CD1 - Contents/Manual
"How to get to the Corners"

CD2 - Contents/Manual
"Playing Across the
Long Side of the Table.

NOVEMBER 13-18, 2007
FINALS:

A lottery was held after the preliminaries for the 13th spot in the A finals. Tickets were sold at $ 40.00 per ticket. Edward Gomez won the lottery and he allowed Mazin Shooni to play as the 13th finalist. As it turned out, Pierre Cornelissen was not able to play in the finals, so it turned out to be a 12-man round robin instead. Because Mazin Shooni finished in 4th place, that allowed Bob Page, the 7th place finisher in his flight, to enter the B finals.

The Finalists for the Class "A" Group: Young Gull Lee, Pedro Piedrabuena, Miguel Torres, Luis Avila, Mazin Shooni, Jae Hyung Cho, Luis Aveiga, Javier Teran, Michael Kang, John Francisco Taylor, Dionisio Cid and Carlos Hallon.

The A Finals: Pedro Piedrabuena runs 11 points has the best game average of 2.917, scoring 35 points in just 12 innings. Pedro suffers a devastating 35-34 loss to Young Gull Lee. Pedro suffers a 2nd loss to Luis Aveiga, 35-33. Jae Hyung Cho suffers a loss to John Francisco Taylor, 35-33. Luis Aveiga runs a 12, and finishes with the tournament best average of 1.481. Luis Avila runs an 11. Miguel Torres runs a tournament high 14 against Aveiga, winning a crucial match. Young Gull Lee wins a few crucial matches, beating Pedro 35-34, Michael Kang 35-34, Carlos Hallon 35-27 and Mazin Shooni 35-26.

Before the final round, it was Jae Hyung Cho with a 9-1 record and Pedro with an 8-2 record competing for the title. If Cho won the game, it was all over. If Pedro won, there would be a 20-point playoff to determine the Champion.

In the beginning, it was all Pedro. Pedro was ahead 14-4 in the 35 point match. I heard one person say that it was all over, out of the woods. I strongly disagreed. When the level of play it so high, you can never count on anything. I was right. Cho worked his way back into game, running a 2,1,7,4,1,1,3 and 1 in consecutive innings, making it 25-23 in Cho’s favor. Pedro runs a 4 putting him back in the lead, 27-25. Then it’s 28-26, Pedro. Cho runs a 4, making it 30-29, Cho. Pedro runs 2, 31-30 Pedro. Then it’s 32-32. Then it’s 33-33. Pedro scores a point and then misses number 35. Cho steps up and makes the last 2 points. It’s all over.

Jae Hyung Cho, the past Korean Champion, wins the New Wave Open with a final record of 10-1 and a 1.235 grand average. Pedro, with his 3rd loss, finishes in 3rd place, going 8-3 with a 1.422 grand average. His three losses were 35-34, 35-34 and 35-33. Miguel Torres squeezes into 2nd place with a 9-2 record. Luis Aveiga, 8-3, finishes 4th with a 1.481 average. Luis Avila finishes 5th, going 7-4 with a 1.153 average and Young Gull Lee finishes 6th, going 5-6 with a .883 average. Javier Teran finishes 7th, going 5-6 with a .948 average. Mazin Shooni finishes 8th, going 4-7 with a 1.049 average. John Francisco Taylor finishes 9th, going 4-7 with a .871 average. Michael Kang finishes 10th, going 3-8 with a .985 average, Carlos Hallon finishes 11th, going 3-8 with a .836 average and Dionicio Cid finishes 12th, going 0-11 with a .599 average.

Current US Champion Pedro Piedrabuena dominated the flight with an 8-0 record, averaging 1.550. Michael Kang finished 2nd, going 7-1 with a .955 average. Carlos Hallon 35-27 and Mazin Shooni 35-26.

Before the final round, it was Jae Hyung Cho with a 9-1 record and Pedro with an 8-2 record competing for the title. If Cho won the game, it was all over. If Pedro won, there would be a 20-point playoff to determine the Champion.

In the beginning, it was all Pedro. Pedro was ahead 14-4 in the 35 point match. I heard one person say that it was all over, out of the woods. I strongly disagreed. When the level of play it so high, you can never count on anything. I was right. Cho worked his way back into game, running a 2,1,7,4,1,1,3 and 1 in consecutive innings, making it 25-23 in Cho’s favor. Pedro runs a 4 putting him back in the lead, 27-25. Then it’s 28-26, Pedro. Cho runs a 4, making it 30-29, Cho. Pedro runs 2, 31-30 Pedro. Then it’s 32-32. Then it’s 33-33. Pedro scores a point and then misses number 35. Cho steps up and makes the last 2 points. It’s all over.

Jae Hyung Cho, the past Korean Champion, wins the New Wave Open with a final record of 10-1 and a 1.235 grand average. Pedro, with his 3rd loss, finishes in 3rd place, going 8-3 with a 1.422 grand average. His three losses were 35-34, 35-34 and 35-33. Miguel Torres squeezes into 2nd place with a 9-2 record. Luis Aveiga, 8-3, finishes 4th with a 1.481 average. Luis Avila finishes 5th, going 7-4 with a 1.153 average and Young Gull Lee finishes 6th, going 5-6 with a .883 average. Javier Teran finishes 7th, going 5-6 with a .948 average. Mazin Shooni finishes 8th, going 4-7 with a 1.049 average. John Francisco Taylor finishes 9th, going 4-7 with a .871 average. Michael Kang finishes 10th, going 3-8 with a .985 average, Carlos Hallon finishes 11th, going 3-8 with a .836 average and Dionicio Cid finishes 12th, going 0-11 with a .599 average.

The B finals was a 12-man Single Elimination tournament, 20 point games. The 4th place finishers in each flight had a “bye” in the first round, meaning that the 5th and 6th place finishers in each flight competed first, according to their rank.

In the B Finals, Round 1, Arana, who was practically qualified to play in the "A" Class, Joined the Group "B" after spending the night at the hospital. Sperber, Rivera and Banner had a “bye”. Oliver Mayoral defeated Bob Page 20-17. Mercedes Gonzalez defeated Roger Ortega 20-15. Joaquin Salinas defeated Edwar Gomez 20-8 and Felipe Razon defeated Robert Raiford 20-19.

In the B Finals, Round 2, Felipe Razon defeated Roberto Arana 20-10. A very unfortunate tournament for Arana who was definitely not at his best. Don Sperber defeated Oliver Mayoral 20-7. Mercedes Gonzalez defeated Germy Rivera 20-17 and Joaquin Salinas defeated Sid Banner 20-19.

In the B Finals, Round 3, Felipe Razon defeated Don Sperber 20-14 and Mercedes Gonzalez defeated Joaquin Salinas 20-18.

In the B Finals, Round 4, the final match, Mercedes Gonzalez rose to the occasion and beat Felipe Razon 20-9, averaging .833 and winning the B finals.