Groups Announced at World Straight Pool Championship: Accu-Stats Live Coverage!

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Parsippany, New Jersey- For the first time ever, Accu-Stats will be filming the 69th Predator World 14.1 Championship! Now fans from around the world can watch the biggest and best straight pool event in the world live online and also keep to own forever on DVDs. The Predator World Straight Pool Championship is presented by Ozone Billiards. The Dragon Promotions revived event is in its 4th consecutive year alive with help of industry giants such as Predator, Ozone Billiards, Brunswick Billiards, Simonis Cloth, Master Chalk, Aramith Balls, Accu-Stats and the Laser Rack. Comet Billiards will host this year's event which will start play on August 24, 2009 and end August 29. The greatest straight pool players from around the world will arrive on USA's east coast again to New Jersey, and attend this prestigious event to play for the coveted title of World Straight Pool Champion.

"Accu-Stats is pleased to record this year's PREDATOR World Straight Pool Championship. This is an historic event, the oldest pool tournament in the world, and it's very fitting for us to provide top-of-the-line coverage to see on-line, worldwide, and on DVD forever. We look forward to many thrills in the creation of this year's World Champion," says Pat Fleming, BCA Hall of Famer and owner and founder of Accu-Stats.

Fans can watch live online at www.accu-stats.com

Accu-Stats Video Productions produces the best in Tournament Match Videos, uncut, with Professional Players commentating on their peers. Accu-Stats offers 8-Ball, 9-Ball, 10-Ball, Straight Pool, One Pocket, & 3-Cushion Billiards. We also offer instructional DVDs by pros as Buddy Hall, Grady Mathews, Bill Incardona, Mike Massey and Pat Fleming. In addition to DVDs, Accu-Stats has a collection of books (instructional and biographical) that is essential to the avid pool and billiard fan. Browse www.accu-stats.com to see special offers and to download the catalog. Call 1-800-828-0397 to order or for a free inventory list.

The Group Draw for the 2009 World 14.1 Tournament

Group 1

Thorsten Hohmann GER
Zaid Thweib JOR
Peter Burrows USA
Jonathan Smith USA
Alan Waldo USA
Alex Masucci USA


Group 2

Oliver Ortmann GER
Zion Zvi ISR
Bill Maropolous USA
Steve Lipsky USA
Mark Snodgrass USA
Carlos Viera USA



Group 3

Mika Immonen FIN
Bobby Hunter USA
Ralf Eckert GER
Dan Louie USA
Robert Madenjian USA
Michael Frank USA



Group 4

Johnny Archer USA
Jonni Fulcher SCO
Max Eberle USA
Ed Deska USA
Rick Michalec USA
Dan Wallace USA

Group 5

Stefan Cohen FRA
Stevie Moore USA
Jeremy Sossei USA
Earl Herring USA
Bob Jewett USA NJ
Dennis Walsh USA


Group 6

Corey Deuel USA
Mark Vidal SPN
Mike Davis USA
Bob Chamberlain USA
Louis Pannullo USA
Jerry Tarantola USA

Group 7

Allen Hopkins USA
Yu Ram Cha KOR
Danny Barouty USA
Jim Gottier USA
Jeff Mohl USA
Grady Mathews USA


Group 8

Gerda Hofstatter AUT
Charlie Williams USA
Tony Robles USA
Jude Rosenstock USA
Shawn Wilkie USA
Bill Dunsmore USA


The main event August 24-29 format will be 48 players round robin race to 100 the first 3 days. Half the field will be cut and the final 24 will play a double elimination board race to 150, with the #1 seed in each group from round robin getting a bye first round. 16 players will make it out of the double elimination board and advance to the final stage single elimination race to 200 points.

Tickets are on sale now at www.dragonpromotions.com or goto direct payment link at http://www.dragonpromotions.com/tickets.html
Per day tickets can be bought at the door during the event.


August 28 at 5pm, the night before the finals, Comet Billiards will host a special sponsor / pro team match tournament for the patron sponsors of the event. Billiard aficionado Stu Mattana of NYC and long time billiard supporter Harold Siegel of NYC are two of this year's generous patrons of the Predator World 14.1 Championship. Their contributions are helping keeping the event going. Dragon Promotions encourages others to come on board to join as a sponsor and can be reached at worldstraightpoolchampionships@gmail.com or call 1-407-782-4978

The 2009 Predator World Straight Pool Championship is proudly sponsored by Predator Cues, Comet Billiards, Brunswick Billiards, Simonis Cloth, Ozone Billiards, Laser Rack, Master Chalk and patron sponsors Stu Mattana and Harold Siegel of Excelsior Graphics. For more information on player registration, sponsorship, or if you would like to submit a comment, please email worldstraightpoolchampionships@gmail.com or contact Dragon Promotions at 1-407-782-4978.
 
Group 2

Oliver Ortmann GER
Zion Zvi ISR
Bill Maropolous USA
Steve Lipsky USA
Mark Snodgrass USA
Carlos Viera USA



Group 5

Stefan Cohen FRA
Stevie Moore USA
Jeremy Sossei USA
Earl Herring USA
Bob Jewett USA NJ
Dennis Walsh USA

I would NOT want to be in those groups...

Voo~~~rooting for Lipsky and Cohen
 
14.1

So, do any of these have the guts to play a ball on opening break, or are they all sissies and play a safety .... (just kidding)

I take it they will probably play 1 match on opening day, and 2 matches a day on the following 2 days before they cut the field in half.

Lets all pick the #1 seeds out of each group.

Will their be Vbetting on this tournament?
 
Jazz, Niels, and a few others are unfortunately bypassing because the WPA is not sanctioning it.
 
John Schmidt broke his arm. Harriman i heard quit playing
the europeans, a shame to see them not support the only World 14.1 there is just cause a WPA stamp not on there
 
#1 seeds

I should have started it since I suggested it. Anyway, here are my picks:

Group 1 - Thorsten Hohmann GER
Group 2 - Oliver Ortmann GER
Group 3 - Mika Immonen FIN
Group 4 - Max Eberle USA
Group 5 - Stevie Moore USA
Group 6 - Corey Deuel USA
Group 7 - Yu Ram Cha KOR
Group 8 - Tony Robles USA
 
ForumGhost516 said:
Excuse me I was just added to group 3 and I will be taking that number one spot.
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I'm pulling for Hop - He keeps getting 5th place in this thing... he's bound to have a good 14.1 week sooner or later.

I also wanna send a few shout-outs to:

Grady
Jerry Tarantola
Shaun Wilkie
Mike Davis

If anyone listed above snaps off the event, I'll break my bed from jumping up and down.

GO GUYS!
 
PoolGrapevine said:
John Schmidt broke his arm. Harriman i heard quit playing
the europeans, a shame to see them not support the only World 14.1 there is just cause a WPA stamp not on there
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I think some of the European players are passing on this because they may be playing in the World Cup of Pool in the Philippines that starts next week or this weekend as well, followed by 2 events in Europe so that would be a lot of traveling. I know of some friends who are not attending because their country will usually "sponsor" them for this event but pulled out this year when the WPA sanctioning was not approved.
 
Biking

john schmidt said:
my younger bro is a quad now because of mountain biking.anything on 2 wheels can be bad ,just gotta be lucky.
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Not a very smart move, health or money wise doing any activity that could take your life, harm you, or jeopardize your pool playing carreer.

Now you'll most likely have arthritis in that arm when you get older, and it will most likely pain you some the rest of your life, it would be very wise to stay off the bikes,........... think about it!:scratchhead:


It would be smart of you to get an insurance policy on your hands, my brother Calvin has a policy for $250,000 on his ,there not expensive at all, he has been a pool player all his life, and made sure if something happen to his hands and couldn't play pool anymore for a living he would have something to fall back on.

I'm not trying to ride you John, just expressing some constructive thought.



David Harcrow
 
hi

catpool9 said:
Not a very smart move, health or money wise doing any activity that could take your life, harm you, or jeopardize your pool playing carreer.

Now you'll most likely have arthritis in that arm when you get older, and it will most likely pain you some the rest of your life, it would be very wise to stay off the bikes,........... think about it!:scratchhead:


It would be smart of you to get an insurance policy on your hands, my brother Calvin has a policy for $250,000 on his ,there not expensive at all, he has been a pool player all his life, and made sure if something happen to his hands and couldn't play pool anymore for a living he would have something to fall back on.

I'm not trying to ride you John, just expressing some constructive thought.



David Harcrow
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i like the insurance on my hands but i dont think its that easy,ive tried.
whats the difference im a poolplayer im going to be broke my whole life anyways.if pool paid anything i would stay off bikes.i wouldnt ride cars or planes or eat or go outside either.theres probably as many injuries from hanging out in poolhalls as riding streetbikes.
i asked about insuring myself and the insurance guy talked like its crazy expensive .they only pay like 2/3 of what you make. your brother would have to make a half million at pool to get 250, and prove hes a tourney winning tax paying poolplayer.
 
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