#Bahram Lofty

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The Pool Scene - (Kevin) Cheng Yu Hsuan, Abdullah Saeed O Alshammari, Adam King, Adam Lilley, Adam Mscisz, Albin Ouschan, Alejandro Carvajal, Alex Montpellier, Alex Pagulayan, Alexander Kazakis, Aloysius Yapp, Amar Kang, Amer Al-Darbani, Angelo Salzano, Arnar Peterson, Bahram Lofty, Ben Crawley, Billy Thorpe, Blake Baker, Bora Anar, Brandon Shuff, Brendan Ng, Brendon Bektashi, Brian Parks, Brian Sanders, Bryan Farah, Carlo Biado, Chang Jung Lin, Chang Yu Lung, Che-Wei Fu, Cheng-Chieh Liu, Ching-Shun Yang, Chris Alexander, Chris McDaniel, Chris Melling, Chris Robinson, Christopher Lawson, Cole Gibbons, Corey Deuel, Corey Harper, Dali Lin, Dalibor Nikolin, Damian Pongpanik, Dang Jin Hu, Danny Olson, Darren Appleton, David Alcaide, David Anderson, David Dimmitt, Dejan Sipkovski, Dennis Grabe, Dennis Hatch, Dennis Orcollo, Deomark Alpajora, Dimitri Jungo, Donny Mills, Dustin Dixon, Earl Strickland, Eklent Kaci, Elliot Sanderson, Ellis Brown, Erik Hjorleifson, Ernesto Dominguez, Eugene Villena, Fabio Rizzi, Fahad Salem N Alharbi, Fedor Gorst, Florida Pro Tour, Francesco Candela, Francisco Bustamante, Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz, Franklin Hernandez, Gabe Owen, Gary Lutman, Gary Onomura, Gary Urinoski, Giuseppe Iacobucci, Gwyn Spooner, Hayato Hijikata, Henrik Larsson, Hideaki Arita, Hoang Duong Quoc, Hsu Jui An, Hsu Kai-lun, Hunter Lombardo, Imran Majid, Ivo Aarts, Jalal Yousef, Jamal Oussi, James Adams, James Aranas, James Davee, Jamie White, Jani Siekkinen, Jason Hitzfeld, Jason Klatt, Jason Mcclain, Jason Theron, Jason Williams, Jayson Shaw, Jeff De Luna, Jeffery Ignacio, Jeffrey Jimenez, Jeremy Jones, Jochen Kluge, Johann Chua, Johann Dominik Hiber, John Barton, John Chapman, John Moody Sr, John Morra, John Schmidt, Johnny Archer, Jon Demet, Jonathan Mcdowell Pakieto, Jorg Kellner, Josh Roberts, Joshua Filler, Justin Bergman, Justin Espinosa, Kang Lee, Katsuyuki Yamamoto, Kelii Chuberko, Ken Kuwana, Kenichi Uchigaki, Kenny Loftis, Kim Laaksonen, Kings Santy, Ko pin Yi, Ko Ping Chung, Koh Yong Lee Randolph, Konrad Juszczyszyn, Konrad Piekarski, Kostas Koukiadakis, Kosuke Tojo, Kuo Szu-ting, Kurt Kobayashi, Lee Heuwagen, Lefteris Georgiou, Liu Haitao, Liu Ri Teng, Luis Guerrero, Luu Minh Phuc, Maksim Dudanets, Manny Perez, Marc Bijsterbosch, Marc Vidal Claramunt, Marcel Price, Marco Penta, Marco Spitzky, Marco Teutscher, Marco Vignola, Marcus Westen, Marek Kudlik, Mario He, Mark Foster, Mark Showalter, Marlon Manalo, Martin Daigle, Masato Yoshioka, Mateusz Sniegoki, Matt Edwards, Matt Krah, Max Eberle, Max K Reyes, Melinda Huang, Michael Dechaine, Michael Delawder, Michael Hutcheson, Michael Pruitt, Michael Yednak, Mieszko Fortunksi, Mika Immonen, Mike Stalk, Milos Verkic, Mitch Ellerman, Mohamed Baabad, Mohammed Ali N Al Eid, Molrudee Kasemchaiyanan, Naoyuki Oi, Nguyen Phuc Long, Nick Malaj, Nicolas Charette, Niels Feijen, Omar Al Shaheen, Paddy McLoughlin, Patrick Flemming, Patrick Griess, Patrick Holtz, Patrick Mannillo, Paul Duell, Paul Jaurez, Pedro Botta, Peter Busarac, Petri Makkonen, Philipp Stojanovic, Philipps Yee, Radoslaw Babica, Radwan Jameel R Sorouji, Ralf Souquet, Ralph Eckert, Raymund Faraon, Renato Camantigue, Richard Halliday, Ritchie Ogawa, Rob Hart, Robbie Capito, Robby Foldvari, Robert Goddard, Robert Hewings, Roberto Gomez, Roderick Malone, Rodney Morris, Roland Stock, Roman Hybler, Ronald Regli, Ruslan Chinakov, Ryo Yokawa, Sami Koylu, Sangin Pehlivanovic, Seiji Kuwajima, Shane Van Boening, Shaun Wilkie, Siming Chen, Simon Pickering, Skyler Woodward, Stan Tourangeau, Stanley Walton, Stephen Folan, Stephen Holem, Steve Lingelbach, Steve van Ness, Steven Lingafelter, Terry Spalding, Thomas Welle, Thorsten Hohmann, Toan Nguyen, Tom Griffith, Tom Staveley, Tomasz Kaplan, Tommy Kennedy, Tommy Tokoph, Tony Chohan, Torsten Schmitt, Toru Kurabayashi, Tyler Fleshman, Tyler Styer, Vilmos Foldes, Wang Can, Warren Kiamco, Wojciech Szewczyk, Wu Jiaqing, Wu Kun Lin, Yip Kin Ling Leo, Yukio Akagariyama, Zachary Bos - US Open

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REINCARNATION OF POOL MAJOR BEGINS IN VEGAS

The 43rd partypoker US Open 9-Ball Championship broke off at Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas on Sunday as a 256-player field of the world’s elite pool players began their quest to land one of billiard’s biggest titles.

The reincarnation of one of pool’s oldest majors, now promoted by Matchroom Multi Sport, began at 9am with 33 tables breaking in unison. Among the first to move to the winners’ side of the tournament was reigning champion Jayson Shaw, who got his tournament off to the perfect start with an 11-0 dismantling of German Marcus Westen. Later in the day Shaw defeated fellow Brit Tom Staveley while American No.1 Shane van Boening is also still going on the winners’ side as is the tournament’s highest-racked female player, Siming Chen of China. But there were a wave of early casualties as seeded players including previous US Open Champions Mika Immonen and Kevin Cheng fell into the losers’ side of the tournament. World Pool Masters winner David Alcaide and Mosconi Cup winners Skyler Woodward and Tyler Styer also have just one life left in this double elimination format and must now win eight consecutive matches to make the last-16 stage of the event.

The tournament feature table, streamed live at Facebook.com/USOpen9Ball, ended with a classic between two American legends as Dennis Hatch and Earl Strickland battled out a hill-hill thriller before The Hatchetman delivered a decisive blow to knock ‘The Pearl’ over to the losers’ side of the brackets. Play continues at 9am local time on Tuesday. The US Open is split into two stages with the full field playing double elimination down to the final 16 from Sunday, April 21 until Tuesday April 23. From Wednesday April 24 until Friday April 26 the final 16 players will play straight knockout in the Diamond Arena with global television coverage including Sky Sports and DAZN. All matches at the partypoker US Open 9-Ball Championship are race to 11, winner breaks, except the final which is race to 13. The draw and match schedule for the first stage of the tournament is available now at www.matchroompool.com. Players are playing for their share of a $300,000 tournament purse. The winner will take home $50,000, the famous US Open green jacket and the newly-commissioned Barry Behrman trophy. Tickets for the 43rd partypoker US Open 9-Ball Championship are still available at www.matchroompool.com from as little as $10 with VIP packages also available for the final three days of the tournament.

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FUNDAMENTALS OF THE PROCESS OF SPIRITUAL PERFECTION

Ostad Elahi (1895-1974) was a true 20th-century Renaissance man: a distinguished judge who promoted women’s rights in Iran from the 1930s through the ’50s, an acclaimed musician whose tanbur recordings were celebrated at a 2014 Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibit, and a metaphysical philosopher. In this book, his son, Bahram Elahi, offers readers a “condensed handbook” for the practical application of the elder Elahi’s teachings of spiritual perfection. Like his father, the author—who’s a medical doctor and surgeon by training—embraces a “new medicine of the soul” that eschews “in vitro” spirituality that prioritizes theoretical conjecture in favor of an “in vivo” spiritualism that emphasizes “concrete, personal practice carried out in real-life situations.” Drawing on personal observations and anecdotes from his father’s life as well as his own previous publications and oral teachings, the author provides an approachable version of Ostad Elahi’s esoteric philosophy of self-realization. While at times frustratingly repetitious, the book does provide ample text-box vignettes, contextual footnotes, and bulleted talking points to ease readers into the spiritual practices that the author asserts will ultimately lead to spiritual “perfection” and “total bliss.” Perhaps most helpful are a series of drawings and diagrams at the beginning of the book that introduce the complex jargon of the philosopher’s ideas relating to the human psyche and the nature of the human soul. Originally written in Persian and French, this uncredited English translation generally succeeds in its quest to condense the philosophy into accessible prose. In doing so, it offers thoughtful answers to the persistent questions of humanity, such as “For what purpose are we here?” and “Where do we go after this world?” In a world in which too many spiritual leaders fail to practice the lofty ideals they preach, this book’s focus on intentional actions is more than welcome.

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The Pool Scene - (Kevin) Cheng Yu Hsuan, Abdullah Saeed O Alshammari, Adam King, Adam Lilley, Adam Mscisz, Albin Ouschan, Alejandro Carvajal, Alex Montpellier, Alex Pagulayan, Alexander Kazakis, Aloysius Yapp, Amar Kang, Amer Al-Darbani, Angelo Salzano, Arnar Peterson, Bahram Lofty, Ben Crawley, Billy Thorpe, Blake Baker, Bora Anar, Brandon Shuff, Brendan Ng, Brendon Bektashi, Brian Parks, Brian Sanders, Bryan Farah, Carlo Biado, Chang Jung Lin, Chang Yu Lung, Che-Wei Fu, Cheng-Chieh Liu, Ching-Shun Yang, Chris Alexander, Chris McDaniel, Chris Melling, Chris Robinson, Christopher Lawson, Cole Gibbons, Corey Deuel, Corey Harper, Dali Lin, Dalibor Nikolin, Damian Pongpanik, Dang Jin Hu, Danny Olson, Darren Appleton, David Alcaide, David Anderson, David Dimmitt, Dejan Sipkovski, Dennis Grabe, Dennis Hatch, Dennis Orcollo, Deomark Alpajora, Dimitri Jungo, Donny Mills, Dustin Dixon, Earl Strickland, Eklent Kaci, Elliot Sanderson, Ellis Brown, Erik Hjorleifson, Ernesto Dominguez, Eugene Villena, Fabio Rizzi, Fahad Salem N Alharbi, Fedor Gorst, Florida Pro Tour, Francesco Candela, Francisco Bustamante, Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz, Franklin Hernandez, Gabe Owen, Gary Lutman, Gary Onomura, Gary Urinoski, Giuseppe Iacobucci, Gwyn Spooner, Hayato Hijikata, Henrik Larsson, Hideaki Arita, Hoang Duong Quoc, Hsu Jui An, Hsu Kai-lun, Hunter Lombardo, Imran Majid, Ivo Aarts, Jalal Yousef, Jamal Oussi, James Adams, James Aranas, James Davee, Jamie White, Jani Siekkinen, Jason Hitzfeld, Jason Klatt, Jason Mcclain, Jason Theron, Jason Williams, Jayson Shaw, Jeff De Luna, Jeffery Ignacio, Jeffrey Jimenez, Jeremy Jones, Jochen Kluge, Johann Chua, Johann Dominik Hiber, John Barton, John Chapman, John Moody Sr, John Morra, John Schmidt, Johnny Archer, Jon Demet, Jonathan Mcdowell Pakieto, Jorg Kellner, Josh Roberts, Joshua Filler, Justin Bergman, Justin Espinosa, Kang Lee, Katsuyuki Yamamoto, Kelii Chuberko, Ken Kuwana, Kenichi Uchigaki, Kenny Loftis, Kim Laaksonen, Kings Santy, Ko pin Yi, Ko Ping Chung, Koh Yong Lee Randolph, Konrad Juszczyszyn, Konrad Piekarski, Kostas Koukiadakis, Kosuke Tojo, Kuo Szu-ting, Kurt Kobayashi, Lee Heuwagen, Lefteris Georgiou, Liu Haitao, Liu Ri Teng, Luis Guerrero, Luu Minh Phuc, Maksim Dudanets, Manny Perez, Marc Bijsterbosch, Marc Vidal Claramunt, Marcel Price, Marco Penta, Marco Spitzky, Marco Teutscher, Marco Vignola, Marcus Westen, Marek Kudlik, Mario He, Mark Foster, Mark Showalter, Marlon Manalo, Martin Daigle, Masato Yoshioka, Mateusz Sniegoki, Matt Edwards, Matt Krah, Max Eberle, Max K Reyes, Melinda Huang, Michael Dechaine, Michael Delawder, Michael Hutcheson, Michael Pruitt, Michael Yednak, Mieszko Fortunksi, Mika Immonen, Mike Stalk, Milos Verkic, Mitch Ellerman, Mohamed Baabad, Mohammed Ali N Al Eid, Molrudee Kasemchaiyanan, Naoyuki Oi, Nguyen Phuc Long, Nick Malaj, Nicolas Charette, Niels Feijen, Omar Al Shaheen, Paddy McLoughlin, Patrick Flemming, Patrick Griess, Patrick Holtz, Patrick Mannillo, Paul Duell, Paul Jaurez, Pedro Botta, Peter Busarac, Petri Makkonen, Philipp Stojanovic, Philipps Yee, Radoslaw Babica, Radwan Jameel R Sorouji, Ralf Souquet, Ralph Eckert, Raymund Faraon, Renato Camantigue, Richard Halliday, Ritchie Ogawa, Rob Hart, Robbie Capito, Robby Foldvari, Robert Goddard, Robert Hewings, Roberto Gomez, Roderick Malone, Rodney Morris, Roland Stock, Roman Hybler, Ronald Regli, Ruslan Chinakov, Ryo Yokawa, Sami Koylu, Sangin Pehlivanovic, Seiji Kuwajima, Shane Van Boening, Shaun Wilkie, Siming Chen, Simon Pickering, Skyler Woodward, Stan Tourangeau, Stanley Walton, Stephen Folan, Stephen Holem, Steve Lingelbach, Steve van Ness, Steven Lingafelter, Terry Spalding, Thomas Welle, Thorsten Hohmann, Toan Nguyen, Tom Griffith, Tom Staveley, Tomasz Kaplan, Tommy Kennedy, Tommy Tokoph, Tony Chohan, Torsten Schmitt, Toru Kurabayashi, Tyler Fleshman, Tyler Styer, Vilmos Foldes, Wang Can, Warren Kiamco, Wojciech Szewczyk, Wu Jiaqing, Wu Kun Lin, Yip Kin Ling Leo, Yukio Akagariyama, Zachary Bos - World Pool Association

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International Stars Collide in Las Vegas at the WPA Players Championship

The inaugural WPA Players Championship is set to begin tomorrow, Tuesday, April 16 at noon local time. The $50,000 added prize money event is being staged at Griff’s Billiards, where 48 champions gathered from around the world join the 16 who qualified in the earlier stages of the event.​ The 64-player field will be one of the strongest in recent years for a USA-staged event. Europe will be represented by the likes of Niels Feijen, Alex Kazakis, Chris Melling, Jayson Shaw and also legends Ralf Souquet, Thorsten Hohmann, Mika Immonen and Darren Appleton. Asia’s contingent will be led by Taiwan’s Ko brothers together with International Open winner Chang Jung-Lin. America will have a strong presence led by favorites Shane Van Boening, Dennis Hatch, Corey Deuel, Justin Bergman and the recent Derby City Classic 2019 Master of the Table, Skyler Woodward. Players will battle over four days, with the final match being scheduled on Friday the 19th at 6pm local time. The format will be single elimination race to 7 (win by 2), with the semi-final and final being a race to 9 (win by 2). For those eliminated in the first round, a 32-player consolation event will be staged, with a race to 5 format – while the semis and final will be a race to 7.

WPA Players Championship Payouts 1 – $10,000 2 – $7,000 3/4 – $5,000 ea. 5/8 – $3,000 ea. 9/16 – $1,500 ea. 17/32 – $400 ea.

Consolation Tournament Payouts 1 – $1,500 2 – $1,000 3/4 – $500 ea. 5/8 – $250 ea. 9/16 – $150 ea.

WPA Players Championship Main Event Players

WPA Player Selections​

1.  KAZAKIS, Alex (GRE)

2.  FEIJEN, Niels (NED)

3.  BIADO, Carlo (PHI)

4.  CHANG, Jung Lin (TPE)

5.  KO, Pin Yi (TPE)

6.  Van BOENING, Shane (USA)

7.  GORST, Fedor (RUS)

8.  SHAW, Jayson (GBR)

9.  MELLING, Chris (GBR)

10.  GRABE, Denis (EST)

11.  KACI, Eklent (ALB)

12.  KO, Ping Chun (TPE)

13.  WU, Kun Lin (TPE)

14.  HOHMANN, Thorsten (GER)

15.  SOUQUET, Ralf (GER)

16.  CHENG, Yu Hsuan (TPE)

17.  CHUA, Johann (PHI)

18.  APPLETON, Darren (GBR)

19.  THERON, Jason (RSA)

20.  HALLIDAY, Richard (RSA)

21.  ANDERSON, David (RSA)

22.  YIP, Kin Ling (HKG)

23.  CAPITO, Robbie (HKG)

24.  OI, Naoyuki (JPN)

25.  WALEED, Majid (QAT)

26.  HUSSAIN, Bashar (QAT)

27.  DO, The Kien (VIE)

28.  KURIBAYASHI, Toru (JPN)

29.  PAGULAYAN, Alex (CAN)

30.  MORRA, John (CAN)

31.  THORPE, Billy (USA)

32.  WOODWARD, Skyler (USA)​

33.  BERGMAN, Justin (USA)

34.  HATCH, Dennis (USA)

35.  SHUFF, Brandon (USA)

36.  DEUEL, Corey (USA)

37.  TBD

38.  WILKIE, Shaun (USA)

39.  LOMBARDO, Hunter (USA)

40.  TEVEZ, Christopher (PER)

41.  MARTINEZ, Gerson (PER)

42.  BAUTISTA ESCALERA, Ruben (MEX)

43.  BIJSTERBOSCH, Marc (NED)

44.  SZEWCZYK, Wojciech (POL)

45.  BABICA, Radoslaw (POL)

46.  DUDANETS, Maksim (RUS)

47.  EDWARDS, Matt (NZL)

48.  IMMONEN, Mika (FIN)

Stage 1 Qualified Players

49.  ARANAS, James (PHI)

50.  HSU, Kai-Lun (TPE)

51.  DE LEON, Nicholas (USA)

52.  HOANG, Duong Quoc (VIE)

53.  CHANG, Yu-Lung (TPE)

54.  YANG, Ching-Shun (TPE)

55.  LIU, Ri Teng (TPE)

56.  EBERLE, Max (USA)

57.  AL-SHAHEEN, Omar (KUW)

58.  ELLERMAN, Mitch (USA)

59.  IGNACIO, Jeffrey (PHI)

60.  MALAJ, Nick (GRC)

61.  TBD – Qualifier 4 April 15

62.  TBD – Qualifier 4 April 15

63.  TBD – Qualifier 4 April 15

64.  ​TBD – Qualifier 4 April 15

ONLINE BRACKETS The online tournament brackets can be found at www.CTSonDemand.com. WATCH LIVE The entire event is being streamed live by CSI media, a division of CueSports International (CSI). The production, complete with full-time commentary led by former World 8-Ball Champion, Karl Boyes, begins each day at noon pacific time. To watch live, visit www.playcsipool.com/watch-live.

The World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA) is the international governing body for pocket billiards and is comprised of six member federations representing North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. The WPA is the world-recognized body for sanctioning World Championship events. It is also one of the three member organizations of the World Confederation of Billiards Sports (WCBS), representing the billiard disciplines of pool, snooker and carom. For more information about the WPA, visit www.wpapool.com.

CueSports International (CSI) is an international pool league and event leader and is currently comprised of three divisions: CSI leagues, CSI events and CSI media. CSI leagues manages the BCA Pool Leagueand USA Pool League, CSI events produces numerous amateur and professional events around the globe and CSI media creates live streaming and digital content. Through its vision and strategic alliances, CSI is “shaping the future of pool.” For more information about CSI or any of its divisions, visit www.playcsipool.com or find CueSports International on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and Twitter.

The WPA Players Championship is made possible by the following sponsors: ​Andy Billiard Cloth • Cyclop Balls • Diamond • Griff’s Billiards • HOW Tips • Predator • Master Billiard Chalk

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The Pool Scene - (Kevin) Cheng Yu Hsuan, Abdullah Saeed O Alshammari, Adam King, Adam Lilley, Adam Mscisz, Albin Ouschan, Alejandro Carvajal, Alex Montpellier, Alex Pagulayan, Alexander Kazakis, Aloysius Yapp, Amar Kang, Amer Al-Darbani, Angelo Salzano, Arnar Peterson, Bahram Lofty, Ben Crawley, Billy Thorpe, Blake Baker, Bora Anar, Brandon Shuff, Brendan Ng, Brendon Bektashi, Brian Parks, Brian Sanders, Bryan Farah, Carlo Biado, Chang Jung Lin, Chang Yu Lung, Che-Wei Fu, Cheng-Chieh Liu, Ching-Shun Yang, Chris Alexander, Chris McDaniel, Chris Melling, Chris Robinson, Christopher Lawson, Cole Gibbons, Corey Deuel, Corey Harper, Dali Lin, Dalibor Nikolin, Damian Pongpanik, Dang Jin Hu, Danny Olson, Darren Appleton, David Alcaide, David Anderson, David Dimmitt, Dejan Sipkovski, Dennis Grabe, Dennis Hatch, Dennis Orcollo, Deomark Alpajora, Dimitri Jungo, Donny Mills, Dustin Dixon, Earl Strickland, Eklent Kaci, Elliot Sanderson, Ellis Brown, Erik Hjorleifson, Ernesto Dominguez, Eugene Villena, Fabio Rizzi, Fahad Salem N Alharbi, Fedor Gorst, Florida Pro Tour, Francesco Candela, Francisco Bustamante, Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz, Franklin Hernandez, Gabe Owen, Gary Lutman, Gary Onomura, Gary Urinoski, Giuseppe Iacobucci, Gwyn Spooner, Hayato Hijikata, Henrik Larsson, Hideaki Arita, Hoang Duong Quoc, Hsu Jui An, Hsu Kai-lun, Hunter Lombardo, Imran Majid, Ivo Aarts, Jalal Yousef, Jamal Oussi, James Adams, James Aranas, James Davee, Jamie White, Jani Siekkinen, Jason Hitzfeld, Jason Klatt, Jason Mcclain, Jason Theron, Jason Williams, Jayson Shaw, Jeff De Luna, Jeffery Ignacio, Jeffrey Jimenez, Jeremy Jones, Jochen Kluge, Johann Chua, Johann Dominik Hiber, John Barton, John Chapman, John Moody Sr, John Morra, John Schmidt, Johnny Archer, Jon Demet, Jonathan Mcdowell Pakieto, Jorg Kellner, Josh Roberts, Joshua Filler, Justin Bergman, Justin Espinosa, Kang Lee, Katsuyuki Yamamoto, Kelii Chuberko, Ken Kuwana, Kenichi Uchigaki, Kenny Loftis, Kim Laaksonen, Kings Santy, Ko pin Yi, Ko Ping Chung, Koh Yong Lee Randolph, Konrad Juszczyszyn, Konrad Piekarski, Kostas Koukiadakis, Kosuke Tojo, Kuo Szu-ting, Kurt Kobayashi, Lee Heuwagen, Lefteris Georgiou, Liu Haitao, Liu Ri Teng, Luis Guerrero, Luu Minh Phuc, Maksim Dudanets, Manny Perez, Marc Bijsterbosch, Marc Vidal Claramunt, Marcel Price, Marco Penta, Marco Spitzky, Marco Teutscher, Marco Vignola, Marcus Westen, Marek Kudlik, Mario He, Mark Foster, Mark Showalter, Marlon Manalo, Martin Daigle, Masato Yoshioka, Mateusz Sniegoki, Matt Edwards, Matt Krah, Max Eberle, Max K Reyes, Melinda Huang, Michael Dechaine, Michael Delawder, Michael Hutcheson, Michael Pruitt, Michael Yednak, Mieszko Fortunksi, Mika Immonen, Mike Stalk, Milos Verkic, Mitch Ellerman, Mohamed Baabad, Mohammed Ali N Al Eid, Molrudee Kasemchaiyanan, Naoyuki Oi, Nguyen Phuc Long, Nick Malaj, Nicolas Charette, Niels Feijen, Omar Al Shaheen, Paddy McLoughlin, Patrick Flemming, Patrick Griess, Patrick Holtz, Patrick Mannillo, Paul Duell, Paul Jaurez, Pedro Botta, Peter Busarac, Petri Makkonen, Philipp Stojanovic, Philipps Yee, Radoslaw Babica, Radwan Jameel R Sorouji, Ralf Souquet, Ralph Eckert, Raymund Faraon, Renato Camantigue, Richard Halliday, Ritchie Ogawa, Rob Hart, Robbie Capito, Robby Foldvari, Robert Goddard, Robert Hewings, Roberto Gomez, Roderick Malone, Rodney Morris, Roland Stock, Roman Hybler, Ronald Regli, Ruslan Chinakov, Ryo Yokawa, Sami Koylu, Sangin Pehlivanovic, Seiji Kuwajima, Shane Van Boening, Shaun Wilkie, Siming Chen, Simon Pickering, Skyler Woodward, Stan Tourangeau, Stanley Walton, Stephen Folan, Stephen Holem, Steve Lingelbach, Steve van Ness, Steven Lingafelter, Terry Spalding, Thomas Welle, Thorsten Hohmann, Toan Nguyen, Tom Griffith, Tom Staveley, Tomasz Kaplan, Tommy Kennedy, Tommy Tokoph, Tony Chohan, Torsten Schmitt, Toru Kurabayashi, Tyler Fleshman, Tyler Styer, Vilmos Foldes, Wang Can, Warren Kiamco, Wojciech Szewczyk, Wu Jiaqing, Wu Kun Lin, Yip Kin Ling Leo, Yukio Akagariyama, Zachary Bos - World Pool Association

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DRAW MADE FOR US OPEN 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP

The draw for the 43rd US Open 9-Ball Championship has been made, with Jayson Shaw to begin his defense against Marcus Weston at Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas on Sunday, April 21.

The draw was seeded with a golf-style category system adopted, which took in rankings from across the pool world including WPA World Ranking, BCA Standings and Fargo Rating. As defending champion Shaw was seeded No.1, while five-time US Open champion Shane van Boening is seeded second as the highest ranked American player.

Broadcast details for the 2019 US Open 9-Ball Championship will be announced shortly. Live rack-by-rack scoring will be available throughout the event at www.matchroompool.com thanks to Matchroom Multi Sport’s partnership with CueScore.

The draw, brackets and match schedule can be viewed now at https://cuescore.com/tournament/US+Open+9-ball+Championship/5185877

Note: Should any players featured in the draw not participate in the event, they will be replaced directly by the first player on the event waiting list to accept a spot in the tournament, irrespective of where the new player would have featured in any seeding category.

All matches at the US Open 9-Ball Championship takes place April 21-26 at Mandalay Bay Resort, Las Vegas. Matches are race to 11, winner breaks, except the final which is race to 13. The draw and match schedule for the first stage of the tournament is available now at www.matchroompool.com.

Tickets for the 43rd US Open 9-Ball Championship are still available at www.matchroompool.com from as little as $10 with VIP packages also available for the final three days of the tournament.

The tournament will be split into two stages with the full field playing double elimination down to the final 16 from Sunday April 21st until Tuesday April 23rd across multiple tables. From Wednesday April 24th until Friday April 26th the final 16 players will play straight knockout in the TV Arena in front of a global television audience.

US OPEN | ROUND ONE DRAWJayson Shawvs.Marcus WestenTom Staveleyvs.Jason WilliamsHunter Lombardovs.Kosuke TojoRadwan Jameel R Soroujivs.Tommy TokophNaoyuki Oivs.Marco VignolaAlex Montpelliervs.Jason KlattMartin Daiglevs.Patrick FlemmingAngelo Salzanovs.Corey DeuelPetri Makkonenvs.Marcel PricePeter Busaracvs.Amar KangFranklin Hernandezvs.Ellis BrownPaul Jaurezvs.Justin BergmanJames Aranasvs.Roderick MaloneMasato Yoshiokavs.Erik HjorleifsonStephen Folanvs.Jochen KlugeJon Demetvs.Toru KurabayashiFedor Gorstvs.Gary OnomuraStanley Waltonvs.Paul DuellOmar Al-Shaheenvs.David DimmittAmer Al-Darbanivs.Mateusz SniegokiDali Linvs.Fabio RizziJason Hitzfeldvs.Jeremy JonesPhilipp Stojanovicvs.Steve van NessDalibor Nikolinvs.Francisco Sanchez Ruiz(Kevin) Cheng Yu Hsuanvs.Christopher LawsonMohammed Ali N Al Eidvs.Ivo AartsRodney Morrisvs.Ken KuwanaDeomark Alpajoravs.Radoslaw BabicaMarc Bijsterboschvs.Ritchie OgawaGary Urinoskivs.Danny OlsonToan Nguyenvs.Bahram LoftyGiuseppe Iacobuccivs.Ko Pin-YiCarlo Biadovs.Fahad Salem N AlharbiKenichi Uchigakivs.Tyler FleshmanMatt Edwardsvs.Marco PentaHideaki Aritavs.Maksim DudanetsJeff De Lunavs.Torsten SchmittChris Robinsonvs.Rob HartMarco Teutschervs.Raymund FaraonYip Kin Ling Leovs.Dennis OrcolloDavid Alcaidevs.Jorg KellnerBlake Bakervs.Mitch EllermanSiming Chenvs.Mohamed BaabadJamal Oussivs.Hoang Duong QuocLiu Haitaovs.Patrick GriessMike Stalkvs.John SchmidtJustin Espinosavs.Nguyen Phuc LongKoh Yong Lee Randolphvs.Eklent KaciKo Ping-Chungvs.Sami KoyluCole Gibbonsvs.Brian SandersBrandon Shuffvs.Michael YednakRobert Hewingsvs.Michael DechaineKonrad Juszczyszynvs.John ChapmanLuis Guerrerovs.Hayato HijikataKenny Loftisvs.Corey HarperMichael Hutchesonvs.Thorsten HohmannJohnny Archervs.Kurt KobayashiKonrad Piekarskivs.Roberto GomezJani Siekkinenvs.Damian PongpanikBora Anarvs.Alex PagulayanSangin Pehlivanovicvs.Bryan FarahChing-Shun Yangvs.Milos VerkicKings Santyvs.Michael DelawderJason McClainvs.Alexander KazakisJoshua Fillervs.Matt KrahThomas Wellevs.David AndersonJalal Yousefvs.Henrik LarssonTom Griffithvs.Roman HyblerJeffery Ignaciovs.Lefteris GeorgiouJames Daveevs.Kostas KoukiadakisHsu Kai-Lunvs.Adam KingRalph Eckertvs.Mika ImmonenWu Kun Linvs.Kuo Szu-TingKang Leevs.Ernesto DominguezDarren Appletonvs.Terry SpaldingPatrick Holtzvs.Richard HallidayTyler Styervs.Kelii ChuberkoChe-Wei Fuvs.Josh RobertsJohn Bartonvs.Zachary BosJohann Dominik Hibervs.Wu JiaqingDennis Grabevs.Lee HeuwagenJeffrey Jimenezvs.Ronald RegliLiu Ri Tengvs.Gwyn SpoonerArnar Petersonvs.Chang Yu-LungWang Canvs.Dejan SipkovskiJonathan Mcdowell Pakietovs.Francisco BustamanteMax Eberlevs.Robert GoddardFlorida Pro Tourvs.Aloysius YappSkyler Woodwardvs.Luu Minh PhucStephen Holemvs.Imran MajidJason Theronvs.Katsuyuki YamamotoStan Tourangeauvs.Ruslan ChinakovWojciech Szewczykvs.Renato CamantigueJames Adamsvs.Marek KudlikBrendan Ngvs.Paddy McLoughlinBrian Parksvs.Niels FeijenChang Jung-Linvs.Roland StockJohn Moody Srvs.Adam LilleyNick Malajvs.Dimitri JungoFrancesco Candelavs.Tomasz KaplanMario Hevs.Michael PruittCheng-Chieh Liuvs.Tommy KennedyVilmos Foldesvs.Marc Vidal ClaramuntMax K Reyesvs.Billy ThorpeDang Jin Huvs.Ben CrawleyJamie Whitevs.Tony ChohanGabe Owenvs.Gary LutmanElliot Sandersonvs.Robbie CapitoWarren Kiamcovs.Mark ShowalterBrendon Bektashivs.Hsu Jui-AnPatrick Mannillovs.Melinda HuangRyo Yokawavs.Chris MellingRalf Souquetvs.Molrudee KasemchaiyananSeiji Kuwajimavs.Simon PickeringEarl Stricklandvs.Pedro BottaSteve Lingelbachvs.Dennis HatchDonny Millsvs.Eugene VillenaMark Fostervs.Shaun WilkieKim Laaksonenvs.Chris AlexanderSteven Lingafeltervs.Albin OuschanJohn Morravs.Marco SpitzkyAdam Msciszvs.Marlon ManaloAlejandro Carvajalvs.Dustin DixonPhilipps Yeevs.Johann ChuaMieszko Fortunksivs.Chris McDanielRobby Foldvarivs.Yukio AkagariyamaManny Perezvs.Nicolas CharetteAbdullah Saeed O Alshammarivs.Shane van Boening

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Germany launched a firework of medals

The 8-ball individuals at the Dynamic Billard European Pool Championships 2018 in NH Conference Centre in Veldhoven, The Netehrlands, have been decided. Germany turned out to be the big winner of the day, taking 3 titles and a total of 10 medals in that one day only. This performance catapults team Germany to the top of the medal table after three of five events.

In the men’s division, Bahram Lotfy (DEN) defeated Konrad Juszczyszyn (POL) 8:2 in the final match. Lotfy seemed to be on fire throughout the whole tournament. His victims on his way to the final match include Alex Lely (NED), Mario He (AUT), Alexander Kazakis (GRE) and in the semi-final  Mieszko Fortunski (POL). This impressive list of players got ousted by Lofty who came to Veldhoven pretty unheralded and can be regarded as a real surprise winner. „I have been focussing a lot on my practice over the last year“, stated Lotfy after the final match. „I practice a lot with Niels (Feijen) and I also do mental training as in meditation“, Lotfy added. „I felt really comfortable throughout the whole competition and I’m looking forward to the 9-ball“.

Top 4 Men

1. Lotfy, Bahram DEN 2. Juszczyszyn, Konrad POL 3. Filler, Joshua GER     Fortunski, Mieszko POL

In the women’s division, Veronika Ivanovskaia (GER) took the title in a final match against Tamara Peeters-Rademakers (NED) with 6:3. Ivanovskaia literally played against the whole arena since the audience was packed with Peeters’ friends, Family and supporters. But also the German contingency managed to make some noise during the final match. The match for Gold was decided by Ivanovskaia playing more solid than Peeters. The German was a bit unlucky on her break shot but she did not commit any mistakes during the racks. Peeters missed too many shots and especially positions which in the end cost her the match. „I had a tough match against Tamara“, said Ivanovskaia after the final, „I could really feel the pressure from the audience.“ „My toughest matches in the whole event probably was against Oliwia (Czuprynska). At hill-hill, she pocketed the 8-ball and scratched. I won that match on pure luck. Maybe that gave me extra strength against Jasmin (Ouschan) in the semi-final“. Tamara Peeters-Rademakers stated: „I committed too many mistakes in the final match. I had such a great support from everyone here but Veronika simply played better than me tonight“, admitted Peeters-Rademakers.

Top 4 Women

1. Ivanovskaia, Veronika GER 2. Peeters-Rademakers, Tamara NED 3. Schade, Vivien GER     Ouschan, Jasmin AUT

In the senior’s division, Reiner Wirsbitzki (GER) claimed the title against Sandor Tot (HUN) in the final with 7:1. Two times already this week, Tot has been the final destination for Wirsbitzki. In straight pool in the quarter-final and in 10-ball in the round of the last 16 players, Tot eliminated Wirsbitzki. Today in the final match, Wirsbitzki wanted payback time. And he received his revenge on Tot. Wirsbitzki played extremely solid and thrashed Tot 7:1 in a single-sided final match. Wirsbitzki has been a constant gold medallist in previous years in the senior’s division, but his last title in the individuals is as far back as 2015 when he won the title in straight pool in Sankt Johann im Pongau in Austria.

Top 4 Seniors

1. Wirsbitzki, Reiner GER 2. Tot, Sandor HUN 3. Cerimagic, Dino BIH     Pereira, Manuel POR

In the „oldest“ division of the youth, the Under 23’s, Casper Matikainen (FIN) snatched the title with an 8:2 victory over Johannes Schmitt (GER). Matikainen pretty much dominated the Under 23 division since he eliminated most of the other favourite players one after the other. Kevin Schiller (GER), Vitaliy Patsura (UKR) and Samuel Santos (POR) are the guns Matikainen put to shame during the 8-ball individuals.

Top 4 U23

1. Matikainen, Casper FIN 2. Schmitt, Johannes GER 3. Labutis, Pijus LTU     Santos, Samuel POR

In the Under 19’s, Christian Froehlich (GER) took his first medal on the European level ever, winning the division in the final match with 7:4 over teammate Alen Salic (GER). The two most contended medals in that division both went to the German team today.

Top 4 U19

1. Froehlich, Christian GER 2. Salic, Alen GER 3. Zielinski, Wiktor POL     Souto, Jonas ESP

In the Under 17’s, Ivan Galic (CRO) took the title against Ole-Kristian Rudshavn (NOR) with 6:4. Ivan Galic already took a medal this week in 10-ball, becoming the runner-up.

Top 4 U17

1. Galic, Ivan CRO 2. Rudshavn, Ole-Kristian NOR 3. Gangfløt, Emil-Andre NOR     Neuhausen, Moritz GER

In the girls’ division, Darya Siranchuk (UKR) won her first title against Palina Chernik (BLR) with 5:1. Siranchuk has already won three medals in the girls’ last year but no title yet. One silver medal and two bronze medals were her achievements in Leende in 2017. Siranchuk had to take the detour over the loser’s side this year in 8-ball since she lost in the winner’s qualification round 4:5 to Aleksandra Guleikova (RUS). Then, she managed to win against Cindy Keller (SUI) 5:0 and Alina Brummer (GER) 5:2 before she encountered Valeriia Trushevskaia. That match turned into a fierce battle. When the smoke settled, Siranchuk was the 5:4 winner in the semi-final. The final match was a more or less clear affair for Siranchuk.

Top 4 Girls

1. Siranchuk Darya UKR 2. Chernik, Palina BLR 3. Trushevskaia, Valerija RUS     Neuhausen, Maximiliana GER

In the ladies’ division, Barbara Bolfelli (ITA) overpowered Anja Hehre (GER) with 5:3 in the final match, winning her 4th European Champion title in the ladies’ division.

Top 4 Ladies

1. Bolfelli, Barbara ITA 2. Hehre, Anja GER 3. Andersson, Ulrika SWE     Haeflinger, Ortenzia SUI

In the wheelchair division, Jouni Tahti (FIN) once more was the guy to beat. He eliminated Henrik Lasrsson (SWE) with 5:2 in the final match. This is the 35th medal for Tahti on European level and his 23rd title. What a domination from Tahti. Unfortunately, the day also saw some donwside. The wheelchair division produced one of the biggest upsets of the tournament so far. The athlete Kurt Deklerck (BEL) was given the black card and therefore disqualified from the whole European Championships and stripped from all his results. Deklerck was judged guilty for cheating in his matches in adding a greasy substance onto the cue ball during his match, manipulating the angles of the game. For that reason, there is only one Bronze Medal awarded in the wheelchair division today.

Top 3 Wheelchair

1. Tahti, Jouni FIN 2. Larsson, Henrik SWE 3. Brajkovic, Matej SLO

Medal table after 3 of 5 events

This puts Team Germany clearly on top of the medal table after 3 of 5 events with the 9-ball individuals and the team competition coming up.

The Dynamic Billard European Pool Championships 2018 will commence tomorrow morning at 10:00 CET with matches in the team competition.

The Jubilee Championships are played on 60 tables which are all streamed LIVE throughout the whole event. In order to be able to follow all the action LIVE, premium membership can be obtained at www.kozoom.com. Once a premium membership is held, all events for the respective period of time can be viewed LIVE. Additionally, a huge video gallery is contained in the website.

The event is hosted by the European Governing Body for Pool, the European Pocket Billiard Federation (EPBF) and organized by International Billiard Promotion (IBP). For further information and reference please go to the federation website www.epconline.eu or visit us on Facebook for regular news clips or contact our press office press@epbf.com.