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LION ROARS INTO HALL OF FAME

NewsJuly 16, 2019August 20, 20250

Over the years, Alex Pagulayan, the comical, mischievous and lethal Canadian-by-way-of-the-Philippines pool star, has parlayed his talents into the World 9-Ball Championship, a U.S. Open 9-Ball title and a pair of Derby City Classic Master of the Table crowns. Those achievements have now earned…

DCC 9-Ball: Alex Roars in Final

NewsFebruary 5, 2013May 30, 20140

[caption id="attachment_3278" align="alignright" width="150"] Pagulayan was all smiles after taking the 9-ball title. (Photo by David Thomson-mediumpool.com)[/caption]With three players left in the Derby City Classic's 9-ball division, Shawn Putnam caught a bit of a break when he received the bye in…

Bustamante Snags DCC Banks

NewsJanuary 30, 2013May 30, 20140

[caption id="attachment_3281" align="alignright" width="150"] Bustamante took his first DCC division title in banks. (Photo by Ashi Fachler) [/caption]Despite winning the 2008 Master of the Table — the Derby City Classic's all-around title for the player who accumulates the most points in the tourna…

Joyner Named 2006 Louie Roberts A/E Award Winner

NewsFebruary 2, 2006May 26, 20140

Cliff Joyner of High Point, N.C., was voted this year's winner of the Louie Roberts A/E (Action/Entertainment) Award for his endless pursuit of action at the 2006 Derby City Classic. The award was instituted in 2003 and is named in honor of Louie Roberts, who was never a Hall Of Famer but certain…

Jason Miller, the New Darling of Derby City, Joins Pagulayan on IPT

NewsJanuary 17, 2006May 26, 20140

[caption id="attachment_3034" align="alignright" width="144"] Miller's Time: Jason dominated at Derby.[/caption]It’s wasn’t too bad a week for Jason Miller, a sports bar owner from Dayton, Ohio. After hardly playing pool for a year, Miller arrived at the Eighth Annual Derby City Classic and wrest…

Reyes Reigns Supreme at Derby City

NewsJanuary 23, 2005May 29, 20140

To his many current nicknames, Efren Reyes could now add "Mayor of Derby City." The 50-year-old Hall of Famer re-elected himself to a second consecutive term as the Derby City Classic’s All-Around champion, finishing first in both the one-pocket and 9-ball divisions and placing tied-for-13th in 9-ba…

Lion Wins Derby City Ring Game

NewsJanuary 15, 2005May 25, 20140

The 2005 Derby City Classic is underway with 408 players competing in the bank pool event. That is more more players than competed last year. Promoter Greg Sullivan was elated with the event so far. "It is great to see our goals being accomplished in such a big way" Sullivan said. The 10-Ball rin…

Varner Doing Fine

NewsMarch 4, 2004May 23, 20140

Hall-of-Famer and BD columnist Nick Varner is recuperating nicely from aorta femoral bypass surgery performed on Jan. 29. Although currently in the midst of an anticipated two-month recovery, Varner hopes to return to competition as early as the BCA Open 9-Ball Championships in mid-May. Varner wa…

Reyes Shines at Derby City

NewsJanuary 26, 2004May 29, 20140

[caption id="attachment_2622" align="alignright" width="150"] Reyes like what he saw on the table at Derby City.[/caption]Philippine sensation Efren Reyes proved to be the ringmaster of the three-ring circus of pool known as the Derby City Classic, which finally came to a close on Saturday, Jan. 24,…

Daulton Master of the Table

News, UncategorizedJanuary 1, 2004May 23, 20140

Shannon "The Cannon" Daulton punctuated his claim as All-Around Champion at the Derby City Classic in Louisville, Ky., Saturday night by winning the multi-discipline tournament's 9-ball division. The 28-year-old Kentuckian, who had already clinched the event's all-around crown prior to the 9-ball di…

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LION ROARS INTO HALL OF FAME

DCC 9-Ball: Alex Roars in Final

Bustamante Snags DCC Banks

Joyner Named 2006 Louie Roberts A/E Award Winner

Jason Miller, the New Darling of Derby City, Joins Pagulayan on IPT

Reyes Reigns Supreme at Derby City

Lion Wins Derby City Ring Game

Varner Doing Fine

Reyes Shines at Derby City

Daulton Master of the Table

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