Open, has now taken its place as one of the nation’s premier rooms for the beautiful game of 14.1. The Annual AMERICAN 14.1 STRAIGHT POOL CHAMPIONSHIP has become an integral part of the late October pool scene and this year’s new venue, Q Master Billiards, long known as the home court of Barry Behrman’s legendary U.S. Just ask Ruslan Chinahov, the great young Russian player and eventual winner, who came over to the high run desk to collect his high run prize again and again! Great tournament Ruslan! prize payout for any runout of 125 or 150 being tapped again and again! Players trying to break the bank on tough Diamond tables! And almost did. There were certainly some pleasant surprises with the 14 tight 4 ½” Diamond tables playing absolutely perfect and the $100.
The other 16 players were seeded #9-24 based on W-L record and ball differential. The six bracket winners plus the next two best were seeded #1-8 and received a first round bye in the elimination round and guaranteed $1,000. There were no unexpected upsets and the anticipated top 4 players in each flight advanced to the Single Elimination, guaranteed $700 (finish 17-24) even if knocked out in the first round. Players came from around the globe including most of the world’s top echelon of 14.1 aficionados and to insure fairness each flight was selected in the random blind draw at the players meeting.Īs you see from charts, the round robin progressed very much according to Hoyle with each player playing six matches to 125 with others in their group. Round Robin on Tuesday with a 42 player field divided into six flights each headed by a top player. Best we’ve ever had, uniform, identical, perfect all recently covered with Simonis 860 blue cloth and Tournament Pro Aramith balls and measle cue balls.
Players began arriving into NY on Monday evening for some early practice on the beautiful Diamond tables. This year’s 15 th annual American Straight Pool was once again highlighted by a modest $300. Our tournament staff and all the players unanimously agree that Q Master was far and away the best venue so far for the highly regarded American 14.1.
If you haven’t visited Q Master, it is not to be missed. Last year the American 14.1 shifted from long time venue, Diamond Billiards, Midlothian, VA to Carom Café, Flushing NY, and this year’s 15 th annual tournament moved to the famed Barry Behrman room, Q Master Billiards, Virginia Beach, VA., today managed by Barry’s nephew, Gary Ornoff.
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