2010 U.S. Open 9-ball Championship
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The 2010 U.S. Open 9-ball Championship is the 35th annual men's U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships. The championship is currently held at Chesapeake Conference Center, Chesapeake, Virginia
from October 17 to 23, 2010. Finland
's Mika Immonen
is the defending champion. Unlike most sports tournaments, women are allowed to enter the main draw.
Chesapeake, Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 199,184 people, 69,900 households, and 54,172 families residing in the city. The population density was 584.6 people per square mile . There were 72,672 housing units at an average density of 213.3 per square mile...
from October 17 to 23, 2010. Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
's Mika Immonen
Mika Immonen
Mika Immonen is a Finnish professional pool player, nicknamed "the Ice Man."He won the WPA World Nine-ball Championship in Cardiff, Wales in 2001. That same year, he was the runner-up to Corey Deuel in the US Open Nine-ball ChampionshipHe has represented Team Europe on thirteen occasions in the...
is the defending champion. Unlike most sports tournaments, women are allowed to enter the main draw.
Rules
- Double elimination tournament
- Winner's break
- No soft breaks
- At the final day, winning margin should be two racks or more. If the scores are hill-hill, a player has to win two consecutive racks to win the match.