1983 World 14.1 open New York City Aug 13-20.

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richiebalto

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64 Players.

1st Steve Mizerak 10000
2nd Jimmy Fusco 5000
3rd Grady Mattews 2000
4th Ray Martin 2000
5-6 Jim Rempe, Mike Sigel 1500
7-8 Allen Hopkins, Dallas West 1000
9-12 Tom Vanover, Tom Ruocco, Bjorn Lorange 750.

My Question is, Who is Tom Ruocco and Bjorn Lorange and where were they from?

I know the rest of the players!
 
richiebalto said:
64 Players.

1st Steve Mizerak 10000
2nd Jimmy Fusco 5000
3rd Grady Mattews 2000
4th Ray Martin 2000
5-6 Jim Rempe, Mike Sigel 1500
7-8 Allen Hopkins, Dallas West 1000
9-12 Tom Vanover, Tom Ruocco, Bjorn Lorange 750.

My Question is, Who is Tom Ruocco and Bjorn Lorange and where were they from?

I know the rest of the players!
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I was in attendance but I have never heard of Bjorn Lorange. Tommy Ruocco was an American player who, to my knowledge, hasn't competed much since about 2000. He was a rock solid straight pooler.
 
From This Link


Another notable player is Bjørn L'Orange, who was #176 of the world in 1994/95 according to snooker.org. He won 5 national snooker championships between 1982 and 2000 (see medal table at national championships). He was a successful pool player as well, winning the European Championship twice (1983 in Straight Pool, 1986 in 9-Ball).
 
sjm said:
I was in attendance but I have never heard of Bjorn Lorange. Tommy Ruocco was an American player who, to my knowledge, hasn't competed much since about 2000. He was a rock solid straight pooler.
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Thanks for your knowledge!
 
And last but not least..... From This link rightchair


Tournament Director Roy Steffenson said, "We have a very good Norwegian field here, I think Bjørn L'Orange will do very well. He is a good former European Champion and has played professional snooker back in 1997 with Drago and O'Sullivan. He can do good and although he has a tough draw, I think maybe he will win his upcoming matches".

I'd imagine the locksmith himself might be able to give us some more info?
 
ShortBusRuss said:
From This Link


Another notable player is Bjørn L'Orange, who was #176 of the world in 1994/95 according to snooker.org. He won 5 national snooker championships between 1982 and 2000 (see medal table at national championships). He was a successful pool player as well, winning the European Championship twice (1983 in Straight Pool, 1986 in 9-Ball).
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Dam, Thank you very much Russ, Bjorn was is a Champion player!
 
richiebalto said:
64 Players.

1st Steve Mizerak 10000
2nd Jimmy Fusco 5000
3rd Grady Mattews 2000
4th Ray Martin 2000
5-6 Jim Rempe, Mike Sigel 1500
7-8 Allen Hopkins, Dallas West 1000
9-12 Tom Vanover, Tom Ruocco, Bjorn Lorange 750.

My Question is, Who is Tom Ruocco and Bjorn Lorange and where were they from?

I know the rest of the players!
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WOW 1983 ,I think the payouts were more than they are today ! Could be wrong
 
gerard soriano said:
WOW 1983 ,I think the payouts were more than they are today ! Could be wrong
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According to some Consumer Price Index (CPI) algorithms (good old internet), $10,000 in 1983 (Mr. Mizerak's 1st place payout) = around $23,500 in today's dollars.

One can see this is a pretty good score.
I believe comparable to the 2013 Ultimate 10-Ball 1st place.

By the way, the CPI—in simple terms—is the price of a particular "basket" of goods that measures (and can be compared against other years) the changes of our purchasing power.

I wonder what "The Miz" did with some of that money in 1983............:grin-square:
 
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