One Pocket Pool

One Pocket Pool – Jose Amang Parica, widely credited for leading the invasion of Filipino cue artists to the United States, will be inducted to the One Pocket Hall of Fame this Tuesday in Indiana. Parica leads a stellar class of 2010 inductees, which include the late Rudolf Fats Wanderone in the Lifetime Pool in Action category and Glenn Piggy Banks Rogers in the Bank Pool division. The enshrinement coincides with the staging of the 12th Annual Derby City Classic tournament at the Horse Shoe Casino Hotel where other Filipino greats Efren Bata Reyes and Francisco Django Bustamante will also see action. Long before Reyes and Bustamante took the world spotlight, the 61-year-old, US-based Parica had already established himself and the Philippines in the pool circuit. Nicknamed as the King and the Legend, Paricas rise to fame began when he won the World Open 9-Ball Child Cypress title in Lexington in the early 70s. One of the most feared 9-ball artists during his prime, Parica learned to play the game when he was seven years old, competing against older guys in his father’s billiards hall in Blumentritt, Sta. Cruz, Manila. In 1979, Parica became the national three-cushion, rotation and snooker champion. He also established the Philippine Pocket Billiards Association and became its first president. In 1988, Parica dominated the Japanese circuit, winning eight of the nine tournaments he competed in. That same year, he won the World Pro Tournament, the biggest and richest tournament at that time, by beating compatriot Reyes in the finals, 9-3. The tournament was played in Tokyo where he beat around 900 players to win five million Yen. A former Derby City One Pocket titlist, Parica achieved one of the most revered records in pool, and was the only player to win a perfect run out match of nine-ball under race-to-11 format without misses or fouls.

One Pocket Pool – MANILA, Philippines Filipino pool legend Jose Amang Parica turned back American Brown Sy to rule the 60-year-old above Seniors One-Pocket Mini Event of the 12th Annual Derby City Classic. Parica, who is based in West Covina, California, prevailed at the Horseshoe Casino and Hotel in Indiana, United States on Tuesday. It was a double victory for the 61-year-old Parica, acknowledged as the leader of the Filipino invasion to the US in the mid-’80s, as he was also inducted into the One Pocket Hall of Fame. Other 2010 inductees include the late Rudolf Fats Wanderone in the Lifetime Pool in Action category and Glenn Piggy Banks Rogers in the Bank Pool division. [It's] long overdue, commented Paricas close friend Ramon Maestro Monching Mistica. Amang (Jose Parica) brought the game of 9-ball to a higher level. He became the World Player of the Year in 1997, recalled another friend, Marlon Marvelous Manalo. He was the first player to shoot a perfect game of 1,000 points, which was a World Record in 9-Ball race to 11 format. Amang was the only Filipino to win all major final titles against his Filipino counterpart, added the former snooker champion. Top player Paricas rise to fame began when he won the World Open 9-Ball Child Cypress title in Lexington in the early 70s. One of the most feared 9-ball artists during his prime, Parica learned to play the game when he was 7 years old, competing against older guys in his father’s billiards hall in Blumentritt, Sta. Cruz, Manila. Parica became the national three-cushion, rotation and snooker champion in 1979. He also established the Philippine Pocket Billiards Association and became its first president. He dominated the Japanese circuit in 1988, winning 8 of the 9 tournaments he competed in. That same year, he won the World Pro Tournament, the biggest and richest tournament at that time, by beating compatriot Efren Bata Reyes in the finals, 9-3. The tournament was played in Tokyo where he beat around 900 players to win 5 million yen. Parica, a former Derby City One Pocket titlist, achieved one of the most revered records in pool, and was the only player to win a perfect run out match of 9-ball under race-to-11 format without misses or fouls. The Manila-raised Parica, who hails from Nueva Ecija, has been a top player for more than 3 decades. He is an ambassador for pool all over the world. by Marlon Bernardino

One Pocket Pool – MANILA, Philippines – As in other sports there is not enough drama in the pool of the Philippines. The year 2009 was indeed a record year in 2010 and could be even more colorful for the sport. It was a successful year, if you choose the 2-3 co-founder of the Billiards Managers and Players Association Professionals (BMPAP), in participating in this year at ten Ball Championship last November in the World Trade Center, Pasay City. “Politics has no place in sport. This is what we are trying to dominate when he won the various events this year to say,” said the owner of Bugsy Promotion Ceferino “Perry” Mariano, racing double champion Alcano Ronato World, the former manages no. 1 Dennis Orcollo, 2007 World Pool Finalist Roberto Gomez Southeast Asian Games gold medalist Gandy Valle, among others. “Maganda na ang Bansa pool partners, peace na,” said Jonathan Sy, president of the rising Negros Billiards Stable, who runs the race of time reigning 2-Pool and Snooker Congress of the Philippines (BSCP) National champion Lee Van Corteza Warren Kiamco, Rodolfo Luat and Ramil Gallego, among others. Organize In fact, according to Mariano, the BSCP by its chairman and president Sebastian Chua Yen Makabenta management plans for the Champions League invites 2 of the famous collegiate leagues in the body, the UAAP and the NCAA. “Tutulong its kami ng promosyon Billiards SA Bansa. Dapat Saka ang isa ng BSCP priority based, DIN darating ang time na ang player value mawawala MGA senior partner in his case na ito ang ang MGA sisibol future world class players,” said Mariano. For the handle to help me remember the years, it was, we have a list of major international events of Corus in January, compiled in the World Cup in December. Last December, 22, used cortex, known as “The Killer”, his extensive experience in the subject of the Guard Rodrigo, “Ediger Mariale” Geronimo. He won the P100, 000 bags of Champions, 4 BSCP National Pool Championship. It was a second ring of Master Pool Davao, where after the first victory in 2007. Cortex, the greatest player of Jonathan Sy of Negros Billiard Stable (NBS), the latter after his victory over Dennis Orcollo in the semifinals, 9-7, three-day conference of Ilocos Norte Representative Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and organized support long time to reach CEO Bill Sebastian Chua, in close collaboration with Raya Sports. “I want to dedicate my victory to Chief Jo (Jonathan Sy), Coach Toper (Christoper Pals), my family and God,” said Bark. Last November, Bark settled Runner-up ball in the later champion motionless in the world this year ten. He also won the Derby City Classic 10-Ball Challenge this year. His other accomplishments were a second place at the site of the Derby City Classic 9-Ball Challenge, third in the world mixed doubles and fourth place in the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship. Bark campaign is planned for a total of 1 in the country WPA World Team Cup in January and February 30 7 2010 envisaged in Germany. Add Bark in the national WPA 8-Ball and 9-Ball Champion Ronato Alcano, lining Antonio, Warren Kiamco, Marlon Manalo and Dennis Orcullo. Representation RP World Ten Ball pool legend Efren “Bata” Reyes Jr. has trained with Rubil “Bingkay” Amit, the Philippine team. They defeated Charlie Williams, and Ji Eun Park, Korea, 9-7, point 1 mixed classic trophy catch Libis, Quezon City. In September, Reyes led the Galveston Pocket A classic U.S. defeated Shannon Daulton. Alcano, on the other hand, co-cream former world champion Johnny Archer of the United States in the last record of 9-5 in the 8-ball billiards Galveston Department Extravaganza Classic instead of September 21 in Texas. Kiamco adapted to second place after losing to Immonen 10 in the Final Act of the ball. Also in September, along with Bustamante Reyes held the 2009 World Cup of Pool, held in September in Annex SM City North EDSA in Quezon City. The dynamic duo were the Germans Ralf Souquet and Thorsten Hohmann, beaten 11-9 in the final. In June, called Amit Taiwanese Liu Shi-M

One Pocket Pool – the end of 2008 the faltering economy and the many rounds of pool and independent events followed. Kim White, Women’s Professional Billiards Association Tour professional, economic decline have seen this as a challenge and an opportunity for 2009. “Texas has always been a hot spot for the pool,” said the Houston native. “My goal was to make a tour of the region with a small fee to make the players of different calibers, and offer large sums of money to a quarter of the field.” Kim was based on his experience as a former President of the WPBA and its prior success in implementing regional and junior tournaments. He took his first Lone Star Billiard Tour stop in early January 2009 and then worked tirelessly throughout the year to promote tourism and support the players and sponsors win their events. The Lone Star Billiards Tour is unique because it offers diversity. Completed in 2009, five pool halls organized tour, and two others are already signed for 2010. Tournaments will be the standard 9 feet professional Played 8 feet, 7 feet of the bar tables. In the coming year, besides the traditional 9-ball tournament will be 8-Ball, 10-Ball and the event of a pocket. After only one year, the Lone Star Billiards Tour as one of the top recognized regional tours in the nation. Route 10 stops in 2009, drew an average of 70 players. Nearly 200 players participated, and half of those who deserve the money, in one or more tournaments. The deposit for the year above $ 90,000, half the price of money and half of the auction. The Lone Star Billiards Tour winner in 2009 was Charlie “Hillbilly” Bryant, who has participated in 9 out of 10 events. Sylver Ochoa, who missed the first two tournaments, came into sharp end of the year and finished second. local soloists, the lover and Denis Lanny Strickland are held regularly throughout the year and finished third and fourth, respectively. LGBT Champion 2009 Final Charlie “Hillbilly” Bryant

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POOL superstar Efren “Bata” Reyes a great pool player and Taiwanese veteran Chao Fong Pang a great pool player rekindle their rivalry, as the two Asian legends collide in a marathon challenge match in “Face Off Series 3–The Grandmasters” starting on Wedneday at the Club Capo Exclusive on Tomas Morato, Quezon City.

The two-day, race-to-50 nine-ball match offers a $10,000 prize.

Reyes, who recently won for the Philippines the World Cup of Pool along with Francisco “Django” Bustamante a great pool player , said he is anxious to see how Chao a great pool player plays now after staying away from big tournaments recently.

Reyes also recently won the Kadayawan leg of the Manny Villar Cup and the Galveston Classic One Pocket tournament in Texas, while Chao, a two-time World 9-Ball champion, last played in the 2007 World Pool Championship.

Efren “Bata ” Reyes a great pool player and Taiwanese Chao Fong Pang a great pool player will try to show who is the better world champion.

“I feel honored to be invited to play against the best billiards player in the world and I promise to play my best,” said Chao a great pool player , who migrated to mainland China a few years ago.

Club Capo has also lined up a match pitting former double world champions Ronnie Alcano a great pool player and Ralf Souquet a great pool player of Germany and the second edition of The Philippines versus the World, and is looking to set a match between Francisco “Django” Bustamante against American Rodney Morris a great pool player and Lee Van Corteza a great pool player opposite Shane van Boening in November.

Other planned matches include a rematch between 2007 World Pool Champion Daryl Peach a great pool player and runner-up Roberto Gomez, Alcano a great pool player versus fellow former world champion Wu Chia-ching, scotch doubles matches featuring Reyes-Bustamante against Dennis Orcollo-Alcano, Bustamante-Gomez versus Johnny Archer and Van Boening, and Alcano-Johann Chua opposite Yang-Ko Pin-yi, and a duel between Reyes and Archer.

The Face Off Series 3 is presented by Club Capo in cooperation with Bugsy Promotions and JBET.net, and supported by Nuvo City, Outlast Battery, Puyat Sports, Negros Billiards Stable and Philippine Star.

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Ralf Souquet.  Darren Appleton. Jasmin Ouschan. Mika Immonen. Neils Feijen. Gama. Charlie Williams.Imran Majid.    Thorsten Hohmann. Watch these pros, and many more of billiards’ world-renowned favorites, compete for over $70,000 and the championship title for Predator’s 10-Ball World Tour Portugal stop.

British pool professional, Darren Appleton, will be back in the Philippines to defend his title against the world’s top pool players when the 2009 World Ten Ball Championship starts on 25th November at the World Trade Center in Pasay City.

Around 128 players from over 50 countries will take part in the biggest pool billiards tournament in the world, that is being held for the second year in a row, in the Philippines.

The tournament will feature World Pool-Billiard Association-rated players vying for the prestigious crown and a rich pot totaling up to $250,000. Prizes will be distributed up to 64th place with the champion taking home $75,000.

Assured of spots in the WTBC are the top 10 players in the world-ranking system of the WPA as well as the reigning WPA champions in all disciplines.

Format of the tournament will have the participants divided into 16 groups, each playing in a double-elimination format to determine the Last 64 qualifiers. The Last 64 stage will implement a knockout system where players will compete in a race-to-9 match up to the semifinal round.

The finals will be a race-to-11 affair.

Stage 1 of the qualifying tournament will be held at the Star Billiards Center in Quezon City from Nov. 19-23 to determine the 10 players who will join the main draw. The two wildcard entries will be chosen by the organizing Raya Sports.

Billiard club, Side Pocket in Richmond, Virginia, recently hosted the Fifth Annual One-Pocket-Pool Shoot Out with $2000 guaranteed added and an entry of $75 for the participants.  Over the weekend of December 6th-7th, one name stood out above the rest of the thirty-four player field, that being Leonardo Andam.

Pool Player, Andam went undefeated throughout the weekend until running into Eric Moore for the hot-seat.  Although it was quite a close nail biter, Moore yanked the win from Andam 3-2 to await his eventual return from the one-loss side in the final round.

All the while, Matt Clatterbuck and Kris Mele were fighting it out to determine fourth place, both Andam and Moore could only watch on to see who would find their way out.  The wait was not a long one as Mele didn’t have much of a chance against Clatterbuck this time around, ending on a 2-0 note.  The semis pitted Clatterbuck and Andam together and the match was a bit closer, but Andam wanted another crack at Moore and he caused that to come to fruition passing Clatterbuck 2-1 to secure his spot in the finals.

The One pocket pool final arena gave Andam a chance at revenge against Moore and with a race to five, it was anyone’s game, but on this day,  Andam showed himself to be a great billiard player and sailed to victory with a 5-2 finish.

John Schmidt is more known for his 9-ball billiard game than his one-pocket pool billiard game; but that may not be the case anymore.

Schmidt ran to the finals of the Derby City Classic One Pocket Billiard Division without a loss and faced off against One Pocket heavyweight Scott Frost in the finals.

Frost had dropped a match already, so he knew he would have to beat Schmidt twice to win the event.

Things got off to a good start for Frost as he defeated Schmidt 8-0 in the first game of the race to three match.

Frost’s celebration for the first game would be his only celebration in this match as Schmidt came back to win the next three games with identical 8-0 scores in each game.

It was Schmidt’s first One Pocket Billiard title and yet another Derby City Classic with Frost missing out on the golden ring in his best discipline.