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Holiday Gift Guide KRM-06: Just as fast and hot as the V8 muscle cars it was designed after, Action’s Khrome 06 is pinstriped up and ready to turn heads. No need to worry about spinning out this hot rod, the tire tread wrap will keep you from burning rubber. Extra shafts are available in 12 and 13 mm. Retail price $119. Qualified dealer requests welcome. 1-800-645-9803. www.cuestix.com. Manufactured and distributed exclusively by CueStix International.

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For many pool players it’s a natural tendency to want to spin shots in with outside “helping” English. This technique is very useful, especially if you’re trying to change the natural angle of the cue ball after contact. There’s another way to do this if you want to “master a shot” so you can hit the three parts of the pocket. To do this you must become more accurate and develop a “FEEL” for the pocket. This isn’t any more difficult, it just requires you to simplify your Game and reduce calculations. There are three {main} calculations you make to be accurate using “outside English,” • 1st) you must judge the immediate deflection and • 2nd) you must judge how much the spin brings the cue ball “back” to it’s original “shot line”. • 3rd) you must decide where to hit the cue ball to accomplish the intended shot. (these calculations are related, but not necessarily connected like they are with the TOI Technique) You will find it’s necessary to hit these shots at a variety of speeds and a variety of spins to do what you need with the cue ball. This takes a LOT of different calculations because speed effects deflection AND spin. Where you hit the cue ball and how far over to get your “outside English” also effects deflection AND spin. Over the course of hours, you will have to make numerous calculations and instinctive judgments to make every shot as planned. With the ‘Touch Of Inside’ system of play I am showing you how to reduce the amount of calculations and instinctive judgments considerably. The TOI Technique shows you how to hit one “theme” of speeds, one “theme” of spins, and one “theme” of deflection. I have played many players in my life and the only concern I had was if they would play long enough. Because, even

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though this edge against other accomplished players may be only 1-2%, it will show up over time. If you’re cutting a ball at a “half ball” angle down the rail to the left and using “outside” (right English”) you cue ball is immediately going to deflect into the object ball slightly. To overcome undercutting it you will need to spin the cue ball to make it curve back and the spin will help cut it in. This may “FEEL” like it’s helping the cut, but IS IT REALLY? You are having to hit the speed correctly, the spin correctly, the contact point (shot line) correctly and hit the cue ball precisely to do this. I’m sure you do this very well, but how about under pressure? How do you make all these calculations playing a champion player? This is where your unconscious will start to falter and break down. You are simply over whelming yourself with these calculations and when you add pressure? I don’t know, how does it effect you, do you play better or worse? How about over the course of a 5-10 hour set, do you rely on your game to get better and better or do you have “ups and downs?” With the TOI Technique I teach players how to use (as much as possible, of course there’s exceptions, and less that you may think) ONE SPEED - ONE SHOT ANGLE REFERENCE (center or edge) - ONE TIP TARGET (the “Touch” of Inside). The one thing you guard against {using TOI} is overcutting the ball, however, if you’re going to miss a shot would you rather over cut it or under cut it? I don’t know about you, but when I under cut a shot I feel like a “dogged it,” however, when I over cut a shot I feel like I know what I need to do to correct what I did wrong. TOI increases consistency, which strengthens confidence and makes your Game strong, reliable, and very intimidating. ‘The Game is the Teacher’

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Master Instructor, National Billiard Academy, “Beat People With a Stick!”

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Combinations are difficult. They really are. We’ve all been fooled into shooting combinations that were way harder than we thought. There are Two Big Reasons for combinations being so tough, and most of us have never thought about the second one. Adjusting for it requires more thinking, but if you take the time to work through your combos in this more conscious, thorough way, you will sink a lot more of them. Let’s call the ball to be pocketed the Target Object Ball (TOB) and the other object balls OB1, OB2, etc., as determined by the sequence in which they are struck. First, a quick review of what generally makes one combo easier than another: • The fewer OB’s, the easier. • The closer the TOB to the pocket, the easier. • The closer the OB to the TOB, the easier. • The closer the whole shot is to straight in, the easier. Let’s consider a two-ball combination: Cueball (CB) hits OB1. OB1 hits TOB. TOB goes to the pocket. The traditional way to work out how to shoot this is to begin by imagining that OB1 is the CB and line up that segment of the shot, using OB1 to pocket TOB. Then, when you’re confident of the shot alignment, sight the spot on the rail or pocket where OB1 is actually aimed, ignoring the TOB for the moment. Now, your job is simply to line up the CB to shoot OB1 to that exact spot on the rail or pocket. Forget about the TOB – focus completely on sending OB1 down the right line, and TOB has to go in. The First Big Reason combos are tough is that, since there are more balls involved, there is a much higher accuracy requirement. If you are off by a couple of degrees on OB1, you could be off by many degrees by the time TOB moves. Ya gotta be really precise. The error multiplies rapidly. The Second Big Reason is the subtle one. It’s that same complicating factor we deal with every time we cut a ball – throw, good ol’ collision-induced throw (CIT). CIT is caused by the friction between two balls at the moment of impact. It causes the OB to be thrown as much as 4 or 5 degrees off its “natural” line, depending on speed, angle, ball

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slipperiness, and so on. Throw occurs as a cut angle change right at the moment of impact, so the farther the ball has to travel, the more “error” you get from the angle change. This is why cut shots are usually missed by undercutting – you cut the ball “correctly” but did not allow for throw. Simply put, if you don’t adjust for CIT, you hit everything too thick. The not so obvious problem is that, because of the extreme accuracy needed on each ball hit, throw makes an enormous difference in combinations. You probably have a rule of thumb suggesting overcutting the first ball of a combo. This is why. You’re going to have to correct for more throw effects than you would on a single ball cut. There are two general classes of combination shots. Let’s call them Zigzags and Zigzigs. In a Zigzag, OB’s are cut in opposite directions. If OB1 is cut to the left, OB2 is cut to the right. In a Zigzig shot, each OB is cut in the same direction, e.g., OB1 is cut to the left and then it cuts OB2 to the left. This is an important distinction because each ball in a Zigzig will throw in the same direction, while the OB’s in a Zigzag throw in opposite directions. Most players’ natural tendency is to not cut balls thin enough to allow for throw. On a Zigzag, this causes you to hit OB2 too thick. On a Zigzig, you will tend to hit OB2 too thin. Think thin on OB1, because error multiplies through each ball in a combination shot. How can you apply this knowledge? Using the traditional segmented aiming system described above, work your way back to the CB shot line, but pay close, conscious attention to the CIT effect on each segment of the shot On regular cuts, you only have to worry about sinking the ball. For combinations, you need much more accuracy because the first OB has to land precisely on the next OB, so you have to allow for throw in each segment of the shot. Shooting firmly will reduce the throw, making the shot a little easier to figure. The simplest way to find the true aim line is to aim to overcut each segment by a little. And oh yeah – actually practice.

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BY: MICHAEL K GLASS

THE MENTAL GAME Searching for Your Inner Mr. Miyagi

Michael K Glass

Michael Glass has been teaching pool for close to 10 years. He is a Recognized PBIA Billiards Instructor, taught by none other than Bob Jewett of the San Francisco Billiard Academy. Michael has been playing pool almost all of his life (except when he was in the Navy — it’s hard to install a pool table on a rocking ship!). He managed to stay away from the hustler life; he doesn’t believe in being dishonest in order to win money. He will, however, occasionally play for a beer or two at the local watering hole. Michael teaches all levels of pool players, from beginner to pro, and works on all aspects of the game, from fundamentals, to pattern play, to trick shots. He can be found playing in his home town of San Ramon, CA at Crown Billiards. Visit his website at billiardsprofessor.com for pool tips or to schedule a lesson!

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After 4 years of 2nd place finishes, I recently qualified to play in the U.S. Amateur Championships in Tampa, Florida. I was extremely excited, and was determined to be completely prepared. I bought a new shaft for my cue stick, I practiced 9-ball on our Ernesto Dominguez-prepared tables at my local poolroom (3.9 inch pockets!), and I was sure to get plenty of rest before my flight. NOTHING was going to make me lose focus. I was Rocky, preparing for the big fight! Unfortunately, the universe had other plans. In the interest of saving space for this article, and to spare you the boring details, here is a summary: My flight was diverted due to hydraulic problems. The delay made me late for my connection, so the airline made other arrangements for me. Problems with the flaps on our new plane (seriously? 2 in-air problems???) caused us to land 30 minutes late, and I had to run to the next gate to catch my connection. I made it, but my luggage (including my cue sticks) did not. I had to buy new clothes at Walmart at 1 am, and then got about 5 hours of sleep before I had to be up and out the door to make it to the venue. Fortunately, a friend loaned me his sticks (thanks, Dan!), and I was able to play. My first match was at noon, and I did everything I could to mentally prepare for it. The players at this event were no slouches – they were 107 of the best amateur players from around the country, and I needed my head in the game. Unfortunately, as prepared as I tried to be, the deck was stacked against me. 5 hours of sleep, itchy new clothing, and stress about whether my bags would arrive soon were just a few of the factors causing me to lose my focus in the game. And those of you who know me (personally, or through my other articles) know how susceptible I am to a meltdown under these conditions. Somehow, I held my composure, even after falling down 6-2. My opponent was on the hill, and the last thing I needed was to lose my cool now. I had to focus. And I did… for a bit. I ran out rack 9, 10, and 11. I was only down 6-5 now, and if I simply made the 1-9 combo I ended up with after the break, I would be breaking for the win! Then, I heard a whisper in the back of my mind: “I just hope my sticks make it for my next match

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at 6pm! Will I be able to take a nap before then? I wonder if the food is any good at this place, I have heard the shrimp dish is excellent (it was). Oh, jeez, I’m losing focus. Come on, Michael, just make this shot. I know we’re tired, but we just have a little bit more to go. Just don’t miss, because then he’ll have an easy combo for the win.” Crap. I missed. Now, don’t get me wrong. I take full responsibility for losing my matches. There are many things that, in hindsight, I might have done to improve my chances. I could have taken an earlier flight. I could have sent my sticks via UPS or FedEx to the hotel. However, the bottom line is that I did not have the focus I needed in order to perform my best. Pool is a very demanding game, especially in tournament format. It’s not just about being good enough to make balls and make the cue ball obey your every whim. Playing in a tournament is a marathon. You must somehow learn to focus yourself, to get into the zone as quickly and as often as possible, and stay there. You cannot let stray thoughts come in and disrupt you. When they do you must step back, clear the cobwebs, and get back into the game. I wish I knew the secret to this. Even if I did, what works for me may not work for you. Next time you have one of those nights where you just could not miss, and everyone around you was in awe of your incredible mastery of the table (“dude, I can’t believe the rolls you were getting!”), try to remember your state of mind. What were you doing at the time? What did you eat? Whom did you talk to? What was on your mind? Try to do that again. Baseball players and other professionals have a reputation for being superstitious, with their crazy rituals before games. For most of them, it is not about belief in the supernatural. It is a means for them to get into the zone, and gain laser-like focus. I sincerely hope that you will be able to figu – hey look! A squirrel! Good luck. If you would like to share some of your success stories (or even the failures), or have suggestions for future articles, please feel free to drop me a line at pool@billiardsprofessor.com. I can also be found hanging out with fellow billiards enthusiasts at reddit.com/r/ billiards. Come on by and join the discussion!

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In October I had the pleasure of visiting billiard historian Mike Shamos in Pittsburgh. He invited me to the Friday afternoon meeting of the Carnegie Mellon University Pool Club for which he is the faculty advisor. Mike introduced me to the student club members and the fascinating game of 2-3-5. The game originated in Taiwan and is a lot more like carom billiards than pool. That’s a good thing because if you spend a little time with the game your cue ball control is guaranteed to improve. Your object ball speed control will also benefit which is useful for a lot of safety shots at the usual pool games. 2-3-5 is played with a cue ball and three object balls. Usually the 1, 3 and 11 are used from a standard set, but any three where two are alike (red, for example) and one is different (yellow) will do. Points are scored by caroms -- the cue ball contacting two or three balls on one shot -- and pocketing balls gets you nothing. The game is best when played by several players and since the innings rarely go more than three shots, no one gets bored waiting for a turn. At the start of your turn your first shot must be a “mixed” carom involving the yellow with one of the reds in either order. If you do that, you get 2 points and shoot again. Your second shot must be all red so you have fewer options. Score 3 if you make it and continue. Your third shot looks impossible at first. You have to contact all three balls with the cue ball for a double carom and 5 points. After playing the game for a while you will start to recognize and even set up possible shots. The 2-3-5 sequence goes back to the start if you manage to make your third shot. An early double carom is a foul and ends your turn. You don’t lose points for a foul and a scratch does not end your turn provided that you scored the carom. If any ball, even the cue ball, is pocketed it spots up on the head spot. If that’s occupied, go to the foot spot and then the center spot. The break is a special shot. The setup is as shown in the diagram, with the 1 ball spotted half way between the foot spot and the cushion. The cue ball must start on the head spot and you must hit the one ball first. The good news is that if you find the right place on the cushion to aim for with a little running follow and don’t shoot too hard, the shot is nearly automatic. In shot B you can see some of the strategy of the game. This is the first (mixed) shot of your turn. The easiest shot is probably from the 11 to the 1, but that spreads the balls and leaves no good second shot. Instead, draw back from the 1 to either the 3 or the 11. With the right speed, the one ball goes three rails and back to join the

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others while the reds stay relatively close to each other for your second (all red) shot. If you get lucky (or skilled) all three balls will be relatively close after that to allow a good chance at the double carom. Note that if on your first shot you draw back from the 1 to the 3 the cue ball has a good chance to come off the 3 and hit the 11 for a premature double and the end of your turn. Try the game for an hour with three or four friends and see how you like it. If it catches on as an alternative to your group’s usual game it’s guaranteed to improve some skills that many players neglect.

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BY: DON AKERLOW THE SKY IS NO LIMIT

I was at a pool tournament and noticed a game a friend of mine was playing. He was down 2-0 in a race to 4. His opponent broke, a couple of shots, he’s up 3-0. My friend walks over to me and made a statement that I didn’t think I would hear from a quality player like he is, “I can work my way back through the losers bracket.” I looked at him, with a look of bewilderment I am sure, and said, “You’re not out of this one yet. All you need to do is win just one. Don’t let him 4-zip you. Just win one.” He looked at me and said “OK!” He won the next game, now it’s 3-1. He looks in my direction, I put my index finger up and told him, “One more, just one more.” Now it’s 3-2. He comes back over and says, “I can win this.” I said, “No, just win one more. That’s all you want to do for now.” He wins -- hill-hill. He looks at me and I said, “Just one more.” He won the match 4-3. In the mental game of pool it is important to keep your goals simple, just win one. Just win the first one. Take one game at a time, one shot at a time. Give yourself the opportunity to win or give yourself the opportunity for another shot.

Focus totally on your game. Everything else shouldn’t matter. Play the table not the player. Distractions, noises, loud music shouldn’t affect you. It’s like they are not even there. Time will stand still while you are in total concentration. Concentrating totally while playing pool should be second only to dead stroke, although playing with concentration is easier to achieve. With total concentration your game can go to a new level with consistency and performance, then reaching dead stroke, it’s like a walk in the park. For those of you who have not reached dead stroke, it is playing unconsciously. All the knowledge that you have learned about pool, whether it is banks, English or shot making, is executed correctly. You reach a new level of performance. It’s one of the best feelings that you can achieve while playing pool. And remember just win one!!!

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Anthony Beeler is a 2013 BCA National 9-Ball team champion. He also finished 9th out of 1086 players in the 2013 BCA National 8-Ball Championships. He is a certified Level 3 instructor for the American CueSports Alliance and is the founder of Maximize Your Potential Billiards Academy located in Bradfordsville, Kentucky. Beeler is also a fully licensed Kentucky Educator having, received his bachelor’s degree at Campbellsville University and his master’s degree in Education Leadership at Eastern Kentucky University. Throughout his pool-playing career Anthony has won over 300 tournaments and has defeated numerous professional players in tournament competition.

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The ability to separate what you are seeing and thinking about is a powerful skill for pool players to learn. The good news is that your perception and attention span are two separate brain functions. Pool players who say they can’t visualize often let their sight cloud their visualization, especially when fixating on the shot that is in front of them. If you think about scratching in the side pocket or getting hooked behind a cluster as you stare at the cue ball you ARE visualizing and you know where the cue ball often goes as a result. So it’s not an inability to visualize which is the problem but it is what you visualize! It’s important to know that your ability to learn how and when to focus your attention is not a result of your mechanical skills but your ability to concentrate. Your eyes and attention span are not bound together within your brain. If you’ve ever watched a movie and found yourself daydreaming, you’ll recognize this separation. Your eyes go quiet and your mind wanders. What you may perceive at the time as your inability to focus on the screen in front of you actually leverages exactly the same mental skill you can be using when trying to pocket a ball on the pool table. If you can daydream you can play pool. The critical difference being that you must direct your day dream to shoot a pool shot, not leave it to chance, then you will be focusing your attention. This mental skill is not a function of the eyes but your brain. Pool is a challenging game. We have to look back and forth from the cue ball to the object ball in order to execute a shot. Pool players have to look at the cue ball but maintain their attention on the object ball. Pool players also unwittingly switch their focus to the cue, body, stroke, or potential pitfalls that may interfere with successful execution of the shot. The target is nowhere to be seen. There is little point visualizing your shot before you get down to shoot it if you are thinking about something else while executing it. It is not a coincidence that players complain of inconsistency, but how many of them actually take the time to get trained with this type of psychological skill? From our very first pool lessons on grip, alignment, stance and posture our attention is on everything but the target. It is actually possible to spend a number of years believing your technique is never good enough. So where do you choose to focus your attention when shooting a shot? How do you achieve this focus consistently? Maybe, you think both the cue ball and object ball is the target or that it’s important to be thinking about your stroke? Is this working for you? If you don’t have a clear answer to these questions, take the time to learn how to focus your attention in the right place, at the right time consistently when learning, practicing and playing. I think you will discover that your pool stroke isn’t as bad as you believe it to be! When you learn how to lock your conscious mind on where you want to strike the object ball, you’ll find it can’t interfere with your stroke. To borrow from the powerful words of John 8:32 — “Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

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2014 PartyPoker World Pool Masters Down to the last four Photo credit: JP Parmentier-Matchroom Sport 16th November

Quarter Finals Nikos Ekonomopoulos (GRE) 8-3 Alex Pagulayan (CAN) Chris Melling (ENG) 8-6 Karl Boyes (ENG) Shane Van Boening (USA) 8-4 Mark Gray (ENG) WE’RE DOWN to the last four at the 2014 PartyPoker World Pool Masters as Nick Ekonomopoulos, Chris Melling and Shane Van Boening all enjoyed victories in their quarter-final matches at the Portland Centre, Nottingham. That leaves one Greek, one Pole, one American and one Englishmen to contest pool’s most prestigious invitational tournament as it concludes on Sunday evening. Nikos Ekonomopoulos put paid Alex Pagulayan’s hopes with a solid performance in the first match of the afternoon. It was a bit of a scratch-fest as both players lost control of the white but the Greek player was solid throughout as he cruised to victory. “At the start of the match I was a little bit unlucky, I scratched twice on the brake but after that I played near perfect and didn’t miss any balls. “I am playing well at the moment. I came third in the US Open, I had a second on the Euro Tour

and in two weeks it is the Mosconi Cup, which I am very excited for.” In the battle of the Brits it was Chris Melling who prevailed over Karl Boyes in an error-strewn encounter. Neither player was at his best but it was Melling who dominated. Commented Melling; “I thought I was the better player in that match. At 6-3, the three frames he had won were combinations on the nine; he was making mistakes when he had to run a rack. You have to take your chances and I took more than he did. That is why I won.” Shane Van Boening’s match against Mark Gray looked plain sailing as he raced into an authoritative 6-0 lead. However the Englishman, who was still suffering the effects of a bug, found his feet and managed string three racks together before Van Boening closed out the match. “I am happy with how I played; my break

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was awesome and I will keep breaking from the centre like that,” said Van Boening. “I made balls on the break most times; the 1 ball seems to be going to the middle pocket when I break from the centre so I will stick with that. I am thinking about when I won the US Open a few weeks ago because I want to bring the same positive energy to this tournament.” Play concludes on Sunday evening. Sunday evening 18.00 Semi Final 1 – Karol Skowerski (POL) v Nikos Ekonomopoulos (GRE) Semi Final 2 – Chris Melling (ENG) v Shane Van Boening (USA) The Final The Masters will once again sport a $20,000 top prize, and the event will be produced by Matchroom Sport Television who will be making 15 x 1 hour programmes of the tournament for international syndication. The 2014 PARTYPOKER World Pool Masters is sponsored by PartyPoker.com, one of the world’s leading online poker sites. The Official Table is by Diamond Billiards; Cloth is supplied by Iwan Simonis; the Official Balls are Super Aramith and Predator is the Official Cue, Chalk and Rest.

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Super Shane crowned Masters King The Final Shane Van Boening (USA) 8-2 Nikos Ekonomopoulos (GRE)

Semi Finals Nikos Ekonomopoulos (GRE) 8-3 Karol Skowerski (POL) Shane Van Boening (USA) 8-5 Chris Melling (ENG) ‘WANT PAIN? PLAY SHANE’ say the tee shirts and so it proved as Shane Van Boening torched his way through the field to become only the second American player to win the PartyPoker World Pool Masters as he looked in total control to beat Nick Ekonomopoulos 8-2 at the Portland Centre, Nottingham. Van Boening’s victory silenced any doubters who felt he couldn’t do the business outside of the USA and sent out a warning shot ahead of the Mosconi Cup which gets underway in two weeks time. Wins over Australia’s James Georgiadis and then England’s Mark Gray took him through to the semis where he disposed of Chris Melling to set up the championship showdown.

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“It is an honour to win the World Pool Masters, this is one of the greatest days in my career,” said an emotional Van Boening after he took a standing ovation from the crowd. “It means a lot to me to win this tournament. I have been playing well over the last six months. Whenever I had a shot I took it down, I only made a couple of mistakes in the last couple of matches. “I know Nikos, I think I might be in his head a little bit because I have been playing him all year and he hasn’t beaten me yet. “I have been trying to win overseas and I have got to the finals of a couple of tournaments, and won the World Cup of Pool in 2008. It has been a battle for the last few years so I am really happy to win today. “I was playing well at the US Open a few weeks ago, so I visualised myself winning the US Open because positive energy makes a big difference.” Van Boening won the lag, made a ball into the centre pocket and carefully worked his way through the table for the opening rack. It looked like more of the same in the next but the American scratched into the middle pocket as he pocketed the 8 ball down the rail to gift the rack to Ekonomopoulos. A dry break though, got Van Boening back to the table and he cleared to regain the lead and then ran out the next one for a 3-1 lead. Three balls on the break plus a clear shot on the 2 ball was the result of the next break but Van Boening lost position and Ekonomopoulos lays a snooker that his opponent can’t escape from and with ball in hand the score goes to 2-3. It soon became 4-2 after the Greek missed on the 1 ball but Van Boening

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Shane Van Boening came up with his second golden break of the tournament to put some distance between him and his opponent. They both had visits in the next before Van Boening’s superior shot-making at the close won him the rack for a 6-2 lead. He took the next for 7-2 and then fittingly ran the table out from another superb break shot to seal the glory. For Ekonomopoulos, it was a disappointing end to the week as he reflected on the final. “Shane played really well and I missed some shots. At the start of the match he made one or two mistakes but I didn’t break very well at the start of the match. “I missed a 1 ball at 3-2 so instead of 3-3 it went to 4-2, had a golden break and went 5-2. After that he played perfectly and I made a few mistakes. I would have liked to win the final but I am very proud to have got there.” Earlier in the semi-finals Van Boening had defeated Chris Melling after he got off to his usual fast start. In the earlier match, Ekonomopoulos looked all business as he went past Poland’s Karol Skowerski.

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Leslie Bernardi, who is having her best year to date, finishing top 8 in the last three stops. Leslie won matches against Minnie Tayaotao, A Aiem-Sa-Ard, and new player Piper Anselmo. At the end of Saturday night the top four players on the winner side were: Stephanie Hefner vs Leslie Bernardi Eleanor Callado vs Khan Ngo Revelina Um won matches against Gloria Lee and Kendra Fuller before losing to Eleanor Callado on the winner side. She managed to stay alive in the tournament by defeating Ginger Bowen on the one-loss side, setting herself up to play Jessie Skye, whose best showing this year was at the Broken Rack in Emeryville where she finished in fifth place. Jessica had a bye on her first match and lost her next match against tammy Moreda. She would go to the one-loss side and beat Gloria Lee, Deborah Cullen, and Lindsey Dorn. For the other bracket on the one-loss side, we had a new player to the tour, Piper Anselmo, defeating Cony Mendoza, Teresa Teague, and then losing to Leslie Bernardi. Piper stayed alive on the one-loss side by defeating Darnell Domingo. Tammy Moredo had her best showing this year, having won matches against Alison Lowe and Jessica Skye. She would be sent to the one-loss side by Stephanie Hefner. In order for Tammy to stay alive she would have to defeat Olga Azarova. Tammy took an early lead of 3-0. Olga would come back to tie the match. At the end Tammy would win by banking the 8-ball and setting herself up for an easy 9-ball. For Sunday’s top eight, the players on the one-loss side were: Piper Anselmo vs Tammy Moredo

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Revelina Um vs Jessica Skye Sunday’s matches started at 11:00am per tournament director Emilyn Callado. Leslie would send Stephanie to the one-loss side with a score of 7-2. Eleanor would send Khan Ngo to the one-loss side with a score of 7-6. Khanh would defeat Piper 5-3, Stephanie 5-2, and Leslie 5-0. She would meet up once again with Eleanor. Eleanor won the first set 7-3 (true double elimination) to win her 3rd tour stop victory of the season. The standings of the main event were as follows: 1st $300 Eleanor Callado 2nd $215 Khahn Ngo 3rd $120 Leslie Bernardi 4th $100 Stephanie Hefner 5/6 $75 Piper Anselmo, Revelina Um 7/8 $50 Jessica Skye, Tammy Moreda 9-12 $25 Darnell Domingo, Olga Azarova, Ginger Bowen, Lindsey Dorn The standings of the second chance were: 1st $80 Denise Domingo 2nd $40 Kirsten Karim 3/4 $20 Cony Mendoza, Jojo Miranda We are looking forward to going to Diamond Billiards in Modesto, CA. Come

celebrate another successful year of the TWCWT and prepare for a well-deserved break after seven months of continuous monthly competition. Our main sponsor continues to donate Tiger items to be raffled as well as a cue, which will be the main prize at the end of session. Our newest sponsor, Ozone Billiards, donates a cue case at every stop. As always, we want to thank our regular sponsors for 2014: Tony Kalamaryan, President of Tiger products Mark Griffith of Magic Rack Don Akerlow of On The Break News Ozone Billiards Cony Mendoza, Diablo Valley Pool Leagues If you enjoy women’s pool, please support the rooms and businesses that support our sport. The live streaming is provided by Denise Domingo. Photography by Naomi Manuel. Come out and join the fun. Women of all skill levels are welcome. Visit our website www.twcwt.com and our Facebook page Tiger West Coast Women’s Tour for more information.

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Liz Cole dominates the field, Jing Liu is crowned NWPA Tour Champion On November 1-2, 2014, the NWPA’s seventh and final tour stop of 2014 was hosted by The Parlor in Bellevue, Washington. The Parlor added $500 to the event and a Volturi custom case voucher raffle added another $250 to the prize fund ($250 to the main event and $100 to the Second Chance.) The NWPA would like to thank our sponsor Ozone Billiards and Volturi for their support for the 2014 season. Please check out their websites and show them your appreciation at www.ozonebilliards.com and www.volturicases.com. The NWPA tour standings and 2014 schedule are available at www.nwpatour.wordpress.com and is sanctioned by the WPBA. All skill levels are welcome to play and players can accrue points towards their semiprofessional status while gaining experience playing some of the top women players in the northwest. Eighteen ladies came out to compete Saturday morning. The tournament was run on 11 9-foot Brunswick Gold Crowns with Rail2Rail Productions providing a free live stream all weekend. The format was a race to 7, alternating break, 9 ball, with a race to 6 on the B side. With a smaller field than normal, play jumped to the second round for many matches. Play finished early Saturday evening and our tour’s year end banquet was held in the Parlor’s Ultralounge Night Club. Based on her strong play on Saturday, Jing Liu captured the NWPA Tour Champion honor, prior to going into Sunday’s play. Jing was also named NWPA Player of the Year, an award given to players who not only demonstrate great play, but represent the sportsmanship and leadership that all ladies should aspire to. NWPA Rookie of the

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Year honors were given to Rebecca Slyter, while NWPA Most Improved went to Fran Johnson. Many raffle prizes were awarded and fun was had by all. Sunday morning, only six players remained. The remaining A side match was for the hot seat and featured Liz Cole vs. Jing Liu. Liz continued her stellar play, defeating Jing by the score of 7-5, advancing to her third final in four events played. On the B side, matches included Kimberly Kirk vs. Suzanne Smith and Kim Benson vs. Carissa Biggs. Suzanne and Kim advanced by the scores of 6-5 and 6-4, where Suzanne got revenge for her earlier loss to Kim, defeating her 6-4 to advance to the semifinals. Jing jumped out to an early lead, but Suzanne stormed back to tie things up at 4 games apiece. Jing was eager to earn a rematch against Liz, ultimately closing out the remaining two games to win 6-4. Liz Cole path to the final: Bye, Melissa D (2), Carissa B (2), Kimberly K (1), Jing L (5) Jing Liu path to the final: Bye, Adrianne B Continued on 33 (2), Natalie S (6), Kim B (6), loss to Liz C (5), Suzanne S (4)

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LINCOLN CITY, OR Chinook Winds Casino Resort is adding $17,000 to the 8-Ball Open Event March 5-8, 2015. $12,000 will be added to the Men’s division with guaranteed $10,000 for 1st place based on 96 entries. $5,000 will be added to the Women’s division based on 32 entries. Entry fee $125 and $25 green fee. It will be a race to 7 for Men’s division and race to 5 for Women’s division, double elimination, BCAPL rules. Tournament will start after Calcutta (cash only) on Friday at 5PM and a brief player’s meeting. Finals will be on Sunday evening. A Warm up 8-ball tournament will commence on Thursday, March 5 at 6PM, $20 entry, race to 4, double elimination, Open division, Women’s division and will be open to all players. There will be no green fees for this event and money will be added based on entries. Ring games may be offered if there is enough interest. As always, sportsmanship is mandatory.

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LAKEWOOD, WA Congratulations to Tara Williams, from Fort Worth, TX, in her victory in the CueTopia Billiards Women’s International 10 Ball Qualifying Event held Nov. 15. The format was round robin with 7 players which made it a full day of play for all the

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women. Tara went undefeated to earn the qualifying spot with no question. This was a fun event and we wish Tara the best of luck in NY at Steinway Billiards Dec. 16-21 in the Women’s International 10 Ball Tournament. Thank you to all that participated. Happy Holidays to everyone.

COLE DOMINATES (continued from page 28) The final was one race to 9, alternating break. Both players made some uncharacteristic mistakes early on, with Jing capitalizing to take a 3-1 lead. Liz clawed back to tie the set at 3, then taking the lead by one rack. Jing took her break to try and regain composure. She came back to tie up the set at 4, but Liz closed out each of the next three racks to go up 7-4. In rack 12, a scratch on the break by Liz resulted in a strong runout by Jing to bring the score 7-5. Liz played strategically through each of the next two racks, keeping her unforced errors to a minimum. Jing, in both racks, was at the table and in contention to win, but a missed safety and a scratch pocketing her last ball before the 9, resulted in two 9 ball opportunities for Liz. Both players had an excellent tournament and finished 1st (Jing) and 2nd (Liz) in overall standings for the year. Congratulations to all the ladies who came out to play this year. Check our website in early 2015 for our next

season’s schedule, we are in process of finalzing now. Also, the WPBA Regional Tour Championship invites have been sent out and will be hosted at Breaker’s Sky Lounge in Virginia January 7-11, 2015. Get more information at www.wpba.com. Main Event Results 1st $400 Liz Cole 2nd $275 Jing Liu 3rd $180 Suzanne Smith 4th $145 Kim Benson 5/6 $80 Kimberly Kirk/Carissa Biggs

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KEIZER, OR This past November 15th Kolby’s R, B, & B was proud once again to host a Big Guns Open Scotch 8 Ball tournament. Normally a 2 day event. Entry was $120.00 per team with 20 going to green fees allowing open tables during the event and free play throughout the weekend. Adding $700.00 to sweeten the pot, 15 Teams entered the field to compete on 7’ Diamond tables in a race to 7 front and back with a final race to 11. Who’s Idea it was to consolidate the event to 1 day is still puzzling to me but that’s what the players and Director ‘Crys’ decided to do. (Can I use LMAO here?) So, at around 10:00pm Saturday night, after starting at 11am that morning, Gary French and Steve Lingelback came up against Roger Goodman and Pete Gates for the point while Eddie Mataya and Cindy Sliva having defeated Paul Marquez and Mike Deitchman are now waiting in the B bracket for the loser of that match and the chance to advance to play for the win. Mike and Paul clear 4th and $220. Steve and Gary then defeat Roger and Pete for the point 7-4 sending them to play

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Eddie and Cindy anxiously waiting on the Backside. It was a hard fought set but Eddie and Cindy are eliminated 5-7 securing 3rd place and $440 by Pete and Roger who now are eyeballing Steve and Gary for a rematch in the finals. Now the fun begins…. It’s after midnight, race to 11 for the prize of $880. Should have been there to see these players battle it out! Hill – Hill at 10 each and Pete Gates and Roger Goodman defeat Gary French and Steve Lingelback 11-10. Wow! 1st $880 Pete and Roger 2nd $660 Gary and Steve 3rd $440 Eddie and Cindy 4th $220 Mike and Paul It’s now 3:39 am, Sunday morning and time to close. Congratulations to Pete Gates & Roger Goodman! Well done! A Big thank you to all the participants and spectators as well, takes big ones to play Big Guns! Also many thanks to Kolby’s staff & Tournament Director Crys Kyle!

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NICKNAME: The Arkansas Kid HOME TOWN: Paragould BIRTH DATE: 1/23/1997 GRADE: 12th GPA: 2.8 FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL: Science POOL ROOM(S) WHERE YOU PLAY: Perry’s Pool Room, Cues and Blues WHAT KIND OF CUE(S) DO YOU USE? Mitchell Thomas LEFT OR RIGHT HANDED? Right TITLES / HIGHEST FINISHES: 3rd place junior nationals , 7th place in the Tennessee big table open, 9th place out of 158 Missouri bar table open, house pro at the billiard center , 9th in the nation pioneer 8ball. MOST MEMORABLE POOL MOMENT: Breaking and running 10 racks of 9-ball in a row in a tournament going to 15 SPONSORS: Mitchell Thomas Cues, Cues and Blues FAVORITE BAND/MUSIC: Rap/hiphop HOBBIES: Pool FAVORITE POOL GAME: 10- ball FAVORITE POOL PLAYER: SVB FAVORITE FOOD: Buffalo wings REAL-WORLD HERO: Chris Busby FONDEST CHILDHOOD MEMORY: Double dipping my dad in a tournament when I was 13 GOALS (personal and/or career): Business owner/pro pool player ANYTHING ELSE YOU’D LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? I’ve got more heart than a lion Like Us On Facebook

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Colorado Regional 2014 BCAPL/USAPL Colorado Regional 8-Ball Championship Results CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (November 19, 2014) – CueSports International, parent company of the BCA Pool League and the USA Pool League, just completed the 2014 BCAPL/USAPL Colorado Regional 8-Ball Championships at Greenfields Pool & Sports Bar in Lakewood, CO (just outside Denver). The event featured three divisions – Mixed Scotch Doubles, Men’s Singles, and Women’s Singles. All participants were members of a BCAPL or USAPL league or individual CSI Associate members. The Mixed Scotch Doubles division began on Friday, November 14 and featured 16 teams competing to become the 2014 Colorado Regional Mixed Scotch Doubles Champions. After several hours of play, two teams were left undefeated to face each other in the hot seat match: Mike DeWitt / Christine Honeman vs. Jose Cruz / Terry Duncan. This match reached a hill-hill conclusion with DeWitt/ Honeman coming out on top by a score of 4-3. Cruz/Duncan moved over to the one-loss side to face Robby Niemi / Nina Clark in a semi-final match. Cruz/Duncan prevailed to earn a rematch against DeWitt/Honeman in the final. In NICOLE KEENEY this true double

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elimination format, Cruz/Duncan would have to defeat DeWitt/Honeman twice. Maintaining consistency with their earlier match, the first set reached a hill-hill conclusion, but this time, Cruz/Duncan got the win. Therefore, the championship would come down to a final set. However, because it was late into the night, the two teams decided to split the prize and the title. The Men’s Singles division began on Saturday, November 15 with 62 players aiming for the title of 2014 Colorado Men’s Regional Champion. By Sunday afternoon, Sam Cordova was the only undefeated player remaining and sat in the hot seat to await his final opponent. Meanwhile, John Sandifer, who lost his 5th round match, fought his way through three one-loss side matches by defeating Marc Vidal, Mike Hellmer, and Mike DeWitt to earn a trip to the finals. In order to win, Sandifer would have to defeat Cordova twice. He pulled out the first set by a score of 5-3 to force a final set. However, Cordova stopped Sandifer’s momentum and won the final set 5-3 claim the title. The Women’s Singles division also got underway on Saturday, November 15 with 14 ladies contending for the title. By Sunday afternoon, Debbie Glover was undefeated and sat in the hot seat to await her final opponent. Continued

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8-Ball Championships On the one-loss side, after losing her very first match, Nicole Keeney refused to quit as she carved her way through the left side of the bracket by winning six consecutive matches and earning the right to face Glover in the final. Having to defeat Glover twice seemed to be no issue for Keeney as she won both sets 5-1 and became the 2014 Colorado Regional Women’s Champion. CueSports International would like to extend a special thank you to the owners and staff of MEN’S SINGLES 1st $1,100 Sam Cordova 2nd $600 John Sandifer 3rd $350 Mike DeWitt 4th $250 Mike Hellmer 5-6 $175 Chisolm Woodson Marc Vidal 7-8 $125 Jose Cruz Adam King 9-12 $85 Andrew Pettenger Jason Secor Jeremiah Gage Elliot Fields 13-16 $60 Mike Willeford Isaac Jacquez Bill Skinner Mark Haddad

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Dec 6 Petaluma, CA Dec 6 Portland, OR Dec 6 Electric City, WA Dec 6-7 Lakewood, WA Dec 12-14 Wheatland, WY Dec 12-14 Wheatland, WY Dec 12-14 Wheatland, WY Dec 12-14 Wheatland, WY Dec 13 Bozeman, MT Dec 13 Sacramento, CA Dec 13 San Francisco, CA Dec 13-14 Lakewood, WA Dec 13-14 Spokane, WA Dec 13-14 Modesto, CA Dec 13-14 Keizer, OR Dec 20 Sacramento, CA Dec 27 Modesto, CA Jan 1 Lakewood, WA Jan 2-4 Laramie, WY Jan 2-4 Laramie, WY Jan 2-4 Laramie, WY Jan 3-4 Laramie, WY Jan 3 Petaluma, CA Jan 4 Portland, OR Jan 10 Sacramento, CA Jan 10 Salem, OR Jan 16-18 Portland, OR Jan 17 Sacramento, CA Jan 17 Federal Heights, CO Jan 24 Modesto, CA Jan 23 Salt Lake City, UT Jan 24-25 Salt Lake City, UT Feb 1 Portland, OR Feb 7 Petaluma, CA Feb 14 Salem, OR Feb 16-18 Reno, NV Feb 16-18 Reno, NV Feb 18-20 Reno, NV Feb 18-20 Reno, NV Feb 20-22 Reno, NV Feb 20-22 Reno, NV Feb 21 Sacramento, CA Feb 28-Mar 1 Modesto, CA Feb 27-Mar1 Salt Lake City, UT Mar 1 Portland, OR Mar 6-8 Lincoln City, OR Mar 6-8 Lincoln City, OR Mar 7 Petaluma, CA

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Buffalo Billiards (see ad p32) 800-400-4CUE 9-Ball Handicapped Sam’s Billiards (see ad p31) 503-282-8266 Straight Pool Banks Lake Pub (see ad p20) 509-633-2000 Mx Dbls 8-Ball (bring Xmas gift) Cue-Topia (see ad p33) 253-512-6898 220 BTRT 4H Building (see ad p34) 307-331-8788 Laramie Peak Inv. AAA/AA 4H Building (see ad p34) 307-331-8788 Laramie Peak Inv. Open A 4H Building (see ad p34) 307-331-8788 Laramie Peak Inv. Open B 4H Building (see ad p34) 307-331-8788 Laramie Peak Inv. Open C Scoop Bar (see ad p15) 406-522-9141 Christmas 8-Ball Championship Jointed Cue (see ad p36) 916-456-3243 9-Ball ‘A/B’ Family Billiards (see ad p34) 415-931-1115 9-Ball Cue-Topia (see ad p33) 253-512-6898 198 BTRT Black Diamond (see ad p36) 509-891-8357 9-Ball Open TWCWT (see ad p32) 510-861-0829 9-Ball at Diamond Billiards Kolby’s (see ad p11) 503-393-POOL Open 9-Ball Jointed Cue (see ad p36) 916-456-3243 9-Ball Open Diamond Billiards (see ad p36) 209-577-1447 Bar Table 8-Ball Cue-Topia (see ad p33) 253-512-6898 8-Ball Handicapped Mingles (see ad p34) 307-721-8120 Open C Mingles (see ad p34) 307-721-8120 Open B Mingles (see ad p34) 307-721-8120 Open A Mingles (see ad p34) 307-721-8120 Open AAA/AA Buffalo Billiards (see ad p32) 800-400-4CUE 9-Ball Handicapped Sam’s Billiards (see ad p31) 503-282-8266 Straight Pool Jointed Cue (see ad p36) 916-456-3243 9-Ball ‘A/B’ The Cue Ball (see ad p25) 503-362-9740 9-Ball So. Willamette Valley players NiteHawk (see ad p36) 360-892-7454 9-Ball - Limit 32 Jointed Cue (see ad p36) 916-456-3243 9-Ball Open Wreck Room (see ad p32) 303-412-0257 8-Ball Open Scotch Doubles Diamond Billiards (see ad p36) 209-577-1447 Bar Table 8-Ball Batters Up (see ad p26) 801-463-4996 8-Ball Batters Up (see ad p26) 801-463-4996 9-Ball Sam’s Billiards (see ad p31) 503-282-8266 Straight Pool Buffalo Billiards (see ad p32) 800-400-4CUE 9-Ball Handicapped The Cue Ball (see ad p25) 503-362-9740 9-Ball So. Willamette Valley players Grand Sierra Resort (see ad p26) 702-719-7665 U.S. Bar Table 10-Ball Men Grand Sierra Resort (see ad p26) 702-719-7665 U.S. Bar Table 10-Ball Women Grand Sierra Resort (see ad p26) 702-719-7665 U.S. Bar Table 9-Ball Men Grand Sierra Resort (see ad p26) 702-719-7665 U.S. Bar Table 9-Ball Women Grand Sierra Resort (see ad p26) 702-719-7665 U.S. Bar Table 8-Ball Men Grand Sierra Resort (see ad p26) 702-719-7665 U.S. Bar Table 8-Ball Women Jointed Cue (see ad p36) 916-456-3243 9-Ball Open Diamond Billiards (see ad p36) 209-577-1447 Bar Table 8-Ball Batters Up (see ad p26) 801-463-4996 10-Ball Sam’s Billiards (see ad p31) 503-282-8266 Straight Pool Chinook Winds (see ad p24) 360-703-4081 Men’s 8-Ball Chinook Winds (see ad p24) 360-703-4081 Women’s 8-Ball Buffalo Billiards (see ad p32) 800-400-4CUE 9-Ball Handicapped

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Matching Call $10/t $10/p+$60 Call Call Call Call $500 Guar Call $2,000 $10/p+$50 $60/M-$50/W incl g.f. $1,000 w/64 $30 Call $60 $700 $20 Call $22 $200 $10 Call $50 incl fees Call $60 incl fees Call $75 incl fees Call $100 incl fees Call $20 Matching $15 Call $20 Call $10 $200 $50+$10 g.f. $500 $20 Call Call Call $22 $200 $20 Call $85 $1,000 $15 Call $20 Matching $10 $200 $150 $5,000 $100 $1,000 min. 16 $150 $5,000 $100 $1,000 min. 16 $150 $5,5 00 $100 $1,000 min. 16 $20 Call $22 $200 $2,000 $2,000 $15 Call $150 incl g.f. $12,000 $150 incl g.f. $5,000 $20 Matching

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