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The Pool Scene - Del Smith, Gabe Owen, Gary Lutman, Jalal Yousef, Jeffrey de Luna, Jeffrey Ignacio, Jeremy Jones, Konrad Piekarski, Kostas Koukiadakis, Luu Minh Phuc, Manny Perez, Nick Malaj, Omar Alshaheen, Raymund Faraon, Ruslan Chinakhov, Tyler Styer, Vilmos Foldes - World Pool Association

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2019 WPA Players Championship Matches Released on YouTube

CueSports International (CSI) is pleased to announce that recorded matches from the 2019 WPA Players Championship have been released on the CSI YouTube Channel. Forty-three (43) matches featuring many of the world’s best players such as Shane Van Boening, Jeffrey De Luna, James Aranas, Jayson Shaw, Alex Pagulayan, Skyler Woodward, Yu-Hsuan Cheng, Carlo Biado and more can be viewed in their entirety – absolutely free!

The $50,000 added event, which was held April 12-19 at Griff’s Billiards in Las Vegas, was a collaborative effort between CSI and the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPA). The format was 9-ball and limited to 64 players in a single elimination format with a 32-player consolation event for those eliminated in the first round. The main event was a race to seven (7) with the semi-final and final being a race to nine (9) win by two (2). The consolation event was a race to five (5) with the semi-final and final being a race to seven (7).

Forty-eight (48) of the sixty-four (64) players were chosen by the WPA rankings and WPA member federations. The remaining sixteen (16) spots were determined by four (4) stage 1 qualifiers. For more information about the event, visit www.playcsipool.com/2019-wpa-players-championship.

RECORDED MATCHES STAGE 1 – QUALIFIERS Match 1: Ruslan Chinakhov (Russia) vs Vilmos Foldes (Hungary) Match 2: Omar Alshaheen (Kuwait) vs Jui-An Hsu (Taiwan) Match 3: Manny Perez (USA) vs Donny Branson (USA) Match 4: Del Smith (Great Britain) vs Chris Lawson (USA) Match 5: Jeffrey Ignacio (Philippines) vs Yu-Lung Chang (Taiwan) Match 6: Konrad Piekarski (Poland) vs Vang Bui Xuan (Vietnam) Match 7: Raymund Faraon (Philippines) vs Che-Wei Fu (Taiwan) Match 8: Jeffrey De Luna (Philippines) vs Yu-Lung Chang (Taiwan) Match 9: Jalal Yousef (Venezuela) vs Omar Alshaheen (Kuwait) Match 10: Vilmos Foldes (Hungary) vs Kings Santy (USA) Match 11: Gabe Owen (USA) vs Ian Costello (USA) Match 12: Gary Lutman (USA) vs Vang Bui Xuan (Vietnam) Match 13: Ruslan Chinakhov (Russia) vs Tyler Styer (USA) Match 14: Jeffrey Ignacio (Philippines) vs Szu-Ting Kuo (Taiwan) Match 15: Nick Malaj (Greece) vs Che-Wei Fu (Taiwan) Match 16: Jeffrey De Luna (Philippines) vs Mitch Ellerman (USA) Match 17: Luu Minh Phuc (Vietnam) vs Chris Alexander (Great Britain) Match 18: Tyler Styer (USA) vs Vilmos Foldes (Hungary) Match 19: Kostas Koukiadakis (Greece) vs Daniel Baker (Great Britain) Match 20: Gabe Owen (USA) vs Dean Goddard (Great Britain) Match 21: Jeffrey De Luna (Philippines) vs Chris McDaniel (USA) Match 22: Jeremy Jones (USA) vs Ian Costello (USA) Match 23: Raymund Faraon (Philippines) vs Blake Baker (USA) Match 24: Ruslan Chinakhov (Russia) vs Jeffrey De Luna (Philippines) STAGE 2 – MAIN EVENT Match 25: Alex Kazakis (Greece) vs Toru Kuribayashi (Japan) Match 26: Jeffrey Ignacio (Philippines) vs Mika Immonen (Finland) Match 27: Darren Appleton (Great Britain) vs Thorsten Hohmann (Germany) Match 28: Alex Pagulayan (Canada) vs Yu-Lung Chang (Taiwan) Match 29: Niels Feijen (Holland) vs Waleed Majid (Qatar) Match 30: Billy Thorpe (USA) vs Gerson Martinez (Peru) Match 31: Jung-Lin Chang (Taiwan) vs Alex Kazakis (Greece) Match 32: Thorsten Hohmann (Germany) vs Niels Feijen (Holland) Match 33: Johann Chua (Philippines) vs Mika Immonen (Finland) Match 34: Jeffrey De Luna (Philippines) vs Jayson Shaw (Scotland) Match 35: Skyler Woodward (USA) vs Carlo Biado (Philippines) Match 36: James Aranas (Philippines) vs Naoyuki Oi (Taiwan) Match 37: Yu-Hsuan Cheng (Taiwan) vs Shaun Wilkie (USA) Match 38: Shane Van Boening (USA) vs Eklent Kaci (Albania) Match 39: Jayson Shaw (Scotland) vs Yu-Hsuan Cheng (Taiwan) Match 40: Shane Van Boening (USA) vs Carlo Biado (Philippines) Match 41 SEMI-FINAL: Yu-Hsuan Cheng (Taiwan) vs Johann Chua (Philippines) Match 42 SEMI-FINAL: Carlo Biado (Philippines) vs Yu-Lung Chang (Taiwan) Match 43 FINAL: Yu-Hsuan Cheng (Taiwan) vs Carlo Biado (Philippines)

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The Pool Scene - Alex Pagulayan, Danny Olson, Denis Grabe, Mary Coffman, Thorsten Hohmann, Vinnie Calabrese - US Open

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Pagulayan beats Van Boening for US Open 8-Ball title

CueSports International, Henderson, NV (July 31, 2017)

Alex Pagulayan proved the Lion still roars within him as he came from behind to steal the US Open 8-Ball Championship from Shane Van Boening, who had hoped for a second consecutive title and to earn back-to-back wins of both the US Open 8-Ball and US Open 10-Ball Championships.

Pagulayan’s path to the finals included wins over: Danny Stone, Australia, 8-6; Skyler Woodward, Kentucky, 8-2; and Denis Grabe, Estonia, 8-3; before losing to Dennis Orcollo, Philippines, 7-8. In the loser’s bracket, Pagulayan bested Thorsten Hohmann, Germany, 8-7 and Lee Vann Corteza, Philippines and then gained revenge on Orcollo in the semi-finals, beating him 8-6.

Van Boening’s path to the hot seat included wins over Sina Valizadeh, 8-2; Manny Perez, 8-5; Josh Roberts, 8-3; Lee Vann Corteza, 8-6; and Dennis Orcollo, whom he beat 8-4 to gain the hot seat, to meet Pagulayan in the finals.  

Van Boening jumped out to a fast 7-2 lead, which may have seemed insurmountable to all but Pagulayan. But as Van Boening’s breaks came up dry, Pagulayan was able to capitalize, slowly closing the gap and soon the score was tied at 8-8. The score was tied again at 9-9 in the race-to-10 final, with Van Boening breaking. But once again the break failed Van Boening, with the cue ball scratching – giving Pagulayan an opportunity at the table, which was all he needed. With ball-in-hand, Pagulayan was able to run out to earn the US Open 8-Ball Champion title, cup and $13,500 purse.

  The 2017 US Open 8-Ball was held at Griff’s in Las Vegas in conjunction with the 41st BCAPL National Championships, July 19-29 at The Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. Sponsors include Viking, Kamui, Omega Billiards, Cyclop, Diamond, Simonis, and Predator.  

  Alex Pagulayan, Canada $13,500

Shane Van Boening, South Dakota $7,400

Dennis Orcollo, Philippines $4,500

Lee Vann Corteza, Philippines $2,800

Vinnie Calabrese, Australia $1,600

Thorsten Hohmann, Germany $1,600

Denis Grabe, Estonia $1,100

Rodney Morris, California $1,100

Danny Olson, South Dakota $600

Josh Roberts, South Carolina $600

Dennis Hatch, Indiana $600

Nick Malaj, Greece $600

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The Pool Scene - Alex Pagulayan, Dennis Orcollo - US Open

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Van Boening to meet Orcollo for hot seat of US Open 8-Ball

Shane Van Boening of South Dakota will meet Dennis Orcollo of the Philippines for the hot seat match of the US Open 8-Ball Championship at 1 p.m. PST July 30.

Van Boening, who won the 2016 US Open 8-Ball & 10-Ball Championships, is hoping to repeat last year’s double dip. His path to the hot seat included wins over Sina Valizadeh, 8-2; Manny Perez, 8-5; Josh Roberts, 8-3; and Lee Vann Corteza, 8-6.

Orcollo beat Chris McDaniel, 8-1; Danny Olson, 8-3; and Nick Malaj, 8-3; before sending Alex Pagulayan to the loser’s bracket in a tight hill-hill match.

Corteza and Pagulayan join four others in the loser’s bracket, all hoping to grab a place in the finals.

Vinnie Calabrese of Australia has been an impressive talent throughout the tournament. Calabrese posted wins over Hunter Lombardo, 8-7 and Kim Laaksonen, 8-5 before losing to Corteza, 6-8. On the B side of the bracket, he beat: Danny Stone, 8-7; Justin Bergman, 8-6; and Nick Malaj, 8-7. Calabrese will play Denis Grabe of Estonia at 9 a.m.

Grabe has also put a lot of great talent out of the tournament, with wins over: Michael Yednak, 8-7; Francisco Bustamante, 8-7 and Thorsten Hohmann, 8-2, before losing to Alex Pagulayan, 3-8. In the loser’s bracket, he bested Dennis Hatch, 8-6 and now faces Calabrese in the morning. The loser of that match is eliminated and places 5th/6th.

Hohmann “The Hitman” of Germany is also fighting his way through the loser’s bracket. He beat Jesse Bowman, 8-4 in the first round and then was sent to the B side by Grabe, 2-8. Hohmann then beat Oscar Domiguez, 8-7; Kim Laaksonen, 8-4; and Josh Roberts, 8-4. He faces Rodney “The Rocket” Morris at 9 a.m. PST.

Morris, always a crowd favorite, beat Chris Melling, 8-3 and Justin Bergman, 8-6, before losing to Lee Vann Corteza, then he beat Danny Olson to guarantee himself at least 5th/6th and a chance to continue through to the finals.

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Dennis Orcollo

Alex Pagulayan

Corteza

Vinnie Calabrese

The 2017 US Open 8-Ball is being held at Griff’s in Las Vegas in conjunction with the 41st BCAPL National Championships, July 19-29 at The Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. The event featured more than 5,000 amateur players representing 47 states, nine Canadian provinces and 11 countries, competing in approximately 40 divisions, on 300 Diamond pool tables. The annual tournament also includes about 50 exhibitors. Sponsors include Viking, Kamui, Omega Billiards, Cyclop, Diamond, Simonis, and Predator.