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Only Four Remain At US Open Pool Championship

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Date: Saturday, September 18 2021 @ 08:14:30 UTC
Topic: 9 Ball



2021 US Open Pool Championship
Harrah's Resort Atlantic City
777 Harrah's Blvd
Atlantic City
NJ 08401
United States
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Monday-Saturday 13-18 September 2021


Carlo Biado booked his place in the semi-finals
Photograph courtesy of ©Jake Asby/Matchroom Multi Sport
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ONLY FOUR REMAIN AT US OPEN POOL CHAMPIONSHIP WITH YAPP, ORCOLLO, BIADO AND OI THROUGH

Reporter: Matt Lynch - Media & Brand Manager - Multi Sport
Photography: Jake Asby/Matchroom Multi Sport


Aloysius Yapp, Dennis Orcollo, Carlo Biado, and Naoyuki Oi are the four remaining players at the US Open Pool Championship heading into the final day of play at Harrah's Resort, Atlantic City.

Yapp has been a breakout star of recent months and continued from beating Shane Van Boening earlier today to beat Rodrigo Geronimo of the Philippines to book the first space in tomorrow's semi-finals where he will take on Orcollo.

The Singapore cueist passed up on some early opportunities including a miss on the seven which gave Geronimo the early advantage, but those early shakes were soon a thing of the past in the fourth rack after kicking the two into the middle pocket. Early exchanges went back and forth with Geronimo edging ahead going into the tenth rack, but Yapp took hold of proceedings from there on in. A 5 9 combo was Yapp's first of the day having missed one earlier in the match and earlier in the day against Van Boening.

Yapp laid a three-rack cushion at 8-5 before playing arguably the biggest shot of the match. He played a sublime cut on the eight before a bank in the middle pocket on the nine despite the odds stacked against him.

It was error-strewn from Geronimo at times and that was ultimately his downfall as Yapp got on the hill from his opponent's failed bank on the three. The victory was swiftly secured for Yapp to be in his second semi-final in the space of a week.

The experienced Orcollo stands in the way of Yapp making a maiden final berth at a Matchroom Pool Series tournament after the Filipino beat the industrious Max Lechner 11-7 live on Matchroom Pool's YouTube channel.



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QUARTER FINALS | Highlights | 2021 US Open Pool Championship

Oi sent 2019 World Champion Fedor Gorst packing in the final match of the day on the main table 11-9. Oi produced brilliance throughout the match with an early highlight coming in the fifth with the finest piece of creativity to make a 1 9 combo with a kick into the middle pocket.

Gorst kept pace with Oi and levelled at four all after fluking the eight. In the 15th rack, Gorst dry broke and Oi picked up the rack to lead 9-6. It wasn't quite the end for Gorst though, he got it back to 9-9 after some smart safety. In the end, Oi was too strong as he booked his place in the semi-finals.

Biado booked his place in the semi-finals against Oi after beating compatriot Johann Gonzales Chua 11-10 live on the Matchroom Pool YouTube channel. Chua pulled it back on several occasions before pulling through in the final rack at hill-hill to become the final player into the semi-finals meaning it will be the first all-Asian US Open Pool Championship final in history.

SEMI-FINAL FIXTURES (10 am ET)

Aloysius Yapp vs Dennis Orcollo

Carlo Biado vs Naoyuki Oi

WATCH

Fans can take in Table 1 live on the TV broadcast wherever you are in the world on DAZN in the USA, Canada, Brazil, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, and Sky Sports in the UK. Find out where you can watch the US Open Pool Championship in your country right here.

Table 2 is free to watch and available on the Matchroom Pool YouTube here.

Ticket prices start from $31.24 per session for the single-elimination stage and $31.24 for the day during the double-elimination stage.

A range of ticket packages are available including an event pass giving you access to all six days of action for only $166.25, a saving of up to $100.

All tickets are subject to booking and processing fees. Each ticket includes a $5.50 transaction fee which is only applied once per order. Orders of multiple tickets will therefore save $5.50 per additional ticket purchased.

Get your tickets here.

The 2021 US Open Pool Championship will be partnered by Diamond, who supply the Official Table; the cloth is supplied by Iwan Simonis and the Official Balls are ARAMITH Tournament BLACK pool ball set with Duramith™ Technology by Saluc. Predator is the Official Cue of the event and Kamui are the Official Chalk and Tip. The US Open Pool Championship is sanctioned by the WPA.






DAY 5 - AFTERNOON SESSION





Singapore’s Aloysius Yapp secured a comprehensive 11-5 victory
Photograph courtesy of ©Erwin Dionisio/Matchroom Multi Sport
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US OPEN POOL CHAMPIONSHIP DOWN TO 8 WITH VAN BOENING OUT

Reporter: Matt Lynch - Media & Brand Manager - Multi Sport
Photography: Erwin Dionisio/Matchroom Multi Sport


Home favourite Shane Van Boening is out of the US Open Pool Championship at Harrah’s Resort, Atlantic City at the Last 16 stage as Singapore’s Aloysius Yapp secured a comprehensive 11-5 victory over the five-time champion.

Van Boening went into the penultimate day with eyes firmly set on becoming the most successful player ever at the US Open but Yapp came to spoil the party on the TV table winning the lag and proceeding to break and run in the opening two racks.

It was all one-way traffic as Yapp marched into a 5-0 lead before drama struck in the sixth rack when a discussion took place over whether a shot clock extension had been called before the clock was reset and Van Boening continued the rack.

Yapp continued his ascendancy to an eight-nil lead where Van Boening finally got to show a piece of brilliance taking the ball around two rails after potting the one to get back in position for the table. The American made the next three racks to force a fightback but in truth, it was a tall order against a confident Yapp fresh off the back of finishing runner-up at the World 10-ball last week. He went on the hill at 10-3 before Van Boening took two racks but it wasn’t to be as Yapp sealed a place in the quarter-finals 11-5.

Max Lechner continued his impressive debut by being the first name into the quarters by beating Poland’s Mieszko Fortuński 11-4 to set up a tantalizing clash with Dennis Orcollo. Orcollo overcame Mario He 11-6 live on the Matchroom Pool YouTube as the Filipino joined compatriot Rodrigo Geronimo in the last eight.

Geronimo was involved in one of the biggest battles of the last 16 against Denis Grabe who was fresh off beating former champion Jayson Shaw. It went to hill hill with Geronimo fluking a safety with three balls on the table in the last rack. Grabe scratched after hitting the seven leading to Geronimo having ball in hand to clear up and win.

After the first spectacle on Table 1, there was a lot for David Alcaide and Carlo Biado to live up to and they did just that in a thriller that saw Biado come out on top 11-10 in a dramatic contest. Punches were thrown from each side as they level pegged at various points from 1-1 to 3-3 to 4-4, 6-6, 7-7, 9-9 before going hill hill.

Biado had turned things around against Alcaide before nearly letting it slip at 9-9. A straight miss on the six put Alcaide back at the table who found himself breaking for the match in the last rack, but the Spaniard found himself positionally out of sorts from the break as he missed the two ball as he tried to cut it.

Naoyuki Oi came from behind to beat Francisco Sanchez Ruiz 11-7 where it did look like at one stage Sanchez Ruiz would run away with it. Fedor Gorst meanwhile beat the last remaining Dutchman Marco Teutscher 11-7. Johann Gonzales Chua became the fourth Filipino in the last eight beating John Morra 11-8 despite a fightback from the Canadian late on.

QUARTER-FINAL FIXTURES FROM 3:30 PM (ET)

Aloysius Yapp vs Rodrigo Geronimo (Table 1)

Max Lechner vs Dennis Orcollo (Table 2)

Johann Gonzales Chua vs Carlo Biado (Table 2)

Fedor Gorst vs Naoyuki Oi (Table 1)

WATCH

Fans can take in Table 1 live on the TV broadcast wherever you are in the world on DAZN in the USA, Canada, Brazil, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, and Sky Sports in the UK. Find out where you can watch the US Open Pool Championship in your country right here.

Table 2 is free to watch and available on the Matchroom Pool YouTube here.

Ticket prices start from $31.24 per session for the single-elimination stage and $31.24 for the day during the double-elimination stage.

A range of ticket packages are available including an event pass giving you access to all six days of action for only $166.25, a saving of up to $100.

All tickets are subject to booking and processing fees. Each ticket includes a $5.50 transaction fee which is only applied once per order. Orders of multiple tickets will therefore save $5.50 per additional ticket purchased.

Get your tickets here.

The 2021 US Open Pool Championship will be partnered by Diamond, who supply the Official Table; the cloth is supplied by Iwan Simonis and the Official Balls are ARAMITH Tournament BLACK pool ball set with Duramith™ Technology by Saluc. Predator is the Official Cue of the event and Kamui are the Official Chalk and Tip. The US Open Pool Championship is sanctioned by the WPA.



2021 US OPEN POOL CHAMPIONSHIP
ATLANTIC CITY - 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
2012
Shane Van Boening
USA
2013
Shane Van Boening
USA
2014
Shane Van Boening
USA
2015
Kevin (Cheng Yu Hsuan)
TWN
2016
Shane Van Boening
USA
2017
Jayson Shaw
SCO
2018
Not held.
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2019
Joshua Filler
GER
2020
Not held.
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2021
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