Category: Features

Photos by Jennifer Berghelli

Asia – TV network giant ESPN Star Sports will be airing the Dragon Promotions produced Yalin Women’s World 10-Ball Championship from February 15 through March 31,2011. It’s a record total of 45 days straight airing every televised match of the event. The event took place in October with the main event at Robinson’s Galleria Mall connected to the Crowne Plaza. The championship brought together 48 international pro women fighting for the title in 10-Ball, considered to be the sport’s most challenging game.

The four semifinalists of Event 1 of the 2011 USSA Tour,
(pictured left to right) Henry Wong, Paul Carbin, Ahmed Aly and Yan Y. Zhen

Our final day in Fujairah began with a playoff for third place between Darren Appleton and David Alcaide. Alcaide dominated the match as Appleton only came to the table sparingly. Alcaide won 9-2.

Then it was time for the Championship match between Dennis Orcullo of the Philippines and Niels Feijen of the Netherlands. Orcullo won the lag and broke and ran the first rack. It then became the Orcullo break ad run show as repeated this performance ever and over until the score stood at 5-0. Orcullo had to play in local qualifiers to get into the tournament and he was making the most of the opportunity. When he broke the rack in game 6 he scratched in the side pocket and Feijen had his first opportunity.

The Billiard Education Foundation (BEF) is pleased to announce that they are accepting applications for the 2011 scholarship awards. The objective of the BEF Academic Scholarship Program is to grant scholarships to high school seniors who have benefited from the sport of billiards and are pursuing a college education.
The BEF Academic Scholarship Program is divided into two categories: Excellence in Education scholarship (a single $2,000 award) and Aiming for Higher Education scholarships (three individual scholarships at $1,000 each). Each applicant will be considered in both categories; only one completed application is required and must be postmarked no later than April 18, 2011. Applications can be downloaded by going to the BEF website at www.BilliardEducation.org.

TAP League’s Rally in the Valley once again sold out with 144 teams breaking the record for the fastest sell out in the 15 year history of the tournament. Team 8 and the Magic Q’s will be representing TAP Las Vegas while competing from March 10-13 in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania.

Some big names have left for the exits in Fujairah. World 9-Ball Champion Francisco Bustamante was ahead of Daryl Peach 6-4 in the race to seven games and lost that match 7-6. He then had to defeat David Alcaide of Spain to stay alive but failed as Alcaide prevailed 7-3 to send Francisco home. Another much-feared Filipino, Jeff De Luna, has also seen his efforts come to naught after he was surprised by Khaled Al Mutairi of Kuwait 7-5 and then lost 7-6 to Takhti Zarekani of Iran 7-6.

FRISCO, TX (February 21, 2011): Ultimate 10-Ball Championships are pleased to announce that their website, www.ultimate10ball.com, has gone live. The website will be the go-to place for all things relating to this dynamic tournament.

On the homepage the site presents all information pertinent to the tournament: dates, location, prize money, accommodation details, dress code, and contact information. All press releases that have been issued regarding the tournament are also available for review.

Our second day at the WPA World 8-Ball Championships in Fujairah, UAE was one of several surprises as some strong players have now been eliminated from the event. Mark Gray of the UK, Jeong Young Hwa of Korea, and Ruslan Chinakhov of Russia have all seen their efforts here come to an end. Carlos Cabella of Spain may never wish to see another Bustamante. He was knocked into the one-loss side by Francisco Bustamante and then was eliminated by Joven Bustamante.

leftmost 1st – place George Osipovitch; middle 2nd place – Richard Ng; right 3 rd place – Ralph Panuzzo

George Osipovitch wins C/D at Gotham City Billiards’ Tri-State event. George went undefeated through the field of players. His trail to victory, included wins over John Egeln 6 – 2; James DeGiosafatto 6 – 4; Doreen Verna 6 – 4; Nicholas Chan 6 – 5; and Ralph Panuzzo 6 – 5 for the Hot Seat .