| Mike Davis defeats
Ryan McCreesh to take the Blaze 9-Ball Tour Championship |
Mike Davis with owner Ernie Arcaro
|
Blaze 9 Ball Tour Championships was held on January
27-28, at Atlantic City Billiards. I want to start with by thanking
all the sponsors.
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Without your support the tour would not have been possible again
thank you.
Special thanks to Ernie for hosting the event. A strong field
of 93 players am out to play, players like Mike Davis, Ryan
McCreesh, Mika Immonen, Jerry Slivka, Allen Hopkins, Manny Chau,
Shin Park just to name a few great players that came out to
play.
Leading the way was Ryan McCreesh and Mika Immonen paying each
other for the hot set this was a blow out with Ryan McCreesh
Beating Mika Immonen 9-3 to get to the hot seat but the big
story once again was Mike Davis coming from the loser side to
get to the finals. In the finals it was Mike Davis VS Ryan McCreesh,
Davis has to beat McCreesh twice and that he did winning the
first match 7-2 and the second match 9-4, to win the 2007 Blaze
9 Ball Tour Championship. |
| Complete Results: |
1st Mike Davis $3400 + US Open
2nd Ryan McCreesh $1450 + US Open
3rd Mika Immonen $700 + US Open
4th Shaun Wilkie $500 + US Open
5th Joey Testa $500 US Open
5th Ed Mastshonek $500 + US Open
7th Adam Kielar $200 + Hopkins pro am bar box
7th Manny Chau $200 + Hopkins pro am bar box
9th Shin Park $175 + Joss
9th Mhet Vergara $175 + Joss
9th David Abraham $175 + Joss
9th Rob Pole $175 + Joss
13th Allen Hopkins $120 + Joss
13th Brandon Shuff $120 + Joss
13th Danny Basavich $120 + Joss
13th Joey Kong $120 + Joss
17th Eddie Abraham $90 + Hopkins AM
17th Joe Frady $90 + Hopkins AM
17th Jerry Slivka $90 + Hopkins AM
17th Brady Jones $90 + Hopkins AM
17th Noel Bensurto $90 + Hopkins AM
17th Eric Heiland $90 + Hopkins AM
17th Mike Prasentsy $90 + Hopkins AM
17th Barry Banks $90 + Hopkins AM |
|
Shin Park
|
Shin Park goes back to back at Skyline |
Skyline Billiards hosted Blaze
9 ball tour on December 16th a strong field of 27 players came
out to play players like Shin Park, Tony Robles, Mika Immonen,
Mike Miller, Marc Vidal and player of the year Matt Krah.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Tony Robles with wins
over Lionel Rivera 7-1, Mike Miller 7-6, Mika Immonem 7-5, and
Marc Vidal 7-1. Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Shin
Park with wins over Liz Ford 7-3, Greg McAndrews 7-5, Rob Pole
7-2, and Matt Krah 7-4.
Playing for the hot seat was Tony Robles vs Shin Park this was
a great match but when it was all said and done it was Shin
Park pulling away late for the win 7-5, sending Tony Robles
to the one loss side. Waiting for Tony Robles on the one loss
side was Chuck Altomare, this to was a great match with Chuck
Altomare winning the match 7-5 to get to the finals.
In the finals it was Chuck Altomare vs Shin Park, Chuck Altomare
has to beat Shin Park twice but it didn’t take that Shin
Park was in stroke and won the match 7-0 in less then twenty
minutes.
|
| Complete Results: |
1st Shin Park $750
2nd Chuck Altomare $370
3rd Tony Robles $250
4th Mika Immonen $150
5th/6th Marc Vidal $90 Matt Krah $90 |
| Shin Park comes
back to take Leisure Time |
Shin Park
|
Blaze 9 Ball Tour was hosted by Leisure Time
Billiards on Sunday December 2, 2007. This was a strong field
of 27 players, players like Shin Park, Mike Miller, Marc Vidal,
Eddie Abraham, Mike Fingers and Points Leader Matt Krah.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Mike Miller with wins
over Rob Omen 7-1, Rob Pole 7-6, and Mike Fingers 7-5. Leading
the bottom half of the bracket was Shin Park with wins over
Ryan Klett 7-0, Greg McAndrews 7-2, and Jorge Rodriquez 7-3.
Playing for the hot seat was Shin Park vs Mike Miller this was
a great match with Mike Miller pulling away late to win the
match 7-5, sending Skin Park to the one loss side. Waiting for
Shin Park on the on loss side was Marc Vidal. This was a one
man show with Shin Park winning easily 6-3.
Playing in the finals is Shin Park vs Mike Miller Shin Park
has to beat Mike Miller twice in the first set Shin Park was
in gear winning the first match easily 7-2, and in the second
set it was a great match but when it was all said and done it
was Shin Park winning the second set and the event 7-4.
|
| Complete Results: |
1st Shin Park $700
2nd Mike Miller $350
3rd Marc Vidal $200
4th Eddie Abraham $150
5th/6th Mike Fingers $70 Jorge Rodriquez $70 |
|
Owner Holden Chin with Shaun Wilkie
|
Wilkie goes back to back at Raxx |
Blaze 9 ball tour was hosted
by Raxx Bar & Grill on Sunday November 25, 2007. A strong
field of 28 came our to play, players like Shaun Wilkie, Shin
Park, Carmen Lombardo, Marc Vidal, Eddie Abraham and points
leader Matt Krah.
Leading the top half of the bracket Shaun Wilkie with wins over
Eddie Abraham 7-0, Kevin Overton 7-5, Mhet Vergara 7-3 and Matt
Krah 7-5. Leading the bottom half of the braket was Shin Park
with wins over Mike Fingers 7-3, Carl Khan 7-4, Mike Miller
7-4 and Carmen Lombardo 7-6. Playing for the hot seat was Shaun
Wilkie vs Shin Park this was a one way match with Shaun Wilkie
taking control from the start and winning the match 7-3, and
sending Shin Park to the one loss side.
Waiting for Shin Park on the one loss side was Carmen Lombardo
this too was a one sided match with Shin Park winning 7-3 to
get to the finals. In the finals it was Shaun Wilkie vs Shin
Park this was a great match with Shaun Wilkie pulling away late
to win the match 7-4.
|
| Complete Results: |
1st Shaun Wilkie $750
2nd Shin Park $380
3rd Carmen Lombardo $250
4th Mark Vidal $200
5th/6th Matt Krah $100 Eddie Abraham $100 |
| Shaun Wilkie
takes Blaze Skyline |
Owner Sammy Wu with Shaun Wilkie
|
Blaze 9 Ball Tour was hosted by Skyline Billiards
on Sunday November 18, 2007. A strong field of 34 players came
out to play. Players like Shaun Wilkie, Marc Vidal, Alex Gilvary,
Eddie Abraham, Shin Park, and Jorge Rodriquez.
Leading the top half of the bracket Alex Gilvary with wins over
Gordon R 7-3, Mike Fingers 7-5, Shin Park 7-5, and Matt Krah
7-6. Leading the bottom half of the bracket Shaun Wilkie with
wins over David Abraham 7-6, Dave Shlemperis 7-0, Manny Cheu
7-3, and Jorge Rodriquez 7-4.
Playing for the hot seat was Shaun Wilkie vs Alex Gilvary this
was a great match with Shaun Wilkie coming back from 6-2 to
win on the hill 7-6, and sending Alex Gilvary to the one loss
side. Waiting for Alex Givary on the one loss side was Marc
Vidal this was a great match but when it was all said and done
it was Marc Vidal coming out with the win on the hill 6-5, to
get to the finals.
In the finals it was Shaun Wilkie vs Marc Vidal, Mark Vidal
has to beat Shaun Wilkie twice to win the tournament. This was
a great match with the first set going hill hill it was Shaun
Wilkie winning the match 7-6 and the tournament.
|
| Complete Results: |
1st Shaun Wilkie $950
2nd Marc Vidal $525
3rd Alex Gilvary $250
4th Eddie Abraham $200
5th/6th Jorge Rodriquez $110 Matt Krah $110
7th/8th Shin Park $80 Manny Chau $80 |
|
Shin Park
|
Shin Park lights up Comet |
Comet Billiards hosted the Blaze
9 Ball Tour on Sunday Nov. 11, 2007 a strong field of 36 players
came out to play. Players like Shin park, Many Chau, Danny Green,
Joseph Testa, Shaun Wilkie, and Carmen Lombardo to name a few.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Shin Park with wins
over Matt Krah 7-4, Ray Mendez 7-1, Gerard Soriano 7-1, Manny
Chau 7-4. Leading the bottom half on of the bracket was Danny
Green with wins over Kevin Overton 7-1, Carmen Lombardo 7-5,
John Alicia 7-1, Rob Pole 7-3, and Shaun Wilkie 7-6.
Playing for the hot seat was Shin Park vs Danny Green, this
was a one way match with Shin Park taking control from the start
and never looking back winning easily 7-1, sending Danny Green
to the one loss side. Waiting for Danny on the one loss side
was Manny Chau this too was a one way match with Manny Chau
winning 6-0 to get to the finals.
In the finals it was Manny Chau vs Shin Park, Manny Chau has
to beat Shin Park twice. The first set went hill hill with Chau
winning but in the second set it was all Shin Park winning 6-2
to win the tournament.
|
| Complete Results: |
1st Shin Park $980
2nd Manny Chau $480
3rd Danny Green $250
4th Joseph Testa $150
5th/6th Shaun Wilkie $110 Carmen Lombardo $110
7th/8th Joey Kong $80 Ed Matushonek $80 |
| Shaun Wilkie
shines in Atlantic City |
Shaun Wilkie
|
Atlantic City Billiards Club hosted the Blaze
9 Ball Tour on Sunday Oct. 28, 2007. Thirty-Two players came
out to play. Players like Shaun Wilkie, Matt Krah, Eddie Abraham,
Liz Ford, Al Waldo and Joseph Testa.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Shaun Wilkie with wins
over Bob Mapes 7-1, Matt Krah 7-1, Bill Smith Jr.7-5, and Al
Waldo 7-6. Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Eddie
Abraham with wins over Sharon Ohanlon 7-3, Darren Defilippis
7-4, Carl Morgan 7-6, and Joey Testa 7-6.
Playing for the hot seat was Eddie Abraham vs Shaun Wilkie,
this match was all Shaun Wilkie winning the match easily 7-2
and send Eddie Abraham to the one lost side. Waiting for Abraham
on the one loss side was Matt Krah it was all Krah winning the
match easily 6-3 to get to the finals.
In the finals it was Shaun Wilkie vs Matt Krah, Matt Krah has
top beat Wilkie twice but it only took one set. The match was
all Wilkie winning easily 7-1 to win the tournament.
|
| Complete Results: |
1st Shaun Wilkie $650
2nd Matt Krah $310
3rd Eddie Abraham $200
4th Liz Ford $150
5th/6th Al Waldo $75 Joey Testa $75 |
|
Winner Mike Miller and Owner Bob Maidhof
|
Mike Miller Wins his first Blaze Event |
Blaze Stop # 32 was hosted by
Drexeline Billliards on Sunday October 21st. A strong field
of 30 players came out to play, Players like Danny Basavich,
Karen Korr, Joey Testa, Liz Ford, Josh Brothers, Pam Treadway,
Mike Miller, Julie Kelly, and Matt Krah.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Joey Testa with wins
over Shaun Dobson 7-6, Joe Hong 7-1, Wes Dobson 7-1, and Matt
Krah 7-6. Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Mike Miller
with wins over Julie Kelly 7-3, Steve Shaw 7-2, and Karen Corr
7-5.
Playing for the hot seat was Joey Testa vs Mike Miller this
was a great match but when it was all said and done it was Mike
Miller coming away with the win 7-4 and sending Joey Testa to
the one loss side. Waiting for Joey Testa on the one loss side
was Matt Krah this was a one way match with Joey Testa running
away with the match 6-2, to get to the finals for a rematch
with Mike Miller.
In the finals it was a rematch with Mike Miller vs Joey Testa,
Testa has to beat Mike Miller twice but it was Mike Miller’s
day he won the first set 6-3 to win the his first Blaze Tournament.
|
| Complete Results: |
1st Mike Miller $730
2nd Joey Testa $460
3rd Matt Krah $380
4th Karen Corr $175
5th/6th Eddie Abraham $70 Danny Basavich $70 |
| Eddie Abraham
Rocks Rockaway |
Owner Bob Guerra, winner Eddie Abraham, and player Antonio Collozzi
|
Blaze Tour 9 Ball Tour was hosted by Rockaway
Billiards in Rockaway N.J. On Sunday October 7, 2007, A strong
field came out to play with players like Eddie Abraham, Eddie
Hodan, Mike Miller, Gerard Soriano, Carmen Lombardo and points
leader Mike Fingers. Special thanks Bob Geurra for hosting the
event.
Antonio Collozzi thinks he "gots" game and anyone
that wants to play some should come and see him at a Blaze event.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Ed Hodan with wins over
Carl Khan 7-3, Bob Geurra 7-6, Matt Krah 7-5, Mike Miller 7-2.
leading the bottom half of the bracket was Eddie Abraham with
wins over Robert Kay 7-6, Corey Eulas 7-2, Mike Fingers 7-2,
Mike Johnson 7-0.
Playing for the hot set was Eddie Abraham vs Ed Hodan, this
was a great match that went hill hill. When it was all said
and done it was Eddie Abraham getting the hot seat and sending
Ed Hodan to the one loss side. Waiting for Ed Hodan on the one
loss side was Mike Miller but this match was all Hodan winning
the match easily 6-3 to get back to the finals.
In the finals it was rematch Ed Hodan vs Eddie Abraham this
too was a great match again it was Eddie Abraham winning 6-4.
|
| Complete Results: |
1st Eddie Abraham $600
2nd Ed Hodan $300
3rd Mike Miller $170
4th Gerard Soriano $100
5th/6th Carmen Lombardo, Mike Johnson $50 |
|
Winner Adam Kielar and Owner Holden Chin
|
Adam Kielar takes Raxx Blaze |
Blaze 9 Ball Tour Stop # 30 was
hosted by Raxx Bar and Grill in West Hempstead NY. A strong
field came out to play, players like Adam Kielar, Shaun Wilkie,
Rob Omen, Mike Davis, Mike Miller, Eddie Abraham, Carl Khan,
and our new points leader Mike Finger.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Shaun Wilkie with wins
over Emily Harrison 7-0, Rob Pole 7-0, Mike Miller 7-5, and
Rob Omen 7-1. Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Adam
Kielar with wins over Wali Muhammad 7-4, Matt Krah 7-6, Carol
Martorana 7-1, and Mike Davis 7-5.
Playing for the hot seat was Shaun Wilkie vs Adam Kielar this
was a great match that had Adam Kielar pulling away late to
win the match 7-5 sending Shaun Wilkie to the one loss side.
Waiting for Wilkie on the one loss side was Eddie Abraham this
too was a great match that went hill hill, when it was all said
and done it was Shaun Wilkie winning the match.
Playing in the finals was Adam Kielar vs Shaun Wilkie, Shaun
Wilkie has to beat Adam Kielar two matches to win the tournament.
Shaun won the first match 6-4 but it was all Adam in the second
match to 5-2 to win his first Blaze event.
|
| Complete Results: |
1st Adam Kielar
2nd Shaun Wilkie
3rd Eddie Abraham
4th Mike Miller
5th/6th Rob Omen, Mike Davis |
| Tony Robles
takes Q-Ball |
Picture winner Tony Robles, Owner Jose Garcia, runner up Lee
Holt
|
Blaze 9 ball tour stop # 29 was hosted by Q-Ball
Billiards in Vineland NJ, Special thanks to Jose Garcia for
hosting the event. A great field came out to play players like
Tony Robles, Lee Holt, Shaun Wilkie, Mike Fingers, Rob Pole,
Matt Krah, Wali Muhammad, and Dawn Hopkins came out to play.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Shaun Wilkie with wins
over Carlo Fauretto 7-2, Steve Shaw 7-4, Dawn Hopkins 7-5 and
Tony Robles 7-3. Leading the bottom half of the bracket was
Lee Holt with wins over Frank Bogush 7-2, Paul Batcheler 7-3,
Matt Krah 7-6, Don Polo 7-6, and Mike Fingers 7-3.
Playing for the hot seat was Shaun Wilkie vs Lee Holt, this
was a one sided match with Lee Holt running away with the match
7-3 sending Shaun Wilkie to the one loss side. Waiting for Shaun
Wilkie was Tony Robles, this was a great match witch had Wilkie
up 5-1 in a race to 6 only to lose the match on the hill 6-5
sending Robles to the finals against Lee Holt.
In the finals it was Tony Robles vs Lee Holt, Tony Robles had
to beat Lee Holt twice and he did just that winning the first
set one the hill and winning the second set easily to win the
tournament.
|
| Complete Results: |
1st Tony Robles $1000
2nd Lee Holt $400
3rd Shaun Wilkie $250
4th Mike Fingers $200
5th/6th Ariel Rivera, Robert Pole $150
7th/8th Wali Muhammad, David Abraham $75 |
Winner Loye Bolyard, Owner Ken Olschewske
and runner up Shaun Wilkie
|
Loye Bolyard takes Empire |
Blaze 9 Ball Tour stop # 28 was
hosted by Empire Billiards in Mount Holly NJ on Sept 15, 2007
Great field came out to play, Players like Shaun Wilkie, Loye
Boyard, Matt Krah, Paul Robinson, Chuck Pendrak, Lou Guynee,
Mike Fingers, and Melisa Mundo. Special thanks to the wonderful
staff at Empire.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Chuck Pendrak, and leading
the bottom half of the bottom was Loye Bolyard. When these two
met to play for the hot seat it was a great match that went
back and forth but when it was all said and done it was Loye
Bolyard winning the match sending Chuck Pendrak to the one loss
side. Waiting for Chuck Pendrak on the one loss side was Shaun
Wilkie it was all Wilkie taking care of business to get to the
finals.
In the finals it was Shaun Wilkie vs Loye Bolyard this was a
match that was over before it started it was all Loye Bolyard
winning easily
|
| Complete Results: |
1st Loye Bolyard
2nd Shaun Wilkie
3rd Chuck Pendrack
4th Lou Guynee
5th/6th Al Waldo, Paul Robinson |
| Chavez conquers
Castle |
Ignacio Chavez
|
Blaze 9 Ball Tour stop # 27 made its way to Castle
Billiards in East Rutherford NJ September 9th 2007 a great field
came out to play. Players like Chavez, Tony Robles, Joey Kong,
Steve Lillis, Shaun Wilkie, Bristol Bob Begey and point leader
Matt Krah.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Tony Robles and Leading
the bottom half of the bracket was Chavez when these two played
for the hot seat it was Chavez pulling away with the win and
sending Tony Robles to the one loss side. Waiting for Tony Robles
on the one lost side was Bristol Bob this was a great match
with Bristol Bob winning to get to the finals in the finals
it was Bristol Bob VS Chavez the tournament belonged to Chaves
winning the match easily.
|
| Complete Results: |
1st Chavez $700
2nd Bristol Bob $400
3rd Tony Robles $250
4th Shaun Wilkie $200
5th/6th Mike Miller, Joey Kong $150 |
|
Tony Robles and Mike MIller |
Tony Robles takes Leisure Time Blaze |
Blaze Tour Stop # 26 was hosted
by Leisure Time Billiards in Levittown, NY on Sunday Aug 26th
2007. A field of 37 players came out to play. Players like Beau
Baur, Tony Robles, Oscar Bonilla, Mark Vidal, Bristol Bob Begey,
and Mike Miller.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Tony Robles with wins
over Sean Gavins 7-1, Brian Cap 7-1, Carol Martorana 7-2, Wali
Muhammad 7-3, and Marc Vidal 7-0. Leading the bottom half of
the bracket was Mike Miller with wins over Jorge Rodriquez 7-4,
Vinnie Leone 7-2, Gordon R 7-3, and Brostol Bob 7-3.
Playing for the hot seat was Mike Miller vs Tony Robles, it
was all Robles winning the match easily 7-3 and sending Miller
to the one loss side. Waiting for Mike Miller on the one loss
side was Bristol Bob. This match was all Mike Miller running
away with the match 7-3 to get to the finals.
In the finals it was a rematch Tony Robles vs Mike Miller. This
was a great match one set race to 9, the match went hill, hill
with Tony Robles pulling it off for the win 9-8.
|
| Complete Results: |
1st Tony Robles $700
2nd Mike Miller $400
3rd Bristol Bob $250
4th Marc Vidal $200
5th/6th Beau Baer, Oscar Bonilla $100
7th/8th Wali Muhammad, Liz Ford $75 |
| Mike Davis shines
in Atlantic City |
Mike Davis
|
Blaze 9 ball tour stop # 25 was hosted by Atlantic
City Billiards Club on Sunday Aug. 19th. A strong field of 33
came out to play, players like Ronnie Alcano, Mike Fingers,
Matt Krah, Shaun Wilkie, Mike Miller and Mike Davis to name
few.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Ronnie Alcano with wins
over Jay Jones 7-4, Adam Kielar 7-2, Gary Barnish 7-1, and Bob
Maidhof 7-2. leading the bottom half of the bracket was Mike
Davis with wins over Barry Bowman 7-1, Joey Testa 7-5, Liz Ford
7-0, and Mike Miller 7-3.
Playing for the hot seat was Mike Davis va Ronnie Alcano this
was a great match with Mike Davis winning 7-5 sending Ronnie
Alcano to the one loss side. Waiting for Ronnie on the one loss
side was Mike Miller this was a great match with Ronnie Alcano
coming back to win the match 6-4. In the finals it was Mike
Davis vs Ronnie Alcano. Alcano had to win twice. Alcano won
the first set 7-6 but Mike Davis won the second set 6-4 to win
the event.
|
| Complete Results: |
1st Mike Davis $600
2nd Ronnie Alcano $400
3rd Mike Miller $250
4th Bob Maidhof $150
5th/6th Matt Krah $100 Shaun Wilkie $100
7th/8th Carl Morgan $50 Adam Kielar $50 |
|
Owner Sammy Wu, winner Neils Feijen and
Rob Pole |
Niels Feijen lights up Blaze Skyline |
Blaze 9 Ball Tour was hosted
by Skyline billiards on Aug. 12th. A strong field of 64 came
out to play. Players like Ronnie Alcano, Niels Feijen, Mika
Immonen, Chavez, Dennis Orcollo, Jose Parica, Shin Park, Lee
Vann Corteza , Shaun Wilkie and points leader Matt Krah. Special
thanks to Sammy Wu and Rob Pole for hosting the event.
This was a great tournament with big names getting knock into
to the one lost side by up in coming players. Duc Lam beat Mika
Immonen 7-4, Mike Miller beat Neils Fejien on the hill 7-6,
Brandon Shuff beats Jose Parica 5-4.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Chavez with wins over
Ahmed Aly 7-1, Shin Park 7-2, Rob Pole 7-6, Matt Krah 7-3, and
Ronnie Alcano 7-3. Leading the bottom half of the bracket was
Shaun Wilkie with wins over Carl Khan 7-0, Billy G 7-2, Duc
Lam 7-0, Mike Miller 7-3, and Dennis Orcollo 7-5.
Playing for the hot seat was Shaun Wilkie vs Chavez this was
a one side match with Chavez running away with the match easily
7-3 and sending Shaun Wilkie to the one lost side. Making his
move from the one lost side was Niels Feijen with wins over
Oscar Bonilla 5-3, Shin Park 5-1, Thomas Wan 5-3, Matt Krah
5-4, Dennis Orcollo 5-4, Mika Immonen 5-3, and Shaun Wilkie
5-1.
In the finals it was Neils Fejien Vs Chavez, Niels Feijen would
have to beat Chavez twice and he did just that beating Chavez
7-1 and 5-1 easily to win the tournament.
|
| Complete Results: |
1st Niels Feijen $1400
2nd Chavez $1100
3rd Shaun Wilkie $750
4th Mika Immonen $300
5th/6th Dennis Orcoll,/Ronnie Alcano $250
7th/8th Matt Krah,Chuck Altmore $200
9th-12th Brandon Shuff, Thomas Wan, Mike Miller, Lee Corteza
$130 |
| Shaun Wilkie
and Mike Davis split at Drexeline |
Shaun Wilkie, Bob Maidhof, and Mike Davis
|
| Blaze 9 Ball Tour Stop # 23 was hosted by Drexeline
Billiards in Drexel Hill PA on Aug. 5th. A strong field of 55
players came out to play. Special thanks to Bob Maidhof and
staff for a wonderful job well done.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Shaun Wilkie with wins
over Lou Patrikios 7-5, Sharon Ohanlon 7-0, Danny Mulhollen
Sr. 7-2, Shaun Dobson 7-3, Marc Vidal 7-6. Leading the bottom
half of the bracket was Mike Davis with wins over Keith Chrisman
7-2, Brandon Shuff 7-0, David Abraham 7-6, Matt Krah 7-2, Mike
Finger 7-5.
Playing for the hot seat it was Shaun Wilkie vs Mike Davis but
Davis had no shot as Wilkie pulled away and never looked back
winning easily 7-5, sending Davis to the one loss side. Waiting
for Davis was Fingers but it was all Davis winning the match
7-5, to get to the finals. In the finals Shaun Wilkie and Mike
Davis split. |
| Complete Results: |
1st Shaun Wilkie
2nd Mike Davis
3rd Mike Fingers
4th Brandon Shuff
5th/6th Adam Kielar, Marc Vidal
7th/8th Danny Mulhollem, Matt Krah
9th-12th Shaun Dobson, Wali Muhammad, Mike Miller, Jorge Rodriquez |
|
Owner Greg Taylor with winner Eddie Abraham |
Abraham takes Cosmo's by storm |
Blaze 9 Ball Tour Stop # 22 was
hosted by Cosmo’s Billiards on July 29th in Scranton PA.
This Pool Hall is under new owner Greg Taylor is the new owner
so if you are in the area stop by and visit Cosmo’s Billiards.
39 players came out to play, player like Eddie Abraham, Dennis
Hatch, Shaun Wilkie, Liz Ford, Matt Krah, Joe Hong, Greg Taylor,
Bucky Souvanthong and Chuck Altmore.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Bucky Souvanthong with
wins over Sam Preambo 7-3, Mark Presinzano 7-0, Mike Johnson
7-3, Liz Ford 7-2, Shaun Wilkie 7-0. Leading the bottom half
of the bracket was Eddie Abraham with wins over Keith Christman
7-5. Rex Hunt 7-2, Ron Pointowski 7-6, Joe Hong 7-1, and Cosmo
7-3.
Playing for the hot seat was Eddie Abraham vs Bucky Souvanthong,
this was a great match that went hill hill with Eddie Abraham
winning the set 7-6 sending Bucky to the one loss side. Waiting
for Bucky on the one loss side was Shaun Wilkie, this match
also went hill, hill with Bucky taking control of the last rack
and never looking back winning the match 5-4 to get to the finals.
In the finals it was a rematch between Eddie Abraham vS Bucky
Souvanthong. It was all Eddie Abraham from the start winning
the match easily 7-5.
|
| Complete Results: |
1st Eddie Abraham $1390
2nd Bucky Souvanthong $600
3rd Shaun Wilkie $450
4th Dennis Hatch $250
5th/6th Cosmo, Rich Larussa $175
7th/8th Ed Matushonek, Joe Hong $125 |
| Marc Videl wins
in the Green Room |
Winner Marc Videl and Wali Muhammad
|
| Blaze 9 Ball Tour was hosted by Green Room Billiards
in Maple Shade, NJ on Sunday July 22, 2007. A strong field of
players came out to play, players like Marc Vidal, Eddie Abraham,
Matt Krah, Joe Hong, John Spencer, Wali Muhammad, Robert Pole
and Liz Ford.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Wali Muhammad with wins
over Michael Dechnik 7-6, Mike Finger 7-1, Joe Hong 7-5. Leading
the bottom half was Marc Vidal with wins over Barns 7-5, Matt
Krah 7-4 and Liz Ford 7-6.
Playing for the hot seat was Wali Muhammad vs Marc Vidal this
was a great match that went hill, hill but when it was all said
and done it was Marc Vidal coming away with the win and sending
Wali Muhammad to the one loss side. Waiting for Wali Muhammad
on the one loss side was Liz Ford this too was a great match
that went hill hill with Muhammad winning 7-6 to get back to
the finals.
In the finals it was a rematch with Marc Vidal vs Wali Muhammad
This time it was Marc Vidal running away with the match 7-4. |
| Complete Results: |
1st Marc Vidal $500
2nd Wali Muhammad $290
3rd Liz Ford $150
4th Joe Hong $80 |
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Owner Rob Pole, winner Jose Parica and
owner Sammy Wu |
Parica makes Blaze comeback at Skyline |
Blaze 9 Ball Tour Stop # 20 was
hosted by Skyline Billiards in Brooklyn NY, This event took
place on July 14th & 15th. A strong field of 47 came out
to play, players like Jose Parica, Shin Park, Dennis Orcollo,
Warren Kiamco, Ginky, Chavez, Mike Davis, Nico Otterman, Sabastian
Staab, and Tony Rodriquez.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Shin Park with wins
over Matt Krah 9-4, Al Lapena 9-6, Nico Ottermann 9-5, Chavez
9-5. Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Jose Parica
with wins over Ray Lee 9-4, Marc Vidal 9-4, Rob Pole 9-4, George
San Souci 9-8, and Warren Kiamco 9-7.
Playing for the hot seat was Shin Park vs Jose Parica this was
a great match that went back and forth with Shin Park pulling
it off a 9-7 win and sending Jose Parica to the one loss side.
Waiting for Jose Parica on the one loss side Warren Kiamco but
it was all Parica as he ran away with the match 7-1 to get back
to the finals.
In the finals it was Shin Park vs Jose Parica, this event was
a true double elimination Jose Parica has to Shin Park twice.
Shin Park jumped out to a 6-1 lead but Parica never gave up
and won the match on the hill 9-8. In the second set it was
all Jose Parica winning the match and the tournament easily
7-4.
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| Complete Results: |
1st Jose Parica $2000
2nd Park Shin $1100
3rd Warren Kiamco $825
4th Chavez $625
5th/6th Dennis Orcollo $300 Bristol Bob Begey $300
7th/8th Mhet Vergara $200 Al Lapena $200
9th-12th Nico Ottermann $150 Mike Davis $150 Marc Vidal $150
George San Souci $150 |
| Shaun "Got
Some" Wilkie takes Raxx Blaze |
Winner Shaun Wilkie with 4th place finisher and Manager Rob
Omen
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Blaze 9 Ball Tour made its way to Raxx Bar &
Grill for the 19th stop. Special thanks to Holden Chin and Rob
Omen for hosting the event. A field 34 came out to play players
like Shaun “Got Some” Wilkie, Matt Krah, Jeremy
Sossie, Oscar Bonilla, Liz Ford , Erin Mcmanus, Rob Omen, and
Pete Tascarella Sr.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Pete Tascarella Sr.
with wins over Jose Burgos 7-5, Jeremy Sossie 7-4, Oscar Bonilla
7-1, and Jorge Rodriguez 7-1. Leading the bottom half of the
bracket was Shaun “Got Some” Wilkie with wins over
Pete Tascarella Jr. 7-2, Robert Slayback 7-1, Mike Fingers 7-6,
and Rob Omen 7-4.
Playing for the hot seat was Pete Tascarella Sr. vs Shaun “Got
Some” Wilkie. This was a one way match with Wilkie winning
the match easily 7-1 and sending Pete Tascarella Sr to the one
loss side. Waiting for Pete Tascarella Sr. one the one losst
side was Jorge Rodriguez this was a good match with Pete Tascarella
Sr. winning 7-4 to get to the finals for a rematch with Mr.
Wilkie In the finals it was Shaun “Got Some” Wilkie
vs Pete Tascarella Sr. The first set went hill hill with Pete
Tascarella Sr. winning 7-6 in the second set it was all Mr.
Got Some winning easily 6-2 and his first Blaze win.
Players to watch out for in the future, Rob Omen is back in
stroke and playing great and Erin Mcmanus is getting in stroke
for an up coming women’s event. Best of luck to these
great players.
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| Complete Results: |
1st Shaun “Got Some “
Wilkie $775
2nd Pete Tascarella Sr. $425
3rd Jorge Rodriguez $325
4th Rob Omen $200
5th/6th Greg Mc Andrews $100 Al Lapena $100
7th/8th Darren Defilippis $50 Beni Giacalone $50 |
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Owner Twiz and winner Chavez |
Chavez takes Crown |
| Blaze Stop # 18 was hosted by
Crown Billiards in Pompton Lakes NJ, Special thanks to Twiz
for hosting the event a strong field can out to play, players
like Chavez, Mike Fingers, Shaun Wilkie, Matt krah, Liz Ford
to name a few.
Leading the half of the bracket was Shawn Wilkie with wins over
Mike Fingers 7-4, Carmen Lombardo 7-1, And Mike Miller 7-1.
Leading the bottom have of the bracket was Chavez with wins
over Adam Kielar 7-6, Keith Christman 7-6, Twiz 7-4.
Playing for the hot seat was Shaun Wilkie vs Chavez this was
a one way match with Chavez running away with the match 7-2
and sending Shaun Wilkie to the one loss side. Waiting for Shaun
Wilkie on the one loss side was Mike Fingers this was also a
one way match with Shaun Wilkie running away with the match
6-1 to get to the finals for a rematch.
In the finals it was Chavez vs Shaun Wilkie this was all Chavez
running away with the match 7-3 |
| Complete Results: |
1st Chavez $625
2nd Shaun Wilkie $350
3rd Mike Fingers $250
4th Twiz $200 |
| Eddie Abraham
wins Blaze Empire |
Owner Ken and winner Eddie Abraham
|
| Blaze 9 Ball Tour Stop # 17 was held on June
10th Hosted by Empire Billiards 32 player came out to play,
Player like Danny Basavich, Shin Park, Al Lapena, Matt Krah,
Liz Ford and Eddie Abraham to name a few.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Al Lapena with wins
over Bill Wilson 7-1, Lou Guynee 7-6, Joey Kong 7-3, Shin Park
7-2. Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Eddie Abraham
with wins over Alan Morris 7-2, Melisa Burr 7-5, Paul Ravel
7-2, and Rob Pole 7-3.
Playing for the hot seat it was Eddie Abraham vs Al Lapena this
was a one way match with Abraham taking control of the match
from the start and winning the match easily 7-2 sending Lapena
to the one loss side. On the one loss side it was Shin Park
waiting for Al Lapena a rematch from earlier that day with that
same result Lapena winning the match 6-3 to get to the finals.
In the finals it was Al Lapena vs Eddie Abraham Lapena has to
beat Abraham twice to win the tournament. Lapena won the first
match 7-4 but Eddie Abraham came back to win the second match
6-3 to win the tournament. |
| Complete Results: |
1st Eddie Abraham $900
2nd Al Lapena $350
3rd Shin Park $275
4th Robert Pole $150
5th/6th Mike Miller $100 Danny Basavich $100 |
|
Runner up Wali Muhammad, owner Jose Garcia,
and winner Santos Sambajon |
Sambajon takes Q-Ball Blaze |
| Blaze 9 Ball Tour made it's sixteenth
stop on Sunday, June 3, 2007 at Q-Ball Billiards in Vineland,
NJ. 30 players showed up to take their shot at the prize.
Leading the top have of the bracket was Santos Sambajon beating
Paol Bachelor 7-2, David Abraham 7-3, and Josh Brothers 7-4.
Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Wali Muhammad, claiming
victory over Bill Smith Jr. 7-6, Jennifer Berretta, 7-1, and
Matt Krah 7-4.
Playing for the hot seat it was Santos Sambajon vs Wali Muhammad
this was a one sided match with Santos taking control of the
match and never looking back winning easily 7-2, sending Muhammad
to the one loss side. On the one loss side Wali Muhammad beat
Matt Krah once again 5-3 sending him to the finals against Santos
Sambajon.
In the finals Muhammad had to win two matches against Sambajon,
but only won the first 7-5, Sambajon then went to claim victory
over Muhammad in the second match 5-2 giving him stop # 16 of
the Blaze 9 Ball Tour.
A honorable mention goes out to Liz Ford, who won six matches
in a row, beating Michael Yednak, Ariel Rivera, Sal Marianna,
Jennifer Berretta, and Josh Brothers respectively. Then she
went up against Matt Krah and lost a match that she had in hand
5-4. Special thanks to Jose Garcia owner of Q-Ball Billiards
for hosting the event.
The seventeenth stop of the Blaze 9-Ball Tour will be held Sunday,
June 10, 2007 at Empire Billiards in Mount Holly NJ. |
| Complete Results: |
1st Santos Sambajon $800
2nd Wali Muhammad $525
3rd Matt Krah $300
4th Liz Ford $180
5th/6th Josh Brothers $100
Eddie Abraham $100 |
| Josh Brothers
wins at Riley's Concord Billiards |
Picture Owner Chris Riley, winner Josh Brothers, worker Cheryl
Brown
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Stop # 15 of the Blaze 9 Ball Tour made it way
to Boothwyn PA to Riley’s Concord Billiards. Special thanks
to Chris Riley and his wonderful staff for hosting the event.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Matt Krah with wins
over Chris Riley 9-5, Mike Yednak 9-4, and Liz Ford 9-5. Leading
the bottom half of the bracket was Josh Brothers with wins over
Sonny Mayer 9-0, Bill Wilson 9-1. Playing for the hot seat was
Josh Brothers vs Matt Krah this was a good match with Josh Brothers
taken control of the match mid way and he never looked back
winning by a score of 9-6, and sending Matt Krah to the one
lost side.
Waiting for Matt Krah was Mike Fingers this was a great match
that went hill, hill but when it was all said and done it was
Matt Krah pulling off the win 7-6.
In the finals it was a rematch of the hot seat Josh Brothers
vs Matt Krah this time Josh Brothers ran away with the match
winning it easily 7-2.
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| Complete Results: |
1st Josh Brothers $550
2nd Matt Krah $350
3rd Mike Finger $175
4th Liz Ford $100
5th/6th Michael Tosado $50 Bruce McCole $50 |
|
David Abraham with owner Bill Haley |
David Abraham wins Blaze Comet stop |
| The Blaze 9 Ball Tour Stop #
14 was held by Comet Billiards in NJ. Special thanks to Bill
Haley for hosting the event. A strong field of 33 came out to
play, players like points leader Matt Krah, Rob Pole, Liz Ford,
Erin Mcmanus, Bucky Souvanthong, Mark Vidal and David Abraham.
Leading the top half of the bracket was David Abraham with wins
over Stosh Benton 7-1, Keith Christman 7-2, Brian Cap 7-2, and
Robert Pole 7-5. Leading the bottom half of the bracket was
Mark Vidal with wins over Nick Restivo 7-2, Gordon R 7-1, Bucky
Souvanthong 7-3, and Ryan Smith 7-2.
Playing for the hot seat was David Abraham vs Mark Vidal this
was a good match that went down to the end but when it was all
said and done it was David Abraham pulling it off with a 7-5
win and sending Mark Vidal to the one loss side. Waiting for
Mark Vidal on the one loss side was Bucky Souvanthong, this
was a one sided match with Bucky Souvanthong running away with
the match 6-3.
In the finals it was David Abraham vs Buck Souvanthong this
too was a one side match it was David Abraham and his strong
break taking control of the match and winning easily 7-2. |
| Complete Results: |
1st David Abraham $475
2nd Bucky Souvanthong $475
3rd Mark Vidal $250
4th Joey Kong $200
5th Ryan Smith $100 Robert Pole $100
7th Mike Miller $50 Carmen Lombardo $50 |
| Joey Testa defends
his Atlantic City Crown |
Joey Testa with owner Ernie
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| Blaze 9 Ball Tour Stop # 13 was hosted by Atlantic
City Billiards Club in Atlantic City NJ. A strong field of 32
came out to play players like: Al Lapena, Shaun Wilkie, Joey
Testa, Matt Krah, Bob Maidhof, Liz Ford , Sharon O’Hanlon
to name a few.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Shaun Wilkie with wins
over Mike Fingers 7-6, Sharon O’Hanlon 7-2, Bob Maidhof
7-4, and Rob Pole 7-5. Leading the bottom half of the bracket
was Joey Testa with wins over Gary Barnish 7-2, Lou Patrikios
7-5, Adam Kielar 7-6, and Al Lapena 7-6.
Play for the hot seat was Shaun Wilkie vs Joey Testa this was
a one side match with Joey Testa running away with the match
7-3 sending Shaun Wilkie to the one loss side. Waiting for Shaun
Wilkie on the one loss side was Al Lapena this too was a blow
out Al Lapena never got started and Shaun Wilkie just had his
way at the table winning easily 7-3 to get to the finals.
In the finals it was Joey Testa vs Shaun Wilkie a rematch from
earlier that day different match same result Joey Testa to much
for Shaun Wilkie on this day winning the match 7-3. |
| Complete Results: |
1st Joey Testa $750
2nd Shaun Wilkie $450
3rd Al Lapena $275
4th Rob Pole $125
5th/6th Adam Kielar $80 Bob MaidHof $80 |
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Owner Tom Nelson, Santos Sambajon (winner),
and Mhet Vergara (4th) |
Sambajon takes stop #12 at Leisure Time |
| The Blaze 9 Ball Tour Stop #
12 was hosted by Leisure Time Billiards. Special thanks to Leisure
Time Staff for a wonderful event. A strong field of 33 players
came out to play, players like Santos Sabajon, Shin Park, Earl
Strickland, Oscar Bonilla, Mike Fingers, Liz Ford, Erin McManus,
Bora Jeong, and Carol Martorana.
This stop was run by the women. Liz Ford led the way by knocking
the great Earl Strickland to the one loss side with a 7-4 win,
Liz ended in 5th Place. Then there was Erin McManus with a great
tournament as led Shin Park 6-2 before Shin Park stepped it
up to win the match 7-6. Erin McManus finished in 9th place.
Leading the way on the top half of the bracket was Oscar Bonilla
with wins over Darwin Vergara 7-4, Beau Baur 7-5, Gordon R 7-3,
Mhet Vergara 7-6. Leading on the way on the bottom half of the
bracket was Santos Sambajon with wins over Michael Wong 7-1,
Shin Park 7-6, Adam Kielar 7-5, and Liz Ford 7-4.
Playing for the hot seat was Oscar Bonilla vs Santos Sambajon
this was a one sided match with Santos Sambajon winning easily
7-3 sending Oscar Bonilla to the one loss side. Waiting for
Oscar Bonilla was Shin Park, Shin Park took control of the match
from the start and never looked back winning the match 7-1.
In the finals it was Santos Sambajon vs Shin Park, This was
a great match that went back and forth in till it was hill hill
with Santos breaking, it only took one swing for Santos to come
away with the win 7-6. |
| Complete Results: |
1st Santos Sambajon $800
2nd Shin Park $375
3rd Oscar Bonilla $300
4th Mhet Vergara $150
5th Liz Ford $120 Mike Fingers $120
7th Eddie Vasquez $100 Adam Kielar $100 |
| Shin Park wins
stop #11 |
Shin Park
|
| The Blaze 9 ball Tour Stop # 11 was hosted by
Gotham Billiard in NJ. Special thanks to Gotham Billiards Staff
for a wonderful job well done. 34 players came out to play on
a beautiful Sunday afternoon.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Shin Park with wins
over Mike Aro 7-0, Steve Lillis 7-0, Mike Miller 7-3, and Mark
Pantovic 7-6. Leading the bottom half of the bracket was David
Abraham with wins over Eddie Vazquez 7-4, Bill Duggan 7-3, Joey
Kong 7-5 and Billy Kirshner 7-5.
Playing for the hot seat it was David Abraham vs Shin Park this
was a one side match with Shin Park pulling away from the stat
winning the match easily 7-1 send David Abraham to the one loss
side where Chuck Pendrak was waiting this was a great match
that went hill hill but when it was all said and done it was
David Abraham 7-6 win to get to finals and another chance at
Shin Park.
In the finals it was Shin Park vs David Abraham this too was
a one sided match with Shin Park winning with the same score
7-1. |
| Complete Results: |
1st Shin Park $650
2nd David Abraham $350
3rd Chuck Pendrak $250
4th Joey Kong $200
5th/6th Billy Kirshner $125 Mark Pantovic $125
7th/8th Bill Duggan $80 Adam Kielar $80 |
|
Santos Sambajon, Holden Chin and Eddie
Abraham |
Sambajon and Abraham split at stop #10 |
Blaze 9 Ball stop # 10 was hosted
by Raxx Pool Room, Bar & Grill in West Hempstead, NY. Special
thanks to Holden Chin and his wonderful staff for hosting the
event. 48 players came out to play, player like Matt Krah, Santos
Sambajon, Park Shin, Adam Kielar, Al Lapena, Eddie Abraham,
Mike Fingers and Darwin Vergara.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Eddie Abraham with wins
over Erin McManus 7-4, Matt Krah 7-5, Blair 7-4, and Al Lapena
7-1. Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Adam Kielar
with wins over Chris Capel 7-1, Steve Cerchia 7-2, Beau Baer
7-2, Pete Tascarella Sr. 7-3, and Mike Fingers 7-5.
Playing for the hot seat was Eddie Abraham vs Adam Kielar this
was a great match that went back and forth but when it was all
said and done it was Eddie Abraham pulling off the win 7-4 and
sending Adam Kielar to the one loss side. Making the run on
the one loss side was Santos Sambajon with wins over Carol Martorana
6-3, Ray Lee 6-1, Mhet Vergara 6-1, Jorge Rodriquez 6-1, Rob
Pole 6-3, Matt Krah 6-3, Al Lapena 6-4, Shin Park 6-4, and Adam
Kielar 6-5 to get to the finals.
In the finals it was Eddie Abraham vs Santos Sambajon. Both
players agrred to share the championship.
|
| Complete Results: |
1st Eddie Abraham $800 Santos
Sambajon $800
3rd Adam Kielar $300
4th Park Shin $200
5th/6th Mike Fingers $125 Al Lapena $125
7th/8th Thomas Wan $100 Matt Krah $100
9th-12th Jerry Tarantola $70 Blair $70 Pete Tascarella Sr. $70
Rob Pole $70
13th-16th Rob Omen $50 Oscar Bonilla $50 Steve Lillis $50 Jorge
Rodriquez $50 |
| Al Lapena wins
Rockaway stop |
Santos Sambajon, Steve Fette, and Al Lapena
|
| Blaze 9 Ball Tour Stop # 9 was hosted by Rockaway
Billiards, in Rockaway NJ. Special thanks to Karen & Bob
Guerra for hosting the event and to their staff for a job well
done.
A strong field of 40 player came out to play, players like Santos
Sambajon, Al Lapena, Gordon R, Mike Miller, Bristol Bob, and
Chavez to name a few.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Santos Sambajon with
wins over Scott Evens 7-1, Gorden R 7-3, Wali Muhammad 7-6,
and Adam Keilar 7-4. Leading the bottom half of the bracket
was Bristol Bob with wins over Paul Action 7-1, Jim McManus
7-4, Dave Schutte 7-4, Carmen Lombardo 7-5, and Chavez 7-4.
Playing for the hot seat was Santos Sambajon vs Bristol Bob
this was a great match that went back and forth, Santos pulled
away late to win the match 7-4 and sending Bristol Bob to the
one loss side. Making his was through the one loss side was
Al Lapena with wins over Jim McManus 7-0, Bill Horne 7-4, Chris
Taormina 7-0, Carmen Lombardo 7-2, Adam Kielar 7-0, Chavez 7-3,
and Bristol Bob 7-3 to get to the finals.
In the finals it was Al Lapena vs Santos Sambajon this was a
great match that kept the fans on the edge of there seats when
it was all said and done to was Al Lapena with a 9-7 win. |
| Complete Results: |
1st Al Lapena $875
2nd Santo Sambajon $540
3rd Bristol Bob $400
4th Chavez $200
5th/6th Mike Miller $125 Adam Kielar $125
7th/8th Steve Lillis $100 Carmen Lombardo $100
9th/12th Mike Young $50 Paul Robinson $50 Chris Taormina $50
Mhet Vergara $50 |
|
Mike Davis with owner Bob Maidhof |
Mike Davis wins Drexel Hill Blaze Stop |
Blaze 9 Ball Tour Stop # 8 was
hosted by Drexeline Billiards in Drexel Hill PA. I want to thank
Bob Maidhof and his wonderful staff for hosting the event. A
Strong field of 46 players came out to play.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Allan Hopkins with wins
over Geoff Bauer 7-2, John Downie 7-1, Shaun Dobson 7-2, Billy
Kirshner 7-0, David Abraham 7-2.
Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Mike Davis with wins
over Matt Krah 7-4, Bob Whitfield 7-0, Matt Douglas 7-2, Sam
Quinzi 7-2.
Playing for the hot seat was Allan Hopkins vs Mike Davis This
was a great match that went back and forth when it was all said
and done it was Allan Hopkins coming away with the win 7-5 and
sending Mike Davis to the one loss side where David Abraham
was waiting this was also a good match with Mike Davis pulling
away at the end 6-4, to get to the finals.
In the finals it was a rematch between Mike Davis and Allan
Hopkins. This time things were a little different Mike Davis
took control of the match late and pulled off a 7-4 victory.
I want to introduce a new sponsor to the Blaze Tour family.
The Chameleon Rack from RST2 International is the Blaze Tour
official rack of the tour. This was the first stop using the
rack and the players that had a chance to using it said it was
the best rack they ever used.
|
| Complete Results: |
1st Mike Davis $900
2nd Allan Hopkins $550
3rd David Abraham $400
4th Mike Miller $225
5th/6th Sam Quinzi, Wali Muhammad $150
7th/8th Joe Cataldi, Matt Douglas $100
9th-12th Billy Kirshner, Adam Kielar, Mike Fingers, Joe Hong
$70 |
| Ignacio Chavez
wins Empire Billiards Blaze Stop |
Ignacio Chavez and room owner Ken Olschewske
|
| Blaze 9 Ball Tour made its way to Empire Billiards
in Mount Holly, NJ. 45 Players came out to play with players
like Chavez, Jerry Slivka, Matt Krah, Danny Basavich, Mike Davis,
Danny Green and Eddie Vasquez to name a few.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Jerry Slivka with wins
over Adam Lombardo 7-3,Brandy Jones 7-3, Mark Pantovic 7-5,
Matt Krah 7-6. Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Ignacio
Chavez with wins over Sharon O’Hanlon 7-1, Carmen Lombardo
7-2, Myke Munoz 7-2, Toni Rudi 7-2, Edwin Garcia 7-4.
Playing for the hot seat was Jerry Slivka vs Ignacio Chavez
this was a great match that went back and forth but when it
was all said and done it was Jerry Slivka with a 7-5 win and
sending Ignacio Chavez to the one loss side. On the one loss
side it was Mike Miller waiting for Ignacio Chavez. This also
was a one way match with Chavez winning easily 6-2, giving him
another shot at Jerry Slivka.
In the finals it was Jerry Slivka vs Ignacio Chavez and this
time it was Chavez taking control of the match and running away
with the win 9-4. |
| Complete Results: |
1st Ignacio Chavez $1200
2nd Jerry Slivka $800
3rd Mike Miller $635
4th Matt Krah $300
5th/6th Edwin Garcia, Danny Basavich $200
7th/8th Danny Green, Eddie Abraham $125
9th-12th Scott Freeman, Mark Pantovic, Toni Rudi, Jose Feliciano
$60
|
|
owner Minnie Morison and Evgeny Stalev |
Evgeny Stalev Tops All Star Field at Blaze
Tour Stop |
Castle Billiards hosted the Blaze
9 Ball Tour Stop # 6. A strong field of 36 came out to play,
players like Evgeny Stalev, Warren Kiamco, Antonio Gabica, Tony
Robles, Chavez, Scott Sinotti, Matt Krah, Eddie Hodan, and Carmen
Lombardo to name a few.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Evgeny Stalev with wins
over Scott Freeman 7-5, Eddie Hodan 7-4, Eddie Abraham 7-2,
and Warren Kiamco 7-3. Leading the bottom half of the bracket
was Antonio Gabica with wins over Gypsy 7-4, Chavez 7-3, Matt
Krah 7-3, and Carmen Lombardo 7-2.
Playing for the hot seat was Evgeny Stalev vs Antonio Gabica,
this was a great match that went hill hill, when it was over
it was Evgeny Stalev that came away with the win 7-6 winning
the hot seat and sending Antonio Gabica to the one loss side.
Waiting for Antonio Gabica on the one loss side was Warren Kiamco,
this was a one sided match with Antonio Gabica running away
with the match 6-3 and getting another shot at Evgeny Stalev
in the finals.
In the finals it was Antonio Gabica vs Evgeny Stalev this time
Stalev came back from being down 2-0 to running away with the
match 9-4.
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| Complete Results: |
1st Evgeny Stalev $1060
2nd Antonio Gabica $750
3rd Warren Kiamco $450
4th Scott Freeman $200
5th/6th Carmen Lombardo $125
Eddie Hodan $125
7th/8th Eddie Abraham $80
Wali Muhammad $80
9-12 Gary Barnish $50
Tony Rodriquez $50
Matt Douglas $50
Matt Krah $50 |
| Matt Krah goes
undefeated for Blaze Tour Win |
Matt Krah with owner John
|
Blaze 9 Ball Tour Stop # 5 was hosted Gotham
Billiards in Bergen NJ, special thanks to John and his wonderful
staff.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Matt Krah with wins
over Billy Kirshner
7-4, Jack Weltch 7-2, Tom Bow 7-5, Bill Horne 7-2, and Lee Kang
7-4. Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Mark Pantovic
with wins over Carmen Lombardo 7-6, Myke Munoz 7-5, Mike Fingers
7-2, and Eddie Hodan 7-3.
Playing for the hot seat was Matt Krah vs Pantovic this was
a one sided match with Matt Krah running away with the match
7-3 and getting his first hot seat of the year. Making his run
from the one lost side was Tony Rodriquez with wins over Sean
Morgan 6-4, Jeremy Sossie 6-1, Myke Munoz 6-4, Mike Davis 6-5,
Bill Horne 6-2, Mike Miller 6-3, Eddie Hodan 6-2, Shaun Wilkie
6-4, and Mark Pantovic 6-3 to get to the finals.
In the finals it was Matt Krah vs Tony Rodriquez this was a
great match Tony Rodriquez lead 8-5 only to see Matt Krah come
back to steal the match 9-8. |
| Complete Results: |
1st Matt Krah $700
2nd Tony Rodriquez $450
3rd Mark Pantovic $300
4th Shaun Wilkie $250
5th/6th Eddie Hodan $200
Lee Kang $200
7th/8th Mike Miller $150
Shin Park $150
9th-12th Bill Horne $100
Steve Lillis $100
Adam Kielar $100
Mike Fingers $100 |
|
Mike Davis |
Mike Davis wins Blaze stop #4 |
Blaze 9 Ball Tour stop # 4 was
hosted by Ivory Billiards in York PA. 35 players came out to
play, Players like Mike Davis, Eddie Abraham, Dick Magaro, Shaun
Wilkie, Ryan McCreesh were some of the players that came to
play.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Eddie Abraham with wins
over Tyler Adolini 7-2, Joe Cataldi 7-3, Mike Finger 7-0 and
Matt Krah 7-2. Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Dick
Magaro with wins over Joe Hong 7-6, Shawn Toni 7-2, Randy Schwager
7-3 and Mike Davis 7-4.
Playing for the hot seat was Eddie Abraham vs Dick Magaro, this
was a great match that went back and forth but when it was all
said and done it was Eddie Abraham pulling off the win 7-6,
giving him the hot seat and sending dick Magaro to the one lost
side. Making his move on the one loss side was Mike Davis with
wins over Loye Bolyard
7-2, Randy Schwager 7-0, and Dick Magaro 7-1, to get back to
the finals.
In the finals it was Eddie Abraham vs Mike Davis, this was a
one sided match with Mike Davis winning easily 9-0. |
| Complete Results: |
1st Mike Davis $650
2nd Eddie Abraham $400
3rd Dick Magaro $300
4th Randy Schwager $225
5th/6th Loye Bolyard $150
Matt Krah $150
7th/8th Richard Barney $100
Joe Hong $100 |
| Shin Park wins
Blaze stop #3 |
from left to right Shin Park, owner Sammy Wu, and Adam Kielar
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| Blaze 9 Ball Tour 3rd Stop was held at Skyline
Billiards in Brooklyn NY, special thanks to Rob Pole and Sammy
Wu. 47 players came out to play, players like Tony Robles, Santos
Sambajon, Gandy Valle, Oscar Bonilla, Shin Park, Jeremy Sossie,
and Adam Kielar to name a few.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Jeremy Sossie with wins
over Mark Pantovic 7-5, Lee Kang 7-5, Noel Bensurto 7-6, Gandy
Valle 7-5 and Tony Robles 7-6. Leading the bottom half of the
bracket was Adam Kielar with wins over Eddie Abraham 7-5, Santos
Sambajon 7-6, Rob Pole 7-5 and Shin Park 7-5.
Playing for the hot seat it was Jeremy Sossie vs Adam Kielar
this was a one sided match with Adam Kielar taking control of
the match from the start and never looking back winning the
match easily 7-3 and sending Jeremy Sossie to the one loss side.
Making his move on the one loss side was Shin Park with wins
over Mhet Vergara 6-4, Tony Robles 6-5, and Jeremy Sossie 6-4
to get to the finals.
In the finals it was Shin Park vs Adam Kielar this as a rematch
from earlier in the day this time things were a little different
Shin Park slowed the pace down and took advantage of the young
Adam Kielar and pulled away easily with a 7-4 win and the 3rd
stop of the Blaze 9 Ball tour. |
| Complete Results: |
1st Shin Park $700
2nd Adam Kielar $400
3rd Jeremy Sossie $300
4th Tony Robles $250
5th/6th Mhet Vergara $200 Billy Kirshner $200
7th/8th Gandy Valle $150 Robert Pole $150
9th-12th Bob Begey $80 Ariel Rivera $80 Tony Rodriquez $80 Barry
Banks $80 |
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Santos Sambajon with Cosmo |
Sambajon Wins Cosmos Blaze Tour Stop |
Blaze 9 Ball Tour Stop #2 was
hosted by Cosmo's Billiards. 53 players came out to play, players
like Gandy Valle, Santos Sambajon, Liz Ford, Tom Bow, Pat McNally,
Billy Kirshner, Matt Krah, Antonio Collozzi to name a few. Special
thanks to Cosmo and his wonderful staff.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Santos Sambajon with
wins over Seth Harris 7-0, Al Waldo 7-1, Gandy Valle 7-4, Scott
Hurley 7-3, Joe Hong 7-5. Leading the bottom half of the bracket
was Mike Miller with wins over Joe Bowman Jr. 7-6, David Abraham
7-4, Randy Scwager 7-4, Cosmo 7-4.
Playing for the hot seat was Mike Miller vs Santos Sambajon
this was a one sided match with Santos Sambajon pulling away
to a 7-4 win to get the hot seat and sending Mike Miller to
the one loss side. On the one loss side it was Gandy Valle waiting
for Mike Miller this was a great match with Gandy Valle leading
5-1, Mike Miller came back and shocked Gandy with a 6-5 win
to get to the finals and another shot at Santos Sambajon.
In the finals Mike Miller lead Santos Sambajon 7-5 but Santos
Sambajon stepped it up to win the next 4 games and the match
9-7 and the second stop of the Blaze 9 Ball Tour. |
| Complete Results: |
1st Santos Sambajon $800
2nd Mike Miller $500
3rd Gandy Valle $300
4th Billy Kirshner $250
5th/6th Cosmo $200 Joe Hong $200
7th/8th Lee Holt $150 Randy Scwager $150
9th-12th Antonio Collozzi $100 Scott Hurley $100 Noel Bensurto
$100 Adam Keiler $100
13th-16th David Abraham $50 Oscar Bonilla $50 Tony Rodriquez
$50 Ed Matushonck $50 |
Testa takes
first Blaze Tour Title
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Joey Testa with owner Ernie |
| Blaze 9 Ball Tour 1st Stop was hosted by the
Atlantic City Billiard Club in Egg Harbor, NJ. 34 players came
out to play, players like Mike Davis, Joey Testa, Shaun Wilkie,
Oscar Bonilla, Lee Holt, Matt Krah and Dawn Hopkins. Special
thanks to the Ernie and his staff.
Leading the way on the top half of the bracket was Joey Testa,
with wins over Bruce Rhine 7-4, David Choi 7-3, Shaun Wilkie
7-5, and Lee Holt 7-6. Leading the bottom half of the bracket
was Oscar Bonilla with wins over Joe Hong 7-3, Kenny Rutman
7-5, Mike Del Vecchio, Scott Freeman 7-5, and Billy Kirshner
7-4.
Playing for the hot seat was Joey Testa vs Oscar Bonilla this
was a one sided match with Joey Testa taking control from the
start and never looking back winning his first Blaze hot seat
7-2 and sending Oscar Bonilla to the one loss side. Waiting
for Oscar Bonilla was Billy Kirshner but Oscar Bonilla was in
dead stroke winning the match easily 7-1 to get back to the
finals for a rematch with Joey Testa.
In the finals it was Joey Testa vs Oscar Bonilla this time Joey
Testa that came back being down 3-1 to win his first Blaze 9
ball tour 7-4. |
| Complete Results: |
1st Joey Testa $650
2nd Oscar Bonilla $380
3rd Billy Kirshner $250
4th Lee Holt $200
5th/6th Shaun Wilkie $150
Scott Freeman $150
7th/8th Mike Davis $70
Jack Weltch $70 |
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Jerry Slivka with owner Ernie |
Jerry Slivka wins 2006 Blaze 9-Ball Championship |
Blaze 9 Ball Championship was
held at Atlantic City Billiards Club in Egg Harbor, NJ, a stong
field of players came out to play. Players like Mike Davis,
Matt Krah, Allen Hopkins, Jerry Slivka, Danny Basavich, Ryan
McCreesh, Park Shin, Shaun Wilkie, Lee Holt, Spanish Pete, Joey
Testa to name a few. Over $18,000 paid out in cash and prizes.
Leading the way on the winners side was Jerry Slivka with wins
over Phil Sherman 9-2, Mike Davis 9-2, Trenton Marty Ciccia
9-5, Danny Basavich 9-5, Bristol Bob 9-6, Spanish Pete 9-6.
Jerry Slivka played Joey Testa for the hot seat, this was a
great match but when it was all said and done it was Jerry with
the win 9-7 sending Joey Testa to the one loss side.
Making a run from the one loss side was Mike Davis with wins
over James Keegan 7-0, Bill Smith Jr 7-5, Dawn Hopkins 7-2,
Ryan McCreesh 7-2, Danny Basavich 7-3, Bristol Bob 7-6, Carmen
Lombardo 7-4, Spanish Pete 7-6, Allen Hopkins 7-6 and Joey Testa
7-5 to get to the finals.
In the finals it was Jerry Slivka vs Mike Davis This was a great
match that went back and forth but in the end it was Jerry Slivka
with 11-9 win and the 2006 Blaze Tour Championship. |
| Complete Results: |
1st Jerry Slivka $4000 + $500
US Open Spot
2nd Mike Davis $2000 + $500 US Open Spot
3rd Joey Testa $1000 + $500 US Open Spot
4th Allen Hopkins $700 & $500 US Open Spot
5th/6th Eddie Vasquez + $500 Hopkins Pro-Am Bar Bax
Bob Maidhof $500 Hopkins Pro-Am Bar Box
7th/8th Carmen Lombardo $300 + Hopkins Pro-Am Bar Box
Lee Holt $300 + Hopkins Pro-Am Bar Box
9th-12th Billy Kirshner $200 + Hopkins Am Open
Park Shin $200 + Hopkins Pro-Am Bar Box
Matt Krah $200 + Hopkins Pro-Am Bar Box & Pro Event
Bristol Bob $200 + Hopkins Am Open
13th-16th Al Waldo $100 + Hopkins Sen Am Open
Danny Basavich $100 + Hopkins Pro-Am Bar Box
Scott Freeman $100 + Hopkins Am Open
Shaun Wilkie $100 + Hopkins Am Open
17th-24th John Jones + $50 $100 Gift Card
Oscar Bonilla $50 + $100 Gift Card
Paul Robinson $50 + $100 Gift Card
Chris Lazarovitch $50 + $100 Gift Card
Beau Baer $50 + $100 Gift Card
Ryan McCreesh $100 + Hopkins Am Open
Eddie Abraham $50 + Hopkins Pro Event / Hopkins Am Open
Jerry Tarantola $50 + Hopkins Am Open |
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Top 5 Points Leaders
Season 2009 |
Top 5 Men's Points Leaders
Season 2009
(through stop #39) |
1. Joey Testa 6570
2. Eddie Abraham 5020
3. Matt Krah 4960
4. Shaun Wilkie 4600
5. Josh Brothers 3820 |
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Top 5 Women's Points Leaders
Season 2009
(through stop #39) |
1. Erin McManus 1280
2. Caroline Pao 900
3. Denise Reeves 850
4. Sharon Ohanlon 430
5. Pam Cimarelli 250 |
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| Entry Fees |
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$100 Pro Men & Women/Open
$75 A
$60 B/C/D
$50 Juniors |
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Tour Membership Fee: $35/yr
Non Member Fee: $20/event |
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64 Player Fields
Double Elimination
Races based on field size
Finals 2 Races to 7
Alternate Breaks |
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Doors open at 10 am
Matches begin at Noon |
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