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WPBL Announces Alternate Team Players Including Top Europeans
Three world champions are among the 12 players chosen as alternates for the World Professional Billiard League. Renowned European players Chris Melling, Karl Boyes and Jayson Shaw have each joined a team. Melling, who was just named the MVP of the recently completed 2012 Mosconi Cup, will play for the Toronto Blue Sharks and Boyes, the 2010 WPA World 8-Ball champion will join the already star-studded lineup of the Chicago Rockets. Scottish player Shaw, the 2010 World Black Ball champion, will play for the Philadelphia Aces.
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Each team consists of three core players and one alternate player who will substitute in the event that one of their teammates cannot play a match. WPBL President Larry Chiborak added, “With the addition of such talent, the depth of these teams is amazing.”
Upon being selected as an alternate, Karl Boyes stated “I’m over the moon to have joined the WPBL in Las Vegas, and to have been signed up to the Chicago Rockets is an honor in itself.” Boyes, the 2012 Guinness World Speed Pool champion, will not have an issue adjusting to the 24 second shot clock employed by the WPBL. Furthermore, he is accustomed to playing with a team as he has been a member of championship teams in both the World Team Championship as well as the Mosconi Cup.
Atlanta Scorpions
Dennis Hatch 29, Johnny Archer 9, Shannon Daulton 11,
Alternate Player: John Brumback Atlanta Scorpions
Las Vegas Dice
Mike Davis 75, John Schmidt 4, Charlie Williams 16
Alternate Player: Nick Spano Las Vegas Dice
Los Angeles Wave
Ernesto Dominguez 33, Oscar Dominguez 23, Louis Ulrich 13
Alternate Player: Josh Ulrich Los Angeles Wave
Phoenix Flames
Tommy Kennedy 77, Scott Frost 1, Manny Chau 24
Alternate Player: Marc Vidal Phoenix Flames
Miami Cruise
Jose Parica 88, Corey Deuel 44, Hunter Lombardo 69
Alternate Player: Teddy Garahan Miami Cruise
Houston Hustlers
Justin Hall 25, Jeremy Jones 34, Chip Compton 3
Alternate Player: Joey Gray Houston Hustlers
Chicago Rockets
Raj Hundal 45, Rodney Morris 00, Mika Immonen 99
Alternate Player: Karl Boyes Chicago Rockets
New York Pride
Larry Nevel 74, Earl Strickland 61, Warren Kiamco 70
Alternate Player: Santos Sambajon New York Pride
Pittsburgh Poison
Sylver Ochoa 85, Shawn Putnam 30, Adam Smith 32
Alternate Player: Donny Mills Pittsburgh Poison
Toronto Blue Sharks
John Morra 89, Jason Klatt 10, Erik Hjorliefson 12
Alternate Player: Chris Melling Toronto Blue Sharks
Minnesota Outlaws
Jesse Engel 21, Thorsten Hohmann 14, Ralf Souquet (New)
Alternate Player: Max Eberle Minnesota Outlaws
Philadelphia Aces
Brandon Shuff 7, Darren Appleton 8, Stevie Moore 17
Alternate Player: Jayson Shaw Philadelphia Aces
The UK’s Chris Melling who was formerly ranked #1 in the world said “I'm really excited about playing in the WPBL it's a new challenge and I can't wait to get started.” He is the first person to have competed as a professional 8-Ball Pool, 9-Ball Pool and Snooker player at the same time. Melling will now have Bonus Ball to add to his list of billiard specialties.
Alternates have begun practicing Bonus Ball and training with their teammates. Therefore, any one of these skilled players will be prepared to step in when called upon by their team during the season.
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