Winner Joey Testa, Angie Tran, 2nd place
Adam Kielar and Ernie Arcaro
|
Joey Testa Goes Uncon"test"ed
in Second Straight Finale |
The 40th and Final Pro/Am event
of the season came to an end LastWeekend (Jan 9th/10th) in Egg
Harbor Township, NJ. Fittingly home townplayer "Jersey
Joey" Joey Testa capped off a remarkable season at host
room Atlantic City Billiards.
Joey Testa is one of the hottest emerging professional players
in the Tri-State Area and continues to be a dominant force in
the North East. Joey has picked up by Mezz cues radar, who signed
the Jersey Native player, to represent the Mezz brand of cues.
"Jersey Joey" defended his title as he is crowned
"Blaze Tour Finale Champion" for the second consecutive
year.
A strong field of 73 players came out to play including "Get
Some" Shaun Wilkie, Adam Kielar, Manny Chau, Eddie Abraham,
Jorge Rodriguez, George Ginky San Souci,Victor Nau, Wali Muhammad,
Rob Pole and "KidmDelicious" Danny Basavich.
The finale also attracted several of the North East's strongest
Women including Caroline Pao, Liz Ford and Erin Mcmanus.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Adam Kielar with wins
over Shaun Wilkie 9-8, John Alicea 9-1, Larry Pearlman 7-3,
Tony Rudi 7-1, Wali Muhammad 7-3 and Eddie Abraham 9-6.
Joey Testa was on the top part of the bracket, going through
Theresa Intelisano 7-4, Derek Schwager 7-5, Randy Schwager 7-3,
Danny Basavich 9-6, and Manny Chau 9-8.
In a "Hot Seat" matchup... Adam Kielar was faced off
against Joey Testa. In great match between two heavyweights...
Joey testa came away with the "W" by way of a 9-6
score. Adam was knocked over to the "One Loss Side"
where he was matched up against Eddie Abraham, which was a rematch
from earlier in the day.
Adam was able to regain his winning ways with a big 9-8 win
over Eddie, setting up a rematch with Joey Testa.
The Finals was all set between Adam Kielar vs. Joey Testa, and
with the true double elimination format... Adam had to defeat
Joey 2 consecutive matches.
Joey came out of the gate aggressive and never let his early
lead slip, as he capped off a great tournament in impressive
fashion. Through hard work and dedication to his craft Joey
"Jersey Joey" Testa goes undefeated for consecutive
years in the Blaze Tour Finale. Reflecting back on his Amazing
season earning player of the year...
Joey has several notable accomplishments throughout the year
to think about.
Joey captured 8 Blaze Tour titles, 1 second, 3-3rds and 4-4th
place finishes. It is clear that the phenom from NJ knows how
to win, and the remarkable part of Joey's demeanor is his humble
nature, and no-quit attitude.
Joey Testa would like to thank Mezz Cues for all their support
also special thanks Jose Garcia for all his help.Congratulations
to Joey Testa from everyone at NYCgrind.com for a Breakthrough
Year!!!
The Blaze Tour would like to thank all of it's sponsors and
the players that came out to support the Tour.
The Event also paid tracked and paid out winnings to an A/B
group. Here is a quick overview of how it broke down.
Victor Nau defeated Frank Bogush 7-1, then lost to Eddie Abraham
7-4, then defeated Steve Shaw 7-5, Rob Palm 7-5, Bruce Nagle
7-6 and Jorge Rodriquez 7-5, before losing to Shaun Wilkie 7-0.
Victor Nau ended in 9th thru 12th over all in the tournament
but first place out of all the players in the tournament who
fell in the A/B grouping. |
| Complete Results: |
Payouts & Prizes: (Open/ Pro)
1st: Joey Testa $2250 +US Open 9 Ball Championships paid entry
+
Trophy + cue stick
2nd: Adam Kielar $1250 + US Open 9 Ball Champion ships paid
entry +
Trophy + cue stick
3rd: Eddie Abraham $700 + Turning Stone Classic paid entry +
cue stick
4th: Manny Chau $550
5th/6th: George Ginky San Souci, Shaun Wilkie $300
7th/8th/9th: Rob Pole, Jorge Rodriquez, Danny Basavich $160
Payout & Prizes for the C/D Group
1st: Nick Comstock $275 + US Amateur entry & Trophy &
Pool Cue
2nd: Bob Whitfield $120 + US Amateur entry & trophy &
Pool Cue
3rd: Larry Pearlman $100 + US Amateur entry & Pool Cue
4th: Rob Palm - US Amateur entry & Pool Cue |
Marcus
Chamat takes Skyline
|
Winner Marcus Chamat and runner-upShaun Wilkie
|
As 2009 came to a close, The Blaze Tour held
its last event of the year at Skyline Billiards in Brooklyn,
NY, where player and owner Rob Pole rolled out the red carpet
for some of the strongest players in the Northeast.
Several notable top pros and player were in attendance including
Sweden’s Marcus “Napoleon” Chamat, Marc “Spain”
Vidal, Danny “Kid Delicious” Basavich, George “Ginky”
SanSouci, Shaun Wilkie, Matt Krah, and Jorge Rodriguez, to name
a few.
Shaun Wilkie has been the player to beat on the tour of late,
and came out firing in this event. Shaun rolled over Tony Phu
7-1 and Denise Reeves 7-1, before matching up with Ginky. George
was playing superb in the match, but Shaun crossed the finish
line first with a close 7-6 win. Shaun then went on to defeat
Marc Vidal 7-4 before losing to world-class player, Marcus Chamat
7-6.
Marcus broke and ran out the final rack to put an exclamation
point on solid performance. Shaun would meet Marcus again in
the finals setting up a rematch to test the European champion.
Marcus Chamat won the rail over by going undefeated through
the winner’s bracket with superb play. Marcus defeated
Kenny Rutman (7-4), Jerry Tarantola (7-2), Jorge Rodriquez (7-3),
Matt Krah (7-2), and Shaun Wilkie (7-6) getting to the finals.
In the finals, it was all Chamat, as he dominated Wilkie in
this match 7-3. I would like to thank all the players that came
out to play and and all the sponsors.
|
| Complete Results: |
1st: Marcus Chamat $1015
2nd: Shaun Wilkie $550
3rd: George SanSouci $375
4th: Jorge Rodriguez $200
5/6th: Matt Krah, Marc Vidal $125
7/8th: Sammy Wu, Andy Yu $75 |
Winner Shaun Wilkie 2nd Mike Miller 3rd
Joey Landi and Owner Ed Liddawi
|
Wilkie Washes Away
the Field at Sandcastle |
The Blaze Tour Stop, made their
first visit to Sandcastle Billiards in Edison NJ. Room owner
and pool enthusiast "Sandman" welcomed 26 of the Northeast's
best pool players to the one day Pro/Am event. The Blaze Tour
is known for having the strongest one day field in the Northeast,
but players didn't expect so many heavy hitters to be in attendance.
"Ginky" George Sansouci, Joey Testa, Shane Winters,
Mike Miller, Matt Krah, John Alicia, Dave Grau, Randy Schwager,
Shaun Wilkie, Dan Cintron, Joey Landi. and "Kid Delicous"
Danny Basavich all came out to battle. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Basavich
The last Blaze stop at Sandcastle, Mike Sigel was dominant,
and it was clear that several of the top up and coming players
were hungry to stir up some buzz around their game.
To the delight of the knowledgeable NJ crowd, Kid Delicious
came did not disappoint his fans through impressive play, but
came short of cashing after losing a "Hill-Hill" set
to Shaun Wilke.
Top regional player Mike Miller was in dead gear, as he defeated
Erin McManus 7-2, Shaun Winters, 7-5, Ginky 7-5, John Alicea
7-6 lining up a Winners side "Hot Seat" match with
Joey Landi.
On the bottom half of the Winners bracket, Joey Landi went through
Duane Toney "Wu Tang" 7-6, Derek Schwager 7-3, Ben
Sadowski 7-0 and Randy Schwager 7-2 on the bottom half of the
winners side bracket.
Joey Landi was impressive in bouncing back to top form, after
a long break from the game. Joey mentioned that he is playing
well because of putting in a lot of hours on the table at Sandcastle,
which is his home room.
In the match between Mike and Joey… Mike Miller jumped
quickly out to a 5-2 lead, which proved to be too much for Joey
to handle on this day knocking Joey out of the tournament 7-4.
On the One Loss Side you had impressive performances from a
combination of players including John Alicea, Dave Grau, Danny
Basavich, Randy Schwager and Shane Winters… but no player
could constantly bring the heat like Shaun Wilke was bringing
on this day.
Shaun edged Raj Vannala 7-6, Shaun had a tough well played battled
with Dave Grau 7-3 before losing to top North East player Randy
Schwager 7-5. and then Shaun shifted into a higher gear. Shaun
Wilke defeated Shane Winters 7-2 and overcame an impressive
performance against Kid Delicious Danny Basavich 7-6, then beating
John Alicea 7-2 and Randy Schwager 7-3.
Now Shaun was lined up with Joey Landi, who at one time was
consistently a threat to win on the Florida Pro Tour. It was
clear that Shaun was hungry to make a statement at this event
and payed near flawless to defeat Joey 7-3.
The Blaze Tour uses a true double elimination format, which
meant that Shaun Wilkie had to defeat Mike Miller 2x, which
he went on to do in two consecutive sets. The first set was
a 7-6 nail biter, where Shaun clutched out a gritty run, and
the second set Shaun's momentum and swagger was too much for
Mike to fade on this day.
The Blaze Tour Staff would like to thank Sandcastle Billiards
and it's Sponsors for their support.
The Tour's next stop will be at Skyline Billiards, in Brooklyn
NY on the 20th of December.
Congratulations on a remarkable performance by "Get Some"
Shaun Wilkie. Shaun Wilkie would like to thank his sponsor Lucasi
Hybrid for equipment and on going support. I would also like
to thank thank the players for coming out to play, and special
thanks to Jerry Tarantola for covering the event.
|
| Complete Results: |
1st: $940 Shaun Wilke
2nd: $550 Mike Miller
3rd: $325 Joey Landi
4th: $200 Randy Schwager
5th: $130 George "Ginky" Sansouci
5th: $130 John Alicea |
Joey
Testa is King of Drexil Hill
|
Joey Testa |
Blaze 9 Ball Tour made its way Drexeline Billiards
in Drexel Hill PA Sunday November 29, 2009. A Strong field of
49 payers came out to play, players like: Joey Testa, Eddie
Abraham, Brett Stottlemyer, Dave Grau, Josh Brothers Matt Krah,
Joe Hong, Denise Reeves, and the Ladies point leader Erin McManus.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Eddie Abraham with wins
over Denise Reeves 7-6, Mike Miller 7-4, Joe Hong 7-2, and Dave
Grau 7-5. Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Joey Testa
with wins over Pat Burket 7-1, Eric Perry 7-5, Kenny Rutman
7-2, and Brett Stottlemyer 7-2.
Playing for the hot seat was Eddie Abraham Vs Joey Testa this
was a one side match with Testa winning easily 7-3, sending
Abraham to the one lost side. Waiting for Eddie Abraham on the
one lost side was Brett Stottlemyer, this match was a all Abraham
winning in a blow out 7-0 to get back to the finals.
In the Finals it was Eddie Abraham Vs Joey Testa, Abraham has
to beat Testa twice to win the event. The first match was a
great match with Joey Testa edging Eddie Abraham 7-5 to win
the match and the event. I would like to thank the players that
came out and all the sponsor.
|
| Complete Results: |
1st Joey Testa $1370.00
2nd Eddie Abraham $750.00
3rd Brett Stottlemyer $450.00
4th Dave Grau $225.00
5th/6th Joe Hong $150.00
Josh Brothers $150.00
7th/8th Matt Krah $100.00
Kenny Rutman $100.00
9th-12th Tim Anderson $70.00
Danny Basavich $70.00
Abdllatif Chamseddine $70.00
Lou Patrikios $70.00 |
Winner Bruce Nagle owner Bob Geurra and
runner up Mike Miller
|
Bruce Nagle Rocks
Rockaway |
The Blaze Tour rolled through
Rockaway Billiards in Rockaway, NJ on November 22nd, 2009. While
the host room Rockaway Biliards is a tour favorite location,
the event drew fewer players than expected.
Several of the top players on the grind came out to try to take
advantage of the lack of other top players who went to to the
Snookers event. Mike Miller, Spanky Kaba, Wali Muhammad and
Jerry Tarantola all were looking to make a statement. NY area
aspiring women's professional "Snookie" Diana Rojas,
made the trip to Jersey as well. "Snookie" has been
recently tearing it up in the NYC area, while consistently showing
heart and determination. Snookie was joined in the tournament
by another aspiring female player who has been breaking through
lately, Sandy Paterino.
Junior Champion Jonathan Castillo continues impress the Tri-State
Area as his game continues to rise. Jonathan ran into a brick
wall in Nick Kos who played a near flawless set and had Jonathat
6-1 before battling back to 6-5 before Nick was able to capture
his seventh game.
Rockaway Billiards has 18 Gold Crown I Billiard Tables, which
played similar to the way the tables played in the legendary
pool hall, Golden Q in Queens, NY. Hosts Bob and Karen Guerra
were tremendous hosts and Bob was impressive in bouncing back
from a 1st round loss to win two consecutive sets 7-1, 7-2.
The mix between old school equipment and mistique as well as
new school talent and energy was enjoyable to see unfold. Early
in the tournament Spanky Kaba and Bruce Nagle were impressive
with gritty early victories staying on the Winners Bracket,
while Jerry Tarantola upset Mike Miller by a 7-5 score to earn
two consecutive wins.
Snookie was impressive in bouncing back from a first round loss
to shut out Frank Rosa 7-0, while Mike Miller was stirring it
up on the one loss side. Mike caught a gear and went through
Paul Johnson 7-2, Yusef Khan 7-3, Jerry T 7-2, Nick Kos 7-5
and Spanky 7-2... earning him a spot in the finals.
Nick Kos was solid in battling back from 4-0 in one match before
coming back from 6-1 to almost tie it 6-6. Nick had a long shot
on the nine ball with a slight angle and misjudged it as he
scratched in the corner pocket after pocketing the nine ball
to tie the score at 6-6.
Mike Miller was matched up against Spanky Kaba who couldn't
fade Mike Millers effective break and run out gear, which led
to a 7-2 score.
In the finals it was a a match up of the two hottest players
in the tournament... Mike Miller blazing his way through the
one loss side, as well as Bruce Nagle's who's play has been
remarkable.
Bruce went through Scott Abramowitz, Frank Rosa, Mike Watson,
Jerry T, Spanky in impressive fashion. Bruce has been in dead
gear as he has settled into his new pool room newly opened in
January called Bankshot Bililards in Luzerne, PA.
Mike Miller won the flip, and from his first inning at the table,
Bruce took control of the match. Jumping out to a 2-0 lead,
then 4-2 lead... which surprised most players which pegged Mike
as the favorite.
Mike missed a key 8-ball to close the gap to 5-3, allowing Bruce
to extend his lead and to 5-2. Bruce never looked back as he
sailed to a final score of 7-2.
Congratulations to Bruce Nagel who's agressive play and fast
tempo stormed the the tournament in impressive fashion.
The Blaze Tour's Next Stop is at Drexline Billiard Club in Drexel
Hill, PA on November 29.
|
| Complete Results: |
1st: Bruce Nagle $620
2nd: Mike Miller $300
3rd: Spanky Kaba $215
4th: Jerry Tarantola $70 |
Brothers
and Grau Co-Champions in AC
|
Josh Brothers, Ernie Arcaro, Dave Grau |
Blaze 9 Ball Tour made its way to Atlantic City
Billiards Club in Atlantic City NJ Sunday November 15, 2009.
A great field came out to play, players like: Dave Grau, Josh
Bothers, Matt Krah, Shane Winters, Denise Reeves, Bob Madara
, Bill Gallagher, and Wali Muhammad.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Jose Burgos with wins
over Larry Pearlman 7-2, Gildo Juarez 7-1, and Oscar Aparicio
7-5. Leading the bottom half of the Bracket was Dave Grau with
wins over Steve Gephard 7-2, Josh Brothers 7-2, Bob Madara 7-4,
and Shane Winters 7-6.
Playing for the hot seat was Jose Burgos Vs Dave Grau this was
a one sided match with Dave Grau winning easily 7-2, sending
Burgos to the one lost side. Waiting for Burgos on the one lost
side was Josh Brothers this too was a one sided match with Josh
Brothers winning easily 7-1 to get to the finals.
In the finals it was Dave Grau Vs Josh Brothers, Brothers has
to win twice to win the event. The first set was a great match
with Josh Brothers winning on the hill 7-6. The second set both
players decide to be co-winners of the event.
|
| Complete Results: |
1st Josh Brothers $500.00
1st Dave Grau $500.00
3rd Jose Burgos $250.00
4th Matt Krah $100.00 |
Runner-up Mike Miller owner Chris Riley
and winner Matt Krah
|
Matt Krah takes Riley's |
Blaze 9 Ball Tour made it way
to Riley’s Billiards in Boothwyn PA Sunday November 8,
2009. A strong field came out to play, players like: Matt Krah,
Mike Miller, Joey Testa, Denise Reeves, Shaun Wilkie, Josh Brothers,
and Megan Black.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Matt Krah with wins
over Shaun Wilkie 7-3, Randy Jaragoske 7-2, and Josh Brother
7-4. Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Mike Miller
with wins over Bob Madara 7-4, Carl Khan 7-2, Joey Testa 7-3.
Playing for the hot seat was Matt Krah Vs Mike Miller this was
a great match that went hill hill, after being down 6-2 Krah
came back to win the match 7-6. Sending Miller to the one lost
side. Waiting for Miller on the one lost side was Joey Testa
but this match was all Mike Miller winning easily 7-2 to get
back to the finals.
The finals was Mike Miller Vs Matt Krah, Miller has to beat
Krah and e to win the event. In the first set it was all Miller
winning 7-1 but in the second set it was Krah winning 7-5 to
win the event. I would like to thank all the players that came
out and the sponsors for their ongoing support.
|
| Complete Results: |
1st Matt Krah $750.00
2nd Mike Miller $360.00
3rd Joey Testa $290.00
4th Shaun Wilkie $100.00
5th/6th Josh Brother $50.00
Mike Danato $50.00 |
Marc
Vidal Double Dips Chamat at Skyline
|
Winner Marc Vidal |
Blaze 9 Ball Tour made it’s way to Skyline
Billiards in Brooklyn NY on Sunday November 1, 2009 a strong
field came out to play, players like: Marcus Chamat, Marc Vidal,
Rob Pole, Mike Miller, Bill Gallagher, Victor Nau and Carl Khan.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Marc Vidal with wins
over Caroline Pao 7-5, Tony Lian 7-3, and Victor Nau 7-3. Leading
the bottom half the bracket was Marcus Chamat with wins over
Barry Banks 7-4, Jorge Rodriquez 7-5, Mike Miller 7-1, and Micheal
Wong 7-1.
Playing for the hot seat was Marc Vidal and Marcus Chamat. This
was a good match with Chamat winning 7-5, and sending Vidal
to the one lost side. On the one lost side it was Victor Nau
waiting for Marc Vidal this was a good match with Vidal winning
7-5 to get back to the finals.
In the finals it was Marcus Chamat Vs Marc Vidal, Vidal has
to beat Chamat twice to win the event. The first match went
hill hill with Vidal winning 7-6. The second set also went hill
hill with Marc Vidal winning 7-6 to win the event.
|
| Complete Results: |
1st Marc Vidal $800.00
2nd Marcus Chamat $390.00
3rd Victor Nau $300.00
4th Jorge Rodriquez $100.00 |
|
Carl Khan, Scott Murphy, Joey Testa, and
Mike Miller |
Mr. Testa takes Mr.
Cue |
Blaze 9 Ball tour made it way
to Mr Cue Billiards in Lindenhurst NY on Sunday Oct 25, 2009.
A small field came out to play, player like, Joey Testa , Oscar
Bonilla, Mike Miller, Bob Madara, Erin McManus, Scott Murphy,
Lloyd Hobbs and Carl Khan.
Leading the top half the bracket was Mike Miller with wins over
Bob Madara 7-0, and Oscar Bonilla 7-3. Leading the bottom half
of the bracket was Joey Testa with wins over Karl Khan 7-5,
and Erin McManus 7-2.
Playing for the hot seat was Mike Miller Vs Joey Testa this
was a great match with Testa winning the match 7-3, sending
Mike Miller to the one lost side. Waiting for Miller on the
one lost side was Carl Khan this too was a great match with
Mike Miller winning on the hill 7-6 to get to the finals.
In the finals it was Mike Miller VS Joey Testa, Miller has to
beat Testa twice to win the event. It was all Testa winning
the match easily 7-3 and the event.
|
| Complete Results: |
1st Joey Testa $550.00
2nd Mike Miller $280.00
3rd Carl Khan $100.00 |
Joey
Testa Pockets Q-Ball
|
Winner Joey Testa Owner Jose Garcia and runner-up Matt Krah |
Blaze 9 Ball Tour made its way to Jose Garcia’s
Q-Ball Billiards in Vineland NJ Sunday Oct 11th. Special thanks
to Jose and his wonderful family for hosting the event, I also
like to thank Tom Bow for donating the awards that were giving
out at this event. A strong field of 30 players came out to
play players like: Joey Testa, Matt Krah, Josh Bothers, Manny
Chau, Eddie Abraham, and Brandon Shuff.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Matt Krah with wins
over Brandon Shuff 7-2, Raphael Saldana 7-3, Jay Brotherton
7-4, and Mark Stewart 7-4. Leading the bottome half of the bracket
was Joey Testa with wins over Garrett Bell 7-0 Eddie Abraham
7-5, Chuck Pendrak 7-0 and Josh Brother 7-2.
Playing for the hot seat was Matt Krah vs Joey Testa this was
a great match with Testa pulling away late to win the match
7-4 sending Krah to the one lost side. Waiting for Krah on the
one lost side was Josh Brothers this was a great match that
went hill hill when it was all said and done it was Matt krah
winning the match 7-6 to get to the
finals.
In the finals it was Matt Krah Vs Joey Testa, Krah has to beat
Testa twice to win the event. In the first set it was all Krah
winning easily with a 7-1 blow out but in the second set Testa
returned the favor by blowing out Krah by the same score 7-1
to win the event.
Would like to all the player for coming out and all the sponsors
of the tour.
|
| Complete Results: |
1st Joey Testa $1000.00
2nd Matt Krah $525.00
3rd Josh Brother $315.00
4th Mark Stewart $150.00
5th/6th Manny Chau $100.00
Chip Klien $100.00
7th/8th Bill Gallagher $60.00
Jay Brotherton $60.00 |
Winner Manny Chau, owner Chris Riley,
and runner-up Shaun Wilkie
|
Manny Chau takes Riley's
Concord |
The Blaze 9 Ball Tour made its
way to Riley’s Billiards in Boothwyn PA on Sunday Oct
4th. A strong field came out to play players like: Manny Chau,
Shaun Wilkie , Matt Krah, Kevin West Eddie Abraham, Joey Testa,
Josh Brothers, Danny Bell, Rob Krull and Jay Brotherton to name
a few.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Shaun Wilkie with wins
over Derek Schwager 7-2, Manny Chau 7-3, Chris Riley 7-3, and
Eddie Abraham 7-3. Leading the bottom half of the bracket was
Matt Krah with wins over Betty Dougherty 7-2, Sam Quinzi 7-4,
Rob Krull 7-3 and Feddy Scott 7-5. Playing for the hot seat
was Matt Krah Vs Shaun Wilkie this was a good match with Shaun
Wilkie pulling away late to win 7-4. Sending Krah to the one
lost side.
Big story was Manny Chau taking contol of the one lost side
with wins over Sharon Ohanlon 7-0, Jay Brotherton 7-2, Bob Stought
7-2 Joey Testa 7-5, Eddie Abraham 7-1 Kevin West 7-4, and Matt
Krah 7-1 to get to the finals.
In the Finals it was Manny Chau Vs Shaun Wilkie, Chau has to
beat Wilkie twice to win the event. The first set was a good
match with Chau winning 7-5, in the second set everything went
Manny’s way he held off a late run from Wilkie to win
the match 7-4.
I would like to thank the players for coming out and all the
sponsors.
|
| Complete Results: |
1st Manny Chau $823.00
2nd Shaun Wilkie $475.00
3rd Matt Krah $300.00
4th Kevin West $150.00
5th/6th Eddie Abraham $90.00
Freddy Scott $90.00 |
Marlon
Manalo over Immonen at Raxx Blaze
|
Winner Marlon Manalo and runner-up Mika
Immonen
|
The Blaze 9-Ball Tour made its way to Raxx Bar
& Grill in West Hempstead NY, Sunday September 27, 2009.
A strong field of 29 players came out to play, including Mika
Immonen, Marlon Manalo, Oscar Bonilla,Joey Korsiak, Pete Tascarella
Sr, and ladies points leader ErinMcManus, to name a few. This
was a $1,000-added event, and each setwas a race to seven.
Marlon Manalo, who was visiting New York in preparation for
the US Open, led the top half of the bracket with wins over
Pat Byrne 7-2,Ariel Rivera 7-2, Oscar Bonilla 7-4, and Pete
Tascarella Sr, 7-3.Leading the bottom half of the bracket was
World Champion Mika Immonen with wins over Joey Korsiak 7-6,
Antonio Guerrero 7-1, Rob Pole 7-3,and Mike Fingers, 7-0.
Facing off to play for the hot seat were the two favorites in
this event, Marlon Manalo and Mika Immonen. This was a well-played
match with Mika pulling away late in the set to win the match
7-5, and send Marlon to the one loss-side.
Meanwhile on the one-loss side, Joey Korsiak had fought his
way backafter a hill-hill loss to Mika Immonen to meet Oscar
Bonilla in thequarter-final, The two Long Island-based players
had a very closebattle, but Joey made it to the hill first.
Joey broke with the scoreat 6-4 and had an open table, but he
hit the the 6 ball too hard whencoming back uptable with the
cue ball, and missed position. Oscarwould win both that game
and the following game to go 6-6. In thehill-hill game, Joey
ended up with the same shot on the 6, but overcompensated, leaving
himself short on position for the 7. Joeyelected to play a safe,
trying to lock the cue ball behind the 8 downtable, but it leaked
out, leaving Oscar a tough thin cut shot, which he sliced in,
using the 9 ball for position on the 8, to win the set.
This win moved Oscar Bonilla on to the semi-final match against
Marlon Manalo. This was another closely-fought match, and Oscar
edged ahead of Marlon, 5-3. Marlon didn’t give up however,
and he won the next three games to reach the hill first. Oscar
came back to win the next game and make it hill hill, but Marlon
had a monster break in the tie-breaking game, and ran out the
rack to win the match 7-6.
The final was a re-match between the undefeated Mika Immonen
and Marlon Manalo, which would be a true double elimination,
with Marlon having to beat Mika twice. With Mika recently winning
the Galveston World Classic 10-ball event, it appeared like
no one one be able to beat him at Raxx. And in the first set
that's exactly how it appeared, as Mika jumped out to a big
5-1 lead. However, the tables turned after Mika missed a 7-9
combo, and Marlon began to rise from the ashes. At 5-4 there
was an interesting turn of events, as Marlon missed the one,
but got lucky and hooked the cue ball dead on the 2. The 1 ball
was left sitting near the side pocket, and Mika kicked it in,
but the cue ball followed and scratched, allowing Marlon to
run out the rack at tie at 5-5. Marlon took the next two games
to win 7-5 and move the finals to the second set.
In the second set of the finals, Marlon started out flawless,
with a 3-0 lead. Marlon broke hot in the fourth game and it
looked like he had an open runout, but surprisingly over-cut
the 6, giving the game to Mika. Mika would break and run out
the following game to go 3-2 in Marlon's favor. From this point
on, Marlon would dominate the match with some great shot-making,
including a full-table kick into the 3-ball to combo in the
9. Marlon showed his strength in the final match, making it
his second win of the weekend, after his Saturday win in the
Tri-State Tour at Master Billiards.
Blaze Tour Director Jose Burgos would like to thank tour sponsor
Blaze Cues, but most of all he would like to thank all players
for coming out, and he looks forward to seeing everyone at the
next event.
|
| Complete Results: |
1st Marlon Manalo $915
2nd Mika Immonen $500
3rd Oscar Bonilla $200
4th Joey Korsiak $150
5th/6th Pete Tascarella Sr. $70 Mike Fingers $70 |
John Alicea
|
John Alicea takes
Skyline |
| Blaze 9 Ball Tour made its way
to Skyline Billiards in Brooklyn NY on Sunday September 20th.
A small field came out to play players like Eddie Vazquez, Carl
Khan, Sam Quinzi, Erin Mcmanus, John Alicea and Marc Vidal.
Leading the top half of the bracket was John Alicea with wins
over Jose Burgos 7-0, Eddie Vazquez 7-6, and Alex Gilarg 7-5.
Leading the bottom half of the brsacket was Marc Vidal with
wins over Mike Miller 7-6, Carl Khan 7-4, and Bob Madara 7-2.
Playing for the hot seat was Marc Vidal VS John Alicea this
was a great match with Marc Vidal pulling away late winning
7-5 and Sending John Alicea to the one lost side.
Waiting for John Alicea on the one lost side was Jorge Rodriquez.
This match was a great match that went hill, hill but when it
was all said and done it was John Alicea winning the match to
get to the finals.
In the finals it was John Alicea VS Marc Vidal, John Alicea
has to beat Marc Vidal twice to win the event. First set was
one sided with John Alicea winning easily 7-4, the second set
went the same way with John Alicea winning easily 7-3 and his
first tour win. |
| Complete Results: |
1st John Alicea $670.00
2nd Marc Vidal $300.00
3rd Jorge Rodriquez $150.00
4th Bob Madara $100.00 |
Steve
Moore Storms Castle
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Winner Steve Moore owner John Trobiano
second place finisher Sean Morgan
|
Blaze Tour made its way to Castle Billiards in
East Rutherford NJ, on Sunday September 6th a small field came
out to play players like: Steve Moore, Sean Morgan, Carmen Lombardo,
Caroline Pao, Steve Lillis and Wali Muhammad.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Sean Morgan with wins
over Steve Banner 7-1, Rob Pole 7-2, Bob Madara 7-3 and Steve
Moore 7-5. Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Carmen
Lombardo with wins over Erin McManus 7-2, Steve Lillis 7-4,
and Caroline Pao 7-3.
Playing for the hot seat was Sean Morgan VS Carmen Lombardo
this was a great match with Sean Morgan pulling it off 7-4 to
win the match sending Carmen Lombardo to the on lost side. Making
the moves on the one lost side was Steve Moore with wins over
Steve Lillis 7-5, Caroline Pao 7-6, and Carmen Lombardo 7-5
to get to the finals.
In the finals it was Sean Morgan VS Steve Moore, Steve Moore
has to beat Sean Morgan twice to win the event. First set was
all Steve Moore winning easily 7-4. Second set was the same
as the first Steve Moore winning 7-4 and the Blaze event at
Castle Billiards.
|
| Complete Results: |
1st Joey Korsiak $680.00
2nd Bruce Nagle $340.00
3rd Jorge Rodriguez $140.00
4th Oscar Bonilla $80.00 |
Winner Steve Moore, runner-up Dave Grau,
and owner Sammy Wu
|
Steve Moore wins 4th
Annual NYC 9-Ball Championships |
| Traveling all the way from Atlanta,
Georgia for the Predator World Straight Pool Championships,
where he finished 9th, Stevie Moore made an extra stop over
to Skyline Billiards in Brooklyn for the 4th Annual NYC 9-ball
Championships on August 29-30, 2009.
This event was run by Blaze Tour Director Jose Burgos and featured
a strong contingent of the area's toughest players, such as
"Ginky" George Sansouci, Mike Dechaine, Joey Kong,
"Spain" Marc Vidal, and Oscar Bonilla... although
none stacked up to the firepower of Stevie Moore, currently
ranked #2 on the Seminole Pro Tour.However, things didn't start
out so rosy for Moore, after a first round loss to reigning
World Summit of Pool Champion, Mike Dechaine, 9-6. But, this
was only a minor setback for Moore, who went on a tear through
the one-loss side.
Click Here to view the photo gallery from this event, and read
on for more details on how the 4th Annual NYC 9-ball Championship
played out.Meeting up on the winner's side final four, Oscar
Bonilla defeated "Ginky" George Sansouci at hill-hill.
Meanwhile, Dave Grau demolished Joey Kong 9-4, but would have
a tougher time with Bonilla in the hot seat match, winning a
close hill-hill battle.
Match by match, Stevie Moore climbed back through the one-loss
side to meet with Ginky in the quarter finals. Ginky would pull
ahead of Moore to the hill at 8-6, only to miss a straight-on
8-ball, giving Moore a chance back in the match... which subsequently
he broke and ran out two racks to win the match after Ginky's
fumbled 8-ball.This bumped Moore up to the semi-final match
against Oscar Bonilla, where he kept his momentum going, running
through Bonilla with a 9-2 score.
Waiting for Stevie Moore in the hot seat was the undefeated
Dave Grau, ranked #2 in the '08-'09 Joss Tour season. Grau is
from Buffalo, NY and plays out of the newly-opened Bison Billiards,www.bisonbilliards.com.
This was the first appearance at the NYC 9-ball Championships
for both of these players, and the finals would be a true double-elimination
format... Moore would have to beat Grau twice. After winning
eight straight matches on the one-loss side, Moore stayed on
point to first set 9-6, and continue on to keep a strong lead
in the second set, closing out the match with another 9-6 win
to capture the title of the 2009 NYC 9-ball Champion.
Stevie Moore, a South Carolina native, is becoming one of the
toughest 9-ball players in the country today, with a Derby City
Classic banks division title under his belt as well as countless
regional wins on the 0DFlorida pro tours. One of his more recent
accomplishments was finishing runner-up to Johnny Archer at
the Gem City Classic in Atlanta in July. Check out his website,
www.steviemoore.com
and his blog, www.steviemoore.blogspot.com
to learn more about one of the toughest grinders in pool today. |
| Complete Results: |
1st: Stevie Moore $2575
2nd: Dave Grau $1250
3rd: Oscar Bonilla $700
4th: George Sansouci $300
4/6th: Joey Kong, Sammy Wu $200
7/8th: Mike Dechaine, Tony Liang $150 |
Joey
Korsiak Defends his Home Turf
|
Runner-up Bruce Nagle, owner Scott "The Shot" Murphy,
and winner Joey Korsiak
|
Blaze 9 Ball Tour made it way to Mr. Cue Billiards
in Lindenhurst NY a small but strong field came out to play,
Players like :Joey Korsiak, Bruce Nagle, Jorge Rodriguez, Oscar
Bonilla, Scott Murphy, Erin McManus and Theresa Inteiao.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Joey Korsiak with wins
over Erin McManus 7-1, Oscar Bonilla 7-6, and Jorge Rodriguez
7-6. Leading the bottom half was Bruce Nagle with wins over
Theresa Inteiao. 7-0, Pete Testrella JR. 7-4, and Scott Murphy
7-2.
Playing for the hot seat it was Joey Korsiak VS Bruce Nagle
this was a great match with Bruce Nagle Winning the match hill
hill to get the hot seat and sending Joey Korsiak to the one
lost side. Waiting for Joey Korsiak on the one lost side was
Jorge Rodriguez once again this match went hill hill with the
same out come Joey Korsiak winning 7-6 to get to the finals.
The finals it was Joey Korsiak VS Bruce Nagle, Joey has to beat
Bruce twice to win the event. The first set was all Joey Korsiak
winning easily 7-2. In the second set was the same as the first
Joey Korsiak taking control from the start and never looked
back winning by the same score as the first set 7-2.
|
| Complete Results: |
1st Joey Korsiak $680.00
2nd Bruce Nagle $340.00
3rd Jorge Rodriguez $140.00
4th Oscar Bonilla $80.00 |
Winner Eddie Abraham, runner-up Bruce
Nagle, Julian Carvell and Vincent Caramanna
|
Eddie Abraham takes
Hot Shot |
Blaze 9 Ball Tour made its way
to Hot Shot Billiards in Deptford NJ on August 2, 2009 A strong
field of 35 players came out to play players like: Eddie Abraham,
Bruce Nagle, Matt Krah, Shaun Wilkie, Joey Testa, Mike Lizzio,
Sam Quinzi, Erin McManus, Denise Reeves, Julian Carvell and
Vicent Caramanna to name a few.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Eddie Abraham with wins
over Bob Whitfield 7-5, Jack McPoyle 7-1, Chuck Roth 7-5, and
Joey Testa 7-6. Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Bruce
Nagle with wins over CJ Fought 7-1, Bob Mapes 7-4, Erin McManus
7-3, and Mike Lizzio 7-5.
Playing for the hot seat was Bruce Nagle VS Eddie Abraham this
was a good match with Eddie Abraham pulling away late in the
match to 7-5, sending Bruce Nagle to the one lost side. Waiting
for Bruce Nagle to the one lost side was Shaun Wilkie, this
was a one sided match with Bruce Nagle running away with the
match 7-4 to get to the finals.
In the finals it was Bruce Nagle VS Eddie Abraham, Bruce Nagle
has to beat Eddie Abraham twice to win the event. Bruce Nagle
put up a good fight but it was all Eddie Abraham winning the
match 7-4 and the event.
|
| Complete Results: |
1st Eddie Abraham $950
2nd Bruce Nagle $460
3rd Shaun Wilkie $285
4th Joey Testa $175
5th/6th Mike Lizzio $100 Matt Krah $100
7th/8th Chuck Fought Sr. $70 Sam Quinzi $70 |
Shaun
Wilkie takes down Atlantic City
|
Winner Shaun Wilkie, owner Ernie and runner-up Bruce Nagle
|
Atlantic City Billiards hosted the Blaze 9 Ball
Tour on Sunday July 19, 2009. A Strong field came out to play.
Players like Shaun Wilkie, Bruce Nagle, Bob Madara, Mike Miller,
Randy Schwager, Denise Reeves and Matt Krah.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Bruce Nagle with wins
over Tim Guld 7-2, Denise Reeve 7-1, Wali Muhammad 7-5, and
Bob Madara 7-2. Leading the Bottom half of the bracket was Shaun
Wilkie with wins over Mike Fernan 7-0, Lou Patrikios 7-3 and
Randy Schwager 7-1.
Playing for the hot seat was Bruce Nagle VS Shaun Wilkie this
was a one way match with Shaun Wilkie winning the match 7-2.
Sending Bruce Nagle to the one lost side where Mike Miller was
waiting this was a great match, Mike Miller jumped to a 6-2
lead but Bruce Nagle came back slowly winning the next two games
making the score 6-4. On rack 11 Mike Miller miss a straight
on 9 ball for the win, that shot cost him the match Bruce Nagle
went on the win that game and the next two to win the match
7-6 and a spot in the finals.
In the finals it was Bruce Nagle VS Shaun Wilkie a rematch of
the hot seat Bruce Nagle has to beat Shaun Wilkie twice to win
the event. Once again this was a one way match with Shaun Wilkie
winning easily 7-3 and the event. Shaun Wilkie would like to
thank Cue & Case for all his Lucasi Hybrid Equipment and
his new polo shirts. Shaun says everything is going great and
he is looking forward in playing his best pool for Cue &
Case.
|
| Complete Results: |
1st Shaun Wilkie $800
2nd Bruce Nagle $435
3rd Mike Miller $150
4th Randy Schwager $100 |
Winner Joey Testa and runner-up Marc Vidal
|
Joey Testa takes down
Skyline |
Blaze 9 Ball Tour made its way
to Skyline Billiards on Sunday July 12th in Brooklyn NY. A strong
field came out to play. Players like: Joey Testa, Marc Vidal,
Scott Tollefson, Randy Schwager, Jorge Rodriquez, Barry Banks,
Manny Chau, Jennifer Barretta, and Caroline Pao.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Marc Vidal with wins
over Wali Muhammad 7-5, Jerry Calderon 7-5, and Scott Tollefson
7-2, Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Joey Testa with
wins over Sammy Wu 7-3, Jose Burgos 7-4, Jorge Rodriquez 7-3,
andBarry Banks 7-5.
Playing for the hot seat was Joey Testa Vs Marc Vidal, this
was a one way match with Joey Testa winning easily 7-2. Sending
Marc Vidal to the one lost side waiting for Marc Vidal on the
one lost side was Scott Tollefson this was a great match that
went hill hill with Marc Vidal pulling off the win 7-6.
In the finals it was Marc Vidal VS Joey Testa, Marc Vidal has
to beat Joey Testa twice to win the event. The first set belonged
to Marc Vidal with a 7-4 win, but in the second set Joey Testa
pulled away late in the match to win 7-5.
|
| Complete Results: |
1st Joey Testa $950
2nd Marc Vidal $425
3rd Scott Tollefson $240
4th Randy Schwager $150
5th/6th Jorge Rodriquez $100
Barry Banks $100 |
Mike
Miller Wins 1st Annual NJ State 8-Ball Championship
|
Winner Mike Miller Owner Ernie Arcaro and 2nd Place finisher
Derek Schwager
|
Atlantic City Billiards Club hosted to 1st annual
New Jersey State 8 Ball Championships, on July 4, 2009. A strong
field came out to play, players like: Mike Miller, Shaun Wilkie,
Matt Krah, Derek Schwager, Carl Khan and Denise Reeves.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Mike Miller with wins
over Bob Madara 7-2, Peter Ziemak 7-3, Eddie Muma 7-5. Leading
the Bottom half of the bracket was Shaun Wilkie with wins over
Kenny Dee 7-2, Carl Khan 7-1, Mike Fernan 7-2 and Matt Krah
7-5.
Playing for the hot seat was Mike Miller VS Shaun Wilkie this
was a great match that went hill hill with Mike Miller winning
7-6 sending Shaun Wilkie to the one lost side. The big story
was young Derek Schwager after losing his first match 7-1 to
Matt Krah he
went on to beat the following Bob Madara 5-3, Mike Danato 5-2,
Mike Fernan 5-1, Kenny Dee -50, Eddie Muma 5-3, Carl Khan 5-1,
and Shaun Wilkie 5-2 to get to the finals.
In the finals it was Derek Schwager VS Mike Miller, Derek Schwager
has to be Mike Miller twice to win the title. First set went
hill hill with young Derek Schwager pulling out the win 7-6.
In the second set also went hill hill this time it was Mike
Miller pulling off the win and the 1st annual New Jersey State
Championship.
|
| Complete Results: |
1st Mike Miller $675 plus Watch
2nd Derek Schwager $400
3rd Shaun Wilkie $150
4th Carl Khan $100 |
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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| 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
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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.
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| 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
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Eddie Abraham
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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.
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| Complete Results: |
1st Eddie Abraham $600
2nd Luis Gonzales $350
3rd Josh Brothers $200
4th Ray Ortega $100 |
Joey Testa
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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.
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| 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
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Rinner Joey Testa and Owner Chris Riley
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| 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
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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
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Robb Saez, Owner Holdin Chin and 2nd Place Finisher Adam Kielar
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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
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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.
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| 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
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Owner Kevin Clark, 2nd Place finsher Adam Kielar, Owner Cosmos
and Winner Darren Appleton
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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.
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| 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 |
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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
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Winner Shaun Wilkie and runner-up Oscar Bonilla
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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!"
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| 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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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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