Massey Claims Fourth WPA Artistic Pool World Championship Crown

Massey Claims Fourth WPA Artistic Pool World Championship CrownThe 2005 WPA Artistic Pool World Championships took Place at Shooters Billiards in Southington, Ct. USA from January 19 thru 22nd 2006.Players from around the world gathered for this most prestigious title in Trick Shots. The field hosted names like Mike "The Tennessee Tarzan" Massey, Nick "Quick Nick" Nikolaidis, Tom "Dr. Cue" Rossman, Andy "The Magic Man" Segal, Charles Spit Ball" Darling, Bruce "The Big Guy" Barthelette and Sal "Cool Cat" Conti.Mike Massey took home his fourth title in six years, with Nick Nikolaidis finishing a strong second. Defending champion, Lukasz Szywala of Poland could fare no better than 8th place this time around. "There is not a better Champion for our sport than Mike Massey,” stated Bruce Barthelette, owner of the Connecticut APA Pool league and co-promoter of the World Championships along with Shooters Billiards and the World Pool-Billiard Association.
Final Results: 1 Mike Massey2 Nick Nikolaidis3 Mark Dimick4 Charles Darling5 Jamison Neu6 Bruce Barthelette7 Andy Segal8 Lukasz Szywala9 Tom Rossman10 Sebastian Giumelli11 Matt MacPhail12 Paul Danno13 Sal Conti14 Jason Lynch15 Bill Meima16 Steve Geller17 Stephane Gamache 18 Tom Kinzel19 Al Relf20 Mark Kulungian21 Jim Sommer22 Rick Hawkinson23 Nick Conti24 Michael Murray25 Arkadiy Loshakov Discipline Champions:Trick and Fancy Mike MasseyProp/Novelty/Special Arts Mark DimickDraw Matt MacPHailFollow Mike MasseyBank/Kick Tom RossmanStroke Jamison NeuJump Mark DimickMasse Jamison Neu Sportsmanship Award Paul Danno For more info please see WWW.ARTISTICPOOLPLAYERS.COM or WWW.WPAPOOL.COM. CONTACT: SAL CONTI EMAIL: CONTI1234@aol.com TELEPHONE: 860-621-2073Visit InsidePOOL Magazine for the latest news from the sport of billiards and pool.

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