LAMAR CLAIMS SECOND TITLE
Randy Lamar (Portage, WI) claimed his second Lucasi Hybrid Cues All American Tour stop of the year when he bested a field of forty-seven 8-ballers at the Varsity Club in Oshkosh, WI on Saturday, April 23. The $1,000 added event completed the forty-sixth and final stop on the 2011-2012 Tour.
Lamar took down the hot seat by outscoring David Coles (Beloit, WI) 5-3, John Ribbich (Milwaukee, WI) 5-2, Joe Durham (Rockford, WI) 5-1, Tylor Westhuise (Ripon, WI) 5-2 and Chad Lund (Madison, WI) 5-4 in the A-side finals. Previous to his loss to Lamar, David Coles had defeated Jeremy West (Oshkosh, WI) 5-3, but after his loss, Coles torched the B-side to gain a spot as Lamar’s opponent in the tourney finals – eliminating Bob Buehler (Fond du Lac, WI) 5-1, Roy Skenandore (Green Bay, WI) 5-2, John Koerwitz (Oshkosh, WI) 5-1, Zach Marquardt (Green Bay, WI) 5-1, Joe Durham 5-3, Craig Chavera (Rockford, IL) 5-0, Tylor Westhuise 5-3 and Chad Lund 5-3. The finals was all Randy Lamar, as he took down David Coles for the title! By virtue of Roy Skenandore (Green Bay, WI) being the highest-finishing ACS member in the event, he qualified for
a free 8-Ball singles entry into the 2011 Lucasi Hybrid ACS Nationals. The ACS wishes to thank sponsors Lucasi Hybrid Cues, Championship Billiard Fabric and Nick Varner Signature Cases for their support. All entries in the Tour are also entered into a drawing in late May 2011 for four (4) $400+ value Lucasi Hybrid Cues courtesy of Ozone Billiards. Info on the Tour, sanctioning a league and instructor and referee certification by the ACS may be viewed at www. americancuesports.org.
FINAL RESULTS:
1st $700 + $750 side pot Randy Lamar (Portage, WI) 2nd $500 + $550 side pot David Coles (Beloit, WI) 3rd $350 + $300 side pot Chad Lund (Madison, WI) 4th $225 + $200 side pot Tylor Westhuise (Ripon, WI) 5-6th $100 + $75 side pot Gene Albrecht (Milwaukee, WI) Craig Chavera (Rockford, IL) 7-8th $50 Joe Durham (Rockford, IL) Gil Hernandez (Chicago, IL) 9-12th $25 Dennis Babcock (Hartford, WI) Tim Sena (West Bend, WI) Tom Karabatsos (Chicago, IL) Zach Marquardt (Green Bay, WI) Free Singles entry to ACS Nationals - Roy Skenandore (Green Bay, WI)
European Nations Announced
13 countries named with two more to qualify WITH THE PARTYPOKER.NET WORLD CUP OF POOL taking place in Manila, Philippines from Tuesday to Sunday 6th - 11th September, Matchroom Sport can announce the 13 European countries gaining automatic entry into the tournament. They are; Austria, Croatia, England, Finland, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Malta, Poland, Russia, Spain and Sweden. The actual two-player make up of the 13 teams will be decided after the World 9 Ball Championship which concludes on July 2nd. In addition, there will be a qualifying event for two further spots which will be open to as many pairs of players from non-selected countries as wish to compete. This event takes place on Sunday 6th July in Sankt Johann im Pongau directly after the Austrian Open on the Euro Tour which concludes the previous day. This will be the sixth running of the World Cup of Pool following on from Newport, Wales (2006), Rotterdam, Holland in ’07 and ’08 and Manila in ’09 and last year. Last year was the second time that the Chinese pair of Li Hewen and Fu Jianbo hoisted the coveted trophy following their first victory in ‘07. The Filipino pairing of Efren Reyes and Francisco Bustamante took the inaugural World Cup in 2006 and then again on home soil in ‘09. The sole breach in this Far Eastern axis was completed by the USA who won in 2008. The entire event will be broadcast by Solar Sports live across the Philippines with the live feed of the tournament available internationally. In addition Matchroom Sport will be producing a 31 x one hour highlights package of the event.
14 Rackem Magazine - May 2011