U. S. Open 9-Ball Championship Expects Full Field of 256 Billiard Players

U. S. Open 9-Ball Championship Expects Full Field of 256 Billiard PlayersThe 2006 U. S. Open 9-Ball Championship will again feature a full field of 256 billiards international players. The tournament is scheduled for September 25 – October 1, 2006, in Chesapeake, VA. With just 9 days until the event begins, player registration is at the highest level than any year in the previous 31-year history of the event."We’re getting player registrations from all around the world like never before," said Barry Behrman, US Open founder and promoter. "The TV distribution worldwide for the past several years, along with the WPA sanctioning, has created such a tremendous interest from international players that we’ll have a full field for sure. So, if you’re planning to play, this is the last chance, because it’s a first come first serve deal."Discuss the U.S. Open 9-Ball ChampionshipU.S. Open 9-Ball Championships image galleryU.S. Open 9-Ball Championships Tournament Brackets
Unfortunately, a few heavy hitters will not be participating this year due to unavoidable scheduling conflicts with the World Pool League in Poland. Germany’s Ralf Souquet, the 2002 U. S. Open champion and fellow German Thorsten Hohmann, the 2004 runner up will be in Warsaw playing 9-Ball with the 2005 World Pool Champion Wu Chia Ching. "It’s unfortunate that these champions will not be participating in this year event," commented Behrman. "We were forced to change our previously scheduled dates due to another event and these players had already made commitments to the World Pool League. It’s regrettable, but we wish them luck." To avoid any future scheduling conflicts, Behrman has scheduled and released the U. S. Open event dates through 2009. Visit www.usopen9ballchampionships.com for these dates and event information, including players registration for this year. "Our dates for the next 3 years are now scheduled and posted. We hope that all other promoters will honor these dates to avoid this situation again. When this happens, it’s the players that suffer more than anyone. But, the event must goes on, no one person is bigger than the game, player or otherwise." The U. S. Open 9-Ball Championship will again be produced for TV distribution by Billiard Club network. U. S. regional broadcast markets for the event include, New York, Chicago, Detroit, Sacramento, New Orleans and Denver / Salt Lake City. National audiences can view the event through satellite distribution as well. International distribution includes Canada, Europe and Asia. Live Internet distribution is also set for this year’s event. For more information visit www.BilliardClub.net.U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship RosterAaron Franken Evan Broxmeyer Mikie HallAdam BehnkeEvgeny StalevNeil Mills Ahmed Aly El SayedFabio PetroniNick Tafoya Alex PagulayanFast Larry Guninger Nick Varner Allen Hopkins Francesco Tomati Pete GenoveseAnna Kostanian Frank AlvarezPetri Makkonen Anthony Crosby Gabe Owen Po-Cheng Kuo Anthony SalazarGandy Valle Qi Liu Antonio Gabica Giorgio Margola Raj HundalArnar PetersenGunnar Leonardo Ramil Gallego Barry Boney Hobson Croft Randy LabonteBart Frazier Howard Lemaster Reed Peirce Bill DugganHoward VickeryRich HamlinBill HondryJames BaraksRichard Broumpton Billy Bailey James Faucheux Richard Wolff Brandon PerezzaJames Scott Rick Howard Brandon ShuffJason Klatt Winnipeg, Rob Brandenburg Brian Brekke Jason Miller Robert HewingsBrian Groce Jay Hlavachek Robert Lewis Brian Parks Jayson Shaw Robert OttoBrian YiJeff MeltonRobert Pole Jr.Buddy Hall Jeremy Jones Robert Ruffalo Carsten Due Jerry ConkelRoberto Palucho Cary DunnJimmy Garza Rodney Morris Chad Behnke Jimmy Reid Rodolfo Luat Chad VilmontJoe Sorocenski Ronato Alcano Charlie BryantJoe Villalpando Ronnie Wiseman Charlie WilliamsJoey Arbuckle Ronny Park Chris Bartram Joey Korsiak Ryan BehnkeChris SzuterJoey TestaSean Morgan Corey Deuel John Morra Shane Van Boening Craig Houghton Johnny Archer Shaun Wilkie Craig WolfJohnny Griffin Shawn PutnamCurtis ColemanJonathan Demet Shen-Ping Pan D J Mcginley Joonas Ohtonen Shin Young ParkDana MichaudJose Vega HernandezSparky Ferrell Daniel Cossitt Jui-Lung Chen Stephen Folan Darren Appleton Keith Schneiderman Steve LeeDave Bollman Kim DavenportSteve LillisDave BrownLandon ShuffettSteve Moore Dave Parker Larry Faulk Steve SonesDavid Abraham Larry KresselSumar Ldid GlistafisonDavid Hemmah Larry NevelSundeep Gulati David Huffman Lee HeuwagenTf WhittinghamDavid Krolick Lee Holt Thomas Maloney David Roswell Leevan CordezzaThomas Teschner Dean Goddard Louis Pannullo Timothy HallDennis Haar Luc SalvasTommy KayDon Steele Marc V. Claramunt Tommy Kennedy Donnie Mills Marcus ChamatTony Williams Doug Bond Mark Showalter Trevor Braymore Earl Strickland Marko Lohtander Troy Frank Ed Hiller Orland Markus Juva Tyler Edey Ed Scott Mathew KrahWalter Blacker Edward Cabrera Michael Wong Wayne Kingsbury Edwin Montal Mika ImmonenZion Zvi Efren Reyes Mike Champagne Elvis Rodriguez Mike Davis Eric GonzalesMike Laney Eric MooreMike Lebron

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