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A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF 9-BALL POCKET BILLIARDS (201)838-7089 Vol. 2, No. 4 Sigel Outduels Hopkins for Busch Title Photo by BILLIE BILLING M 0 L I N E - Mike Sigel bested a forty-nine player field and profited $5,500 as he annexed yet another major 9-ball title, The 1986 Busch 9-Ball Open. In the race to eleven, double elimination event, Sigel posted a 6-0 record which reflected wins over Uzelac (3), Lane (6), Parica (5), West (9), and Hopkins twice (9) and (8). Kris Villalpando defeated Loree Jon Jones for the women's title. fr *\ THE 3rd ANNUAL BUSCH OPEN MOLINE, ILLINOIS July 8*12,1986 TVlnrt FINAL STANDINGS * NAME AVG. PRIZE # NAME AVG. 1st Mike Sigel (.888) $5 ,500.00 25th-32nd 2nd Allen Hopkins (.868) 3 ,000.00 Wade Crane (.835) 3rd Bill Incardona (.831) 2 ,200.00 Jim Mataya (.833) 4th Dick Lane (.831) 1 ,600.00 Bob Hunter (.833) 5th-6th Ken Cross (.801) Dallas West (.882) 1 ,125.00 Mark Jarvis (.785) Scott Kitto (.810) 1 ,125.00 Gary Hutchings (.766) 7th~8th Terry Romine (.754) Dave Bollman (.853) 900.00 Jim Schroeder (.687) Ray Martin ( .829) 900.00 33rd-48th 9th-12th Nick Varner (.821) Jose Parica (.855) 675.00 Larry Schwartz (.776) Greg Fix (.820) 675.00 Eddie Carver (.775) Jeff Carter (.820) 675.00 Earl Strickland (.772) Guido Orlandi (.795) 675.00 JM Flowers (.766) 13th-16th Bob Opsahl (.755) Buddy Hall (.851) 300.00 Tom Weidel (.749) Howard Vickery (.825) 300.00 Mark Wilson (.748) Louie Roberts (.818) 300.00 Dick Weaver ( .747) Willie Munson (.769) 300.00 Ron Martin (.713) 17th-24th Steve Honnens (.697) Danny Medina (.848) Gordy Vanderveer (.662) Mike LeBron (.841) Mike Uzelac (.660) Pat Fleming (.823) Tor Lowry (.634) Grady Mathews (.807) Jim Willard (.546) Danny DiLiberto (.784) Ken Kingdon (.508) Bobby Legg (.779) 49th Paul Baker (.764) Mike Bandy (.781) Toby Dick (.718) Sigels Flying High Mike Sigel may be at the top of his game . sixteen women and was sponsored by Busch Beer and again* He won his second major 9-ball tournament of The Midwest Pocket Billiards Association. It was the year, The 1986 Busch 9-Ball Open and pocketed co-sponsored by McDermott Cues and hosted by Miller $5,500 for his efforts. Time Billiards. Kris Villalpando won the ladies division and $1,800 Grady Mathews directed the event and was assisted by defeating Loree Jon Jones in the finals (See by Scott Smith. The arena featured six Gold Crown separate article.) III Brunswick tables covered with Simonis cloth The $10,000 added event drew forty-nine men and (continued on page 16) ACCU-FACT After a total of 237 breaks, Sigel and Hopkins never made the 9-ball on the break. J. ^ j Notable eleven of the twelve opportunities he had. Larry Schwartz (.611) won the first three games before missing an easy shot to win the fourth. He During this cliff-hanger against Greg Fix (.833), paid! From that point on, Schwartz pocketed only Bill Incardona (.843) made a ball on the break three balls for the rest of the set as Wade Crane without scratching on each of his eleven break (.921) won the next eleven racks to win 11-3. shots. Greg Fix's (.833) break was successful only Mark Wilson (.742) opened up with a 5-0 lead and three times. Yet the set did go the distance. At was soon leading 7-2. During the next nine racks, 10-10 Fix played an excellent safety and forced Wilson missed only two shots, a combination and a Incardona to take an intentional foul. Fix then bank yet failed to win another game. Dick Lane played a safety and accidentally pocketed another (.825) won nine in a row to win 11-7. ball...and was hooked! Fix then took an intentional foul but failed to tie up balls and Incardona ran Jose Parica (.936) missed only one shot (a bank) en out the last rack and won 11-10. route to his 11-3 victory over Terry Romine (.795). In a most unusual eighteen turn rack, Dave Bollnan After a Mike Bandy (.771) safety and trailing 8-9, (.792) played safety seven turns in a row forcing JM Flowers (.758) ran out to tie the score, then Jose Parica (.745) to kick seven turns in a row. broke the nine ball in on the break twice in a row Bollman finally won that rack and eventually the to close out the set 11-9! session 11-10 after Parica missed an easy shot After missing only one ball, Pat Fleaing (.838) was while on the hill. on the hill and winning 10-6. But a few unforced With Allen Hopkins (.783) in the lead 9-7, Mike errors turned the tide as Greg Fix (.866) played Sigel (.847) missed a shot and left Hopkins well, gained control and won the next five racks to hopelessly hooked. Hopkins eventually fouled three win 11-10. times in a row. New score 9-8. Sigle broke and ran While ahead 7-6, Louie Roberta (.843) hooked out the next two racks. New score: 10-9, Sigel. himself on the eight bsll and was forced to kick. Sigel broke snd played safety. Hopkins kicked and After that, he was only allowed to step to the Sigel ran out to win 11-9. table one more time to kick at another ball. Buddy Hall (.860) controlled the rest of the set and won 11-7. After a slow start (.617) and trailing 4-6, Howard The Ultimate Vickery (.824) caught fire and shot 1.000 for the next seven racks and defeated rookie Jin Schroeder (.690) 11-6. Trick Shot Tape During his 11-3 victory over Toby Dick (.630), Dave by Willie Jopling Bollnan (.910) ran out from his own break four • 60 Balls in 20 Shots times and from his opponents break three times. A table is loaded with 4 racks of balls From a 1-9 deficit, Louie Roberta (.784) fought • 60 Shots in 60 Minutes hard to get back in the running against Greg Fix A unique exhibition in four parts (.800) and closed the gap to 9-10. But after • 20 Original Trick Shots Roberts failed to pocket a ball on the break, he How some of the shots were contrived could only watch as Fix ran out for the win 11-9. • 20 Forced Q Ball Curves In one of several come-from-behind matches by Dick Some of these shots will amaze you Lane (.899), he was trailing Buddy Hall (.769) 5-6. • 50 One Pocket Shots Lane won the next six racks pocketing forty-seven 10 Kicks 10 Kisses 10 Banks balls while within the same period allowed Hall the 10 Safeties 10 Outs opportunity to pocket only three more. • 10 Trick Bank Shots Dallas West (.938) made a ball on the break on ten of his eleven breaks. During his 11-5 victory, he ALL THIS AND MORE ON ONE TAPE broke snd ran out six times and ran out from Bill OVER 200 SHOTS FOR ONLY Incardona's (.872) break twice. SEND CHECK S/IA05 INCLUDES POSTAGE OR MONEY ORDER ^"KJm** AND HANDLING During his 11-5 victory over Jose Parica (.886), WILLIE JOPLING TAPE P.O Box 2215 Lynchburg, VA 24501 Mike Sigel (.956) shot the highest TPA of the tournament. He never missed a ball and ran out VHS BETA =5\ r Busch Open Name Score Avg Scores & Averages 71) D. Lane li (.836) P. Fleming 8 (.746) # Name Score Avg. # Name Score Avq. Name Score Avg. 72) W. Munson 11 (.747) OPENING ROUND 22) G. Fix 11 (.866) 44) J. Mataya li (.832) D. DiLiberto 9 (.773) P. Fleming 10 (.838) 5. Honnens 8 (.750) 1} S. Kitto li (.864) 73) J. Carter 11 (.882) B. Hunter 7 (.795) 23) A. Hopkins li (.872) 45) P. Fleming li (.871) G. Mathews 9 (.848) S. Honnens 2 (.592) L. Schwartz 9 (.843) 2) G. Mathews li (.785) LOSERS (13th-16th) M. Bandy 10 (.789) 24) P. Baker 11 (.813) 46) D. DiLiberto li ( 883) 74) G. Fix li (.800) 3) D. Medina li f.920> K. Cross 8 (.758) M. Wilson 5 ( 753) L. Roberts 9 (.784) JM Flowers I (.724) 25) Ray Martin li (.821) 47) M. Jarvis li ( 876) 75) D. Bollman li (.868) 4) G. Orlandi li (.848) M. LeBron 7 (.843) D. Weaver 6 ( 747) H. Vickery 7 (.761) G. Hutchings 5 (.742) 26) B. Incardona li (.802) 48) G. Mathews li ( 802) 76) 0. Lane li (.899) 5) T. Dick li (.729) T. Weidel 10 (.814) G. Vanderveer 6 ( 639) 8. Hall 6 (.769) K. Kingdon 2 (.455) 27) J. Carter li (.891) 49) T. Romine li (.773) 77) J. Carter li (.821) 6) G. Fix li (.828) H. Vickery 6 (.805) E. Carver 10 (.806) W. Munson 5 (.769) T. Lowry 4 (.603) 28) D. West li (.856) LOSERS (25th-32nd) WINNERS'BRACKET 7) A. Hopkins li (.894) D. BolIman 8 (.877) 50) L. Roberts li (.821) N. Varner 4 (.789) 29) W. Munson li (.772) 78) S. Kitto li (.843) B. Hunter 7 (.806) G. Orlandi 2 (.548) 8) P. Baker li (.736) W. Crane 10 (.753) 51) B. Legg li (.796) Ron Martin 8 (.734) 30) D. Lane li (.856) 79) A. Hopkins li (.893) G. Hutchings 9 (.807) Ray Martin 6 (.880) 9) R. Martin li (.802) B. 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    APA NATIONAL TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS MOVING ON UP The American Poolplayers Association National Team Championships’ short trip produced big dividends. By Skip Maloney MAZING HOW the scenery can change when you move across the street. After nearly a quarter century based at the now shut- Atered Riviera Hotel & Casino in Las Ve- gas, the American Poolplayers Associa- tion relocated its annual National Team Championships to the nearby Westgate More than 300 tables awaited APA teams at the Westgate Hotel in Las Vegas. Hotel & Casino (formerly the Las Vegas Hilton). The change seemed to do the “There weren’t many hiccups,” said gas for the Nationals before,” said team event plenty of good. Bowman. captain Matthew Leckner. “I advanced “It was fantastic,” said APA’s Mar- In fact, the 2014 National Team to regional (competition) the last three keting Director, Jason Bowman. “Defi- Championships ushered in several sig- years in a row, each year on a different nitely an upgrade. I’d spent nearly a nificant improvements. For the first team. year’s worth of nights at the Riviera, time, competitors could download an “It was my first time as a captain,” he and though there was some sentiment online tournament bracket App to keep added, confessing that a lot of his time about that, the Westgate is just a differ- track of individual schedules and get a during the team’s regular 16-week sea- ent class of hotel; a definite step up.” glimpse of a progress in each division. son was spent “figuring out who was go- The most significant improvement, Also first time, the APA live-streamed ing to show up or not.” Bowman went on to explain, was ad- some of the matches.