Mika Immonen Headlines Group Draws at BottleDeck.net 77th World 14.1

Oct 1, 2017

Reigning World 14.1 Champion Mika Immonen could become the first consecutive back-to-back World 14.1 Champion in this millenium. A feat not accomplished in 34 years since 1982-1983 wins by Steve Mizerak
 
New York City- Mika Immonen will take the #1 seed for the event as he headlines Group 1 of the Bottledeck.net 77th World 14.1. This year four groups of 8 players will play 7 matches each to qualify for the next stage of the event, the double elimination rounds and then finally the single elimination round until the World 14.1 Champion is crowned. Immonen has been in 3 World 14.1 finals in 11 tries, so his vast experience will come into play in achieving a feat no one has managed to do this millenia, win back-to-back. 
He will have his hands full as he faces top American 14.1 pro Danny Harriman of Missouri in his group. And then top contenders such as California's John Schmidt, Darren Appleton of England, and the king of 14.1 Germany's Thorsten Hohmann, all of which are former World 14.1 winners.  New York's Tony Robles, Max Eberle of Las Vegas, and Philippines sensation Lee Van Corteza are also big threats with Hall of Famer Danny Barouty and Scotland's Jonni Fulcher not far behind.
Full week access pass is on sale now for $99 for 60 hours of world class 14.1 coverage of all the marquee matches each of the 7 days of the event at WorldStraightPool.com 
Group 1

Mika Immonen FIN
Danny Harriman USA
Del Sim SCO 
Pascal Dufresne CAN
Mark Kendall CA
Robert Madenjian CT
Tom Gleich CA
Thomas Walsh OR

Group 2

 Thorsten Hohmann GER
 Lee Van Corteza PHL
 Eddie Kunz NY
  Rhys Chen JAM
 Tom Karabotsos IL
 James Heller NJ
 Bob Coates NY
 John Schott NY

Group 3

 Darren Appleton  ENG
 Tony Robles NYC
 Olli Turkulainen FIN 
 Frank Scharbach  GER
 Hunter Lombardo FL
 Michael Yednak NYC
 Gene Ok NY
 Ed Culhane NJ  

Group 4

John Schmidt  USA
Jonni Fulcher SCO
 Max Eberle  NV
Danny Barouty CA  
 Sean Morgan AK
 Holden Chin NY
 Noah Vogleman FL
 Mark Finklestein NY
















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Additional historic news is World 14.1's first musical celebrity will enter the competition as rock & roll band Great White's Grammy nominated lead guitarist Mark Kendall of California will be flying out to play the world's best in pool's oldest tournament. 
Along with that news, the Official Website for the event has been re-vamped and re-launched as TheWorldTournament.com ! Checkout the latest news and features.WorldStraightPool.com also still connect to the site.







Fans and players alike will make the trek to the longest running and oldest tradition in billiards, the World Tournament of 14.1. 2017 marks the 12th consecutive year the World Tournament of 14.1 will be staged which is the longest consecutive run of the championship ever in its 105 year history with Dragon Promotions continuing at the helm. This year's confirmed dates for the 77th WorldTournament of 14.1 will take place on October 2nd - 8th, 2017 and presented by Show Pro . For the fifth straight year, Steinway Billiards in New York City will host the prestigious championship. As usual, a star studded 48 player round-robin field is expected for this year's lineup to win the world's greatest straight pool championship.

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The AZBTV livestream for all TV table matches.  Pay-Per-View will be announced and available shortly. Event elite partners include Mr.Tom Gleich, Dr. Gregory Diehl, Mr. Greg Hunt of Amsterdam Billiards, and Mr. Harold Siegel of Excelsior Graphics. The World Tournament Official Equipment will feature all matches played on Andy Cloth with Aramith Balls. 
Patron sponsors include Dr. James Heller, Attorney Dennis Walsh, Attorney Thomas Walsh and Bill Maropulos Motors.
Official Medical Firm: TheRevolutionMedical.com
Official Spa : Your Backyard Superstore 
Official Eyewear: ScorpioLamonte.com
Official Tennis Sponsor: The FTT Florida Tennis Tour
Orlando City Commissioner Regina Hill:  ReElectReginaHill.com
Official Magazine : Pool & Billiard Magazine
Official Real Estate App: ShowProGlobal.com
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77th AndyClothUSA.com World 14.1 on Oct 2-8,2017 at Steinway Cafe-Billiards in NYC. 
37 invited pros and 11 qualifier winners. Register your entries now! WorldStraightPoolChampionships@gmail.com 
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