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The List .........................

Balancad Unstoppable ...

Pettipiece Wins ..............

Wagner Wins Tour Stop

Roger Long ...................

SW Regional Results ....

League Coverage ..........

League Directory ..........

APA Tri Cities Winners .

US Amateur Qualifier ...

SW Regional Report ......

Dede Burum Profile .......

Barber Earns Win ..........

Dart Coverage ...............

Dart Tournaments ..........

Wilson/Bevins Crowned

Three Way Split ............

Brinkman at Kolbys ......

Ross & Leonard Win .....

Kress & Mitchell Win ...

Dial/Moore Undefeated

Weekly Tourney Guide ..

Tour Coverage ...............

AWBT Points List .........

DPT Points Lists ............

AWBT Schedule ............

DPT Schedule ................

Team USA .....................

Instructor Directory .......

Monthly Tourney Guide

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Arizona Billiard & Dart NewsOctober 2015

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All Diamond Pool Tour players, please remember that the October tour stop, that was originally scheduled for Skip and Jan’s, has been been changed. The tour will instead, be at Bullshooters on Oct 3rd and 4th for big table 9-ball. The Skip & Jan’s stop has been moved to November. We have also scheduled the season finale for January 8th - 10th at Casino Del Sol Resort in Tucson. The updated schedule is available on page 27 this month.

As always, the SW Regional was a lot of fun. It was great to see so many players come together for the Lawrence Ybarra fundraiser. It never ceases to amaze me at just how well the Arizona Pool Community comes together for one of their own.

-Until next time Mike

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Balancad Unstoppable at Knobbys

Burt Balancad played stronger as the night went on, and completed an unde-feated run through the field to win Knobby’s 9’s & Under 8-Ball tournament on September 11th.

Balancad started the night with a hill-hill win over Vito Leto, but things would get much less stressful after that. Back to back 3-0 wins over Mike Howerton and Chuck Parrill saw Balancad in the hot-seat.

On the one loss side, Howerton built a two match winning streak, but lost to Parrill 2-0, and settled for third place.

Balancad raced to the hill at 2-0 against Parrill, but Parrill scored the first game win against Balancad in three matches. That one game would be all that Parrill would get, as Balancad won the finals 3-1 in one set.

Complete Payouts:1st Burt Balancad $1402nd Chuck Parrill $503rd Mike Howerton $20

Chuck Parrill, Sophia Morquecho and Burt Balancad

The ListBased on “The List” from the TruTV reality series “The Hustlers”, the idea behind “The List” is a heirarchy of top players in the state, ranked by ability. Players on the list can challenge the player above them and take that spot if they win the challenge. Those who are not on the list, can challenge the #10 player for a chance to take that players spot.

While there are already lists for each different Arizona rating, we will try to keep you loyal readers as updated on the top list as we can. Players will change positions during each month, but as of press time, these were the players on the list. Please note that Scott Frost asked to be removed from the list as his prioro-ties are making this year’s Mosconi Cup team.

1: Nick De Leon2: Bobby Emmons3: Bret Huth4: Ryan Anderson5: Bernie Pettipiece6: Brian Reich7: Ben Sutherland8: Jesse Renteria9: Gus Briseno10: Evans Bishop

September Results:Brian Reich beat Jesse Renteria 13-9Ryan Anderson beat Bernie Pettipiece 13-9Nick De Leon beat Bret Huth 13-10Brian Reich beat Ben Sutherland 13-9Jesse Renteria beat Gus Briseno 13-10Nick De Leon beat Bobby Emmons 13-12

Upcoming Matches:None scheduled at this time

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Pockets Pool & Pub in Tucson, Arizona was the site of the Diamond Pool Tour’s first “B” player hot-seat winner back in May. The September 10-ball event at Pockets was the site of the tour’s first “B” player forcing an “A” player to a second set in the finals. It was also one rack away from a second “B” player in the hot-seat.

The event, held on September 19th - 20th, drew a field of 45 players with 16 “A” players and 29 “B” players.

The “A” bracket saw Bernie Pettipiece grinding out one close win after another. Pettipiece started out with a 7-4 win over Gus Briseno and the matches just got tighter after that. Pettipiece’s last three matches - Nick De Leon, Bret Huth and Brian Reich - were won by a total margin of four games. Another player who stepped up in the “A” bracket at this event was Tres Kane. Kane had wins over Rudy Alameda and Jerry Stuckart, before dropping a hill-hill match to Reich. Kane would bounce right back with one loss side wins over Alameda, Bret Huth and Reich to earn his spot on the final bracket.

Tournament staff were warned ahead of time that the “B” players in Tucson played very strong. Those were not empty warnings. Tucson’s Ronnie Kidd III and Rick Galloway cruised through the winner’s side with only Kidd allowing one opponent more than four games against either of them. Kidd would take the hot-seat with a 7-2 win over Galloway, but Galloway would also qualify for the final bracket after a 7-2 win over Tonee Allin (Tuley).

The field of players boasted four female competitors, with Bernie Store quickly distancing herself from the others. Store’s 9th place finish earned her the Green-mail.com Top Lady Bonus of $100.

The two brackets came together on Sunday with Ronnie Kidd III taking Pettip-iece to hill-hill in a tough match. Kidd stayed with Pettipiece til the end, before Pettipiece won the case game. On the one loss side, Rick Galloway showed that he had no fear of any of the “A” players as he dispatched Kane in 4th place 7-5. Galloway would ride the momentum from that win to a hill-hill win over Kidd in the semi-finals.

The final match was an intriguing one with both players more known for their one pocket games than their rotation games. As the match went on, both play-ers were noticeably tired and opted for safeties instead of run-outs when faced with decisions at the table. Galloway would score a hill-hill win over Pettipiece in the first set of the finals, but Pettipiece would take control late in the second match and score a 7-4 win for his first Diamond Pool Tour win.

The Neil’s Garage Cabinets Second Chance Tournament on Sunday came down to two Tucson players as Mike Hamman defeated Aaron Purdy 3-1 for the hot-seat and 3-1 again in the finals.

Presenting Sponsor, Casino Del Sol Resort, provided vouchers for a two-for-one buffet to all players at the event.

With his fifth place finish, Brian Reich moves within 10 points of Bobby Em-mons on the “A” player points list. Joey Barrera remains on top of the “B” players points list, but he can certainly hear the sounds of Nick Kline and Oscar Avila gaining ground on him. Nick Kline is having no such problems on the Junior Points List, as he is far in front of the rest of the competition.

Tour organizers thanked Curtis and his great staff for putting up with us for the weekend. Lenny Marshall put together another great stream and was assisted by “The Voice of the Diamond Pool Tour” George Teyechea on commentary. Rick Schmitz was also in attendance and provided the tour and players with more great pictures.

Due to delays in Skip & Jan’s reopening, the tour has postponed the stop that was scheduled for Skip & Jan’s until November. The Bullshooters stop that was scheduled for November has been moved up to October and will take place on Oct 3rd and 4th. The event will be 9-ball on the 9 foot tables.

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Bernie Pettipiece

Bernie Pettipiece Wins Tucson Diamond Tour Stop

Main Event Payouts:1st Bernie Pettipiece $9002nd Rick Galloway $6503rd Ronnie Kidd III $5004th Tres Kane $3505th Tonee Allin $2255th Brian Reich $2257th Art St. Germaine $1257th Bret Huth $1259th Rudy Alameda $759th George Bell $759th Gus Briseno $759th Oscar Avila $75

Rick Galloway

Ronnie Kidd III

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Rebecca Wagner made it a perfect “two for two” with her second win in as many appearances on the Arizona Woman’s Billiard Tour in 2015.

After a shaky 7-5 start over Claudia Justus, Wagner was untouchable as she won her next two matches by a combined score of 14-2 to advance to Sunday play on the right side of the board. Matching Wagner match for match, was Fort Worth’s Tara Williams. Williams had wins over Marcy Thomas, Bernie Store and Sara Miller on Saturday to remain undefeated.

Joining Wagner and Williams on the winner’s side after one day of play were Nina Tagley and Susan Williams.

On the one loss side, Store was mowing down the competition with her sights set on Sunday play. Wins over Sandi Wilson, Claudia Justus and Amanda Pul-ley were enough to get her there. Sara Miller, Jaye Succo and Justine Bishop would also make it to Sunday play on the one loss side.

Sunday matches saw Wagner and Tara Williams keep pace with each other as Williams beat Nina Tagley 7-5 and Wagner beat Susan Williams 7-2. Wagner and Tara Williams would face each other for the hot-seat, which was won by Wagner 7-4.

Sunday play on the one loss side saw Sara Miller eliminate Jaye Succo in 7th place, and then Susan Wiliams in 5th place. Meanwhile Bernie Store eliminated Justine Bishop in 7th place and then Nina Tagley in 5th place.

The rivalry continued between Miller and Store, with Store pulling out a 7-5 win this time. Miller had a chance to tie the score at 6-6, but missed a 9-ball that gifted the match to Store.

The semi-final match, between Store and Tara Williams, looked to be on its way to a quick finish with Williams cruising to a 5-0 lead. That was when things took a bad turn for Williams. Williams missed a couple of balls that she would have made early in the match and all of a sudden her “can’t miss” confidence was shaken. Store was more than happy to take advantage of the op-portunities and the match was eventually tied at 6-6. Both players struggled in the final game, but a miss on the 7-ball was all that Williams could take as she unscrewed her cue and congratulated Store for the win.

The extended final match started out close. Store took an early 2-0 lead, but Wagner came back to a tie at 3-3. The score would be tied again at 4-4 and 5-5 before Wagner took control and climbed to the hill at 8-5. A great 6-9 combo by Store brought her back within two racks at 8-6, but it was just delaying the finish as Wagner broke and ran the next rack for the 9-6 win.

The second chance tournament on Sunday saw Amanda Pulley bounce back from a loss in her first match to run the one loss side with five match wins and then defeat Tami Hathcock in the finals for first place.

The Arizona Women’s Billiard Tour will be back in action on October 17th and 18th at Pockets Pool & Pub in Tucson.

Assistant Tour director Tres Kane gave his thanks to Mike and Julie Bates, and the staff of Bullshooters for hosting and adding $300 to the main event and $100 to the second chance event, Jose Gonzales of Las Glorias Grille for add-ing $100 to the main event and his partner Kristie Ortega for running another fine event.

Wagner Wins AWBT Tour Stop

Rebecca Wagner

Main Event Payouts: Second Chance Payouts:1st Rebecca Wagner $315 5th Nina Tagley $80 1st Amanda Pulley $702nd Bernie Store $220 5th Susan Williams $80 2nd Tami Hathcock $403rd Tara Williams $170 7th Justine Bishop $40 3rd Sandi Wilson $204th Sara Miller $135 7th Jaye Succo $40

Bernie Store

Tara Williams

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Where Is Pool Headed? The Wrap Up

By Roger LongCertified Instructor

In my last two articles, I identified three dif-ferent types of pool players: gamblers, non-gamblers, and social players. Now I’m going to examine the impact each group has on the pool community and attempt to use that information to predict the direction the sport is taking in this country.

For a place in which to gather information on pool and pool players, I can think of none bet-ter than Bull Shooters in Phoenix. By virtue of Bull Shooters being the largest pool room in the West – and with it hosting the greatest number of players on a daily basis – it offers a perfect base from which to study our sport. And with me being there six days a week, from opening until mid-evening, I am able to observe and interact with a broad spectrum of players.

Looking at the gamblers first we can see that there has been a lot of new activity in Arizona with this group, recently. Credit for this new activity goes to Ryan Anderson, who devel-oped a sort of “King-Of-The-Hill” challenge format which he adopted from a truTV series titled The Hustlers. Ryan began by making a list of the top ten money players in the Phoe-nix area (in his opinion) and ranked them 1 through 10. Then he established a rule that

stated that any player on the list could chal-lenge the next higher ranked player to try and take that player’s spot on the list. Of course, the idea is for each player to keep working his way up to try and become the #1 player on the list.

The reaction to Ryan’s list has been so over-whelmingly positive that he soon found it nec-essary to make a “waiting” list of players who can schedule challenge matches against each other for the right to be the first to challenge the #10 spot on the Top 10 list.

Once Ryan’s list took off, it didn’t take long for lesser-skilled players to want in on the ac-tion. As a result, we now have lists operating in the Phoenix area for 8s-only, 7s-only, and 6s-only. Not only that, Tucson players started their own lists, and they now have challenge matches taking place all over their fair city. In addition, some players in Las Vegas have heard about what is happening in Arizona and they are currently working on lists of their own.

Next, looking at the non-gamblers (average league players), I can tell you that they are get-ting stronger every day – both in number and ability. I remember 35 years ago, we had only two leagues in the valley to choose from: one

on the east side, and one on the west side. And both of them were independent leagues as there were no such things as nationally organized leagues back then. But today, in the Phoenix area alone, we have ACS, APA, AZPL, BCA, GPPA, NAPA, TAP, UPA, and VNEA; all of which, except for two, are affiliated with na-tional organizations. In addition to all that, the APA runs a league for juniors in the Phoenix area. Plus, practically every league has devel-oped their own website and Facebook pages in order to keep their players up to date on every-thing happening in their league.

And then we have the social players. When considering all of the choices that people have available on which to spend their recreational dollars these days, it’s a wonder this group hasn’t dwindled down to nothing. But thank-fully instead, the social group seems to not only be holding its own, it might actually be growing. During the daytime hours, on any given day at Bull Shooters, social players out-number serious players 2 to 1. And there would probably be more of them during the evening hours if it weren’t for the fact that almost all of the tables are always being used for leagues and tournaments.

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Southwest Regional Championship ResultsScotch Doubles1st Marcy Thomas & JR Burkhart $6002nd Bernie Store & Jeremy Gibbs $4003rd Melanie Ryan & Jon Smith $2804th Cee Perez & Nick Cipiti $1805th Terri Johnson-McCauley & John Begay $1205th Claudia Morado & Albert Salas $1207th Keitha Nelson & Brian Begay $757th Veronica & Brian Poore $75

6 & Under Singles1st Gary Englehart $8752nd Randell Moore $5503rd Becky Onnembo $3254th Mike Penrod $2255th Paul Hannum $1505th Rob Turner $1507th Phillip Anderson $1007th Melchor Leal $1009th Greg Babtisto $659th Jamie Goodwin $659th Marcy Thomas $659th Lawrence Ybarra $6513th Leandrea Gaff $4513th Angus Kittle $4513th Adam Wilson $4513th Jason Wood $4517th Chuck Bower $3517th Kenny Carroll $3517th Richard Chavez $3517th Herbert Larralde $3517th Hotrod Ramirez $3517th Ricardo Ritchie $3517th Albert Salas Jr. $3517th John Zajac $35

8-Ball Men’s Singles1st Tim Daniel $1,4002nd Nick De Leon $9003rd Brian Begay $6004th Clay Dorrell $4005th Oscar Lopez Sr. $2805th Jon Smith $2807th Tres Kane III $1757th Greg Kuhl $1759th Ryan Anderson $1109th Pete Lhotka $1109th Jason Sweet $1109th Bryan Wilson $11013th Chad Barber $7513th JR Burkhart $7513th Mike Hutcheson $7513th Bill Vander Weyst $7517th Ronnie Allen $5017th David Del Castillo Jr. $5017th Bret Huth $5017th Jason Kane $5017th Phillip Prentice $5017th Jonathan Rowe $5017th Navin Talreja $5017th Frank Wellman $50

8-Ball Women’s Singles1st Bernie Store $6252nd Sara Miller $4003rd Linda Asleson $2504th Tami Hathcock $1505th Ebony Kelly $755th Keitha Nelson $757th Sara Sorg $507th Sara Thomas $50

8-Ball Men’s Teams1st Gunslingers $2,075(Joey Barrera, Mike Dickinson, Harold Lyons, Francisco Serrano Nerio, Charlie Taylor)2nd No Mercy $1,375(Nick De Leon, Bret Huth, Brian Reich, Todd Rowitz)3rd Team RBT $925(Joe Avila, Robert Banta Takacs, Nick Cipiti, Oscar Lopez Sr., Mike Ramirez)4th Last Minute $625(Scott Chadwick, Carlos Chavez, James Main, Tony Page)5th Hwy 50 Nitemare $400(Mike Boyd Sr., David Miller, Phillip Prentice, Mark St Germain)5th No Flash $400(Carlos Avalos, Del Glenn, Brian Poore, Chris Reddin)7th Just 4 Bob $250(Jim Henrickson, Tom Schmitt, Mark Smith, Bryan Wilson)7th What Would Jerry Do $250(JR Ascencion, Chad Purvis, Jerry Stuckart, Navin Talreja)

8-Ball Women’s Teams1st Busted Racks $650(Teri Curtis, Claudia Morado, Sara Sorg)2nd Your Mom $400(Wanda Frenchman Takacs, Priscilla Hernan-dez, Amanda Pulley, Melanie Ryan)3rd 1 More Round $250(Cathy Kelley, Tonya Kurtz, Becky Onnembo)

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Arizona Pool LeagueLeague name: AriZona Pool Leagues Where: Statewide Contact: Michael Kerin Phone: 480-217-2358 Email: [email protected]: www.AZPL.net

ACS – American Cue Sports——————————————————League Name: Sharks League Where: Phoenix Contact: Lee White Phone: 602-908-1503

League Name: Prescott Billiards AssociationCity: Prescott & Surrounding Areas, ArizonaContact: Nichole WilsonNumber: 928-642-7473Email: [email protected]

League Name: Kingman Pool PlayersCity: KingmanContact: Ronald MartinNumber: 928-530-0739

League Name: East Valley Legacy LeagueCity: PhoenixContact: Cathy KelleyNumber: 480-203-8640

League Name: Wings of Fear ArizonaCity: MaricopaContact: Bill HuddartNumber: 480-694-5039

League Name: Mohave Valley Pool LeagueCity: Lake HavasuContact: Matt DennisNumber: 928-458-0750

League Name: StrokersCity: Lake HavasuContact: Ed & Sheri LawrenceNumber: 928-727-0349

League Name: Champions LeagueCity: PhoenixContact: Jerry StuckartNumber: 602-332-4499

League Name: Arizona Hot Shots Where: Phoenix, AZ Contact: Larry Eans Phone: (602) 677-4220Website: www.azhotshotsonline.com

League Name: Enochs In House Where: Phoenix, AZ Contact: Glenn Newell Phone: (602) 750-4243

Arizona League Information

League Name: TAP THIS Billiard LeagueWhere: Maricopa and Pinal CountiesContact: John Muehling - 602–309-7777 Website: www.TAPTHISBilliards.com

VNEA – Valley National 8-Ball League Association

League Name: Eagle VNEA Where: Tucson Contact: Eric Allen Phone: (520) 748-2955

E-Mail: [email protected]

BCA – Billiard Congress of America

League Name: BULLSHOOTERS BCA 9 BALL City/State: PHOENIX, AZ Contact 1: GIBO PACHECO Home #: 602-841-8272 Contact 2: MARGIE STEPHANIK Home #: 602-332-1851Contact 3: JOHN ZAJACHome #: 602-870-0505 League Name: EAST VALLEY LEGACY LEAGUE City/State: GILBERT, AZ Contact 1: Cathy Kelley Work #: 480-203-8640

League Name: Troy Vending Where: Statewide Contact: Scott or Tobin Phone: (602) 265-0178

League Name: PARADISE POOL LEAGUE City/State: CHANDLER, AZ Contact: JEREMY GIBBSLeague #: 480-779-0343

League Name: Charley’s Place Shooters City/State: Glendale, AZ Contact 1: Betty Barber Home #: 602-843-3692

League Name: Arizona Hot Shots Where: Phoenix, AZ Contact: Larry Eans Phone: (602) 677-4220Website: www.azhotshotsonline.com

League Name: Prescott Billiards AssociationCity: Prescott & Surrounding Areas, ArizonaContact: Nichole WilsonNumber: 928-642-7473Email: [email protected]

League Name: Mohave Valley Pool LeagueCity: Bullhead CityContact: Ed SandovalNumber: 928-763-3788

League Name: Jack and Jill Scotch DoublesCity: In-House at Stingers in PhoenixContact: Brynn HoffmanNumber: 602-510-8058

League Name: League of Champions Where: Maricopa County Contact: Frank Alvarez III Phone: (877) 788-7227Website: www.UPAtour.com

League Name: UPA Phoenix Contact: Stephanie Ponessa Phone: 816.668.7329

League Name: Troy Vending Where: Statewide Contact: Scott Phone: (602) 265-0178

Website: www.TroyVending.com

League Name: Kingman Pool PlayersCity: KingmanContact: Ronald MartinNumber: 928-530-0739

League Name: East Valley Legacy LeagueCity: PhoenixContact: Cathy KelleyNumber: 480-203-8640

League Name: 8 Ball ShootersCity: PeoriaContact: Pat MartinNumber: 623-977-0976

League Name: Route 66 8-Ball LeagueCity: HolbrookContact: Anna BokkerNumber: 928-587-9327

League Name: Champions LeagueCity: PhoenixContact: Jerry StuckartNumber: 602-332-4499

League Name: Clicks In HouseCity: TucsonContact: Chris ChlupNumber: 520-245-9629

League Name: Wildcat Cue SportsCity: TucsonContact: Jack MurrayNumber: 520-404-5533

APA – American Pool Players Association

League Name: Tucson APA Where: Tucson, Arizona Contact: Brandon Ferguson Phone: 520-615-9883 Fax: 520-529-8085 E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]

League Name: APA Phoenix - Metro Where: Phoenix, Arizona Contact: Doug & Gina Nowlin Phone: (602) 920-9192 Website: phx.apaleagues.com

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Shut Up & Shoot

APA Phoenix Metro held its session ending Sum-mer 2015 Tri-Cities Tournament for 9 Ball on September 13th and 8 Ball on September 19th & 20th at Main Street Billiards in Mesa. This is the 1st step in the year long “Road To Vegas “ for teams hoping to win the prize slots awarded to the 5 winners of the City Tournaments in May and June 2016. It is also the awards and cash payout ceremony where there is over $30,000.00 to be given to the 3 top placing teams throughout the session. In addition to the money each one of the 50 1st and 2nd place teams receive tro-phies, plaques. In addition, $50.00 and a plaque are awarded to the 60 top gun winners for the session.

Over a two day period 32 teams battle for the right to compete in the Cities Tournament that is held once a year in June, right after the 3rd and final Tri-Cities event. APA pays for the teams that win at that Cities event to travel to and com-pete in the APA Team Nationals event that is held at the Westgate Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas Nevada.

Among the activities during this Tri-Cities event, there were many giveaways handed out by the League Operators that included cues and cases, DVD’s and other pool accessories. Raffles tickets were sold to benefit the APA Juniors division that helps send the qualifying kids to the Junior National event. Everyone played well, had some fun and we watched some great matches played. Congratulations to all the winning teams and all the teams that attended the tournament you were among some of the best teams we have. APA Phoenix Metro’s next Tri- Cities will be in Feb-ruary for the Fall 2015 session.

Complete list of teams:

8 BallAnother Dead Ball – (Back Row) Keven Hutson, Mike Michaels, John Wells, Rich Coon Jr, Maggie Wells. (Front Row) Heather Cathcart, Jesse Gwaltney, and El-lysa Brice

Bullets – Dennis Brandon, Robert Wyman, Candace Wheeler, Claudette Metz, Nicole Wheeler and Gary Wheeler. (Not Shown) Dan Wheeler and Gloria Robert-son

Jacob’s Ladder – Danny Jacobs, Chris Zenner, Mike and Deaune Jacobs, Daniel (Dad) Jacobs and Dave Colburn. (Not Shown) Michelle (Missy) Colburn and Erik Halverson.

Shut Up & Shoot – (Back Row) Audrius Mizeikis, Robert Pamiroyan, Annemarie Catalano, Dave Hamel, Don Melchiorre and David Melillo (Front Row) Robert and Robin Melillo, Nicole Melillo.

Breakers – Jeff Lawson, Rick krejci, Robin Diehl, Marty Mack, Rhonda Ortega and Matthew Lee-Dick. (Not Shown) David Duryea and Mike Sexton.

We’re Back – Paul Russ, Mike Michaels, Brian Win-kler, VJ Johnson and JJ Johnson. (Front) Keven Hutson.

Corner Bankers – David Macias, Eugene Gabrielli, Vincent Russo, Steven Verzal and Tom Smith. (Not Shown) Jon Novin.

Right on Cue – (No Photo) Diane Luchi, Sheryl Mor-ton, Chris Gregory, Christie Bakeman, Tony Jankowski, Brian Long and Courtney Fox.

9 BallPocket Eights – Larry Blackketter, David (Griz) Wagner, Bill Huddart, Betty Johnson, Norm Lang, Emmanuel Steele and Steve Molina. (Not Shown) Marty Packham.

Centerball – (No Photo) Perry Hill, Vicki Hill, Sam Gambino, Tony Gambino, Luis Chavez, Bethany Swayze and Ali Almiayahi.

Hooligans – (No Photo) Chris Lewis, AJ Hapner, Ray Neuman, Dustin Cox, Greg Scott, Chris Saba and Boyd McIntosh.

Dogs of War – (No Photo) Chris Carlisle, Leslie Moses, Tawyna Lewis, Michelle Press, Lisa Wylie, Johnathan Cook, Dave Press and Marla Cooper.

APA Tri Cities Winners

BreakersCorner BankersJacob’s Ladder

BulletsPocket Eights

Another Dead BallWe’re Back

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Phoenix sweeps the Preliminary Round to the U S Amateur’s Championship at Main Street Bil-liards on September 26 & 27th. Three Arizona players qualified to play in the U S Amateur’s Championship to be held at Strokers in Tampa Florida on November 6-8, 2015.

This year is the first time Phoenix hosted a women’s division for this event. 10 Ladies signed up for the event that was held on the 9’ tables. Ladies have been competing in the Finals in Florida for years in their own division, but this was the first time we had enough participants to have that division here in Phoenix for the preliminary event. Tina Hess, who plays out of Bullshooters in Phoenix, prevailed in an exciting finals race to 9 match with Crystal Lopez, also from Bullshooters.

In the men’s division, Karloz Chavez from Bullshooters and Stingers, and Chris Carpenter who plays in Maricopa won the two slots that were up for grabs in their division. All three will be traveling to Palm Harbor (Tampa) next month to compete with other players from around the country for the prestigious championship. Win-ners of that event will qualify for a spot on a 2016 pro event.

All three winners are members of the APA pool league, who puts on the U S Amateur Champion-ship. Any player from any league or pool affilia-tion is welcome to play in this singles event that consists of a non handicapped race to 7 games. The format is both 8 ball and nine ball, similar to the APA’s masters division. The player winning the lag at the beginning of the match chooses whether he wants to break or which game he wishes to begin with. If he chooses 8 ball, the contestants play 5 games of 8 ball and then finish

the 7 game race in 9 ball. One winner for every 16 play-ers in this double elimination tournament advances to the finals in Florida.

APA has been sponsoring this event since 1994 and it has grown every year. Those who enter this event will experience the highest level of amateur billiard play in the United States. Therefore, the U.S. Amateur Champi-onship is only intended for the finest amateur players.

The preliminaries are a preregistered event that players can only sign-up during a window from mid-April to the end of June. To sign up for next year’s event contact the Phoenix area APA league Operator or go to

http://www.usamateurchampionship.com

APA US Amateur’s Qualifiers

Karloz Chavez, Tina Hess and Chris Carpenter

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The 2015 Southwest Regional Championships were held Sept. 3-7 at the beautiful We-Ko-Pa Resort & Conference Center in Scottsdale, AZ. The event featured six divisions including scotch doubles, singles, and teams, free HD live stream-ing with commentary, and a special 3-person scotch triples charity event.

Scotch DoublesThe event began on Thursday evening with 32 scotch doubles teams (64 players) competing for the title. After winning their first five matches, the team of JR Burkhart and Marcy Thomas found themselves in the hot seat awaiting a final opponent. That eventual opponent would be a team they had defeated in the 4th round – Jeremy Gibbs and Bernie Store. After that defeat, Gibbs and Store won three straight matches to earn a rematch against Burkhart and Thomas. However, the final match was a repeat of the first with Burkhart and Thomas claiming the title of 2015 Southwest Regional Scotch Doubles Champions.

AZ 6 & Under SinglesUtilizing the current Arizona rating system, 77 players rated as 6 or lower competed in the AZ 6 & Under Singles division which began Friday at noon. By Saturday night, two players remained undefeated to face each other in the hot seat match – Randell Moore and Becky Onnembo. Moore sailed to a 5-1 win and earned a seat in the finals. Onnembo then faced Gary Englehart who lost his 5th round match but cruised through the one-loss side with four straight wins to reach the semi-final. Englehart proved to be too much for Onnembo as he won 5-2 and earned a trip to the finals against the undefeated Moore. Engle-hart would have to defeat Moore twice in the true double elimination format. He looked sharp early and won the first set 5-2 to force a final and deciding set. Englehart’s momentum continued in the 2nd set as he won by a decisive 5-0 score and earned the title of 2015 Southwest Regional AZ 6 & Under Champion.

Men’s Singles97 men competed in the Men’s Singles division which began Friday evening. By Saturday night, Tim Daniel had earned his way to the hot seat with a closely con-tested victory over Brian Begay. Begay moved to the one-loss side to await another opponent. That opponent would be a player that had won six straight one-loss side matches – Nick De Leon. The momentum was with De Leon as Begay became his 7th consecutive victim by a score of 6-1. This set up what was sure to be an ex-citing final match between two local favorites – Daniel and De Leon. However, the match did not live up to the billing as Daniel exhibited terrific 8-ball skill and won easily by a score of 6-2 to become the 2015 Southwest Regional Men’s Champion.

Women’s SinglesThe Women’s Singles division began on Saturday morning and consisted of 36 ladies. By Saturday night, local favorite Bernie Store was the only undefeated player remaining as she awaited an opponent in the finals. Meanwhile, Sara Miller, who had lost her 3rd match to Keitha Nelson, won five consecutive matches on the one-loss side to earn the right to face Store in the finals. Miller would have to defeat Store twice. Unfor-tunately for Miller, Store would not falter as she cruised to a 6-2 victory over Miller and earned the title of 2015 Southwest Regional Women’s Champion.

Women’s TeamsTen teams consisting of 32 ladies competed in the Women’s Teams division which began on Sunday morning. Twelve hours later, Busted Racks was the only undefeated team and awaited a final opponent. That final opponent was a team they had defeated in the 2nd round – Your Mom. Busted Racks would not be denied as they capped their undefeated run with a 6-2 victory in the finals to become the 2015 Southwest Regional Women’s Team Champions.

Men’s Teams32 teams consisting of 143 men competed in the Men’s Teams division which began on Sunday morning. By Monday afternoon, Gunslingers, a severe underdog among the field, sat undefeated in the hot seat. Mean-

while, after losing their 2nd match to Highway 50 Nitemare, team No Mercy, who had been the perceived favorite among the field, fought through seven highly contested one-loss side matches to earn a trip to the finals. In the minds of many, this represented a David vs. Goliath matchup with No Mercy being heavily favored. However, reality diverted from perception once again with Gun-slingers winning the first set and earning the title of 2015 Southwest Regional Men’s Team Champions.

Law of the Land Benefit TournamentOn Saturday night, professional player and Arizona resident Scott Frost conducted a charity tournament for 34 year-old local player Lawrence Ybarra, who has been diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. 100 people participated in the event and 100% of the proceeds went to help Ybarra with his battle. Frost stated that over $9,000 was raised to help Ybarra and his 7 year-old daughter. An online fundraising campaign has also been created by Ybarra’s fam-ily. To donate, please visit https://www.youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/lawrence-strong-the-fight-continues-/314473.

To view the complete brackets, results, payouts, winner photos and more, visit the official webpage at http://www.playcsipool.com/2015-southwest-regional.html. Also, join the CSI email list to be notified about the 2016 Southwest Regional Cham-pionships and other CSI-produced events.

All live streamed matches were recorded and will be released on the CSI YouTube channel soon. To be notified when the matches are released, subscribe to the channel by visiting http://www.youtube.com/user/csipool?sub_confirmation=1.

CSI would like to thank all of the players that par-ticipated and made this event a huge success. Stay tuned for upcoming information about the 2016 Southwest Regional Championships.

Southwest Regional Championship Results

(Roger Long column continued from page 8)

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Player Profile - Dede Seamster Burum

By Carl StewartBCA Certified Instructor

Cue I play with a J Pechauer Custom Pool Cue. I have had this cue since 2005 when a previous non-pool playing boyfriend walked into a bil-liards store and asked for one of the best cues, he wanted to surprise me. It was such a nice surprise.

Case I use a The American Poolplayers Association (APA) branded cue case. I love it because it’s red, my favorite color. An auction is held dur-ing all tournaments for the local APA. I tried and tried to win one but gave up and went to the APA site and bought it myself.

Break Cue I have a J Pechauer break cue that I bought myself this spring. I bought it to symbolize my freedom, freedom from illness and pride of getting through a breakup. Plus, my previous break cue was so hard to screw and unscrew I would have to ask for help, how independent is that?

Shapers I have two different shapers that I use when-ever I think I need it, which isn’t frequently. I do have my cues maintained and tips replaced when I need to. I’m friends with Doc who has his own side business taking care of cues.

ChalkI prefer the pocket chalk devices, although when I come to pool after work, I don’t have a pocket. I tend to flatten out the chalk when I use it. I will chalk before almost every turn, sometimes every shot as it helps slow down my game.

Anything else in the case I carry a pocket marker that is a pool ball hacky sack. I like it because if I ever were to get mad and throw it, I couldn’t hurt anyone.

Player bio I’ve been a pool player, very mediocre, for many years. Although I have had great coach-ing in the past, I still need to learn so much.

I started playing pool when I first moved to San Diego. I was taking golf lessons and my golf instructor took me to play pool. I preferred pool over golf due to the major time and cost savings of learning a new skill. I ended up in the APA when a waitress in a little British pub caught me playing pool by myself. She asked me if I was practicing for a tournament. After laughing I shook my head no. She then told me the bar owner was very interested in recruiting a team. Enough said, I went to my new company, recruited players (it was pretty amazing, I put the word out and people were coming to me). The bar was so happy to have us, we always got a round of drinks for free and he paid for professional coaching. Needless to say, we practiced there whenever we could get away from work.

I am the captain of an APA 8 ball and a 9 ball team. We play double jeopardy, so it is a once a week com-mitment. I love being the captain in World’s Largest Pool League. I feel I have strategy, team building and other personal strengths that help me as a captain. I am able to recognize other players strengths and weakness and can leverage that well.

I plan to work on get-ting the team back to Nationals again and to find a spot for myself in the Single National. The Team Nationals for both 8 and 9 ball are held in Las Vegas in August. Teams can win up to $25,000 in 8 ball and $15,000 in 9 ball. Single National event is held in the spring, also in Vegas. 8 ball champi-onship is $15,000 and 9 ball is $10,000.

Place you play I play at Main Street Billiards in Mesa. It’s a great place to play, I know the owners, the bar and wait staff, I always feel safe and welcome there. The tables are well maintained and all the tournaments are played there. It’s great to be used to the speed of the tables.

Favorite game and why I really enjoy 9 ball. I love the challenge of it and how much I have learned about ball posi-tion from it.

Best pool stories: I played in so many qualifiers trying to get to the Single National level. I finally made it in 9 ball as a 3. In the local qualifier, in the fi-nal I had to play against an 8. I kept my cool, remembered that he would have to make a lot of balls and that I knew how to play safeties. I played a few safeties and that was it, he lost his cool. The moment I was waiting for. I man-aged to beat him and earn my spot at the region-al pool tournament. Luckily, that one was in Phoenix and I was able to play and win with no drama. At Nationals, I didn’t win a match but it was still such an awesome opportunity.

League skill level Inside the American Pool Association system my handicap level is 4 in 8 and 9 ball both.

Why do you play pool? I play pool because it’s fun, social, challeng-ing and I get to know people from all different walks of life.

Dede Seamster Burum

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Barber Earns One Pocket Win

Chad Barber came back from a hot-seat loss to Gus Briseno and won the Bullshooters’ One Pocket Madness event on September 12th.

Both players made their way through a tough field of sixteen players, and it was Briseno scoring a 2-1 win over Barber to capture the hot-seat.

After a first round loss to Joe Watson, Harold Lyons forged a five match win-ning streak on the one loss side. That streak included notable wins over Bernie Pettipiece and Bret Huth. That streak would come to an end, at the cue of Chad Barber, in a 2-0 semi final match.

With the late hour, Barber and Briseno agreed on a one game match in the finals, with Gus giving Chad 10-6. Barber missed a ball on the hill that would have given him a 6-5 win, but refocused himself and won the game 6-6 for first place.

Complete Payouts:1st Chad Barber $2302nd Gus Briseno $1703rd Harold Lyons $1104th Bernie Pettipiece $70

Gus Briseno and Chad Barber

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Stingers Three Way Split

The scheduled King of the 8’s and King of the 9’s event on September 12th at Stingers turned into one event dominated by the 8’s.

A small turnout led tournament director Sophia Morquecho to change the event to a single tournament with the 9’s giving a game to the 8’s in each set. That turned out to be more than the 9’s could fade on this day.

The final four players on the winner’s side were all 8’s, with George Bell losing to Frank Alvarez and Aaron Purdy losing to Burt Balancad.

Bell and Purdy would get back on the winning track with wins over Steve Stower and Pete Barrios respectively.

Back on the winner’s side, Balancad was beating Alvarez 4-2 in the 8-ball and then 5-3 in the 9-ball.

Bell & Purdy faced off to determine who would move on and who would end up in 4th place, out of the cash. Bell took the 8-ball match hill-hill, but Purdy came back and won the 9-ball match by the same hill-hill score. This left the two players facing off one more time, in 10-ball, to determine a final winner. That match was taken by Bell 3-1.

The semi-finals got started with Alvarez beating Bell in the 8-ball, but Bell quickly came back and won the 9-ball to force a 10-ball set to determine who would face Balancad in the finals. After a quick discussion amongst the final three players, it was decided that no one would move on to face Balancad. The players agreed on a three way split of the $760 prize fund.

George Bell, Frank Alvarez and Burt Balancad

Tucson’s Mike Bevins and Prescott’s Bryan Wilson were crowned as the King of the 6s and King of the 7’s on September 19th and 20th and Stingers.

Always looking for a unique new format, Sophia was at it again on this week-end with a “best two out of three sets” event, that had the players playing race to 4 8-ball and 9-ball, with a race to 2 10-ball set if the players split the first two sets. The players seemed to love the idea too, as Sophia had 28 six rated players and a full field of 32 seven rated players in attendance.

The 6’s event saw Tucson’s Mike Bevins turn in an undefeated run through the field for first place. Bevins defeated Willie Thompson for the hot-seat, but it was Jason Eimerman coming from the one loss side in the finals. Eimerman had lost to Bevins in the final four on the winners side, but he came back with wins over Adam Staerkel, Larry Randle and Thompson to earn another shot at Bevins in the finals. Eimerman would have to settle for second place on this day though, as Bevins won the finals in one set.

The 7’s event looked like it was going to crown Joe Chyzy as the victor, until Prescott’s Bryan Wilson came from the one loss side and double dipped Chyzy in the finals. Wilson lost to Chyzy late on Saturday, but came back with five wins on the left side of the board to earn his rematch against Chyzy in the finals. Wilson and Chyzy battled each other in the finals with Wilson winning the 8-ball and 9-ball sets by the same 4-3 scores. The second set saw Wilson win the 8-ball and then come out on top of a safety battle in the final game of the 9-ball for the double dip win and first place.

Wilson and Bevins Crowned King of 6’s and 7’s at Stingers

King of the 7’s Payouts:1st Bryan Wilson $6702nd Joe Chyzy $6603rd Larry Coffey $4004th Mike Gashwazra $2705th Russ Baldwin $905th Dave Stowers $907th Tony Page $507th Justin Turner $50

King of the 6’s Payouts:1st Mike Bevins $7002nd Jasom Eimerman $5003rd Willie Thompson $3804th Larry Randle $2405th Adam Staerkel $905th Leandrea Gaff $1307th Mark Norman $507th Melchor Leal $50

Joe Chyzy and Brian Wilson

Mike Bevins

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Arizona Billiard & Dart News October 2015Brinkman At Kolbys

Evan Brinkman defeated Carlos Esparza two out of three matches to capture Kolby’s 9’s & Under 9-Ball tournament on September 26th.

Evan and Carlos would meet for the first time, in the final four on the winners side. That match would go to Brinkmann 5-3. After that win, Brinkman went on to take the hot-seat with a 5-4 win over California’s Curtis Partch. Partch didn’t take the loss well, and forfeited in third place.

Esparza won two matches on the one loss side and then took the forfeit win over Partch to earn his place in the finals against Brinkman.

The first set of the finals would go to Esparza 5-1, but the second set belonged to Brinkman, 5-2, for the tournament win.

Complete Payouts:1st Evan Brinkman $1902nd Carlos Esparza $953rd Curtis Partch $45

Evan Brinkman and Carlos Esparza

Ross & Leonard at Kolbys

Jeremy Ross & James Leonard teamed up for an undefeated run through a field of ten teams at the 15 & Under Scotch Doubles tournament on the nine footers at Kolbys on September 12th.

Jeremy & James kicked off their event with a hill-hill 8-6 win over John Dial & Josh Riddle. It would not be the last that they would see of John & Josh in this event.

Ross & Leonard would go on to take the hot-seat with a hill-hill 8-5 win over Dennis Winkler & Randell Moore. On the one loss side, Dial & Riddle were on a four match winning streak. They would stretch that streak to five, with a 7-3 win over Dennis & Randell.

The final match would be a quick one, with Jeremy & James scoring a lopsided 8-2 win for first place.

Complete Payouts:1st Jeremy Ross & James Leonard $4852nd John Dial & Josh Riddle $255

James Leonard & Jeremy Ross

Kress & Mitchell Win at Kittys

Bob Kress & Brad Mitchell were unbeatable on September 19th, as they won Kittys’ 12 & Under Scotch Doubles event.

Kress & Mitchell were taken to hill-hill by Chuck Sowers and Wizard in the hot-seat match, but scored the win and got comfortable waiting for opponents in the finals.

Sowers & Wizard would then drop a 7-4 match to Dennis Winkler & Tammy Hamilton, to finish in third place.

The final match went one set with Bob & Brad scoring a dominating 7-2 win over Dennis & Tammy.

Complete Payouts:1st Bob Kress & Brad Mitchell $3202nd Dennis Winkler & Tammy Hamilton $100

Brad Mitchell & Bob Kress

Dial & Moore Undefeated

John Dial & Randell Moore teamed for a first place finish at Kittys’ 15 & Under Scotch Doubles Tournament on September 26th.

Dial & Moore, teaming up for the first time, took the hot-seat with an 8-3 win over “Plumber” Tom Johnson and John Walsh.

The team to beat on the left side of the board was Amado Martinez and David Smith. After a second round loss to Johnson & Walsh, Martinez & Smith won four in a row to get their second shot at Tom & JW. They would make the most of that second chance, with an 8-3 win.

The final match would go one set, with John & Randell scoring a hill-hill win for first place.

Complete Payouts:1st John Dial & Randell Moore $4702nd Amado Martinez and David Smith $2903rd Tom Johnson and John Walsh $120

Randell Moore, John Dial and their top fan Steve Henderson

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MONDAY 7:30 WHAT THE HELL 7309 E MAIN ST 480-380-6000 9-Ball ADDED MONEY $10.00TUESDAY 7:30 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 8-BALL 7’ TABLES SIDES $5.00FRIDAY 7:30 STINGERS 43RD AVE & PEORIA 623-937-9645 9-BALL HDCP-2 D/E $10.00SATURDAY 7:30 PM THE DELI 9635 W PEORIA AVE 623-979-5163 8-BALL D/E 200% PAY $5.00SUNDAY 3:00 KOLBY’S 1301 EAST UNIVERSITY DR. 480-829-7344 9-BALL RACE TO THREE $40.00

MONDAY 7:30 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 9-BALL BARBOX 200% Payback $5.00TUESDAY 7:00 KITTYS 2836 N 36TH ST 602-957-9786 9-BALL BARBOX 200% $5.00TUESDAY 7:30 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 9-BALL 9’ TABLES SIDES $7.00WEDNESDAY 7:30 THE LOFT AGAIN 15015 N CAVE CREEK RD 602-482-3130 8-Ball 200% PAYBACK $5.00WEDNESDAY 7:30 THUNDER PASS 9303 APACHE, MESA 480-986-5572 9-Ball CALL FOR DETAILS CALLTHURSDAY 7:00 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 9-BALL BARBOX $5.00THURSDAY 7:30 WHAT THE HELL 7309 E MAIN ST 480-380-6000 8-Ball ADDED MONEY $6.00FRIDAY 7:00 KITTYS 2836 N 36TH ST 602-957-9786 9-BALL BARBOX 200% $5.00FRIDAY 8:00 KIRK’S KORNER 10634 N. 51 ST AVE 623-878-9874 8-BALL D/E 150% $5.00SATURDAY 4:30 PM KIRK’S KORNER 10634 N. 51ST AVE 623-878-9874 8-BALL 150% PAY $1 SIDEPOT $5.00SATURDAY 5:00 WHAT THE HELL 7309 E MAIN ST 480-380-6000 9-Ball ADDED MONEY $6.00SATURDAY 7:30 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 9-BALL BARBOX 200% $5.00SATURDAY 7:30 SKIP & JANS 7700 S PRIEST DR 480-598-8611 8-BALL 200% D/E $2 Greens Fee $5.00SATURDAY 8PM GREENWAY VILLAGE 3143 E. GREENWAY RD 602-971-5523 8BALL D/E 200% $5.00SUNDAY 2:00 STINGERS 43RD AVE & PEORIA 623-937-9645 8-BALL D/E RACE TO 2 $5 Green Fee $5.00 SUNDAY 2:00 KITTYS 2836 N 36TH ST 602-957-9786 8-BALL BARBOX 200% $5.00SUNDAY 2:00 THE BREAK ROOM 4729 E MCDOWELL 602-267-1010 9-BALL D/E $5 SIDE POT $5.00SUNDAY 3:00 GROGGYS 2207 W MAIN ST. 480-969-7648 9-BALL BARBOX D/E 200% 5.00

MONDAY 7:00 DODEY’S 3114 E CACTUS RD 602-404-2300 8-BALL D/E ADDED MONEY $5.00MONDAY 7:30 DAVE’S PLACE 2710 W BELL RD 602-866-9898 8-BALL D/E ADDED MONEY $5.00MONDAY 8:00 CANDY STORE 18613 N CAVE CREEK RD 602-569-0084 8-BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK $5.00SUNDAY 7:30 HAMBONE 903 E MAIN ST 480-833-9839 8-BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK $3.00TUESDAY 7:00 RACEWAY BAR 49237 W PAPAGO ROAD 520-568-0808 9-BALL D/E CALL FOR DETAILS $5.00TUESDAY 8:00 CANDY STORE 18613 N CAVE CREEK RD 602-569-0084 8-BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK $5.00WEDNESDAY 8:00 COOPS 8455 W. PEORIA AVE PEORIA 623-878-4250 8-BALL D/E 200% RETURN $5.00THURSDAY 8:00 THE NUGGET 4130 N 83RD AVE 623-873-1118 8-BALL RACE TO 1 150% PAYBACK $5.00FRIDAY 7:00 CHARLEY’S PLACE 4324 W THUNDERBIRD 602-439-1668 8-BALL 200% PAY / RACE TO 2 D/E $5.00FRIDAY 7:00 SAGE & SAND 13831 W GLENDALE AVE 623-935-5810 9-BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK $5.00FRIDAY 7:00 RACEWAY BAR 49237 W PAPAGO ROAD 520-568-0808 8-BALL D/E CALL FOR DETAILS $5.00FRIDAY 7:30 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 8-BALL BARBOX $5.00FRIDAY 7:30 480 BAR 480 N ARIZONA AVE 480-899-2268 8-BALL D/E ADDED MONEY $5.00SATURDAY 7:00 CHARLEY’S PLACE 4324 W THUNDERBIRD 602-439-1668 8-BALL 200% PAYBACK $5.00SATURDAY 7:00 WESTWOOD BAR 1818 W GLENDALE 602-995-5897 8-BALL 200% PAYBACK $5.00 SUNDAY 1:00 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 9-BALL BARBOX 200% $5.00SUNDAY 3:00 CROSSROADS 5030 W MCDOWELL 602-278-3857 8-BALL D/E ADDED MONEY $5.00SUNDAY 7:30 HAMBONE 903 E MAIN ST 480-833-9839 8-BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK $3.00SUNDAY 4:00 COOPS 8455 W. PEORIA AVE PEORIA 623-878-4250 8-BALL D/E 200% RETURN $5.00SUNDAY 5:30 480 BAR 480 N ARIZONA AVE 480-899-2268 9-BALL D/E ADDED MONEY $5.00SUNDAY 7:30 WHAT THE HELL 7309 E MAIN ST 480-380-6000 8-Ball ADDED MONEY $6.00

SUNDAY 7:00 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 8-BALL BARBOX 200% $5.00SUNDAY 7PM DAVES ON NORTHER 2344 W NORTHERN 602-973-7797 8BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK $5.00MONDAY 7PM BULLSHOOTERS 3327 W PEORIA 602-441-2447 9-BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK $5.00MONDAY 7:30 480 BAR 480 N ARIZONA AVE 480-899-2268 8-BALL D/E ADDED MONEY $5.00THURSDAY 7PM BULLSHOOTERS 3327 W PEORIA 602-441-2447 8-BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK $5.00FRIDAY 7PM 5030 LOUNGE 5030 W PEORIA 623-435-3997 8BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK $5.00

SUNDAY 5:00 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 16 & UNDER 9-BALL 9’ TABLES $20.00

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DPT “A” Player Points List

1 Scott Frost 7252 Bobby Emmons 4653 Brian Reich 4554 Bret Huth 3653 Spike Aiardo 355

6 Tres Kane 3157 George Teyechea 2758 Gus Briseno 2559 Bernie Pettipiece 25010 Nick De Leon 245

11 Joven Bustamante 22012 Andy Kachur 21512 Eric Young 21512 Mickey Provencio 21515 Tim Daniel 205

16 Vilmos Foldes 18017 Pete Lhotka 17018 Ben Sutherland 16519 James Lester 15020 Daniel Jimenez 14520 Carlos Avalos 145

Points current as of seventh 2015 stop. (Pockets)

AWBT Points List

1. Bernie Store 4002. Jaye Succo 2703. Amanda Pulley 2654. Susan Williams 2255. Rebecca Wagner 200

6. Tami Hathcock 1656. Renay Justus 1656. Cynthia Haefner 1659. Barbara Lee 16010. Sarah Geoghan 155

11. Sara Miller 15012. Leandrea Gaff 14013. Terri Johnson-McCauley 13514. Justine Bishop 13015. Tracie Hamman 125

16. Cathy Kelley 12017. Jodie Villegas 11017. Veronica Poore 11017. Donna Taylor 11027. Sandi Wilson 110

Points current as of third 2015 stop. (Stingers)

DPT “B” Player Points List

1. Joey Barrera 5402. Nick Kline 4553. Oscar Avila 4354. Rick Schmitz 4005. Todd Rowitz 285

6. Rick Galloway 2807. George Bell 2708. Guyle Fielder 2659. Eric Lervold 2409. Mike Hamman 240

11. James Main 23012. Paul Feltman Jr. 22513. Harold Lyons 20514. Linn Vissage 20015. Burt Balancad 19515. Jamie Cole 195

17. Jose Mendoza 19018. Karloz Chavez 18519. Tony Denton 17020. Bob Guerra 165

Points current as of seventh 2015 stop. (Pockets)

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In the early years of the Mosconi Cup, Team USA dominated over Team Europe. But that was then, and this is now. Team USA hasn’t won The Cup in the past seven years.

Speculation abounds as to why the USA can’t seem to win anymore, but one theory in particu-lar seems to make sense: that is, without strong sponsor backing, American players find it very difficult to take time away from chasing tourna-ment money in order to spend that time training with their team. In other words, they don’t have the necessary resources with which to prepare properly.

Mike Bates from Bull Shooters Billiards in Phoenix was recently made aware of this fact. Mike’s awareness came in a roundabout way as he had agreed to host a large dart tournament produced by RedEye Rhino, a prominent manu-facturer of sports apparel. It just so happens that RER’s sistem company, Ultimate Team Gear, has the contract to manufacture the uniforms for the Mosconi Cup teams, and they shared the revela-tion of the American team’s plight with Mike.

RER also shared something else with Mike: they gave him a quantity of specially manufactured Mosconi Cup chalk holders for him to sell, with the stipulation that all proceeds would go to Team USA.

Bull Shooters immediately advertised the “chalk-ers” on Facebook for the price of $10 each, and added the explanation that the money would go to benefit Team USA. It didn’t take long for a very good question to be brought up: Since both Mosconi Cup Teams are paid very well by Matchroom Sports, why were we trying to raise money for Team USA?

To find an answer to that ques-tion, I contacted Mark Wilson, the coach for Team USA.

Mark’s answer was both cor-dial and candid. He explained that while the team members are indeed paid well, there are many expenses associated with the preparation for The Cup that are not compensated by Match-room. This puts quite a burden on a coach who is already under considerable pressure to pro-duce a winner. Mark has taken it upon himself to try and find innovative ways to gain public support for the team; one of which is the commemora-tive chalk holders that Bull Shooters is selling. Mark paid for those out of his own pocket, and he would like to, at the very least, recover his investment.

Mark shared a few more details with me that I won’t go into here, but the “bottom line” is this: yes, Team USA could use our help. Europe can recruit team members from England, Germany, Spain, Sweden, and a host of other countries, all of which are loaded with great players these days, but America can recruit from where? Only the USA. Also, Europe enthusiastically supports their team, no matter which specific country each mem-ber comes from, and helps them perform as a team. It is a total team effort. Together they are, TEAM EUROPE!

But what are we? We have sat back and watched while our coaches, captains, and players have done the best they can on their own time and dime, and then criticized them when they failed. We seem to have taken the at-titude that the USA is the birthplace of pool and should, therefore, automatically produce the best players in the world, whether it be individually or as a team. We feel

that we shouldn’t be expected to chip in in any way.

But none of that is true anymore. Many other countries have adopted pool as a national sport and are supporting their players with coaches, training, and financial aid that puts them, as a group, on a higher level. While in America – the “birthplace of pool” and home to at least a half-million com-petition amateur players – we still shun the team concept at the professional level. We seem to put no value on teamwork or anything that does not offer us a direct reward. We, therefore, provide our professional players very little in the way of team support.

That needs to change. If the USA is ever going to win another Mosconi Cup, we will all have to find ways to become part of the team. Together we will have to be, TEAM USA!

-Roger Long

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Monthly Tournament GuideLocation Address Phone

9’s & Under 8-Ball Knobbys 10812 N Cave Creek Rd (602) 216-9933 Oct 2ndDiamond Pool Tour Bullshooters 3337 W Peoria (602) 441-2447 Oct 3rd - 4th

13 & Under Scotch Doubles Kitty’s 2836 N 36th St (602) 957-9786 Oct 3rd16 & Under Scotch Doubles Kolby’s 1301 E University (480) 829-7344 Oct 3rd

15 & Under Jack & Jill Scotch Doubles Max & Ted’s 480 (480) 899-2268 Oct 3rd15 & Under Scotch Doubles Kolby’s 1301 E University (480) 829-7344 Oct 10th

Arizona Women’s Billard Tour Pockets 1062 S. Wilmot Tucson (520) 571-9421 Oct 17th - 18th9 & Under Call 9-Ball Stingers 10040 N 43rd Ave (623) 937-9645 Oct 17th

15 & Under Scotch Doubles Max & Ted’s 480 (480) 899-2268 Oct 17th7 & Under 9-Ball Kolby’s 1301 E University (480) 829-7344 Oct 17th

One Pocket Madness Bullshooters 3337 W Peoria (602) 441-2447 Oct 24th - 25thAZ Hotshots Player Appreciation Stingers 10040 N 43rd Ave (623) 937-9645 October 24th

12 & Under Scotch Doubles Kitty’s 2836 N 36th St (602) 957-9786 Oct 24th9 & Under 9-Ball Kolby’s 1301 E University (480) 829-7344 Oct 31st

15 & Under Scotch Doubles Kitty’s 2836 N 36th St (602) 957-9786 Oct 31st9’s & Under 8-Ball Knobbys 10812 N Cave Creek Rd (602) 216-9933 Nov 6th

13 & Under Scotch Doubles Kitty’s 2836 N 36th St (602) 957-9786 Nov 7th16 & Under Scotch Doubles Kolby’s 1301 E University (480) 829-7344 Nov 7th

15 & Under Jack & Jill Scotch Doubles Max & Ted’s 480 (480) 899-2268 Nov 7thFargoRate 640 & Below Stingers 10040 N 43rd Ave (623) 937-9645 Nov 14th - 15th

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