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US Open 10-Ball & 8-Ball to be seeded by Fargo Rate

US Open 10-Ball & 8-Ball to be seeded by Fargo Rate CueSports International, Henderson, NV (April 11, 2017) – The 2017 US Open 10-Ball and US Open 8-Ball Championships will be seeded based on players’ Fargo Ratings. The US Open 10-Ball Championship will be held July 17-19 and the US Open 8-Ball Championship will be held July 29-31 at Griff’s, a beautiful new Las Vegas pool room owned by CSI founder Mark Griffin. The events will be played on 9-foot tables and will flank the 2017 BCAPL National Championships, July 19-29 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nev. The US Open 10-Ball is a World Pool-Billiard Association ranking event; players will earn WPA points based on how they finish. Both events are part of the 2017 Mosconi Cup USA team points event series. The top 16 of the 64 players will be equally distributed on the bracket by rating, with the top player in position no. 1, second in position no. 33, and so forth. The remaining 48 players will then […]

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US Opens back on 9-foot tables!

US Open 10-Ball and 8-Ball Championships Return to 9-Foot Tables CueSports International, Henderson, NV (Feb. 7, 2017) – CueSports International (CSI) is excited to announce several major changes to the 2017 US Open 10-Ball and US Open 8-Ball Championships. The events will flank the 2017 BCAPL National Championships, which will be July 19-29 at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV. The US Open 10-Ball Championship will be July 17-19 and the US Open 8-Ball Championship will be July 29-31. This gives US Open players the opportunity to also compete in three BCAPL events: the 9-Ball Challenge, July 20-21; the 10-Ball Challenge, July 22-24; and the 8-Ball Challenge, July 25-27 – each played on 7-foot tables. Played on 9-Foot Diamond Tables at Griff’s Las Vegas! The opening of Griff’s, a beautiful new Las Vegas pool room owned by CSI founder Mark Griffin, allows CSI to return the US Open 10-Ball and US Open 8-Ball Championships to 9-foot Diamond tables. When asked about the change, CSI Manager Ozzy Reynolds said, “The cost of […]

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2016 US Open 10-Ball Championship Matches Released on YouTube

CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (Nov. 28, 2016) – CSI is pleased to announce that the 2016 US Open 10-Ball Championship matches have been released on the CSI YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/csipool?sub_confirmation=1). Fourteen (14) matches featuring Shane Van Boening, Skylar Woodward, Alex Pagulayan, Rodney Morris, Justin Bergman, Mike Dechaine and more can be viewed in their entirety absolutely free! The 2016 US Open 10-Ball Championship was held July 20-22 at The Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Below are the featured matches: Match #1: Danny Smith vs Mike Dechaine Match #2: Oscar Dominguez vs Donny Mills Match #3: Corey Deuel vs Ernesto Dominguez Match #4: Justin Bergman vs Jason Klatt Match #5: Thorsten Hohmann vs Billy Thorpe Match #6: Shane Van Boening vs Skylar Woodward Match #7: Oscar Dominguez vs Alex Pagulayan Match #8: Rodrigo Geronimo vs Billy Thorpe Match #9: Shane Van Boening vs Rodney Morris (Hot Seat Match) Match #10: Oscar Dominguez vs Skylar Woodward Match #11: Rodrigo Geronimo vs John Morra Match #12: Skylar Woodward vs John Morra Match #13: Shane Van […]

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2016 US Open One Pocket Championship Matches Released on YouTube

CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (Nov. 2, 2016) – CSI is pleased to announce that the 2016 US Open One Pocket Championship matches have been released on the CSI YouTube channel. Eleven (11) matches featuring Warren Kiamco, Alex Pagulayan, Corey Deuel, Shane Van Boening, and more can be viewed in their entirety absolutely free! The 2016 US Open One Pocket Championship was held April 18-21 at Pool Table Magic in Windsor Locks, Conn. Below are the matches on this playlist: Match #1: Shane Van Boening vs Steve Booth Match #2: Corey Deuel vs Warren Kiamco Match #3: Warren Kiamco vs Brandon Shuff Match #4: Corey Deuel vs Alex Pagulayan Match #5: Brandon Shuff vs James Adams Match #6: Peterg Hostine vs Sal Bevilacaqua Match #7: Scott Evans vs Ike Runnels Jr. Match #8: Brandon Shuff vs Corey Deuel Match #9: Corey Deuel vs Shane Van Boening (Hot seat match) Match #10: Alex Pagulayan vs Shane Van Boening (Semi-final) Match #11: Corey Deuel vs Alex Pagulayan (Finals) Make sure to “SUBSCRIBE” to the CSI YouTube Channel to […]

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2016 US Open Straight Pool Championship Matches Released on YouTube

CueSports International, Henderson, Nevada (Oct. 26, 2016) – CSI is pleased to announce that the 2016 US Open Straight Pool Championship matches have been released on the CSI YouTube channel. Fourteen (14) matches featuring Dennis Orcollo, Warren Kiamco, Alex Pagulayan, Thorsten Hohmann, Mika Immonen, Shane Van Boening, and more can be viewed in their entirety — absolutely free! The 2016 US Open Straight Pool Championship was held April 20-24 at Pool Table Magic in Windsor Locks, Conn. Below are the matches on this playlist: Match #1: Dennis Orcollo vs Jeff Mosimann Match #2: Warren Kiamco cs Matt Tetreault Match #3: Thorsten Hohmann vs Dennis Orcollo Match #4: Tyler Styer vs Will Maynard Match #5: Shane VanBoening vs Bob Jewett Match #6: Thorsten Hohmann vs Kyle Pepin Match #7: Alex Pagulayan vs Frank Scharbach Match #8: Mika Immonen vs Warren Kiamco Match #9: Mika Immonen vs Thorsten Hohmann Match #10: Shane VanBoening vs Danny Barouty Match #11: Warren Kiamco vs Bob Madenjian Match #12: Shane VanBoening vs Alex Pagulayan (Semi-Final!) Match #13: Dennis Orcollo vs Warren […]

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Van Boening earns USBTC 8-Ball title

CueSports International, Henderson, NV (Aug. 27, 2016) — “Finally!” That was Shane VanBoening’s reaction to winning the 8-Ball Division at the 23rd Annual US Bar Table Championship, which concluded Sunday at the Westgate Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. There’s few titles in the sport of pool that VanBoening hasn’t captured. Many he has taken in multiples — including being a three-time USBTC 9-Ball champion as well as a three-time USBTC 10-Ball Champion. But when it came to the 8-Ball division, the title was elusive and the closest VanBoening had gotten was second. Until today, when VanBoening bested Jason Klatt in the finals by a score of 5-3 and captured the title as the undefeated winner. VanBoening’s path through the 101-player field included wins over: David Espinoza, 5-2; Sal Butera, 5-1; Ronald Solgot, 5-0; Manuel Perez, 5-3; Chris McDonald, 5-3; Hector “Robb” Saez, 5-3; and Klatt. Klatt’s tournament trail included wins over: Bret Huth, 5-4; Ronny Park, 5-2; Justin Bergman, 5-3 and Roberto Gomez Jr., 5-4 before losing to Hector ‘Robb’ Saez, 1-5. In the […]

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2016 US Bar Table Championships

Shane Van Boening (USA) gewinnt 2016 8 Ball US Bar Table Championships im Finale gegen Jason Klatt (CAN) mit 5-3. Den 3. Platz belegt Hector Saez (USA). Justin Bergman (USA) gewinnt 2016 10 Ball US Bar Table Championships im Finale gegen Skyler Woodward (USA) mit 7-6. Den 3. Platz belegt Billy Thorpe (USA). Justin Bergman (USA) gewinnt 2016 9 Ball US Bar Table Championships im Finale gegen Shane McMinn (USA) mit 9-7. Den 3. Platz belegt Jason Klatt (CAN). In der Zeit vom 22. – 28. August 2016 findet in Las Vegas ein weiteres Highlight in den USA statt. Die US Bar Table Championships gehören seit Jahren zum festen Bestandteil der US Pool Billard Szene. Die Events auf den kleinen Tischen (7 Fuß) erfreuen sich sehr großer Beliebtheit in den Staaten. In diesem Jahr sind die 2016 US Bar Table Championships schlecht im Kalender platziert, weil zu gleicher Zeit in Shanghai die China Open 2016 stattfinden, das WPA World Tournament ist eines der wohl größten und prestigeträchtigsten Turniere des ganzen Jahres mit einem der höchsten […]

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Van Boening pockets eighth and ninth US Open titles

Van Boening pockets eighth and ninth US Open titles CueSports International, Henderson, NV (July 25, 2016) The 2016 US Open 8-Ball Championships became a Dakotas Duel Monday when Shane Van Boening, ‘The South Dakota Kid’ met Rory Hendrickson, of Fargo, N.D., in the finals of the prestigious tournament. The men have known each other for years, and the mutual respect was apparent as the match got underway with a handshake and smiles before the lag. Shane Van Boening of South Dakota won both the 2016 US Open 10-Ball Championship and the 2016 US Open 8-Ball Championship, which were held over the past week at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Van Boening beat Rory Hendrickson, of North Dakota, in the finals of the US Open 8-Ball Championship Monday. Then things got serious on the table as Van Boening and Hendrickson, the house professional at Fargo Billiards, went to work. Van Boening is undisputedly one of the best players in the U.S. and, therefore, expected to grind through a tough field to make […]

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2016 US Open 8-Ball Championship underway at The Rio

2016 US Open 8-Ball Championship underway at The Rio CueSports International, Henderson, NV (July 23, 2016) The winners’ side of the bracket is filled with heavy hitters after the first day of competition was complete at the 2016 US Open 8-Ball Championship at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Thorsten ‘The Hit Man’ Hohmann, Rodney ‘The Rocket’ Morris and the legendary Francisco Bustamante remain on the A-side of the bracket, along with Vilmos Foldes, Amar Kang, Jesse Bowman, Rory Hendrickson, Josh Roberts and Matt Edwards. The 63-player field was pared to 28 by the time the final rounds finished Saturday night. Some of those making early exits from the field included Mike Massey, Ernesto Dominguez, Sal Butera, Jason Klatt and Hunter Lombardo. The B side of the bracket is filled with champions, including Alex Pagulayan, John Schmidt, Shane ‘The South Dakota Kid’ Van Boening, who won the 2016 US Open 10-Ball Championship Friday and Mike “Fireball” Dechaine, the runner-up in the 2015 US Open 8-Ball Championships. Van Boening , who plays Greg […]

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Van Boening claims second US 10-Ball Championship title

Van Boening claims second US 10-Ball Championship title CueSports International, Henderson, NV (July 22, 2016) Shane Van Boening of South Dakota did what he did best Thursday at the US Open 10-Ball Championship at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino — break with consistency; pocket balls with deadly accuracy; and place the cue ball with precision. And so Van Boening was able to pocket a second US Open 10-Ball Championship, and the $10,000 prize that accompanied a silver cup. Van Boening’s tournament started strong, with wins over Chad Sholders, 10-4; Tommy Tokoph, 10-7; Georgi Georgiev, 10-5; Amar Kang, 10-6, and Sky Woodward, 10-5, before being bested by runner-up Rodney Morris in the hot seat match, 10-7. Morris forced Van Boening to the loser’s side of the bracket where he beat Canadian John Morra 10-6, to ensure himself a spot in the finals and another shot at Morris. Morris’ path to the hot seat included wins over Mitch Ellerman, Brandon Shuff, Vilmos Foldes, Jason Klatt and Morra. The finals match remained close until the score was […]