What happened to Rafael Martinez?
WCrimi
He was playing some of the best 9 ball I ever saw. (finished 2nd to Archer)
Does he still play and why doesn't he enter the major tournaments any more?
Shane Sinnott-Predator Cues
>Subject: What happened to Rafael Martinez?
>From: wcr...@aol.com (WCrimi)
>Date: 7/12/00 9:37 PM Eastern Daylight Time
>Message-id: <20000712213739...@ng-fz1.aol.com>
Rafael has been living in Germany and thus playing in Europe up untill quite
recently.He apparently has established a good name for himself in Europe as
would be expected with his strong game.
He is now back in the U.S and just played in the BCA 9 ball tournament in the
Riviera in May(not sure how he did though). However I do know that he just won
the last Reno event last month so he obviously is still a force to be reckoned
with.
Plays with Predator too!
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Mike Howerton
>A few years back I bought a few Accustats tapes that featured Rafael Martinez.
>
>He was playing some of the best 9 ball I ever saw. (finished 2nd to Archer)
>
>Does he still play and why doesn't he enter the major tournaments any more?
This is from the results database out at AzBilliards...
http://www.azbilliards.com/thepros/showplayer.cfm?playernum=98
Rafael Martinez
2000 Winnings: $18,650.00
2000 Tournament Results:
$375.00 8th place Derby City Classic 9-Ball Bank
$700.00 12th place Derby City Classic 9-Ball
$2,700.00 2nd place Derby City Classic One Pocket
$1,690.00 1st place Houston 9-Ball Open
$785.00 9th place USA Billiards Challenger Event 2
$10,000.00 1st place Sands Reno Open
$2,400.00 1st place California Billiard Club Open 9-Ball
Prior to the Wales results being posted, Martinez is #8 amongst the
men in tournament earnings this year (of the tourneys we have posted)
Mike Howerton
Webmaster
www.azbilliards.com
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Karsten Maier
I've never posted on the RSB so far, but I have been lurking for almost two
years now and really appreciate the great information
you guys provide. Ok, enough blah, blah....back to the topic.
Rafael came to Germany in 95 and had his first remarkable TV appearance
against Bustamante in Freiburg with a nearly perfect match.
Django lead 2-0, when he scratched on the break. After that he wasn't able
to make one single ball anymore, because Rafael ran 8 racks and
played great safety when needed. Rafael won the match 13-2.
In 96 I played with Rafael in a team which was a great experience, not only
that my game's pretty similar (in style ;)) to his and so I could
learn a lot by practicing with him, he also convinced me of the Predator
shafts, which were fairly unknown in Germany until this time.
I haven't seen him in the last two years though and don't know where he is
right now.
- Karsten
WCrimi <wcr...@aol.com> schrieb in im Newsbeitrag:
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JoeyA
a local tournament. He looks like he is aging rather quickly. He placed
second in the tournament where King Kong (Chavez) of LA came out of the
losers bracket like a man possessed to whip RM twice and take home the
cheese.
JoeyA
Karsten Maier <kar...@myokay.net> wrote in message
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Ed Mercier
for awhile before posting. (2 years is overdoing it a bit, but commendable
nonetheless.) Next you post an informative billiard related message.
Tastefully brief.
Please let me encourage you to post more and join in. I think you're just the
type of poster we enjoy here.
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WCrimi
I play with a Predator. I hated every stick I ever owned until I bought my
Predator. I will never play with anything else. It moved me up 1 1/2 balls in
9 ball. No kidding.
Karsten Maier
lol, the two year lurking period was more a result of my search for a
newsserver I could actually post from,
not a case of being too cautious or afraid ;).
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Todd R.
almost flawlessly though the tournament which he ended up winning. And even
though i don't get to watch many big tournaments, Hes the best overall
player i've ever seen in person I would say.
Todd R.
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Fred Agnir
Karsten Maier wrote in message <8kkoun$2ddm$1...@news.okay.net>...
>Hi,
>I've never posted on the RSB so far, but I have been lurking for almost two
>years now and really appreciate the great information
>you guys provide. Ok, enough blah, blah....back to the topic.
>
>Rafael came to Germany in 95 and had his first remarkable TV appearance
>against Bustamante in Freiburg with a nearly perfect match.
Where in Freiburg did they play? I've been to Freiburg 5 times this year
and haven't found anything. Admittedly, I haven't had real time to look.
Is there somewhere on the net that lists pool halls in other countries,
especially in Europe?
Fred/Fritz