Daryl Peach

Daryl Peach – REIGNING International Predator 10-ball champion Dennis Orcullo will compete in the 2010 PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters slated May 12 to 16 at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Orcullo, top player of star-studded Bugsy Promotions, expects an uphill battle in the 64-man field tournament. I’m ready. Its a big challenge for me, but I will do my best for flag and country, said the former fisherman from Bislig, Surigao del Sur. Aside from Orcullo, fellow BMPAP top players and world-renowned cue artists Efren Bata Reyes, Francisco Django Bustamante, Alex The Lion Pagulayan and Lee Vann Corteza will also compete in the event to lead the charge for the Filipinos. They are up against the best from Austria, Canada, China, Chinese-Taipei, England, Finland, Germany, Holland, India, Korea, Malta, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Malta, Mexico, and the USA. Other top contenders are World Ten-Ball champions Darren Appleton and Mika Immonen, World 9-Ball champions Johnny Archer, Thorsten Hohmann and Daryl Peach and World 8-Ball Champion Ralf Souquet. The first two days of the event features double elimination play on a multi-table set-up as the field reduces from 64 to 32.

World-renowned pool players Dennis Robocop Orcollo and Efren Bata Reyes banner the Philippine contingent that will play at the 2010 PartyPoker.net World Pool Masters in May. Joining Orcollo and Reyes are Francisco Django Bustamante, Alex The Lion Pagulayan and Lee Van The Slayer Corteza. The Filipinos will contend with cue artists from more than 20 countries from May 12 to 16 at the Riviera Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Im ready. Its a big challenge for me, but I will do my very best for flag and country, said Orcollo, the top player of Bugsy Promotions and reigning International Predator 10-ball champion. The tournament features a 64-man field and offers a $100,000 total pot prize with the champion getting $20,000. Bugsy Promotions President Ceferino Perry Mariano, meantime, wished the Filipinos well. Lets hope and pray Dennis and other Filipino bets will continue to play well and again bring honor to the country this year, said Mariano, also the co-founder of the Billiards Managers and Players Association of the Philippines (BMPAP). Another level Some of the international players entered in the event are Darren Appleton, Mika Immonen, Johnny Archer, Thorsten Hohmann, Daryl Peach, Ralf Souquet, David Alcaide, Shane Van Boening, Tony Drago, Allison Fisher, Yu Ram Cha, and Jasmin Ouschan. Matchroom Sport Chairman Barry Hearn commented, I am very excited about the future of the Masters. It did very well and was very prestigious as a 16 player invitational but now is the time to take the event to another level and then beyond. Weve increased the field to 64 with the aim of having qualifying tournaments all over the world and that is the model the Masters will follow now and in years to come. The first two days of the event features double elimination play on a multi-table set-up as the field will be reduced from 64 to 32. It will then go to single elimination and the Last 16 will be played out in a single table arena setting in front of the TV cameras, culminating in the final on the evening of Sunday, May 16.

Daryl Peach – Daryl Peach AFTER leading Billiards and Snooker Congress of the Philippines (BSCP 4). National championship in the last group a few months, Lee Vann Corteza billiards Wizardry return overseas territories, where he participated in the 2010 Predator World Tour, todays explosions in Lloret de Mar in Girona, Spain. I hope that even the world of predators of the circuit in Spain to do, says the native bark Davao City, where on Monday. Bark, beat boxer Jonathan Sys recent years Negros Billiards Stable, Predator 10-Ball Championship Robocop Dennis Orcollo in the semifinals before felling the Giant Killer EDCI Marilao Rodrigo Geronimo in the National Final on the way to win P100, 000 in awards. Cortex, known as the murderer is the first player to repeat as national champion (2007 and 2009 ). They have no competition in 2008 due to a conflict of leadership in the billiard room. In addition to the dominant national pools Bark also drive the 4 world number one, because fourth final in the U.S. Open and effort on the ball of the World Cup ten. He is currently the highest number of Filipino artists in the world reference. Your record of 2009, in particular, won the Derby City Classic 10-Ball Challenge, second in doubles Derby City Classic 9-Ball Challenge, and a third place in the world mixed. To see your favorites on the World Tour by predators are reigning World Champion Ten Champion Mika Immonen of Finland, 2008 World Champion Ten Darren Appleton of Great Britain , 2007 World Champion Daryl Peach Pool, United Kingdom, 2003 World Pool King Thorsten Hohmann of Germany, older women are not the world. 1 Jasmine Ouschan Austria and Niels Feijen of the Netherlands.

Daryl Peach news – Lee Van Cortezas title bid was stalled Monday as tournament organizers cancelled the 2010 Predator World Tour in Spain due to heavy snow that hit Europe the past few days.

According to its website, the organizers of the three-day tourney had earlier decided to transfer the playing venue from Lloret de Mar, Girona to Guitart Grand Monterey Hotel in Day 1 after Europe continued to experience storm and the heaviest snow downfall in 30 years.

But the bad weather persisted in the next playing day, prompting the organizers to play only until the Last 16. The tournament resumes competition in Sao, Paolo Brazil in an unspecified date in summer this year.

Snow, rain, Europe hasnt experienced this kind of weather in 30 years. Only two out of the three days of plays could be completed, the website said, adding that the organizers will shoulder the airfare and hotel accommodation of the players going to Brazil.

The effect of the heavy snow downfall was actually felt by British players including World No. 3 Darren Appleton and former World 9-Ball champion Daryl Peach as they were refrained from seeing action in the tournament after most of Englands airports were shut down due to heavy snow.

Meanwhile, the Davao-based Corteza reached the Last 16 after defeating the hosts David Alcoberro, 8-6.

Daryl Peach – AFTER leading Billiards and Snooker Congress of the Philippines (BSCP 4). National championship in the last group a few months, Lee Vann Corteza billiards Wizardry return overseas territories, where he participated in the 2010 Predator World Tour, today’s explosions in Lloret de Mar in Girona, Spain. I hope that even the world of predators of the circuit in Spain to do, “says the native bark Davao City, where on Monday. Bark, beat boxer Jonathan Sys recent years Negros Billiards Stable, Predator 10-Ball Championship Robocop Dennis Orcollo in the semifinals before felling the Giant Killer EDCI Marilao Rodrigo Geronimo in the National Final on the way to win P100, 000 in awards. Cortex, known as the murderer is the first player to repeat as national champion (2007 and 2009 ). They have no competition in 2008 due to a conflict of leadership in the billiard room. In addition to the dominant national pools Bark also drive the 4 world number one, because fourth final in the U.S. Open and effort on the ball of the World Cup ten. He is currently the highest number of Filipino artists in the world reference. Your record of 2009, in particular, won the Derby City Classic 10-Ball Challenge, second in doubles Derby City Classic 9-Ball Challenge, and a third place in the world mixed. To see your favorites on the World Tour by predators are reigning World Champion Ten Champion Mika Immonen of Finland, 2008 World Champion Ten Darren Appleton of Great Britain , 2007 World Champion Daryl Peach Pool, United Kingdom, 2003 World Pool King Thorsten Hohmann of Germany, older women are not the world. 1 Jasmine Ouschan Austria and Niels Feijen of the Netherlands.

We put Blackpool hot-shot Daryl Peach – 2007 World 9 Ball Champion – under the cosh…
Facts

Peach started off his career as a snooker professional

He won the 1995 European Masters and was part of Europe’s 1995 Mosconi Cup team that beat USA

The pockets on an American Pool table are huge – is the game easy?

Pockets are larger than snooker tables for example, but in a way this makes the game more difficult than easier because how do you keep your opponent from the table? It’s easy to pot balls and run the table when all the balls are there to be potted, it’s when you can’t make a pot or are hooked (snookered) for example that is the hardest part of the game to master. If it was so easy then why don’t you see ANY snooker players playing and winning the big world events? Because its a myth about it been an easy game – that’s why!
It’s usually obvious when a snooker player plays American Pool. However, you look like a fully fledged shooter! How did you adapt from snooker to 9 ball?

Believe it or not I have reverted back to my old snooker approach a little because I have tried all sorts of things and at the end of the day you really should stick to what you know.
In American Pool – there are so many different disciplines. What cuesport game are you best at?

I think I am quite decent at most pool disciplines, I have finished 5th in World 8 Ball Championship and 7th in IPT 8ball event.

I have won numerous events at 9ball and I finished 3rd in the European Straight Pool Championships at my first and only attempt!

However, my real love is 9 Ball.

“I don’t worry about other players – I concentrate on my own game! ”
Daryl Peach

You won your first Eurotour event this year – the German Open. Did you ever lose belief in winning a Eurotour event?

I never lost belief in winning a Eurotour because at the end of the day I have only been playing on the tour for 3 and 3/4 years.
You came through a tough field to earn a coveted tour card in 2006 for the International Pool Tour (IPT) which sadly has been a financial disaster. Financial problems aside – what did you think about the format of the tour?

I thought IPT format was superb…the best players always came through. If I had a choice I would make it 10 Ball though!
If a sponsor offered you a $1m to stage a tournament – what kind of cuesport event tell us what tournament you would run…

With $1m for an event it would have to be a world team cup with 5 players per team. Thirty two teams on Diamond tables held in Blackpool – the Vegas of the UK!
You’ve been top of the UK rankings for much of your 9 ball career. How have you kept motivated?

The reason I have been at the top of the UK rankings for ever is because I have kept my game improving by travelling to overseas events, and watching and learning from the best players!
What do you think makes a good coach?

Over the past few years I have done a little bit of coaching, and for pool I truly believe that knowledge of the game is 70% of what is needed to succeed. And I now have plenty of that along with a few more laughter lines!
If you could afford to have a coach travel with you everywhere to be on hand and help you with your game who would it be?

I think my best coach would be my dad because usually for top players the problems start in your head and my dad knows me as good as anyone.
Do you use the diamond system?

I do use some diamond systems but to be honest it’s not just one system – there are around 100 systems. Some work for some players and others work for other players.
A lot of players are driven by rivalry whether it be friendly or competitive. Are there any UK players that have helped you play better?

I don’t worry about other players – I concentrate on my own game!
American Pool is popular all over the globe – and much bigger than snooker worldwide. Do you think 9 Ball will take off in the UK?

All the time the game is getting much bigger in the UK and I even hear that there maybe a Eurotour event in the UK next year!
How do you cope with the lows of being a pool player?

I cope with the lows by thinking about my baby – looking at pictures of her always brings a smile to my face!
How will you feel if your daughter wants to play on the pool circuit?

My daughter will be what she wants to be…and both me and Lesley will be behind her 200%!
What do you blow money on?

I blow money on my family – boring I know but that’s me! I like a sherbert or two as well!
Players spend fortunes on cues and accessories. Tell us about your must haves in your bag…

To be honest I think players get carried away with cues and tips, etc. I can play with a broom handle if the money is right! A natural!
Describe your best pool moment – and your pool nightmare…

The highlight of my career has to be winning the 2007 World Pool Championships and my biggest nightmare was not being picked for the team since – despite been at the top of UK pool for as long as it’s existed!

I will be playing again this year though after the Worlds!
If you stop the tournament trail – what do you think you will do?

I have been getting into the property game for a while now and when, not if, I stop the pool game that is what I will be involved in.
You get to pick Europe’s Mosconi Cup team – who would you select?

My ideal Europe team for Mosconi Cup would be:
Daryl Peach (obviously)
Niels Feijen
Ralf Souquet
Thorstan Hohmann
Mika Immonen
If it was a UK only team – who would you pick?

Uk only team would be:
Daryl Peach
Mark Gray
Imran Majid
Darren Appleton
Karl Boyes/Raj Hundal
Build the perfect pool player…

My perfect pool player would be:

Best break – Shane Van Boening/Francisco Bustamente
Best shot maker – Earl Strickland
Digs in under pressure – Ralf Souquet
Best kicker (getting out of snookers) – Efren Reyes
Best temperament – Ralf Souquet/Efren Reyes
Best money player – Dennis Orcollo

If I could steal one skill from above it would have to be Efren Reyes’ kicking…..he is a magician!

from BBC

Daryl Peach – Lee Van Corteza’s title bid was stalled Monday as tournament organizers cancelled the 2010 Predator World Tour in Spain due to heavy snow that hit Europe the past few days. According to its website, the organizers of the three-day tourney had earlier decided to transfer the playing venue from Lloret de Mar, Girona to Guitart Grand Monterey Hotel in Day 1 after Europe continued to experience storm and the heaviest snow downfall in 30 years. But the bad weather persisted in the next playing day, prompting the organizers to play only until the Last 16. The tournament resumes competition in Sao, Paolo Brazil in an unspecified date in summer this year. “Snow, rain, Europe hasn’t experienced this kind of weather in 30 years. Only two out of the three days of plays could be completed,” the website said, adding that the organizers will shoulder the airfare and hotel accommodation of the players going to Brazil. The effect of the heavy snow downfall was actually felt by British players including World No. 3 Darren Appleton and former World 9-Ball champion Daryl Peach as they were refrained from seeing action in the tournament after most of England’s airports were shut down due to heavy snow. Meanwhile, the Davao-based Corteza reached the Last 16 after defeating the host’s David Alcoberro, 8-6.

Last year edition of the World Cup ten saw a ball land in Europe, where Darren Appleton, director of the opening ceremony of the Philippine International Convention Center. This time, when the British to defend his crown and will compete along with 51 of the greatest artists of reference in Europe. Distributing Appleton, No. 1, after the World Champion Ralf Souquet from Germany they began their title defense bid WTBC November 25th at the second World Trade Center among the best players who performed to their plans were canceled compatriot Daryl Peach a great pool player, Finland Mika Immonen a great pool player, David Alcaide a great pool player of Spain, and German Souquet a great pool player and Thorsten Hohmann.

This year, the European Federation of Pocket Billiards (EPBF) Fielding 46 is players from 21 other countries. Gre Leenders, EPBF President and Secretary General Billiard Association World Bank, has announced the membership of the EU delegation to an email to the organizer, WTBC, Sports Raya. Other key team members are: Marcus Chamat a great pool player (Sweden), Niels Feijen a great pool player (Netherlands), Stephen Cohen (France), Bruno Muratore a great pool player (Italy), and Ruslan Chinakhov a great pool player (Russia).

Britain and Germany are the two great powers in the sport, the greatest number of participants, and nine out of 11 countries that send players to the WTBC Outside the United Kingdom and Germany, Finland, Netherlands, Sweden, Poland , Switzerland, Italy, Russia, Austria, France, Norway, Turkey, Spain, Serbia, Belgium, Denmark, Slovenia, Croatia, Greece and the Czech Republic. Leenders, said that within 10 WTBC ball format is very popular in Europe.

EPBF could fill every corner. European qualification WTBC, held in September, after the Euro Tour, has attracted over 50 players who wanted to qualify. “European player to win the title WTBC with players from other continental federations: North America, South America, Africa, Oceania and Asia.

Players entered in the main draw of the second World Ten Ball Championship set Nov. 25-30 at the World Trade Center in Pasay City are among the first group of 32 players given  seats to the World Ten Ball Championship main draw owing to their world rankings. The main draw will eventually be composed of 128 players from different parts of the globe.

An impressive list which is led by current world No. 1 and defending WTBC champion Darren Appleton of Great Britain; Ralf Souquet of Germany (2); Mika Immonen of Finland (3); Niels Feijen of the Netherlands (4); and Shane van Boening of the United States (5).

With them are Top 10 players Neils Feijen of the Netherlands (4); Shane Van Boening of the United States (5); Marcus Chamat of Sweden (6); Daryl Peach of Great Britain (7); and Thorsten Hohmann of Germany (10).

Looks like a grudge match is on the cards for Daryl with Roberto Gomez who was the runner in the between 2007 World Pool 9-Ball champion Darryl Peach and runner-up is set to happen soon. Also slated is the RP vs. The Rest of the World in December and, possibly, the Efren “Bata” Reyes Cup at the start of 2010 where a total prize of $500,000 will be at stake.

“These are all great matches that shouldn’t be missed by Filipino billiards fans,” said billiards patron Perry Mariano Tuesday in the Philippine Sportswriters Association Forum at Shakey’s United Nations Avenue.

“Gustung-gustong makabawi ni Dennis kay Yang,” said Mariano, during the forum supported by Outlast Battery, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp., Accel and Shakey’s.

Yang, a former Asian Games gold medalist, defeated Orcollo in their race-to-60 challenge at the Gateway Mall two years ago.

Daryl Peach has beaten Radoslaw Babica in the opening round of the Eurotour event  in Austria in a 9-8 cliffhanger.

This Diamond Nine – Euro-Tour/ Patricks Austria Open is held this year in Rankweil, Austria.

208 Participants from 35 countries are represented and are playing for the prizes and ranking points in the 9-Ball Pool Eurotour.

THE 2^nd WPA World Ten Ball Pool Championships is slated for Nov. 25 to 30 at the World Trade Center, CCP Complex along Roxas Blvd, Manila.

The World Pool Billiard Association (WPA) and Raya Sports also announced that Stage 1 (qualifying round) of the WTBC will be held on Nov. 19 to 20 at the Star Billiards Center in Quezon City.

Ten qualifiers are scheduled in Stage 1.

Meanwhile, 2006 Doha Asian Games 9-ball silver medalist Jeffrey “The Bull” De Luna and 2008 WPA World Ten Ball Championships semifinalist Demosthenes “Plong-Plong” Pulpul made it to the top of the World Pool Billiard Association ranking list.

De Luna garnered a total of 975 points to climb at no. 8.

Pulpul, top player of Cebuano sportsman/ businessman Paul “Magi” Monera Magadan, notched a total of 946 points for no. 9 place.

Appleton no. 1

Darren Appleton of Great Britain, the 2008 WPA World Ten Ball Championships winner, snatched the no. 1 position with 1873 points.

The beautiful city of Lugo in northern Spain was for the third consecutive year the venue for this popular event.

No less than 3 current world champions and one ex world champion were attracted to this corner of Spain. Current 8 ball champion and world ranked number one, Ralf Souquet, 9 ball champion Daryl Peach, Straight Pool champion Niels Feijen were joined by ex-champ Oliver Ortmann. These weren’t the only “names” at the event; Francisco Bustamante made the long trip from the Philippines to play in the tournament and to stage some exhibitions during the Spanish Championships which take place immediately after the “Open”.

The venue was a Congress Centre on the banks of Lugo’s River Minho. 25 Dynamic II tables were set up and there was live streaming from the main table.

The” Open” started on the Friday with two groups of 24 players, the format was double elimination and a race to 9 until 8 players remained. The following day saw the same format with the two other groups.

Saturday evening saw the start of the final phase which was single elimination, a race to ten and the bracket was made up of the 32 players that had survived the group stages.

The 16 players that came from the winner’s side in the groups were seeded and the 16 from the loser’s side were drawn.

The first major upset came in this first round when Spain’s number 1 and Europe’s number 6, David Alcaide was narrowly beaten 10 -9 by another Spanish player, Iker Etxeberria. Souquet wasted no time in demolishing Antonio Gomez with a 10-0 score line. Top Spanish junior, 17 year old Francisco Sanchez, took out Croatian player, Bozo Primic, 10 – 6 while the rest of the line up went as expected.

The second round on Sunday morning saw  some interesting matches, Marcus Chamat of Sweden  versus Ivica Putnik of Croatia, the Croatian, current European straight pool champion couldn’t quite live with “Napoleon” and went out after losing 10-7. Daryl Peach did what David Alcaide couldn’t; Iker Etxeberria was no match for
the Englishman who triumphed with a 10-3 victory.

Bustamante had a TV match against top Spanish player Carlos Cabello who took an early lead but the experience of the Filipino proved too much and he eventually ran out the winner  10 -6.

The quarter finals saw all the big guns drawn together, Souquet versus recent China Open runner up, Niels Feijen, on this occasion, the balls weren’t rolling for the “Kaiser” and the Dutchman marched on to the semi finals after his 10 -6 victory over the world’s number 1 ranked player.

The second match up saw two veterans locked in battle, Bustamante took on Oliver Ortmann and with few problems finished off the German player’s hopes with a 10-5 score line.

Chamat found himself up against young Spanish hope, Francisco Sanchez who, in the previous round had a narrow 10-9 victory over Serbia’s Sandor Tot. The Spanish player was looking good for a while but once again, experience told and Marcus ran out the 10 – 6 winner.

Daryl Peach, cruising through the early racks got to 8- 4 with Portuguese player Manuel Gama and it looked over and done with. Gama was having none of it though and scared the British player by running a series of racks until eventually they both got to the hill. Breathing a big sigh of relief Daryl sank the last 9 ball to set up a semi final match with Marcus Chamat.

Semi final 1 saw a hard fought battle between Bustamante and Feijen. This one drew a big crowd of spectators and they weren’t disappointed as they witnessed a battle royal between these two giants of the pool world.

Feijen took the victory by the narrowest of margins and his 10-9 win was enough to get himself into the final.

The other semi final between Peach and Chamat saw the Swede not at his best and after a series of unforced errors, he finally submitted to the “Brit” 5 – 10.
The final between Feijen and Peach was everything that the packed arena could have hoped for; they matched each other rack for rack in this alternate break competition until they arrived at the hill.

With one rack left to decide the winner, Peach hooked the Dutchman who was forced to attempt a jump shot, unfortunately for him, he scratched and Daryl made no mistakes as he sank ball after ball until he finally saw the 9 ball disappear.

For his efforts of the weekend, Peach took the 10,000 euro prize while Feijen had to settle for half as much. Bustamante finished 3rd with 2,000 Euros and Chamat 4th, also received 2,000 Euros. Prize money for the 5th to 8th placed players was 1,000 Euros, 9th to 16th ended up with 500 Euros each and the rest of the 32 took home the consolation prize of 150 Euros.