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Qualifiers for the Predator 69th World Straight Pool Championship

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Date: Wednesday, July 22 2009 @ 18:23:09 UTC
Topic: 14-1 Straight Pool



2009 World 14.1 Straight Pool Championship
Comet Billiards
233 Littleton Rd
Parsippany
New Jersey 07054-1868,
United States of America
+1 973-334-7429
www.cometbilliards.com
www.dragonpromotions.com/tickets.html - Tickets
www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/DragonPromo - Hotel
worldstraightpoolchampionships@gmail.com

24-29 August 2009


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69th Predator World Straight Pool Championship

Qualifiers will be held for the Predator 69th World Straight Pool Championship for any player wishing to participate in the biggest and most prestigious straight pool title in the world. Ozone Billiards presents the greatest 14.1 players on Earth at Comet Billiards in Parsippany, New Jersey on August 24-29, 2009. In this fourth installment from Dragon Promotions, the greatest straight pool players from around the world will arrive on USA's shores again to New Jersey, and attend this prestigious event to play for the coveted title of World Straight Pool Champion.

Two winners will be determined at each qualifier which will give them a free entry into the main event. Those players will have earned the right to play against such straight pool giants as Niels Feijen NED, Oliver Ortmann GER, John Schmidt USA, Jasmin Ouschan AUT, Danny Harriman USA, Allen Hopkins USA, Thorsten Hohmann GER and many more. The 69th World Tournament for 14.1 is continued only because of generous support of straight pool enthusiasts such as Stu Mattana, Harold Siegel, and an array of billiard companies such as Predator, Ozone Billiards, Brunswick Billiards, and Simonis Cloth.





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"I have been around serious pool for forty years, and all my roots lie in straight pool. My father was an avid straight pooler, and I counted both Irving Crane and Jack Colavita as influences and close friends in my youth. I find 14.1 to be the most elegant of all games over the glorious green felt, and I'm proud to play a role in helping to sustain its recent reemergence in America," said Stuart Mattana. Mattana is widely regarded as a pool advocate and historian, and is currently a WPBA Board of Directors member.


Closing ceremonies honoring the Gold (Feijen NED), Silver (Bustamante PHI), and Bronze(Ouschan AUT) Medalists in 2008

Qualifiers are open to all players, male or female, with the exception of players who have already been invited.

All qualifiers are $105 entry fee.
Race to 100 Double Elimination    
Top 2 finishers in each event will win free entry into the 69th Predator World 14.1 Championship

Aug 8-9 Drexeline Billiards - Drexel Hill (Philadelphia area), PA - 610-259- 9144
Aug 15-16 Amsterdam Billiard Club - NY,NY - 212-995-0333
Aug 15-16 Red Shoe Billiards - Alsip (Chicago area) , IL - 708-388-3700
Aug 22-23 Comet Billiards - Parsippany, NJ - 973-334-7429

Special thanks to poolroom proprietors Bob Maidhof of Drexeline Billiards, Greg Hunt of Amsterdam Billiard Club, John Levin of Red Shoe Billiards, and Bill Haley of Comet Billiards for hosting the official qualifiers for the Predator World 14.1 Championship.

The host hotel is less than an 8 minute walk being a 1/4 mile away. Players and fans can make their reservations at The SHERATON PARSIPPANY HOTEL for rate of $87 using this link http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/DragonPromo
Or call 1-888-627-8148 and use group code: Dragon Promotions

The 2009 Predator World Straight Pool Championship is proudly sponsored by Predator Cues, Comet Billiards, Brunswick Billiards, Simonis Cloth, Ozone Billiards, Laser Rack, Master Chalk and patron sponsors Stu Mattana and Harold Siegel of Excelsior Graphics. For more information on player registration, sponsorship, or if you would like to submit a comment, please email worldstraightpoolchampionships@gmail.com or contact Dragon Promotions at 1-407-782-4978.

Ozone Billiards has been providing pool players with top quality billiard products for more than eight years. Its commitment to customer service has helped Ozone Billiards grow to be one of the largest retailers of billiard supplies in the United States. For more information about Ozone Billiards and its product lines, visit www.ozonebilliards.com

Predator Group, an international billiards industry leader, is focused on bringing constant innovation and game-improving equipment to billiards players worldwide. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, USA, Predator Group’s core brands include Predator Cues – high-end (professional level) cues with revolutionary technology to enhance performance, Poison Billiards – recreational cues with cutting-edge designs and Predator engineering for best-in-class playability, and Uni-Loc® – precision billiards equipment manufacturer. For more information regarding Predator Group’s products, visit www.predatorgroup.com.







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