2010 USBA Tour: OPEN Handicapped TOURNAMENT
Cue & Cushion Billiard Lounge, Hooksett, NH: Oct 15-17, 2010
Pedro Wows ‘Em in New Hampshire
 Mazin Shooni (2nd), Pedro Piedrabuena (1st), Gilbert Najm (3rd)
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The USBA TOUR continued in Hooksett, New Hampshire at Cue & Cushion Billiards, owned by 2006 USBA Champion, Mazin Shooni.
This event was a handicapped tournament, with “B” players going to 20 points, Gilbert Najm (a “B+” player) going to 23 points and “A” players over .900 average going to 27 points.
There were not too many upsets. One upset was Drew Dangelmayer beating Mazin Shooni by scoring 20 points in just 23 innings. In the finals, Gilbert Najm defeated Mazin 23-18 in 23 innings.
The finalists were Pedro Piedrabuena, Mazin Shooni, Gilbert Najm, Tim King, Drew Dangelmayer and Bob Page in a 6-player round robin.
After Round 4 was completed, Pedro was 4-0, Mazin was 3-1 and Gilbert was 3-1. Mazin needed to defeat Pedro in Round 5 and then force a playoff match in order to win the tournament. Mazin defeated Pedro 27-23 in just 16 innings. Gilbert won his match creating a 3-way tie for first place, all having 4-1 records. The two-best averages would play for 1st & 2nd place. Naturally, that was Pedro and Mazin, although Gilbert did average .920 in the finals! Great shooting, Gilbert!
The playoff match between Pedro and Mazin was about to begin and frankly, nobody expected what was about to happen. It might have even been U.S. 3-cushion billiards history in the making.
Both players played phenomenal. After just 9 innings, Mazin Shooni had an astounding 18 points, for a 2.000 average. However, it was not nearly good enough. The game ended after just 9 innings with Pedro scoring 27 points for a 3.000 average! Can you imagine averaging 2.000 and losing?
Pedro had some other astounding games during the tournament including 27 points in 16 innings, 27 points in 15 innings, 27 points in 13 innings, 27 points in 10 innings and 27 points in just 8 innings!
Pedro averaged 1.467 in the prelims and over 1.800 in the finals including the playoff match. What a performance!
PDF File of Flight A
PDF File of Flight B
PDF File of Finals
PDF File of Playoff Match
Congratulations to Pedro, Mazin, Gilbert and the other finalists.
Prizes:
Pedro Piedrabuena $1,300.00
Mazin Shooni $1,000.00
Gilbert Najm $800.00
Bob Page $500.00
Tim King $150.00
Drew Dangelmayer $150.00
Finalists: Pedro Piedrabuena, Mazin Shooni, Gilbert Najm,
Bob Page, Tim King, Drew Dangelmayer
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http://www.caromcorner.com Sponsors:
-Iwan Simonis
-Aramith
-Schuler Cues by Noel Mendoza
2010 USBA Tour Financial Sponsors:
David Levine, Jim Shovak, Bob Jewett, Professor-Q-Ball (Paul Frankel), Creative Billiard Shirts, Marty Isserlis, Bruce Warner, Pedro Piedrabuena, Tommy Thomsen, Mike Walo, Bob Watson, Tom Resk, Mark Van Liere, Alan Dukar, Tim King, George Allee, Ron Sakahara, Howard Kennedy, Julian Levy, Richard Lewis, John Constantine, Steve Andersen.
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PLAYER'S MEETING: Thursday, October 14th at 8:00pm
PLACE: Cue & Cushion Billiards & Lounge, 1271 Hooksett Road, Unit #2,
Hooksett, NH 03106.
PLAYERS: Limited to 12.
FORMAT:
Prelims: 2 groups of 6 players. Round-robin format.
Finals: 6 player Round robin
Top 2 ranked USBA Players will be seeded into 2 groups in Prelims.
ENTRY FEE:
$205 for "A" Players (.800+ average).
$155 for "B" and "C" Players (below .800 average)
Must be or become a USBA Member or pay a $25 non-member tournament fee.
First paid, first served. Spots will not be saved.
PURSE: Estimated $4,000 based on 12 players:
First Place $1,500
Second Place $1,000
Third Place $700
Fourth Place $500
Fifth Place $150
Sixth Place $150
Handicaps:
"A" Players go to 35 points
"B" Players go to 27 points
"C" Players go to 20 points
ACCOMODATIONS: Fairfield Marriot down the street from Cue & Cushion.
The address and website information are listed below. Mention Cue & Cushion Billiard Tournament to get a $69/night rate.
Fairfield Inn & Suites - Hooksett
8 Bell Ave
Hooksett, NH 03106
Ph: 603-606-5485
Fx: 603-606-5491
http://www.marriott.com/mhtho
http://www.jitenhotels.com
INFORMATION: For further information, call Mazin at 248-910-4466.
Thank you and hope to see you in October.
Mazin Shooni
USBA Northeast Region Director
248-910-4466 cell
603-623-5330 pool room
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