Lucasi Hybrid 2011 CCS Western 8 Ball Championship Results
Report by Ted Harms – Canadian Cue Sport Productions
The VI Stickmen – the New Team to Beat
The 9h Annual Lucasi Hybrid CCS Western Canadian 8 Ball Championships were held May 25th – 29that the Acadia Recreation Centre in Calgary AB.
The CCS thanks Lucasi Hybrid as our official National Cue Sponsor. Not only do they sponsor all the CCS Championships in Canada, they also sponsor every league that sanctions with the CCS.
Faced with a ‘perfect storm’ of tourney date conflicts this Championship season, the late May dates for the 2011 CCS Westerns were not by choice. Was the turnout down? Yes, but not as much as expected. Was it better than canceling? Absolutely.
We thank all the CCS Western leagues for their continued support of this long running and very successful tournament.
Rest assured that for 2012 and 2013, the CCS Westerns are back to their normal late April dates, with no tourney conflicts or overlap with anyone.
What didn’t change was the level of competition; it was as fierce as ever in all divisions.
We congratulate the winners in all the Divisions who also won CCS paid entries to the CCS 2012 Westerns in Calgary AB or CCS paid trips to represent the West at the CCS 2012 Canadians in Mississauga ON.
The long distance award most definitely went to three players from northern Quebec who, having missed out on the CCS Canadians this year, decided to come to the CCS Westerns!
Here are the highlights:
Mens Team 9Ball
A new event in 2011, in the Finals it was the team
Mixed Nuts
of Edmonton AB who won out over
All About The Ginger
from Vancouver Island BC. It turns out that almost the same players duked it out in the 8Ball Finals.
Mens Team 8Ball
In the A Advanced, it was a two-peat. The VI Stickmen from Vancouver Island BC proved last year’s win was no fluke by beating out a very strong team called Mixed Nuts from Edmonton AB in the Finals. Maybe they should have played a 10 Ball ‘rubber match’.
The B Open was won by Thunder from Calgary AB over the up and coming Powell River Kings from Powell River BC and the C Standard was won by the Five Footers (they had to look up to chalk their cues – just kidding) from Calgary AB over the Maniacs from Regina SK.
Womens Team 8Ball
In the A Advanced, it was Vancouver Island again with the Mid Island Girls coming out on top in an extremely close Finals over the Spare Parts team from Calgary AB.
The B Open was won by Here Fishy Fishy (love that team name) from Calgary AB over the Voo Doo Dolls from Burnaby BC.
Mens Singles 9Ball
It was a member of the Mixed Nuts team,
Roger Colbert
of Edmonton AB who won out over the 2009 8Ball Champ
Russ Whittle
of Calgary AB.
Mens Singles 8Ball
In the A Advanced, this year’s winner Russ Whittle of Calgary AB says he’s better at 8Ball. No doubt as he has been in the Finals the last 4 years in a row; a remarkable achievement. Who did he beat? It was the well known Nick Kruger of Penticton BC, the reigning 2011 8Ball and 9Ball BC Champ.
The B Open was won by Chris Carroll of Victoria BC over Bob Jeancart of Edmonton AB and the C Standard was won by Ned Gordon of Kuujjuaq QC over Richard Baker of Calgary AB.
Womens Singles 8Ball
In the A Advanced, it was the big 3 of Andrea Wilson of Victoria BC, Maryann McConnell of Port Alberni BC and Mary Rayner of Calgary AB duking it out as usual. This year it was Maryann first, Mary second and Andrea third. To be continued…
The B Open was won by Karen Rathlou of Nanaimo BC over Angela Arquette of Fort McMurray BC..
Junior Singles 8Ball
The 18&UnderDivision was won by Justin Beavis of Calgary AB ( 3 time 14& Under Champ) over Shaydon Phillips of Calgary AB.
The 14&Under Division was won by Ethan Manywounds of Calgary AB over Tyler Messereau of Calgary AB.
Scotch Doubles 8Ball
In the A Advanced, the team of Larry and Andrea Wilson from Victoria BC who won out over Nick Kruger from Penticton BC and Mayann McConnell of Port Alberni BC. There probably will come a day that Larry and Andrea don’t win this event; it just doesn’t appear to be in the near future.
The B Open was won by the team of Robert Sinclair and Rae Gartner of Whitehorse YT over the team of Dan Johnson of Calgary AB and Sandi Peterson of Jaffray BC.
Once again, the Tourney was super organized and ran super smooth. That’s no surprise when you have Chris Kelly as the Tournament Director and Jeff Phythian as head of the ACS certified Referee Crew. No issues at all; just lots of good pool.
The Canadian Cue Sport Association wishes to thank:
·
the Acadia Rec Centre for a splendid job in hosting us once again,
·
Hi Country Promotions
of Fort Collins, Colorado for the 40 Valley Tables,
·
all the Sponsors – Lucasi Hybrid, TIPS Cue Services, Q’s 4 Less and Embroidery Classics for helping to make the Tournament a success.
The 10th Annual 2012 CCS Western Championships will be back in Calgary at the Acadia Rec Centre Apr 25th – 29th.
For more information, visit www.cdnqsport.com or call (403) 278-4180.
SINGLES
Men’s 9Ball
All
Finals
1 Roger Colbert Edmonton
$700 + 2012 Western Entry ($80)
2 Russ Whittle Calgary 400
3 Eric Rainville Penticton BC 200
4 Joseph Spence PrinceGeorge BC 100
5-6 Mike Isaack Penticton BC 60
Nick Kruger Penticton BC 60
SINGLES
Men’s 8Ball
A – Advanced
Finals
1 Russ Whittle Calgary $1300 + 2012 Canadians Trip ($575)
2 Nick Kruger Penticton BC 750
3 Stuart Adams Nanaimo BC 350
4 Larry Wilson Victoria BC 150
B Qualifying to A
1 Roger Colbert Edmonton AB 300
2 Mike Isaak Penticton BC 150
B – Open
Finals
1 Chris Carroll Victoria BC $1000 + 2012 A Western Entry ($175)
2 Bob Jeancart Edmonton AB 500
3 Gilles Richard Edmonton AB 250
4 Guy Ronald Calgary AB 125
C Qualifying to B
1 Bob Jeancart Edmonton AB 300
2 Guy Ronald Calgary AB 200
3-4 Don MacKenzie Marsh Lake YT 125
3-4 Lyle Hiltz Penticton BC 125
C – Standard
Finals
1 Ned Gordon Kuujjuaq QC $1000 + 2012 B Westerns Entry ($150)
2 Richard Baker Calgary AB 500
3 Robert Sinclair Whitehorse YT 350
4 Steve Free Calgary AB 200
5-6 Bill Waldrum Edmonton AB 100
George Partridge Kuujjuaq QC 100
SINGLES
Women’s 8 Ball
A – Advanced
Finals
1 Maryann McConnell Port Alberni BC $350 + 2012 Canadians Trip ($550)
2 Mary Rayner Calgary AB 200
3 Andrea Wilson Victoria BC 125
B– Open
Finals
1 Karen Rathlou Nanaimo BC $525 + 2012 A Westerns Entry ($150)
2 Angela Arquette Fort McMurray BC 350
3 Kristin Prior Nanaimo BC 200
4 Yvette Gallant Calgary AB 125
SINGLES
Junior 8 Ball
18 & Under
Finals
1 Justin Beavis Calgary AB Lucasi Cue
2 Shaydon Phillips Calgary AB
3 Nathan Free Calgary
14 & Under
Finals
1 Ethan Manywounds Calgary AB Lucasi Cue
2 Tyler Mesereau Calgary AB
3 Trent Field CalgaryAB
TEAMS
Men’s/Mixed 9Ball
All
Finals
1 Mixed Nuts Edmonton AB $800 + 2012 Westerns Entry ($150)
2 All About The Ginger Victoria BC 500
3 Team Canada Eh! Calgary AB 300
4 3 Kings Calgary AB 150
TEAMS
Men’s/Mixed 8Ball
A – Advanced
Finals
1 VI Stickmen Victoria BC $1400 + 2012 Canadians Trip ($2350)
2 Mixed Nuts Edmonton AB 700
3 Team Canada Eh! Calgary AB 350
B Qualifying to A
1 Mixed Nuts Edmonton AB4 500
2 Vicious Fish Victoria BC 250
B – Open
Finals
1 Thunder Calgary AB $1000 + 2012 A Westerns Entry ($350)
2 Powell River 8Ball Kings Powell River BC 600
3 Predators Calgary AB 300
C Qualifying to B
1 Big Dogz Calgary AB 400
2 Predators Calgary AB 300
3-4 The Blindsiders Fort McMurray 200
Rack Pack Brooks AB 200
C – Standard
Finals
1 The Five Footers Calgary AB $1000 + 2012 B Westerns Entry ($300)
2 Maniacs Regina SK 550
3 Gym Class Heroes Edmonton AB 300
4 Mikisew Hotshots Fort McMurray AB 200
TEAMS
Women’s 8Ball
A – Advanced
Finals
1 Mid Island Girls Nanamo BC $400 + 2012 Canadians Trip ($1900)
2 Spare Parts Calgary AB 200
B – Open
Finals
1 Here Fishy Fishy Calgary AB $400 + 2012 A Westerns Entry ($300)
2 Voo Doo Dolls Burnaby BC 300
3 Finnigans Nice Rack Edmonton AB 200
SCOTCH DOUBLES 8Ball
A – Advanced
Finals
1 Larry Wilson Victoria $220 + Lucasi Cues ($700)
Andrea Wilson
Victoria
2 Nick Kruger Penticton BC 120
Maryann McConnell Port Alberni BC
3 Stuart Adams Nanaimo BC 80
Kristin Prior Nanaimo BC
B – Open
Finals
1 Robert Sinclair Whitehorse YT $220 + 2012 A Westerns Entry ($100)
Rae Gartner Whitehorse YT
2 Dan Johnson Calgary AB 110
Sandi Peterson Jaffray BC
3 Robert White Sooke BC 60
Janice Leask Sooke BC