Three Cushion Billiard News
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The final 8 players in the Florida Qualifier at Carom Billiards.
Florida Qualifier Completes the Cycle
Hernan Patarroyo, Julian Molina, Julio Rincon, & Andres Garcia Qualify in Florida
Sixteen players showed up to compete in the Qualifier at Carom Billiards in Lauderhill, Florida on March 30th. They playerd 2 groups of 8 players, round robin with matches to 20 points. The top four from each group advanced to a single elimination for a spot in the Nationals. Hernan Patarroyo led the way in Group A with no losses followed by Jorge Hernandez, Leonardo Aguilar, and Julio Rincon. In Group B it was David Ramirez on top followed by Julian Molina, Andres Garcia, and Eder Zapata.
Here are the scores for the final matches:
Hernan Patarroyo (20) vs Eder Zapata (17)
Jorge Hernández (16) vs Andres García (20)
Leonardo Aguilar (17) vs Julian Molina (20)
Julio Rincón (20) vs David Ramirez (17)
Another Northern California Qualifier
The field of players at Billiard Palacade in San Francisco
Jesus Corona, David Lopez, & Leonardo Flores Qualify in San Francisco
Billiard Palacade in San Francisco hosted a qualifier on Saturday, February 24th and attracted a field of fifteen players to compete for spots in the Nationals. The top three players who qualified are Jesus Corona, David Lopez, and Leonardo Flores. Congratulations!
Another Weekend Another Qualifier
Vicke Pineda, Ricardo Carranco, Jim Semerci, & Francisco Bonilla Qualify in Modesto
Twenty-two players participated in the qualifier held at The Billiard House in Modesto, CA, the host room for the 2024 USBA National Championship. The tournament was held beginning on February 3rd and Vicke Pineda, Ricardo Carranco, Jim Semerci, & Francisco Bonilla topped the field to qualify for the nationals. Nice to see a big turnout and plenty of activity at the new room that is hosting the nationals this year.
Busy Weekend of Qualifiers: Tacoma, Milpitas, New York
Three USBA National Qualifiers were held the weekend of January 26 to 28.
Ertan Tarhan & Roderick VanderVaart Qualify in Tacoma
There was a field of twelve players at the Elks Lodge #174 in Tacoma, WA for the first of three qualifiers over the weekend. Jesus Quinonez finished 1st overall but he will not be able to participate at the Nationals so the two spots went to 2nd and 3rd place finishers Ertan Tarhan and Roderick VanderVaart.
Quoc Thinh Le, Vinh Nguyen, & Julio Cervantes Qualify in Milpitas
Sixteen players participated in the qualifier held at Jimmy’s Billiards in Milpitas with Quoc Thinh Le, Vinh Nguyen, and Julio Cervantes qualifying finishing 1st, 2nd, and 3rd. The tournament was run by room owner Jim Semerci.
Carlos Mario Villegas & Harry Pena Qualify in New York
At Carom Café Billiards in New York there were ten players that competed in two Groups of 5 and Carlos Mario Villegas & Harry Pena finished at the top of the field to qualify for the Nationals.
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Hugo Patiño. Photo: Jonathan Damian
The Seoul World Cup 3-Cushion runs from November 6 to 11 at the Korean National Training Center (TAEREUMG) in Seoul, South Korea. Hugo Patiño will represent the USA and is seeded into the Qualification round (Q) which begins play on Thursday, November 9. Hugo is Player 1 in Group H and his matches are scheduled for 14:30 and 17:30 local time. Be sure to tune in and show your support!
Follow the action live at Five&Six Cuesco:
http://umb.cuesco.net/competition/info?idx=164
Currently ranked number 33 on the UMB World Players Ranking, Patiño finished 2nd in the 2023 USBA National Championship. He is a 4-time USBA National Champion (2003, 2009, 2016, and 2019) and a 4-time runner up in the nationals. At the recent 2023 Carom Café International Open Patiño led the field after the qualification rounds. From there he advanced to the quarterfinals where he was stopped by Luis Aveiga. Patiño was the 2016 Panamerican Three Cushion Champion.
Tournament Details
Seoul World Cup
November 6 to 12, 2023
Organized by: UMB / ACBC
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Raymon Groot. photo: Jonathan Damian
The Veghel World Cup 3-Cushion starts on October 22, 2023 and runs through the 28th. Raymon Groot will represent the USA and is seeded into the Pre-Qualification round (PQ) which begins play on Tuesday, October 24. Groot is Player 1 in Group L and his matches are scheduled for 16:00 and 19:00 (4:00PM and 7:00PM) local time. Be sure to tune in and show your support!
Follow the action live at Five&Six Cuesco:
http://umb.cuesco.net/competition/info?idx=163
Raymon Groot finished 3rd in the 2023 USBA National Championship averaging 1.088 with a best game of 1.379. He had the tournament high run of 18! Recently, at the Carom Café International Open in July Groot finished first in his qualification group with a 1.394 grand average. His best game was 2.083 (25 points in 12 innings—he also won matches in 13, 14, and 16 innings). He battled his way through the first phase of the finals finishing 3rd in his group only to be eliminated in the knockout stage by the eventual tournament champion, Sameh Sidhom.
Tournament Details
World Cup 3-Cushion, Veghel, Netherlands
October 22 to 28, 2023
Organized by: UMB / CEB
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Home page of The Billiard Archive
The Billiard Archive is Now Open
Michael Shamos’s collection of billiard articles and artifacts has found a beautiful home on the internet. The Billiard Archive (billiardarchive.org) opened on September 1, 2023. It contains nearly 24,000 catalogued and searchable items in more than 40 languages, including books, articles, posters, and photographs. Mr. Shamos, the author of over 700 articles and books on pocket and carom billiards, gives some simple instructions on the website’s use: “To get started, go to the home page, click the magnifying glass icon at the top left and you will be taken to the search page. Then type anything you want in the search box and hit enter. Have fun!”