Filipinos Dominating World 10-ball Championships Day 2

It’s elimination time and the field is narrowing down at the Predator World 10-ball Championships as some players were sent home early in the morning. The event, hosted at Bankshots billiards in Jacksonville, FL, is one where the women compete with the men in the same competition.
The ladies in the event such as Gerda Hofstatter, Anna Kostanian, Bo Ram Cha, Amalia Matas, and Kim Shaw were all eliminated early on Friday. Shaw was the only female able to draw a win with a great 10-8 victory over #12 Japan Hijikata. Juniors Landon Shuffett and John Morra were hanging tough with Shuffett’s 10-6 win over Spain’s Balesteros and Morra defeated Samuel Ferrell and James Roberts.

Japan’s Mizushita upsetted Russia’s Stalev and then wowed the crowd with a 10-9 stunner over Thorsten Hohmann (GER). Thomas Engert (GER) was hanging tough eliminating Richard Broumpton (ENG) and Hijikata (JPN) while Charlie Williams (USA) sent home Farah (Curacao) and Steve Lillis(USA).

On the winners side Dennis Orcollo (PHI) destroyed Darren Appleton (ENG) 10-4, Mike Davis (USA) identically demolished Sey (NET) 10-4, Niels Feijen controlled Tony Robles (USA) 10-6, and Lee Van Corteza (PHI) subdued Mexico’s Chavez 10-5. The only close call was Tony Crosby (USA) 10-9 over Mika Immonen (FIN).

Marquee Matches tomorrow with Raj Hundal (ENG) vs Lee Van Corteza (PHI), Tony Crosby (USA) vs Niels Feijen (NET), and Mike Davis (USA) vs Dennins Orcollo (PHI).

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World 10-ball Championships Continues

World 10-ball Championships / Jacksonville, FL
by Rick Davis
Day Two of the World 10-ball Championships which began at Bankshots billiards in Jacksonville, FL on May 25, as the field of 96 players began to dwindle down to the top 16 that will return for the single-elimination reshuffle sometime Saturday.
Right out of the gate, recent 2007 EnoyPool.com 9-ball Open Champion Dennis Orcollo skipped through a first-round bye then drilled Richard Jones 10-3, and although still on the winners’ side a tough match against Darren Appleton lays ahead. Appleton did well himself, besting Florida Tour regular Neil Fujiwara 10-4 then squeaking past Luc Salvas double-hill. Overall the winners’ side is one of the stiffest fields seen this year, with matches like Francisco Bustamante versus Troy Frank and Allen Hopkins versus Marlon Manalo. Other assorted top players like Johnny Archer, Ronnie Wiseman, and Ralf Souquet are in the winners’ side mix as well.
Over on the one-loss side things are starting to pile up as well. Young gun John Morra eliminated Sparky Ferrell 10-6 to stay alive, while Richard Broumpton sent Anna Kostanian home after a 10-2 shellacking, which pits him against German world-beater Thomas Engert next.
The field continues to clash at high speed as the remaining rounds will separate the cream of the crop from those that are going home. Stay tuned to insidepoolmag.com for more news and scores from this international event.

World 10-ball Championships Underway

World 10-ball Championships / Jacksonville, FL
by Rick Davis
The World 10-ball Championships got underway May 24 at Bank Shots in Jacksonville, FL, and will continue until Sunday, May 27. The event has a full 96-player field that spans top touring national and international pros, as well as a host of others who were able to throw their hat in the ring.
Starting with double-elimination play the 96-player field will reach the top 16 on Saturday when the players will be randomly shuffled into a single-elimination chart for which the top 8 will return for the event’s final day of play. The long races to 10, paired with the alternating-break format, are helping to hold off any lopsided matches, although it is keeping the event moving at anything but a rapid pace.
Action on the first day saw the field’s two youngest players, Landon Shuffett and John Morra, stay alive on the one-loss side. Morra headed west quickly after a 10-7 defeat by Wayne Catledge, while Shuffett took an early win before heading over. Another young gun is Germany’s Fabian Breuer, who also took a first-round win before getting the axe 10-8 by Niels Feijen.
Not everyone was begging for scraps at the table, though, as Northeast terror Mike Davis defeated Dave Broxson and Raj Hundal bested Steve Moore, both matches going double-hill. In the previous round Moore had cut down top pro Santos Sambajon Jr. 10-5, though now an uphill battle is ahead. Other notables include Shane Van Boening, who crushed Alvaro Valientie 10-2 and Ignacio Chavez, who drilled Russian world-beater Evgeny Stalev 10-4.
Play starts early and runs late in order to thin out the big field, so stay tuned to insidepoolmag.com for the latest news and updates.

Testa Tops at Atlantic City billiards Club

Blaze 9-ball Tour / Atlantic City, NJ
by Rick Davis
Going undefeated, Joey Testa took the May 20 stop of the Blaze 9-ball Tour, mostly uncontested during his run at Atlantic City billiards Club in Atlantic City, NJ, where a 32-player field turned out to be put through the grinder.
In the hot seat match Testa faced Shaun Wilkie, a regular on the tour and all-around top player in the Northeast, and blew him out 7-3 in no time. Previously both players iced some of the tour favorites, including Testa’s double-hill win over Al Lapena and Wilkie’s win over Mike Fingers with that same result.
With Testa king of the hill, Wilkie headed west to face Lapena and, after recovering his stroke, eliminated him by virtue of a 7-3 defeat. Testa was waiting for whoever managed to return to the finals, and although Wilkie intended to provide stiffer competition, Testa began to drill him once again. In no time at all Testa once again skipped past Wilkie 7-3 to claim the first-place title of the Blaze 9-ball Tour’s thirteenth stop.
Results:
1st Joey Testa
2nd Shaun Wilkie
3rd Al Lapena
4th Rob Pole
5th Adam Kielar
Bob Maidhof