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Winner Manny Chau, owner Chris Riley and 2nd place finisher Josh Brothers

Manny Chau takes Riley's Concord

Blaze 9 Ball Tour made its way to Rileys Concord Billiards in Boothwyn PA, Sunday June 29, 2009. A field of 29 players came out to play. Players: Manny Chau, Josh Brothers, Matt Krah, Rob Pole, Marc Vidal, Ernie Natiello, and Erin McManus.

Leading the top half of the bracket was Josh Brothers with wins over Tim Dlugosz 7-0, Marc Vidal 7-4, Matt Krah 7-5, and Ernie Natiello 7-3. Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Manny Chau with wins over Randy Jaragske 7-2, Sam Quinzi 7-0 and Rob Pole 7-5.

Playing for the hot seat was Manny Chau VS Josh Brothers this was a one sided match with Manny Chau running away with the match 7-0, sending Josh Brothers to the one lost side. Waiting for Josh Brothers on the one lost side was Jerry Calderon, Josh took control of this match from the start and never looked back winning easily.

In the finals it was Josh Brothers Vs Manny Chau, Josh Brothers has to beat Manny Chau twice to win the event. The first set was a great one that went hill hill with Josh Brothers pulling out the win 7-6. In the second set it was Manny Chau pulling away late in the match to win the set 7-4 and the event.

Complete Results:

1st Manny Chau $750
2nd Josh Brothers $400
3rd Jerry Calderon $295
4th Robert Pole $150
5th/6th Ernie Natiello $100
Matt Krah $100

Josh Brothers Holds the Line at Drexel Hill

Winner Josh Brothers, Owner Bob Maidhof and
runner up Shaun Wilkie

Blaze 9 Ball Tour made its way to Drexeline Billiards in Drexel Hill Pa, Sunday June 14, 2009. A Strong field of 38 players came out to play, players like Josh Brothers, Shaun Wilkie, Matt Krah, Joey Testa, Scott Tollefson, Caroline Pao, Raphael Saldana, Keith Christman, and Rob Pole.

Leading the top half of the bracket was Josh Brothers with wins over Shaun Dobson 7-2, Adam Kielar 7-4, Raphael Saldana 7-3, and Shaun Wilkie 7-5. Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Matt Krah with wins over Hendrick Drost 7-3, Derek Schwager 7-3, Keith Christman 7-2, and Joey Testa 7-6.

Playing for the hot seat was Matt Krah VS Josh Brothers this was a one way match with Josh Brothers winning easily 7-3 and sending Matt Krah to the one lost side. Waiting for Matt Krah on the one lost side was
Shaun Wilkie, this also was a one sided match with Shaun Wilkie winning 7-2 to get to the finals.

In the finals it was Shaun Wilkie VS Josh Brothers, Shaun Wilkie has to beat Josh Brothers twice to win the event. But this day belonged to Josh Brothers as he easily beat Shaun Wilkie 7-3 to win the match and the event.

Complete Results:

1st Josh Brothers $1150
2nd Shaun Wilkie $650
3rd Matt Krah $370
4th Joey Testa $220
5th/6th Raphael Saldana $120
Keith Christman $120
7th/8th Rob Pole $70
Abdellatif Chamseddine $70

Shaun Wilkie

Shaun Wilkie Goes Undefeated at Riley's Concord

Blaze Tour made its way to Riley’s Concord Billiards in Boothwyn PA on Sunday June 7, 2009. A strong field of 30 players came out to play, players like Shaun Wilkie, Matt Krah, Joey Testa, Josh Brother, Chuck Roth, Jim O’Hara, Tom McDonald and Eddie Abraham.

Leading the top half of the bracket was Chuck Roth with wins over Sammy Sega 7-6, Matt Zurcho 7-4, Joey Testa 7-6 and Eddie Abraham 7-6. Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Shaun Wilkie with wins over Steve Kaminow 7-1, Raphael Saldana 7-2, Josh Brothers 7-3 and Jim O’Hara 7-5.

Playing for the hot seat was Shaun Wilkie Vs Chuck Roth, this was a one sided match with Shaun Wilkie shutting out Chuck Roth 7-0 and sending him to the one lost side.Waiting for Chuck Roth on the one lost side was Eddie Abraham this too was a one sided match with Eddie Abraham winning easily 7-2 to get to the finals.

In the finals it was Eddie Abraham Vs Shaun Wilkie, Eddie Abraham has to beat Shaun Wilkie twice to win the event but it only took one set for Shaun Wilkie to win 7-5 and 17th stop of the Blaze tour. Shaun Wilkie is very happy to be playing with Lucasi Hybrid cue and would like to thank his sponsor Cue and Case.

Complete Results:

1st Shaun Wilkie $900
2nd Eddie Abraham $450
3rd Chuck Roth $250
4th Joseph Testa $150
5th Josh Brothers $100
5th Jim O’Hara $100

Joey Tests the Field at Skyline

Joey Testa

On Sunday, May 31st 2009, 29 players came out to Skyline Billiards in Brooklyn, NY for Blaze Tour stop #14 of the season. A very tough field of players including Manny Chau, Joey Testa, Matt Krah, Mike Miller, "Ginky" George San Souci, Mike Fingers, Eddie Abraham, Shaun Wilkie and Scotty Townsend.

This killer field was again dominated by "Jersey Joey" Joey Testa, who currently holds the #3 spot on the Blaze Tour leader board. Testa landed his spot in the hot seat via victories over Mark Horn (7-1), Huey Moy (7-2), Alex Gilvary (7-3), and finally a 7-0 win over Mhet Vergara which guaranteed him a spot in the finals.

However, there were a number of top name players fighting back on the one-loss side to match back up with Testa on Sunday evening. For one, veteran player Huey Moy was looking to get vengeance over his loss to Testa in the 3rd-round on the winner's side. He made a strong return to take out George San Souci 7-6, Scotty Townsend (7-6), and Matt Krah (7-4), but would fall to Manny Chau 7-4.

Chau was also looking to return from the one-loss side to take a swing at Testa, and would earn that chance after defeating Mhet Vergara in the semifinals, 7-4. In this match, Mhet was up 3-1 and missed a 7-ball to go up 4-1... and Chau battled back to go up 6-4.

In the finals, (which was a true double-elimination) Joey went up 6-4 when he chose to go for a tough 5-9 combo, leaving Manny with the run. Joey made an unbelievable shot on the one ball, but left himself a little straight on the two ball. Joey attempted to bank the 4 ball but came short, leaving Manny a shot to tie up the set 6-6. Manny made a great 4-9 carom shot forcing a "Hill-Hill" Final Battle.

In the final game of the first set... Manny made the one ball, and looked to come back to win the first set but missed the two ball leaving Joey with an open table for the win.

Complete Results:

1st: Joey Testa $1150
2nd: Manny Chau $580
3rd: Mhet Vergara $415
4th: Huey Moy $220
5th: Matt Krah $110
6th: Alex Gilvary $110

Winner Shaun Dobson and runner-up Joey Testa

Shaun Dobson passes the Test-a at Green Room

Blaze 9 Ball Tour made it was to the Green Room Billiards in Maple Shade NJ Saturday May 23, 2009.

Leading the top half of the bracket was Joey Testa with wins over Jeff Pierce 7-3 Tim Smith 7-3, Bob Burt 7-3 and Derek Schwager 7-4. Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Shaun Dobson with wins over Rob Palm 7-2, John Spencer 7-1, Kenny Rutman 7-5, and Sammy Sega 7-4.

Playing for the hot seat was Shaun Dobson VS Joey Testa this was a great match that went to double hill when it was all said and done it was Shaun Dobson winning the match 7-6 sending Joey Testa to the one lost side. Waiting for Joey Testa on the one lost side was Kenny Rutman this was a one sided match with Joey Testa taking control of the event from the start and never looking back winning 7-2 and another shot at Shaun Dobson in the finals.

In the finals it was Joey Testa VS Shaun Dobson, Joey Testa has to beat Shaun Dobson twice to win the event. The first set was all Joey Testa with a 7-0 win, but the second set was a different story with Shaun Dobson winning late in the match 7-5 and the event.

Complete Results:

1st Shaun Dobson
2nd Joey Testa
3rd Kenny Rutman
4th Adbellatif Chamseddine
5th/6th Derek Schwager
Sammy Sega
7th/8th Jose Burgos
Bob Burt

Krah Gets the monkey off his back

Winner Matt Krah, owner Ernie Arcaro and runner-up George San Souci

Blaze 9 Ball Tour made its way to Atlantic City Billiards on Sunday May 17, 2009 a strong field came out to play. Players like Matt Krah, George San Souci, Joey Testa, Eddie Abraham, John Alicea, and Calab Koury.

Leading the top half of the bracket was George San Souci with wins over Lay Thammavong
7-0, Calab Koury 7-1, Ken Musgrabe 7-2 and Eddie Abraham 7-6. Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Matt Krah with wins over Ryan Anzisi 7-1, Rob Vannatta 7-0, Jim O’hara 7-2, and Thomas Sansone 7-4.

Playing for the hot seat was George San Souci VS Matt Krah this was a one way match with Matt Krah taking the lead early and never looking back winning the match 7-3 and sending George San Souci to the one lost
side.

Waiting for George San Souci on the one lost side was Joey Testa this was a good match with George San Souci pulling away late to win 6-4 and another chance at Matt Krah in the finals.

In the finals it was George San Souci VS Matt Krah, George San Souci has to beat Matt Krah twice to win the event but Matt Krah was a little to strong on this day by beating George San Souci 7-5 to win the match and the event.

Complete Results:

1st Matt Krah $850
2nd George San Souci $400
3rd Joey Testa $270
4th John Alicea $140

Mike Fingers and George San Souci

Ginky takes Masters

Blaze 9 Ball Tour made its way to Master Billiards in Queens New York on Saturday May 9, 2009 a small field came out to play. Players like George “Ginky” San Souci, Mike Fingers, Mhet Vergara, and Wali Muhammad.

George San Souci and Mike Fingers lead the way on the winners side George San Souci beating John Macarthur, 7-2, and Mhet Vergara 7-4 and Mike Fingers beating Jose Burgos 7-5, Bob Madara 7-6. Playing for the hot seat was George San and Mike Fingers this was a good match with George pulling it off late winning by a score of 7-4. sending Mike
Fingers to the one lost side.

Waiting for Mike Fingers on the one lost side was Mhet Vergara this was a great match that went to double hill but it was Mike Fingers winning 7-6 to get back to the finals.

In the finals it was George San Souci VS Mike Fingers, In order for Mike Fingers to win the event he has to beat George San Souci twice. But that would never happened George San Souci beat Mike Fingers the first set 7-5 to win the event.

Complete Results:

1st George San Souci $350
2nd Mike Fingers $250
3rd Mhet Vergara $150
4th Bob Madara $100

Just Another Day at the Beach for Mike Sigel

Winner Mike Sigel, Owner Ed, Second place Matt Krah

Sandcastle Billiards in Edison NJ, hosted the Blaze 9 Ball Tour on Saturday May 2, 2009. A strong field came out to play, players like: Mike Sigel, Shaun Wilkie, Matt Krah, Eddie Abraham, Josh Brothers, Mike Miller, Ben Sadowski to name a few.

Leading the top half of the bracket was Matt Krah with wins over Paul Ravel 9-5, Michael Wong 9-4, and Eddie Abraham 9-7. Leading the Bottom half of the bracket was Mike Sigel with wins over Mike Miller 9-3, Ben Sadowski 9-1, and Shaun Wilkie 9-7.

Play for the hot seat was Matt Krah VS Mike Sigel this was a great match that went double hill with Matt Krah coming back being down 8-6 to win the match 9-8 sending Mike Sigel to the one lost side. Waiting
for Mike Sigel on the on lost side was Shaun Wilkie this was a rematch from earlier that day and again it was Mike Sigel coming away with the win this time by a score of 7-4 to get to the finals.

In the finals it was Matt Krah VS Mike Sigel, Mike Sigel has to beat Matt Krah twice to win the event first set was close intill Mike Sigel pulled away late in the match winning 7-5 and in the second set it was all Mike Sigel winning easily 7-1 to win the match and the event.

Complete Results:

1st Mike Sigel $675.00
2nd Matt Krah $360.00
3rd Shaun Wilkie $150.00
4th Josh Brothers $100.00
5th Eddie Abraham
5th Carmen Lombardo

Eddie Abraham, owner Bob Guerra, runner-up Adam Kielar

Abraham Rocks Rockaway

Rockaway Billiards in Rockaway NJ hosted the Blaze 9 Ball Tour, on Sunday April 19th a strong field came out to play. Players like Eddie Abraham, Adam Kielar, Mike Miller, Carl Khan, Joey Testa and Carmen Lombardo to name a few.

Leading the top half of the bracket was Eddie Abraham with wins over Kenny Rutman 7-1, Bill Gallagher 7-3, and Carmen Lombardo 7-6. Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Mike Miller with wins over Adam Kielar 7-6, Randy Schwager 7-6, and Joey Teasta 7-6.Playing for the hat seat was Eddie Abraham VS Mike Miller this match was all Eddie Abraham winning easily 7-3 and sending Mike Miller to the one lost side. It was young Adam Kielar making a move after losing his first match by beating Kevin Coyle 6-0, Carl Khan 6-3, Bill Gallagher 6-4, Bob Geurra 6-2, Joey Testa 6-2, Carmen Lombardo 6-2, and Mike
Miller 6-5.

In the Finals it was Adam Kielar VS Eddie Abraham, Adam Kielar has to beat Eddie Abraham twice to win the event. The first set was a great set the went double hill, when the smoked cleared it was Eddie Abraham pulling off the win 7-6 and the event.

Complete Results:

1st Eddie Abraham $750
2nd Adam Kielar $375
3rd Mike Miller $250
4th Carmen Lombardo $100
5th Randy Schwager
5th Joey Testa
7th Gary Barnish
8th Bob Geurra

Eddie Abraham Lights-up the Green Room

Eddie Abraham

Blaze 9 Ball Tour made its way to the Green Room Billiards in Maple Shade NJ On Sunday April 12th. A small but strong field came out to play: players like Eddie Abraham, Matt Krah, Josh Brothers, and Luis Gonzales.

Leading top half of the bracket was Josh Brothers with wins over Wali Muhammad 7-3, and Matt Krah 7-6. Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Eddie Abraham with wins over Derek Schwager 7-5, and Jose Burgos 7-5.

Playing for the hot seat was Eddie Abraham VS Josh Brothers this was a good match with Eddie Abraham pulling away late in the match winning 7-4. Sending Josh Brothers to the one lost side. But the big story is new comer Luis Gonzales with wins over Pedro Rodriquez 6-3, Derek Schwager 6-3, Mark Horn 6-1, Matt Krah 6-5, Ray Ortega 7-3 and Josh Brothers 6-1.

In the Finals it was Eddie Abraham VS Luis Gonzales, Luis Gonzales has to beat Eddie Abraham twice to win the event. Eddie Abraham was in dead stroke winning the match 7-4 and the event.

Complete Results:

1st Eddie Abraham $600
2nd Luis Gonzales $350
3rd Josh Brothers $200
4th Ray Ortega $100

Joey Testa

Joey Testa Masters Master Billiards

Blaze 9 Ball Tour made its way to Master Billiards in New York City. On Sunday April 5th. A Small but strong field came out to play.
Players like Joey Testa, Eddie Abraham, Rob Pole Sean Morgan, Jorge Rodriquez, and Darwin Vergara.

Leading the top half of the bracket was Rob Pole with wins over Bob Madara 7-5, Dawin Vergara 7-2, and Mike Miller 7-2. Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Joey Testa with wins over Michael Yednak 7-3, Rene Vilalobos 7-2, Eddie Abraham 7-6, and Jorge Rodriquez 7-3.

Playing for the hot seat was Joey Testa VS Rob Pole this was a great match that went double hill, when it was all said and done it was Joey Testa pulling off the win 7-6. sending Rob Pole to the one lost side. Waiting for Rob Pole on the one lost side was Mike Miller this too was a good match but it was Mike Miller winning 7-4.

In the finals it was Joey Testa VS Mike Miller, in order for Mike Miller to win the tournament he would have to beat Joey testa twice. Joey Testa brought his A game and won the match 7-5 and the tournament.

Complete Results:

1st Joey Testa $750.00
2nd Mike Miller $375.00
3rd Rob Pole $200.00

Joey Testa Passes the Final Test at Riley's Concord

Rinner Joey Testa and Owner Chris Riley

Riley’s Concord Billiards hosted the Blaze 9 Ball Tour Sunday March 29th. A strong field of 34 players came out to play, players like Joey Testa, Shaun Wilkie, Eddie Abraham, Sharon OHanlon, Josh Brothers, Matt Krah, and Chris Riley.

Leading the top half of the bracket was Eddie Abraham with wins over Frank Bogush 7-1, Bill Wilson 7-0, Chuck Roth 7-2, Scott Freeman 7-5. Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Joey Testa with wins over Mike Fernan 7-3, Kenny Rutman 7-3, Adam Kielar 7-2, Josh Brothers 7-3. Playing for the hot seat was Eddie Abraham VS Joey Testa this was a good match but it was Joey Testa pulling away late in the match with a 7-5 win, sending Eddie Abraham to the one lost side.

Waiting for Eddie Abraham on the one lost side was Shaun Wilkie this was a great match that went to double hill but when it was all done it was Shaun Wilkie coming away with the win.In the Finals it was Joey Testa VS Shaun Wilkie, Shaun Wilkie has to beat Joey Testa twice to win the tournament but it didn’t make it past the first set Joey Testa won the first match easily 7-2 to win the match and the tournament.

Joey Testa would like to thank his new sponsor Mezz Cue, also special thanks to Mika Immonen and Caroline Pao the US distributer for Mezz cues for there support. This was the first time Joey Testa used the Mezz Cue and it also was his first win on the Blaze Tour.

Complete Results:

1st Joey Testa $1100.00
2nd Shaun Wilkie $550.00
3rd Eddie Abraham $325.00
4th Scott Freeman $150.00
5th/6th Josh Brothers $120.00
Adam Kielar $120.00
7th/8th Chuck Roth $70.00
Mike Miller $70.00

Winner Josh Brothers Owner Jose Garcia & 2nd Place finisher Matt Krah

Josh Brothers Sinks the Last 9-Ball at Q-Ball

Blaze 9 Ball Tour made it way to Q-Ball Billiards Vineland NJ on Sunday March 15th. A field of 44 players came out to play, players like: Jennifer Barretta, Josh Brothers, Matt Krah, Eddie Abraham, Adam Kielar, Joey Testa, Sam Quinzi, Jose Feliciano Sr. and Jose Feliciano Jr.

Leading the top half of the bracket was Matt Krah with win over Charles Walker 7-0, Erin Mcmanus 7-4, Tom White 7-2, Eddie Abraham 7-6, and Joey Testa 7-1. Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Josh Brothers with wins over Jim Kallas 7-1, Ariel Rivera 7-3, Randy Schwager 7-3, Shaun Wilkie 7-1, and Adam Kielar 7-3.

Playing for the hot seat was Josh Brothers VS Matt Krah this was a one way match with Josh Brothers winning easily 7-1 sending Matt Krah to the one lost side. Waiting for Matt Krah on the one lost side was Eddie Abraham this was a good match with Matt Krah winning 6-4 to get back to the finals.

In the finals it was Matt Krah VS Josh Brothers, Matt Krah has to beat Josh Brothers twice, but it didn’t take that Josh Brothers ran through Matt Krah easily winning 6-0.

Complete Results:

1st Josh Brothers $1175.00
2nd Matt Krah $525.00
3rd Eddie Abraham $350.00
4th Joey Testa $220.00
5th/6th Adam Kielar $150.00
Shaun Wilkie
7th/8th Jose Feliciano Sr. $100.00
Sam Quinzi

Robb Saez takes down Raxx Blaze

Robb Saez, Owner Holdin Chin and 2nd Place Finisher Adam Kielar

On Sunday March 8th, the Blaze Pro-Am 9-Ball Tour brought 43 of the Northeast’s toughest pool players out to Raxx Pool Room in West Hempstead, NY for their fifth stop of the 2009 season. Raxx Pool Room and Grill has 29 beautiful AMF tables with royal blue Simonis 860 cloth and is an enjoyable room to play at. Some of the top names to turn out for this event were Shaun Wilkie, Mika Immonen, Eddie Abraham, Matt Krah, Robb Saez, and Ignacio Chavez. This Blaze stop was also attended by two of the area’s top female players, WPBA pro Caroline Pao and Erin McManus.

The fifth Blaze stop saw great performances from many of the players, but it was Robb Saez who pulled ahead of this tough pack to win the event. Robb, who is originally from Bridgeport, CT, came to this Blaze event in preparation for his next pro event, the Diamond Open 10-Ball Professional Players Championship, which will be held at the upcoming Super Billiards Expo in Valley Forge, PA.

This event also saw a number of notable battles, including a match-up between Kenny Rutman and Mike Fingers. When he played against Eddie Abraham, Mike ran out every time he broke, but he was clearly feeling the heat against Kenny. In this match, Kenny pulled out a hill-hill victory by firing in a long shot on the 9-ball, capitalizing on a missed shot by Mike Fingers.

One of the surprises of this20event was that current #1 world-ranked player, Mika Immonen, did not make it to the money rounds. Although he played well, Immonen took two losses to Shaun Wilkie (7-4) and Ignacio Chavez (7-3).

A less-common face on the Blaze Tour, Jamie Gremmo, turned out at Raxx with a solid 7/8 finish. Gremmo faced Robb Saez on the one-loss side, but could not get into his comfort zone, losing 7-3.

Waiting in the hot seat for Robb Saez was 21-year-old Adam Kielar from Quakertown, PA. Adam had an impressive run at Raxx with a big hill-hill win over Shaun Wilkie, who had a stellar performance at last year’s Expo, finishing 2nd to Shane Van Boening. In this feature match, Adam came back from being down 5-3 in the set and pulled out the clutch win.

Current Blaze Tour #1 ranked player Eddie Abraham looked to be the dominant player throughout the event, running through the winner’s side bracket before things turned around quickly as Eddie ran into a brick wall in Adam Kielar in the hot seat match, who played near flawless in
putting together a perfect 7-0 score.

Amazingly, this win marked Kielar’s fourth consecutive appearance in the finals of the Blaze Tour. On Kielar’s road to the hot seat, he also impressively defeated Mike Boyles, Greg McAndrews, Bobby Blackmore, and Shaun Wilkie.

In the semi-final match, Robb Saez would avenge his winner’s side loss to Eddie Abraham, winning by the same score of 7-5 to move him into the finals. We also saw Robb defeat Wali Muhammed, Carmen Lombardo, Matt Krah, Bobby Blackmore, Jamie Gremmo, “Alaska” Sean Morgan, “The
Mexican” Ignacio Chavez, and finally Eddie Abraham.

In the finals, it was a match-up of between the up-and-coming phenom vs. the battle-tested road warrior. This was a true double-elimination format, so Robb Saez would have to defeat Adam Kielar two sets, both races to six.

In the first set, Robb pulled out a strong 6-3 win, to close the gap to one final race to six to determine the winner. In the first game of the second set, Robb makes a error in misjudging the rails as he made the 3-ball and sent the cue ball three rails around the table before barely scratching. This gave Adam ball in hand, which he took advantage of to run out and take a 1-0 lead in the short race to 6 games. Adam and Robb then traded games back and forth until Rob pulled ahead to the hill 5-3. Adam won the following game, and with the score 5-4, Robb scratches on the break, giving Adam an opportunity to tie the match 5-5. However, Adam had an uncharacteristic miss on the 4-ball, allowing Robb to take the win.Congratulations to Robb Saez and Adam Kielar, as well as all the players that turned out for this event, for their outstanding play.

Complete Results:

1st Robb Saez $1325
2nd Adam Kielar $725
3rd Eddie Abraham $475
4th “The Mexican” Ignacio Chavez $200
5th/6th: “Get Some” Shaun Wilkie, “Alaska” Sean Morgan $150
7/8th: Kenny Rutman, Jamie Gremmo $100

Kenny Rutman and Owner John Sheppard

Kenny Rutman wins his first Blaze Tour

Hot Shot Billiards hosted the Blaze 9 Ball Tour on Sunday March 1, 2009. A field of 39 players came out to play.

Leading the top half of the bracket was Kenny Rutman with wins over Eddie Abraham 7-6, Rob Palm 7-4, Brady Jones 7-6, Matt Douglas 7-5, and Keith Christman 7-4. Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Matt Krah with wins over Jack McPoyle 7-0, Al Tonelli 7-3, Pam Cimarelli 7-0, Jose Feliciano 7-5, and Adam Kielar 7-0.

Playing for the hot seat was Matt Krah VS Kenny Rutman this was a great match that went hill hill with Kenny Rutman winning the match 7-6. Sending Matt Krah to the one lost side were Adam Kielar waited. This was a good match with Adam Kielar pulling away late with a 6-4 win.

In the finals it was Adam Kielar VS Kenny Rutman, Adam Kielar has to beat Kenny Rutman twice this but all it took was one set with Kenny Rutman winning hill hill 6-5 to win his first ever Blaze Tour.

Complete Results:

1st Kenny Rutman $975
2nd Adam Kielar $500
3rd Matt Krah $350
4th Mike Miller $200
5th/6th Joey Testa $150 Keith Christman $150
7th/8th Pam Cimarelli $100 Jose Feliciano $100

Darren Appleton takes down Blaze Cosmos

Owner Kevin Clark, 2nd Place finsher Adam Kielar, Owner Cosmos and Winner Darren Appleton

Blaze 9 Ball Tour was host by Cosmos Billiards in Scranton PA, A strong field of 35 players came out to play. Players like: Darren Appleton, Allan Hopkins, Eddie Abraham, Pat McNally, Adam Kielar, Dave Daya and Marc Vidal.

Leading the top half of the bracket was Dave Daya with wins over Rob Pole 7-6, Billy Banks 7-2, Pat McNally 7-5, Allan Hopkins 7-6 and Adam Kielar 7-6. Leading the bottom have of the bracket Darren Appleton with wins over Dard Aceron 7-1, and Rich Larossa 7-6, Joe Kuligowski 7-0, and marc Vidal 7-1.

Playing for the hot seat was Dave Daya VS Darren Appleton this was a good match with Darren Appleton winning easily 7-4, sending Dave Daya to the one lost side. Waiting for Dave Daya on the one lost side was Adam Kielar, this was a great match with Adam Kielar winning on the hill 6-5.

In the finals it was Adam Kielar VS Darren Appleton, Adam Kielar had to beat Darren Appleton twice to win the tournament. This first set went to the hill with Adam Kielar winning 6-5 in the second set it was all Darren Appleton winning easily 6-2 and the tournament.

Complete Results:

1st Darren Appleton $1150
2nd Adam Kielar $588
3rd Dave Daya $362
4th Eddie Abraham $250
5th Marc Vidal $120
5th Pat McNally $120
7th Larry Levitsky $70
7th Joe Kuligowski $70

2nd place finisher Adam Kielar, owner Bob Maidhof, and winner Ed Matushonek

Ed Matushonek Captures the Blaze Tour Season Opener at Drexeline

Ed Matushonek held on to survive a hill-hill struggle against Adam Kielar in the finals and capture first place in the season opener of the Blaze 9-Ball Tour the weekend of February 7-8. The $1,000-added event, hosted by Drexeline Billiards in Drexel Hill, PA, drew a full compliment of 64 entrants.

From among the winners’ side final four, Matushonek locked horns with Lee Holt, defeating him 7-3 to move into the hot seat match versus Joey Testa. Testa, having sent Eddie Abraham west 7-6, moved to join him when Matushonek prevailed to gain the hot seat 7-5.

Kielar, in the meantime, was working his way to the finals from the one-loss side. He got by Shaun Wilkie 6-3 and Scott Freeman 6-2 to face Holt, as Josh Brothers dispatched Matt Krah 6-4 and Bill Ianieri 6-3 to meet Abraham. It was Abraham advancing to the quarterfinals against Kielar, where Kielar moved into the semifinals with a 6-4 win. Kielar survived a hill-hill struggle versus Testa to get a double-elimination shot at Matushonek.

Kielar and Matushonek traded racks back and forth in the finals, with neither getting further out in front than two games. Kielar reached the hill first and Matushonek responded by running the next rack to tie it. Matushonek broke the final rack and scratched. Kielar lined up a 1-9 combination that failed. Matushonek stepped to the table and after sinking five, scratched on the 6 ball. With a second ball in hand opportunity, Kielar made another attempt to line up a combination that would have ended the game and forced a second set. Kielar missed the 6-9 combination, and Matushonek made him pay. He finished out the rack, concluding his undefeated run through the tour’s season opener.

Ed Matushonek held on to survive a hill-hill struggle against Adam Kielar in the finals and capture first place in the season opener of the Blaze 9-Ball Tour the weekend of February 7-8.

Complete Results:

1st Ed Matushonek $1,250
2nd Adam Kielar $650
3rd Joey Testa $450
4th Eddie Abraham $270
5th Lee Holt $200
Josh Brothers
7th Scott Freeman $150
Bill Ianieri
9th Shaun Wilkie $100
Bill Smith, Jr.
Matt Krah
Matt Douglas
13th Kenny Williams $70
Kenny Rutman
Mike Praseutsy
Tom Bow

Shaun “Get Some” Wilke Wins the Skyline Stop at the Blaze Tour’s Second Stop Against All Odds

Winner Shaun Wilkie and runner-up Oscar Bonilla

Maryland's own Shaun Wilkie came to Brooklyn's toughest pool room to win, and put on an exhibition in "heart" as the up-and-coming professional player came from behind to win the Blaze Tour's second stop of the season.

The host room, Skyline Billiards, hosted 43 players and drew some of the strongest players currently on the grind. The event drew the Blaze Tour Finale Champion, "Jersey Joey" Joey Testa, along with Eddie Abraham, Matt Krah, Mike Fingers, Oscar Bonilla, Scott Freeman, Jorge Rodriguez, Shaun "Get Some" Wilkie, and "The Mexican" Ignacio Chavez.

The field also drew four women players... WPBA pros Caroline Pao and Liz Ford, as well as regional amateurs, Erin McManus and Denise Reeves. Both Erin and Caroline won a few matches before getting knocked out, and their impressive play is worth mentioning.
Also making waves with impressive=2 0play was Jimmy Jusman, who is a visiting player from Indonesia. Jimmy is a professional in Indonesia and was proud to mention that he plays on theIndonesian National Team, and has also played on the Guinness 9-Ball Tour.
While there were several stand-out matches, the main buzz was being stirred up by "Get Some" Shaun Wilkie. After losing a tough match to Jorge Rodriguez, Shaun Wilke made an impressive run through the one-loss side of the tournament bracket, proving that Shaun knows how to get the cash.

Shaun tore through the one-loss side, never letting any of his opponents get to the hill, with the exception of Jerry Tarantola, who took a 5-0 lead in the race 6, and one by one watched my lead slip away. Shaun's road to the finals began with defeating house pro Liz Ford, then went on to beat Matt Krah, Jerry Tarantola, Mhet Vergara, Bill Gallagher, Jorge Rodriguez, Ken Rutman, Mike Fingers, and finally Wali Muhammad.

In the finals, Shaun met Oscar Bonilla, who is currently one of the hottest players on the New York pool landscape, recently finishing runner-up in the Predator 9-ball Tour opener. Oscar's performance was dominant throughout the tournament as he ran through the winner's bracket undefeated. In the winner's bracket, Oscar defeated Qtown, Mhet Vergara, Scott Freeman, Jorge Rodriguez, Marc Vidal and Wali Muhammad.

In the finals, with a true double elimation format, Shaun was faced with the challenge of defeating Oscar twice in the finals to capture the Blaze Tour title. In the first set, Shaun caught a gear and rolled over Oscar 7-1. In the second set, Oscar battled toe to toe with Shaun but could not bring the the type of clutch shotmaking to match Shaun's firepower, resulting in a 6-4 loss for Oscar. After coming in second to Joey Testa in the finals of the recent Blaze Tour Finale, Sh aun Wilke surely wanted to make a statement in this event, and he definitely did.

After his gritty win, Shaun mentioned that he is looking to making a statement at Turning Stone, as well as see if he can top his last year's 2nd place performance at the upcoming Diamond Open 10 ball Pro Championship at the Super Billiards Expo in Valley Forge, PA.
Shaun continues to prove that he is a force to be reckoned with on the pool scene, as he continues to challenge the competition to "Get Some!"

Complete Results:

1st $1000 Shaun Wilkie
2nd $500 Oscar Bonilla
3rd $300 Wali Muhammad
4th $230 Mike Fingers
5th/6th $175 Kenny Rutman, Marc Vidal
7th/8th $125 Jorge Rodriguez, Jimmy Jusman
9-12th $70 Bill Gallagher, Sammy Wu, Scott Freeman, Eddie Abraham

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