Q Master Billiards:
In an unassuming strip mall in Virginia Beach lies the Disneyland of pool halls - so much so that pool sharks put it on their bucket list to see this billiards room."This was my father's American dream - to start a pool room, "said Shannon Paschall.
Q-Master Billiards is the fruit of the late Barry Behrman's labor.
"This place is like a museum for the history of pool," said General Manager Gary Ornoff, Behrman's nephew.
In 1971, Behrman founded the joint. What started as a room with just six tables is now home to 70 of them across 25,000 square feet.
"It's massive," said Ornoff.
The home of dozens of U.S. Open 9-Ball championships.
"It is a wonderful game. You use physics, geometry, and it caters to every age group and demographic," said Ornoff.
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75 Tables, 72 Tables - the table count must change pretty often :)
America's Largest with 72 Tables
Open Monday thru Saturday 10:am Sundays open 11:30am-2am
FREE POOL Served with Lunch & Dinner Every day and night
POOL Leagues from the V.B.B.C.,B.C.A. & A.P.A. Sundays thru Thursday- Over 100 teams play weekly
Tuesdays are APPRECIATION DAYS Open-Close ALL Military Active, Dependents, Retired, Southside Police Officers, Fire Fighters, Deputies, State Troopers Receive FREE POOL with I.D.
Family Days are Saturday and Sunday until 6pm Kids ages 6-15 play free with parents or guardians
Q-Master Billiards is known for the very best conditions, Atmosphere and the best clientele in hampton roads. If you enjoy the game of pool you've come to the right place.
| Nine Ball | |
|---|---|
| 1976 | Mike Sigel |
| 1977 | Allen Hopkins |
| 1978 | Steve Mizerak |
| 1979 | Louie Roberts |
| 1980 | Mike Sigel |
| 1981 | Allen Hopkins |
| 1982 | David Howard |
| 1983 | Mike Sigel |
| 1984 | Earl Strickland |
| 1985 | Jimmy Reid |
| 1986 | David Howard |
| 1987 | Earl Strickland |
| 1988 | Mike Lebron |
| 1989 | Nick Varner |
| 1990 | Nick Varner |
| 1991 | Buddy Hall |
| 1992 | Tommy Kennedy |
| 1993 | Earl Strickland |
| 1994 | Efren Reyes |
| 1995 | Reed Pierce |
| 1996 | Rodney Morris |
| 1997 | Earl Strickland |
| 1998 | Buddy Hall |
| 1999 | Johnny Archer |
| 2000 | Earl Strickland |
| 2001 | Corey Deuel |
| 2002 | Ralf Souquet |
| 2003 | Jeremy Jones |
| 2004 | Gabe Owen |
| 2005 | Alex Pagulayan |
| 2006 | John Schmidt |
| 2007 | Shane Van Boening |
| 2008 | Mika Immonen |
| 2009 | Mika Immonen |
| 2010 | Darren Appleton |
| 2011 | Darren Appleton |
| 2012 | Shane Van Boening |
| 2013 | Shane Van Boening |
| 2014 | Shane Van Boening |
| 2015 | Kevin Cheng |
| 2016 | Shane Van Boening |
| 2017 | Jayson Shaw |
| 2018 | - |
| 2019 | Joshua Filler |
| 2020 | - |
| 2021 | Carlo Biado |
Autographed by Thorsten Hohmann (2nd Place) and Gabe Owen (1st Place)
2004 US Open 9-Ball Champion
The 10 - 15 balls didn't get to go the party
Host of the US Open:
Q-masters Hosted the US Open until 1989. It was then played in even larger hotel conference rooms in the area.
It was still always ran by Barry Behrman from Q-masters until he died in 2016.
Matchroom Sport took it over in 2018 and moved it to Las Vegas then Atlantic City.
Dave Bollman:
The Q-Master Pro Shop, which is located in the Tournament Room, is the brainchild of former owner and professional player, Dave Bollman.
He spent his last 35 years dedicated to the craft of cue building and the game of pool.
He learned from the masters and built one of the finest cue building shops anywhere.
Throughout the years, Dave developed a repertoire with pool players near and far.
He was a master cue-smith who built cues from scratch and also made all repairs.
Dave also devised a tapering lathe for his shafts which are turned 9 times over a 5 or 6 year period before being used to produce a perfect pro taper. Dave became ill in 2013 and sold the shop to Al Blackwell, who was building cues in his garage. During his illness, Dave was very generous with his cue making knowledge and secrets of the trade and passed them on to Al.
Al Blackwell:
Today, the shop is owned and operated by Al who has developed his own building styles and continues repairs for new and old players.
Al has consolidated his shop with Dave's which now contains 6 lathes, a 40 stick showcase and over 250 hardrock maple shafts.
Al makes "sneeky-petes" and custom cues built from scratch.
His prices are $140.00 to $750.00 and he can replace bad shafts on good sticks.
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If games leave you parched, bartenders manning Q-Master's two bars serve up beers, cocktails, and shooters like the Swedish Fish—a blend of blackberry schnapps, triple sec, and cranberry. Those beverages complement Q-Master's inventive menu, which boasts quesadillas filled with pizza fixings, and chargrilled burgers topped with bacon, a chicken tender, and a fried egg whose dreams of becoming a cue ball sadly never came to fruition.
If you are on a diet, please keep scrolling!!! Chef Sam has invented the "Scotch Doubles" Behr-ger!
https://twitter.com/billiards_q/status/837426229716402176?s=20
(1946 - 2016)
Barry was the proud founder of Q-Master Billiards and operated over 40 years, as well as the founder of Pools' most prestigious 9-Ball event in the world, the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships.
https://www.q-masters.com/ourfounder
Shane Van Boening:
After an opening-round bye and a second-round 11-7 win over New York's Frankie Hernandez on Monday, Shane Van Boening had the day off from competition at the 41st U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship.
The event's four-time champion used the free time to drive to nearby Forest Lawn Cemetery to visit the gravesite of the U.S. Open's passionate and colorful founder, Barry Behrman.
Van Boening knew where to find Berhman's headstone, since he was also at Forest Lawn in April for Behrman's funeral.
Van Boening, who first met Behrman in 2004, had developed a strong friendship with the promoter.
Behrman had even tried to coax the South Dakota native into moving to the Norfolk area a few years earlier, promising to pay for Van Boening's apartment and to set him up as house pro at Behrman's 72-table Q-Master Billiards in Virginia Beach.
The purpose of Van Boening's visit was twofold. He wanted to pay his friend a visit to say hello and to tell him he missed him. He also made a vow: He promised to win his record-tying fifth U.S. Open title in honor of his fallen friend. "Barry was a great person," Van Boening said, moments after fulfilling his promise in a thrilling 13-9 win over Taiwan's Jung-Lin Chang in the championship match four days after his visit. "He was a wonderful guy and he did a lot for us. I wish he was here. I miss him a lot."
http://www.billiardsdigest.com/new_current_issue/nov_16/bb_index.php
Americas Largest Pool Hall. In an unassuming strip mall in Virginia Beach lies the Disneyland of pool halls. This place is like a museum for the pool history.