U of M Team Pool Championships (UMTPC)
This annual intercollegiate team tournament--one of only two collegiate team pool tournaments in the country--is held at the University of Michigan in late Fall / early Winter.
General Information About the UMTPC:
This is a 3-day team event, starting on Friday afternoon and ending on Sunday evening, sometimes very late. This depends largely upon the number of entries and the speed/pace of play. Teams vie for the title in each of three events, plus the coveted all-around title. Trophies and medals are awarded for each event as well as the all-around total. Because time is of the essence, the field is limited to 16 teams. Each team is comprised of 4 players plus an (optional) alternate.
Tournament site is the University of Michigan, specifically the Michigan Union Billiards & Games Room, 2nd floor, 530 S. State, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
The 8th Annual UMTPC is now in the history books!
| Team Name | School | Straight Pool (raw) | Straight Pool (team) | Straight Pool (bonus) | 9-ball (team) | 9-ball (bonus) | 8-ball (team) | 8-ball (bonus) | Final Points & Standing |
| Boiler Breakers | Purdue | 233 | 500 | 0 | 20+380 | 20 | 275 | 80 | 1275 (1st) |
| Hokies | Virginia Tech | 208 | 190 | 0 | 20+200 | 70 | 500 | 160 | 1140 (2nd) |
| United Nations | Illinois | 210 | 275 | 50 | 20 | 0 | 375 | 80 | 800 (3rd) |
| Honey Badgers | Michigan | 222 | 375 | 100 | 110 | 0 | 190 | 0 | 775 (4th) |
| Gold | Akron | 156 | 125 | 0 | 150+280 | 60 | 100 | 40 | 755 (5th) |
| Bangers | Indiana University | 143 | 75 | 0 | 110 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 215 (6th) |
| Shrimp Chips | Purdue | 133 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 180 (7th) |
| Team POOOOOOL | West Virginia University | 126 | 20 | 0 | 40+65 | 0 | 30 | 20 | 175 (8th) |
| Nittany Lions | Penn State | 110 | 0 | 50 | 20 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 100 (9th) |
| Stroke of Genius | West Virginia University | 112 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 (10th) |
| Orient Express | Illinois | 94 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 60 (11th) |
| Fighting Gobblers | Virginia Tech | 72 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 (12th) |
| Blue | Akron | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 (13th) |
| Big D | California University of PA | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (14th/tie) |
| B Team, The | Michigan | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (14th/tie) |
| Non Bangers | Indiana University | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 (14th/tie) |
2011 Sportsmanship Winners:
Duplicate nominations for: Brian Myung (Indiana), Vinnie Novello (West Virginia), Corey Sykes (Virginia Tech)
Multiple nominations (honorable mention medal) for: Phil Osborne (Purdue), Andrei Popa (Indiana), George Mansour (Akron)
Sportsman of the Year (most nominations) for: Big John Weigand (Akron)
2011 MVP Recognition:
Honorable Mentions:
- Myung Hee Suk (Brian), Indiana Bangers (5th place 9-ball, high run of 14, straight pool total of 69, 8-ball PPG average of 9.00, 20 bonus points)
- George Mansour, Akron Gold (2nd place 9-ball, high run of 10, straight pool total of 38, 8-ball PPG average of 7.87, 40 bonus points)
- Curtis Sawdon, Michigan Honey Badgers (high run of 20, straight pool total of 84, 8-ball PPG average of 9.10, 100 bonus points)
- Stephen Skvarka, Virginia Tech Hokies (3rd place 9-ball, high run of 16, straight pool total of 61, 8-ball PPG average of 8.13, 120 bonus points)
- Corey Sykes, Virginia Tech Hokies (3rd place 9-ball, high run of 14, straight pool total of 58, 8-ball PPG average of 8.82, 80 bonus points)
- Yaming Tang, Illinois United Nations (top 50% in 9-ball, high run of 15, straight pool total of 46, 8-ball PPG average of 9.00, 30 bonus points)
- Bo Jin, Purdue University Boiler Breakers (1st place 9-ball, high run of 16, straight pool total of 66, 8-ball PPG average of 9.28, 40 bonus points)
Complete MVP standings will be posted here soon. Medals will be mailed to recipients.
2012 Tournament:
The 2012 UMTPC (9th Annual) is tentatively scheduled for 11/2/2012-11/4/2012. It just so happens to be the weekend when we change the clocks. This was a huge benefit this year (we need all the time we can get!) so it's convenient that Michigan Football plays out of town that weekend.
Logistics:
Click here for a list of hotels, directions, and parking advice.
2011 Player Stats
- Excel spreadsheet (coming soon)
- PDF (coming soon)
- Leaderboard (coming soon)
2010 Player Stats
2009 Player Stats
2008 Player Stats
2007 Player Stats
Past winners:
| Year | School / Team | Players |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | University of Akron Gold | Jon Patton, Aaron Hartley, Josh Chisnell, Bill Rodeman, Seth Bush |
| 2005 | University of Akron Gold | Jon Patton, Matt Lynch, Mike Shrum, Josh Chisnell? |
| 2006 | University of Akron Gold | Jon Patton, Matt Lynch, Mike Shrum, Dan McGuire |
| 2007 | Virginia Tech Hokies | Chris Hansen, Mike Robertson, Alex Scott, James Furlong |
| 2008 | University of Michigan Wrecking Crew | Quentin Weir, Jamie Kilgore (MVP), Bret Kabacinski, Jim Christian, Chris Takahashi |
| 2009 | Purdue University Lobster Chips | Darron Arrick (MVP), Eric Yu, Lindsey Dorn, Arjun Devarajan |
| 2010 | Virginia Tech Hokies | Mike Robertson (MVP), David Mudre, Stephen Skvarka, Corey Sykes, Michael Bellavance |
| 2011 | Purdue University Boilerbreakers | Bo Jin, Wenjie Wu, Changlu Zhu, Jason (Yaixeng) Xu |
Additional Information:
For more information or to get on the email list, please contact UMTPC Founder, Director, & Promoter:
Betsy Sundholm
University of Michigan
530 S. State Street , Room 1310
Ann Arbor , MI 48109-1308
sundholm@umich.edu
734-763-3202
AIM: sundholm88
Facebook Group
Join our Facebook group! It's called "UM Team Pool Championships."
Other Team tournament opportunities
Virginia Tech also holds a Team Pool Championship, modeled almost exactly after the UMTPC.
For more information, email VT Billiards Club president Joshua Keys at joshkeys@vt.edu.
