A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS of 9-BALL POCKET BILLIARDS (201)226-5429 Vol
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A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF 9-BALL POCKET BILLIARDS (201)226-5429 Vol. 3, No.1 Columbia Extends Sigels String Photo by BILLIE BILLING COLUMBIA- Mike Sigel backed up wins in Reno and Atlantic City with another title, The 1st Annual Rak'm Up Classic. In the race to eleven, double elimination event, he overpowered Opsahl (5), Smith (0), Rempe (7), Reyes (5), Mizerak (6) and Strickland twice (4) and 15-13 in the finals. His undefeated achievement earned him $5,355. Jean Balukas won the women's title, her ninth tournament victory in a row. fr =\ RAH m ur CLASSIC COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA February 2-7,1987 Men FINAL STANDINGS NAME AVG. PRIZE NAME AVG. 1st Mike Sigel (.896) $5, ,355.00 Ralph Guest | .786) 2nd Earl Stricklani [/ (.867) 1 ,481.00 Bill Kelleher | .784) 3rd Danny DiLiberti 0 (.843) 2 ,678.00 Gene Cooper j .738) 4th Buddy Hall (.894) 1, ,874.00 James McCrary j' .731) 5th-6th 33rd-48th Efren Reyes (.878) 1, ,339.00 Allen Hopkins |' .884) Steve Mizerak (.868) I. ,339.00 Lou Butera j' .839) 7th-8th Mark Maiyo j' .810) David Howard (.847) i, ,017.00 Dave Bollman j' .808) John Archer (.843) 1.,017.00 Larry Hubbart j .806) 9th-12th Jim Mataya j' .793) Wade Crane (.850) 776.00 Jean Balukas |'.789) Jose Parica (.837) 776.00 Richie Ambrose j .779) Bill Incardona (.834) 776.00 Ron Casanzio j .773) Chris MacDonald (.788) 776.00 Lenny Loder j! .766) 13th-16th David Carver j' .749) Ray Martin (.868) 589.00 Kyle Willingham j .734) Kim Davenport (.859) 589.00 Bob Opsahl j'.705) Gary Spaeth (.856) 589.00 Mark Showalter j' .689) Sammy Guzman (.817) 589.00 Tom Kirton j .621) 17th-24th Tom Smith |' .273) Jim Rempe (.875) 402.00 49th-61st Mike LeBron (.851) 402.00 Eric Williams | .779) Danny Medina (.846) 402.00 Jay Swanson j' .764) Bob Hunter (.826) 402.00 Bill Dunsmore \ .757) Dick Lane (.818) 402.00 Randy Jones j .750) Jimmy Reid (.810) 402.00 Bubba Eubanks j .713) Bob Williams (.803) 402.00 Sill Staton | .712) JM Flowers (.759) 402.00 Rick Dumser j .705) 25th-32nd Howard Vickery \ .702) Mike Gulyassy (.805) Guido Orlandi j .701) Tom Kennedy (.791) Terry Bell j .663) Grady Mathews (.788) CM Lee j .647) Larry Schwartz (.787) Sammy Odom j' .607) Ray Badami |' .542) Women- NAME PRIZE NAME PRIZE NAME PRIZE 1st Jean Balukas $lt 650 5th-6th 9th-llth 2nd Bonnie Hoffman lt ,250 Robin Bell 300 Peg Ledman 3rd Laura Smith 800 Kris Villalpand o 300 Mary Olesenski 4th Mary Kenniston 500 7th-8th Kelly Simpson Loree Jon Jones Anne Mayes ^ — 2 4 (?• Sigel. ..Ina Class by Himself ^ Mike Sigel continues to dominate the pro 9-ball DiLiberto before suffering his first lost to Sigel. tour. Posting an undefeated record of 7-0 and He recovered quickly shooting his best match of the recording an overall Accu-Stats average of .896, he week defeating DiLiberto 11-2 with a .936. captured The 1st Annual Rak'm Up Classic title. It's his third major tournament victory in a row and It was truly a labor of love for architect, player, rewarded him with $5,355 in prize money. Allen and now promoter Bob Opsahl. He staged the major Hopkins played outstanding, yet when you're hit with event at the luxurious Sheraton Inn of which a .925 and a .939, there isn't much that you can do. incidentally Opsahl was the architect. He generously Buddy Hall was also in top form. He recorded three added $10,000 to the purse, awarded $100 a day for of the top ten plays of the tournament (see page 6). the daily high Accu-Stats score, and $200 each to Runner-up Earl Strickland showed shades of greatness the three skillful contestants who each won a as he sped past Showalter, Parica, Howard, and specialty contest. This and the subsequent purse of $26,775 drew 61 players. (continued on page 17) Notable Matches Although otherwise uneventful, the match between victory over CM Lee (.417). He also posted Gary Spaeth (.802) and Eric William (.787) marked Tuesday's high TPA and won an extra $100.00 the first of many sessions to be Accu-Statted via Allen Hopkins (.933) never missed a shot while video camera. Spaeth won 11-5. overpowering Bill Dunaaore (.700) 11-2. Kyle Willinghaa (.770) never held the lead in the In his first major event, rookie TOM Kennedy (.839) session until he pocketed the last four balls blanked veteran Terry Bell (.593) 11-0. defeating favorite Jiaaiy Reid (.688) 11-10. In one of the best played matches by both players, Bill Incardona (.926) was awarded a $100 bonus for Hike LeBron shot a .900 yet lost to David Howard shooting Monday's high TPA during his 11-3 victory (.888) 9-11. While still ahead 9-8, Lebron was over Ralph Guest (.725). afforded just two safeties. Despite falling behind 7-9, JM Flowers (.835) held Eighteen year old John Archer (.841) impressed many Wade Crane (.845) scoreless for the next four racks during his 11-3 victory over Jin Mataya (.721). upending Crane 11-9. Allen Hopkins (.800) never had a chance as Hike During the unusual firat rack of the Hike LeBron (.821) and Larry Hubbart (.782) match, only two LeBron (.939) pocketed every ball attempted in his balls were pocketed after twenty turns at the 11-2 trouncing. table. LeBron then made a game winning combination After fourteen racks, David Carver (.747) still and promptly made the nine on the break. He never maintained a comfortable lead of 9-5 over Bill turned back defeating Hubbart 11-7. Incardona (.816). Yet for the next six racks, For the first five racks after losing the lag to Incardona controlled the table preventing Carver Bob Hunter (.825), Ray Martin's (.813) from pocketing a single ball. He was afforded just participation in the match was limited to racking. three safeties and two kicks. Incardona won 11-9. The spread was too much to overcome as Hunter David Howard (.939) held JH Flowera (.519) defeated Martin 11-9. scoreless while running out ten of his eleven Buddy Hall (.938) missed just one ball in his 11-1 opportunities. How are they breaking? Earl Strickland (.878) and "Everything for the Pool Player i» Jose Parica (.807) collectively made a ball on the break without scratching eighteen of the session's nineteen break shots. Strickland won 11-8. TOWNE BILLIARD In a contest with the most exciting finish of the tournament, Jimmy Reid (.833) held a 10-5 lead over 264 E. Blackwell Street Jose Parica (.830). A scratch by Reid then allowed Dover, N.J. 07801 Parica to reach six. While ahead 10-6, a kick by Reid still didn't seem critical. It was. From that Billiard Supply Store Call or write point, Parica ran out the session to win 11-10. 201-366-9829 for consumer brochure (continued on page 20) v^ J fr ^ Rak'm Up Scores G Accu-Stats AveragesColumbi a Name Score AVQ Name Score AVQ, Name Score Avg. § Name Score AVQ. OPENING ROUND 23) R. Ambrose 11 (.789) 45) D. DiLiberto 11 (.781) 58) J. Archer 11 (.841) 1) L. Loder 10 (.809 R. Dumser 4 (.707) 0. Bollman 10 (.762) J. Mataya 3 (.721) G. Mathews 4 (.774 24) K. Davenport 11 (.833) 46) B. Williams 11 (.796) LOSERS (33rd-48th) D. Carver 9 (.764) B. Incardona 10 (.794) 2) C. MacDonald 11 (.733 59) G. Mathews 1 ( .812) 8. Eubanks 9 (.692 25) S. Guzman 11 (.794) 47) JM Flowers 11 (.748) J. Mataya 0 ( .800) T. Bell 9 (.688) Schwartz 7 (.689) 3) G. Spaeth 11 (.802 L. 60) J. Reid 1 ( .819} E. Williams 5 (.787 26) S. Mizerak 11 (.887) 48) D. Howard 11 (.888) L. Butera 8 ( .829) T. Kennedy 5 (.763) M. LeBron 9 (.900; 4) K. Willingham 11 (.770 61) 5. Guzman 1 ( .838) J. Reid 10 (.688 27) B. Hunter 11 (.825) 49) J. Parica 11 (.800) J. Balukas 8 ( .788) R. Martin 9 (.813) 8. Kelleher 8 (.767) 5} D. Bollman 11 (.898 62) R. Guest 1 ( .778) S. Odom 4 (.689 28) L. Butera 11 (.864) 50) E. Strickland 11 (.865) R. Ambrose 0 ( .743) J. Swanson 6 (.739) M. Showalter 2 (.660) 6) D. DiLiberto 11 (.888 63) J. McCrary 1 ( .720) J. Balukas 6 (.786 29) J. Mataya 11 (.826) 51) E. Reyes 11 (.877) L. Hubbart 8 ( .778) M. Gulyassy 6 (.758) T. Kir ton 3 (.641) 7j B. Williams 11 (.786 64) D. Medina 1 ( .888) 8. Staton 6 (.688 LOSERS (49th-61st) 52) 0. Lane 11 (.800) R. Casanzio 6 ( .798) R. Casanzio 9 (.673) 8) 8. Incardona 11 (.925 30) G. Mathews 11 (.827) 65) G. Cooper .780) R. Guest 3 (.725 B. Eubanks 7 (.746) 53) J. Rempe 11 (.930; T. Kir ton .535) J. McCrary 4 (.689) 9J L. Schwartz 11 (.797 31) J. Reid 11 (.875) 66) 8. Hall 1 ( .890) R. Badami 5 (.592 E. Williams 6 (.767) 54) M. Sigel 11 (.875) M. Showalter 2 ( .683) T. Smith 0 (.273) 10; JM Flowers 11 (.835 32) J. Balukas 11 (.792) 67) B. Kelleher 11 ( .821) IT. Crane 9 (.845 S. Odom 4 (.552) 55) K. Davenport 11 (.854) M. Maryo 10 ( .778) R. Ambrose 9 (.811) 11) 0. Howard 11 (.852 33) R. Guest 11 (.815) 68) M. LeBron 11 ( .939; H. Vickery 5 (.661 B.