Carlos Hallon Qualifies at New Wave Billiards
On Sat. 1/30/2010 the Florida USBA Regional Qualifier
was held at New Wave Billiards in Miami. There were 6 players vying for the right to represent Florida at the Nationals in Tacoma, WA. The clear favorite was 7 time USBA national champion Carlos Hallon. The format was a 6 man round robin with 25 point matches.
The 1st round proved to be critical as Henry Ugartechea nearly upset local favorite Carlos Hallon. Henry ran a 5 in the 4th inning and led by as much as 16-9 when Carlos fought back with two back to back runs of 4 to pull ahead. With a score of 24-22 Henry scored two and missed his out shot by a millimeter leaving a simple shot that Carlos scored to take the victory 25-24.
In other notable matches newcomer and New Wave room rep. Victor Cuzzi nearly upset Carlos as well with a hill hill finish. This match was on live webstream and was a slugfest from start to finish.
Jim Bishop from Orlando played brilliantly defeating Henry 25-20 in his last match.
Snowbird Mike Brodie played valiantly defeating Jim Bishop in the first round and giving everybody a run for their money.
Top local talent Alfonso Torres with a record of 3-1 dropped a nailbiter to Henry with a 25-20 score allowing Henry to move into 2nd place overall.
Room owner Hernando Pineres received applause and accolades from all for being such a gracious host as the event wrapped up with a photo shoot and farewells.
Thanks to all players that participated and showed their support. Special thanks to Joshua from livebilliards.net for webstreaming the event.
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Mike Brodie, Carlos Hallon, Henry Ugartechea, Room Owner Hernando Pineres,
Alfonso Torres, Victor Cuzzi. Not pictured: Jim Bishop |
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USBA 3-Cushion Regional Qualifier in Miami, FL
Click Here to View Live-Stream
Start time changed to 12:00pm estimated
Contact: USBA Southeast Regional Director:
Henry Ugartechea
561-929-8100
New Wave Billiards
1403 SW 107 Ave
Miami FL, 33174
Room Phone: 305-220-4790
$110 entry fee
14 player maximum 2 flights of 7 players
Top 2 from each flight advance to 4-man RR Finals
Top 2 finishers will receive free entry into the
USBA Nationals + $200 expense money at the Nationals
*****Each player in the Qualifier MUST be either a citizen of the United States or a legal permanent resident alien of the United States (green card holder).*****
The USBA Regional Qualifier will be a 1-2-day event on January 30th
(and maybe the 31th), 2010 and will last from 10am-5pm.
($5.00 per player USBA sanction fee already included)
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