Canadian Cue Sport Association (CCS)

Lucasi Hybrid 2011 CCS Canadian National 8/9 Ball Championship Results

Report by Ted Harms – Canadian Cue Sport Productions April 30, 2011

The Rock Claims both Team Titles

The Newfies Come to Play

The 16^th Annual Lucasi Hybrid 2011 CCS Canadian8 Ball Championships were held April 19^th – 23^rd at the Delta Meadowvale Resort and Conference Centre in Mississagua ON.

What a wonderful host the Delta Meadowvale turned out to be. Their facility was perfectly suited to our tournament needs and Staff went well out of their way to make us feel more than welcome.

And what a turnout – with 20 more teams than last year, it was the highest in 8 years. With the new site in Mississauga, continued growth and back to Easter dates, we’re already looking forward to next year.

A big highlight was the return after a 2 year absence of Dr. Cue – Tom Rossman. Hugely entertaining with his amazing energy, skill sets and humour, Tom thrilled everyone with his Artistic Pool shows in the Foyer from Thursday to Saturday. His shows are certainly a celebration of ‘what’s possible’ on a pool table. At times it seemed like magic.

As usual, competition was fierce but friendly throughout in all 18 Divisions of 10 different Events of Singles, Scotch Doubles and Team play.

Here are the tourney hi-lights and the new Champions:

TEAMS 9BALL

A brand new Event this year, it went over great with 28 teams competing – fast and fun.

Mens Team

The Rock (Captain Vince Macintyre, Al Logan and Chris Woods) from Toronto ON, by capturing the first 9Ball mens team title, proved what we already knew; they know how to play 9Ball too. Giving them a really good run though was the Dakota Nightmare (Captain Brian Bedford, Wayne Graves and Vince Belanger) from Barrie ON.

Oh so close were 2 teams from the ‘Rock’ (Newfoundland that is) On The Run Again and the Republic of N.F.L.D who finished 3^rd and 4^th.

Womens Team

Last year’s 2010 Womens 8Ball A Champs Break N Run (Captain Marcie Dunbar, Maureen Van de Ven, Renee Colley, Kayla Jones) from Toronto ON got off to a good start winning the first 9Ball womens team title.

Almost catching them by surprise was the team (you guessed it), called Surprise!!! (Captain Leslie Pasieka, Grace Nakamura, Darlene Gardiner, Hanna Kwon) from Milton ON who finished 2^nd. Finishing 3^rd were the Sliding Cues from Peterborough ON.

TEAMS 8BALL

Mens Team

A Advanced - Wow! Capturing their 4^th National title and second in a row was none other than The Rock (Captain Vince MacIntyre, Al Logan, Chris Woods, Bill Lockerby III, Harry Shagarass, Chris Pegg). Congrats to all of them – this is not an easy thing to do.

Who did they meet in the Finals – those pesky guys from the ‘Rock’ (or Fort McMurray AB – take your pick) called Doolys Topsail Road (Captain Terry Gulliver, TJ Gulliver, Russell Hines, Darren Corston, Tony Conway, Phil Tourangeau, Shawn Fleming) who gave the Rock nearly all they could handle by pushing the Final to two sets.

Finishing 3^rd was Looney Pool from Windsor ON, captained by the well known and colourful Frank Binck. More about Frank later.

B Open - The team Young Guns (Captain Harvey Shognosh, Pahdahsung Shognosh , Mike Sarazin, Kyle Leclair, Kevin White) part of the very strong group of players from Windsor ON got the job done over, yes – another strong team from the ‘Rock’ called Republic of N.F.L.D. (Captain Jim Nolander, Dennis Penny, Joseph Holden, Robert White, Steve Hann).

C Standard - After years of trying, it was the team of Cueless (Captain Jim Pickett, Rick Doel, Chris Wright, Steve Palmer-Smith, Fred Gross, Tom Cacic, Peter Komljenovic) from Brampton ON who claimed the title (welcome to B Open) over ETC (Captain Terry Stevens, Stew Watts, Randy Gatessco, Mark West, Terry McGee, Conrad Doucet) from Timmins ON.

If there had been a third team from the ‘Rock’, I’d have to assume they would have been in this Final too.

Womens Team

A Advanced - Revenge is sweet. The Finals were a rematch of the 2 teams who met in the 9Ball team finals.

This time, it was the team 4 Masters and A Slave (Captain Leslie Pasieka, Grace Nakamura, Hanna Kwon, Darlene Gardiner) from Milton ON who won out over the always strong Break N Run team (Captain Marcie Dunbar, Renee Colley, Maureen Van de Ven, Kayla Jones), the 2010 A Champions from North York ON.

Finishing 3^rd was Step Aside from Toronto ON.

B Open - Coming through to win in the Finals was the team Mohawk Chicks (Captain Melanie Hearn, Kelly Cook, Stephanie, Corrine Johnson, Heather Square, Rachael Square) from Akwesane QC. who won out over Cue Tease (Captain Kristy de Vries, Grace Costa, Sandy Taylor, Kim Lotto) from Newmarket ON.

SINGLES 9 BALL

Mens

The Newfies showed that last year was no fluke with 5 out of the top 8, including the top 4, were all from the ‘Rock’. Maybe we should let them play in St. Johns and they could let us know who the Champ is.

This year it was TJ Gulliver winning out over Darren Corston with Joseph Holden finishing 3^rd.

Womens

This could be the start of a great rivalry. This year it was Maryann McConnell from Pt. Alberni BC (the 2010 8Ball A Champ) over the great Denise Belanger from Toronto On. More to come on Denise.

SINGLES 8 BALL

Mens

A Advanced - If at first you don’t succeed must be the motto of the new Champion.

After more than a few cracks at it, it was Al Logan from Toronto ON who claimed his first National Title by winning out over Luc Tremblay from Barrie ON. Having finished 3^rd in 2010 and 2^nd in 2011, will Luc be the new Champ in 2012?

Finishing 3^rd was Brett Lindsay from London ON.

B Open - The captain of ‘Looney Tunes’, the straight shooting Frank Binck from Windsor ON won out over Randy Fawcett from St.Catharines ON.

Who’s Frank – he’s the fellow with the Looney Tunes hat and tie; always a welcome and fun addition to any tournament.

C Standard . It was another strong member of the Windsor ON group Mike Sarazin who won out over Paul Dorion of Timmins ON in the Finals.

Womens

A Advanced - Another chapter was added to the Denise Belanger story when she captured her third National Title . The whole story is that Denise has been in the top 4 the last 16 years in a row, and has been in the Finals the last 6 in a row. With all the great players she has faced over the years; that’s what you call consistency.

Denise won out over Maureen Van de Ven from London ON and defending Champion Maryann McConnell of Port Alberni BC finished 3^rd.

B Open - Angela Carrigan of Ajax ON was the winner over Nicole Manzer of Toronto ON.

Juniors

18 & Under – In the Finals, it was Jeff Robson of St.Catharines ON who won out over Daniel Devos Jr (2009 and 2010 Champ).

14 & Under – In the Finals, It was Kayla Roloson who won out and gained full bragging rights for a year over sibling Jaime Roloson .

SCOTCH DOUBLES

A Advanced – Becoming a force to be reckoned with is the team of Vince MacIntyre and Renee Colley from Pefferlaw ON who won for the second year in a row by beating the team of Wayne Dwyer and Denise Belanger from Toronto ON in the Finals.

B Open - I t was the team of Tony Nicola and Brenda Phillips-Ridge from Barrie ON who won out in the Finals over Cheng Peng and Lisa Van Every from Hamilton ON.

The Canadian Cue Sport Association wishes to thank:

the DeltaMeadowvale Resort and Conference Centre for hosting us.
Hi Country Promotions of Las Vegas for the Valley Tables and the usual stellar Tournament Direction by Gary Benson himself.
the ACS certified Referee Crew headed by Wayne Dwyer from Scarborough ON.
all the Sponsors – Lucasi Hybrid Cues, Jeff White, Don Broos Cue Services, F.G. Bradley, Table Sports Canada and BDR Transfers (shirt people).

The 2012 CCS 17^th Annual Canadian National 8 Ball Championships will be held on Easter Weekend April 3^rd to 7th at the Delta Meadowvale in Mississauga ON. For more information, visit www.cdnqsport.com or call (403) 278-4180.

Final Results:

MENS SINGLES 9Ball

All

1 TJ Gulliver St. John’s NL 650 + 2012 Entry

2 Darren Corston St. John’s NL 400

3 Joseph Holden St. John’s NL 260

4 Jim Nolander St. John’s NL 180

5-6 Dennis Rhodes Bradford ON 120

Ephriam Day Hamilton ON 120

7-8 Terry Horton Oakville ON 80

Dennis Penny St. John’s NL 80

MENS SINGLES 8Ball

A Advanced Finals

1 Al Logan Toronto ON 1500 + 2012 Return Trip

2 Luc Tremblay Barrie ON 1000

3 Brett Lindsay London ON 500

4 Rob Clarke Nanaimo BC 250

5-6 Dave Kelly Charlottetown PEI 150

Larry Wilson Victoria BC 150

B Qualifying Advance to A Finals

1 Jim Nolander St. John’s NL 300

2 Ray Harris North York ON 150

B Open Finals

1 Frank Binck Windsor ON 1200 + 2012 A Entry

2 Randy Fawcett St. Catharines ON 600

3 John Murdoch Peterborough ON 300

4 Dave Woods Niagara Falls ON 200

5-6 Grant Forrest Sooke BC 125

Al Haggerty ON 125

C Qualifying Advance to B Finals

1 Fern Maurice Barrie ON 300

2 Joseph Holden St. John’s NL 225

3-4 Grant Forrest Sooke BC 175

Claude Pelletier Timmins ON 175

5-8 Kevin Dollimont Timmins ON 125

Dave Woods Niagara Falls ON 125

Cheng Peng Hamilton ON 125

John Murdoch Peterborough ON 125

C Standard Finals

1 Mike Sarazin Windsor ON I 1100 + 2012 B Entry

2 Paul Dorion Timmins ON 550

3 JR Hutchinson Holland Landing On 300

4 Terry McGee Timmins ON 200

5-6 Oliver Johnson Barrie ON 150

Stehen Hann Wesleyville NL 150

7-8 Dennis Penny St. Johns NL 100

Paul Shaften Windsor ON 100

WOMENS SINGLES 9Ball

All

1 Maryann McConnell Port Alberni BC 250 + 2012 Entry

2 Denise Belanger Toronto ON 160

3 Maureen Van De Ven London ON 100

4 Marcie Dunbar Scarborough ON 60

WOMENS SINGLES 8Ball

A Advanced Finals

1 Denise Belanger Toronto ON 700 + 2012 Trip

2 Maureen Van De Ven London ON 350

3 Maryann McConnell Port Alberni BC 200

4 Krista Walsh Toronto ON 125

B Qualifying Advance to A Finals

1 Natasha Khan Toronto ON 200

2 Lisa Mills Orillia ON 100

B Open Finals

1 Angela Carrigan Ajax ON 700 + 2012 A Entry

2 Nicole Manzer Toronto ON 350

3 Yvonne Metawabin Timmins ON 175

4 Debi Conrad St. Catharines ON 100

JUNIOR SINGLES 8Ball

18 & Under Finals

1 Jeff Robson St.Catharines ON Lucasi Cue

2 Daniel Devos Jr St.Catharines ON

3 Cody Ward Keswick ON

14 & Under Finals

1 Kayla Roloson Springfield ON Lucasi Cue

2 Jaime Roloson Springfield ON

3 Jessica Hough l St. Thomas ON

SCOTCH DOUBLES

A Advanced Finals

1 Vince Macintyre Pefferlaw ON 320 + Lucasi Hybrid Cues

Renee Colley Pefferlaw ON

2 Wayne Dwyer Scarborough ON 220

Denise Belanger Toronto ON

3 Jason Georgei Cambridge ON 140

Mia Bielak Cambridge ON

4 Al Logan Toronto ON 100

Kayla Jones Toronto ON

B Open Finals

1 Tony Nicola Toronto ON 450 + 2012 A Entry

Brenda Phillips-Ridge Barrie ON

2 Cheng Peng Hamilton ON 250

Lisa Van Every Oshweken ON

3 Robert Soldat Brampton ON 140

Simone Lloyd Brampton ON

4 Wayne Dwyer Cambridge ON 80

Leslie Pasieka Kitchener ON

MENS/MIXED TEAM 9Ball

All

1 The Rock Toronto ON 900

2 Dakota Nightmare Barrie ON 600

3 On The Run Again St.John’s NL 400

4 Republic of N.F.L.D. St. John’s NL 240

5-6 Forgotten Ones ON 120

What About Bob Peterborough ON 120

MENS/MIXED TEAM 8Ball

A Advanced Finals

1 The Rock Toronto ON 2200 + 2012 Return Trip

2 Dooly’s Topsail Road St. John’s NL 1100

3 Looney Pool Windsor ON 600

4 Karma Toronto ON 300

B Qualifying Advance to A Finals

1 Breakout Kings London ON 500

2 JDC Barrie ON 250

B Open Finals

1 Young Guns Windsor ON 1500 + 2012 A Entry

2 Republic of NFLD St. John’s NL 900

3 Shooters Aces Scarborough ON 450

4 How Strong Is That Kitchener ON 250

C Qualifying Advance to B Finals

1 I Don’t Know Newmarket ON 650

2 No ReservationsWindsor ON 350

3-4 Up Your Arsenal Kitchener ON 200

How Strong Is That Kitchener ON 200

C Standard Finals

1 Cueless Brampton ON 1300 + 2012 B Entry

2 ETC Timmins ON 950

3 S.T.A.L.Y. Barrie ON 650

4 Crispy Critters Timmins ON 400

5-6 Heat Brampton ON 200

Str8 Shooters 4 the Money Brampton ON 200

WOMENS TEAM 9Ball

All

1 Break N Run Scarborough ON 450

2 Surprise Milton ON 250

3 Sliding Cues Peterborough ON 150

WOMENS TEAM 8Ball

A Advanced Finals

1 4 Masters & A Slave Milton ON 800 + 2012 Return Trip

2 Break N Run North York ON 400

3 Step Aside Toronto ON 250

B Qualifying Advance to A Finals

1 Mostly Racks St.Catharines ON 300

2 Stacked Racks Milton ON 200

B Open Finals

1 Mohawk Chicks Akwesane QC 800 + 2012 ‘A’ Entry

2 Cue Tease Newmarket ON 400

3 Dakota Dragon Ladies Barrie ON 200