Derby City Classic

Annual pool event

The Derby City Classic is an annual pool convention and tournament held every January at the Caesars Southern Indiana casino in Elizabeth, Indiana, near Louisville, Kentucky.[1] It is eight days long and offers various disciplines of competition for pool players of all caliber.[2] It is often referred to as the DCC.

## History

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The annual convention has been in existence since 1997. Diamond Billiard Products,[3] is the title sponsor of the event, and the lead tournament promoter is Greg Sullivan. Over $100,000 is added to the tournament payouts. Sullivan was inspired to create the DCC by the Johnston City Classic, a former all-around tournament held in Johnston City, Illinois and first organized in 1961 with the purpose of bringing America's top pool gamblers together.[1]

During the eight-day-long convention, competition is held consecutively in three major disciplines, bank pool, nine-ball, and one-pocket. According to Sullivan, "I made it where you're a sucker if you didn't enter."[1] All tournaments are "buyback" competitions in which players can buy their way back in after being first eliminated; matches are races to three sets, much shorter than standard matches; and the entry fee for a tournament is less than that for a spectator's ticket.[1] An All-Around Champion title is awarded each year to an individual player who participates in all three disciplines, and is determined by an ascending point scale and high quality of play, with a prize of $20,000.

The late "St. Louis" Louie Roberts, a legendary American player known for an entertaining style of play and high-stakes gambling action, is memorialized by the annual Louie Roberts A&E Award, which stands for "action and entertainment". Attendees of the event vote, and the pool player who displays the most action and entertainment a la Roberts each year wins the award and is thereafter granted lifetime free entry to the Derby City Classic, including a free room at the Horseshoe's hotel during the event.[1] The title was awarded by the DCC from 2003 until 2014, and although it continued in 2015 and 2016 (via fans and not associated with the DCC), it officially stopped being awarded in 2017.[4]

There are also smaller age-restricted competitions for under-16, over-21, over-62, and over-70 divisions, as well as a ladies-only tournament. Pool industry members bring their wares to the DCC and set up vendor booths, providing a billiard expo for attendees. The vendor booths display a large variety of cue sticks, pool paraphernalia, billiard clothing, books, and instructional DVDs.

To commemorate the great one-pocket champions, OnePocket.org, a website dedicated to the discipline, hosts an annual dinner gala at the Derby City Classic and inducts two people each year into the One Pocket Hall of Fame.[5]

Since 2004, A Bank pool ring game event founded by the late Grady Mathews has been held, which consists of six players, who post an entry fee with a winner take all prize.[6]

In 2007, a straight pool competition began where players are given an assigned number of chances to make a high run. The players with the 8 highest runs will qualify into a single elimination tournament where every match is race-to-125 points. In 2020 the straight pool competition had been cancelled due to schedule interference with other events and competitions.

## Winners

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### Main events

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Several hundred players each year participate in the open Bank pool, One pocket and Nine-ball events to get an opportunity to win the overall title of $20,000 cash prize and to be awarded the prestigious title of "Master of the Table." It is possible for a player to win the "Master of the Table" title without winning any of the three competitions.

Year | Nine-ball | Bank pool | One pocket | Overall

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1999 |  Troy Frank |  Nick Varner |  Efren Reyes |  Efren Reyes
2000 |  George SanSouci |  Shannon Daulton |  Nick Varner |  Dee Adkins
2001 |  Shannon Daulton |  Jose Parica |  Buddy Hall |  Shannon Daulton
2002 |  Mika Immonen |  Larry Price |  Cliff Joyner |  Jose Parica
2003 |  Shannon Daulton (2) |  Danny Harriman |  Jose Parica |  Larry Nevel
2004 |  Ralf Souquet |  Jason Miller |  Efren Reyes (2) |  Efren Reyes (2)
2005 |  Efren Reyes |  David Matlock |  Efren Reyes (3) |  Efren Reyes (3)
2006 |  Ralf Souquet (2) |  Jason Miller (2) |  Efren Reyes (4) |  Jason Miller
2007 |  Niels Feijen |  Stevie Moore |  Efren Reyes (5) |  Efren Reyes (4)
2008 |  Ralf Souquet (3) |  Larry Price (2) |  Gabe Owen |  Francisco Bustamante
2009 |  Shane Van Boening |  John Brumback |  John Schmidt |  John Brumback
2010 |  Efren Reyes (2) |  John Brumback (2) |  Scott Frost |  Efren Reyes (5)
2011 |  Dennis Orcollo |  Alex Pagulayan |  Shane Van Boening |  Shane Van Boening
2012 |  Shane Van Boening (2) |  John Morra |  Shane Van Boening (2) |  Shane Van Boening (2)
2013 |  Alex Pagulayan |  Francisco Bustamante |  Corey Deuel |  Francisco Bustamante (2)
2014 |  Shane Van Boening (3) |  Dennis Orcollo |  Efren Reyes (6) |  Dennis Orcollo
2015 |  Warren Kiamco |  Shannon Daulton (2) |  Alex Pagulayan |  Alex Pagulayan
2016 |  Shane Van Boening (4) |  John Brumback (3) |  Alex Pagulayan (2) |  Alex Pagulayan (2)
2017 |  Dennis Orcollo (2) |  Francisco Bustamante (2) |  Billy Thorpe |  Dennis Orcollo (2)
2018 |  Chris Melling |  Corey Deuel |  Francisco Bustamante |  Francisco Bustamante (3)
2019 |  Skyler Woodward |  Billy Thorpe |  Francisco Bustamante (2) |  Skyler Woodward
2020 |  Lee Vann Corteza |  Dennis Orcollo (2) |  Billy Thorpe (2) |  Dennis Orcollo (3)
2021 | Not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2022 |  Francisco Sanchez Ruiz |  Fedor Gorst |  Fedor Gorst |  Fedor Gorst
2023 |  Fedor Gorst |  Fedor Gorst (2) |  Tony Chohan |  Fedor Gorst (2)
2024 |  Joshua Filler |  Joshua Filler |  Fedor Gorst (2) |  Joshua Filler
2025 |  Joshua Filler (2) |  Fedor Gorst (3) |  Fedor Gorst (3) |  Fedor Gorst (3)

## Top Performers

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Name  | Nationality  | Winner  | Runner-up  | Finals

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Efren Reyes |  Philippines | 13  | 6  | 19
Fedor Gorst |  United States | 10  | 1  | 11
Shane Van Boening |  United States | 8  | 7  | 15
Francisco Bustamante |  Philippines | 7  | 4  | 11
Dennis Orcollo |  Philippines | 1  | 8
Alex Pagulayan |  Canada | 6  | 5  | 11
Shannon Daulton |  United States | 5  | 2  | 7
John Brumback |  United States | 4  | 5  | 9
Joshua Filler |  Germany | 2  | 6
Jose Parica |  Philippines | 3  | 3
Jason Miller |  United States | 1  | 4
Ralf Souquet |  Germany
Billy Thorpe |  United States | 2  | 2
Corey Deuel |  United States
Nick Varner |  United States | 1  | 3
Larry Price |  United States | 0  | 2
Skyler Woodward |  United States
John Morra |  Canada | 1  | 3  | 4
Buddy Hall |  United States | 2  | 3
Larry Nevel |  United States
Tony Chohan |  United States
Cliff Joyner |  United States | 1  | 2
David Matlock |  United States
Dee Adkins |  United States
Gabe Owen |  United States
Lee Van Corteza |  Philippines
Mika Immonen |  Finland
Niels Feijen |  Netherlands
Scott Frost |  United States
Stevie Moore |  United States
Chris Melling |  England | 0  | 1
Danny Harriman |  United States
Francisco Sanchez Ruiz |  Spain
George SanSouci |  United States
John Schmidt |  United States
Troy Frank |  United States
Warren Kiamco |  Philippines

* Active participants are shown in bold.
* Only players who reached the final are included. This includes the Bank pool, One Pocket, Nine-ball & Overall divisions.
* In the event of identical records, players are sorted in alphabetical order by first name.

## Bigfoot Ten-ball Invitational

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The bigfoot ten-ball event, played on a 10ft table and is played alongside the other events, a 16 player invitational, that does not count towards the "Master of the Table" overall title.

Year | Winner | Runner-up

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2013 |  Dennis Orcollo |  Niels Feijen
2014 |  Shane Van Boening |  Niels Feijen
2015 |  Shane Van Boening (2) |  Lee Van Corteza
2016 |  Jayson Shaw |  Shane Van Boening
2017 |  Jayson Shaw (2) |  Alexander Kazakis
2018 |  Roberto Gomez |  Fedor Gorst
2019 |  Chang Jung-lin |  Joshua Filler
2020 |  Jayson Shaw (3) |  Lee Van Corteza
2021 | Not held due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
2022 |  Joshua Filler |  Fedor Gorst
2023 |  Shane Van Boening (3) |  Konrad Juszczyszyn
2024 |  Joshua Filler (2) |  Lee Van Corteza
2025 |  Pijus Labutis |  Joshua Filler

## Top Performers

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Name  | Nationality  | Winner  | Runner-up  | Finals

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Shane Van Boening |  United States | 3  | 1  | 4
Jayson Shaw |  Scotland | 0  | 3
Joshua Filler |  Germany | 2  | 2  | 4

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e Hill, David (February 18, 2014). "Can't Knock the Hustle". Grantland.com. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
2. ^ Derby City Classic, DerbyCityClassic.com, retrieved 26 May 2018
3. ^ Diamond Billiard Products website DiamondBilliards.com, Retrieved 26 May 2018
4. ^ "Louie Roberts Award - Final Year - AzBilliards.com". forums.azbilliards.com. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
5. ^ "One Pocket Hall of Fame: Celebrating The Legacy of Pool in Action OnePocket.org, Retrieved 24 May 2008
6. ^ "Van Boening Wins 10-Ball Ring Game". AZBilliards.com: The A to Z of Billiards and Pool. Avondale, AZ: AZBilliards, Inc. January 5, 2008. pp. "Independent Event" section. Archived from the original on January 7, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-24.

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