World Open 8-Ball Championship Player Groupings Announced

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World Open 8-Ball Championship Player Groupings Announced

The International Pool Tour announces the official player groupings for the IPT World Open 8-Ball Championship. The tournament starts Sunday, September 3, 2006 at 10am in Reno, Nevada at the Grand Sierra Resort. This historic event boasts the biggest prize fund in the history of the sport. $3,000,000 is the total prize purse, and the winner of the tournament will win an historic $500,000!

Here are the official groupings:

1 Hohmann, Thorsten
Moore, Steve
Jones, Loree Jon
Kiamco, Warren
Raney, Jim

2 Manalo, Marlon
Williams, Charles
Townsend, Scotty
Kennedy, Thomas
Gonzalez, Rafael

3 Orcollo, Dennis
Varner, Nick
Atwell, Glenn
Massey, Michael
Broadhurst, Jackie

4 Reyes, Efren
Heuwagen, Lee
Hofstatter, Gerda
Bulunmaz, Oezer
LeBron, Mike

5 Souquet, Ralf
Harriman, Danny
Basavich, Daniel
Dominguez, Ernesto
Keller, Ryan

6 Stalev, Evgeny
Melling, Chris
Alcoberro, David
West, Dallas
Cernero, Michael

7 Chamat, Marcus
Juva, Markus
Jungo, Jimitri
Fisher, Kelly
Friend, Bernard

8 Peach, Daryl
Lohtander, Marko
Jones, Samuel
Eberle, Max
Kutcher, John

9 Matlock, David
Schmidt, John
Kaplan, Joern
Fusco, James
Jones, Tammie

10 Appleton, Darren
Potier, Paul
San Souci, George
Murphy, Austin
Amine, Ouahbi

11 Alcano, Ronato
Ellerby, Sarah
Catledge, Wayne
Alcaide, David
Kenniston, Mary

12 Bustamante, Francisco
Hybler, Roman
Wims, John
Davis, Michael
Crane, Wade

13 Pagulayan, Alex
Becker, Kevin
Kucharo, Jon
Bryant, Charles
Alvarez, Frank

14 Diks, Rico
Morris, Carl
Watson, Gerry
Reljic, David
Carter, Linda

15 Owen, Gabriel
Younger, Johl
Hopkins, Allen
Robles, Tony
Mathews, Grady

16 Wu, Chia-Ching
Melton, Jeff
Joyner, Cliff
Chu, Hung Ming
White, Jimmy

17 Nevel, Larry
Wetch, Jimmy
Majid, Imran
Van Boening, Shane
Goh, Tuan Kiat

18 Hann, Quinten
O'Sullivan, Ronnie
Jones, Jeremy
Parica, Jose
Laurance, Ewa

19 Lining, Antonio
Walden, James
Harrison, Philip
Santl, Stefan
Manabu, Mori

20 Martinez, Rafael
Hunter, Bobby
Zimmerman, Michael
Corr, Karen
Franken, Aaron

21 Deuel, Corey
Sigel, Mike
Vickery, Howard
Wheeler, Adam
Thornfeldt, Helena

22 Adkins, Dee
Ortmann, Oliver
McCready, Keith
Schwartz, Larry
Travers, Laurent

23 Putnik, Ivica
Engert, Thomas
Chohan, Tony
Drago, Tony
Jakulj, Zlatko

24 Hill, Michael
Hernandez, Frank
Beckley, Jeff
Furuta, Kazuo
Leonardo, Gunnar

25 Feijen, Niels
Hoa, Tang
Calderon, Jerry
Carvajal, Alejandro
Chenman, Lee

26 Strickland, Earl
Ouschan, Jasmin
Storm, Tom
Acosta, Roland
Fusco, Pete

27 Immonen, Mika
Frank, Troy
Nunan, Ben
Wiseman, Ronald
Minici, Joseph

28 Kirkwood, Jason
Marquez, Marco
Macias, Johnathan
Facquet, Vincent
Webb, Monica

29 Van den Berg, Nick
Groce, Brian
Pascasi, Davide
Incardona, William
Gulyassy, Mike

30 Tot, Sandor
Okumura, Takeshi
Jahnke, Bernard
Di Liberto, Daniel
Kelly, Edwin

31 Lely, Alex
Takami, Goh
Eckert, Ralph
Brienza, Paul
Sakai, Miyuki

32 Sambajon, Santos
Takenaka, Hiroshi
Gay, Leil
Gallon, Brady
Davies, Ben

33 Hundal, Raj
Breedlove, George
Davenport, Kim
Tourangeau, Stan
Czetli, Aaron

34 Morris, Rodney
Salvas, Luc
Mckenna, Robert
Butera, Louis
Edey, Tyler

35 Beaufils, Yannick
Garrahan, Theodore
Fisher, Allison
Hui-Kai, Hsia
Di Toro, John

36 Putnam, Shawn
Broxson, David
Daulton, Shannon
Holtz, Patrick
Saleh, Brian

37 Gallego, Ramil
Butera, Sal
Petroni, Fabio
Judet, Toni
Martin, Ray

38 Archer, Johnny
Raybone, Neil
Bartram, Christopher
Toshikawa, Akikumo
Roberts, James

39 Boyes, Karl
Shaw, Jayson
Montal, Edwin
Dodson, Robin
Colenso, Colin

40 Hatch, Dennis
Schaar, Garrett
Klasovic, Andreja
Miller, Jason
Runnels, Ike
 
You just KNEW they would put Jasmine and Earl in the same 1st round bracket. :D
 
ScottR said:
You just KNEW they would put Jasmine and Earl in the same 1st round bracket. :D
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well of course. match up of the year, right there in reno.
sure is gonna be a good show. cant wait to hear the results.
jasmine all the way!!!
 
ScottR said:
You just KNEW they would put Jasmine and Earl in the same 1st round bracket. :D
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Yeah - i even asked her in the chat if she was "'ready to play Earl in Reno"

I cant believe they have her at 2000-1, the highest odds of all and well below people like LJJ, Bernie, Raney and about 40 or 50 others.

Still Stan James did a much better job than last time.
 
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Yea I like that action on Stevie also Corvette1340, I was at Greenville last weekend and didn't get to meet you .The only azer I met was Ted Kaufman so maybe next time. Leonard
 
pharaoh68 said:
I'm not sure I agree with the oddsmaker on some of his numbers.
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In looking at the list, it seems like there are quite a few disconnects between past performance of various players and the odds that some players were given. Ellerby, for example, had the best showing among the ladies at the North American tournament, however, she's listed at 2000/1. Ouschan at 2000/1 doesn't seem to reflect her strong showings elsewhere.

This makes me wonder: How does the oddsmaker come up with these odds for the players?
 
Well it doesn't matter what the odds are outside of the top twenty. They could give you 20,000,000,000 to 1 odds and they would never have to pay unless some people started throwing matches. It's not like Jasmin has a chance to beat the top players in the world for 8 days straight.
 
PoolSharkAllen said:
This makes me wonder: How does the oddsmaker come up with these odds for the players?
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First, bookmakers want to insure that they will not lose money no matter who wins.

Second, they would like the book to be round, that is, they make the same amount no matter who wins.

The opening odds are the best guess of how the money will come in.

As money comes in, the odds are raised to attract money on those receiving little or no action, and reduced on those that have attracted excessive money.

Betting with a bookie is preferable to pari mutuel because the odds paid out are the odds written on the ticket at the time of purchase. The reward for being right is known. With pari mutuel, you split the pool with all other ticket holders, and the payout is not known until after the race run.
 
poolcuemaster said:
Yea I like that action on Stevie also Corvette1340, I was at Greenville last weekend and didn't get to meet you .The only azer I met was Ted Kaufman so maybe next time. Leonard
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I didnt get to go. I played in a golf tournament instead. But like you say, maybe next time.
 
mnShooter said:
Well it doesn't matter what the odds are outside of the top twenty. They could give you 20,000,000,000 to 1 odds and they would never have to pay unless some people started throwing matches. It's not like Jasmin has a chance to beat the top players in the world for 8 days straight.
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Hohmann was 1000-1 when he won the World Championships.
 
Nostroke said:
Hohmann was 1000-1 when he won the World Championships.
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While that is true, I think it is easier for a player to come out of nowhere and get hot and win seven or eight straight matches than it is to advance through five or six straight days of round-robin draws.

The fact that four of the final six and both finalists for the NA Open were from the top 10 of the odds list should tell us that this format tends to weed out the weaker players better. It seems like every year in the WPC one or two of the semi-finalists are at fairly long odds to win.

That being said, there is always an exception to the rule.
 
I am just a bit gutted that the World Open is not being shown live in the UK this time. The North American Open was live for the whole week. Eurosport ar showing US Open tennis instead!

We do get coverage but tape delayed the week after.

Come on the Brits!
 
Keith Buck said:
While that is true, I think it is easier for a player to come out of nowhere and get hot and win seven or eight straight matches than it is to advance through five or six straight days of round-robin draws.

The fact that four of the final six and both finalists for the NA Open were from the top 10 of the odds list should tell us that this format tends to weed out the weaker players better. It seems like every year in the WPC one or two of the semi-finalists are at fairly long odds to win.

That being said, there is always an exception to the rule.
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I hear ya but i dont think that you can point to one tournament and have it tell us much of anything. Time will tell.
 
Group 26. Strickland vs. Ouschan. I cant wait to read about his reaction when she stomps him!
 
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