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U.S.Open 9-Ball Championships
Chesapeake Conference Center
900 Greenbrier Circle
Chesapeake
Virginia
USA
www.accu-stats.com - ppv video
www.insidepool.tv - live score
www.onthehill.jp - photography
www.usopen.azbilliards.com - brackets
www.usopen9ballchampionships.com - official site

16-22 October 2011

Re-Reigning Champion - Darren Appleton, Great Britain
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Darren Appleton - 2011 US Open 9 Ball Champion - again!

"Dynamite" Daz Does it Again! Unbelievable, unthinkable, Darren Appleton has beaten Shawn Putnam 13:6 in his second consecutive Grand Final in as many years... It's only been done twice before in the 36 years of US Open tournaments - history is being written this night, and writ large is the Yorkshireman's name tonight - Darren Appleton - 2011 US Open 9 Ball Champion.

Founded in 1976 by Barry Behrmann, this year marks the 36th Annual U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships - widely considered to be the most significant annual pool tournament held on US soil, and this year they are celebrating a near full 250 player field, including a good contingent of European players, allegedly vying for vital Mosconi Cup ranking points.

The tournament is open to all-comers, although the $500 entry fee keeps the standard high, and in a unique twist all previous champions are given free entry to this tournament for life. There is still $50,000 added to the prize fund - guaranteed, no matter how many entrants had enlisted, and there's seating for up to 300 fans to watch in the playing arena.

Women play alongside the men, and Europe is well represented in this event, not least because it figures highly in the rankings for the Mosconi Cup team selection process - in recent years it has been won by Finland's Mika Immonen - twice, and the reigning champion is no less than Yorkshire's Darren Appleton, so we've all got our fingers crossed for another scintillating performance from our European players this year.

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2011 US Open 9 Ball Champion - Darren Appleton, Great Britain
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Darren Appleton takes the top prize - for the second year running!
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Reigning Champion - Darren Appleton, Great Britain
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Appleton just two games from US Open double!

Day 5: Can reigning champion "Dynamite" Darren Appleton do the double, and win the US Open two years on the spin? He can if he keeps doing what he has been doing all week. His list of victories is mounting, and now, with important wins over Archer and Putnam, he faces Filipino, Alex Pagulayan, in the Winner's Side Final - the "Hot Seat" match, and Putnam and Hatch will contest the One Loss Side Final. The winners of these matches will meet for the race-to-13 Grand Final to decide the 2011 US Open 9 Ball Champion - Goooooooooooooooo Dazzer!!!

Darren Appleton (GBR) watched by Jason Klatt (CAN) in the Accu-Stats Arena
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Britain's reigning champion survives tough match at 2011 US Open

Day 4: Yorkshireman Darren Appleton survived what was described as one of the most exciting and suspenseful matches of the tournament so far, as his opponent, Canadian Jason Klatt, ran seven racks to take a commanding 7-2 lead. Appleton's break was very productive, often making three balls on the snap, but he always seemed to be unable to see the lowest remaining ball on the table. Despite this he managed to pull the score back to 10-7... Still trailing, but at least a glimmer of a chance. Rack by rack, "Dynamite Daz" proved to be worth his glamourous nickname, his post break view improved, enabling him to bring the match to a thrilling hill-hill decider, and holding his nerve to run out the final balls. This victory propelled him into the Last 16 Stage of the winner's side of the draw, where his good performance continued with a more comfortable win over Dennis Haar (USA). Appleton, still without loss, now awaits US Open legend, Johhny Archer in the Quarter-Finals.

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Earl Strickland - USA

Ralf Souquet - Germany

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Johnny Archer - USA

Thorsten Hohmann - Germany

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Shane Van Boening - USA

Chris Melling - Great Britain

Mika Immonen - Finland

Daryl Peach - Great Britain

Niels Feijen - Netherlands

Mark Gray - Great Britain

Tony Crosby - USA

THE STATS

2011 US OPEN 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
VIRGINIA - USA
WINNERS SIDE - THE LAST 32
Shane Van Boening	11 : 1	Craig Stainbrook
Yukio Akagariyama	11 : 6	Chris Melling
Shaun Putnam	11 : 5	Chris Bartram
Earl Strickland	11 : 3	Chip Klein
Johnny Archer	11 : 7	Jonathan Pinegar
Antonio Lining	11 : 7	Ralf Souquet
Dennis Haar	11 : 5	William Anderson
Darren Appleton	11 : 10	Jason Klatt
Kenichi Uchigaki	11 : 9	Jundel Mazon
Lee Van Corteza	11 : 2	Robb Saez
Mark Gray	11 : 6	Oscar Dominguez
Larry Nevel	11 : 10	Jason Shaw
Alex Pagulayan	11 : 4	Stan Shuffett
Warren Kiamco	11 : 7	Daryl Peach
Huidji See	11 : 8	Mika Immonen
Rodney Morris	11 : 5	Nick Varner

2011 US OPEN 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
VIRGINIA - USA
WINNERS SIDE - THE LAST 16
Yukio Akagariyama	11 - 8	Shane Van Boening
Shawn Putnam	11 : 8	Earl Strickland
Johnny Archer	11 : 3	Antonio Lining
Darren Appleton	11 : 7	Dennis Haar
Kenichi Uchigaki	11 : 9	Lee Van Corteza
Larry Nevel	11 : 9	Mark Gray
Alex Pagulayan	11 : 0	Warren Kiamco
Huidji See	11 : 8	Rodney Morris

2011 US OPEN 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
VIRGINIA - USA
WINNERS SIDE - THE QUARTER-FINALS
Shawn Putnam	11 : 9	Yukio Akagariyama
Darren Appleton	11 : 9	Johnny Archer
Larry Nevel	11 : 9	Kenichi Uchigaki
Alex Pagulayan	11 : 3	Huidji See

2011 US OPEN 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
VIRGINIA - USA
WINNERS SIDE - THE SEMI-FINALS
Darren Appleton	11 : 7	Shawn Putnam
Alex Pagulayan	11 : 7	Larry Nevel

2011 US OPEN 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
VIRGINIA - USA
WINNERS SIDE - FOR THE HOT SEAT
Darren Appleton	11 : 6	Alex Pagulayan

2011 US OPEN 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
VIRGINIA - USA
THE FINAL
Darren Appleton	13 : 6	Shawn Putnam

2011 US OPEN 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
VIRGINIA - USA
THE PRIZE FUND
1st	US $ 30,000
2nd	US $ 15,000
3rd	US $ 10,000
4th	US $ 8,000
5th - 6th	US $ 6,000
7th - 8th	US $ 4,500
9th - 12th	US $ 3,000
13th - 16th	US $ 2,500
17th - 24th	US $ 2,000
15th - 32nd	US $ 1,500
33rd - 48th	US $ 1,000
49th - 64th	US $ 750
65th - 96th	US $ 500
TOTAL PRIZE FUND = US $ 178,000

2011 US OPEN 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIPS
VIRGINIA - USA
THE WINNER'S LIST
1976	Mike Sigel	USA
1977	Allen Hopkins	USA
1978	Steve Mizerak	USA
1979	Louie Roberts	USA
1980	Mike Sigel	USA
1981	Allen Hopkins	USA
1982	David Howard	USA
1983	Mike Sigel	USA
1984	Earl Strickland	USA
1985	Jimmy Reid	USA
1986	David Howard	USA
1987	Earl Strickland	USA
1988	Mike Lebron	PUR
1989	Nick Varner	USA
1990	Nick Varner	USA
1991	Buddy Hall	USA
1992	Tommy Kennedy	USA
1993	Earl Strickland	USA
1994	Efren Reyes	PHI
1995	Reed Pierce	USA
1996	Rodney Morris	USA
1997	Earl Strickland	USA
1998	Buddy Hall	USA
1999	Johnny Archer	USA
2000	Earl Strickland	USA
2001	Corey Deuel	USA
2002	Ralf Souquet	GER
2003	Jeremy Jones	USA
2004	Gabe Owen	USA
2005	Alex Pagulayan	PHI
2006	John Schmidt	USA
2007	Shane Van Boening	USA
2008	Mika Immonen	FIN
2009	Mika Immonen	FIN
2010	Darren Appleton	GBR
2011	Darren Appleton	GBR

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