Landon serves as Grand Marshall at the Green County Rotary Club Cow Days Festival (Landon's sister Kiley is in the driver's seat.) September 2008
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Jacksonville Lucasi and Dragon Promotions Event-August 2008
| In the 14.1 event, Landon's best match was against Austin Murphy when Landon ran a 47 at midmatch and closed the match with a run of 36 winning 125 to 89. Landon's best match in the 10-Ball event will be shown on insidepoolmag.com soon and at a later date on propoolvideo.com. In the U.S Amateur Championship, Landon placed 5th/6th in a field of 91. In the 10-Ball (19U) Junior World Championship Landon finished in a tie for 5th. Landon lost to Austin Murphy 9-6. |
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Landon Shuffett Wins Back-to-Back National Championships (with BEF director Laura Smith)
| On July 13, 2008, at the University of Arizona in Tucson, Landon won the BEF Junior National 9-Ball Championship (14U) by winning 8 of 9 matches. Landon won a spot on Team USA to compete in Reno, Nevada for the WPA World Junior 9-Ball Championships, a BEF $1,000 educational scholarship, and was recognized as a 2008 BEF Academic All-American Scholar. Landon also won the 2008 Dr. Cue's National Artistic Pool Championship (14U). |
2008 Kentucky State Amateur 9-Ball Championship
Paradise Billiards, Bardstown, Kentucky 4th place in a field of 32.
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Derby City Classic January 2008 Landon finished 46 in a field of 350.
Landon is playing Efren Reyes
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Landon with friend and U.S. Open 9-Ball Champion Shane Van Boening. |
Tournament Arena at the Sauerland Stern Hotel
November 27-30, 2007 Willingen, Germany World Junior Championships
Landon won 3 matches and lost 2 as noted below in the chart from the WPA-Tour. Landon finished tied for 9th in a field of 39 players from 20 countries.
November 17-18, 2007 Qlympics, Louisville, Kentucky
Landon won the silver medal in the Junior 8-Ball event 17U. Landon won the gold medal in the Junior 9-Ball event 17U.
2007 BEF Junior National Champion (14U)
On July 15 at Minnesota State University Landon won the BEF Junior National 9-Ball Championship (14U). In the 45-player field Landon won 8 of his 9 matches. Landon won a $1,000 educational scholarship, Predator cue, and a spot on Team USA to compete in Germany for the World Junior Championships. Landon was also recognized as a BEF Academic All-American Scholar.
On the weekend of June 30th 2007 Landon placed 4th at Murphy's Brass Rail in an open Viking Tour Event consisting of 53 players. Click here to read the story at insidepoolmag.com.
Landon competes in World 10 Ball Championship
Jacksonville May 2007
Landon won against Matis of Spain 10-4 and Balesteros of Spain 10-6. Landon was defeated by Foldes of Greece 10-7 and Kiamco of the Phillipines 10-8.
Charlie Williams preps Landon for an ESPN appearance.
Photo by JCIN.
Landon competed in the UPA U. S. Pro Championships in Los Angeles in March 2007. Landon won his first match 11-0. Landon then lost to 4th-place finisher, Rob Saez 11-7, and UPA Rookie of the Year Matt Krah, 11-9. Look for Landon and his sister Kiley when ESPN airs the event semi-finals and finals.
Landon and YuRam holding the commemerative cueball
1,000th Match
Landon won his one thousandth tournament match on March 9, 2007. Believe it or not...As fate or fortune would unfold, Landon played YuRam Cha for the monumental milestone! YuRam only made one mistake in the match, but it was Landon's night as he went on to win the match and also garner his 61st overall tournament victory.
Landon lagging for the break with Buddy Hall
Derby City Classic--9-Ball Division
Louisville, Kentucky,
January 2007
Landon, in his 7th year at the DCC, played very well winning 3 of 5 matches. Landon was stopped in the 5th round, 7-4, by the legendary Buddy Hall. Landon became the youngest player to cash-in in the 9 years of Derby City tournaments. Two years ago at age ten, Landon became the youngest player to ever win a match at The Derby City Classic.
December 17, 2006--Chattanooga--The Great Southern Billiard Tour/The Choo Choo Classic Shown in the picture with Landon are Diamond Billiard Club proprietors Dave Crockett and Bill Bailey and tour director Shannon Daulton. Landon, age 12, posted a strong 3rd-place finish in a field of 44 competitors. Click here to read the entire story.
9-25-06 U. S. Open 9-Ball Championships, Chesapeake, VA
Landon became the youngest player to win a match in the 31-year history of the U. S. Open. Landon defeated Jui-Lung Chen 11-7, lost to Brian Groce 2-11, and lost to Jeremy Jones 5-11.
2006 BCA Junior National 9-Ball Tournament, July 5th-8th, University of Arizona:
Landon took an early exit this year with 1 win and 2 losses. The Shuffett family wishes Team USA much success in Australia at the World Youth Championship this October.
2006 Lucasi Southeast Junior Champion, May 27th Jacksonville, FL
Landon defended his title by defeating Mike Mallen of Port St. Lucie, Florida in the finals by a score of 9-5. Mallen defeated Landon in an earlier match 7-4.
2006 Twilight Billiards Nine Ball Champion
January 29th Frankfort, Ky. Twilight Billiards 2 Day Event
8 Ball Division..... Landon won 1 match and lost 2 matches.
9 Ball Division..... Landon won 6 straight races to seven to claim the championship in a 32 man field consisting of some of Kentucky's best players. Landon dedicates his championship to Twilight Billiards owner, Neville Johnson. Neville unexpectedly passed away the morning of the 9 Ball event.
January 11-14, Derby City Classic, Louisville, Kentucky
9-Ball Division, Defeated by Jeff Abernathy 7-3
Defeated by Tang Hoa 7-5
Landon won his 50th tournament on November 2, 2005 at his home poolroom, The Rack-n-Cue, in Campbellsville, Kentucky. This victory came at his 331st tournament.
At the November Chatanooga Diamond Billiard Club monthly open, Landon played a couple of his best matches to date. Landon defeated Cliff Joyner 9-7. Following that match Landon lost 7-9 to Brian Jones. Landon went on to finish 13th in a 45-player field.
Landon was featured on Ripley's, Believe it or Not! television series for his general success as a 7 year-old junior player. You can find his picture in the 2005 edition on page 102.
2005 Atlanta Pro Open
Lost to Joey Korsiak of New York City, 10-5, and lost 10-8 to Jonathan "Hennessee" Pinegar of Manchester, TN.
Landon is shown at Highpockets in Memphis in September 2005 playing former U.S. Open Champion Reid Pierce. Landon lost 9-6.
Landon Competes at the Junior World Championships which took place at Cap Worth in Velden, Austria.
TEAM USA
(photo courtesy Tracy Hart)
Landon is playing Japan's Junior Champion Hayato Hijikata. Hijikata won 9-6 in a very competitive match
Landon with Hijikata after the match
After a long and eventful week in Austria, the awards ceremony proved to be well worth the trip. Not only did Anna Kostanian bring home a bronze medal for Team USA, Landon Shuffett was recognized as well. Not for his place and finish, but for his manners and professionalism. Tournament Director, Jorgen Sandman, who is also President of the World Confederation of Billiard Sports (WCBS), awarded Landon the “Fair Play” trophy for his “professionalism, manners, ability and common respect for the sport of billiards”. Landon received the award and was happy to be recognized as a fair player at the event.
(courtesy Tracy Hart)
Landon with the Girls' Tournament Champion Jasmin Ouschan of Austria
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