Derby City Classic
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The Derby City Classic is an annual pocket billiard convention held every January in Louisville, Kentucky. It is eight days long and offers various disciplines of pocket billiard competitions for pool players of all caliber.[1]
[edit] History
The annual convention, nicknamed "DCC" for Derby City Classic, has been in existence for 11 years. Diamond Billiard Products,[2] manufacturer of Diamond pool tables, the official table of the US Open Nine-ball Championship, is the title sponsor of the event, and the lead tournament promoter is Greg Sullivan. Over $100,000 is added to the tournament payouts.
Three large tournament games are held consecutively during the eight-day-long convention, which are banks, nine-ball, and one-pocket.
An All-Around Championship is awarded each year to an individual pool player who participates in all three tournament games of nine-ball, one-pocket, and banks. The Derby City Classic's All-Around Champion, determined on an ascending point scale and high quality of play, will be a true Master of the Table and receive $25,000.
The late St. Louis Louie Roberts, an American legendary pool player known for 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. There is a contest which is voted on by attendees of the event, and the pool player who displays the most action and entertainment a la Louie Roberts each year wins this award and is thereafter granted a lifetime free entry to the Derby City Classic.
There are also smaller age-restricted competitions for under 16, over 21, over 62, and over 70, 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 pocket billiard game of one-pocket, hosts an annual dinner gala at the Derby City Classic and inducts two people each year into the One Pocket Hall of Fame.[3]
A ring game run by Grady Mathews is another attraction which consists of six pool players who post up an entry fee of $3,000, winner take all. This is recorded live and broadcast via the Internet. January 2008, Shane Van Boening won the Derby City Classic 10-ball ring game.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Derby City Classic, DerbyCityClassic.com, retrieved 24 May 2008
- ^ Diamond Billiard Products websiteDiamondBilliards.net, Retrieved 24 May 2008
- ^ "One Pocket Hall of Fame: Celebrating The Legacy of Pool in Action OnePocket.org, Retrieved 24 May 2008
- ^ "Van Boening Wins 10-Ball Ring Game", AzBilliards.com, Retrieved 24 May 2008
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