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2010 USBA Tour

December 17-19, 2010

Edgie's Billiards, Milpitas, CA

"Open" Tournament

2010 USBA Tour sponsored by:

 

"The Official Cloth Sponsor of the United States Billiard Association"

 

Jae Hyung Cho Wins at Edgie's


Jae Hyung Cho

2010 USBA TOUR "Open"

Number of Players: 24

Format: 3 groups of 8
Top 3 from each go to finals +
2 auctions & 1 lottery.

Finals: 2 groups of 6
Top 2 from each group play single elimination

Flight A

Flight B

Flight C

Negro Torres paid $450 for an auction spot in the finals and gave the spot to Antonio Rivera. Eduardo Gomez also paid $450 for an auction spot in the finals. Jose J. Rodriguez won the lottery but was already in the finals. He auctioned it off to Jim Shovak for $475. Jose J. Rodriguez took $100 of that money and generously made a donation to the USBA TOUR. Thank you, Jose, for your extreme generosity.

Preliminary Rankings


Finalists
Top Row: Salvador Diaz, Rick Bryck, Raye Raskin (Tournament Director), Khalil Diab,
Ricardo Carranco, Jae Hyung Cho, Antonio Rivera, Vicky Pineda, Juan Delgadillo,
Jose J. Rodriguez. Bottom Row: Jim Shovak, Carlos Palafox, Eduardo Gomez.

 

Finals - Flight D

Finals - Flight E

Single Elimination Semi-Finals

Single Elimination Finals


Carlos Palafox (2nd), Jae Hyung Cho (1st), Vicky Pineda (3rd), Ricardo Carranco (4th)

 

Final Rankings & Prizes

Special thanks to Tournament Director Raye Raskin & Tom Rossman. Thanks to owners Susie & Tony for their hospitality. They also were constantly laying out food for the players. They are the best!

 

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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Edgie's Billiards Presents:
The 2010 USBA Tour
USBA Open Tournament

Date: December 17-19 2010 (Fri-Sun)
Player’s Meeting: Thursday Night Dec 16, 8pm

Tournament Director: Raye Raskin
415-497-8732

Entry Fee: $255 ($265 to pay by PayPal)
Pay your entry fees now to secure your spot. $255 is refundable up until the start of the tournament. $10.00 Paypal fee is not refundable.

No personal checks will be accepted. Only money order, certified check or cash. To hold a spot, send money order or certified check, payable to “Edgie’s Billiards” and mail to:

Edgie's Billiards
Attn: Susie Bangoy
235 S Milpitas Blvd
Milpitas, CA 95035

Please don't mail anything after November 30th. Bring cash to the event instead.

To pay by PayPal: $265
Send $265 to Tournament Director Raye Raskin at rayer@pobox.com

Estimated Prize Fund: $12,000+ based on 35 players, +$2,100 added money +auction, +lottery

Estimated Prizes:
1st = $3400
2nd = $2400
3rd = $1600
4th = $1000
5th = $800
6th = $600
7th = $500
8th = $425
9th = $400
10th = $325
11th = $300
12th = $250

Equipment: 6 Chevillotte Europa Masters. Simonis 300 Rapide cloth. Super Aramith Pro-Cup balls. Handicap: None. There will be no handicapping. All players will play even.

Preliminary Format:
5 Groups of 7 Players (Round Robin to 25 points)
Top 2 From Each Flight Advance, Plus 1 Lottery + 1 Auction
(Places Based on W/L, Points and Head to Head)

Semi-Finals Format:
2 Groups of 6 Players (Round Robin to 30 points)
(Places Based on W/L then Average if we have scorekeepers)
Players will be Ranked 1st through 6th in Each Group

Final Matches: (35 points)
Top 2 finishers finishers of each semi-final group play single-elimination for 1st through 4th place
3rd place finishers of each semi-final group play for 5th and 6th place
4th place finishers of each semi-final group play for 7th and 8th place, etc.

Rules: All official USBA tournament rules will apply. Other Requirements: Dress Code for Prelims is casual/dress. Shoes, black pants, collared shirt. Semi-Finals has Full tournament attire: tie, vest, black pants, black shoes. This is a USBA event. Must be or become a USBA Member or pay $25 non-member tournament fee. $5.00 sanction fee per player already included in entry fee.

Edgie's will be providing an early Christmas Lunch/Dinner for the players on the final day!

Number to Room: 408-492-9500

 

Local Hotels, Motels and Rental Car Discounts:

Embassy Suites    $109.00
901 E. Calaveras Blvd.
Milpitas, Ca 95035
408-942-0400
Less than 1 mile away from Edgie's

Days Inn/Inn of America    $59.00
270 Abbott Ave.
Milpitas, Ca 95035
408-946-8889
1 and 1/4 miles away from Edgie's

Best Western Brookside Inn    $89.00
400 Valley Way
Milpitas, Ca 95035
408-263-5566
1 and 1/4 miles away from Edgie's

Crown Plaza    $79.00
777 Bellow Dr.
Milpitas, Ca 95035
408-321-9500
2 miles away from Edgie's

Motel 6    $45.99
46101 Research Ave.
Fremont, Ca 94539
510-490-4528
6 miles away from Edgie's

 

 

USBA Members also receive between 5-10% discount from the following car rental companies, if they service the area: