Marvel said:
This is great stuff!
Thank's Terry!
Hey, I'm getting more hungry while eating. Can you please send the list from -62 to -79, if anyhow possible.
Pleeeease
Ps. It's funny how Mike won three times in a row at 85-87, but his last US Open was at -83. Which one was harder to win those days; a WC, or the Opens? How big difference there is in those WCs, during years 80-89? Meaning, that were there major differences between the fields and the prize monies? Who was the organizor, or did it change all the time? For example at 83, there's 3 champs listed. Were all the top pros still playing in all those three fields, or was it like 'one third of the WC', when you won one of those?
Markus,
When Sigel won his last U.S. Open 9 Ball title in 1983, he beat David Howard in the finals. Steve Mizerak was 3rd and Jim Rempe finished 4th.
There was not a lot of difference in the fields in those days. The usual players were Sigel, Rempe, Mizerak, Hopkins, McCready, Jimmy Reid, Ray Martin, Dallas West, etc.Here's one reason why. Since you picked 1983, the top prize winners for 1983 were Mike Sigel w/ $46,300. 2nd was Mizerak w/ $38,200. Earl Strickland was 3rd w/ $26,400 and Ray Martin was 4th w/ $24,700.
Barry Berhman has been the promoter of the U.S. Open 9 Ball since 1976. He's done a superb job of keeping this prestigious event rolling.
Hope this info helps answer some of your questions.
Here's the other winners of the World 9 Ball Championships that you wanted to see...
1962 Luther Lassiter
1963 Luther Lassiter
1964 Luther Lassiter
1965 Ed Kelly Harold Worst
1966 Ed Kelly Ronnie Allen
1967 Luther Lassiter Danny Jones
1968 Irving Crane Danny Jones
1969 Luther Lassiter Joe Balsis
1970 Keith Thompson
1971 Luther Lassiter Jim Marino
1972 Jim Rempe Billy Incardona
1973 Jim Rempe
1974 Buddy Hall
1975 Jim Rempe
1976 Larry Lisciotti
1977 Mike Sigel Jim Rempe Larry Hubbart
1978 Allen Hopkins Steve Mizerak
1979 Steve Mizerak Dallas West
