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TAP RALLY in the VALLEY

The first day of the TAP agenda was a National Meeting with an impressive attendance of licensees, as it was standing room only. This meeting was conducted by Founder, President and CEO Loyd Schonter, covering all details of the present and the future drive for TAP. It is very understandable that most discussions in this room were confidential and for only the TAP family however I am sure the Billiard Industry will be more than impressed with where he is leading the TAP Organization.  TAP proudly announced a new relationship at this meeting with McDermott Cues which was attended by their Representatives Larry Liebl Executive Vice President and Jayme Cernika Customer Service and Special Events Manager. They introduced their impressive line to the TAP family. McDermott also contributed $10,000.00 in cues and other McDermott products to the Rally in the Valley events in addition to this they had their Instructor nearby demonstrating the abilities of their cue line.

B/D Nine Ball, Tri-State event at Gotham City Billiards.

left to right:       2nd Place -  Nicholas Chan;  1st Place   – Koka Davladze ;   3nd Place  -  Joe Palone

Koka Davladze wins  Tri-State event at $1250 Added B/D 9 Ball event held at Gotham City Billiards in Brooklyn, N.Y. His tournament trail of 6 wins  and 1 loss, included wins over Tony Ignomirello 8 – 7; Edie Perez 7 – 4 ; Quin Y. Chen 8 – 5;  and Tyronnie Harlee 9 – 7;  before suffering a loss to Nicholas Chan 7 – 4 for the Hot Seat. From the loss side Koka Joe Palone 7 – 1, to face Nicholas a second time in the finals.  Koka finished the Finals in solid fashion with a 9 – 4 victory.

10-Ball Winner Shane Van Boening

The final day of the 2012 Super Billiards Expo would find 4 players remaining in the Pro 10 Ball event. There were two on the winner’s side, Darren Appleton and Stevie Moore. On the one loss side was Raj Hundal playing Shane Van Boening.  Stevie knocks Darren to the one loss side 10 to 7. Shane is running like an unstoppable machine taking out Hundal 10 to 1 then eliminating Darren 10 to 2.

Pedro, wins 2nd year in a row Champion of Champions

Pedro Piedrabuena repeated as the Champion of Champions with a stellar 35 to 33 win over Hugo Patino highlighted by a run of 16.   Pedro was clearly the best over the four-day event, losing only once and posting a 1.440 grand average.  Hugo suffered two loses and had the second highest average at 1.417. Trailing 17 to 8, Pedro started his run.  When it was over, he led 24 to 17.  Hugo seemed dazed for a few innings as Pedro built his lead but then Pedro faltered.  The last three billiards were elusive, and Hugo staged a come back.  At 34 to 33, Hugo missed a long-short-long shot but left Pedro with all three balls in a line.  After pondering the shot for nearly a minute, Pedro played an up-down shot (long, short, long) for the win. Finishing third was Miguel Torres with a record of 8-2 and an average of 1.281.  More to come later this week.

Click on Full Story to see video of Pedro and Hugo last shot

& flow chart.

 

Day One Update from the Diamond Open 10 Ball event at Super Billiards Expo.

The event started with 68 top players.  The event is double elimination race to 10. Day one saw the following top ranked players go to the one loss side, Johnny Archer, Earl Strickland and Shane Van Boening.  But the big move from day one to day two is not the players but a cue ball change. Day one saw the use of the Red Dot cue ball.

Tap Rally In The Valley

March Rally In The Valley

 

Dream Team and Singles Event

 

March 8th-11th starts off with another Sell Out for the 16th historical Rally In The Valley Dream Team amd Single Events.  The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks In Pennsylvania , landmarks our new location for great moments, great times and grand memories .If you have any questions, please feel free to call 800-984-7665 or visit our help desk to the right of this page.Click Here For Dream Team formats special hotel, event information and event schedule.  Visit the TAP facebook if your interested in adding TAP to your area or visit our Expo booth #335 and #415.

 

3-Cushion Savannah Qualifier

We started by playing two games Friday night, continuing Saturday morning at 10am, until about 11:30 pm, when we finished he preliminaries. Sunday morning we played a four man round robin to decide the winners of the finals.

It was ladies day at Larry’s Hideaway in Las Vegas

TAP Las Vegas awarded $270 to the ladies of TAP for their excellence in playing pool!

The day started with 17 players on 6 beautiful Diamond tables in a double elimination 8-ball tournament.  In the end, first place was earned by Marilyn Kamealoha who went undefeated the entire day!  In addition to the cash, Marilyn won a place in the Western Women’s Charity Event to be held March 31 at the Rum Runner where she will compete in a 9-ball tournament.   Congratulations also to Debbie Evans in 2nd place, to Cindy Chappell in 3rd place, Leslie Weishar in 4th place, Nicole Civetz and Teresa Howard in 5th/6th place.

Carbin Copies Prince Snooker Success

The winner of Event 8 on the 2011-12 USSA Tour, Paul Carbin (pictured left),
with runner-up, Yan Y. Zhen

Paul Carbin has repeated the United States Snooker Association (USSA) Tour success he had last season at the Prince Snooker Club in Brooklyn, New York, as he captured Event 8 on the 2012 USSA National Tour, sponsored by Aramith Billiard Balls.

19th US Bar Table Championships

The inaugural year at the Grand Sierra Resort and Casino, CSI’s 19th Annual US Bar Table Championships concluded Sunday, with Jeff Beckley going undefeated in the 8-Ball Division. It was a week of championship caliber pool, with outstanding performances in all six divisions: both Open and Women’s 10-Ball, 9-Ball and 8-Ball and with a record 502 entries.

The International Cuemakers Hall of Fame

The International Cuemakers Hall of Fame is inducting two of the world’s top cuemakers at the Super Billiards Expo this March. This years inductees are Dan Janes and Thomas Wayne. The following gives a little information about why both men are well deserving of their Hall of Fame status.
Dan Janes

The Fury 14.1 Challenge Grows Along With The Super Billiards Expo

  The Fury 14.1 Challenge will be held at the Super Billiards Expo, March 8-11, at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks this year, offering both amateur and professional players a chance to compete in the most prestigious discipline of pocket billiards at the biggest consumer expo in the billiards industry. Presented by Diamond Billiards, Bob Jewett, and CME-Images, this year’s event promises more money and prizes than previous events, and will include a new Ladies Division.

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