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Posted on Monday, October 16 2006 @ 14:58:16 UTC By admin |
THE 2006 MIDLANDS 8-BALL OPEN Rileys American Pool & Snooker Hobs Moat Road SOLIHULL Birmingham West Midlands B92 8JN Tel: 0121 742 6068 www.empirepooltour.com www.rileysltd.com More photographs now available for purchase at PoolPhotos@Pro9.co.uk (Limited period only).
Saturday/Sunday 14-15 October 2006
 Empire Pool Tour 2006 Midlands Open Champion, Neil Raybone, keeping Holland's Nick van den Berg in his chair.
EMPIRE POOL TOUR BECOMES MOST PRESTIGIOUS 8-BALL TOUR IN EUROPE
Internationally recognised players like Ronnie O'Sullivan, Tony Drago, Marcus Chamat, Mika Immonen and Nick den Berg have raised the profile and status of the Empire Pool Tour to new heights, and it is now fair to say that it is now the premier 8-ball pool tour in Europe.
With this in mind, it is with great pleasure that we can inform you that in the highest quality field yet, Neil "Razor" Raybone has totally dominated the final of the Empire Pool Tour's 2006 Midlands Open, winning by a massive 10:4 margin over Dutch Pool Superstar, Nick van den Berg.
Click on "Read More..." for the details.
 Empire Pool Tour 2006 Midlands Open Champion, Neil Raybone, (left) receiving his cheque from UKSportsManagement representative Mark Segal
The 22 year old Raybone must have felt right at home with this event virtually on his doorstep, his home club is the Midlands Sports Club, and although he has only recently started playing American 8 ball (because of the IPT), his rise top the top has been meteoric, although perhaps it's only fair to mention his 7 year "apprenticeship" with English pool!
It's a more remarkable affair considering this is already his second EPT final and then, when the Midlands Open draw was announced it definitely looked lop-sided talent wise, and Raybone was in the thick of the far tougher looking half.
There could be no more formidable an opponent than the current European No.1 - Nick van den Berg, making his EPT debut, but this time it was Raybone's day.
 EPBF Certified referee Chris Billings watches like a hawk whilst Neil Raybone plays an awkward shot at the EPT Midlands Open final.
PRO9 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH "THE RAZOR"
Neil Raybone congratulations, you've just won and made amends for your other EPT final.
Yeah, I'm just happy to get over the line really, obviously Nick's a great player but I played well in the final and did myself some justice for a change.
Nick's a big name isn't he? Quite a celebrity in the pool world, what's it like playing him?
Obviously I've heard of him before, he's a great player and he's the number one in Europe, so I was expecting a tough match.
I just took my chances really and kept potting the eight-ball!
Do you ever suffer from nerves at all, you didn't look like it?
Well, I do a bit to be honest with you, it's a big final and there's a lot of people watching, but I just held myself together.
Have you been enjoying yourself on the EPT tour?
Yeah, this is a great tour! I think it's going to get bigger and bigger next year, so I'm looking forward to next year.
Thanks very much and congratulations.
Thank you.
 Empire Pool Tour 2006 Midlands Open Champion, Neil Raybone, running out yet another rack whilst Holland's Nick van den Berg awaits his turn.
 Empire Pool Tour players
 Winner of the Predator 4K5 pool cue, Panagiotis Koumoundouros, a keen pool player and Civil Engineer from Kalamata, Greece, currently running a virtual office whilst studying in the Midlands.
 The beautiful Predator 4K5 at The 2006 Midlands 8 Ball Open
 Empire Pool Tour player - Paddy McLoughlin
 Empire Pool Tour player
 Empire Pool Tour player - Andy Esgrove from Croydon
 It was great to see snooker legend Patsy Fagan at the Empire Pool Tour
 Empire Pool Tour player
 Pro9's Online Live Scoring debut at The Empire Pool Tour's Midlands Open
 The Last 64 hill-hill thriller between Raj Hundal and Carl Morris witnessed some outstanding pool and drew an enormous and well deserved crowd of appreciative onlookers.
 Morris, seeded number 3, eventually won against the unseeded Hundal.
 The Empire Pool Tour's 2006 Midlands Open - Runner Up, Nick van den Berg
PRO9 EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH "EL NINO"
Congratulations on the final, how tough was it?
The final was tough, I didn't make any balls on the break, maybe once or twice I did but I couldn't get out, and he broke really well and he got out every time he got a chance!
Had you heard of him (Raybone) before, because you are the European number one and a big favourite with the odds makers, were you surprised how well he played?
No, I wasn't surprised, I know him, he's an IPT player if I'm right? I didn't underestimate his power, but he played very well.
Do you ever get nervous when you play pool like that?
Only match nerves, we're just having fun and trying to play our best game.
This was your first EPT event, have you enjoyed yourself?
Yeah, it was fun, I played about seven matches so I had a lot of time to play.
I had a tough first match (Matt Hyden) and if I had lost that I wouldn't have had such a good time in this tournament, but I made it to the final and I had fun.
Will you be coming to any more?
If I have spare weekends I hope so.
Thanks very much and congratulations
Thank you.
THE STATS

THE EMPIRE POOL TOUR MIDLANDS 8-BALL OPEN PAYOUT | 1st. | £2,000.00 | 2nd. | £1,000.00 | 3rd. | £700.00 | 4th. | £700.00 | 5th. | £400.00 | 6th. | £400.00 | 7th. | £400.00 | 8th. | £400.00 | 9th. | £250.00 | 10th. | £250.00 | 11th. | £250.00 | 12th. | £250.00 | 13th. | £250.00 | 14th. | £250.00 | 15th. | £250.00 | 16th. | £250.00 | TOTAL | £8,000.00 |
THE 91 ENTRANTS
Daryl Peach Liam McVeigh Dave McCarthy Patsy Fagan Dave Simmonds Mark Hopgood Terry Hunt Mark Stephenson Anthony Illingworth Adam Clarke Andy Barnett Gareth Esprit Martin Chapman David Carter Rob Jude Nigel Francis James Kay Mikey Keshish Ben Davies Steve Turnbull Les Dodd Paul Williams Neil Raybone Paddy McLoughlin Mick Hill Jonny Vaughan Imran Majid Andy Nicholson So Shaw Steven Capaldi Pascal Budo Tony Drago Jon Davies Andy Worthington Andrew Ralph Simon Gardner Gavin Oldman Sam Sherwood Caroline Walch Brian Saleh Andy Esgrove Tony Gear Nick Wollerton Phil Harrison Darren Appleton Carl Morris Raj Hundal Gary Huston Brendan Leigh Tim Singh Steve Higton Dean Goddard Miguel Angel Santos David Sandford Jonni Fulcher Steve Brown Serge Das Jason Lawrence Chris Buckmaster Brett Armer Christopher Hoang Kevin Brown Karl Boyes Geoff Edge Tony David Ali Ramzi Shane Appleton Pat Holtz Matt Hyden Nick van den Berg Craig Riley Rob Chiltern Neil Cummins Kevin Uzzell Mark Segal Serkan Osman Jonathan Mathers Stefan Fisher Jayson Shaw Neil Jenkins Colin Rennison Andy Croasdale Dave Wright Roger Haddon Rob McKenna Lee Rigby Laurent Travers Paul Osiecki Simon D'Vali Andy Jeronimidis Mark Gray
PRE-TOURNAMENT ODDS £5 minimum/£25 maximum Each way = quarter odds
4/1 Peach 9/2 Van den Berg 5/1 Appleton 6/1 Boyes 11/2 Hill 6/1 Gray 8/1 Morris 9/1 McKenna 9/1 Harrison 10/1 Raybone 10/1 Drago 10/1 Hundal 12/1 Majid 12/1 B Davies 12/1 J Shaw 12/1 Hunt 14/1 Holtz 16/1 Croasdale 16/1 Fulcher 16/1 Kay 18/1 Das 18/1 Higton 20/1 Williams 20/1 Stephenson 20/1 Hyden 20/1 Worthington 20/1 Riley 20/1 Uzzell 22/1 Clarke 22/1 Saleh 22/1 Chiltern 22/1 Barnett 22/1 Esprit 22/1 Cummins 22/1 McLoughlin 22/1 S Appleton 25/1 T Singh 25/1 J Davies 28/1 P Fagan 28/1 L Rigby 28/1 S Brown 33/1 K Brown 33/1 R Jude 33/1 M Chapman
PRE-FINAL ODDS
4/6 Nick van den Berg 11/10 Neil Raybone
The bookies took over £500 before the prices for the final were announced - and apparently Raybone's outsider win saved them a small fortune.







THE FINAL : RACK-BY-RACK
Neil Raybone 0 : 0 Nick van den Berg Neil Raybone 1 : 0 Nick van den Berg Neil Raybone 2 : 0 Nick van den Berg Neil Raybone 2 : 1 Nick van den Berg Neil Raybone 3 : 1 Nick van den Berg Neil Raybone 4 : 1 Nick van den Berg Neil Raybone 5 : 1 Nick van den Berg Neil Raybone 5 : 2 Nick van den Berg Neil Raybone 6 : 2 Nick van den Berg Neil Raybone 6 : 3 Nick van den Berg Neil Raybone 7 : 3 Nick van den Berg Neil Raybone 7 : 4 Nick van den Berg Neil Raybone 8 : 4 Nick van den Berg Neil Raybone 9 : 4 Nick van den Berg Neil Raybone 10 : 4 Nick van den Berg
Check out the latest rankings at www.empirepooltour.com
 The huge crowd around the Last 64 match between Carl Morris and Raj Hundal. Click the picture to download the large scale photograph. (Large 1Mb download).

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