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Pedro Piedrabuena Does It Again-2014 USBA 3-Cushion National Winner

CLICK ON PEDRO PHOTO TO SEE FINAL MATCH HUGO VS. PEDRO

USBA BANNER 2014Pedro with trophy

 CLICK ON PEDRO PHOTO TO SEE FINAL MATCH HUGO VS. PEDRO

Pedro Piedrabuena
USBA Champion: 2002, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2013
Pedro Piedrabuena returns as the 2013 defending champion and the presumptive favorite for another
crown. Since 2002, Piedrabuena has won six championships and finished second five times. And it seems
that the best is still to come for the 43″year”old resident of San Diego.

Believe It Or Not – A 3-Cushion Rarity!!

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During the game between Hugo Patino and Luis Castilla in the Semi-Finals a rare occurrence happened. Hugo a 2009 U.S. National Champion had all 3 carom balls frozen after his shot. This has never occurred before in the history of the USBA 3-Cushion Nationals.

1st Annual Nick Varner Classic By Steve McDonald

Mika Felt Billiards in Englewood, CO was the host site for the 1st Annual Nick Varner Classic, March 21 thru 23, 2014.  The sponsors and promoters for the event were Marc and Kimberly Griffiths who own Str8-Shots.com, a billiard supply company.  The event hosted a 128 player Amateur event and a 32 player Pro event.  Theactionreport.com (TAR) live streamed the entire pro event with a free stream the entire weekend.Felt Billiards provided a great venue for this event as the Pros played on six 9 foot Diamond Pro-am tables.
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 Shot contest 2014

Shane Van Boening Defends Title at 22nd SBX! By Ricky Bryant

Shane Van Boening Defends his SBX Pro title winning the 2104 Championship.  This was Shane’s fifth SBX title, one in 9-Ball and four in 10-Ball.  This is also a Three-peat having won it in 2012, 2013 and 2014.
Chip Compton wins 2014 Diamond Open 1-Pocket Pro Players Championship     New for 2014 was the Diamond Open 1-Pocket event.  The field was limited to 32 players and was full before the Expo opened. The event was scheduled for three days starting Friday and finishing on Sunday.
Karen Corr wins 2014 Predator Women’s Open 9-Ball Pro Players Championship The event was a single elimination event scheduled for two days starting on Saturday and finishing on Sunday.  The field was originally set for 16 players but had such a large interest it was expanded to 32 possible players.  The play was on 9 foot Diamond tables and the rules for 2014 were:

 

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