Guillermo Sosa wins at Thanh Tam Billiards

Guillermo Sosa

There were 28 players where the USBA received 15 new or renewed memberships. The first round of the tournament was made up of 4 flights of 7. The top 2 from each flight went to the finals, which was an eight man round robin. The handicaps were set at 0, +2, +4, +5, +7, +8, and +10. All matches were played to 30 points (with the handicaps put on the string at the beginning of the match). No players were undefeated.

Guillermo Sosa won the tournament, beating Pedro Piedrabuena in the “last” match.

1) Guillermo Sosa $ 3,000.00
2) Pedro Piedrabuena $ 2,150.00
3) Ricardo Carranco $ 1,300.00
4) Allen Castillo $ 750.00
5) Manuel Moreno $ 600.00
6) Hoa Dinh $ 500.00
7) Francisco Palafox $ 400.00
8) Martin Magana $ 300.00

Pedro Piedrabuena (2nd)

Ricardo Carranco (3rd)

Click here for Finals Chart in PDF Format

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PRIZE FUND OF $ 10,000.00

Entry Fee: $ 255.00

Equipment: Ten heated 5x10 carom tables

Players Meeting: July 24th at 12:00 Noon- First round estimated to start at 1:00 PM

First 32 paid players will be selected for the tournament

First Place Prize: $ 3,400.00

Handicap Ranks:

1- Grand Master: 1.200+ average: 30 points

2- Master: 1.000-1.200 average: 28 points

3- A levels: 0.800-1.000 average: 26 points

4- B levels: 0.500-0.800 average: 23 points

5- C levels: Below 0.500 average: 20 points

Prelims: 32 Players-Random Draw-4 groups of 8 players each-round robin (handicap)

Top 2 of each fight advance to finals = 8 player ROUND ROBIN

Please contact Billiards Owner before July 22nd for more information

Paul Pham: Tel: 714-823-1359

Thanh Tam Entertainment Billiards & Games

10902 Westminster Ave - Garden Grove, Ca 92843

-To all Billiards Players:

This is a USBA event. Players must be or become a USBA Member ($ 50.00 per year).
$ 5.00 sanction fee per player is already included in the entry fee. This tournament will NOT have USBA ranking points given to the players because it is handicapped.

It will be our great honor to have your present at the tournament.

To make it more formal, full tournament attire required: vest, collared shirt, black pants and black shoes.

Thank you - See you all

Paul Pham

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