Congratulations to Charlie Williams for putting up the Predator 10 Ball World Championship, which is the First World International Tournament of it's Class (10 Ball). Charlie is definitely stepping-up and keeping pool-billiards alive in the US and abroad after the IPT fiasco.
Twenty-two countries will participate in this event. They are: Aruba, Austria, Canada, Curacao, Dominque, England, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, and United States. Congratulations to all participants!
It is of my personal knowledge that Charlie Williams contacted World Federation Leaders to offer spots to their players before making the tournament public. I was one of the recipients. Three (3) entries were offered for CPB Countries (Central, South America and the Caribbean) before announcing the tournament to the media. We got four: Aruba, Curacao, Puerto Rico and Guatemala.
Players from Poland, Norway, Republic of China, Singapore, Korea, Italy, Philippines, Spain, England, Hungary, France, Sweden, Canada, USA, among others, were all possible invites.
I definitely thought this was an excellent choice to begin with if Dragon Promotions really wanted a true "International" field. I even went further a bit and translated, advertised, and offered all Spanish speaking countries from Mexico to Argentina (All Central, South American, and Caribbean countries) information about the event and to serve as their contact point with Dragon Promotions. It was the least that I could do.
Lots of people speculated or tried to ridicule Charlie on how the spots were distributed but I know how it all went along since I have the original message (and NO, I will not publish it).
Many of the players that ultimately signed up were not in the first published list of players but it did not mean they were not invited. They simply had not signed-up for whatever reasons.
Being a first event of this kind, it was also wise to limit the field to 96 players. Maybe next year 128 players will be the norm and who knows if the event could escalate to 256 players but this has to be taken one step at a time.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, the prize money is not significant but is sufficient for the players that have already signed up. Maybe next year more sponsorship could be obtained.
It all comes down to this: With the huge list of great international players, we just need for the tournament to begin. No need for speculations on whom did not get invited, or if this player is better than that one, etc., etc. It has been proven over the years, that someone might not have a household name but given the right opportunity, they will shine and ultimately make a name for themselves. The opportunity is now there, and the Championship is up for grabs. Let's all make the best out of this.
Once again I have to congratulate Charlie Williams, Dragon Promotions, and all sponsors and participants. I definitely have to publicly thank him for the opportunity given to all the International Pool Playing Community. We need Charlie Williams and Dragron Promotions regardless of what people may think.
May the best player win. Here is the list of the players:
Al Lapena PHI
Alessandro Torrenti ITL
Alex Pagulayan PHI
Allen Hopkins USA
Alvaro Ballesteros SPN
Alvaro Valiente SPN
Amalia Matas SPN
Anna Kostanian USA
Antonio Fazanes SPN
Bo Ram Cha KOR
Bryan Farah CUR
Butch Croft USA
Carlos Cabello SPN
Charlie Williams USA
Cliff Joyner USA
Craig Houghton USA *
Craig Riley ENG
Danny Harriman USA
Darren Appleton ENG
Dave Broxson USA
Dave Grossman USA
David Reljic AUS
Dennis Hatch USA
Dennis Orcullo PHI
Ditto Acosta ARU
Donnie Mills USA
Earl Strickland USA
Edwin Montal CAN
Evgeny Stalev RUS
Fabian Breuer GER
Fabio Petroni ITL
Francisco Bustamente PHI
Gareth Esprit DOM
Gerda Hofstatter AUS
Goh Takami JPN
Hayato Hijikata JPN
Hiroshi Takenaka JPN
Hiroyuki Mizushita JPN
Hisashi Kusano JPN
Huidji Sey NET
Hunter Lombardo USA
Ignacio Chavez MEX
James Roberts USA
John Morra CAN
Johnny Archer USA
Julio Acquino PR
Kazuhiko Yamauchi JPN
Keisuke Hanawa JPN
Kim Shaw ENG
Kohei Inoue JPN
Landon Shuffett USA
Lee Chenman HK
Lee Van Corteza PHI
Louis Ulrich USA
Luc Salvas CAN
Manuel Gama SPN
Marcus Chamat SWE
Marlon Manalo PHI
Matt Krah USA
Matt Tetrault USA
Mika Immonen FIN
Mike Davis USA
Mike Dechane USA
Naruyuki Oi JPN
Neil Fujiwara USA
Nico Otterman GER
Niels Fiejen NET
Pablo Matheu GUA
Paul Song USA
Pil Hyun Cho KOR
Raj Hundal ENG
Ralf Souquet GER
Raul Hebles SPN
Richard Broumpton ENG
Richard Jones ENG
Rob Saez USA
Ronnie Wiseman CAN
Samuel Ferrell USA
Santos Sambajon PHI
Shane Van Boening USA
Shawn Putnam USA
Shawn Wilkie USA
Stephan Cohen FRA
Steve Lillis USA
Stevie Moore USA
Thomas Engert GER
Thorsten Hohmann GER
Tommy Kennedy USA
Tony Crosby USA
Tony Robles USA
Troy Frank USA
Tyler Edey CAN
Vilmos Foldes HUN
Warren Kiamco
Wayne Catledge USA
Yu Ram Cha KOR
Twenty-two countries will participate in this event. They are: Aruba, Austria, Canada, Curacao, Dominque, England, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Netherlands, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, Spain, Sweden, and United States. Congratulations to all participants!
It is of my personal knowledge that Charlie Williams contacted World Federation Leaders to offer spots to their players before making the tournament public. I was one of the recipients. Three (3) entries were offered for CPB Countries (Central, South America and the Caribbean) before announcing the tournament to the media. We got four: Aruba, Curacao, Puerto Rico and Guatemala.
Players from Poland, Norway, Republic of China, Singapore, Korea, Italy, Philippines, Spain, England, Hungary, France, Sweden, Canada, USA, among others, were all possible invites.
I definitely thought this was an excellent choice to begin with if Dragon Promotions really wanted a true "International" field. I even went further a bit and translated, advertised, and offered all Spanish speaking countries from Mexico to Argentina (All Central, South American, and Caribbean countries) information about the event and to serve as their contact point with Dragon Promotions. It was the least that I could do.
Lots of people speculated or tried to ridicule Charlie on how the spots were distributed but I know how it all went along since I have the original message (and NO, I will not publish it).
Many of the players that ultimately signed up were not in the first published list of players but it did not mean they were not invited. They simply had not signed-up for whatever reasons.
Being a first event of this kind, it was also wise to limit the field to 96 players. Maybe next year 128 players will be the norm and who knows if the event could escalate to 256 players but this has to be taken one step at a time.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, the prize money is not significant but is sufficient for the players that have already signed up. Maybe next year more sponsorship could be obtained.
It all comes down to this: With the huge list of great international players, we just need for the tournament to begin. No need for speculations on whom did not get invited, or if this player is better than that one, etc., etc. It has been proven over the years, that someone might not have a household name but given the right opportunity, they will shine and ultimately make a name for themselves. The opportunity is now there, and the Championship is up for grabs. Let's all make the best out of this.
Once again I have to congratulate Charlie Williams, Dragon Promotions, and all sponsors and participants. I definitely have to publicly thank him for the opportunity given to all the International Pool Playing Community. We need Charlie Williams and Dragron Promotions regardless of what people may think.
May the best player win. Here is the list of the players:
Al Lapena PHI
Alessandro Torrenti ITL
Alex Pagulayan PHI
Allen Hopkins USA
Alvaro Ballesteros SPN
Alvaro Valiente SPN
Amalia Matas SPN
Anna Kostanian USA
Antonio Fazanes SPN
Bo Ram Cha KOR
Bryan Farah CUR
Butch Croft USA
Carlos Cabello SPN
Charlie Williams USA
Cliff Joyner USA
Craig Houghton USA *
Craig Riley ENG
Danny Harriman USA
Darren Appleton ENG
Dave Broxson USA
Dave Grossman USA
David Reljic AUS
Dennis Hatch USA
Dennis Orcullo PHI
Ditto Acosta ARU
Donnie Mills USA
Earl Strickland USA
Edwin Montal CAN
Evgeny Stalev RUS
Fabian Breuer GER
Fabio Petroni ITL
Francisco Bustamente PHI
Gareth Esprit DOM
Gerda Hofstatter AUS
Goh Takami JPN
Hayato Hijikata JPN
Hiroshi Takenaka JPN
Hiroyuki Mizushita JPN
Hisashi Kusano JPN
Huidji Sey NET
Hunter Lombardo USA
Ignacio Chavez MEX
James Roberts USA
John Morra CAN
Johnny Archer USA
Julio Acquino PR
Kazuhiko Yamauchi JPN
Keisuke Hanawa JPN
Kim Shaw ENG
Kohei Inoue JPN
Landon Shuffett USA
Lee Chenman HK
Lee Van Corteza PHI
Louis Ulrich USA
Luc Salvas CAN
Manuel Gama SPN
Marcus Chamat SWE
Marlon Manalo PHI
Matt Krah USA
Matt Tetrault USA
Mika Immonen FIN
Mike Davis USA
Mike Dechane USA
Naruyuki Oi JPN
Neil Fujiwara USA
Nico Otterman GER
Niels Fiejen NET
Pablo Matheu GUA
Paul Song USA
Pil Hyun Cho KOR
Raj Hundal ENG
Ralf Souquet GER
Raul Hebles SPN
Richard Broumpton ENG
Richard Jones ENG
Rob Saez USA
Ronnie Wiseman CAN
Samuel Ferrell USA
Santos Sambajon PHI
Shane Van Boening USA
Shawn Putnam USA
Shawn Wilkie USA
Stephan Cohen FRA
Steve Lillis USA
Stevie Moore USA
Thomas Engert GER
Thorsten Hohmann GER
Tommy Kennedy USA
Tony Crosby USA
Tony Robles USA
Troy Frank USA
Tyler Edey CAN
Vilmos Foldes HUN
Warren Kiamco
Wayne Catledge USA
Yu Ram Cha KOR
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