PhotoHunt: Pointed - Alessandro, Australian Representative in pool

This is my latest PhotoHunt entry. His pool cue is VERY pointed. Pointed: 1. Having an end coming to a point.

STOP PRESS! Alessandro has beaten the current Junior World Champion in the first round of the Junior World Masters! Oh dear, then after that he got beaten. And thus endeth the games.

- He and his friend Brent both won their first match but then were knocked out of the Mens World Masters in the second round.

Next up is the Junior World Masters and the World Masters Plate.

- He is through the first round, he beat someone from India, 7-5. Next round is in 7 hours and I think there is 100 pounds prize money. But - he is up against the 1999 World Mens Masters runner up.

- Crikey! 4.23am the mobile phone rang - "Mum! I'm playing in the Mens World Masters in an hour and a half!"
"Hello, do you KNOW what time it is here!!"
I was a bit cross. Now that I am awake, and it's three hours later, I wonder how he did? I can't find a result on the internet.

- In the Junior World team events, out of 50 players, he ended up with the 10th highest percentage in the world junior teams.
In the upcoming Junior Masters event, he is up against the current Junior World Champion, in the first round. Uh oh!
In the upcoming Mens Masters, there are 400 competitors.

- They beat Northern Ireland. And India. And Malta. This was the junior teams event.
- Sadly, he got knocked out at the final 16 of the Junior World Championship. He was doing well - 5-3, and ended up losing - 6-5. But he did do the best, out of the Australian juniors.
- The play list is up for who is playing whom in the Junior World Masters that starts on Monday! Oh, and yes, the website talks about it being televised - sad me won't be seeing it.
- Crikey! His name is also on the list for the Mens World Masters - right at the very bottom of the page.
- The Australian team just trounced India. Just Northern Ireland to go. I'll have to get the result tomorrow morning.
Alessandro is at the Imperial Hotel in Blackpool.
- He has played against the Channel Islands, Malta, Ireland, England and Scotland! He is about to play India, and then Northern Ireland. These have all been "team" events. Um, in these team events, the Australian Junior team beat Malta. As an individual in the team events he has had 8 wins and 7 losses so far.

He is also playing for the title of Junior World Champion! It is a knock out, that began with 64 players. He is one of two Australians in the final 16. Then he has the World Junior Masters and the World Mens Masters still to go. Way to go Alessandro! It's very exciting!

- Just having fun playing non-comp pool for two days. The competition starts either tomorrow or the next day. Funny text message to his brother in the middle of the night, as he was worried that people might be driving his blue Rex while he was away. Well - as it's in my school carpark right at this moment - I would have to say, "Yes, they are!"
- He says it's still daylight at 10pm and he's still playing pool.
- Well, he's in Blackpool, and is playing pool. He starts competition on Tuesday.
- Right now he has arrived in Manchester and is on a bus to go to Blackpool.
- Alessandro (17) is in a plane, nearly at England. I got a call from him last night at Singapore airport - he was in a cafe eating dinner.
And now - have a look at this:

Monday 7th July 2008

Imperial Hotel

Blackpool England

JUNIOR WORLD MASTERS

ROUND 1

Monday 7th July

10.00am

ALESSANDRO NASCA (AUS)
v
PAUL McGUIRE (ENG)

PhotoHunt: Emotions - Pride

This is my latest PhotoHunt entry.

Yes folks, my 17 year old, Alessandro, is off in just over a week to Blackpool in England to represent Australia in pool - eight ball actually. He's just been made vice captain of the juniors. Um, I'm a bit proud!

This is Alessandro in Adelaide earlier this year representing his state against the rest of Australia.



Here he is last year in Perth - same thing.



I clipped this one out of the newspaper. You know, he has represented his state four years running. Oh and he will be wearing one of these cool green and gold vests and a bow tie like his friend Steve - look at this link and see if you can find his name in the green square.

I'm very proud

Alessandro is about to represent his state for the fouth year in a row in pool.

He only just turned seventeen!

Alessandro - off to Nationals again

This is Alessandro from last year when he represented his state in his age level. He got to play in Perth in 2007. It was a five hour flight with a sprained ankle from his basketball game just before the flight.

In 2005 and 2006 it was just a short flight down to Melbourne to play. This year, in fact next month, he's off to Adelaide. He even qualified for under 21s this year - but was too young to go. He was just sixteen at the time and you have to be over 18.



I'm very proud of my young pool shark.

Pool shark attack!

That's my boy!