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Tuesday-Friday 6-9 December 2016
Dominguez is early leader as qualification race hots up
WITH FIVE of the scheduled 25 tournaments in the Official Mosconi Cup Team USA Ranking list having taken place, it is Californias Oscar Dominguez who leads the way following his win at the Jay Swanson Memorial at the weekend. His 30 point haul, added to the 38 he won at Turning Stone and the DCC in January, gives him an 11 point lead over seasoned Mosconi Cup veteran Rodney Morris in second place.
Dominguez, 30, is looking to make his second appearance in Team USA colours after winning on his debut in 2009.
In third position is Shane Van Boening, who has only played in one of the five events, but made the most of it in winning the Derby City Classic. Other tournament winners include 7th placed Skyler Woodward who took the Texas 10 Ball Open and Mike Dechaine who claimed the Empire State 10 Ball at the weekend. That event had its allocated points reduced by a third and awarded them to top 16 players only following a reduced entry of 32 players.
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There will be an additional tournament on both the American and European tournament rosters following the WPAs announcement of the $275,000 Kuwait 9 Ball Open, set to take place in September.
The 2016 Mosconi Cup takes place at the Alexandra Palace in London from 6th to 9th December. Three of the five spots on Team USA will be allocated to the three highest placed players on the ranking list following the conclusion of the US Open in October. A full list of all ranked players will appear at http://www.matchroompool.com/wp-content/uploads/US-Rankings-2016.pdf
The roster of events has been significantly expanded from 2015 and this year there are now a total of 26 events which carry Mosconi Cup points. These events have been grouped into three categories: Category One is major international events both in the USA and overseas; Category Two is events played on 9 foot tables in the US and Category Three is events taking place in the US played on 7 ft tables.
2016 MOSCONI CUP | |||
RANKING POINTS | |||
RANKING AFTER FIVE EVENTS | |||
1. Oscar DOMINGUEZ 68 2. Rodney MORRIS 57 3. Shane VAN BOENING 50 4. Shaun WILKIE 47 5. Mike DECHAINE 38 6. Hunter LOMBARDO 37 7. Skyler WOODWARD 30 8. Scott FROST 23 9. Brandon SHUFF 23 10. Ernesto DOMINGUEZ 21 |
The next events on the ranking list are Chinook Winds 8 Ball Open in Oregon in March, followed by the Don Coates Memorial in Raleigh, North Carolina and then the Super Billiards Expo, both in March.
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2016 MOSCONI CUP | |||
RANKING EVENTS | |||
LEVEL ONE | |||
August 21/28 - WPA China Open Shanghai, China Table: 9 ft Players: 64 Added: $200,000 September - WPA World 9 Ball Championship Doha, Qatar Table: 9 ft Players: 128 Added: $250,000 September - WPA Kuwait 9-Ball Open Kuwait Table: 9 ft Players: 128 Total: $275,000 October - US Open 9 Ball Norfolk, Virginia Table: 9 ft Players: 128 Added: $70,000 | |||
LEVEL TWO | |||
January 7/10 Turning Stone Classic I Verona, New York Table: 9 ft Players: 128 Added: $25,000 Grade: One January 27/30 Derby City Classic 9 Ball Elizabeth, Indiana Table: 9 ft Players: 250-400 Added: $25,000 Grade: One February 12/14 Texas Open 10-ball Championship Round Rock, Austin, TX Table: 9 ft Players: 128 Added: $4,000 Grade: Three February 20/21 Jay Swanson Memorial On Cue Billiards, La Mesa, CA Table: 9 ft Players: 128 Added: $2,320 based on a full field Grade: Three February 20/21 Empire State 10 Ball Championship Raxx, W Hempstead, NY Table: 9 ft Players: 64 Added: $1,000 Grade: Three April 6/10 Don Coates Memorial (Tony Coates) Raleigh, North Carolina Table: 9 ft Players: 128 Added: $8,000 Grade: Two April 14/17 Professional Players Championship Oaks, PA Table: 9 ft Players: 64 Added: $10,000 Grade: Three February Chuck Markulis Memorial Sacramento, CA Table: 9 ft Players: 100 Added: $15,000 Grade: Two May 29/30 Ginky Memorial (Tony Robles) Steinway Billiards, New York Table: 9 ft Players: 64 pros (plus 96 amateurs) Added: $4,000 Grade: Three August 13/15 Eastern State 10 Ball Champs (Tony Robles) Snookers, Providence, RI Table: 9 ft Players: 64 Added: $2,000 Grade: Three August 25/28 Turning Stone Classic II (Mike Zuglan) Verona, New York Table: 9 ft Players: 128 Added: $25,000 Grade: One September 3/5 Texas Open 9-ball Championships Round Rock, Austin, TX Table: 9 ft Players: 128 Added: $5,000 Grade: Three October Gotham City Billiards Pro 9 Ball Classic, Brooklyn, NY Table: 9 ft Players: 64 Added: $15,000 Grade: Three | |||
LEVEL THREE | |||
March 11/13 - Chinook Winds Open 8 Ball (Andrew Monstis) Lincoln City, Oregon Table: 7 ft Players: 96-128 Added: $12,000 Grade: Two May 17/22 - USTBC 8 Ball (CSI) Reno, Nevada Table: 7 ft Players: 100 - 200 Added: $5,000 TBC Grade: Three May 17/22 - USTBC 9 Ball (CSI) Reno, Nevada Table: 7 ft Players: 100 - 200 Added: $5,000 TBC Grade: Three May 17/22 - USTBC 10 Ball (CSI) Reno, Nevada Table: 7 ft Players: 100 - 200 Added: $5,000 TBC Grade: Three July/August TBC Midwest 10 Ball Tour Olathe, Kansas Table: 7 ft Players: 128 Added: $15,000 Grade: One July 22/24 - US Open 10 Ball (CSI) Las Vegas, Nevada Table: 7 ft Players: 128 Added: $15,000 Grade: One July 27/29 - US Open 8 Ball (CSI) Las Vegas, Nevada Table: 7 ft Players: 128 Added: $15,000 Grade: One September 15/18 - 4 Bears 8 Ball Classic (Ray Poitra) New Town, North Dakota Table: 7 ft Players: 150-192 Added: $25,000 Grade: One October 7/9 - Chinook Winds Open 10 Ball (Andrew Monstis) Lincoln City, Oregon Table: 7 ft Players: 128 Added: $12,000 Grade: Two |
2016 MOSCONI CUP | |||
RANKING POINTS ALLOCATION | |||
LEVEL ONE | |||
US Open 1 80 pts 2 67 3 59 4 51 5/6 43 7/8 35 9/12 27 13/16 21 17/24 16 25/32 11 WPA events 1 80 pts 2 67 3/4 53 5/8 40 9/16 27 17/32 13 | |||
LEVEL TWO | |||
Events played on 9ft tables Grade One 1 50 pts 2 40 3 35 4 33 5/6 28 7/8 23 9/12 18 13/16 13 17/24 8 25/32 5 Grade Two 1 40 pts 2 32 3 28 4 26 5/6 22 7/8 18 9/12 14 13/16 10 17/24 6 25/32 4 Grade Three 1 30 pts 2 24 3 21 4 20 5/6 17 7/8 14 9/12 11 13/16 8 17/24 5 25/32 3 Derby City (with a slightly skewed format): 1 50 pts 2 40 3 35 4/5 30 6/8 23 9/13 18 14/24 13 25/35 5 | |||
LEVEL THREE | |||
Events played on 7ft tables Grade One 1 35 pts 2 28 3 26 4 23 5/6 19 7/8 16 9/12 12 13/16 9 17/24 7 25/32 4 Grade Two 1 28 pts 2 22 3 21 4 18 5/6 15 7/8 13 9/12 10 13/16 7 17/24 6 25/32 3 Grade Three 1 21 pts 2 17 3 16 4 14 5/6 11 7/8 10 9/12 7 13/16 5 17/24 4 25/32 2 |