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I saw something on Facebook-

Evidently there is an event going on in nicauraga from July 20-24, 2011.
It has several top us players.

$250 entry - 64 players - $50,000 purse.
That means $36,000 added.
10-ball.

I have not even heard or seen anything about this.

Anybody know much about it?

Is the industry getting so 'fractured' that a major added event does not even get noticed?

Www.poolochoopen.com

Mark griffin
 
This is at least the second annual one - Shane won last year. Other than Ignacio Chavez the field is pretty soft (by US Pro standards).
 
Hi Mark,

U must have been snoozing!!

I think this is the second time Shane will have been a participant!
 
Mark Griffin said:
I saw something on Facebook-

Evidently there is an event going on in nicauraga from July 20-24, 2011.
It has several top us players.

$250 entry - 64 players - $50,000 purse.
That means $36,000 added.
10-ball.

I have not even heard or seen anything about this.

Anybody know much about it?

Is the industry getting so 'fractured' that a major added event does not even get noticed?

Www.poolochoopen.com

Mark griffin
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Shane Van Boening is playing in it.
 
Pool Ocho

Pool Ocho is the main Billiards room in Managua; its owner helped bring the Junior world championships to Nicaragua in 2009. The room is well run, and the locals are very enthusiastic and supportive of pool.
Victor Maduro is a Panamanian who has been very involved in Billiards throughout Central America and the Caribbean for more than 30 years. He was the TD for the He has been an official with the CPB [the south American equivalent of the BCA] and with the WPA. A true enthusiast, he has written books on the history of pool, sponsors tournaments all over the area, teaches, and coaches kids and pros. The event he ran two years ago in Managua for the Junior Worlds was flawless from beginning to end: the players and families went through customs and immigration like diplomats, the venue was well run, all of the new equipment came from China,[GCV knock offs] and it ran better than you could have hoped.
I suspect that the pros who go to this event find out what we did when we were there: there's a lot of support and appreciation for pool, the money is right, and you get a week in the tropics in the deal.
And Nicaragua is cheap, a first class hotel room is $75 american and the local food is great. It's still the third world, and the Sandinistas still run things, but for a week of pool it's a great place to be.
 

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saddlebow said:
Pool Ocho is the main Billiards room in Managua; its owner helped bring the Junior world championships to Nicaragua in 2009. The room is well run, and the locals are very enthusiastic and supportive of pool.
Victor Maduro is a Panamanian who has been very involved in Billiards throughout Central America and the Caribbean for more than 30 years. He was the TD for the He has been an official with the CPB [the south American equivalent of the BCA] and with the WPA. A true enthusiast, he has written books on the history of pool, sponsors tournaments all over the area, teaches, and coaches kids and pros. The event he ran two years ago in Managua for the Junior Worlds was flawless from beginning to end: the players and families went through customs and immigration like diplomats, the venue was well run, all of the new equipment came from China,[GCV knock offs] and it ran better than you could have hoped.
I suspect that the pros who go to this event find out what we did when we were there: there's a lot of support and appreciation for pool, the money is right, and you get a week in the tropics in the deal.
And Nicaragua is cheap, a first class hotel room is $75 american and the local food is great. It's still the third world, and the Sandinistas still run things, but for a week of pool it's a great place to be.
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Thanks for the information and photo. This is what I enjoy about AzBilliards forum. It is so cool to see pool culture around the world. Thanks for sharing! :smile:
 
dr9ball said:
I believe Thorsten Hohman is also playing in this.
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Also, Ernesto Dominguez, Adam Smith, Rodney Morris, Oscar "Ozzieman" Dominguez, Rob Saez, Marco Marques, Alex Pagulayan, Ignacio and John Morra. Easy field. ;)
 
Second time around.

Last year in July, all members of associations that are affiliated to WPA were sent an open invitation to attend a field of 64 players. Entry US$150. Total prizemoney was $35,000 based on a full field ($25,400 added).
The tournament was won by SVB.

This year the invitation was not sent out, but those who received the first invitation and actually made enquiries, were informed of this year's tournament.
This year 61 entries were received. Entries went up to US$250 and first prize is US$20,000.

I believe Victor Maduro has an interest in Pool Ocho and the Central Park Hotel - both major sponsors. (corrections welcome...I may be misled)

English Link:
http://www.poolochoopen.com/eng/index.html

The final 32 includes SVB, Alex Pagulayan, Thorsten Hohmann, Ernesto Dominguez, Oscar Dominguez, Robb Saez, John Morra, Rodney Morris, Edwin Rojas and Adam Smith.
Not so soft Corey...LOL. :rolleyes:;)
The rest of the final 32 are mostly Nicaraguan players - most of them have previously competed in US pro tournaments.

Streaming Link:
http://www.livestream.com/poolocho

Good Luck to all the players!
 
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RackOnTour said:
The final 32 includes SVB, Alex Pagulayan, Thorsten Hohmann, Ernesto Dominguez, Oscar Dominguez, Robb Saez, John Morra, Rodney Morris, Edwin Rojas and Adam Smith.
Not so soft Corey...LOL. :rolleyes:;)
The rest of the final 32 are mostly Nicaraguan players - most of them have previously competed in US pro tournaments.
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I was certainly going by last years field. :cool:
 
saddlebow said:
Pool Ocho is the main Billiards room in Managua; its owner helped bring the Junior world championships to Nicaragua in 2009. The room is well run, and the locals are very enthusiastic and supportive of pool.
Victor Maduro is a Panamanian who has been very involved in Billiards throughout Central America and the Caribbean for more than 30 years. He was the TD for the He has been an official with the CPB [the south American equivalent of the BCA] and with the WPA. A true enthusiast, he has written books on the history of pool, sponsors tournaments all over the area, teaches, and coaches kids and pros. The event he ran two years ago in Managua for the Junior Worlds was flawless from beginning to end: the players and families went through customs and immigration like diplomats, the venue was well run, all of the new equipment came from China,[GCV knock offs] and it ran better than you could have hoped.
I suspect that the pros who go to this event find out what we did when we were there: there's a lot of support and appreciation for pool, the money is right, and you get a week in the tropics in the deal.
And Nicaragua is cheap, a first class hotel room is $75 american and the local food is great. It's still the third world, and the Sandinistas still run things, but for a week of pool it's a great place to be.
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I was there for that event (Junior WC) and it was a really well-run event and the convention center venue was beautiful. Victor is an awesome guy and we should also give credit to the organizer, Carlos Rivera and his lovely wife, as well as the Nicaraguan Billiard Federation for their support. Also, Eduardo Robayo did a fantastic job scheduling matches and getting the brackets online and updated every day.

Plus, they had a team of over 15 referees who volunteered their own time to referee the event, headed up by a medical doctor who is also a pool affectionado and gave up his time to be the head referee --- Dr. Blandon. Every table had a referee at all times. At the finals, the Nicaraguan military band played the national anthem of the finalists. The event was attended and supported by the Inspector General of the Nicuarguan military, and the guests of honor at the finals were the Chinese Taipei Ambassador to Nicaragua and his family.

This was a great example of people working together to insure the absolute success of an event.
 
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Tap, tap, tap! Thanks for sharing...and good luck to your son in Poland! :thumbup:

Scott Lee
www.poolknowledge.com

saddlebow said:
Pool Ocho is the main Billiards room in Managua; its owner helped bring the Junior world championships to Nicaragua in 2009. The room is well run, and the locals are very enthusiastic and supportive of pool.
Victor Maduro is a Panamanian who has been very involved in Billiards throughout Central America and the Caribbean for more than 30 years. He was the TD for the He has been an official with the CPB [the south American equivalent of the BCA] and with the WPA. A true enthusiast, he has written books on the history of pool, sponsors tournaments all over the area, teaches, and coaches kids and pros. The event he ran two years ago in Managua for the Junior Worlds was flawless from beginning to end: the players and families went through customs and immigration like diplomats, the venue was well run, all of the new equipment came from China,[GCV knock offs] and it ran better than you could have hoped.
I suspect that the pros who go to this event find out what we did when we were there: there's a lot of support and appreciation for pool, the money is right, and you get a week in the tropics in the deal.
And Nicaragua is cheap, a first class hotel room is $75 american and the local food is great. It's still the third world, and the Sandinistas still run things, but for a week of pool it's a great place to be.
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JoeyA said:
Also, Ernesto Dominguez, Adam Smith, Rodney Morris, Oscar "Ozzieman" Dominguez, Rob Saez, Marco Marques, Alex Pagulayan, Ignacio and John Morra. Easy field. ;)
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They must be putting the prize money in escrow for so many ABP pros to be traveling so far for a tourney......
 
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