Derby City Classic - 9-Ball Bank Tournament
The 10th Derby City Classic started out on Friday, January 4 at the Executive West Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky. Throughout the 9 days of the pool tournament the 2008 Derby City Classic will include contests in almost every various field of billiards including 9-ball, one pocket, straight pool, 10-ball, and artistic billiards.
Coming up are the one pocket events followed by the 9-ball tournament which will close the 10th annual Derby City Classic. The player who will make it to the 9th day of the event with the highest score, will be named The Masters of The Table and will be awarded with a $30,000 prize. This year, the All-Round Division includes 5 additional titles: to the bank, one pocket or 9-ball player with the highest score under 16, under 21, over 62, over 70 and a female player of any age.
January 8th, 2008 at 4:53 am
[…] Derby City Classic is still in progress. The 9-ball bank part of the event ended with Larry Price’s victory, his second Derby City Classic bank championship since 2002. But last year’s All-Round winner Filipino magician Efren Reyes, kissed his title goodbye as he was wiped out of the bank pool competition on Sunday, during a match against Tony Fergeson. Reyes still got a chance to recover his credit during the one pocket competitions, due to start today. […]