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Derby City Classic

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The Derby City Classic is an annual pool convention and tournament held every January at the Caesars Southern Indiana casino in Elizabeth, Indiana, near Louisville, Kentucky.[1] It is eight days long and offers various disciplines of competition for pool players of all caliber.[2] It is often referred to as the DCC.

History

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The annual convention has been in existence since 1997. Diamond Billiard Products,[3] is the title sponsor of the event, and the lead tournament promoter is Greg Sullivan. Over $100,000 is added to the tournament payouts. Sullivan was inspired to create the DCC by the Johnston City Classic, a former all-around tournament held in Johnston City, Illinois and first organized in 1961 with the purpose of bringing America's top pool gamblers together.[1]

During the eight-day-long convention, competition is held consecutively in three major disciplines, bank pool, nine-ball, and one-pocket. According to Sullivan, "I made it where you're a sucker if you didn't enter."[1] All tournaments are "buyback" competitions in which players can buy their way back in after being first eliminated; matches are races to three sets, much shorter than standard matches; and the entry fee for a tournament is less than that for a spectator's ticket.[1] An All-Around Champion title is awarded each year to an individual player who participates in all three disciplines, and is determined by an ascending point scale and high quality of play, with a prize of $20,000.

The late "St. Louis" Louie Roberts, a legendary American player known for an entertaining style of play and high-stakes gambling action, is memorialized by the annual Louie Roberts A&E Award, which stands for "action and entertainment". Attendees of the event vote, and the pool player who displays the most action and entertainment a la Roberts each year wins the award and is thereafter granted lifetime free entry to the Derby City Classic, including a free room at the Horseshoe's hotel during the event.[1] The title was awarded by the DCC from 2003 until 2014, and although it continued in 2015 and 2016 (via fans and not associated with the DCC), it officially stopped being awarded in 2017.[4]

There are also smaller age-restricted competitions for under-16, over-21, over-62, and over-70 divisions, as well as a ladies-only tournament held. Pool industry members bring their wares to the DCC and set up vendor booths, providing a billiard expo for attendees. The vendor booths display a large variety of cue sticks, pool paraphernalia, billiard clothing, books, and instructional DVDs.

To commemorate the great one-pocket champions, OnePocket.org, a website dedicated to the discipline, hosts an annual dinner gala at the Derby City Classic and inducts two people each year into the One Pocket Hall of Fame.[5]

Since 2004, A Bank pool ring game event founded by the late Grady Mathews has been held, which consists of six players, who post an entry fee with a winner take all prize.[6]

In 2007, a straight pool competition began where players are given an assigned number of chances to make a high run. The players with the 8 highest runs will qualify into a single elimination tournament where every match is race-to-125 points. In 2020 the straight pool competition had been cancelled due to schedule interference with other events and competitions.

Winners

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Main events

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Several Hundreds of players each year participate in the open Bank pool, One pocket and Nine-ball events to get opportunity to win the overall title of $20,000 cash prize and to be awarded the prestigious title of "Master of the Table." It is possible for a player to win the "Master of the Table" title without winning any of the three competitions.

Year Nine-ball Bank pool One pocket Overall
1999 United States Troy Frank United States Nick Varner Philippines Efren Reyes Philippines Efren Reyes
2000 United States George SanSouci United States Shannon Daulton United States Nick Varner United States Dee Adkins
2001 United States Shannon Daulton Philippines Jose Parica United States Buddy Hall United States Shannon Daulton
2002 Finland Mika Immonen United States Larry Price United States Cliff Joyner Philippines Jose Parica
2003 United States Shannon Daulton (2) United States Danny Harriman Philippines Jose Parica United States Larry Nevel
2004 Germany Ralf Souquet United States Jason Miller Philippines Efren Reyes (2) Philippines Efren Reyes (2)
2005 Philippines Efren Reyes United States David Matlock Philippines Efren Reyes (3) Philippines Efren Reyes (3)
2006 Germany Ralf Souquet (2) United States Jason Miller (2) Philippines Efren Reyes (4) United States Jason Miller
2007 Netherlands Niels Feijen United States Stevie Moore Philippines Efren Reyes (5) Philippines Efren Reyes (4)
2008 Germany Ralf Souquet (3) United States Larry Price (2) United States Gabe Owen Philippines Francisco Bustamante
2009 United States Shane Van Boening United States John Brumback United States John Schmidt United States John Brumback
2010 Philippines Efren Reyes (2) United States John Brumback (2) United States Scott Frost Philippines Efren Reyes (5)
2011 Philippines Dennis Orcollo Philippines Alex Pagulayan United States Shane Van Boening United States Shane Van Boening
2012 United States Shane Van Boening (2) Canada John Morra United States Shane Van Boening (2) United States Shane Van Boening (2)
2013 Canada Alex Pagulayan Philippines Francisco Bustamante United States Corey Deuel Philippines Francisco Bustamante (2)
2014 United States Shane Van Boening (3) Philippines Dennis Orcollo Philippines Efren Reyes (6) Philippines Dennis Orcollo
2015 Philippines Warren Kiamco United States Shannon Daulton (2) Canada Alex Pagulayan Canada Alex Pagulayan
2016 United States Shane Van Boening (4) United States John Brumback (3) Canada Alex Pagulayan (2) Canada Alex Pagulayan (2)
2017 Philippines Dennis Orcollo (2) Philippines Francisco Bustamante (2) United States Billy Thorpe Philippines Dennis Orcollo (2)
2018 England Chris Melling United States Corey Deuel Philippines Francisco Bustamante Philippines Francisco Bustamante (3)
2019 United States Skyler Woodward United States Billy Thorpe Philippines Francisco Bustamante (2) United States Skyler Woodward
2020 Philippines Lee Vann Corteza Philippines Dennis Orcollo (2) United States Billy Thorpe (2) Philippines Dennis Orcollo (3)
2021 Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Spain Francisco Sanchez Ruiz Russia Fedor Gorst Russia Fedor Gorst Russia Fedor Gorst
2023 Russia Fedor Gorst Russia Fedor Gorst (2) United States Tony Chohan Russia Fedor Gorst (2)
2024 Germany Joshua Filler Germany Joshua Filler United States Fedor Gorst (2) Germany Joshua Filler

Top Performers

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Name Nationality Winner Runner-up Finals
Efren Reyes  Philippines 13 6 19
Shane Van Boening  United States 8 6 14
Francisco Bustamante  Philippines 7 4 11
Dennis Orcollo  Philippines 7 1 8
Fedor Gorst  United States 7 1 8
Alex Pagulayan  Canada 6 4 10
Shannon Daulton  United States 5 2 7
John Brumback  United States 4 5 9
Jose Parica  Philippines 3 3 6
Joshua Filler  Germany 3 2 5
Jason Miller  United States 3 1 4
Ralf Souquet  Germany 3 1 4
Billy Thorpe  United States 2 2 4
Corey Deuel  United States 2 2 4
Nick Varner  United States 2 1 3
Larry Price  United States 2 0 2
Skyler Woodward  United States 2 0 2
John Morra  Canada 1 3 4
Buddy Hall  United States 1 2 3
Larry Nevel  United States 1 2 3
Cliff Joyner  United States 1 1 2
David Matlock  United States 1 1 2
Dee Adkins  United States 1 1 2
Gabe Owen  United States 1 1 2
Lee Van Corteza  Philippines 1 1 2
Mika Immonen  Finland 1 1 2
Niels Feijen  Netherlands 1 1 2
Scott Frost  United States 1 1 2
Stevie Moore  United States 1 1 2
Tony Chohan  United States 1 1 2
Chris Melling  England 1 0 1
Danny Harriman  United States 1 0 1
Francisco Sanchez Ruiz  Spain 1 0 1
George SanSouci  United States 1 0 1
John Schmidt  Canada 1 0 1
Troy Frank  United States 1 0 1
Warren Kiamco  Philippines 1 0 1
  • Active participants are shown in bold.
  • Only players who reached the final are included.
  • In the event of identical records, players are sorted in alphabetical order by first name.

Bigfoot Ten-ball Invitational

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The bigfoot ten-ball event, played on a 10ft table and is played alongside the other events, a 16 player invitational, that does not count towards the "Master of the Table" overall title.

Year Winner Runner-up
2013 Philippines Dennis Orcollo Netherlands Niels Feijen
2014 United States Shane Van Boening Netherlands Niels Feijen
2015 United States Shane Van Boening (2) Philippines Lee Van Corteza
2016 Scotland Jayson Shaw United States Shane Van Boening
2017 Scotland Jayson Shaw (2) Greece Alexander Kazakis
2018 Philippines Roberto Gomez Russia Fedor Gorst
2019 Chinese Taipei Chang Jung-lin Germany Joshua Filler
2020 Scotland Jayson Shaw (3) Philippines Lee Van Corteza
2021 Not held due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
2022 Germany Joshua Filler Russia Fedor Gorst
2023 United States Shane Van Boening (3) Poland Konrad Juszczyszyn
2024 Germany Joshua Filler (2) Philippines Lee Van Corteza

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Hill, David (February 18, 2014). "Can't Knock the Hustle". Grantland.com. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  2. ^ Derby City Classic, DerbyCityClassic.com, retrieved 26 May 2018
  3. ^ Diamond Billiard Products website DiamondBilliards.com, Retrieved 26 May 2018
  4. ^ "Louie Roberts Award - Final Year - AzBilliards.com". forums.azbilliards.com. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  5. ^ "One Pocket Hall of Fame: Celebrating The Legacy of Pool in Action OnePocket.org, Retrieved 24 May 2008
  6. ^ "Van Boening Wins 10-Ball Ring Game". AZBilliards.com: The A to Z of Billiards and Pool. Avondale, AZ: AZBilliards, Inc. January 5, 2008. pp. "Independent Event" section. Archived from the original on January 7, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-24.