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Shane Van Boening Beats Efren Reyes at Derby City Classic

Colin Colenso — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 04:06:42 +0000

After Efren kept his head slightly in front for most of the match, Shane Van Boening flew home to win this marathon 10-Ball challenge match 23-19.

Image courteousy of Marcus Hoffstaeter

The players were playing for 10k a corner and it is rumoured another 50k was being wagered amongst the onlookers. Shane’s reputation as the current leading US player is further strengthened after beating one of pool’s greatest legends in a high pressure arena.

More of Marcus’ photos of the match at the bottom of THIS PAGE.

TAR will have this classic match on DVD in coming months.

From Sunnyday at AZB:

…even better, Shannon Dalton and Billy Incardonas were in the commentator’s booth and they were cracking up the whole room that was listening. Some of us who were wearing head phones to check the sound quality had to take the head phones off sometimes to stop from laughing uncontrollably!

Yes, room was packed from wall to wall, people standing over chairs… and heads bobbing up and down from the hall way trying to catch a glimpse of the action…

As the game got toward the end, I looked around the TARPIT and could see Marcus Chamat, Scott Frost, Busty, Danver Barger, Brian Gross, Lee Van Corteza… ( there could have been more but room was dark, except the table) all top name pros were sweating the action among-st the normal fans.

Yes, when Shane was running out to win the set, lights did go out for few seconds. Someone leaned on the light switch and the whole back role yelled, “Busty leaned on the wall! Come on Busty”. No one really know who leaned on the switch, but it was an affectionate poke made at the Champion

After the game broke, there was no immediate woofing of any rematch, but I am sure, they (team Filipino) are back to their drawing board trying to neutralize this loss.

Get a feel of the progress of this game by reading the ongoing coverage on this AZB thread.

Billiard Digest’s 30 OVER 30 Series

Colin Colenso — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 12:25:49 +0000

Unless you’ve got a photographic memory of the highlights of the last 30 years of pool, you better not miss out on Billiards Digest’s recently completed series 30 OVER 30, the 30 Greatest Final matches over the 3 decade history of Billiards Digest (1978-2008).

They’ve gone to great efforts to get video rights to portions of most of the finals described. The series is sponsored by Predator Cues.

Enjoy the trip down memory lane HERE.

The Action Report – Changing Pool’s Landscape

Colin Colenso — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 12:13:03 +0000

In just 18 months The Action Report has streamed 21 different events to pool fans across the webosphere. They’ve shown this model broadcasting is becoming financially viable with the right mix of talents, partners and support.

It bodes well for a bright future of pool entertainment for fans of the game.

Justin Collett (JCIN from the AZB Forums) provides a compelling presentation of the short and dynamic history of The Action Report’s first 18 months HERE.

Pool’s Greatest Rivalries

admin — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 11:12:34 +0000

A discussion on some of the great rivalries in pool, past and present.

forums.azbilliards.com/showthread.php?t=123855