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CSI US Open One Pocket Championship sawthe last changing of the guard as the permuta-tions of who would make it to the final un-

folded.The first matches of the day took place at 10 am, as

we saw the last four players on the losers side fighting itout. On the top of the draw we saw Alex Pagulayanmatched up against Santos Sambajon with Alex comingout the winner to move into the next round to meetFrancisco Bustamante.At the bottom of the draw we had Charlie Bryant

matched up against Ike Runnels with Ike moving to thenext round to meet Sylver Ochoa.In the hot seat match we had the much improved

Darren “Dynamite” Appleton dueling it out with thisyears Derby City Classic One Pocket Champion ShaneVan Boening. Unfortunately Shane just made one toomany scratches in this match and allowed Darren to come outthe winner with a 4-3 score line. This match went with thebreak, and always had Darren ahead in the match. The lastgame was exciting for the fans that witnessed some great shotmaking by both players. Shane would then have to wait for the7 pm match to see if he could get another stab at Mr. Appleton.Next we had Alex Pagulayan playing Francisco Bustamante

to get to the last two players standing on the losers side of thebracket. Francisco - not surprisingly - carried on his winningways and came through in this match.The other pairing was Ike Runnels up against Sylver Ochoa,

in a match that Sylver had control of throughout, and came outthe winner at 3-1.The final pairing on the losers side of the bracket saw Fran-

cisco Bustamante scrapping it out with Sylver Ochoa. Sylverput a stop to Francisco’s winning ways and came out the winnerwith a score of 3-2.Next Mr. Ochoa had to meet the waiting Shane Van Boening,

who once again was poised to find his way back to the winningcircle. It was no surprise that Shane put a stop to Sylver’s greatplay in this event, with Shane winning with a 3-1 score line.They say that the cream always rises to the top. Well, here we

had a final with two great young guns of the One Pocket gamerising to the occasion. Darren was on top of his game immedi-ately taking the score line to 3-2 in his favor. In the sixth game,

Cue Sports Internationalby Geoff ConwayContributing writer for AZ Billiards

by his own admission, Appleton missed an easy run out toallow Shane to level the match at 3-3.Darren then had another relatively easy run out to win the

next game, but missed an easy ball to once again allow Shaneto win the game and take the lead at 4-3. In game eightDarren played a great combo but once again dogged the bank,and that was all she wrote as Shane was left an easy run out totake down the title with a 5-3 score line.Once again Shane Van Boening has not only proved

himself worthy of yet another highly prized One Pocket title,but has shown the pool world just what a talent he has in somany disciplines of the game. He really is a true championthat should be at the top of his games for many years to come.Well done Shane!!!It must also be noted that CSI once again put on another

very slick event, that went without a hitch, and not withoutthe hard work put in by the great team of tournament direc-tors Bill Stock, Ken Shuman and John Lehman.One must also not forget the “The Action Report” team

that put out their live stream broadcasts covering all of thematches throughout the weeks play.It was also great to see ONE POCKET once again being

presented in such a high profile way by CSI, giving the disci-pline its rightful place in the pool calendar.

Van Boening Takes Down US Open OnePocket Championship

Dennis “Robocop” Orcolloadded the 4th US Open 10-Ball Championship to his

growing list of tournament achieve-ments when he won on Saturday atthe Riviera Hotel and Casino in LasVegas, Nevada, USA.Regarded as the top player of

Bugsy Promotions, Orcollo defeatedcompatriots 2004 WPA World 9-Ball Champion Alex “The Lion”Pagulayan, 9-8, in the semi-finalround and 2010 WPA World 9-BallChampion Francisco “Django” Bus-tamante, 11-5, in the finals to winthe top prize of US$15,000. Thetop player of Puyat Sports Busta-mante received the runner-up prizeof US$8,500.On the road to the semi-finals,

the 2011 WPA World 8-BallChampion Orcollo needed to beatOscar Dominguez of Mexico, Kostas Paspatis of Greece, MikeDechaine and Manny Chau of USA and Rain Chiang ofTaiwan, respectively.Orcollo, a former fisherman from Bislig, Surigao del Sur’s

trip to United States was supported by Malungay Life Oil,Bugsy Promotions, BRKHRD Corporation, Hermes Sports,ACCEL, B-League Corp., BMPAP (Billiards Managers andPlayers Association of the Philippines) and Quezon City gov-ernment headed by mayor Herbert Bautista, vice-mayor JoyBelmonte and rep. Winston Castelo.“I want to show through my actions that athletic excellencecan be achieved with dedication, hard-work and support.” saidthe reigning Philippine Sportswriter Association (PSA) Co-Athlete of the Year Orcollo, a feared money-game shark any-where in the world.“I would like to dedicate my victory to my countrymen and aswell as my boss Perry and Verna (Mariano) who have beenhelping me compete abroad,” added Orcollo.Mariano, also the founder of the National Collegiate Bil-

liards League (NCBL) or B-League was ecstatic to hear of

Orcollo Wins US Open 10-Ball ChampionshipCue Sports Internationalby Marlon BernardinoContributing Writer Az Billiards

Orcollo’s feat.Last May 6, Orcollo dismantled Shane Van Boening of USA,

11-3, in the finals enroute the 3rd Annual Hard Times 10-BallOpen title at the Hard Times Billiards in California, USA.Other Filipinos who competed in the US Open 10-Ball

Championship were Jose “Amang” Parica, Santos “The Saint”Sambajon and Jun Almoite.Ramon “Maestro Monching” Mistica, who acted the

spokesman of the Philippine contingent, said that Filipinopool wizards will resume their quest for honor and glory whenthe 2012 WPA World 9-Ball Championship gets underway onJune 22 to 29 the Al Sadd Sports Club Al Sadd St. SportRoundabout in Doha, Qatar.Orcollo will be teaming up with Bustamante and Filipino

billiards maestro Efren “Bata” Reyes as well former WorldWomen’s 10-ball ruler Rubilen “Bingkay” Amit for the 2012World Teams gets underway on June 30 to July 6 in China

photo by Mike Fieldhammer, BilliardCoach.com”

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Predator 9-Ball Tour Stop Open Division • Gotham City Billiards,Brooklyn, NY

Earl “The Pearl” Strickland paid a rare visit to the North-east on the weekend of May 5-6 and joined a short fieldof 15 entrants, on hand for the Open portion of a stop

on the Predator Tour. Strickland spent most of his time on theloss side in this event, but came back to face the man who’dsent him there - Jeremy Sossei - and defeat him in the finals.The $500-added event was hosted by Gotham City Billiards inBrooklyn, NY.

While Strickland was embarking on his five-match, loss-sidewinning streak, Sossei was advancing to the winners’ side semi-finals to face Phil Burford. Rob Pole, in the meantime, squaredoff against Jennifer Baretta. Sossei sent Burford west 7-4, asPole sent Baretta over 7-5. Sossei got into the hot seat with a7-4 victory over Pole, and waited on “The Pearl.”

First up for Strickland, on the loss side, was Greg McAn-drews. A 7-2 win over McAndrews was followed by a 7-4victory over tour director Tony Robles, which set Strickland

Earl “The Pearl” gets by Sossei Twice to take Open Event

up to face Baretta. Burford drew Justin Daniels, who’d shut outThomas Rice and downed Jorge Rodriguez 7-4. Strickland andDaniels handed Baretta and Burford their second straight loss;7-1, Strickland over Baretta and 7-2, Daniels over Burford.

Strickland shut Daniels out in the quarterfinals that followedand then downed Pole in the semifinals 7-3 for a second crackat Sossei. The two battled back and forth in the single, race-to-11 finals, until Strickland pulled away at the end to win it 11-8.

Tour director Tony Robles thanked the ownership and staff atGotham City Billiards, as well as Predator Cues, The NationalAmateur Pool League, Delta-13 racks, Poison Cues, PoolOn-TheNet.com, and NYCGrind.

1st Earl Strickland $6002nd Jeremy Sossei $4003rd Robert Pole $2004th Justin Daniels $100

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farther from thepocket, the shot natu-rally becomes moredifficult. But distancefrom the pocket is not the only consider-ation when looking at the striped ball’sposition. The distance between the solidball and the striped ball also comes intoplay. When the balls are separated asthey are in the diagram, the 8 ball willroll to the striped ball, something wemust consider to determine the angle ofdeflection from the striped ball. In a nut-shell, a rolling ball that hits half of

another ball will deflect at anangle of 30 degrees to the linebetween the two balls, the solidline in the diagram. If the twoballs are closer, another principlecomes into play. Because anobject ball can slide a short dis-tance away from the cue ball aftercontact, the solid ball can deflectat 90 degrees to the line of centersfor the two balls if the solid andstripe sit close to each other.When the line 90 degrees to theline of centers for two balls thatare frozen to each other meets apocket, that shot is called a deadkiss and considered a sure thing byplayers who know how to recog-nize it. A little practice with dis-tance and speed will helpdistinguish the two types of kissshots.

So here’s a new shot and onethat can pull out wins in dire cir-cumstances. But because we see itin so many different shapes, it’s

also a shot that requires careful study andpractice

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by Tom RossContributing Writer

A Deadly Kiss

Acouple of weeks ago I watchedan 8-ball tournament with oneof the finest run outs I’ve ever

witnessed, weaving his cue ball throughthe heavy traffic of a crowded table tofinish with two long banks and then ashot on the 8 ball that many good playerswould not see, let alone execute.

Looking at shot A in the diagram wesee an easy example of the shot in ques-tion, so easy in fact that it’s part of manytrick-shot setups. Let’s say that, for what-ever reason, we cannot get position toshoot the striped ball into itsnearest corner pocket, and we seethat its path to the far cornerpocket is blocked by that solidball sitting in front of the side.The best shot then is to play thestriped ball into the side pocketas a kiss shot off of the solid ball.When the setup is right, the shotis almost a guarantee. The bestsetup has the solid ball centeredin the side pocket or slightly pastcenter toward the far end. Andits ideal distance from the rail is alittle less than a ball width so thestriped ball cannot pass it whilemoving along the rail. Wheneverything is in order, it’s hard tomiss the shot. It still requires alittle practice however to seat itfirmly in memory and learn toidentify it as an option when itappears on the table.

With an understanding now ofthe basic principle we can look atshot B. But before examiningthe shot I should clarify what led up to it.Hearing that someone finished a rackwith two long banks and a difficult kissshot might lead some to believe that hewas missing his position and thus flailing

desperately at difficult shots. That is nottrue. At a certain point in almost every8-ball run, it can become nearly impossi-ble to get out of trouble with a goodsafety while the opponent has all sevenballs on the table. At that stage theshooter is often forced to run out. Andin the case under discussion, the playerstudied the layout with careful fore-thought and planned the last three shotsas executed. Simply making shot Bwould be very respectable; seeing it inthe future as the best option is profes-sional.

Once the setup changes from the easyarrangement in shot A, the shot quicklygains complexity owing to several factors.Most obviously, as the striped ball moves

defeated Ruth Chappell of Coats, N.C. Macaluso and Chap-pell tied for 3rd Place.Yellow Tier, Patrick Porter of Burlington, N.J., defeated

Kenneth Suttles of Kodak, Tenn. Porter advanced to the finalsby defeating Joshua Rose of Summit, Miss.. Suttles defeatedBradley Lancaster of Bakersfield, Calif., in the semifinals. Roseand Lancaster tied for 3rd Place.Red Tier, Joseph Magsaysay of Jackson, Mo., defeated

Gabriel Valdez of SanDiego, Calif.Magsaysay defeatedTravis Fehlauer ofFayetteville, N.C.,while Valdez defeatedJosh Norris of Okla-homa City, Okla.Fehlauer and Norristied for 3rd Place.Purple Tier, Cary

Cass of Miami, Fla., de-feated Armando Lealof San Antonio, Texas.Cass defeated MarcHorsting of HanoverPark, Ill.. Leal ad-

vanced after defeating Joseph Coleman of Joelton, Tenn.Horsting and Coleman tied for 3rd Place.First place winners received cash and prizes worth $15,000.

Each Runner-Up received cash and prizes worth $9,000. ThirdPlace finishers each received $4,000.Jack & Jill Doubles Championship, Jason Fortun and Kim

Nguyen of Terrytown, La., defeated Sean Higgins and LineThibeault of Lewiston, Maine. Fortun and Nguyen took home

$5,000, Higgins andThibeault received $3,000.Sportsmanship Awards

were presented to Jina Wat-terworth of Lapeer, Mich.,and Mike Tucci of Fresno,Calif., in the 9-Ball Shootoutand 8-Ball Classic.

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More than $500,000 in cash and prizes were awardedto APA members at the APA National SinglesChampionships held April 25-28 in Las Vegas at the

Riviera Hotel & Casino. The National Singles Championshipsconsisted of the 8-Ball Classic and 9-Ball Shootout SinglesChampionships and Jack & Jill Doubles.The final round of the 9-Ball Shootout featured three cham-

pionship matches, one for each Skill Level, with two shootersin each match competing for $10,000 in cash and prizes. Green Tier, James Rockwell of Columbus, N.J., defeated

Kevin Hazlip of Orange Park, Fla. Rockwell advanced to thefinals after a victory over Sophina Placencia of Waianae,Hawaii. Hazlip advanced to the finals after defeating CourtneyMcIntosh of Round Rock, Texas. Placencia and McIntosh tiedfor 3rd Place. White Tier, Mike Sousa of Norton, Mass., defeated Mike

Hernandez of SanAntonio, Texas. Sousadefeated ChristopherGarza of Brownsville,Texas, in the semifinalround. Hernandez ad-vanced to the finals bydefeating Sandra Ante ofFlorence, Ky. Garza andAnte tied for 3rd Place.Black Tier, Dustin

Morris of Minneapolis, Minn., defeated Levent Ertoz of Moun-tain View, Calif. Morris advanced to the finals after defeatingJames Key of Southaven, Miss., in the semifinals. Ertoz ad-vanced to the final round match after a victory over JohnTorockio of Derry, Pa. Key and Torockio tied for 3rd Place.Each of the three Champions received a prize worth $10,000.

Runners-Up in each tier took home a prize worth $5,000. ThirdPlace finishers received $3,000.The finals of the 8-Ball Classic, four champions each took

home a prize worth$15,000 for their perform-ances.Blue Tier, Connie

Kraft of East Peoria, Ill.,defeated Ryan Raftery ofToledo, Ohio. Kraft de-feated Stefanie Macalusoof New Port Richey, Fla.,to advance, while Raftery

APA Members take home more than $500,000 in Cash andPrizes at National Singles Championships

top, Mike Sousa wins White Tierleft, Jason Fortun and Kim Nguyen are the

Jack & Jill Champs

above , Green Tier winner James Rockwell,

left, Black Tier Champ Dustin Morris

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What Would a Sucker Do? If you look around and don’t see any suckers…YOU are the sucker!Do you want to win, or are you content to just hit balls around at random? If

you want to win, you must play the odds. Skilled players understand the chancesof pocketing their ball versus the likelihood of executing a successful safety, while

also assessing the cost and benefit of each option. My next series of articles will be a sample of what we go over in my BilliardsBoot Camp held here in Northern California.You have stripes here. Your opponent’s ball is in the jaws and the 8 ball is on the opposite end rail. What do you do?A sucker would attempt a low-percentage bank shot on the stripe and, if successful, be rewarded with ANOTHER low-percent-

age bank or thin cut on the 8 ball. The skilled player would pocket oppo-

nent’s ball in the corner with a combina-tion shot, leaving the opponent a toughbank shot and leaving your ball in thejaws. Now it is almost impossible forthem to play safe on you, and they arenow forced to attempt a low-percentagebank shot. You are now the favorite towin this game.House Pro at DownLo Billiards in Chico,California, League Operator & TournamentDirectorwww.AngelofBilliards.com • www.Billiards-BootCamp.com

The 1st artistic pool competition forjuniors took place in 1993 with the BCA inLas Vegas, NVThe amateur movement expanded in 1995 with the

VNEA International event in Las Vegas The youth movement expanded in 1996 with the VNEA

junior nationals (3 divisions).In 2006 artistic pool attached to ACS and APA national

events at the Riviera in Las Vegas, NV.Events through the end of 2011 continued a highly suc-

cessful focus with amateur and youth entities.For years now online “artistic pool” creations have en-

hanced a huge avalanche of interest for “trick shots and somuch more” worldwide. Professional artistic pool movement remains a beacon of

opportunity for anyone from the foundation base!SPECIAL EVENT NOTICE: The World Class Artistic

Pool Masters Cup will take place in Shenyang, China July13 – 15, 2012. This special invitation event will include 16players from around the world and 2 table judges from theUS. Tom and Marty Rossman will be the event directorsand Mike Massey will be the Master of Ceremonies. This isthe 1st time for an Artistic Pool event in China.Anyone wanting to receive our newsletter 4 – 6 times per

year via a “bcc” email release may also contact us atdrcue@artisticpool.org or you may call at 765.795.4968.

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Frozen Kick Backby Robert ByrneFrom “Byrne’s Complete Book of Pool Shots” with permission

by Tom Rossman • drcue@artisticpool.orgContributing Writer

The Artistic Pocket Newsletter

The cueball is frozen to the rail but not to the 5-ball. Shooting toward

the 5-ball is an almost certain double-hit foul. Shooting into the rail

and hitting the cueball very high with an elevated cue is probably

not a foul, especially if the cueball travels down the rail as shown. If the

cueball comes sharply off the rail ball (dashed line), it means you hit it twice.

The Artistic Pocket newsletter’s central focus as a valu-able education resource tool for Artistic Pool has threegoals in mind:

Preserving “Artistic Pool” History…Presenting “Foundation” Facts…Promoting Sport Opportunities…The valued contributions of Steve “Triple C” Markle and

Rodney “Triple P” Fontaine as special feature writers are sin-cerely appreciated as they accent the pages of the newsletterwith specific reader appeal asking for more of the same. Stevehas done an excellent job of adding a sincere and heartfelthuman-interest side to our sport, while Rodney continues toshare special insights from a spiritual perspective in The Chap-lain’s “Corner Pocket” for our game and life journey.A special thanks to Paul “Professor-Q-Ball” Frankel for pre-

senting and archiving editions at professorqball.com. May eachof you continue to “enjoy our publication” as we strive to carrythe exciting message of our cue sport activity around theworld…via special fellowship experiences of common sport in-terests, reunion style sharing of unique “artistic” talents, plusan open and universal willingness to help others… Rack Up A Victory In Their Game And Life!! Special excerpts follow from the feature State Of The “Art”

Message (Special “Foundation” Facts):The 1st artistic pool competition for amateur leagues took

place in 1993 with the BCA in Las Vegas, NV

look for me in thefinals. I hope I amthere with you but if not, I still had agood time.

Local tournaments give you a goodchance to work on the specifics of thisgame. On some nights I like to work onmy safeties or on another occasion I workon being aggressive. Of course I want towin, but I am not going to ruin a goodtime by being concerned about winningand losing. With this attitude I have wonthe last three tournaments I played in.So maybe I am on to something.

Many times we miss shots because weare trying too hard. We need to benatural and just let the shot happen.When you don’t care about results, or atleast are not preoccupied with results youalmost always do better.

When you draw one of the betterplayers, RIDE THE NINE. It is so muchfun to see the look on their face whenyou crap the nine in.

Go out and surprise the room ownerthis week. Get a group. They work sohard to promote this game. Show upwith four other friends and enjoy yourself.I will look for you in the finals.Check my web site www.monkbilliardacademy.net

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

Enjoy Your Time at the Table

It is nice to playing pool in an air-con-ditioned poolroom be back in thestates. Those rooms in the Philip-

pines are hot and the cloth is damp.

Not long ago I talked to a pool playerwho said he was not going to play theThursday night tournament because therace was too short. Many players tell methey are not going to play because theydon’t have a chance to win. “Too manygood players in that tournament for me,”They complain.

In the past five years over three thou-sand rooms have closed their doors. Weneed to support our local room and weneed to promote this game. I played in alocal Tuesday night tournament, whichfeatured a race to two. Anyone can winthat event.

One of the local players, who under-stand the game, told me he knew hecould not win this tournament. “But Ican play almost all night for just twelvedollars and I just might beat you in ashort race”. I wish players would learnthat it is not all about winning. It is moreabout having a good time. There is ayoung girl who enters this tournamentand when she gets knocked out she staysand plays all night long. She is thedarling of the tournament. She enjoysher time in the room and learns more

about the game.Don’t belittle the good players. One

statement I do not like to hear is that “soand so is too good for this tournamentand all he wants to do is rob it”. I wonthe last Tuesday night Nine Ball tourna-ment. I played until one o ‘clock in themorning. First place was 85 dollars. Thatis six hours of playing. This is notrobbery at all. Respect the better playersand make it a point to learn from them.They worked hard for the game theyhave and deserve your respect.

Go play in a tournament and look forthe three promises of pool.One, you will learn something.Two, you will spend time with friends.Three, you will perform.

All this for twelve bucks! But youneed to pay attention and experience thethree promises of pool. Don’t let yourpreoccupation with winning and losingcloud the wonderful experience that iswaiting for you when you support yourlocal room.

Make it a point to go first class.Always thank the tournament directorfor his dedicated work. He loves thegame and wants to help out. I have metso many wonderful tournament directorsin my journey.Have a good time, learn, perform and

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by Steve MarkleContributing Writer • SteveMarklePool.com

3 Ball Railroad

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There are many different ways that you can use the rail-road shot. In thisvariation I will teach

you how to pocket 2 ballsthan have the cue ball travel3 rails, up the railroad, backdown, and pocket a 3rd ball.During my shows this alwaysseems to be a crowd favorite.

Start by placing “A” ball,“B” ball, and “C” ball just asshown. Be sure that “A” and“B” are frozen to each other.Keep a very small gapbetween “C” ball and “B”ball. For this shot you willneed 3 cues. I prefer to usetwo playing cues that are thesame length or close to itand 1 short cue such as a jump cue. Place the two playing cuesin the back of pocket “C”. Make sure that they are placed rightnext to each other. Finally place the jump cue as shown so thatthe cue ball may travel up the set up of cues than back down.Test to be sure that the cue ball will roll around and down thecues correctly. Different tables have different size pockets soyou must adjust the cues correctly.

Place your cue ball as shown and aim for a little less than ahalf ball hit on the right side of “A” ball. Hit your cue ball at10:30. Keep a level cue and hit medium hard.

For more information on Steve visit: SteveMarklePool.com,Facebook.com: Steve Markle Trick Shots , or contact him at:SteveMarklePool@aol.com

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about pool and about myself while playingon a team with champions. I’ve been theweakest link and I’ve been a stronger one. Regardless of expec-tations, being a part of a team is a commitment to accept andsupport one another through good times and bad.

It’s so spooky to me how often the momentum simultane-ously shifts on both tables during team matches. Turnovershappen concurrently without the two teammates even knowingit. There might be a scratch on the break on one table and a

missed 8 ball on the other table.Just like that, the ball’s in yourcourt again. Team energy issimply a beautiful thing.

So, the next time you’re playing a team match and yourteammate doesn’t get out when they should have. Try to besupportive. You’d be amazing at how infectious your positiveenergy can be. What would you want to hear – or not hear?Team play can be fun. Enjoy it.

Please be sure to visit PoolTipJar.com. You can take polls, viewarticle archives, and read tournament and training updates.Samm Diep, “Cherry Bomb”House Pro at Mile Nine in Aurora, ColoradoAuthor of “You Might Be A D Player If… (101 Classic MovesThat All Pool Players Can Appreciate)”Visit: www.SammsPocket.com fun & unique products for pool playersAlso check out: PoolTipJar.com random smatterings of pool thoughts & articles

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

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Either you’re a team player or you’re not. Pool is not ateam sport. When you’re at the table, you’re a lonelysoldier. You may play on a team with four other guys

that want to win just as badly, but the outcome of your singlegame is not dependent upon anyone but YOU. No one willfumble your pass, no one will run your ball out of bounds, andno one is capable of getting your object ball in the hole butYOU.

That’s the beauty of our independent sport. We have thefreedom to make our own deci-sions and create our own des-tinies. However, I can’t denythat there’s a magical thing thatoccurs during team match play.When five players get together and share one single goal; whenyou selflessly put the needs of your team above your own; whengreat play infectiously spreads amongst your peers, it’s trulypoetry in motion.

You check your egos at the door. You find yourself playingsome of the best pool of your life and you don’t even knowwhere it came from. You’re not doing it for the glory. You’refighting to not let down your cohorts. You want to share thesweet victory together. It’s truly a special energy that can notbe manufactured.

Don’t get me wrong. Of course there are the glory houndsand the megalomaniacs, but I’m referring to that mutual altru-istic endeavor of equally carrying each other through the finishline. There’s just no other feeling that compares to winning anational team championship. Of course singles’ success is re-warding, but it’s a completely different conquest.

Having the support of your teammates behind you can some-times help us execute more confidently. I’ve learned so much

We have the freedom to make our own decisionsand create our own destinies.

use these naturalpaths, speed becomesthe position variableof importance. As the biggest variable inposition play, speed control involvesmore than just how hard you hit the ball.

We care about where the CB comesto rest, so we have to have a feel forhow much speed will be left in thecueball after it hits the OB. This isthe biggest part of what helps us de-termine how hard to hit. When theOB is near the pocket, you have a

lot of freedom with respect to how thickor thin you cut it. Thickness of hit isoften used to take speed out of thecueball. Thinner hits generally allow theCB to move more readily.

Experiment! This exercise will quicklyshow you where you are right, wrong,

skillful, and not. Let reality be yourguide.

Advanced Two-Ball Patterns:Let’s ramp up. Consider which ofthe two balls to shoot first. Whichsequence is easier? Shoot the other

one. Still too easy? The advanced exer-cise here is to see the simple play, butthen make believe that route is notavailable and shoot a more challengingroute. Try new positions. It just takes acouple of balls.

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Instructors typically promote “3-BallPatterns” as the fundamental positionplay exercise. Of course, this is how

we play pool – whenever possible, we tryto plan how to shoot the current shot ina way that gets us an angle on the nextone that takes us to the oneafter that. We all should shoota thousand three ball patterns.

Seeing and executing thesepatterns calls for underlyingball behavior knowledge thatcomes from a lot of play, or a lot of prac-tice, or from some good billiard educa-tion. I’ve come to realize that, for a greatmany players, this exercise is too difficult.They don’t yet have a clear sense ofwhere the cueball is going after it hits theobject ball or how to force it to go some-where else. They mostly are not evenconsidering the third ball, andoften have not yet thought abouttheir next shot. Ball pocketing isthe overwhelming concern.

If this sounds like you, here’s agreat way to get a lot better (ad-vanced players, please don’t bail on mejust yet): Two-Ball Patterns. Throw twoballs out on the table. Choose your firstball and place your CB wherever youwant. The idea is to set up and shootyour first shot such that you get an easyshot and good position for your secondshot. In other words, make your first shotand get position to have an easy shot onthe other ball.

But what’s an “easy shot”? Startingwith cueball in hand, you can make yourfirst shot as easy as you choose. Generally,it’s easier to shoot a ball to the closestpocket, easier when the CB is reasonablyclose to the OB, and easier to make

thicker cut shots.What is “good position”? A key objec-

tive in this exercise is to move the CBtoward whatever you see as an optimalposition for the next shot. This meansyou have thought about what would be

an acceptable easy shot on that ball andhow to get there. It’s the “how to getthere” part that’s challenging. Again,look for the easiest ways. Simple stopshots and stun shots (stop shots at anangle) are smart choices or references forprecise position play. Follow is mucheasier to control than draw. Sidespin

brings complications.

Look for “natural” position routes. Thismeans, generally, not forcing anything –just rolling the cueball and visualizingthe right speed. Big, sexy draw shots,force follow, and six-foot stop shots arenot “natural”. Place your cueball whereyou feel it should be to take a naturalroute toward your next shot. Try it, andobserve closely. The CB didn’t go whereyou thought it would? Good – you justlearned something, and it didn’t cost youa match. Think about it, set it up, and tryagain.

As you become better able to see and

What is “good position”? A key objective in this

exercise is to move the CB toward whatever you

see as an optimal position for the next shot.

Look for “natural” position routes. This means,

generally, not forcing anything – just rolling

the cueball and visualizing the right speed.

Safety Play AgainHere is another great safety play that

won my match just a few weeks ago. My opponent hadthree stripes and my solid was just begging to take out theirpocket hanger. Playing the combo helped out my last ballbut the three rail leave is the key to the win. Always takeaway the corner pockets from your opponent and lockingthem up afterward is even a sweeter deal!

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

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USBA OfficersPresidentAndrew JanquittoRuxton, MD410-599-8177

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

Northeast DirectorsMazin Shooni2006 USA Champion Hudson, MA cell: 248-910-4466 work: 603-623-5330

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 214-908-2411Felipe 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, TX281-858-5948

Ricardo CarrancoLos Angeles, CA323-490-8075

The 40-year-old Pedro Piedrabuenafrom San Diego, California has wonthe Open USBA Three-Cushion

Tournament in Maywood, California. In thefinals, he defeated Hugo Patiño, the numberone ranked U.S. Player, in a magnificentmatch: 30 points in eight innings (final score 30-17).

The tournament, with a total prize moneyamount of over $18,000.00, was played atEight Ball Billiards in Maywood and was partof the Open tournament series of the USBA.

Forty-three players were divided into 6 groups.Five of the groups had 7 players and one grouphad 8 players, playing round robin to 25points. The top USBA-ranked “A” playerswere seeded into the qualification groups, oneper group. The top 2 finishers from each groupadvanced to the semifinals along with oneauction winner and one lottery winner.

Final MatchesPts Innings Avg HR

1st: P. Piedrabuena 30 8 3.750 6

2nd: Hugo Patino 16 7 2.286 6

3rd: Luis Avila 30 17 1.765 7

4th: Miguel Almaraz 25 16 1.563 9

5th: Javier Teran 30 15 2.000 11

6th: Salvador Diaz 24 15 1.600 4

7th: Guillermo Sosa 30 32 .938 5

8th: Mike Kim 29 31 .935 5

9th: Sonny Cho 30 19 1.579 6

10th: Peter Banyai 24 18 1.333 4

11th: Carlos Palafox 30 27 1.111 7

12th: Jim Shovak 22 27 .815 5

13th: Scott Lee Did not play

14th: Hien Nguyen Did not play

Pedro Piedrabuena Wins Final: 3.750 avgOpen USBA Three-Cushion Tournament in Maywood, California

Pedro Piedrabuena

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President’s DeskHeld for the second consecu-tive year at the Las VegasTropicana, the USBA 3-Cushion National Tourna-ment was a rousing success.Work on the tournamentbeganalmost ayear ago,and Iwanted touse thiscolumn tothank all those who made itpossible. But space limits me,so I’ll single out a few of themany whose assistance wentabove the call of duty.Charlie Brown nearly can-celled his trip to Vegas at thelast minute due to illiness,but he literally left the hospi-tal to catch his flight so thathe could be Tournament Di-rector. And what a tourna-ment: efficient,player-oriented, professionaland very classy. Paul Frankelworried over the smallestdetails. He stayed up lateeach night and woke up earlyeach morning to deal withthe things that happenbehind the scenes. Many volunteers helped atvarious stages, setting uptables, installing light, vacu-uming tables, scoring games,selling raffle tickets, livestreaming, etc. The USBAsponsors, Gabriels, Simonis,Aramith and Tiger, all con-tributed 110%. We are privi-leged to have such partners.The biggest thanks goes tothe players and spectators.Forty-nine players entered ,and nearly 300 spectatorspacked the Cohiba room towatch the finals. I had theopportunity to oversee theentire week, from the tableset-up to table teardown. What a week! Thanksto everyone who made it pos-sible. (P.S. We’ve working onnext year’s tournament.)

FORMAT - 2 flights of 7 players madeup the field in Marshalltown on the lastweekend in April. The usual suspects,except Ronald Hopkins from Washing-ton. Top 3 players from each flight ad-vanced to the finals based on W/L, totalpoints, head to head. Prelim games wereplayed to 25 points. $110 Entry The draw put Kevin Callahan, Ronald

Hopkins, Lupe Cruz, Fred Lamers, RichKuchma, Greg Vavra and Edward Wedge inthe Clubs flight. Lupe went undefeatedwith Fred losing only to him. Kevin Callahan made it in by one point over Greg Vavra. Lupehad best game in prelims with 25 in 10 innings! Hearts flights had John Jacobson, William Kim, Russ Rosenberger, Matt Lind, Jose Jiminez,

Gary Eake and Mike Melloy in that flight. Top 3 in this flight all went 5-1 with William Kimwinning, then John and Jose. Final games were played to 35 points. Lupe went undefeated to again win the Mike Kelley

Memorial. Lupe’s best game in the final was 35 in 26 innings. Fred-2nd, John-3rd, William-4th,Kevin-5th and Jose-6th. High run prize in the finals was $50 and won by William Kim and John Jacobson who both

had 7’s.

Thanks to our sponsors...The Kelley Family, Ben’s Tire, Iowa Lumber and David Levine. Wedo appreciate all the help to keep this tournament going every year!

Mike Kelley Memorial • Marshalltown, IA

Lupe Cruz Wins Mike Kelley Memorial

l-r, Lupe Cruz (1st), Fred Lamers (2nd), John Jacobson (3rd)

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Upcoming USBA Tournaments

June 8-10: Dubuque Open III - Dubuque, IA:Contact Robert Byrne: 563-557-8970

June 14-17: USBA TOUR “Open” - Napoles Billiards - East Boston, MA:Only 18 players permitted: Call first: Mazin Shooni: 248-910-4466

July 20-22: USBA TOUR “B/C” - Marti Tracy Me-morial - Medford Elks, OR:Contact Tommy Thomsen: 541-938-6889; 509-240-2027

August 1-5: USBA TOUR - “Verhoeven Open” -Carom Cafe - Flushing, NY:Contact Charles Brown 646-528-3238; Michael Kang 917-204-6070

Shooters, a major poolroom just outside of

Kansas City, were host to 3-cushion billiards

star Mazin Shooni on May 20. Mazin con-

ducted a clinic for four local players—Travis Gallup,

Stan Lombardo, Bob Mansky, and Dennis Reinecker

in the afternoon, and that evening he put on an ex-

hibition before an attentive and appreciative audi-

ence. Both events were on Shooter’s newly

recovered Gabriels Imperator table.

Besides being a perennial champion with 93 vic-

tories in USBA events, Mazin is a superb teacher of

the game and a real showman. In his clinic he em-

phasized stroke fundamentals and shot selection, and con-

cluded with a unique and effective short-rail- first system that

he developed himself. He began the evening exhibition by

demonstrating a wide variety of shots, explaining the mechan-

ics involved and receiving frequent and well-deserved applause

as the shots became more and more difficult and he nailed one

after another with ease and finesse. His passion for the game

and the excitement he generates for it are extraordinary. The

exhibition concluded with a very well played 15-point game

between Mazin and the valiant Juan Reyes. Dave Matlock had

been scheduled to play a longer exhibition game with Mazin

but had to bow out due to a death in his family.

Mazin is as gracious a person as he is a phenomenal player

and supporter of the game, and he proved to be all three

throughout his visit to the Kansas City area.

Shooni at Shooters, Kansas City MO

Mazin’s Clinic at Shooters

Here are 3 shots, which require a quick handand a lot of wrist. With the cue ball and thefirst object ball no more than 1/8 th inch apart, shooting atdiagrams 1 & 2, elevate your cue about 20 degrees so thatyou can apply low English with a 5” quick stroke. Fordiagram #3 use bottom right English and go right throughthe yellow ball quickly with the tip of your cue tailing off tothe right at the 6” mark. Use a level cue for #3 shot. Maybethis type of shot will be allowed in tournament play one dayas it is in artistic billiards where the referee can rule either“Yeah” or “Nay” without controversy, after all, it is a gentle-men’s game. Good Luck gentlemen, and Ladies.

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On most tables, a double-the-rail shot wouldn’t work inthis position. Play the shot softly with no English, asdiagrammed. This shot can’t be made with the cueball

much farther to the right because of the English the cueballwould pick up coming out to the corner.

Piedrabuena handedlyKang 40 to 13 in 17innings for a 2.353average, SonnyCho topped JaeCho 40 to 36 andShooni bestedTorres 40 to 24 in24 innings for a1.667 average.Piedrabuena contin-ued his strong play inthe next round by beatingPatiño 40 to 21 in 24innings (1.667 average),and Shooni defeatedSonny Cho 40 to 28 in24 innings (1.667average), thus setting up the Piedrabuena-Shooni final.

In the title match, Shooni started strong, scoring almostat will. “I knew I had to remaining patient and not do any-thing crazy on the table,” Piedrabuena later explained whatwent through his head as Shooni built the early lead. But,with Shooni leading 30 to 18, he missed a five-cushion shotby a hair that would have left position and provided the op-portunity to lengthen his lead. Piedrabuena stepped up thewide-open table and ran 5, making the score 30 to 23.With Shooni’s miss and Piedrabuena’s run, the momentum

shifted. Over the next eight innings, Shoonimanaged but 3 billiards, while Piedrabuena scored17 times, including a finishing run of 7, to win thetitle. For the game, Piedrabuena averaged 1.212 andShooni averaged 1.000. For the finals, Piedrabuena’soverall grand average was 1.600, while Shooni’s was1.395.

With the victory, Piedrabuena took home $4,000,while Shooni pocketed $3,000. In other finalsaction, Sonny Cho defeated Patiño for 3rd place,and Jae Cho defeated Diab 40 to 15 for 5th place.Torres finished 7th, and Kang 8th. Prize money wasawarded to the top 20 players. Eighth place was

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The 2012 USBA National Three-Cushion ChampionshipTournament, played for the second consecutive year at theLas Vegas Tropicana Hotel as part of the ACS national

tournament week, ended in dramatic fashion as defending cham-pion Pedro Piedrabuena overcame a twelve point deficit with ascorching finish to defeat Mazin Shooni 40 to 33 in 34 innings.With the victory, Piedrabuena not only defended his crown but alsonotched his 5th national championship title.

Played in the Cohiba Room of the Tropicana on 8 fabulousGabriels Elements tables with Simonis 300 Rapide cloth, thechampionship started on Sunday, May 6th with 49 players fromaround the country. The players were randomly placed in flights of7. After a three-day round robin, where a player competed againsteach other player in a flight, 20 players advanced to the semi-finals.The semi-finalists were placed in 4flights of 5 players, where anotherround robin was played. The top twoplayers in each flight advanced to thefinals, which was contested in a single-elimination bracket with consolationmatches to determine all 8 places.

In addition to Piedrabuena andShooni, the other finalists were HugoPatiño, Miguel Torres, Sonny Cho, JaeCho, Michael Kang and Khalil Diab.In first round action of the final day,Patiño squeaked by Diab 40 to 38,

USBA National 3-Cushion Championship Tournament

2nd place went to Mazin Shooni

Pedro Takes Title for 2012

See USBA page 32

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worth $1,000, and 20th place was worth $300. The total prizefund topped $20,000.Gabriels was the primary sponsor for the tournament, sup-

plying the tables, the Dyna sphere balls used in the finals, anda cash contribution. Other sponsors included Simonis, whichsupplied the 300 Rapide cloth and contributed to the prizefund. Aramith supplied the balls used in the preliminaries andthe semi-finals, and Tiger Cues supplied three beautiful billiardcues that were raffled by the USBA at the conclusion of thetournament. Tony Ferrara from Massachusetts, Doug Deitelfrom Texas, and *** from Denver won the cues. The finalswere live streamed courtesy of Richard Helmstetter and Helm-stetter/Adams cues.

Many individuals contributed to the success of the tourna-ment. Thanks go out to Charlie Brown, the Tournament Di-rector, Larry Hundley, Jan Janssen, Rich Kuchma, Ron Kilby,Jim Hendrickson, Paul Frankel and Andy Janquitto Russ(“Rosy”) Rosenberger, Raye Raskin, Jim Shovak, Cliff Dubayand Tony Ferrara, Doug Deitel, and many others.

USBA from page 30

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2012 USBA National ChampionshipPrize Fund1st Place $4,0002nd Place $3,0003rd Place $2,0004th Place $1,8005th Place $1,6006th Place $1,4007th Place $1,2008th Place $1,0009th Place $40010th Place $40011th Place $40012th Place $40013th Place $35014th Place $35015th Place $35016th Place $35017th Place $30018th Place $30019th Place $30020th Place $300Best Game $200High Run $200Total $20,600

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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 roomNEW BERNMickey’s MilligansBilliards252 637-37113411 Trent Rd 6-9’ tables5-Dart BoardsFull Bar & Snack foodWINSTON SALEMBreaktime Billiards& Sports Bar336 765-7391420N Jonestown Rd15-9 foot Pool tablesDarts, 1-big screen,fooseball,Full Bar&menu

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PENNSYLVANIANORRISTOWNMarkly Billiards610-278-15951713 Markly St9-Gold Crown 9’4-Diamonds 7’- Light menuPHILADELPHIA• Drexeline BilliardClub. 610 259-91445100 State Rd L-3002- New Cheviotte 3-

cushion tables, 16- 4 1/2x9 Gold Crowns.4 - 4x8G.Crowns Full line ofcustom cues & acces-sories, Tournaments, Inst.,Sr.citizen ratesPITTSBURG• Breakers Billiards412-531-22501413 Potomac Ave1-3-Cushion heatedChevilotte,6 – 9’ GoldCrowns, 8 – 9’ Diamondpros,1- 7’ Bar tableDiamond, Full BarPUERTO RICOCAROLINABilliard Palace787-791-0039Condo new San Juan(VeroniqueSalon Spa)9-Pool TablesBig Screen & T.V’s,Full bar & foodRHODE ISLANDNORTH PROVIDENCERhode Island Billiard Bar & Bistro401-232-13312020-2026 Smith St14-9’ tables,1-Snooker5x10 table1 bar table, 20 T.V’s2 Full bar & food, RetailPROVIDENCESnookers401 351-766553 Ashburton ST15- 9’ Gold Crowns40-HD T.V’sFull service restaurantwith 2 bars.,Home of theNew England Pool Hall ofFame NORTHKINGSTOWN• David VanLokeren401-294-2988-610 Ten Rod Road1-Heated Verhoeven andis opened by appointment only

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TENNESSEECLARKSVILLEHighBaller’sBilliard Club & Sports931 614-63142092 Ashland City Rd8-Diamond Bar Boxes1-9’ft Diamond, Beer &FoodCOOKVILLEThe Cue931 854 95552020 N. Willow8 - 7’Diamonds2 - 9’DiamondsFull Bar & RestaurantMEMPHISBubba’s Ale House & Grille7041 HWY 64901-937-19112-Bar tables 2-DartboardsFull bar & FoodSeveral Flat Screens (HD)Smoking allowedHighPocket's 1599 Ols Summer Ave.901 761-1583

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WISCONSINMILWAUKEE • Wisconsin Billiards414 344-56662715 W.Wisconsin Ave10- 9’ Gold Crowns, 4 Bartables, 1-Snooker 5x10, 1-3-cushion Billiard,Full Bar,Pizza, Pro ShopOSHKOSHVarsity Club 920 651-0806570 N. Main St12 -7ft tables9- 9ft tables, 3- Dartboards, ,4-Big Screen, 11-T.v’s, Full bar & Food

In Memory of Steve Elzinga.

Steve passed away on April 13, 2012 at the

age of 63 from lung cancer. He was born on

March 24, 1949 and lived in Grand Rapids,

MI. One of Steve’s interests was ski diving

and he had 720 jumps to his name during the

years of 1985 to 1993.

He also liked to play billiards and had played it for 40 or so years.

Steve helped to promote the game by filming and live-streaming 3-

cushion tournaments over the course of 4 years. He was my partner

and close friend and we worked together to help people get started to

produce better streams.

Steve was a proud Viet Nam vet and was buried with honors at the

Ft. Custer Memorial Cemetery in Battle Creek Michigan. Steve was a

great friend and will be surely missed.

Grady ‘The Professor’ MathewsJanuary 3, 1943 - April 18, 2012 Pool champion, instructor, promoter, and

tireless supporter of the game he loved,Grady Mathews III died after a long battlewith cancer.They called him ‘The Professor’, but they

could just as aptly have called him Mr. OnePocket. It is hard to imagine a model for contributing more to thegame of One Pocket than exhibited over the career of Grady Mathews.Born January 3, 1943 in San Antonio, Texas, when Grady was ateenager his family moved to San Mateo, California, just about 25miles outside of the pool Mecca of San Francisco. Grady was a goodnatural athlete, but once he got started with pool, that is here heturned his attention. He proved to be an adept student of pool, espe-cially the game of One Pocket, honing his skills at fabled Cochran’s inSan Francisco in the early 1960’s before he took to the road.Just about every great player of that era made appearances at

Cochran’s. As Grady tells it, “You had guys there at Cochran’s like‘Bananas’ Rodriguez. ‘Mexican Phil’ was another one. Those two guyscouldn’t run a lot of balls, but boy could they play One Pocket!

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cue ball / object ball 1 angle is 10. All youneed to do is to subtract the number onthe fourth rail from the angle to find the hit needed on theobject ball [ 10 - 5 = 5 ]. The hit would be a five hit [40%] ofthe object ball. You can make a half hit and use the cuingshown in the graph to also make this shot.A hit of less than three has no swing in a closed angle shot.

The cue ball will go straight to the first rail. A five hit willswing a great deal, especially from a 10 angle. The graph willshow you both cue ball tracts and both object ball tracts.Work on making the correct hit to achieve the results shown

in graph 61If you have any questions you can always e-mail me and I will

answer you.Darrell Paul Martineau,5916 Bar Harbour Ct., Elk Grove CA 95758

For more information on this system and my books, tapes,DVDs or lessons on Pool or Carom Billiards please call me at916-684-4535 or e-mail dpmuniverse @ Comcast . net web page http://www.3cushion.us/

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

DPM Universal Pocket and Carom Billiard SystemsArticle 61

System Segment four and more rails INSIDEBilliard Buddies,The use of Hits to create diamond angles is shown in the

DPM Universal System. It shows you how to create any angleneeded to make the shot.My DPM system formulas are used around the world and I

can instruct you to full knowledge with my private classes. Ihave instructed billiard enthusiasts in over 40 different coun-tries and most of the U.S. states. My students tell me that theirlearning curve was shortened by years.We now start on DPM System Segment [ INSIDE ] four or

more rails.In graph 61 you will see how, using the same graph that was

used in the OUTSIDE DPM system, to make the cue ball go tothe exact fourth rail number. I will explain this system over the next several issues of Pro-

fessor Q Ball’s Pool and Carom News. There will be two cuingpatterns, One for the OPEN angle shots and one for theCLOSED angle shots.The first graph [ 61 ] shows the CLOSED angle shot. The

Pool 300 Sanctions with CSICueSports International (CSI) is proud to announce thesanctioning of Pool300 by the BCA Pool League (BCAPL),starting June 1, 2012. CSI and Pool300 have reached along term agreement to sanction all Pool300 players withBCA Pool League.

“CSI is proud to be affiliated with Pool300. We are veryexcited about Pool300 sending 50% of all local teams toour BCAPL National Championships at the Rio Hotel &Casino Las Vegas in July 2013. This is the highest percent-age that any league has ever tried to send to nationals. Itallows more players to participate in The Greatest PoolTournament in the World and reinforces the CSI mission:More Choices for All Players,” stated Mark Griffin, CEO ofCueSports International.“For complete details go to http://www.pool300.com or toget a league started contact Scott Willoughby at 855-TRY-POOL300.”

For more information about the BCAPL National Championships visit www.playbca.com.

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San Antonio Teams Grab the Head-lines at 2012 Lucasi Hybrid ACS Nationals in Las Vegas

The American CueSports Alliance (ACS) conducted its most successfulnational championships to date with a record $36,500 in added prizemonies drawing players from throughout North America to twenty-

three divisions of competition at the 2012Lucasi Hybrid ACS National Champi-onships. Over 90% of attendees chose the host hotel, the Tropicana Las Vegas,for lodging – primarily attracted by hotel rates and discounted entry fees. The Tropicana Las Vegas is near the center of the action on the Las Vegas

strip, and the gorgeous setting of this renovated property have quickly wonover the players as a great site for pool action! The biggest highlight of theseChampionships was San Antonio TX capturing four of the nine team titles upfor grabs!With the ACS schedule in the latter portion of the week allowing non-con-

flicting accommodation of entry into both 9-ball and 8-ball team competitions,there was still plenty of competition to keep every player involved – especiallythose out of the money who automatically qualified for free second-chance team divisions! In the 8th Annual ACS National Artistic Pool Championships,

Connie Eddins of Santee CA. edged out the boys for the title. ACSwould like to especially thank our title sponsor, Lucasi Hybrid Cues, aswell as Gary Benson and his staff at High Country Promotions, as well asthe exhibiting vendors and the host site – the Tropicana Las Vegas.The ACS Nationals is already looking to returning to the TropicanaMay 11-17, 2013! The ACS is a national non-profit, member-governed association

which will sanction any local pool league (whether player-run orowner-operated) via a $10 annual sanction fee. Contact the ACS at 1-888-662-1705 or www.americancuesports.org for complete information! Too view all results go to http://www.americancuesports.orgHere are just some Final Results: Men’s 9-Ball Singles ($1,500 added) 1st Dustin Gunia (Omaha, NE) $1,350 + Trophy2nd Chris Siefken (Lincoln, NE) $1,000 + Trophy3rd Wayne Graves (Orillia, ON) $705 + Trophy8th Annual ACS National Artistic Pool Championship ($500 added)1st Connie Eddins (Santee, CA) $300 + Plaque 2nd Mark East (Creston, BC) $200 + Plaque Women’s 9-Ball Singles ($1,000 added) 1st Susan Orr (Las Vegas, NV) $800 + Trophy2nd Samantha Patton (Richmond,KY) $500 + Trophy3rd Shari Rice (Omaha, NE) $350 + TrophyWomen’s Senior 8-Ball Singles ($1,000 added)1st Shawn Modelo (Antioch, CA) $1,000 + Trophy2nd Susan Kornerly (Two Rivers, WI) $700 + TrophyReferee of the Year:W.C. Dixon (Holly Lake Ranch, TX)

9-Ball Singles

Artistic Pool Winners

Women 9-Ball Singles

Women’s Seniors 8-Ball

Referee of The Year

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The Billiard Education Foundation (BEF) is pleased toannounce the 2012 recipients of its annual scholarshipprogram. The objective of the BEF Academic Scholar-

ship Program is to grant scholarships to high school seniorswho have benefited from the sport of billiards and are pursuinga college education. The scholarships are divided into two categories: BEF Excel-

lence in Education scholarship ($2,000 award) and BEFAiming for Higher Education scholarships (3 x $1,000 award).The prized students adhered to the following scholarship criteria: 1) maintained a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale); 2) received an ACT score of at least 23 or SAT combinedscore (critical reading + math) of 1050 or higher;3) submitted a 500-1000 word essay onhow billiards has been an integral part oftheir life;4) submitted a letter outlining academicachievements, leadership and/or commu-nity service work and a description of theapplicant’s background and career objec-tives;5) must be accepted to an accredited un-dergraduate academic program by June 1; 6) must attend an accredited undergraduate institution andcarry at least 12 hours per semester.

Congratulations to the following 2012 winners: BEF “Excellence in Education” Scholarship ($2,000 award)Megan Ferry of Denver, NC

BEF “Aiming for Higher Education” Scholarships ($1,000 award) Benjamin Horton of MoyieSprings, ID Lesly Ibarra of Garland, TXKole McGuire of Rockwall, TX

Essays may be viewed on theBEF website at www.BilliardEdu-cation.org The Billiard Education Foun-

dation has awarded over$200,000 in scholarships since1993. Said BEF executive direc-

Billiard Education Foundation Awards 2012 Academic Scholarships

tor Laura Smith, “The BEF is proud to help young adults whohave benefited from billiards to offset their education expensesand become our future leaders.” About the Billiard Education FoundationThe Billiard Education Foundation (BEF) was formed in

1993 as a 501 (c)(3) non-profit charitable organization. TheBEF funds academic scholarships, produces the Junior National9-Ball Championships, offers opportunities for billiard athletesto attend the WPA World Junior 9-Ball Championships andpromotes “Pool In School” programs. For more informationabout the BEF please visit www.BilliardEducation.org orcontact Samm Diep-Vidal at samm@BilliardEducation.org orphone 303-667-8000.

top, Benjamin Hortonleft, Kole McGuire

below, Lesly Ibarra, allreceived $1000 scholarships

left, Megan Ferry$2000 Scholarship