U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship Roster

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Here's the orster as of Monday, September 18.

U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship Roster
Aaron Franken
Adam Behnke
Ahmed Aly El Sayed
Alex Pagulayan
Allen Hopkins
Anna Kostanian
Anthony Crosby
Anthony Salazar
Antonio Gabica
Arnar Petersen
Barry Boney
Bart Frazier
Bill Duggan
Bill Hondry
Billy Bailey
Brandon Perezza
Brandon Shuff
Brian Brekke
Brian Groce
Brian Parks
Brian Yi
Buddy Hall
Carsten Due
Cary Dunn
Chad Behnke
Chad Vilmont
Charlie Bryant
Charlie Williams
Chris Bartram
Chris Szuter
Corey Deuel
Craig Houghton
Craig Wolf
Curtis Coleman
D J Mcginley
Dana Michaud
Daniel Cossitt
Darren Appleton
Dave Bollman
Dave Brown
Dave Parker
David Abraham
David Hemmah
David Huffman
David Krolick
David Roswell
Dean Goddard
Dennis Haar
Don Steele
Donnie Mills
Doug Bond
Earl Strickland
Ed Hiller Orland
Ed Scott
Edward Cabrera
Edwin Montal
Efren Reyes
Elvis Rodriguez
Eric Gonzales
Eric Moore
Evan Broxmeyer
Evgeny Stalev
Fabio Petroni
Fast Larry Guninger
Francesco Tomati
Frank Alvarez
Gabe Owen
Gandy Valle
Giorgio Margola
Gunnar Leonardo
Hobson Croft
Howard Lemaster
Howard Vickery
James Baraks
James Faucheux
James Scott
Jason Klatt Winnipeg,
Jason Miller
Jay Hlavachek
Jayson Shaw
Jeff Melton
Jeremy Jones
Jerry Conkel
Jimmy Garza
Jimmy Reid
Joe Sorocenski
Joe Villalpando
Joey Arbuckle
Joey Korsiak
Joey Testa
John Morra
Johnny Archer
Johnny Griffin
Jonathan Demet
Joonas Ohtonen
Jose Vega Hernandez
Jui-Lung Chen
Steve Lee
Keith Schneiderman

Kim Davenport
Landon Shuffett
Larry Faulk
Larry Kressel
Larry Nevel
Lee Heuwagen
Lee Holt
Leevan Cordezza
Louis Pannullo
Luc Salvas
Marc V. Claramunt
Marcus Chamat
Mark Showalter
Troy Frank
Markus Juva
Mathew Krah
Michael Wong
Mika Immonen
Mike Champagne
Mike Davis
Mike Laney
Mike Lebron
Mikie Hall
Neil Mills
Nick Tafoya
Nick Varner
Pete Genovese
Petri Makkonen
Po-Cheng Kuo
Qi Liu
Raj Hundal
Ramil Gallego
Randy Labonte
Reed Peirce
Rich Hamlin
Richard Broumpton
Richard Wolff
Rick Howard
Rob Brandenburg
Robert Hewings
Robert Lewis
Robert Otto
Robert Pole Jr.
Robert Ruffalo
Roberto Palucho
Rodney Morris
Rodolfo Luat
Ronato Alcano
Ronnie Wiseman
Ronny Park
Ryan Behnke
Sean Morgan
Shane Van Boening
Shaun Wilkie
Shawn Putnam
Shen-Ping Pan
Shin Young Park
Sparky Ferrell
Stephen Folan
Steve Lillis
Steve Moore
Steve Sones
Sumar Ldid Glistafison
Sundeep Gulati
Tf Whittingham
Thomas Maloney
Thomas Teschner
Timothy Hall
Tommy Kay
Tommy Kennedy
Tony Williams
Trevor Braymore
Tyler Edey
Walter Blacker
Wayne Kingsbury
Zion Zvi

[SallyT]

I'm confused. I didn't think that women were allowed to play in the U.S. Open, but I saw Anna Kostanian's name. What's up?

S

[Rich R.]

Originally Posted by SallyT

I'm confused. I didn't think that women were allowed to play in the U.S. Open, but I saw Anna Kostanian's name. What's up?

S

This is a good question. A female playing in the Open goes against everything I have previously read about this.
I was under the understanding that Barry had an agreement with the WPBA which didn't allow women in the Open.

[HarryTheHat]

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"We posted the players list earlier today and the information in the link above was harvested from this article: http://www.billiardclub.net/showarti...?articleID=124

Anna Kostanian registered online and she made the list by default, but it has now been removed until further notice.

The online information for this year's event has been handicapped due to staffing issues. We appologize for any confusion.
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Appears to me the lady's money was taken knowing all along she wouldn't be allowed to play. On the other hand maybe she will be allowed to play since the trend in pool is to allow women to play if they have the money.

The WPBA has nothing to do with the matter as Anna is not a TP (touring professional) yet. It is a great way for a young lady to improve her 9-Ball game.

[RickDavisFL]

I don't know too much about the circumstances and I certainly have no idea about the relationship between the Open and the WPBA although I would be interested in seeing how Anna would do in the event.

She does well on the western regional tours and has been in several WPBA events from winning qualifiers. She plays very well and certainly has enough energy to last through the event.

When they say she has "been removed until further notice" does that mean she is out or they are still deciding what to do?

[Rich R.]

Originally Posted by RickDavisFL

I don't know too much about the circumstances and I certainly have no idea about the relationship between the Open and the WPBA although I would be interested in seeing how Anna would do in the event.

She does well on the western regional tours and has been in several WPBA events from winning qualifiers. She plays very well and certainly has enough energy to last through the event.

When they say she has "been removed until further notice" does that mean she is out or they are still deciding what to do?

Some time ago, the issue of women playing in the U.S. Open was discussed on another forum. Brady Behrman, son of the man who runs the Open, indicated that an agreement had been made, a number of years ago, to allow the WPBA to use the name "U.S. Open" for their ladies only event. Another part of the agreement was that women would no longer be allowed to play in the U.S. Open, run by Barry Behrman in Virginia, and that would become a mens only event.
Unless something has changed recently, women will not be allowed to play in this event.

I can't say I agree with this situation, as I would love to see the women and the men competing in the same U.S. Open. I think it would be good for pool, as a whole.