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Best player to not have won a major title?
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Hey Sherm, how ya been?
So, which major titles has Parica won? I'm asking, not to be argumentive, but to get informed. I wasn't aware of any major wins, with a world class field?
Eric
Eric,
Here's some I got from Wikepedia. Of course the term "Major Title" is subject to interpretation but I think some of these qualify Jose.
2008 SoCal 14.1 Tournament
2005 U.S. Open, 2nd place
2004 Joss Northeast Nine-ball Tour, November 20-21 Stop, Berlin, Connecticut, first place
2004 Brunswick Men's Pro Player Championship, 2nd place
2003 Great Seminole Senior Open, 1st place
2003 Pechauer Nine-ball West Coast Tour, Season Finale, 1st place
2003 Derby City Classic, One-pocket Champion
2003 Derby City Classic, Over-all Bonus Round, 2nd place
2003 US Open, 2nd place
2003 Joss Northeast Nine-ball Tour, Stop 2, 1st place
2003 Joss Northeast Nine-ball Tour, Stop 4, 1st place
2003 Joss Northeast Nine-ball Tour, Stop 5, 2nd place
2003 Joss Northeast Nine-ball Tour, Season Finale, 2nd place
2003 Joss Northeast Nine-ball Tour, Stop 20, 2nd place
2003 Predator Atlanta Nine-ball Open, 2nd place
2002 Derby City Classic, All-around Champion
2002 Derby City Classic, One-pocket Division, 2nd place
2002 Capital City Classic, One-pocket Champion
2002 Hard Times Summer Jamboree, One-pocket Champion
2002 Joss Northeast Nine-ball Tour, Stop 24, 2nd place
2002 Atlanta Pro Open, 2nd place
2002 Senior Masters III, 2nd place
2001 Derby City Classic, Nine-ball Banks Champion
2001 Karabatsos Invitational Tournament, 2nd place.
2001 BCA Open Nine-ball Championship, Men's Division, 2nd place
2001 Reno Open, 2nd place
2000 Hard Times Winter Jamboree, Nine-ball Division, 1st place
2000 Joss Northeast Nine-ball Tour, Stop 11, 1st place
2000 Joss Northeast Tour Nine-ball, Stop 4, 2nd place
2000 Joss Northeast Nine-ball Tour, Stop 13, 2nd place
1998 8th Annual Andy Mercer Memorial Nine-ball Classic
1997 PBT Legends of Nine-ball, 1st place
1997 Camel Overall Winner
1997 Camel Boston Open, 1st place
1997 Camel South Jersey Open, 1st place
1997 PCA Sharky's Challenge, 1st place
1996 PBT Darafeev Pro Nine-ball Classic, 1st place
1996 Lion's Den Tournament, Las Vegas, NV
1996 Shooter's Open Championships
1995 On Cue Billiards Tournament, La Mesa, CA
1994 Tommy's Billiards Tournament, Mesa, AZ
World Team Championship (Team Philippines)
1992 Philippine Nine-ball Open Championship
1991 Florida State Open
1991 Ohio State Open
1990 Tennessee Bar Table Championship
1990 Florida State Open
1990 Ohio State Open
1990 World Pro Nine-ball Championship (Japan)
1990 Jupiter Open
1989 World Pro Nine-ball Championship (Japan)
1989 International Open Nine-ball
1989 Philippine Nine-ball Open Cahmpionship
1988 Gandy Open
1988 Japan Open
1988 World Pro Tournament
1988 Gandy Open
1986 Great American Open
1986 Clyde Childress Open, Classic Cup V USPPA Pro, first place
1982 Playboy All-around Classic
1980 International, Taiwan, All-around Champion
1980 Philippine Nine-ball Open Championship
1979 Japan Open
1978 International, Japan, All-around Champion
Philippine Hall of Fame awardee
Yang has publicly announced his retirement this summer in Taiwan. He said it was difficult to make a living off prize money, plus he didn't graduate from high school so he can't get a billiards coach license there. But who knows.. he did this a couple years ago, but it seems a lot more serious this time.
Yang has won several major tournaments in Asia. Those tournaments are harder to win than a WPC or US Open. But if the WPC and US Open must be included, then yes, it's definitely Yang and then Orcullo.
I wouldn't probably include the US Open as a major title for all international players. It is a little far for some Asian players (mainly Taiwanese) and for the distance they have to travel the prize pool isn't that attractive. But the WPC is probably the most coveted tournament for all players. The answer to this question is fairly easy before Bustamante won it this year. But yea, hands down Yang or Parica. Which Asian tournaments were you referring to that are more difficult to win than the WPC? Also, have you heard of Hsia-Hui-Kai, he's retired a couple years ago because he got married and went for a real job, but he was probably the most dominant Asian tournament player in the early 2000s.
Gene Nagy. In the 1970's this guy had freaky talent, I mean almost otherworldly skill. He had a high run over 400 balls and it wasn't uncommon for him to run out an entire set of nine ball from the opening break. He just couldn't handle tournament pressure. He did, however run 150 and out against Allen Hopkins in the World Championships one year.
I believe one of those Japan Opens was worth 40k at a time when that was the biggest purse yet. Parica has won his share. Maybe not the recognized titles some others have piled up a bunch of wins, Earl and Johnny especially, but more than held his own.
Same with golf, back in the day there were tournaments that payed more than the others, drew the best fields, but yet weren't quite given the status of the Masters,etc... but winning it was just as tough a task. Western opens for example, won by Hogan and others.
Varner includes the DCC bank championship in his claim to win major titles in nine ball, eight ball, 14.1, one pocket, and banks, why can't Parica claim this as a major win?
Sorry, but Parica has proved himself too many times, especially if you factor in money games, to be considered the biggest underachiever.
Voodoo Daddy
One Pocket 101
2002 Derby City Classic, All-around Champion
Id say that was pretty major. 3 diciplines, one champion!!
It was touched on earlier in this thread, but Jim Rempe is by far and away the best 14.1 player to have never won a major title in that discipline. Danny D talks about how Rempe was always a bridesmaid but never a bride in the AccuStats videos of Rempe's matches from the 2000 US Open.
I believe its on the Rempe vs Ginky player review 14.1 match from years ago where Rempe talks about having a ball skid on him that basically cost him the world title.
Every time that shot came up afterwards, I'm sure he had a minor flashback to that moment. Little touch of outside english...just in case.
Every time that shot came up afterwards, I'm sure he had a minor flashback to that moment. Little touch of outside english...just in case.
Sounds a lot like Mike Eufemia, who I don't believe ever won a title, either, but supposedly bested Mosconi's 526 run twice. He had a high of 625 balls in an exhibition match that was never officially recognized, and supposedly his second-high run is around 560. It's said that Eufemia couldn't handle tournament pressure, either.
That's a great achievement, but calling it a major title would be like calling Johnny Archer's player of the decade a major title.