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17-23 October 2010
Great Britain's Darren Appleton is the new 2010 US Open Champion.
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"Dynamite" Darren Appleton wins thrilling 15-13 victory over USA's Corey Deuel
It's impossible to describe the level of tension experienced by the die-hard fans in Europe who watched until 4:15am, sitting on the edge of their seats, as Britain's Darren Appleton nurtured and cajoled the smallest of head-starts all the way to the hill in this race-to-13 (win by 2 clear racks) final of the 35th annual edition of the US Open 9 Ball Championship.
Heaven only know's what kind of pressure Darren was feeling, but European hearts stopped beating as, with all due respect to him, Corey caught a gear and pulled level, and then even took a 13-12 lead over the former English pool player from West Yorkshire, in the most decisive stage of the match.
Battling in the toughest tournament of his career, Appleton showed that he too could come from behind, took the next three racks, and let out a might, "WHOOP" falling to the ground in elation. The 15-13 victory earns Appleton an incredible $40,000, a lifetime invitation to this event, and a place in US Open history.
Founded in 1976 by Barry Behrmann, this year marks the 35th 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 full 256 player field for the first time in a decade.
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 - it has been won by Finland's Mika Immonen twice in as many years, so we've all got our fingers crossed for a good performance from our players.
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Great Britain's Darren Appleton (pictured yesterday) is one of only four players still in with a shot of winning the US Open. Accompanying him in the winner's side is the reigning champion from Finland Mika Immonen, whilst the two players on the one-loss-side are the USA's Corey Deuel, and the Philipppine's Warren Kiamco.
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Great Britain's Scott Higgins in action at the US Open 9 Ball Championships.
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2010 US OPEN 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIPS | |
VIRGINIA - USA | |
THE PLAYERS | |
| 1 Adam Kielar 2 . Adam Smith 3 . Ahmed Ali 4 . Alex Pagulayan 5 . Alexander Fitzgerald 6 . Allen Hopkins 7 . Amy Chen 8 . Andrew Aupin 9 . Andrew Kane 10 . Angie Hawkins 11 . Antonio Lining 12 . Aymen Neyaz 13 . B.J. Ussery 14 . Badi Nazhat 15 . Bahram Lofty 16 . Beau Runningen 17 . Belinda Beardon-Calhoun 18 . Ben Barber 19 . Ben Judge 20 . Bernie Kirby 21 . Bill Bauer 22 . Bill Carenbauer 23 . Bill Dunsmore 24 . Bill Mason 25 . Billy Duggan 26 . Blair Levandowski 27 . Borana Andoni 28 . Brandon Shuff 29 . Brent Boemmels 30 . Brent Hensley 31 . Brian Brekke 32 . Brian Parks 33 . Bruce Nagle 34 . Butch Croft 35 . Carlos Carter 36 . Carston Due 37 . Cary Dunn 38 . Chad Pike 39 . Chan Nelson 40 . Charlie Williams 41 . Cheryl Pritchard 42 . Chip Klein 43 . Chris Bartram 44 . Chris Bruner 45 . Chris Futrell 46 . Chris Melling 47 . Chris Orme 48 . Chris Pyle 49 . Chris Szuter 50 . Cleiton Darocha 51 . Corey Deuel 52 . Craig Houghton 53 . Craig McPartlin 54 . Curtis Coleman 55 . Dan Ruden 56 . Dana Michaud 57 . Daniel Heidrich 58 . Daniel MacIntyre 59 . Danny Mastermaker 60 . Danny Olson 61 . Darren Appleton 62 . Darryl Smith 63 . Daryl Peach 64 . Dave Bollman 65 . Dave Fernandez 66 . David Alcaide 67 . David Cooper 68 . David Hunt 69 . David Ross 70 . David Rowell 71 . Delton Howard 72 . Demetrius Jelatis 73 . Dennis Harr 74 . Dennis Orcollo 75 . Don Steele 76 . Donny Mills 77 . Douglas Jones 78 . Dustin Morris 79 . Dwayne Guillory 80 . E.J. Glode 81 . Earl Strickland 82 . Eddie Little 83 . Edmundo Ambrose 84 . Edward Richardson 85 . Edwin Montal 86 . Efren Reyes 87 . Elias Patrikios 88 . Eric Moore 89 . Erik Hjorliefson 90 . Ernesto Dominguez 91 . Ewa Laurance 92 . Francisco Bustamante 93 . Frank Fennema 94 . Frankie Hernandez 95 . Gabe Owen 96 . Gabriel Bitanga 97 . Gary Lutman 98 . George McLanahan 99 . George SanSouci 100 . George Vlacich 101 . Gerda Hofstatter 102 . Greg Harada 103 . Gregg McAndrews 104 . Gregory Diehl 105 . Henry Lopez 106 . Holden Chin 107 . Huiji See 108 . Hunter Lombardo 109 . Imran Majid 110 . Ivaylo Petrov 111 . Jackie Duggan 112 . James Gottier 113 . Jason Johann 114 . Jason Klatt 115 . Jason Richko 116 . Jayson Shaw 117 . Jeff Abernathy 118 . Jeff Crawford 119 . Jennifer Barretta 120 . Jeremy Sossei 121 . Jerome Rockwell 122 . Jesse Engel 123 . Jim Lanning 124 . Jim Murnak 125 . Jo Ka Nim 126 . Joann Mason-Parker 127 . Jody McLaughlin 128 . Joe Pierce | 129 . Joey Arbuckle 130 . John Alicea 131 . John Hernandez 132 . John Mitcheltree 133 . John Morra 134 . John Schmidt 135 . John Timmermans 136 . Johnathan Pinegar 137 . Johnny Archer 138 . Jose Parica 139 . Joshua Burbel 140 . Joshua Newman 141 . Jundel Mazon 142 . Justin Hall 143 . Kaloyan Rusanov 144 . Karl Boyes 145 . Keith Bennett 146 . Kenichi Uchigaki 147 . Kento Lacy 148 . Kento Yonezu 149 . Kiril Jeliazkov 150 . Larry Kressel 151 . Larry Phlegar 152 . Lee Scott 153 . Lee Van Corteza 154 . Levi Meiller 155 . Liwen Lo 156 . Loree Jon Hasson 157 . Manny Chau 158 . Marc Vidal 159 . Mark Tafoya 160 . Matt Krah 161 . Matt Riggs 162 . Max Eberle 163 . Michael Clay 164 . Michael Connor 165 . Michael Page 166 . Michael Wong 167 . Michael Yednak 168 . Mika Immonen 169 . Mike Andrews 170 . Mike Badsteubner 171 . Mike Champagne 172 . Mike Davis 173 . Mike Dechaine 174 . Mike Delaner 175 . Mike Fuller 176 . Mike Harvey 177 . Mike Lebron 178 . Mike Sigel 179 . Mike Stansbury 180 . Morgan Steinman 181 . Nelson Weimer 182 . Neslihan Gurel 183 . Nick Tafoya 184 . Nick Varner 185 . Nigel Francis 186 . Olli Turkulainen 187 . Omar Santiago 188 . Oscar Dominguez 189 . Pat DiBuono 190 . Paul Song 191 . Pedro Codon 192 . Peter Benoit 193 . Peter Jackson 194 . Phil Davis 195 . Raj Hundal 196 . Rajesh Khanna Vannala 197 . Ralf Eckert 198 . Ralf Souquet 199 . Ramil Gallego 200 . Randy Labonte 201 . Ray Reyna 202 . Raymond Lee 203 . Reyjon Carmona 204 . Richard Broumpton 205 . Richard Burns 206 . Richard Glasscock 207 . Ricky Yang 208 . Rob Leeper 209 . Rob Phillips 210 . Robb Saez 211 . Robert Begey 212 . Robert Pole 213 . Robert Ruffalo 214 . Roberto Gomez 215 . Rodney McLamb 216 . Rodney Morris 217 . Roman Hybler 218 . Ronald Tutien 219 . Ronnie Alcano 220 . Ronnie Park 221 . Ronnie Wiseman 222 . Rory Hendrickson 223 . Sam Monday 224 . Sammy Wu 225 . Santos Sambajon Jr. 226 . Sarah Rousey 227 . Scott Frost 228 . Scott Higgens 229 . Shane Norris 230 . Shane Van Boening 231 . Shane Winters 232 . Shaun Wilkie 233 . Shawn Putnam 234 . Sho Tsuken 235 . Stan Tourangeau 236 . Stephen Hickman 237 . Steve Lillis 238 . Steve Sones 239 . Steven Page 240 . Stevie Moore 241 . Thomas Giddens 242 . Thorsten Hohmann 243 . Tim Colvin 244 . Tom Czaplicki 245 . Tommy Kennedy 246 . Tommy Tokoph 247 . Tomu Takano 248 . Tony Crosby 249 . Tracy Prescott 250 . Vergil Bedwin 251 . Walter Blacker 252 . Warren Kiamco 253 . William Anderson 254 . William Gallagher 255 . Yomaylin Feliz 256 . Zion Zvi |
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WINNERS SIDE - THE LAST 16 | ||||
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WINNERS SIDE - THE QUARTER-FINALS | ||||
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WINNERS SIDE - THE SEMI-FINALS | ||||
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WINNERS SIDE - FOR THE HOT SEAT | ||||
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THE FINAL | ||||
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THE PRIZE FUND | ||||
1st | US $ 40,000 | |||
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 $ 2,000 | |||
17th - 24th | US $ 1,500 | |||
15th - 32nd | US $ 1,250 | |||
33rd - 48th | US $ 1,000 | |||
49th - 64th | US $ 750 | |||
65th - 96th | US $ 500 | |||
2010 US OPEN 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIPS | ||||
VIRGINIA - USA | ||||
THE WINNER'S LIST | ||||
 | Mike Sigel | | USA | |
| Allen Hopkins | | USA | |
| Steve Mizerak | | USA | |
| Louie Roberts | | USA | |
| Mike Sigel | | USA | |
| Allen Hopkins | | USA | |
| David Howard | | USA | |
| Mike Sigel | | USA | |
| Earl Strickland | | USA | |
| Jimmy Reid | | USA | |
| David Howard | | USA | |
| Earl Strickland | | USA | |
| Mike Lebron |  | PUR | |
| Nick Varner | | USA | |
| Nick Varner | | USA | |
| Buddy Hall | | USA | |
| Tommy Kennedy | | USA | |
| Earl Strickland | | USA | |
| Efren Reyes | | PHI | |
| Reed Pierce | | USA | |
| Rodney Morris | | USA | |
| Earl Strickland | | USA | |
| Buddy Hall | | USA | |
| Johnny Archer | | USA | |
| Earl Strickland | | USA | |
| Corey Deuel | | USA | |
| Ralf Souquet | | GER | |
| Jeremy Jones | | USA | |
| Gabe Owen | | USA | |
| Alex Pagulayan | | PHI | |
| John Schmidt | | USA | |
| Shane Van Boening | | USA | |
| Mika Immonen | | FIN | |
| Mika Immonen | | FIN | |
| Darren Appleton | | GBR | |
2010 US Open 9 Ball Champion - Darren Appleton
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