP, memetakan parameter dalam jaringan (source port/interface, listening port/interface, dan mengijinkan remote host melakukan koneksi ke tunnel)

  • Port scanner, untuk mendeteksi port yang terbuka.

  • Buffered send-mode dan hexdump RFC854 telnet.

6.Hping

Hping merupakan sebuah tool serba guna. Tool ini dapat digunakan untuk menguji kemampuan firewall, mencari port yang terbuka, menguji keamanan jaringan dengan menggunakan berbagai jenis protokol, mendapatkan informasi sistem operasi, mengevaluasi protokol TCP/IP.

7.TCPDump

Tcpdump juga merupakan sebuah sniffer. Admin jaringan menggunakan tool ini untuk memonitor lalu lintas dan menganalisa permasalahan jika terjadi gangguan. Menurut informasi di http://www-iepm.slac.stanford.edu/monitoring/passive/tcpdump.html , Tcpdump menggunakan paket filter dari UNIX BSD untuk meng-capture data(BPF / BSD Packet Filter).BPF menerima salinan dari driver pengirim dan penerima paket.Pengguna tcpdump juga dapat menyaring paket sesuai dengan keinginan.

8. John The Ripper

Sebuah password cracker dari jaman nenek moyang para hacker yang masih menjadi 10 besar tool favorit. Berikut adalah keterangan dari pembuat John The Ripper.

John the Ripper is a password cracker, currently available for UNIX, DOS,WinNT/Win95. Its primary purpose is to detect weak UNIX passwords. It has been tested with Linux x86/Alpha/SPARC, FreeBSD x86, OpenBSD x86, Solaris 2.x SPARC and x86, Digital UNIX, AIX, HP-UX, and IRIX”.

9. Cain And Abel

Cain & Abel adalah sebuah tool untuk masalah password. Tool ini dapat mengumpulkan password dengan metode network sniffing, meng-crack password menggunakan Dictionary attack, Brute-Force and Cryptanalysis attacks, merekam pembicaraan VoIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol), meng-crack jaringan wireless, menganalisa trafik dalam jaringan. www.oxid.it

10. WireShark / Ethereal

Wireshark / Ethereal adalah sebuah tool untuk menganalisa protokol jaringan. Fungsinya juga sebagai sebuah sniffer. Memantau lalu lintas internet. Wireshark

dapat berjalan pada Windows, MAC OS X, dan Linux. www.wireshark.org

Tertarik? Pelajari dan pahami saja cara penggunaan 10 tool tsb. Kita memang tdk akan semudah itu menjadi hacker hebat hanya dengan mengandalkan 10 tool diatas. Tapi tool2 tsb sudah diakui oleh semua tingkatan Hacker. Kan bisa menjadi tambahan bagi anda2 yang ingin menggeluti sekuriti komputer secara mendalam.

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Senin, 15 Maret 2010

Efren ReyesEfren Reyes


Bilyar tidak hanya hiburan semata-mata. Bilyar adalah jalan menuju kehidupan yang lebih baik.
Bagaimana cara keluar dari kemiskinan? Dengan berbuat kejahatan, atau masuk ke dunia hiburan, atau menjadi seorang olahragawan profesional? Efren Reyes, seorang pemain bilyar berkewarganegaraan Filipina memilih pilihan ketiga. Pilihan ini bukan hal yang umum di Kota Angeles sebelah utara Filipina, yang penduduknya memiliki berbagai cara yang salah untuk keluar dari kemiskinan. Tetapi Reyes memiliki talenta yang luar biasa yang tidak dapat membuat dirinya menyimpang dari panggilannya.

Ketika Reyes berumur sembilan tahun, Reyes sudah mulai berusaha mendapatkan uang (peso) di tempat bermain bilyar kepunyaan pamannya. Empat puluh dua tahun kemudian, dia berhasil mengumpulkan hadiah paling besar dari suatu permainan yang pernah ada - 500.000 dolar pada International Pool Tour World 8 Ball Championship di Reno, Nevada, yang berhasil dimenangkan oleh Reyes di bulan September 2006.

Reyes adalah seorang pemain bilyar yang dicintai bahkan oleh para lawan tandingnya selama kejuaraan bilyar tingkat dunia yang terakhir. Tetapi ia terutama dipuja oleh orang-orang Filipina yang miskin, yang bagi mereka, Reyes adalah perwujudan dari cita-cita mereka. Mereka juga mengetahui bagaimana Reyes telah berbagi kemenangannya bersama mereka, para fakir miskin dan orang-orang yang membutuhkan.

Kualitas yang ia miliki telah membuat Reyes mendapat pujian berlebihan yang secara normal diperoleh oleh bintang film. Ia bahkan sudah tampil di dalam kampanye iklan seperti McDonald dan San Miguel Beer. Tetapi apabila ada satu hal yang sudah ia iklankan sejak pertama kali ia memegang tongkat bilyar adalah kemampuan mengatasi kemiskinan dengan bekerja keras, memiliki keterampilan dan pikiran yang tidak mudah menyerah.