BCA Pool Leagues National 8-Ball Championships
May 14, 2008
32nd BCA National 8-Ball Champions Singles Scotch Wrap-up
Open Scotch Doubles
1st
Mike Williams Susan Williams
Chandler, Arizona
$4,300
2nd
Mary Rakin Colin Mazaika
Mountain View, California
$3,250
3rd
Lyn Wechsler Tammy Brook
Rochester, New York
$2,400
Masters Scotch Doubles
1st
Chad Vilmont Jessica Frideres
Fort Dodge, Iowa
$3,200
2nd
John Gabriel Michelle McDermott
Tulsa, Oklahoma
$2,200
3rd
Andrew Quinn Kristen Werner
Overland, Missouri
$1,550
Men’s Open Singles
1st
Danny Barnes
Newport, Michigan
$11,000
2nd
Sam Kirby
Muncie, Indiana
$8,000
3rd
Shayne Morrow
Erie, Pennsylvania
$6,000
Women’s Open Singles
1st
Noel Campos
Modesto, California
$6,000
2nd
Mary Rakin
Daly City, California
$4,000
3rd
Serena Copenance
Manitoba, CANADA
$3,000
Men’s Masters Singles
1st
Justin Bergman
Fairview Heights, Illinois
$5,700
2nd
Jeff Boucher
Bozeman, Montana
$4,200
3rd
Tony Sulsar
Sherman, Texas
$3,200
Women’s Masters Singles
1st
Iris Ranola
Zamboanga City, PHILIPPINES
$4,300
2nd
Kyu Yi
Houston, Texas
$3,000
3rd
Amalia Matas Heredia
Barcelona, SPAIN
$2,000
Men’s Senior Singles
1st
Tim Joseph
Pocatello, Idaho
$4,600
2nd
Carl Sampson
Nova Scotia, CANADA
$3,300
3rd
Jose Zaragoza
Fort Worth, Texas
$2,400
Women’s Senior Singles
1st
Holly Robinson
Concord, California
$2,500
2nd
Cheryl Pritchard
Moyock, North Carolina
$1,700
3rd
Kim Anderson
Boise, Idaho
$1,200
Super Senior Singles
1st
Donald Harp
Riverside, California
$3,000
2nd
Randy Goettlicher
Carrollton, Texas
$2,150
3rd
Angel Garcia
Thornton, Colorado
$1,500
Men’s Player Member Singles
1st
Ramesh Gokhul
London, ENGLAND
$4,900
2nd
Michel Couvrette
Newport Beach, California
$3,500
3rd
Donald Helbig
Oakland, Maryland
$2,400
Women’s Player Member Singles
1st
Sunny Griffin
Avon, Indiana
$1,800
2nd
Mary Ann Marr
Jackson, Michigan
$1,100
3rd
Keitha Belin
Shiprock, New Mexico
$700
Men’s Grand Master Singles
1st
Jason Kirkwood
Grand Rapids, Michigan
2nd
Gary Abood
West Monroe, Louisiana
3rd
Scott Tollefson
Houston, Texas
Women’s Grand Master Singles
1st
Charlotte, North Carolina
2nd
Bonnie Plowman
Longmont, Colorado
3rd
Rebecca Wagner
Chicago, Illinois
Inaugural Southwest Amateur Tournament a Winner
February 14, 2008
Inaugural Southwest Amateur Tournament a Winner
Southwest Amateur Tournament / Harker Heights, TX
by InsidePOOL Staff
A new format was introduced at the inaugural Southwest Amateur Tournament (SWAT) at the E-Center in Harker Heights, TX, Feb 8-10. The converted grocery store, which now normally hosts rock concerts, was the perfect venue to host a triple-elimination billiards event. Most everyone, especially those who battled through that newly introduced third bracket, appreciated the opportunity of the extra round of play.
As is the goal of all BCA Pool League sanctioned events, the playing conditions were second to none. Consistency counts, so the Simonis 860 tournament blue cloth, the Diamond 7-foot Smart Tables with tight, pro-cut 4-1/2-inch pockets, and red circle cue balls with Super Aramith Pro balls were much appreciated by all who competed.
The men’s singles solicited 66 entrants, the women’s singles garnered 22, and the Scotch doubles, though double elimination, drew 20 couples.
In the men’s singles event, Chris White remained undefeated, while Billy Sharp bested Jeff Sorrell in the one-loss bracket. This forced a rematch, which resulted in Sharp going against White for the title. Sharp couldn’t overpower the confident White and finished second. Jeff Sorrell of the Dallas Southwest 8-Ball League placed third. Larry Nicholson, also from SWEL, celebrated fourth.
Rebecca Goodnight, from the Houston 8-Ball League, got through the winners’ bracket without a blemish. Melinda Bailey, a Southwest 8-Ball League member, rallied thru the one-loss bracket. In the women’s second-loss bracket, Michelle Yim defeated Austin APPLE league’s Kim Pierce, who garnered fourth place.
The win took Yim to the semifinals, where Melinda Bailey got the better of Yim and earned the right to a shot at Goodnight. Thanks to the triple-elimination format, Bailey had to best Goodnight three times for the championship, while Goodnight needed only two wins. Undeterred, Bailey snatched the next three matches and the first SWAT tournament title of the year.
Scotch doubles winners Chris White and Michelle Yim hailed from Houston 8-Ball League. Their competitors in the finals, Don Baker and Snowy Belt, play out of SWEL in Dallas.
BCA National 8-Ball Championships to host World Pool Masters
February 14, 2008
BCA National 8-Ball Championships to host World Pool Masters
BCA National 8-Ball Championships to host Matchroom’s World Pool Masters at the Riviera, Las Vegas, May 9-11, 2008
Reigning WPA World 9-Ball Champion Daryl Peach (ENG); Player of the Year, and BCA Pool League representative, Shane Van Boening (USA); 18 year old phenomenon, and 2007 World Junior Champion, Ko Pin Ye (TPE); 2003 World Pool Masters Champion Tony Drago (ENG); 2001 WPA World 9-Ball Champion Mika Immonen (FIN), and multiple UPA tour winner Rodney Morris (USA) have all agreed to compete in the 2008 World Pool Masters at the Riviera Hotel Casino in Las Vegas, May 9-11, 2008.
Matchroom’s Luke Riches reports, The invite list is taking shape but, through our agreement with the WPA, we take the top four ranked players on the Euro Tour after their next event which finishes on the 24th of this month.
16 internationally ranked players will compete for the coveted title of World Pool Master. Europe, Asia, and America will be represented in the all or nothing, nerve racking, single elimination event.
5 time Masters Champion Ralf Souquet (GER), 2005 World Pool Masters Champion Francisco Bustamante (PHI), 2004 WPA World 9-Ball Champion Alex Pagulayan (PHI) and 2007 Diamond Derby City Classic 9-Ball Champion Niels Feijen (NED) have yet to confirm their invitation.
BCAPL’s Mark Griffin acknowledges, Our players love professional action. This is the first time the Masters has been held on U.S. soil. We are honored Matchroom has chosen us. It’s been a tradition to entertain the thousands of BCA Pool League members who travel the globe to compete in our National 8-Ball Championships. This year will be no different.
As always, the World Pool Masters will be televised throughout the world. The BCAPL, in conjunction with the Riviera, is working on a seating plan that will accommodate a few hundred spectators. Tickets will be made available in March on the Playbca.com website, and if any are left, at the Championships. Stay tuned.
