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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4/16/07
TO:  ALL BILLIARD LEAGUES/MEDIA
FROM: AMERICAN CUESPORTS ALLIANCE

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ACS Presents The All American Tour Results from The Blue Chalk Club

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The thirty-first stop of the 2006/2007 McDermott All American Tour (produced by the American CueSports Alliance – ACS) was hosted by owner Ron Dobosenski at The Blue Chalk Club, in Middleton, Wisconsin, on April 14, and featured a $1,000 added purse with seventeen players. The event included a double-elimination 8-ball format on Gabriel 7-footers, and Ron Dobosenski (Madison, WI) ran undefeated to the finals.  In the hot-seat match, Dobosenski out maneuvered Tom Cox (Madison, WI) 5-1.  Earlier in the A-bracket semi-finals, Dobosenski had outplayed Pat Hall (Madison, WI) 5-1, while Cox dominated Jim Fitzpatrick (Madison, WI) 5-2.  In the B-side semifinals, Tom McCloskey (Des Plaines, IL) took out Tom Oman (Richland Center, WI) 5-4; and in the B-side finals McCloskey gained more momentum by eliminating Tom Cox 5-3.  McCloskey had to defeat Ron Dobosenski two sets for the title, and Tom succeeded by the slimmest of margins to take the title over Dobosenski 5-3, 5-4!

 

By virtue of second-place Ron Dobosenski being the highest-finishing ACS member, he qualified for a free singles entry into the 2007 ACS Nationals in Las Vegas – courtesy of the ACS.  The ACS wishes to thank sponsors McDermott Handcrafted Cues, Silver Cup Chalk, Billiard Wholesalers and Pro Series Cases for their support in donating “Value-In-Kind” product for this and all stops on the McDermott All American Tour. Sponsorship opportunities are still available by contacting the ACS.

 

The weekend of April 20-22, will feature no less than three McDermott All American Tour stops: 1). Las Vegas Cue Club in Las Vegas, NV, hosting the $500 added “ACS 8-Ball Open” stop on Saturday (for onsite entry details contact Henry Nogiec at 702/735-2884); 2). Nite Hawk in Portland, OR, hosting a $1,500 added 9-ball stop on Friday evening through Sunday – limited to 48 players (for onsite entry details contact Bill Mildenberger at 503/285-7177); and 3). Q’s Sports Bar and Girl in Port Charlotte, FL, hosting the $1,000 added “Q’s 1st Annual Southwest (FL) 9 Ball Amateur Open” stop on Saturday and Sunday (for onsite entry details contact Ken Coulter at 941-764-6969).   Information, entry details and schedules for the 2006/2007 McDermott All American Tour are available at www.americancuesports.org. 

 

Final Results:

1st        Tom McCloskey (Des Plaines, IL)                    $650

2nd      Ron Dobosenski (Madison, WI)                       $450 + free ACS Nationals Entry

3rd       Tom Cox (Madison, WI)                                  $300

4th       Tom Oman (Richland Center, WI)                    $195

 

 

By: John Barton

Why don't we get some Domino's? Nah Pizza Hut is better. How aboutSubway or Starbucks? Let's just got to 7-11 and get some microwavespaghetti. Sound familiar?  It should because these were all choicesavailable to the world's best female pool players as they descended onthe suburb of Taipei, Taiwan called Tao Yuan to compete in one of theworld's largest shopping malls for the 2007 world championship title. Called the 2007 Amway Women's World 9-Ball Championship, this contestfeatured women from around the world, including Venezuela and Turkey forthe first time.   While there was some grumbling about the format and the conditions,specifically easy pockets and races to five in the round-robin stages,the fact is that the conditions were the same for all the participants.The most notable victim of the conditions was an out-of-form AllisonFisher who failed to advance into the quarter finals. A very in-form Pan Xiao Ting trounced a very nervous newcomer AmitRubilen in the finals 11-5 to win the whole thing.  Amit Rublilendeserved to be in the finals however with very strong and creative playwhich quite resembled her male stablemates from the Philippines.  Other highlights were Kim White's 5-8th place showing. The USA has beenwithout a title here for a long time and Kim was in fine form all weekhaving not lost a match.  Japanese player Hamanishi proved to be Kim'sbane however and slipped by relegating her to a spectator. Going back to the conditions this tournament was definitely a tester forthe nerves and concentration.  Distraction was everywhere from thecameramen and media photographers covering each match to shoppers goingup the escalators, to things dropping from the upper levels, torollerblading children crashing into the barriers.  It was a mighty featto relax and prepare for a match because private and quiet space washard to come by.  On top of that the matches were constantly startedearly to keep action going for the live broadcast. A good example of how absurd this was is showcased in the match betweenGerda Hofstaetter and Pan Xiao Ting in the round robin stage.  The matchwas scheduled for 6pm.  Gerda came to the arena at 5:30pm and settled into watch some pool before she played.  The match previous to hersfinished at around 5:40 and Gerda noticed the staff frantically lookingaround the arena. Surmising that they were looking for her she went downand was asked to start her match early.  So at 5:45pm, 15 minutes early,she started the match.  Gerda didn't miss or make one ball in that matcha Pan rolled to a 5:0 victory and the match was over before it wasscheduled to begin.  It was explained by the promoter that Taiwanese viewers preferred towatch a match from beginning to end rather than have the action cut inon matches that were in progress.  They also had a call-in promotiongoing where viewers could call a pay-per-call number and pick the winnerof an upcoming match and be eligible to win prizes.  So it was importantthat they keep action going on the main TV table to keep the callscoming in.  It was reported that in previous years the call-in promotionhad received around 500,000 calls at NT$10 per call. That's about .30ctsU.S. per call. VideoLand is a Taiwanese network that runs about four channels on cable.They broadcast the tournament live.  Every ball in every feature matchwas shown without interruption.  The miles of cables they used wasamazing.  As well they did interviews with the players which they usedas filler for slow moments.  Often they would play them during theplayer's matches so the fans and players were treated to the surrealexperience of hearing the player's words booming from the arenaspeakers.  Sometimes this brought a wry smile from the player and alaugh from the crowd and other times it was a clear disturbance for theplayer. All in all though it was a fantastic tournament.  The players with thebest performances advanced as they should.  There were upsets andblowouts and resolves to train harder and get ready for next year.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4/9/07
TO:  ALL BILLIARD LEAGUES/MEDIA
FROM: AMERICAN CUESPORTS ALLIANCE

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ACS Presents The All American Tour Results from Flipper McCoys

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The twenty-ninth and thirtieth stops of the 2006/2007 McDermott All American Tour (produced by the American CueSports Alliance – ACS) were hosted by Southern Amusement Pool League at Flipper McCoys, in Norfolk, VA on April 7, and featured a $500 added women’s division with twenty-six players and a $1,500 added men’s division with forty-one players. Both events included a double-elimination 8-ball format on bar boxes.  In the men’s division, Bill Duggan (Virginia Beach, VA) ran undefeated to the finals.  In the hot-seat match, Duggan clipped Dave Perry (Virginia Beach, VA) 5-4.  Earlier in the A-bracket semi-finals, Duggan had outplayed Jay Hughes (Norfolk, VA) 5-3, while Perry knocked off Dan Losh (Virginia Beach, VA) 5-1.  In the B-side quarterfinals Harry Kernodle (Virginia Beach, VA) eliminated Losh 5-2, while Bill Mason (Virginia Beach, VA) ousted Hughes 5-2; Mason took out Kernodle 5-3 in the semifinals; and in the B-side finals Dave Perry ended Mason’s run by a 5-0 margin.  Dave Perry had to defeat Bill Duggan two sets for the title, but the undefeated Duggan claimed the title in the first set by a 5-4 margin!

 

In the women’s division, Jacki Redmon (Suffolk, VA) ran undefeated to the finals.  In the hot-seat match, Redmon clipped Rachel Eliazar (Raleigh, NC) 3-2.  Earlier in the A-bracket semi-finals, Redmon had outplayed Barbara Yeager (Suffolk, VA) 3-2, while Eliazar knocked off Mary Davis (Virginia Beach, VA) 3-2.  In the B-side quarterfinals Becky Nelson (Winston-Salem, NC) eliminated Davis 3-1, while Yeager (Suffolk, VA) ousted Cheryl Pritchard (Chesapeake, VA) 3-1; in the B-side semifinals, Nelson took out Yeager 3-2; and in the B-side finals Becky Nelson continued her hot streak in eliminating Rachel Eliazar by a 3-1 margin.  Becky Nelson had to defeat Jacki Redmon two sets for the title, but the undefeated Redmon eased to the title in the first set by a 3-0 margin!

 

By virtue of Dave Perry’s second-place finish in the men’s division and Jacki Redmon’s first-place finish in the women’s division, both players as the highest-placing ACS members qualified for a free singles entry into the 2007 ACS Nationals in Las Vegas – courtesy of the ACS.  The ACS wishes to thank sponsors McDermott Handcrafted Cues, Silver Cup Chalk, Billiard Wholesalers and Pro Series Cases for their support in donating “Value-In-Kind” product for this and all stops on the McDermott All American Tour. Sponsorship opportunities are still available by contacting the ACS.

 

Saturday-Sunday, April 14-15 will feature the $1,000 added 1st Annual  Spring 8-Ball Shootout – a McDermott All American Tour stop at the Blue Chalk Club in Middleton,WI (for onsite entry details contact Ron Dobosenski at 608-836-8588).  Information, entry details and schedules for the 2006/2007 McDermott All American Tour are available at www.americancuesports.org. 
 

Final Results:

(Men)

1st        Bill Duggan (Virginia Beach, VA)                      $620

2nd      Dave Perry (Virginia Beach, VA)                       $400 + free ACS Nationals Entry

3rd       Bill Mason (Virginia Beach, VA)                       $300

4th       Harry Kernodle (Virginia Beach, VA)                $200

5-6th     Dan Losh (Virginia Beach, VA)                        $120

            Jay Hughes (Norfolk, VA)

7-8th    Richie Price (Virginia Beach, VA)                     $80

            Jack Davis (Virginia Beach, VA)          

9-12th   Jeff Smith (Powells Point, NC)                         $60

            Jerry Grant (Hampton, VA)

            Reno Villanueva (Washington, DC)

            Bernard Andico (Virginia Beach, VA)

13-16th Steve Eddins (Portsmouth, VA)                        $40

            John Selbe (Virginia Beach, VA)

            Frank Hanibal Norfolk, VA)

            Blake Jenkins (Virginia Beach, VA)

 

(Women)

1st        Jacki Redmon (Suffolk, VA)                             $400 + free ACS Nationals Entry

2nd      Becky Nelson (Winston-Salem, NC)                 $230

3rd       Rachel Eliazar (Raleigh, NC)                             $130

4th       Barbara Yeager (Suffolk, VA)                           $100

5-6th     Mary Davis (Virginia Beach, VA)                     $50

            Cheryl Pritchard (Chesapeake, VA)

7-8th     Wendy Ocamb (Virginia Beach, VA)                $30

            Kassy Johnson (Portsmouth, VA)

 

2007 Apr 4th - 2007 Amway WPA World 9-ball Championship

Press Conference

City of Taipei, Taiwan

www.cues.com.tw

Written by: Michele Tang

 

We start off with Gwen Stefani’s “Wind It Up” to welcome all the 48 players from 23 countries to participate in the Amway WPA Women World 9-Ball Championship. All competing for just one title, the 2007 Amway WPA Women 9-Ball World Championship.

 

For the opening ceremony entering to the stage, players are divided into 8 different groups, according to the number of times they have participated in the Amway Championship. We have some of the world’s top women players such as Allison Fisher, Jasmin Ouschan, Helena Thornfeldt, and Shin-Mei Liu… and some participating for the very first time.

 

“I hope I will stay till the end, I really hope so.” Allison Fisher, five times Amway tournament Champion.

 

 

The press conference started off by introducing all the players in nine different groups. There are 18 players in the first group, 15 players in group two, 4 players in group three, 3 players in group four, 1 player in group five, group six, group seven and group eight and 2 players in group nine. 48 players from 23 countries, all competing for just one title, the World Championship.

 

After the introduction of the 48 players, it was the introduction of the officials, Mr. Tu the President of Chinese Taipei Billiard Association, Ms. Shirley Chen the first female GM of Amway company, Mr. Jay Cheng, the President of Advertising from Video Land Sports.

 

Then it was time for Mr. Ian Anderson, WPA President to give a speech. “It’s a real delight to be here and I would like to welcome everyone here to the Amway WPA Women 9-Ball World Championship.” He acknowledged the volunteers, Video Land Sports and Amway. There are 23 countries represented in this year’s event and he thanked the players for coming to compete for World Championship title.

 

After Ms. Chen’s speech, it was the exhibit a 4 tier cake cut by the four officials and the specially edited memorial video clip of the past 10 years of Amway tournament.

2007 Amway WPA World Women's 9-ball Championship

 

At the evening of April 7th, Pacific Asia time in Tao-Yuan,Taiwan:

17th place emerged:

 

 

 

2007 Amway WPA World Women's 9-ball Championship

TAO-YUAN COUNTY, TAIWAN

 

 

FINAL GROUP RANKING

8 GROUPS

RACE TO 8, ALTERNATIVE BREAK

APRIL 5TH AND 6TH

 

TOP 3 OF EACH GROUP ADVANCES TO LAST 24 ROUND.

PRIZE PAID FROM 5TH IN THE GROUP AND ABOVE; 6TH WITH NO PRIZE MONEY.

 

4. SABINA DEDERDING, SWITZERLAND

5. EYLULL KIBAROGLU, TURKEY

6. HAZEL COOK, NEW ZEALAND

 

 

4. ALLISON FISHER, ENGLAND

5. JANINE SCHWAN, GERMANY

6. SHU-PIN KAO, CHINESE TAIPEI

 

4. GERDA HOFSTATTER, AUSTRIA

5. TIFFANY NELSON, USA

6. SUET-YEE KWAN, MALAYSIA

 

 

4. AKIMI KAJITANI, JAPAN

5. DANIELA BENZ, GERMANY

6. KATRINE JENSEN, DENMARK

 

 

4. MEGAN MINERICH, USA

5. CHIEH-YU CHOU, CHINESE TAIPEI (WORLD QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT #2)

6. LINDAL HULLEY, AUSTRALIA

 

 

4. DENISE WILKINSON, NEW ZEALAND

5. CHARLOTTE SORENSEN, DENMARK

6. CHARLEEN ZEET HUEI CHAI, SINGAPORE (WORLD QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT #7)

 

 

4. KYOKO SONE, JAPAN (WORLD QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT #4)

5. HELENA THORNFELDT, SWEDEN

6. MAKI IKEDA, JAPAN

 

4. TAMARA RAEMAKERS, NETHERLANDS

5. JOHANNA ESPINOZA, VENEZUELA

6. TAMMY DUFF, SOUTH AFRICA