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The '''B.C. Open 9-Ball Championship''' was a pool tournament played annually at the [[Holiday Inn]] Arena in [[Binghamton, New York]]. The event was created and promoted by professional player and promoter [[Gary Pinkowski]]. Pinkowski was a [[Johnson City, New York]] native. The tournament commenced in the same week as the [[B.C. Open]] golf tournament. The inaugural tournament took place from August 28, 1985 to September 2, with a prize of $25,000 awarded to the champion. The following years the champion was awarded $10,000. The event ran until 1990.
During the 1987 B.C. open [[Jean Balukas]] was scheduled to play in both the men's and women's events. After arriving at the tournament she learned that there was a dress code for the ladies and not for the men. She did not have formal attire with her and realizing how important a figure she was to the sport she protested the dress code and after a vote by the other participants was not able to play in the women's division. She was hurt by the fact that she was trying to stand up for a cause and the other women, including personal friends, voted against her playing and held the event anyway.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/10/18/magazine/the-best-woman-in-the-hall.html|title=The Best Woman in the Hall|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 18, 1987|last1=Starr|first1=Roger}}</ref>
==Event winners==
Mens Division
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! Year !! Winner !! Runner-up
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| 1985 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Keith McCready]] || {{flagicon|PUR}} [[Mike Lebrón]]
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| 1986 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Sigel]] || {{flagicon|PUR}} [[Mike Lebrón]]
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| 1987 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jim Rempe]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kim Davenport]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.poolmag.com/store/index.cfm/fuseaction/feature.display/feature_id/150/index.cfm |title=Archived copy |access-date=May 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108223658/http://www.poolmag.com/store/index.cfm/fuseaction/feature.display/feature_id/150/index.cfm |archive-date=November 8, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| 1988 || {{flagicon|USA}} Dave Bollman || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kim Davenport]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.poolmag.com/store/index.cfm/fuseaction/feature.display/feature_id/150/index.cfm |title=Archived copy |access-date=May 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108223658/http://www.poolmag.com/store/index.cfm/fuseaction/feature.display/feature_id/150/index.cfm |archive-date=November 8, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| 1989 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Sigel]] (2) || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Nick Varner]]
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| 1990 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kim Davenport]] || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Sigel]]
|}
Pro-Am Doubles Division
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Year !! Winner
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| 1985 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Allen Hopkins (pool player)|Allen Hopkins]] / Jack Caprio<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.poolmag.com/store/index.cfm/fuseaction/feature.display/feature_id/44/index.cfm |title=Archived copy |access-date=May 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108214640/http://www.poolmag.com/store/index.cfm/fuseaction/feature.display/feature_id/44/index.cfm |archive-date=November 8, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| 1986 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Earl Strickland]] / [[Joe Inman]]
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| 1987 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kim Davenport]] / [[Johnny Hart]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.poolmag.com/store/index.cfm/fuseaction/feature.display/feature_id/150/index.cfm |title=Archived copy |access-date=May 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108223658/http://www.poolmag.com/store/index.cfm/fuseaction/feature.display/feature_id/150/index.cfm |archive-date=November 8, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| 1988 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jimmy Mataya]] / Joe Probst
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| 1989 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Johnny Archer]] / [[Rod Curl]]
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| 1990 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Robin Bell Dodson|Robin Bell]] / [[Rod Curl]]
|}
Ladies Division
{| class="wikitable sortable"
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! Year !! Winner
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| 1987 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Loree Jon Jones|LoreeJon Jones]]
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| 1988 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Loree Jon Jones|LoreeJon Jones]] (2)
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| 1989 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Loree Jon Jones|LoreeJon Jones]] (3)
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| 1990 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Loree Jon Jones|LoreeJon Jones]] (4)
|}
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Pool competitions]]