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BigDave
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Posted: 2007-09-05 21:21
THE UNITED STATES PROFESSIONAL POOLPLAYERS ASSOCIATION
UPA Announces 2007 World Pool Participants PHOENIX, AZ - The United States Professional Poolplayers Association (the "UPA") has announced the list of Touring Professionals that will be representing the U.S. at the 2007 World Pool Championship at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City Philippines on November 3-11, 2007. The following list is of the U.S. invites followed by their means of qualification: Corey Deuel (Canton, OH) - Top 12 UPA Rankings Johnny Archer (Atlanta, GA) - Top 12 UPA Rankings Mike Davis (Fayetteville, NC) - Top 12 UPA Rankings Rodney Morris (Houston, TX) - Top 12 UPA Rankings Rob Saez (Springhill, FL) - Top 12 UPA Rankings Shawn Putnam (Canton, OH) - Top 12 UPA Rankings Ronnie Wiseman (Detroit, MI) - Top 12 UPA Rankings Charlie Bryant (Houston, TX) - Top 12 UPA Rankings John Schmidt (Mobile, AL) - Top 12 UPA Rankings Charlie Williams (Orlando, FL) - Top 12 UPA Rankings Troy Frank (Melbourne, FL) - Top 12 UPA Rankings Shane Van Boening (Sioux Falls, SD) - Top 12 UPA Rankings Earl Strickland (Greenville, SC) - Former World Champion Jeremy Jones (Houston, TX) - Former U.S. Mosconi Cup Tony Robles (Bronx, NY) - Former U.S. Mosconi Cup North American Players can qualify for World Championship events by attaining top ranking on the UPA Tour. Also, every UPA tour stop 1st and 2nd place finisher is automatically invited to the World Championships for both national and international players. Congratulations to all of these gentlemen and best of luck in the championships! Source: www.upatour.com - Press Release.-----------------  Authorised Pro9 forum advertiser/sponsor [ This message was edited by: BigDave on 2007-09-05 21:24 ]
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Syko
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Posted: 2007-09-05 21:27
Earl the pearl, god I hope he blows his top whilst its televised, I get a buzz just watching him, he's so unpredictable
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dynamitedaz
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Posted: 2007-09-06 04:50
good news is that defo 5 players on that list will not go to finals so more places in Qualifiers!!
syko earls worse than ever mate so u will be entertained this year like no other if he gots on box!!
also if he goes ,cant see him not going though but wouldnt surprise me with his current state of affairs! but hope am wrong as am a big fan!
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PC
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Posted: 2007-09-06 07:52
On 2007-09-06 04:50 , dynamitedaz Wrote:!!! QUOTE !!! good news is that defo 5 players on that list will not go to finals so more places in Qualifiers!!
syko earls worse than ever mate so u will be entertained this year like no other if he gots on box!!
also if he goes ,cant see him not going though but wouldnt surprise me with his current state of affairs! but hope am wrong as am a big fan! Which 5 Daz? PC.......................not wanting to be placing bets till players confirmed. ----------------- 
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Guilotine
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Posted: 2007-09-06 09:03
If 5 North American players choose not to participate in the WPC, the invitation will most likely be forwarded to the list of players on the UPA rankings, starting from 13th place, and go down the list to maybe 25 or so. I really doubt that they'll give the spots to qualifiers...unless all the North American players on the UPA rankings boycott the event for whatever reason. Guilotine...sharpening his blade...waiting for the moment [ This message was edited by: Guilotine on 2007-09-06 09:05 ]
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Syko
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Posted: 2007-09-06 12:34
On 2007-09-06 04:50 , dynamitedaz Wrote:!!! QUOTE !!! good news is that defo 5 players on that list will not go to finals so more places in Qualifiers!!
syko earls worse than ever mate so u will be entertained this year like no other if he gots on box!!
also if he goes ,cant see him not going though but wouldnt surprise me with his current state of affairs! but hope am wrong as am a big fan! lol, so it appears ! I cant wait tbh  I hope your going Daz and you draw him live on TV and he explodes ! Legend vs Legend ?
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Danny
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Posted: 2007-09-06 13:14
Earl Strickland will still be in the WPC when he needs to use his cue as a walking stick.
Which isn't that far off!
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dynamitedaz
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Posted: 2007-09-06 17:32
well last year the none appearance of americans like charles bryant,robles etc gave more spots to Qualifiers!!
so prob be same this year!
earl as lots of off table problems aswell as on it!
his personal life not good at all and his game gone way down!
yes syko would love to play him on tv live!!
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mal_clarke
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Posted: 2007-09-07 12:50
I'm sorry to hear that Earl has personal problems off the table. He is one of my favourite players to watch and not just because of what happens between shots! He is a great player but the only experiences people remember are the "blow-outs", even without those he would be still good to watch. Whether it is from the UPA, or somewhere else it will be a long time before Strickland is left off the automatic entrants list. [ This message was edited by: mal_clarke on 2007-09-07 12:51 ]
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