A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF 9-BALL POCKET BILLIARDS (201)838-7089 Vol. 2, No. 6 Photo by BILLIE BILLING RENO- "Captain Hook" Mike Sigel once again won the Sands Regent Open title and its $10,000 grand prize. In races to nine, Sigel outplayed David Rhodes (3), Ron Rosas (8), Jose Parica (7), Earl Strickland (4), Nick Varner (2), lost to David Howard 1-9, then defeated Allen Hopkins (7), and David Howard twice (7) and (6). ? ^ SANDS RECENT RENO, NEVADA December I-J, 1986 FINAL STANDINGS # NAME AVG. PRIZE # NAME AVG. 1st Mike Sigel (.902) $10,000 Dick Megiveron \ f.805) 2nd David Howard (.864) 6,000 Jay Swanson i1.796) 3rd Allen Hopkins (.888) 4,000 David Nottingham \f .795) 4th Ron Rosas (.861) 3,200 David Rhodes i[.788) 5th-6th Al Winchenbaugh l1.779) Nick Varner (.911) 2,200 Tom Karabotsos II.753) Jeff Carter (.853) 2,200 John Bryant 11.737) , 7th-8th Arturo Rivera 1'.733) Earl Strickland (.883) 1,750 Ted Ito 1'.698) Mike LeBron (.846) 1,750 Scott Chandler I' .642) 9th-12th 49th-64th Danny Medina (.893) 1,200 Mark Wilson |' .820) Kim Davenport (.883) 1,200 Louie Roberts 1' .798) Jose Parica (.876) 1,200 Tim Padgett 1' .779) Dave Bollman (.821) 1,200 Bill Incardona 1'.763) 13th-16th Darrell Nordquisti '.759) Greg Fix (.872) 800 Brian Hashimoto 1'.754) Warren Costanzo (.845) 800 Dan Kuykendall 1'.747) Mike Zuglan (.827) 800 Larry Nelson |' .741) 9^r Jr. Harris (.826) 800 JM Flowers 1' .740) 17th-24th Gary Hutchings 1 .730) Jimmy Reid (.866) 500 Rick White I .729) Howard Vickery (.847) 500 Jimmy Rogers 1 .715) Ernesto Dominguez(.818) 500 Harry Platis j .714) Keith McCready (.812) 500 Craig Hauser I' .699) Al Romero (.808) 500 Roger Kearney 1' .669) Scott Kitto (.808) 500 Mike Poppke I' .557) Ismael Paez (.805) 500 65th-81st Gary Lutman (.763) 500 Dallas West 1' .826) 25th-32nd Dee Hulse I' .823) Buddy Hall (.883) 150 Dan Louie 1' .795) Roy Futternick (.871) 150 Ron Dobosenski |' .780) Steve Shaw (.834) 150 Tony Banks I'.772) Mike Zimmerman (.828) 150 Mike Ives I' .755) Jean Balukas (.819) 150 Jim Stadier I' .754) Jerry Johnson (.782) 150 Terry Osborne | .747) Wade Crane (.773) 150 Isaac Lopez 1' .729) Billy Graves (.768) 150 Jerry Chappel 1 .724) 33rd-48th Pete Lhotka 1' .717) Lou Butera (.868) Scott Brown | .717) Ray Martin (.842) Mike Stephens ( .686) Paul Brienza (.838) Tim Kwong | .672) Chris MacDonald (.827) Jim Masterman i .623) Bill Mielke (.816) 1 John Galloway ( .611) Dan D'Imperio (.810) 1 Barry Eden | .523) ACCU-FAC T D ^ rt t- A..A..1 T~» taO£ t-K^i hQ vi.-.U,,^ C/. fiQ AQ7 f\(\ «- MT4T O TTl r\ T\ O \ 7 ^ ^ tf ^\ Sigel Stands Alone The Sands Regent Hotel & Casino attracted which included four .900fs, the high run of five eighty-one professionals to ita bi-annual racks, and two runs of four racks. No one else $20,000 added Sands Regent 9-8a11 Open. After was able to run over three I all the dust had cleared, Mike Sigel was $10,000 Nick Varner played exceptionally well recording richer and no one was surprised. He has been dominating the pro tour all year and it seems the highest TPA tournament average of .911. He that no matter what the rulea are, or how long suffered losses in two matches in which neither the race is, or what format is used, Sigel of his opponents missed a ball. It seemed that outlasts everyone. that was the only way anybody was going to beat him. Sigel posted an 8-1 record and from the loaera1 Jay Helfert and his newly forwed company Jaymac bracket defeated David Howard for the title. He Productions were on hand the laat day to averaged a .902 TPA for the entire tournament (continued on page 15) Notable Hatches Allen Hopkins (.957) never missed a ball as he 9-ball tournament. Balukas won 9-4. shut out Wade Crane (.500) 9-0. Earl Strickland (.952) never missed a ball and After running five of six racks, Carl Strickland kept Mike Ziaawrman (.800) in the chair most of (.922) finally let Dsrrell Nordquist (.375) the tine. Strickland ran nine ball8 seven times "see" a ball, just enough to play a safety. The and defeated Zimmerman 9-3. tide never turned as Strickland whipped Mike Sigel (.877) took the early lead 4-0. Ron Nordquist 9-0. Roeae (.789) won the next six racks while David Nottingham (.833) defeated Chris MacDonald preventing Sigel from pocketing a single ball. (.840) 9-6 while making the nine ball on the (continued on page 17) break three times (including twice in a row), and also making three combinations on the nine! Despite a first inning miss and trailing 1-3, Danny D'leperio (.941) never missed another ball Sands Regent 9~Ball as he stung Kia Davenport (.875) with a near perfect match and a 9-6 win. VIDEOTAPES Jean Balukas (.771) drew Earl Strickland (.920) for her initiation into the men's division. Hopkins vs. Rosas Strickland dominated the game to a 9-3 victory. Nick Varner (.960) shot 1.000 for the first five Hopkins vs. Sigei racks against JM Flowers (.632). Enroute to his 9-1 win, Varner scratched on the break twice and Sigot vs. Howard missed position once, that's all. (TWO SETS) Jiaeiy Rogers (.706) will be remembered as the first of many to fall victim to the talented o Professional Quality Jean Balukas (.793) during a men's division oDual Cameras "Everything for tho Pool Player »i ©Complete and Uncut oNarration by Jay Helfert TOWNE BILLIARD and Pat Fleming 264 E. Blackwell Street $29.95each, $79.95 all Dover, N J. 07801 (ADD $2.50 POSTAGE) Send check or money order to: JayMac Productions Billiard Supply Store Call or write 652 Crestmoore Place 201-366-9829 for consumer brochure (specify VHS or Beta) Venice, CA 90291 Sj ^ y rr Sands Regent Scores & Accu-Stats Averages Reno Name Score AVQ. Name Score Avq^_ Name Score AVQ. i Name Score AVQ. OPENING ROUND 23) 0. Howard 9 (.833) 46) D. Bollman 9 (.859) 74) J. Balukas 9 (.793) l) 5. Shaw 9 (.819) K. McCready 7 (.792) M. Ives 6 (.727) J. Rogers 4 (.706) T. Banks 7 (.700) 24) I. Paez 9 (.802) 47) B. Mielke 9 (.830) 75) S. Graves 9 (.885) 2) 5. Kitto 9 (.754) T. Padgett 6 (.765) I. Nelson 7 (.694) D. Nordquist 3 (.781) I. Lopez 7 (.753) 25) D. Nottingham 9 (.833) 48) J. Swanson 9 (.897) 76} M. Zuglan 9 (.848) 3) A. Hopkins 9 (.957; C. MacDonald 6 (.840) B. Hashimoto 0 (.525) R. Kearney 3 (.680) W. Crane 0 (.500) 26) M. LeBron 9 (.824) 49) G. Fix 9 (.895) 77) K. Davenport 9 (.893) 4) W. Costanzo 9 (.826) D. Hulse 7 (.804) D. Megiveron 4 (.707) G. Hutchings 2 (.629) K. McCready 5 (.778) 27) J. Reid 9 (.865) LOSERS (65th-81st) 78) J. Johnson 9 (.852) D. Kuykendall 5 (.784) 5) C. MacDonald 9 (.908 50) B. Hashimoto 9 (.803) D. Kuykendall 5 (.700) R. Futternick 5 (.880) 28) D. D'Imperio 9 f«94U T. Banks 7 (.836) 79) C. MacDonald 9 (.823) K. Davenport 6 (.875) 6) J. Reid 9 (.879) 51) L. Nelson 9 (.792) T. Padgett 6 (.753) C. Hauser 1 (.750) 29) H. Vickery 9 (.846) I. Lopez 7 (.700) 80) K. McCready 9 (.925; G. Hutchings 6 (.775) 7) H. Vickery 9 (.90a 52) W. Crane 9 (.844) L. Roberts 1 (.571) J. Masterman 0 (.526) 30) J. Harris 9 (.808) M. Ives 6 (.781) 81) R. Martin 9 (.918; J. Chappel 5 (.712) 8) T. Karabotsos 9 (.806) 53) W. Costanzo 9 (.784) M. Poppke 2 (.556) A. Romero 7 (.750) 31) T. Karabotsos 9 (.711) M. Stephens 2 (.641) 82) L. Butera 9 (.864) R. Kearney 7 (.663) 9) B. Graves 9 (.741) 54) R. Futternick 9 (.860) M. Wilson 8 (.817) J. Rogers 7 (.638) 32) J. Bryant 9 (.798) T. Osborne 6 (.818) WINNERS' BRACKET J. Galloway 4 (.625) 10) E. Strickland 9 (.922; 55) C. Hauser 9 (.759) 83) G. Lutman 9 (.815) D. Nordquist 0 (.375) 33) J. Carter 9 (.895) R. Dobosenski 7 (.798) S. Shaw 7 (.820) B. Graves 1 (.679) 11) A. Rivera 9 (.851) 56) H. Platis 9 (.663) 84) A. Hopkins 9 (.828) M. Zuglan 4 (.712) 34) M. Zimmerman 9 (.9041 J. Masterman 5 (.642) S. Kitto 7 (.818) P. Lhotka 12) D. Rhodes 9 (.789) 4 (.773) 57) A. Romero 9 (.767) 85) D. Howard 9 (.837) S. Brown 6 (.772) 35) E. Strickland 9 (.920; J. Stadler 8 (.744) T. Ito 3 (.595) J. Balukas 3 (.771) 13) J. Parica 9 (.894) 58) J. Rogers 9 (.803) 86) I. Paez 9 (.833) J. Johnson 2 (.579) 36) E. Dominguez 9 (.816) P. Lhotka 6 (.677) D. Nottingham 6 (.785) J. Stadler 7 (.769) 14) J. Flowers 9 (.875) 59) D. Nordquist 9 (.785) 87) M. LeBron 9 (.880) . J. Kwong 6 (.677) 37) A. Rivera 9 (.750) J. Galloway 4 (.600) J. Reid 3 (.733) R. White 7 (.750) 15) B. Incardona 9 (.838) 60) M. Zuglan 9 (.804) 88) H. Vickery 9 (.898) L. Roberts 8 (.842) 38) R. Rosas 9 (.871) J. Chappel 7 (.734) D. D'Imperio 1 (.706) H. Platis 5 (.768) 16) B. Mielke 9 (.855) 61) K. Davenport 9 (.893) 89) J.