Maryland Open 10-Ball Championship - June 21, 2014

[Cuefan]

Maryland Open 10-Ball Championship

Saturday June 21, 2014
Practice 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Players meeting and player auction at 10:00 a.m.
Matches begin at 11:00 a.m.

Big Daddy’s Billiards
7954 Baltimore Annapolis Blvd.
Glen Burnie, MD 21060
410-760-1332
bigdaddysbilliards@verizon.net

All players welcome: Any state, amateur, pro, men & women

 Payouts will be based on the field

 $50 entry fee. $75 for pros.

 Players must pay in person by 10 a.m. at the event

 Limited to first 64 paid entries – no refunds or transfers

 Races to 7 on winner’s side & 5 on one loss side. Final is double elimination - first race to 7 and second race to 5, if required.

 World Pool-Billiard Association 10-ball rules. Lag for break. Rack your own. Alternate breaks. Tournament director decisions are final. 45 second shot clock, if required.

 All play on 9 foot Brunswick Gold Crown and Diamond tables with Simonis 860 cloth

 Delicious food served all day and night

 Free spectator admission

 

[poolmouse]

Seems like short races. Is this Predator rules, at least to minimize luck? In any case best wishes for the tournament.


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[Cuefan]

Thanks for your interest and wishes for a good event. Experience with these one day events has shown that 10-ball tournaments can take a good bit longer to finish than 9-ball events. It seems that the no-slop rules, more congestion of balls, and more safety play all contribute to this in 10-ball.

Top players can move through 10-ball races of 7/5 at a good pace, but the alternate break format can make for long matches at times even between better players. For more typical players that make up most of the field, 10-ball can be a challenge with few racks run and many racks involving lots of safety exchanges. For these reasons it can be difficult to finish a one day tournament like this in a reasonable time with longer races.

The World Pool-Billiard Association rules of play for 10-ball can be found at the following link:
http://www.wpa-pool.com/web/the_rules_of_play

 

[Cuefan]

A bump to the top. The event is this Saturday.

 

[poolmouse]

Dang I got up late, but I'll be there to watch and cheer!

 

[Cuefan]

Congratulations to Dave Hennessy (1st place) and Brett Stottlemyer (2nd place). More to follow soon.

 

[one stroke]

Congratulations to Dave Hennessy (1st place) and Brett Stottlemyer (2nd place). More to follow soon.

Had the pleasure of catching Dave in the first round lost 7/4 I had my chances but he plays real good ,, congrats to him



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[one stroke]

Had the pleasure of catching Dave in the first round lost 7/4 I had my chances but he plays real good ,, congrats to him




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Oh by the way Guy nice to see you and play again been a while hope to do it again

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[Cuefan]

2014 Maryland Open 10-Ball Championship Results

June 21, 2014 – Big Daddy’s Billiards. Glen Burnie, Maryland.

Twenty seven players came out to Big Daddy’s Billiards to compete in the 2014 Maryland Open 10-ball championship. Special recognition goes out to players such as Dan Madden, Danny and Joey Mastermaker, and Bruce Nagle who drove in excess of 3 hours to participate.

Some earlier round top half of the draw match-ups saw Alan Duty come away hill-hill against Dan Madden, and Dave Hennessy prevail against Brett Stottlemyer. Meanwhile, in the lower half of the draw, Bruce Choyce came through against Tom Zippler and Danny Mastermaker won against Steve Fleming.

As the tournament progressed, Dave Hennessy used wins over Bruce Nagle and Alan Duty to reach the hot seat match. Matt Krah did likewise against Danny Mastermaker and Bruce Choyce to meet up with Dave. Dave came out the winner here against Matt to claim the hot seat.

After going to the one loss side early, Brett Stottlemyer found his form and went on a roll with 7 consecutive victories to make his way through to the final.

The final between Dave Hennessy and Brett Stottlemyer continued with the tournament’s double elimination format. With Brett coming from the one-loss side, he would have to defeat Dave twice to win.

The final’s first race to 7 games saw a back and forth battle with each player taking games until the score was even at 4 all. Dave then took the next 2 games to reach the hill. Undeterred, Brett came back to tie it at hill-hill. It then appeared that Dave would close out the match as he broke and ran through the rack to an awkward cut angle on the 10 ball. The ball just rattled out of a corner pocket which allowed Brett to pocket it and take the first set.

The final race to 5 games saw Dave strike first by sinking a quick 2 - 10 combination. The players then went back and forth until the score reached 2 all. Dave emerged from a long safety battle to take the next game and then followed that with another to reach the hill at 4 - 2. Brett came back to reach 3 - 4 but Dave was not to be denied as he closed out the final game to claim the title.

Thanks go out to Big Daddy’s owners Cindy and Rick Molineiro, tournament director Debbie Davis, and all of the players and fans. In addition, Ozone Billiards is gratefully acknowledged for their continuing support of the 2014 Maryland Championship 8-ball, 9-ball, and 10-ball tournaments by providing beautiful cue cases as prizes at each event.

Results:

1 - Dave Hennessy: $420
2 - Brett Stottlemyer: $275
3 - Matt Krah: $180
4 - Tom Zippler: $110
5/6 - Bruce Choyce and Alan Duty: $60 each

Photos:

Photo 1: Brett Stottlemyer (orange shirt) and Dave Hennessy (dark shirt)
Photo 2: Brett Stottlemyer and Dave Hennessy
Photo 3: Brett Stottlemyer
Photo 4: Dave Hennessy

 

[Cuefan]

Additional photos:

Photo 1: Matt Krah (green shirt)
Photo 2: Tom Zippler (black shirt)
Photo 3: Alan Duty (white shirt)
Photo 4: Bruce Choyce (red and black shirt)

 

[playonepocket]

Nice write-up - thanks for posting!


playonepocket

 

[beetle]

Thanks for the writeup, Guy! Sorry I couldn't make it out….

2014 Maryland Open 10-Ball Championship Results

 

[dogginda9]

Pool Loft Dave strikes again.....