IPT (international pool tour) 2006

[Semih_Sayginer]

Hi folks

Well, the draw has been made for the opening 40 groups in the IPT's North American Open, taking place at the Venetian in Las Vegas. Remember, the top 3 from each group qualify to the next phase.

Here are the groups (that I can find) involving UK/Irish players.

Group 2
Neils FEIJEN
Karen CORR
Ray MARTIN
Wei LIU
Greg HOGUE

Group 3
Tuan Kiat GOH
Jim REMPE
Sarah ELLERBY
Eric HJORLEIFSON
David MATLOCK

Group 5
Austin MURPHY
Danny BASAVICH
Ewa LAURANCE
Sam MONDAY
Anthony GINN

Group 7
Raj HUNDAL
Dallas WEST
Monica WEBB
Ismael PAEZ
Scott FROST

Group 11
Mike SIGEL
Philip HARRISON
James ROBERTS
David BROXSON
Linda CARTER

Group 12
Joe MINICI
Dee ADKINS
Marlon MANALO
Robin DODSON
Richard BROUMPTON

Group 13
Zlatko JAKULJ
Loree Jon JONES
John MACIAS
Ernesto DOMINGUEZ
Karl BOYES

Group 14
Grady MATHEWS
Andreja KLASOVIC
Marko LOHTANDER
Allison FISHER
Jeff ABERNATHY

Group 15
Dennis ORCOLLO
Kelly FISHER
Gary ABOOD
Wayne CATLEDGE
John KUTCHER

Group 16
Ivaca PUTNIK
Jimmy WHITE
Quinten HANN
David ALCAIDE
Ronato ALCANO

Group 19
Robert MCKENNA
John WIMS
Shane VAN BOENING
Thorsten HOHMANN
Michael VIDAS

Group 21
Mike LEBRON
Vincent FACQUET
Dennis HATCH
Ronnie O’SULLIVAN
Sandor TOT

Group 22
Leonardo GUNNAR
Tom STORM
Daryl PEACH
John SCHMIDT
Konihiko TAKAHASHI

Group 25
Warren KIAMCO
Brian SALEH
Michael ZIMMERMAN
Keith MCCREADY
Cliff JOYNER

Group 28
Imran MAJID
Ralph ECKERT
Thomas KENNEDY
Aaron CZETLI
Howard VICKERY

Group 29
Lee CHENMAN
Adam WHEELER
Gerry WATSON
Shawn PUTNAM
Marco MARQUEZ

Group 34
Darren APPLETON
Allen HOPKINS
Patrick HOLTZ
Mike DAVIS
Takeshi OKUMURA

Group 36
John DITORO
Carl MORRIS
Bernd JAHNKE
Jeremy JONES
Robb SAEZ

Group 38
Ouahbi AMINE
Alejandro CARVAJAL
Mick HILL
Charlie WILLIAMS
Santos SAMBAJON

Chances are that I've missed one or 2, but you've got the majority of them here. For more details, as well as details of all 40 groups, go to the International Pool Tour website.

Q Hann and J White in the same group, and also 2 of britains best 8 ball players D Appleton and P Holtz in the same group....

Roll on Eurosport with the live coverage!

Best wishes
Semih

[Jules_USA]

This looks really exciting. Great line up of players.

I'm in New York. Apart from actually flying to Las Vegas, is there any way of following the coverage from here (perhaps online)? Don't think we get Eurosport.

[Semih_Sayginer]

Im sure there is. well, ive heard there is.

the person i know wholl know for sure is playing in it, and will be over there by now, or on his way....

ill try to find out....but hopefully someone else will know and post here

[*CueBall*]

Can't wait for Eurosport coverage should be great. Also it will no doubt help to pass the time between now and the next snooker event. Does anyone know which day Ronnie might be shown?

[Dean]

Ronnies game is due to be shown on Eurosport tomorrow(Sun) at 8:30 pm UK time.

[austrian_girl]

Damn it, it's shown on Eurosport 2. Does anybody know hoe to receive that channel in Central Euorpe? Or any online streams?

[Black_cat]

Hi, April! Look: http://www.eurosport.com/tvschedule_clng0_day2.shtml
They show it on Eurosport 1 the next day. etc... The time is a bit unfortunate but...small sacrifice.

[austrian_girl]

Great, thanks!

[Semih_Sayginer]

what do you want to watch ronnie for?

[Cessy143]

'Mon the Rocket'

[Semih_Sayginer]

shouting on yersel, ya rocket?

[April madness]

Hi, April! Look: http://www.eurosport.com/tvschedule_clng0_day2.shtml
They show it on Eurosport 1 the next day. etc... The time is a bit unfortunate but...small sacrifice.

well, small sacrifice of not seeing Ronnie? I don't think so

[Black_cat]

Noooo, huuuge misunderstanding ! "Sacrifice" and "watching Ronnie" in the same sentence? No way.
Except for the little devil on my left shoulder whispering to me that it would be good if he came back to the UK earlier so that he can practise for the NIT.

[Semih_Sayginer]

Dean/anyone else...

have you got the full fraw for the group matches?

if so, could you post it?

heard the full group draws havent been given out yet, only the early matches??

[April madness]

Noooo, huuuge misunderstanding ! "Sacrifice" and "watching Ronnie" in the same sentence? No way.
Except for the little devil on my left shoulder whispering to me that it would be good if he came back to the UK earlier so that he can practise for the NIT.

no way he comes to UK earlier before I see him on Eurosport playing pool!