WorldPPA Tournament Results

103 players showed up last weekend at the California Billiard Club to play in the semiannual WorldPPA 9 ball tournament. Mary Rakin showed no fear as she blasted her way through a tough field to reach the hot seat undefeated. In the finals, she lost the first set to Michael Stansbury. In the second set the match went hill-hill (7-7), but Mary was able to take advantage of a missed shot to run the last three balls out for the victory. For additional details on the tournament, you can read a writeup on AZBilliards.

Here’s a picture of Mary Rakin and Michael Stanbury taken after the tournament ended around 2:00am Monday morning:

Hey, wait a minute. Who’s that guy on the right side of the picture? Yep, that’s me! I had a blast helping Chris run the tournament. It was fun meeting all the players and finally being able to put names with faces. If you ever have the opportunity to help run a tournament, I highly recommend it. It gives you an appreciation for all the hard work that goes into planning and executing a successful event. Lots of FUN!

TAR 19: Immonen vs. Van Boening

Coming up soon in October, Amsterdam Billiards in New York City will be hosting an epic three day battle.   On October 12 – 14, Mika Immonen and Shane Van Boening will be playing a ten ball match in a race to 100.  Each competitor put up $10,000 in a winner take all contest.  This is the most talked about matchup over the last 12 months.  Who will prevail?  The Iceman or SVB?  Live streaming will be provided by The Action Report on a pay per view basis.

This is one match I would love to see in person.  I wonder how much plane tickets are from San Francisco to NYC?  Maybe I could sleep on the floor at ABC to help defray the travel costs?  I doubt I’ll make the trip, but who knows?  According to some of the comments I’ve seen on the AZBilliard forums, SVB is the favorite.  I don’t know about that; I’ve seen The Iceman play 14.1, and he’s pretty formidable.  Who do you think will win?  Call me a nit if you will: Anyone willing to give me The Iceman and 10 games on the wire?

AZBilliards Publishes CPPT Tournament Results

Just an update to let you know that yesterday AZBilliards published the final results of the CPPT Santa Cruz tournament.  You can click here to go to the article written by their staff.  Enjoy!