Category: Tournaments

Louisville Billiards Action on Fires Up! Really! By Mike Fieldhammer, InsidePOOL Staff Shortly before 8 p.m. Thursday, in the midst of the ninth round of the one-pocket event and the second round of the 9-ball event, a loud alarm bell was heard throughout the tournament room at the Executive West…

Derby City Classic One-Pocket Matches Reaching Epic Lengths By Mike Fieldhammer, InsidePOOL Staff Round seven of the one-pocket division at the Derby City Classic finished at 5:30 a.m. with Ralf Souquet outlasting Ron Casanzio. The players drew each other in consecutive rounds, with Casanzio winning the first contest. Eager to…

Derby City Classic One-Pocket Field Thinning Mike Fieldhammer, InsidePOOL Staff Round seven of the one-pocket division began Wednesday evening with 35 billiards players and fans are stacked in the aisles to get a glimpse of some of the great matches. Larry “The Truth” Nevel bested Shane Van Boening 3-1, but…

Reyes Suffers First Loss at Derby City One Pocket By Mike Fieldhammer, InsidePOOL staff Efren “The Magician” Reyes has lost his first one-pocket match at the Derby City Classic since 2006. Reyes played Alex “The Lion” Pagulayan on the Accu-Stats Arena table this afternoon 3-2. The marathon game four of…

Derby City Classic One-Pocket Field Down to 134 Of the original field of 390 billiard players, the DCC one-pocket division entrants have been whittled down to 134. Shawn Putnam, third-place finisher in the banks, suffered a serious blow to his chances of winning the all-around title. Putnam lost to Brian…

Derby City Classic Banks Finish With a Bang By Mike Fieldhammer, InsidePOOL Staff Larry Price reclaimed the title of Derby City Classic bank pool champion in a rapid-fire final match against Texan Sylver Ochoa. Price, the 2002 DCC bank pool winner, gained entry to the final match via a bye…

End of the Road for Reyes at Derby City Classic Banks By Mike Fieldhammer, InsidePOOL Staff Efren Reyes, last year’s Derby City Classic All-Around champion, was eliminated Sunday from the bank pool competition. He was forced to use his re-buy option when he lost to Louisville’s own Brent Jackson. Once…

Derby City Bank Pool Continues, One-Pocket Begins By Mike Fieldhammer, InsidePOOL Staff Seventy-one billiard players remain in the 9-ball banks division as round six begins. Players that have been banking impressively include Jeremy Jones, Jason Kirkwood, Larry “The Truth” Nevel, Sylver Ochoa, and Shawn Putnum, all of whom remain undefeated…

Louisville Billiards Action Heats Up By Mike Fieldhammer, InsidePOOL Staff The weather and action are heating up in Louisville. Rainy weather greeted players arriving on day two of the Tenth Annual Derby City Classic. Round three of the 9-ball banks tournament is nearly complete. Last night’s bank pool ring game…

Tenth Annual Derby City Classic Kicks Off Mike Fieldhammer, InsidePOOL Staff The Tenth Annual Derby City Classic kicked off this afternoon with a brief players’ meeting before the 9-ball banks competition started. A click of the mouse started the first round match-ups of 456 players scrolling upwards on the big…