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A STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF 9-BALL POCKET BILLIARDS
Vol. 2, No. 1
(201)838-7089
Jose Parica
Breaksthe Ice
at Childress
LEXINGTONAfter several high finishes in 1985, Jose Parica finally won
his first major 9-ball tournament, The 5th Annual Clyde Childress Open. In races to
eleven, Parica defeated Davenport (5), Bell (10), Strickland (10), Hopkins (8),
Varner (8), suffered a loss to Varner 7-11, and then outpointed Varner (10) for the
title and the $5,840 first prize. A bank pool division was featured once again as
Gary Spaeth won the $2,600 jackpot.
CLYDE CHILDRESS OPEN
LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY
March 10-15,1986
FINAL STANDINGS
9-Ball:
•
NAME
1st Jose
2nd Nick
3rd Efren
4th David
5th-6th
Earl
Allen
PRIZE
AVG.
Parica
Varner
Reyes
Howard
(.848)
(.883)
(.872)
(.861)
Strickland
Hopkins
$5 ,840.00
3 ,796.00
2 ,920.00
2 ,044.00
(.886)
(.858)
7th-8th
Chris
MacDonald
Jay
Swanson
9th-12th
Dave
Bollman
Danny
DiLiberto
Toby Sweet
Bob
Williams
13th-16th
Bob
Johnson
Tom Brown
Danny
Medina
Howard
Vickery
17th-24th
Steve
Mizerak
Billy
Surge
Dick
Lane
Gary
Hutchings
Terry
Bell
Danny
Jones
John
DiToro
Tony
Coleman
1 ,460.00
1 ,460.00
(.856)
(.847)
1 ,109.60
1 ,109.60
(.837)
(.831)
(.825)
(.812)
846.80
846.80
846.80
846.80
(.841)
(.838)
(.819)
(.802)
642.40
642.40
642.40
642.40
( .840)
I .835)
(.819)
(.817)
(.816)
(.791)
(.761)
(.750)
438.00
438.00
438.00
438.00
438.00
438.00
438.00
438.00
AVG.
NAME
25th-32nd
Jr.
Harris
Mike
LeBron
Grady
Mathews
Jim
Marino
Warren
Costanzo
Larry
Hubbart
Bob Opsahl
Gary
Gentry
33rd-48th
Gary
Spaeth
Kim
Davenport
Paul
Brienza
Wade Crane
Rich
Geiler
Don Polo
Harry
Sexton
Mike Cone
Ronnie
Allen
Dave
Matlock
Fred
Bentivegna
Jim
Heath
Richie
Ambrose
Steve
Snider
Robert
Streeter
Ray Badami
(
(
(
(
(
(
(
842)
829)
813)
812)
804)
776)
766)
696)
854)
822)
(
815)
(
810)
(
774)
(
772)
(
771)
(
766)
(
764)
(
703)
(
699)
(
683)
(
678)
(
590)
(
546)
(
(.447)
(
Banks: (in the money)
NAME
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
Gary Spaeth
Wade Crane
Russ Matthews
Truman Hogue
PRIZE
$2,600
1,600
1,000
800
Jose Parica won three
Gary Spaeth lost both
Efren Reyes shot four
Reyes, MacDonald, and
The 9-ball tournament
NAME
5th-6th
Danny Medina
Kevin Nichols
PRIZE
500
500
NAME
PRIZE
7th-8th
Gary Gentry
Greg Sullivan
ACCU-FACTS
of his matches 11-10.
of his matches 10-11.
.900's: .919, .911, .903, and .900.
Brlenza shot .900's yet still
lost.
produced twenty-three
.900's and eight
"wire"
matches.
200
200
Parica Edges Varner
in Photo Finish
Notable matches
The Clyde Childress Open produced its share of
notable matches. The number in parentheses is the
player's TPA for that session.
It was only a matter of time before the talented
Jose Parica would clinch a major 9-ball title, yet
it wasn't decided until the last rack of the last
session in which Parica finally defeated Nick Varner
11-10. When congratulated, he reminded those present
that he won "a mini and a biggie" referring to the
mini tournament that he had copped earlier in the
week with an equally strong field, and of course,
the major title.
With Ton Brown (.836) leading 10-2 and maintaining
an outstanding TPA of .947, the tide turned. Gary
Hutchings (.874) controlled the match for the next
seven racks preventing Brown from pocketing a
single ball and forcing Brown to either kick or
play safety.
Eventually, a missed kick by
Hutchings after a Brown safety allowed Brown to
close out the set 11-9.
Monroe and Dinah Brock added $10,000 to the
forty-eight player 9-Ball division and $1,000 to the
thirty-two player Banks division. The event was
hosted by The Sheraton Inn - Lexington South and
directed by Pat Fleming. Five Brunswick tables were
provided by The Louisville Billiard Supply and
covered with Simonis. It was the first sanctioned
event for the new PBA player's association.
During an unusual rack in which Larry Hubbart
(.750) played six consecutive safeties forcing
Terry Bell (.832) to kick six consecutive times,
Bell still managed to win the rack! Final score:
Bell 11, Hubbart 8.
After knotting the score at 6-6, and failing to
pocket a ball on the next break, Paul Brienza
(.902) never shot again. Dave Bollnan (.909) ran
that rack, then broke and ran out the rest of the
set to win 11-6.
Both divisions required two final matches. The banks
division saw Gary Spaeth forge his way through the
loser's bracket winning seven sessions in a row
including his last two wins over Wade Crane. The
9-ball division had Parica in the winner's bracket
By the time Bob Opsahl (.833) had pocketed a total
of nine balls, he was leading 4-0. He never turned
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#
Score
Avg.
#
SCORES & AVERAGES
Name
Score
Avq.
#
Name
Score AVQ.
CLYDE C H I L D R E S S OPEN
Name
#
I
Score AVQ.
(.717)
(.659)
71) 0. Medina
0 . Lane
72) D. Howard
T. Brown
11
9
11
8
(.813)
(.744)
73) J. Swanson
H. Vickery
11 (.854)
7 (.746)
M. Cone
J[1 (.324)
4 (.719)
24) N. Varner
R. Geiler
11 (.905)
4 (.813)
48) D. Howard
J. Harris
11 (.837)
7 (.810)
2) A. Hopkins
D. Howard
JEI f.fi7$J
6 (.826)
25) D. Lane
M. LeBron
11
7
(.845)
(.800)
49) T. Coleman
G. Gentry
11
8
3) S. Mizerak
R. Streeter
jil
3
26) B.
H.
11
8
(.865)
(.778)
50) H. Vickery
B. Opsahl
11
5
4 ) J. Marino
R. Sadami
jil (.920;
1 (.476)
27) D. Bollman
P. Brienza
11 (.909)
6 (.902;
51) J. Swanson
M. LeBron
11 (.9081
J (.738)
74) C. MacDonald 11
B. Johnson
4
(.868)
(.826)
5; w. Costanzo
j[1
7
(.795)
(.726)
28) E. Reyes
T. Coleman
11 (.919)
5 (.797)
52) D. Jones
L. Hubbart
11
7
(.792)
(.739)
75) D. Bollman
D. Medina
11
5
(.827)
(.772)
li (.909)
2 (.705)
29) 8. Johnson
G. Gentry
11
4
(.840)
(.727)
53) G. Hutchings
W. Costanzo
11
8
(.821)
(.838)
11
5
(.896)
(.764)
7) K. Davenport
J . Swanson
11 (.901)
6 (.768)
30) D. DiLiberto
D. Polo
11
6
(.830)
(.746)
54) S. Mizerak
J. Marino
11 (.903)
J (.706)
76) A. Hopkins
T. Sweet
77) J. Parica
E. Strickland
11
10
(.836)
(.863)
8; a. Geiler
D. Jones
li
8
(.787)
(.700)
31) C. MacDonald
J. Harris
11
10
(.829)
(.759)
55) D. Medina
G. Mathews
11
6
(.835)
(.726)
78) N. Varner
B. Williams
11
7
(.845)
(.809)
9 ; 0. Lane
F. Bentivegna
li
7
(.833)
(.736)
32) J. Harris
M. Cone
11
7
(.891)
(.820)
56) A. Hopkins
J. DiToro
11
5
(.867)
(.643)
79) E. Reyes
D. DiLiberto
11
6
(.892)
(.797)
10 J 8. Williams
S. Snider
jli
1
(.782)
(.563)
33) D. Howard
D. Polo
11
8
(.874)
(.791)
57) T. Sweet
B. Burge
11 (.907)
5 (.797)
80) D. Howard
B. Williams
11
5
(.827)
(.727)
l i J 0. Bollman
Sexton
li
6
(.814)
(.746)
34) G. Gentry
R. Streeter
11
2
(.711)
(.557)
58) E. Strickland
T. Brown
11 (.943)
4 (.853)
81) J. Swanson
D. DiLiberto
11
9
(.851)
(.855)
12) E. Reyes
R. Allen
li
7
(.851)
(.788)
35) T. Coleman
R. Badami
11
3
(.752)
(.436)
59) J. Parica
T. Bell
11
10
82) C. MacDonald 11
T. Sweet
3
(.859)
(.769)
13) 8. Johnson
J. Heath
li
2
(.881)
(.619)
36) B. Opsahl
P. Brienza
11
5
(.833)
(.761)
60) N. Varner
0. Lane
11 (.902)
7 (.810)
83) E. Strickland
D. Bollman
11
7
(.853)
(.759)
14 J 0. DiLiberto
G. Spaeth
.li
(.802)
10 (.836)
37) H. Vickery
R. Ambrose
61) B. Williams
D. Bollman
11
6
84) D. Howard
J. Swanson
11
3
(.870)
(.542)
15; J. Harris
0. Medina
li
7
(.882)
(.829)
38) M. LeBron
D. Matlock
11 (.803)
6 (.662)
11 (.922)
2 (.703)
62) E. Reyes
B. Johnson
11 (.911)
4 (.733)
85) E. Strickland
11 (.920)
C. MacDonald
8 (.906)
1 $ ; J . DiToro
IT, Crane
li
8
(.861)
(.759)
39) J. Swanson
R. Geiler
11 (.930)
4 (.704)
63) D.
DiLiberto
C. MacDonald
11
8
(.851)
(.753)
86)
17) A. Hopkins
G. Mathews
li
(.841)
10 (.814)
40) D. Jones
K. Davenport
11
5
(.849)
(.683)
64) D. Howard
T. Bell
11
7
18J 8. Burge
5. Mizerak
li
8
(.871)
(.835)
41) L. Hubbart
11
F. Bentivegna 3
(.842)
(.659)
65) T. Brown
T. Coleman
11
7
is>) r. Sweet
li
8
(.815)
(.774)
42) G. Hutchings
S. Snider
11
3
(.811)
(.621)
66) H. Vickery
B. Burge
20 i E. Strickland
IT. Costanzo
.li
9
(.889)
(.810)
43) W. Costanzo
H. Sexton
11
8
(.765)
(.785)
67) J. Swanson
J. DiToro
21 j
li
9
(.836)
(.874)
44) J . Marino
R. Allen
11
6
(.778)
(.745)
Bell
Hubbart
li
8
(.832)
(.750)
45) S. Mizerak
J. Heath
11
7
Parica
Davenport
li
5
(.884)
(.821)
46) G. Mathews
G. Spaeth
1) w. Crane
8. opsahl
*) r. Brown
ft. Ambrose
Marino
r. Btown
G. Huthcings
22) r.
L.
2j; j .
K.
(.835)
(.526)
Williams
Vickery
47) D. Medina
\
W, Crane
(.813)
(.804)
(.837)
(.807)
(.817)
(.792)
(.876)
(.838)
11
8
(.884)
(.812)
J. Parica
A. Hopkins
87) N. Varner
E. Reyes
(.767)
(.754)
88) D. Howard
A. Hopkins
11
9
(.870)
(.800)
11 (.842)
8 (.818)
89) E. Reyes
E. Strickland
11
8
(.821)
(.844)
90) E. Reyes
D. Howard
11 ( . 9 0 0
8 (.877)
68) C. MacDonald
D. Jones
11 (.9061
3 (.706)
11 (.900)
5 (.806)
91) J. Parica
N. Varner
11 (.906)
9 (.896)
(.783)
(.718)
69) B. Johnson
G. Hutchings
11 (.863)
4 (.719)
92) N. Varner
E. Reyes
11
2
(.897)
(.563)
11
10
(.861)
(.878)
70) D. Bollman
S. Mizerak
11
8
93) N. Varner
J. Parica
11
7
(.879)
(.764)
11
10
(.825)
(.838)
94) J. Parica
N. Varner
11
10
(.863)
(.844)_
(.876)
(.840)
(.844)
(.857)
U (.910)
9 (.903)
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Interview
Nick Varner:
"PERSONALLY,
I
THINK I ' D
LIKE
TO PLAY
A GAME
WHERE YOU DON'T HAVE TO COMPETE AGAINST A PLAYER, BUT JUST
COMPETE AGAINST THE GAME OF POOL."
ACCU-STATS: What do you t h i n k i s
needed t o draw more c o n t e s t a n t s t o
major events?
VARNER: I t h i n k a l o t of i t has t o
do w i t h the entrance f e e . I t h i n k
t h e y ' r e on the r i g h t t r a c k now.
They're s t a r t i n g t o spread i t out
more.
I don't think that putting
305* o r AQ% o f the p r i z e money
f i r s t i s going t o get i t because
they
can't
fill
it
up
with
champions, they j u s t c a n ' t do i t .
ACCU-STATS: Do
you
think
there
be
seeding
should
that
at
tournaments?
VARNER: I j u s t d o n ' t t h i n k t h a t
you c o u l d get away w i t h seeding
r i g h t now.
P e r s o n a l l y , i f I was
adding $40-50,000 t o an e v e n t , I
b e l i e v e 1 would seed because I
t h i n k i t might help the g a t e .
I
t h i n k t h a t maybe seeding has been
overlooked as f a r as a chance t o
draw a good g a t e .
ACCU-STATS: T h e r e
have
been
several different
tournament
formats t r i e d i n the l a s t
ten
years such as double e l i m i n a t i o n ,
t w o - o u t - o f - t h r e e s e t s , and round
r o b i n s . What do you f e e l i s the
best format?
VARNER: Right now, probably the
best t h i n g i s double e l i m i n a t i o n
although i t might be nice t o see
some s i n g l e e l i m i n a t i o n .
I think
t h a t i f the races are long enough,
s i n g l e e l i m i n a t i o n would be good
and i t might be more i n t e r e s t i n g
from the crowd s t a n d p o i n t because
a guy i s gone i f he gets b e a t .
If
M i z e r a k and S t r i c k l a n d are
p l a y i n g , the heats on! P e r s o n a l l y ,
I t h i n k I ' d l i k e t o play a game
where you d o n ' t have t o compete
a g a i n s t a p l a y e r but j u s t compete
a g a i n s t the game of p o o l .
ACCU-STATS: How do you prepare f o r
a tournament?
VARNER: I
try
to
l o g as much
p l a y i n g time as I c a n . There are
c e r t a i n d r i l l s t h a t I work on and
they are u s u a l l y o r i e n t e d around
t h i n g s t h a t you have t r o u b l e w i t h ,
f o r i n s t a n c e , r a i l shots where you
have t o c u t the b a l l t h i n down the
rail.
Varner:"l
THINK
I
ENJOY
ONE POCKET THE B E S T . "
ACCU-STATS: How do you prepare f o r
a match?
VARNER: What
I
think
is
real
important i s g e t t i n g used t o the
table
when
you
get
to
the
tournament, g e t t i n g used t o the
speed and where to aim. I t seems
t h a t you've got t o aim d i f f e r e n t .
I t ' 8 not as simple as p r a c t i c i n g
a t home and y o u ' r e i n dead s t r o k e ,
and then you go t o the tournament
and you f e e l the same way.
You
look up there and you d o n ' t know
q u i t e where t h a t p o i n t i s a t . Then
when you f i n i s h o u t , u s u a l l y you
know where t h a t p o i n t i s a t .
you
start
p l a y i n g pool?
VARNER: F i v e , but t h a t ' s a
unusual.
little
ACCU-STATS: What
other
interests
do you have outside of
playing?
VARNER: I like to play golf.
pool
ACCU-STATS: W h a t
w e i g h t ,
millimeter, and length cue do you
now
I
use
a
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inches.
ACCU-STATS: You wear glasses. Do
you wear glasses while you're
playing pool?
VARNER: No. I wear my contacts.
ACCU-STATS: Who
influenced
you
most
in
regards
to
pocket
billiards in your life?
VARNER: I'd say my father.
ACCU-STATS: What
is
your most
memorable moment in pool?
VARNER: I'd say when I won the
World Championship in 1980.
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Gary Spaeth
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Warren Costanzo
Howard Vickery
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Larry Hubbart
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Bob Opsahl
Ronnie Allen
John DiToro
Tony Coleman
Dave Matlock
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Gary Gentry
Jim Heath
Richie Ambrose
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are the records of the 361 players who have
participated in the twelve major 9-ball tournaments
of 1985. The 9-ball yearbook, called "The Wire" is
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over 400 pages of information.
Vol. 2, No. 1 - Clyde Childress Open
Publisher-Editor
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Scorekeepers
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Mary Kenniston
Fran McKee
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how each player placed in each tournament. It's
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pages)
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player, listed alphabetically, shows the results
of each session played. Each line includes date,
opponent, event, score, break avg., kick avg.,
TPA, and opponent's TPA. (approx. 375 pages)
3. PERFORMANCE
AVERAGES
Displays
fifteen
statistical categories ranking the top 100
players in each category, (approx. 30 pages)
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according to their won/lost record and "sessions
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PERFORMANCE
PERFORMANCE
NAME
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2.
3.
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5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10,
GAMES
BALLS
MADE ERRORS
Earl Strickland
112
Nick V a r n e r
143
E f r e n Reyes
137
David Howard
160
A l l e n Hopkins
109
C h r i s MacDonald 104
Gary S p a e t h
42
Jose Parica
136
J a y Swanson
112
J r . Harris
75
( C h i l d r e s s Average
BREAK
RANKINGS
520
67
654
87
619
91
758
122
479
79
475
80
169
29
554
99
483
87
326
61
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.886
.883
.872
.861
.858
.856
.854
.848
.847
.842
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
PERFORMANCE
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Wade Crane
Earl Strickland
Rich G e i l e r
John DiToro
Danny D i L i b e r t o
Jim Marino
Kim D a v e n p o r t
Steve Mizerak
Nick V a r n e r
C h r i s MacDonald
(Childress
55
30
23
112
64
45
49
20
14
49
20
14
94
48
33
62
32
22
49
22
15
84
48
32
143
83
54
104
59
38
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.703
.700
.700
.688
.688
.682
.667
.651
.644
#
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Nick V a r n e r
654
34
Earl Strickland
520
31
A l l e n Hopkins
479
29
E f r e n Reyes
619
40
B i l l y Burge
198
13
Gary S p a e t h
169
12
Dick Lane
267
20
Jose Parica
554
42
David Howard
758
58
J r . Harris
326
25
( C h i l d r e s s Average = 1 0 . 1 )
GOOD
J a y Swanson
112
30
Bob W i l l i a m s
82
24
David Howard
160
43
C h r i s MacDonald 104
21
Jose Parica
136
41
Warren C o s t a n z o
76
20
Danny Medina
91
29
Nick V a r n e r
143
37
Steve Mizerak
84
25
Bob J o h n s o n
73
16
( C h i l d r e s s Average = . 8 0 8 )
28
22
39
19
37
18
26
33
22
14
KPA
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.917
.907
.905
.902
.900
.897
.892
.880
.875
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OPPORTUNITIES
NAME
#
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
OPPORTUNITIES
AVG
#
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6.1
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6.6
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7.6
7.7
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3.
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6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
RUN
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Tora Brown
62
43
Earl Strickland
89
60
Gary S p a e t h
30
20
Nick V a r n e r
130
85
E f r e n Reyes
119
77
Jay Swanson
99
64
Bob J o h n s o n
65
41
Jose Parica
114
70
Dick Lane
62
38
B i l l y Burge
38
23
( C h i l d r e s s Average = 5 2 . 9 )
POSITION
MISSES
(PER 100 BALLS POCKETED)
BALLS
SHOTS
NAME
MADE
MISSED
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PERFORMANCE
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NAME
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NAME
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67.4
66.7
65.4
64.7
64.6
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61.4
61.3
60.5
ERRORS
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BALLS POSITION
NAME
MADE
ERRORS
J a y Swanson
483
19
E f r e n Reyes
619
25
David Howard
758
31
Earl Strickland
520
22
Tom Brown
306
13
Bob J o h n s o n
306
14
Toby Sweet
255
12
Nick V a r n e r
654
33
Jose Parica
554
28
Gary S p a e t h
169
9
( C h i l d r e s s Average = 6 . 6 )
AVG
3.9
4.0
4.1
4.2
4.2
4.6
4.7
5.0
5.1
5.3
CHILDRESS OPEN AVERAGES
Ball made on the break: 645
Nine ball made on the break: 2.2S
Scratch on the break: 9.3S
Scratch while going for position: L I S
Run out from the break: 185
Run out after making a ball on the break : 318
Run out with ball in hand: 67S
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Bell Emerges Unscathed
in Cleveland Clash
EASTLAKE, OH (2/28-3/2/86) - Robin Bell of Costa
Mesa, California added one more notch to her pool cue
by copping The 1986 Cleveland Open. In the double
elimination, race to nine event, she breezed through
the field undefeated disposing of Engh (4), Quail
(3), Vaillencourt (3), Hoffman (3), and Shampo twice
(8) and (7).
The $6,200 WPBA sanctioned event was directed by Joe
Kerr and hosted by Frank's Billiards of Eastlake.
Promoter Frank Zummo generously added $2,000 to the
purse as twenty-eight of the country's top women
players vied for the $2,000 first prize.
1) LJ Jones
B. Hoffman
9 (.687)
8 (.699)
2) L. Smith
P. Ledman
9 (.794)
5 (.768)
3) L. Smith
LJ Jones
9 (.750)
8 (.712)
4) R. Bell
L. Shampo
9 (.648)
8 (.714)
5) L. Shampo
L. Smith
9 (.776)
7 (.734)
6) R. Bell
L. Shampo
9 (.744)
6 (.684)
NAME
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2nd
3rd
4th
Robin Bell
$2,000
Lori Shampo
1,200
Laura Smith
1,000
Loree Jon Jones
700
The final six matches were "Accu-Stated" resulting in
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Ed Smith
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4-3
3-4
1-6
0-7
Statistical Prizes:
$25 Randy Bennett, High Tournament Average TPA: .810
$25 Randy Bennett, High Single Game Average:
.875
$25
$25
Dave Ascolese, High Break Performance Avg:
Randy Bennett, High Kick Performance Avg:
.576
.893
Five Best Played Matches:
1) R. Bennett
2) R. Bennett
.875
.846
3) R. Bennett
4) D. Ascolese
.845
.841
5) K. P o f f i n b e r g e r
.837
Accu-Stats Analysis of In-The Money Winners:
Randy Bennett: Without question, he played the best
pool overall. Even though he ranked low on his
break, he posted the best W-L record, the best
TPA averages, and kick averages. He was rewarded
with $275 for his skills.
Dave Ascolese: His second place finish was due in
part to his exceptional "Break Performance." He
had the right combination of breaking hard and at
the same time holding his scratches to a minimum.
He scratched only twice in fifty-nine breaks!
Ken Stanlick: His tie for second place may be
improved next time now that he has learned that
scratching on the break 175. of the time is a bit
much! (IOS* is average.)
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Parica Edges Varner
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waiting for Nick Varner. Varner had to defeat Parica
twice and fell one short.
The Finals
It appeared to be all over especially after Jose
Parica with a 10-6 lead in the deciding match made a
ball on the break and had an open shot. But Parica
missed that shot and Varner ran out. New score 10-7.
Then once again Parica had a chance to close the
door yet missed an easy billiard on the nine ball.
Varner ran that rack. New score: 10-8. Parica made a
ball and scratched the next rack! Varner ran out,
then broke and ran out again. New score: 10-10.
Varner made a ball on the break, missed a bank shot
and it was all over as Parica ran out for the win.
Notable matches
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(continued from page 3)
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back as he defeated Paul Brienza (.761) 11-5.
From a 3-8 deficit, Gary Spaeth (.878) played well
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After some exceptional play by Jr. Harris (.810),
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Bob Opaahl (.744) and Howard Vickery (.813) had
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tournament. It required twenty-one turns at the
table before Vickery sunk the nine ball. Final
score: Vickery 11, Opsahl 5.
(several
Exhibiting the best play of the tournament, Earl
Strickland (.943) ran nine balls nine times while
defeating the unfortunate recipient of this
barrage, Ton Brown (.853) 11-4.
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After assuming a commanding lead of 10-5, Earl
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Jose Parica (.836) won the next six racks for his
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While trailing 5-8, Jose Parica (.906) miscued on
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NAME
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NAME
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Bob Hunter
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4th
NAME
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NAME
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Steve Cook
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Wade Crane
PRIZE
David Howard
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George Brunt
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Presents
THE 1986 SPRING OPEN
9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
5th
ANNUAL
May 20-24, 1986
At
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Road
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$10,000 — PRIZE FUND (Based on 32 Players)
$4,000 - Added By Barry S. Behrman
$195.00
— Entrance
Fee - 11-21 Games
- Double
Elimination
All Matches Played on 3 Brunswick 4'/2X9 Gold Crown III Tables.
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2. - $2,000
3. -$1,200
4. - $800
5./ 6.7./ 8.9./12.-
$600 each
$400 each
$250 each
*Paid Entry Into The 1986 U.S. Open
Players Meeting and Draw 5 pm May 20 - Play Begins 7 pm
• MATCH TIMES •
TUESDAY Thru FRIDAY EVENING
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Noon-l:30-3-4:30 P.M.
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Bowling Green Open
BOWLING GREEN, KY (2/18-22/86) - Cue Time Billiards
was once again the host site for the Bowling Green
Open. Jimmy Hodges added $4,000 to his 2nd annual
contest boosting the purse to over $7,000. Joe Kerr
directed the double elimination event which drew
sixteen players and paid half of the field.
Earl Strickland captured the $2,500 first prize
posting an undefeated record. In races to eleven Earl
overpowered Johnson (6), Vsrner (4), Vickery (9),
Howard (4) and Spaeth (4).
The in-the-money results follow:
NAME
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
PRIZE
NAME
Earl Strickland $2,500 5th-6th
Gary Spaeth
1,500
Dave Bollman
David Howard
1,000
Howard Vickery
Joe Dan Bilyeu
750 7th-8th
Nick Varner
Bobby Legg
PRIZE
$500
500
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185
Nick Varner
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ACCU-STATS: Who have you admired most inside and
outside of pool?
VARNER: Inside, Luther Lassiter.
Outside, Jack
Nicholas.
ACCU-STATS: If you were the most influential person
in the billiard industry, what would you do?
VARNER: I'd concentrate on getting a tour on
television. That would have the most impact on the
game from all levels, the bottom to the top.
Varner:"I
LIKE STRAIGHT POOL, BUT
I T HAS ONE BIG DRAWBACK.
I ENJOY
RUNNING A HUNDRED BALLS, BUT
I
DON'T ENJOY SITTING THERE WATCHING
MY OPPONENT RUN A HUNDRED."
ACCU-STATS: You p l a y a l l games and have been a
champion i n e v e r y t h i n g a t one time or a n o t h e r . What's
your f s v o r i t e game?
VARNER: I t h i n k I enjoy one pocket the b e s t .
I like
s t r a i g h t p o o l , but i t has one b i g drawback. I enjoy
r u n n i n g a hundred b a l l s , but I d o n ' t enjoy s i t t i n g
Arlington Rec Open
•
SAN BERARDINO, CA (2/20-23/86) - The Arlington Recreation $10,000 Mixed 9-Ball Open, the first tournament
of any true stature to be held in the San Bernardino
area proved to be a rousing success. Promoters John
Ssnders (Arlington John) and Herb Wiles (Herb Superb)
deserve much credit for the well planned, promoted,
and organized event.
The race to nine, double elimination event quickly
drew a full field of thirty-two due in part to the
$5,200 added by Riverdale's Arlington Recreation
Supply and The Southern California Billiard Dealers
Association (SCBDA). An impressive thirty-two page
spectator program featuring player profiles, interesting articles, official rules, and advertising
helped put a finishing touch on the event.
Kim Davenport, the pre-tournament favorite, captured
the inaugural event's $3,300 grand prize after
defeating Chapman (5), Hills (8), Romero (2),
McCready (7), and Swanson (2). The in-the-money
results follow:
NAME
let Kim Davenport
2nd Keith McCready
3rd Jay Swanson
4th Buddy Dennis
5th-6th
Craig Hauser
Danny Medina
PRIZE
NAME
PRIZE
$3,300 7th-8th
2,000
Bill Mielke
1,000
Ismsel Ramerez
700 9th-12th
Ronnie Allen
500
Dick Megiveron
500
Ismsel Paez
Al Romero
$400
400
300
300
300
300
Commemorative gold tip tappera were awarded the 13th16th place finishers: Frsnk Almanza, Chris MacDonald,
Coyt Chapman, and Danny DiLiberto.
A major 9-ball event is tentatively scheduled for
September (see ad).
there watching my opponent run a hundred.
have to sit down so long.
And you
ACCU-STATS: Do you remember in Livonia, Michigan when
four different players ran a hundred balls on you
right in a row?
VARNER: Yes, I remember that. I did some sitting that
day. I went through the fir8t bracket and I must have
had a 20-25 ball per inning average. Then I went 0-7
in the final round robin. The least anybody run on me
waa eighty.