Chesapeake Conference Center
900 Greenbrier Circle
Chesapeake
Virginia
USA
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18-24 October 2009
Karl Boyes - Great Britain
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2009 US Open underway in Virginia
The closing stages of the 2009 US Open 9 Ball Championships in Chesapeake, Virginia are approaching rapidly, and Europe's best hopes are on the shoulders of three giants. Ralf Souquet, Imran Majid and Karl Boyes are through to the Quarter Final Stages, and most importantly, they are still without loss in this double elimination event.
Boyes' half of the draw is filled out with three American players, first he will meet Donnie Mills, and if Karl wins he will meet the winner of the match between experienced Mosconi Cup players Kim Davenport and Rodney Morris.
Majid and Souquet are at opposite ends of the other half of the draw and will meet in the next round if they beat their respective opponents. Souquet will be playing Chris Bartram while Majid will have the tough job of facing Filipino Lee Van Corteza.
Britain's Scott Higgins, Finland's Mika Immonen, and two players from the Netherlands, Huidji See and Niels Feijen, are still battling in the "one loss" side of the draw and are still in with a chance of taking the title although they will have to do it the hard way and battle through a plethora of pool talent coming their way from the winners side of the brackets including superstars like Earl Strickland. In the other half of the one loss side, Chris Melling has an almost impossible run that starts with US Ten Ball supremo Shane van Boening and then could be facing any one of the US giants in his side of the one loss bracket - take your pick from Archer or Deuell and even Filipino's Marlon Manalo or Jose Parica.
Vincent Facquet from France and Germany's Thorsten Hohmann have both finished in the cash after being eliminated from the event, both placing in the 25th/33rd position. Play will continue today and will conclude on Saturday evening.
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Imran Majid - Great Britain
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Ralf Souquet - Germany
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Rodney Morris - USA
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Chris Melling - Great Britain
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Marlon Manalo - Philippines
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Niels Feijen - Netherlands
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Nick Varner - USA
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Imran Majid - Great Britain
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Earl strickland - USA
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Scott Higgins - Great Britain
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Kim Davenport - USA
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