2010 World 9-ball Championship for wheelchair players

I would like to wish the very best of luck to Roy Kimberley, Danny Luton, Tony Southern, Matt Duffy and Craig Welsh. The 5 players who are flying out to Reno NV in the USA later this week for the 2010 WPA World 9-ball pool Championship for wheelchair players, held at the Peppermill Hotel & Casino. Despite the BWPPA being arguably the toughest wheelchair pool tour in the world, and dominating the European Championships in recent years, we have never had a British wheelchair 9-ball Champion.

I can't believe it, and I think in recent years the highest finish our boys have had is the semis (someone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong). I think the World Championship deserves more coverage than what it gets. The one and only time I competed in the Worlds in 2008 they had one table streamed live on AZ Billiards, but the last World Championship in Indianna, at the start of the year had nothing of the sort.

As always we have a strong team Roy the undisputed UK #1 since the BWPPA was founded in 2004, Danny recently a European 8-ball Champion, winner of the Darlington Cup this year and Challenge Cup in Birmingham and ranked #3 on BWPPA, Tony as I think reached 7 BWPPA main event finals and not managed to win one yet, the latest of those was the British Championship at the end of October in Barnsley where he lost to Aslam Abubaker, he's ranked #4 on the BWPPA and of course he is a double English 8-ball World Champion. Matt Duffy, Scotland's #1 wheelchair player ranked #6 on BWPPA, finalist at the Wavertree Open in August, always finishes at the business end of main events. And Craig is #10 on the BWPPA is a very capable player, always possible of causing an upset. Good luck lads, we're all behind you!

On a personal note, I haven't practised since the British Championship with Christmas coming up, saving up for the Mosconi Cup in less than 3 weeks! My McDermott Stinger has been shipped, I can't wait for it to arrive. If anyone knows of any stream for the World wheelies please let me know Cueboy88 on Pro9.

Thanks

Matt