Az Billiard and Dart News - February 2020 by Mike Howerton

Arizona’s Most Read & Reliable Source for Local Billiards & Dart Information February 2020

IN THIS ISSUE: FEATURES Vegas Wins SW Cup....... pg. 4 Weiss & Barker Win....... pg. 6 Chapa Gets The Win....... pg. 6 699 & Under Split........... pg. 6 Carl Stewart.................... pg. 8 Roger Long..................... pg. 8 League Coverage............. 9-13 CSI Az Championships... pg. 9 New APA Operators........ pg. 9 AZPL Championship..... 10-11 APA Fall Tri-Cities......... pg 12 APA Double Qualifier.... pg 13 Farias Take The Belt...... pg 14 Sophia Balancad............. pg 15 Dart Tournaments........... pg 17 Brooks Undefeated......... pg 18 Sanchez Dominant......... pg 19 JJ’s 8-Ball Split.............. pg 19 Williams Over Avila....... pg 20

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BCA CHAMPIONS

Stuart Unwraps Win....... pg 20 Mason’s 8-Ball Split...... pg 20 Sweet Wins Again.......... pg 20 Norton Can’t Lose.......... pg 22 Kittys 9-Ball Split.......... pg 22 Ast Undefeated............... pg 22 Lorett Over Winkler....... pg 22 Monthly Tournaments.... pg 24 Weekly Tournaments...... pg 25 Benson Stops Moore...... pg 26 Gresh Wins 2-1.............. pg 26 Moore & Neagle Win..... pg 26 Dedora & Carrizosa....... pg 26 Daniel Tops List............. pg 27 Freezers Round Robin.... pg 27 New Years Day Split...... pg 27 Edgar Undefeated........... pg 28 James Avenges Loss....... pg 28 Ryan Double Dips.......... pg 28

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Vegas Captures Southwest Desert Cup

Event organizer Junior Flores thanked Mike and Jamie Bates from Bullshooters for hosting such TEAM ARIZONA HAD HELD THE SOUTHWEST DESERT CUP FOR THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF IT’S EXISTENCE, a great event. He also thanked Jim BUT TEAM VEGAS WENT WITH A DIFFERENT APPROACH IN THEIR TEAM BUILDING THIS YEAR, AND WERE Adame and George Teyechea for their commentary all weekend and SUCCESSFUL IN MARCHING INTO BULLSHOOTERS ON JANUARY 4TH - 5TH AND CAPTURING THE CUP. sponsors Mike Gwinn, Big Time his annual event brings six Team Vegas closed things out on winning so many matches repre- Threads, JB Custom Cases, AZplayer teams from Arizo- day one with a Foldes/Eberle 5-1 senting Arizona in the past, it was Pool15 & Michael Urbanski. na and Vegas to do battle in win over Aiardo/Lulek to get back Ellerman who got the final decisive string of matches started with a 5-2 As is tradition, team captains for a “Mosconi Cup” style match of within one at 6-5. win over Lulek. That gave the Ve- next year’s event were announced teams, singles and doubles. Each gas team a 9-8 lead, and then Eber- at the conclusion of the weekend, The Vegas squad came out strong team was limited to a total team Fargo rating of 4000, and build- on day two, winning three straight le’s 5-0 win over Ryan put them on and it will be Ben Sutherland in ing the team is as important as the matches for an 8-6 lead. Miller de- the hill at 10-8. Any chance of an charge of building a team to defend performance from the players in feated Wagner and De Leon beat Arizona comeback was quickly put the cup and Joey Barrera building a the event itself. While the Arizo- Salazar in the next two matches to to rest, with Foldes scoring a 5-2 team to try to take the cup back next na squad (Captain Nick De Leon, leave the event tied at 8-8. After win over Aiardo to capture the cup. year in Vegas. Chris Lulek, Spike Aiardo, Joey Ryan, Chris Adams & Sara Miller) went with the usual approach of trying to field a team of players who were all roughly in the Fargo 680 - 700 level, the team from Vegas however, (Captain Lance Salazar, Mitch Ellerman, Max Eberle, Bao Nguyen, Vilmos Foldes & Rebecca Wagner) went with one 422 rated player which allowed them to stack the team with three players above Fargo 750 ratings.

Team Vegas held small leads early on day one with their best lead at 3-1, Team Arizona came back to tie things at 3-3 and 4-4 before taking their own two match lead at 6-4.

Max Eberle, Mitch Ellerman, Rebecca Wagner, Lance Salazar, Vilmos Foldes and Bao Nguyen

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Weiss & Barker Take the Long Route to Freezers Win DUNCAN WEISS & STEVE BARKER SPOTTED THE FIELD OF THIRTY ONE OTHER TEAMS A MATCH, AND CAME BACK TO WIN THE 1100 & UNDER 8-BALL BCA WARM UP AT FREEZER’S ON DECEMBER 28TH.

eiss & Barker dropped their opening match to Jon Driver & Perfecto Diaz 4-3, but took it all in stride as they then proceeded to win eight straight matches on the one loss

side. As if that wasn’t enough domination, Duncan & Steve didn’t even allow an opposing team to win more than one rack against them in their first six matches on the left side of the board.

On the winner’s side, it was Brady Williams & Jeff Nelson taking the hot-seat with a 4-2 win over Bob Ferrell & Nick Kline. Weiss & Barker survived a hill-hill battle with Jeff Lenschow & Steve DeLu-

na for 3rd/4th place and then eliminated Ferrell & Kline 4-2 in the semi-final match. With the knowledge that Weiss & Barker were not in any side pots, Williams & Nelson knew they had the majority of the prize money locked up and that was fortunate for them as they went on to drop both sets of the finals 4-1 and 4-0 to settle for second place and only $1,340 in prize money. COMPLETE PAYOUTS: 1st Duncan Weiss & Steve Barker $310 2nd Brady Williams & Jeff Nelson $1,340 3rd Bob Ferrell & Nick Kline $290 4th Jeff Lenschow & Steve DeLuna $180 5th Erik Lee & Junior Carrizosa $100 5th Hugo Villanueva & David Lerma $80 7th Tony Scerca & Jesse Guerrero $60 7th William McGavisk & Cory Wheeler $40

Jeff Nelson, Brady Williams, Steve Barker & Duncan Weiss

Tim Daniel and Eric Osburn

CHAPA GETS THE WIN AT FREEZERS AFTER A TOUGH OPENING MATCH, MIKE CHAPA GOT COMFORTABLE AND CRUISED TO AN UNDEFEATED WIN AT THE FREEZER’S 595 & UNDER 8-BALL TOURNAMENT ON DECEMBER 29TH.

hapa took advantage of an opening round bye, but was then taken to the hill by Aaron Manning in his second round match. After that close call, Chapa scored a 5-1 win over Alejandro Teyechea and then a 5-3 win over Cory Wheeler for the hot-seat.

Wheeler to book his place in the finals against Chapa.

Teyechea wasn’t done after the loss to Chapa. He defeated Sean Goodfellow, Pete Barrios and

1st Mike Chapa $300 2nd Alejandro Teyechea $180 3rd Corey Wheeler $110

Teyechea got to the hill against Chapa in the first set of the finals, but that was as far as he would get, with Chapa scoring a 5-2 win for first place. COMPLETE PAYOUTS:

Freezers 699 & Under Split TIM DANIEL WENT UNDEFEATED, INCLUDING GETTING PAST AN UNEXPECTED HOT-SEAT MATCH CHALLENGER, TO WIN THE FREEZER’S 699 & UNDER 10-BALL TOURNAMENT ON DECEMBER 29TH.

aniel started things off with lopsided wins over Rich Hocevar and John Kotnik, before facing Kate Franco for the hot-seat. Franco, the lowest rated player at 444, was getting spots from her opponents all day, but she was going with the “Hey Grady, up your @$$ with the spot, okay with you?” approach, as she beat both Ray Robles and George Bell 3-2. Daniel knew he had his work cut out for him and took control of the hot-seat match, beating Franco 7-1.

Mike Chapa and Alejandro Teyechea

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Eric Osburn was on a tear on the one loss side after a first round loss to George Bell. Osborn scored wins over Ray Robles and Kotnik before turning up the heat and beating Hocevar and Franco by a combined 14-0 scoreline. Considering how well Osburn was playing coming into the finals, it was he took mercy and agreed to a split of first and second with Daniel in the finals. COMPLETE PAYOUTS: 1st James Matlock $75 2nd Pete Barrios $50 3rd Rod Palma $20

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Cashing Glory By Carl STEWART BCA Certified Instructor

t the Academy, I get students that start taking lessons and their goals include turning “professional”. Let’s define the word “professional”. The dictionary says it’s a noun - “a person who earns a living in a sport or other occupation and a person that is engaging in an activity for gain or as a means of livelihood”. In the past, I laughed and told them to get a car so they can sleep in it and a working girlfriend, so they are never flat broke. I was kind of joking of course, but the professional pool player life is a rough path. I have been around this sport a long time and I have seen even the best of players struggle to find sponsorship. In 2020, I have changed my mindset on what I will tell people and students that dream of going pro, and that is due in part to a local pool player telling me “you can’t cash glory”. It really made me think of the game of billiards different and how players that just gamble never really get the same titles of a tournament player. When a player’s bio is read, the cash games are never mentioned. Being a BCA 8 ball champion is listed though. We must live each day of our time on this earth planning for what will be put on our tombstones and the titles will look nice to visitors. Another reason for the mindset change is when you get older, life gets shorter and you figure

WE ALL KNOW THE SPORT WE LOVE DOES NOT PAY MUCH IN PRIZE MONEY COMPARED TO OTHER SPORTS. IT IS ALSO VERY HARD TO MAKE A LIVING PLAYING THE SPORT I travel to larger professional events, WITH THE COST OF TRAVEL AND LIVING EXPENSES. I see my expenses for airfare, rental car and food and hotel room for “what the hell, you only live once”. as deep as a poor man is. A very rich multiple nights equal more than the There is a famous book called “Do man can get his own building in the first-place prize money. Just like MasterCard commercial says, all the What You Love, The Money Will cemetery, but they are just as dead. expenses but the title and glory of Follow” it goes off the philosophy We are living every day for achievewinning is priceless. of finding something you love, and ments to write on our headstones. you will never work a day of your Let’s look at the Olympics. The life. Attitudes change over time, Some of the huge accomplishments biggest Olympic athlete of my time hell even food tastes and choices that would be listed for a pool play- was Bruce Jenner. He was on the change as you get older and the im- er are playing on a Mosconi Cup Wheaties box and was one of the first portant things and what you think team. In addition, any major titles. gold medalist I had I had ever heard is important will certainly change. I On reflection I was very wrapped of. We all know Bruce had some life guess means we are evolving. I have up in the fact the sport I love will changing choices but ever time he is learned a rich person is buried just not pay the bills of life. Even when in the news, his title is “Gold med-

al winner”. Now of course, its Michael Phelps with his multiple Gold medals. The International Olympic Committee doesn’t give prize money, but many countries reward their medalists with a bonus. U.S. Olympians, for example, earned $37,500 for each gold medal won this year, $22,500 for each silver and $15,000 for each bronze. In team sports, each team member splits the pot evenly. None of these stat are mentioned though. Again, the Gold, Silver or Bronze is the title won for the rest of their lives and deaths. So remember, “do what you love, and the money will follow”, and if it doesn’t it will still be ok. Earning titles and awards instead of money is ok too. You will be able to cash glory after you win the title.

The Truth About Cues, Part 6

‘80s and early ‘90s, things really started to change.

By Roger Long

The two things that had the greatNOW WE’RE GOING TO DISCUSS A COMPONENT OF THE CUE THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN IMPORTANT TO est impact on the pool-playing world were the layered tip, and the THE CUE’S FEEL AND PLAYABILITY, HOWEVER, IN MORE RECENT YEARS THIS ONE COMPONENT HAS laminated shaft.

TAKEN ON AN IDENTITY THAT OVERSHADOWS THE REST OF THE CUE WHILE ALSO HAVING A MAJOR IMPACT ON MUCH OF THE BILLIARD INDUSTRY. THAT COMPONENT IS THE SHAFT. To the best of my recollection,

ack in the stone age, things were simple. A billiard/ pool cue was a single piece of round wood that tapered pretty much in a straight line from the grip end to the impact end. You glued a piece of leather to the impact end, and you were ready to shoot. As time passed and tables became more plentiful, the desire of players to always have a familiar cue with them when going from one location to another led to the invention of the two-piece cue because of its portability. The large end of the cue then be-

came known as the butt, and the to use a longer follow-through on small end became known as the the stroke since the shaft didn’t “grow” and start to bind in the finshaft. gers of the bridge hand so quickInitially, the taper of the shaft ly. This way of tapering shafts wasn’t given much consideration; became known as the “pro taper” it continued to follow pretty much and we might assume that it was the same straight line of the butt, so named because it was probahence the term “straight taper.” bly professional players who first Go figure. But somewhere along asked for it. the line, someone realized that a straight taper and a closed bridge For years the pro-taper shaft was weren’t all that compatible with the norm in the industry, with playeach other, so cue makers started ers only deviating from that norm building shafts that stayed thin fur- by ordering shafts with varying ther back from the tip before they lengths of taper, i.e. “8-inch pro tastarted following the taper-line of per,” “10-inch pro taper,” “12-inch the butt. This allowed the player pro taper,” etc. But around the late PAGE 8

Moori was the first tip maker to introduce a layered tip. And besides the difference of being layered, the tip was made from pigskin instead of cowhide. Now I’ve never been entirely sure why Moori chose pigskin over cowhide, but I think it has something to do with the texture of the hide. Pigskin has finer fibers than cowhide, so maybe tips made of pigskin will hold chalk better and give a better grip on the ball? In the next article I will further discuss the theory behind the layered tip, plus get into the appearance of the first laminated shaft.

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2020 Arizona State Championship Results 8-BALL GOLD TEAMS

1st Lights Out $4,000 (Tim Schriner Sr., John Alteri, Ismael Orantez, Tyler Lovendahl) 2nd Devastators $2,500 (Al Barlow, Matt Dennis, Pete Peterson, John Zaiss) 3rd Shooters $1,600 (Chet Lahti, George LaFar, Johnny Cowan, Joe Santa) 4th Pool Tang $1,000 (Jaye Succo, Windy Breck, Mike Ramirez, Mike Luta, Chan Phan, Cornell Benally) 5th D Camello Construction $650 (David McCullough, Victor Meza Sr., Andy Chavira, Charley Hernandez, Ronnie Villa, Kelley Smith) 5th Follow Through $650 (Bryan Wilson, Adam Hurst, Lance Houde, Larry Coffey) 7th Joker’s Wild $450 (Kurt Siebels, Christopher Baginski, Justin Turner, Brandon Langan) 7th Shankasaurus $450 (George Bell, Carlos Torres, Brad Andrews, Kaylen McNeal) 9th assassins $300 (Kathryn Christiansen, Stephen Barker, John Mummert, Dan Kriescher) 9th Clean Slate $300 (Brian McIntyre, Steve Lingafelter, Wes Crocker, Billy Power, Tony Ennis) 9th Sandi Shafts $300 (Junior Flores, Roy Anderson, Sandi Miller)

9th 4 better or worse $300 (Leandrea Gaff, Bill Vander Weyst, Eric Olivieri, Brady Williams) 1st PITA’s Mean Girls $1500 (Lois Schmitt, Kim Kauffman, Mindy Bradford, Tracy Price) 2nd Break Ya Ballz $800 (Cathy Kelley, Jessie Gardella, Tera Crisalida) Shooting for shots $400 (Lori Halse, Toni Grant-Deere, Tonya Moore, Sherry McTaggart)

4th Luis Vasquez $350 5th Randy Hahn $235 5th Brandon Langan $235 7th Dan Grow $165 7th Jessie Gardella $165 9th Kevin Coon $120 9th Alejandro Teyechea $120 9th Calvin Balcom $120 9th Lasarito Guevara Jr. $120 13th Paul Wuerfel $80 13th Eric Allen $80 13th Melvin Hunter Sr. $80 13th Terri Johnson-McCauley $80

8-BALL PLATINUM SINGLES

10-BALL SINGLES

LADIES 8-BALL TEAMS

1st James Taylor $1,000 2nd Sean Brooks $650 3rd James Main $400 4th Guy Vroman $250 5th Gary Andrews Jr. $150 5th Kevin Coon $150 7th Ruben Silva Jr. $100 7th Tommy Najar $100

1st Carlos Chavez $1,100 2nd Tommy Najar $750 3rd Neil Hingorani $500 4th Tyler Lovendahl $360 5th Steve Schuettner $250 5th Jason Sweet $250 7th Gary Andrews Jr. $170 7th Randy Salzwedel $170 9th Willie Horton $120 9th Mike Gwinn $120 9th Stephen Barker $120 9th Guy Vroman $120 13th Bernie Store $80 13th George LaFar $80 13th James Main $80 13th James Fogerty $80

9-BALL SINGLES

1st Bob Hillen $1,000 2nd Angel Miranda $650 3rd Sean Brooks $475 4th Tommy Najar $325 5th Guy Vroman $225 5th Brian Poore $225 7th Kelley Smith $150 7th Gary Andrews Jr. $150 9th Cory Wheeler $100 9th Rubin Silva Jr. $100 9th John Alteri $100

8-BALL GOLD SINGLES 1st Jim Janssens $1,100 2nd Spencer Brinkley $750 3rd Mike Porter $500

APA WELCOMES NEW OPERATORS APA PHOENIX METRO WELCOMES NEW APA LEAGUE OPERATORS, LANCE AND TINA SCHULZE. LANCE AND TINA WILL BE RUNNING WEST PHOENIX APA.

ance and Tina have been playing in the APA for over 7 years and have been part of APA Phoenix Metro’s tournament team for 4 years. They met while playing in the APA and married in 2018. Their entire family plays APA and they have been looking forward to the challenge of running their own APA Franchise for quite some time. Lance and Tina are excited to begin and hope to bring more APA to the people in Maricopa County. You will see them out at Bullshooters, Metro Sport Bar and many pool venues throughout the West Phoenix area. They have a lot of exciting new plans for this area and are

Tina and Lance Schulze

looking forward to meeting pool players of all skill levels in their area. If anyone is interested in pool play in the Northwest Valley, please give them a call. West Phoenix APA, (623) 224-7805. PAGE 9

9th Carlos Chavez $100 13th Nick Cipiti $75 13th Jon Driver $75 13th Tera Crisalida $75 13th Phillip Karpinski $75

8-BALL SCOTCH DOUBLES

1st Karlos Chavez / Kaylen McNeal $1,000 2nd Erik Calleros / Rico Gonzalez $620 3rd Jayme Sell / Ernest Kenneth $420 4th Orlando Dixon / Lela Andrews $300 5th Danny Frausto / Willie Horton $200 5th John Alteri / Dylan Kinser $200 7th John Hardy Jr / Linda Asleson $120 7th Perfecto Diaz / Jon Driver $120 9th Gilbert Leon Jr / Stephanie Lee $80 9th Matt Dennis / Al Barlow $80 9th Jodi Larsen / Ryan Larsen $80 9th Joe Hampton / Nick Iorio $80

LADIES 8-BALL SINGLES

1st Sophia Morquecho-Balancad $800 2nd Kaylen McNeal $450 3rd Gina Kim $250 4th Dawn Warf $150 5th Mary Garcia $100 5th Vicky Jaime $100

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Super Sloths Win AZPL State Championship CONGRATULATIONS TO SHAWN ASHWORTH, SEAN GOODFELLOW & ERIC DANIELSON JR OF THE SUPER SLOTHS FROM SKIP & JAN’S! THEY ARE YOUR FALL 2019 AND 50TH AZPL STATE CHAMPIONS! THEY WON 7 STRAIGHT MATCHES, BEATING DEFENDING CHAMPION THE FLYING CHANCLAS TWICE, ON THEIR WAY TO WINNING $2,000, THE TROPHIES AND THE GREEN SHIRTS!

here were 20 players in the 8-ball singles tournament to kick off the 50th AZPL State Championships on Thursday night at Skip & Jan’s! Charlie Ward went undefeated at 4-0 to take the winner’s side! On the other side Jessica Lownsberry won 4 straight before running into Chad Purvis to finish in 4th place! There were four ladies playing in the event and Jessica was the highest finisher and won $10 for her efforts! Chad’s run ended the next round by Gary Atkinson who went on for a rematch against Charlie. Chad won $40 for his 3rd place finish. In the rematch Gary defeated Charlie for the win. They split the pot at $100 each. And that closed out Thursday night. On Friday there were 5 events going on and it was a full house! The Wild Card Tournament, 8-Ball Break & Run Derby, 9-Ball/10Ball, Women’s 8-Ball Singles & Scotch Doubles / Singles! At 6pm the Wild Card began with 9 teams in attendance. It’s a race to 3 wins in the wild card tournament. The final 2 teams play a regular match. Of those 9 Travis Bickle’s Balls in Hand and the Old Strokers were the final 2 teams! The Old Strokers won but conceded their spot to Travis Bickle! 20 players signed up for 8-Ball Break & Run Derby! In this event you rack, break & run the balls out. Shoot until you miss! Ryan Levengood was in the lead at 29, Chad Purvis had 28 and Chris Negrin shot a 21. Chad took the lead in round 2 at 38. Ryan fell to 2nd at 31. Robert Berry moved into the top 3 closing out the 2nd round at 24. In round 3 it was all Robert as he scored 35 to

Super Sloths - Shawn Ashworth, Sean Goodfellow & Eric Danielson Jr

finish in 1st with 59! Chad finished in 2nd with 50 points! George La Far scored 17 in the final round to take the 3rd spot with 38 total points! In the finals they finished the same way scoring 17, 11 & 10 respectively! Robert won $155, Chad earned $100 and George got $25. There were 12 ladies in the Woman’s 8-Ball Singles Tournament! Brandy Wellman went 4-0 to close out the winner’s side! On the other side Laura Boothroyd won 7 straight including 2 against Brandy to win the tournament and $100! Brandy finished in 2nd and won $65! Reynalda Cody finished in 3rd and took home $35!

8-ball Break & Run Derby finalists - Chad Purvis, Robert Berry & George LaFar

On the 9-footers there was a 10-ball / 9-ball tournament and 32 players were signed up! On the winner’s side it was a race to 2 10-ball! Spencer Brinkley won 5 straight to take the 10-ball side! The other side was a race to 2 in 9-ball. DJ Powell & JR Ascencion both won 4 in a row before being eliminated. Chris Negrin won 3 straight good enough to finish in 4th to win $45. Ryan Levengood beat out Robert Berry in 9-ball to head over for the rematch against Spencer. Robert won $100 for his 3rd place finish! Spencer beat out Ryan for the win and took home $150 for 1st place! Ryan got $125 for 2nd place! Scotch Doubles / Singles was packed with 32 players! The team of Shawn Ashworth & JR Ascencion 3-0 to win the scotch side. On the singles side Robert Berry went 6-0 to close out his quarter of the bracket! His partner ended up being Jerry French who went 5-0! In the end it was Shawn & JR for the win and $175 for 1st place! Robert & Jerry won $125 for 2nd place! Spencer Brinkley & Cubbie Key won $40 each for their 3rd/4th place finishes! $20 each went to Matt Miller & Frank Taylor for their 5th/6th place finishes!

Ortega – from Dave’s on Northern won their first 3 matches to go the farthest on the winner’s side! No Name – Mark Higgins, Eric McKay, Kip Anderson & Gary Wimmer - from Stockman’s won 4 straight after starting in the 10am time slot! They lost to KDM Kue Klub – Kenn Clark, Dave Gabel & Mike Kerin – from Dave’s on Northern who won went on to win 3 in a row from their 5pm time slot! But it was all about the Super Sloths as they started at 1pm and went on a roll to win 4 matches to close out Saturday night! The defeated Charlie & the Cue Factory, Triple Threat, Cover the Spread, The Flying Chanclas and Cuatro Mosqueteros before calling it a night at 5-0!

The third elimination bracket began play on Sunday morning at 9am! If you lost twice on Saturday you played in this bracket on Sunday. Single Elimination! It was a race to 5 wins in this bracket with the final two teams playing a match for 9th place and $600! Dixen Cider – Richard Chavez, Jene Vanden Hout and Heath Trent along with the always enchanting Desiree – from Skip’s went 4-0 to close out their half of the bracket. The team of Ryan Levengood, On Saturday the first round of 8 JR Ascencion & Chad Purvis - JR teams began play at 9am! Of those Needs a Slap - went 3-0 to take 8 Chalk It Up – Dolly, Travis & their half. They ended up splitDraven Lucero along with Matt ting at $300 each!

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a break and run for an 11-0 lead against Sean Goodfellow. Eric Danielson Jr defeated Darren Bradford 10-3 in game two. Game 3 went to Harold Lyons against Shawn Ashworth 10-4 for a see-saw round 1. Darren went 10-0 against Sean to open up round 2. Eric beat Harold 10-6 before Shawn shut Robert down 10-0 to close out round 2! In round 3 Sean broke out for a 10-7 win against Harold. Robert snapped an 8-ball break against Eric for a 12-0 win to keep the match within 7 heading into the final game. Shawn went on to beat Darren 10-4 to close The top 8 teams in the main bracket out the match and win the Super continued play with 4 of the 6 on Sloths first AZPL State Championthe loser’s side opening up at 9am! ship! The final score was 76-63! 2 Liquored Down – Enrique Gomez, of Robert’s 3 losses this weekend Ernie Encizo & Cubbie Key – from came against Shawn Ashworth the 2 Lanes Saloon finished in 8th win- final game being Shawn’s last game ning $400! 7th place went to Up- in the league as they are moving to town Billiard’s Cover the Spread Michigan! The Sloths won $2,000 Reynalda Cody, Brandy Wellman & Laura Boothroyd – Anthony Begay, Kent Bybee & along with the trophies and the exAlex Franklin - who also won $550! clusive AZPL Championship shirts! Begay, Ryan Levengood & Gary to Jen, Susan, Dawn & especialThe Cuatro Mosqueteros – Joeneil The Chanclas took home $1,500 for Wimmer. Pete Williams moved ly Maddy who all did a great job into 5th all-time in points scored helping out this weekend! Thanks Tolimao, Mike Bernabe & Frank their 2nd place finish! passing John Ilk & Cecil Attson! to everyone who came out over the the L is for Legend Taylor – from th 2 Lanes finished in 6 with $550! Numerically speaking Top Shooter Pete also moved into 7th in AT wins entire weekend! And thanks to evJerry French, Ryan Levengood & award goes to Robert Berry who passing Eugene Hemphill. Donald eryone who has ever played! All Chris Negrin of Most Hairless from went 18-3 over 7 matches to keep Hudgings also passed Eugene tak- of YOU! Jen & I do this for YOU! Skip’s finished in 5th place with The Flying Chanclas in the hunt ing the 8th spot with 235. Donald Some of you may come and go and $700 in winnings! Another Skip’s til the end! He scored 198 points, passed Ryan Levengood into a tie some of you have been here since team Rock Out With Ur Chalk Out allowed just 92, scored 4 30-point for 6th all-time in 30s with Anthony the early days but I’ve been here – Crystal Parada, Matt Miller & games and shot a 28.29 over the Begay and moved into the top 10 for every one of those 50 champiJose Cardenas - took home $900 weekend! He went from 7th to 5th in points scored bumping out Alex onships. I remember the first one with their 4th place finish. On the all-time in championship play pass- Franklin! Kip Anderson passed Eu- like it was yesterday. Team Bic Vs winner’s side it was the KDM Kue ing John Ilk & Eugene Hemphill! gene to move into 9th in career 30s The Fockers at The Sets. The first Klub and the Super Sloths for the His 4 30s moved him into 1st All- and moved into the top 10 in wins AZPL championship was the top 3 teams and a wild card team. The hot seat! Loser guaranteed no less Time! Top female goes to Laura bumping out Cecil Attson. rd tension was so thick you could cut than 3 place! After 2 rounds it was Boothroyd who went 11-6 while KDM up by 4! The Sloths went on scoring 143! Her match aver- What a great weekend it was! Saw it with a knife as everyone crowded 30-16 run to close out the match for age was 25.24 which was almost so many of you on Thursday & Fri- around the table as the scoresheets the win at 76-66! In the battle for 4 points over her career average! day that I haven’t seen in ages! It’s were tallied up. The memories 3rd place it was KDM & the Chan- By the percentages Frank Taylor always wonderful to see members go through my mind like a highclas! Harold Lyons led the way beat out Robert in scoring percent- of the AZPL family! Thursday had light reel. In the Sloths final game with 31 points for the win! KDM age .947 to .943, winning percent- a great turnout! Friday! Wow! Fri- against the Chanclas after Shawn took home $1,200 for their 3rd place age .867 to .857, match average day was PACKED! hit in the 4th and winning point you finish! The Flying Chanclas won 3 28.40 to 28.29 and was the most could hear the hushed gasps across straight to earn the rematch against improved player in the Champion- Thanks to everyone at Skip & Jan’s the room. When he finished the the Super Sloths! ships shooting 4.11 over his career for doing a wonderful job as our same run to win the game he along match average in 5 matches played! hosts. Special thank you to Na- with all of his teammates let out a In the first game of the 50th Cham- Harold Lyons jumped from 7th to talie for all the added money over yell and you could feel the tension pionship match Robert Berry did 4th in all-time 30s passing Anthony the weekend! $1,500!! Thank you release. Those moments are precious and well deserved. It’s been a pleasure to witness each and every one of them. Thank you all for allowing me to be a part of those 50 AZPL State Championships! Every team that showed up at 9am Sunday was guaranteed to play in at least 2 matches! For the teams that lost their first match in the Third Elimination Bracket we had the Because You Showed Up Damn Early And Lost Bracket! 8 teams playing a race to 4 wins on the 9s in a single elimination winner take all with the prize being a free season for each player! The Fire Breathing Rubber Duckies – Donald & Carey Hudgings and Mike Krause - came out on top with a 3-win run to cap out their day!

Opening day is coming up! January 13th in Flagstaff and at Dave’s on Northern, 14th in Globe, 15th at 2 Lanes Saloon, 16th at Skip & Jan’s and Sunday the 19th at Skips at 1pm. Dolly Lucero will be running the division at Dave’s on Northern. Matt Miller & Jessica Lownsberry will be running the Sunday division at 1pm. I’m looking for people to help promote the league and build up some traveling divisions throughout the valley and state. If anyone is interested please let me know. I look forward to seeing you all in the Spring season!

Ryan Levengood, Robert Berry, Chris Negrin & Spencer Brinkley

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APA Fall Tri-Cities

APA PHOENIX METRO HELD IT’S FALL SESSION 9 BALL TRI-CITIES ON JANUARY 26. THIS 2ND STAGE OF THE 2019 “ON THE ROAD TO VEGAS” CAMPAIGN FEATURED 16 9 BALL TEAMS HELD AT MAIN STREET BILLIARDS. 16 FIVE PLAYER TEAMS BATTLED IT OUT FOR THE 5 AVAILABLE SPOTS TO ATTEND THIS YEAR’S ‘CITIES’ EVENT TO BE HELD LATER THIS SUMMER.

how some of these guys can perform under stressful situations, Gina said. One of the most exciting aspects of the APA Pool League is the fact that the players that don’t have the skill sets of some of our top-rated players can still be the determining factor in an important match. Congratulations to all the teams participating in this event. The good sportsman-

Main Street Billiards is certainly in the top 1%. Below is a list of the winning 5 teams who will be moving on to the Cities Championships in June of 2020: Slow Your Roll: Chris Spurling, Craig Markie, Robert Backues, Captain Andy Horton, Melinda Schaller and Jeff Lipsky. (Not in photo: Beatriz (Betty) Rodriguez-Lipsky) Hot Pocket: Shawn Huddart, Roni Zappia, Lane Worley, Yvette Coley, Captain Tommy Pettes and Lionel Iglesias. (Not in Photo: Stuart Tucker) Family Ties: BJ Garrett, Adam Zentz, Cindy Zentz,

Slow Your Roll

hat tournament will determine which teams win a paid trip to Las Vegas to play in the National event in August. There was a lot of serious competition to be witnessed at this tri annual event again this time. The best teams from all over the valley showed up with their ‘A’ sticks to see who would

advance. It was a lot of fun watching the better players duke it out between themselves said Gina Nowlin, the APA League Operator here in Phoenix. But, the lower skilled players were also extremely Entertaining to watch. Which team won very often came down to those lower players. It often surprises me about

Hot Pocket

ship and the exceptional conduct that everyone showed made it an extra special event for us, said Gina. As always, we want to thank the staff at Main Street Billiards for treating us so well and providing us with the best equipment in the valley. We are so lucky here in Phoenix to have some of the best pool facilities in the country and

Family Ties

Tough Enough

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Danielle Anderson, Captain Cheryl Walters, Catherine (Catie) Pettitt, Alisha Doyle and Michael Wolfe. Tough Enough: James Foley, Carolyn Murray, Dave Rada, Bernadette Korb, Ryan Crissinger, Captain K Rogers and Teresa Rogers. Straight Shooters: Howard Crowe, Jason Moungey, Carmen Nieves, Captain Tina Zipf and Scott Morris.

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APA Double National Qualifier APA POOL LEAGUE’S 9 BALL DOUBLES NATIONAL QUALIFIER WAS HELD AT MAIN STREET BILLIARDS ON JANUARY 18TH. THERE WILL BE A TOTAL OF 4 DOUBLES TEAMS TO REPRESENT PHOENIX IN LAS VEGAS THIS YEAR AT THE WORLD POOL CHAMPIONSHIPS.

he annual ‘Valentine Day Jack & Jill Scotch Doubles’ tournament and the ‘Friday Night Date Night Division’ produces 2 Jack & Jill scotch doubles teams and the 8 Ball and 9 Ball dou-

bles qualifier tournaments deter- Scotch doubles team to play at the mine the 9 Ball Doubles and three National event. Each Friday night 8 Ball doubles teams. at Bullshooters, approximately 12 teams meet up to play Jack & Jill APA runs one doubles divisions doubles matches. We call it ‘Frithat qualifies the 8 ball Jack & Jill day Night Date Night’. This is one

of the most fun and relaxed divisions we have, said Gina Nowlin, who runs the APA here in Phoenix. Everyone in this division plays to have a good time out and spend time with their significant other or close friends, or in some cases it’s a family team. Each year, APA runs a Valentine Day Jack & Jill Scotch Doubles tournament that qualifies another J&J team for Nationals. It’s just another super fun tournament that we run, Gina said. APA also runs 2 Qualifying tournaments per year to determine who gets the 8 ball doubles and the 9 ball doubles slots. This year we qualified two ladies from Glendale to represent Phoenix in May. The rest of the doubles teams will be determined in the next couple of months. We want to wish Latisha Langan and Nicole Hatleli lots of luck in the Vegas Championship. Anyone interested in playing in a weekly doubles division should contact Gina Nowlin at the Phoenix APA to sign up. The new sessions are just starting up.

Nicole Hatleli and Latisha Langan

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JOSEPH FARIAS WINS MONEY SHOTS 8-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP V 15TH SEED, JOSEPH FARIAS, WINS THE CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE BELT AND $300 IN PRIZE MONEY

he Money Shots 8-Ball Championship V featured 20 qualifying players shooting it out for the $800 in prize money and the title belt. In a unique format, where all players started in a standard double elimination bracket, it would only be the 4 remaining players in the winner’s bracket and the remaining 2 in the loser’s bracket, who would compete in a 6-player playoff. Joseph Farias and Victor Vasques entered the playoff with byes as they both were undefeated, while RC Coles and Jim Birnbaum faced off, along with Jerry Tistle and Don Portell battling it out for the first playoff round. Birnbaum would defeat Coles decisively 3-0, putting him in a match with Victor Vasques. Tistle just barely beat Portell 3-2 in an exciting match, only to face Joseph Farias next. It would be Birnbaum and Farias that would both move on the final match with 3-2 victories. While Jerry Tistle would go on to beat Vasques 2-0 take third place, it was when Birnbaum and Farias faced off, we expected a real battle; however, it

was Farias’ day as he won 3-1 in & Peoria as of January 27, 2020. the championship match to take the The new venue features 2 diamond tables and 3 valley tables for our title. tournament, is further west than our Money Shots 8-Ball would also like original location, putting us in the to inform all players that we have center of where most valley pool made an exciting change and will players reside, and the venue offers be moving our tournament to Ma- great food for players and spectason’s Sports Pub & Grub off of 51st tors.

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MONEY SHOTS 8-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP V RESULTS 1st: Joseph Farias ($300.00) 2nd: Jim Birnbaum ($200.00) 3rd: Jerry Tistle ($100.00) 4th: Victor Vasques ($50.00) T5th: RC Coles ($25.00) T5th: Don Portell ($25.00)

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FEBRUARY PLAYER OF THE MONTH

Sophia Morquecho-Balancad SOPHIA MORQUECHO-BALANCAD REALLY REQUIRES NO INTRODUCTION TO ANYONE IN THE ARIZONA POOL COMMUNITY. BETWEEN RUNNINGS LEAGUES, TOURNAMENTS AND FUNDRAISERS, SOPHIA ALSO TAKES TIME OUT TO WIN HER SHARE OF TOURNAMENTS.

er and her partner Burt have won scotch titles and she has shared in multiple team titles, but this year's win at the CSI Arizona State Championship was her biggest singles accolade (so far). Where she has taken her game made her an easy choice for the February Player of the Month.

Arizona rating committee to being a league operator. My biggest passion of all is being able to help with fundraisers when others are in need of help. It’s our pool community that comes together to help others! This is one reason I feel like we are more like family. You are not the only pool player in your family. Can you talk a little about what it is like to be married to a successful pool player?

OK, lets get the formalities out of the way. What kind of cue do you play with? Lucasi Hybrid and Power Break Mezz cue Do you have a room you would consider your “home room”?

After introducing myself and asking if he would be my partner that night. with that sweet grin he has, Metro Sportz Bar he said yes and that night we took What is your current and highest 3rd place. It was the start of many career rating? scotch double tournaments for us. BCA advanced player, Arizona rat- So to go to Vegas and win the world ed seven and my highest Fargo was title with him is definitely the biggest and most meaningful win of a 540 my playing career. You are definitely no stranger to winning BCA events, with multi- I know you deal with some health ple team and scotch wins in your problems that affect how much career, but last month was your you can enjoy playing these days. first win in singles. How does the How do you deal with that? win feel? This is an interesting question as This win really felt great. It was one it kind of goes both ways. There of the most challenging wins in my are times that I am in so much pain career because of the hot race hand- that I can’t go play the sport that I icap. Having to play some women love. It holds me back from play6-2 and 5-2 races was definitely a ing in really big tournaments that I mental challenge going into the feel like I might not be able to last match. With that being said, I was in. The neuropathy in my feet and very proud of the way I performed the pain in my back definitely puts at this tournament in overcoming a damper on me as I would really like to get practice in. However on the challenge with those races. the other hand, sometimes when Is this title the one you are the my pain is acting up it actually proudest of, or is there another slows my game down. I don’t jump that means more to you? up on my shots and I take my time which makes me a little bit more Although I am very proud of that efficient in my playing ability. The win, it is definitely not the one I am every day pain really can get demost proud of. I have to give that tipressing sometimes. My faith gets tle to our World Championship win me through it all. and Scotch Doubles win in the Gold division in Vegas last year. You’ve been involved with pool here in Arizona in so many differI got to share that special experience ent ways from running tourneys with my #1, my husband. The first to running leagues to organizing time I ever met Burt was on a Frifundraisers and so much more. day night at the Northern Lounge. What does Arizona pool mean to It was the first Friday they ever you? ran a scotch doubles tournament. I went without a partner and was This question is almost like asking asking a few people to play without me what does my family mean to any luck. Larry Eans told me to go me? Arizona Pool is such a close ask him if he would play with me. community. They are like an ex-

It is like heaven on earth. He is my biggest cheerleader and my number one fan. He is also my most constructive critic. He always tells me how he expects more from me and tended family. I’ve met so many he really does push me to do my cool friends that I consider more best. I have learned so much from like family. I really would give the him and he has actually learned a clothes off my back for our Arizona few things from me too. We share pool community. I’ve always had a our favorite passion together and passion about getting involved in enjoy being our biggest fans to each our pool scene. I guess that’s why other. It’s having my mentor with I went from running tournaments to me every day of my life!

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Sean Brooks Undefeated for JJ’s Win SEAN BROOKS WENT UNDEFEATED, AND BASICALLY UNCHALLENGED, TO WIN THE 560 & UNDER 8-BALL EVENT AT JJ’S ON JANUARY 4TH.

rooks scored wins over Daniel Jaworowski, James Matlock and Carlos Esparza, by a combined scoreline of 9-1, to earn his place in the hot-seat match. His opponent, Jason Ford, had wins over Adrian Ortega, Cory Wheeler, Erik Lee and Tyler Williams to earn the match against Brooks. Brooks made quick work of Ford, 3-0, for the hot-seat win. Cory Wheeler won six straight matches on the left side of the board,

only allowing Matlock and Ford a rack each against him, to earn his place in the finals. Brooks was just too strong on this day though, as he defeated Wheeler 3-1 in the first set of the finals. COMPLETE PAYOUTS: 1st Sean Brooks $250 2nd Cory Wheeler $80 3rd Jason Ford $50 4th Matt Conrad $30 Top Female: Veronica Poore

Cory Wheeler and Sean Brooks

Matt Conrad

Jason Ford

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Sanchez Dominant at JJ’s TONY SANCHEZ DOMINATED A FIELD OF FORTY PLAYERS TO TAKE FIRST PLACE AT THE 560 & UNDER 8-BALL EVENT AT JJ’S ON JANUARY 11TH.

anchez started out with two 3-1 wins (Dan Lorett and James Matlock), and just got stronger after that. Sanchez then put together a run of four straight 3-0 wins over Steve Johannes Sr., Dennis Winkler, Carlos Desantiago and Dwayne Beagle for the hot-seat. After a final eight loss to Rick Jones, Chris Carpenter was the man to beat on the left side of the board. Carpenter eliminated Joseph Farias 2-1, and then put together his own four match streak without dropping a rack, as he beat Vernon Jones, De-

santiago, Gordy Garris and Beagle 2-0. The finals only went one set, with Sanchez getting past Carpenter 3-1 for first place. COMPLETE PAYOUTS: 1st Tony Sanchez $350 2nd Chris Carpenter $130 3rd Dwayne Beagle $85 4th Gordy Garris $60 5th Rick Jones $20 5th Carlos De Santiago $20 Top female - Eyvonne Huebner $25

Tony Sanchez and Chris Carpenter

Gordy Garris

Dwayne Beagle

JJ’s 8-Ball Split ERIK CALLEROS WENT UNDEFEATED THROUGH A FIELD OF THIRTY SEVEN TOUGH PLAYERS TO SPLIT FIRST AND SECOND WITH JOE AVILA AT THE 560 & UNDER 8-BALL EVENT AT JJ’S ON JANUARY 18TH.

wins over Alex Salem, Phil Salas, Kurz and Tyler Williams. He would finally run out of steam in the semifinal match, where he lost to Avila. Instead of playing out the rematch, Calleros and Avila agreed to split first and second place. COMPLETE PAYOUTS:

alleros cruised to the hot-seat match with wins over Frank Barker, Micah Fackiner, Chuck Sowers and Steven Kurz. His hot-seat opponent would be Joe Avila, fresh off of his second place finish two weeks prior. Avila had wins over Alex Salem, Erik Lee, Randell Moore and Abel Saenz

1st Erik Calleros $250 1st Joe Avila $250 3rd Matt McInnis $85 4th Tyler Williams $50 5th Steven Kurd $25 5th Abel Saenz $25 Top Female - Sherrie Jones $25

Erik Calleros and Joe Avila

before facing Calleros. Avila would only manage one game against Calleros in the hot-seat match, as he lost with a 3-1 scoreline.

Matt McInnis

prowess that Moore displayed in his first match of the day, his fans were thinking he might not lose a game (or miss a ball) the entire day. His combination of offensive firepower On the one loss side, to the dismay and defensive strategic brilliance of all of his fans in attendance, left this reporter completely in awe. Randell “Rolling Thunder” Moore was eliminated out of the money. It was Matt McInnis making his After the display of pool playing way through the one loss side with PAGE 19

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WILLIAMS OVER AVILA FOR JJ’S WIN TYLER WILLIAMS SCORED BACK TO BACK HILL-HILL WINS OVER JOE AVILA TO TAKE FIRST PLACE AT 560 & UNDER 8-BALL ON DECEMBER 28TH AT JJ’S.

illiams and Avila made their way through the 36 player field and faced off for the hot-seat match in their first meeting of the day. Williams won that match 3-2. Just prior to the win over Avila, Williams had send Scott Vogelsberg to the one loss side, but Vogelsberg landed on his feet and eliminated both Steve Johannes Sr. and Paul Lawson. Vogelsburg would have to settle for third

though, as he dropped the semi-final match to Avila 2-0. The true double elimination final only went one set, with Williams scoring another hill-hill win over Avila for first place. COMPLETE PAYOUTS: 1st Tyler Williams $360 2nd Joe Avila $120 3rd Scott Vogelsburg $85 4th Paul Lawson $40 Top Female: Nikki Crawford $25

Tyler Williams and Joe Avila

STUART UNWRAPS A KITTY’S WIN ON CHRISTMAS DAY JOE STUART CELEBRATED CHRISTMAS WITH AN UNDEFEATED RUN THROUGH THE FIELD TO WIN THE 615 & UNDER 9-BALL EVENT AT KITTY’S ON CHRISTMAS DAY.

tuart handed out “L”s to Junior’s early loss to Stuart, but everyone on his list, as he Stuart made quick work of the eldefeated James Roren Jr., der Roren in a 4-0 first set win. Tony Norton, Larry Willert and Chuck Sowers on his way to the COMPLETE PAYOUTS: hot-seat. 1st Joe Stuart $80 James Roren Sr. came out of the 2nd James Roren Sr. $40 one loss side, looking to avenge 3rd Chuck Sowers $20

James Roren Sr. and Joe Stuart

Jason Sweet Back in Mason’s Winners Circle

MASON’S 9-BALL SPLIT BOB HILL DEFEATED GARY METOXEN ONCE, AND THAT WAS ENOUGH, TO TAKE FIRST PLACE AT MASON’S ON JANUARY 18TH.

ill had wins over Victor Coronado, Claudia Morado, James Roren and Sterling Horton before the hot-seat match, where he defeated Metoxen 2-1.

earn his spot in the finals. Instead of playing out the finals though, Hill and Metoxen agreed on a split for first and second place.

On the one loss side, Metoxen scored a 1-0 win over Sterling Horton in the semi-final match to

1st Bob Hill $85 1st Gary Metoxen $60 3rd Sterling Horton $35

COMPLETE PAYOUTS:

Bob Hill, Gary Metoxen and Sterling Horton

IT WAS THE USUAL SUSPECTS BACK IN ACTION AT THE MASON’S MONTHLY 8-BALL EVENT ON JANUARY 3RD, AND IT WAS THE USUAL SUSPECTS FIGHTING IT OUT AT THE END OF THE NIGHT TOO.

he winners side came down to Jason Sweet and Ed Scott, with Sweet scoring a 2-1 win to send Scott to the one loss side. Prior to the match for the hot-seat, Sweet had sent Tenadore Lee to the left side of the board by the same 2-1 scoreline. After wins over Leandrea Gaff, Bryan Bach

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and Scott, it was Lee coming out of the one loss side to face Sweet in the finals. In the end, the opponent didn’t matter though, as Sweet beat Lee 2-1 in the first and only set of the finals. COMPLETE PAYOUTS: 1st Jason Sweet $140 2nd Tenadore Lee $70 3rd Ed Scott $10

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NORTON CAN’T LOSE AT KITTY’S

KITTY’S 9-BALL SPLIT

TONY NORTON ENDED 2019 WHERE HE SPENT THE MAJORITY OF IT, IN THE KITTY’S WINNERS CIRCLE.

RANDELL “ROLLING THUNDER” MOORE DID WHAT HE DOES BEST, AS HE CRUISED TO AN UNDEFEATED FIRST PLACE FINISH AT THE KITTY’S 615 & UNDER 9-BALL EVENT ON JANUARY 5TH.

orton went undefeated, never losing a rack at the 615 & Under 8-Ball event on December 30th.

Uribe won four straight matches on the left side of the board, including a 2-0 revenge win over Lorett. Uribe sent Johnson home in 3rd place with a 2-0 scoreline, Norton had consecutive 2-0 wins but like all of Norton’s other opover Chuck Sowers, Dan Lorett ponents, he was unable to win a and Tom Johnson to take the hot- rack against him, losing 2-0 in the seat. finals. On the one loss side, Chris Uribe had bounced back from his first round loss to Lorett, to plow through the left side of the board.

COMPLETE PAYOUTS: 1st Tony Norton $60 2nd Chris Uribe $40

Tony Norton and Chris Uribe

oore had wins over Cheri Jacobs, John Sauer, Dave Serfling and Joe McCreary on his way to the hot-seat.

Instead of another battle, both players agreed on a first/second place split instead of playing out the finals.

McCreary won a tough hill-hill semi final match against Tom Winfield and got ready for the rematch with Moore in the finals.

1st Randell Moore $145 1st Joe McCreary $90 3rd Tom Winfield $50 4th Larry Willert $30

COMPLETE PAYOUTS:

Joe McCreary and Randell Moore Dan Lorett and Dennis Winkler

AST UNDEFEATED AT KITTY’S BOBBY AST WENT UNDEFEATED TO WIN THE KITTY’S 615 & UNDER 8-BALL EVENT ON JANUARY 6TH.

st didn’t lose a rack through his first two matches, blanking Chris Uribe and Chuck Sowers 2-0. His third match was Tony Norton, and Norton isn’t known for backing down to anyone at Kitty’s. Norton would get a rack, but only one, as Ast won the match 2-1. Next up for Ast was a 2-0 win over Ed Damaral for the hot-seat. Norton was fighting through the left side of the board, looking for a rematch with Ast, but he would

come up one match short of that rematch. He defeated Uribe and Dan Lorett in back-to-back 2-1 matches, but couldn’t get by Damaral in the 2-1 semi-final match. Ast was just as strong in the finals as he had been all night, scoring a 2-0 win in the rematch with Damaral for first place.

Lorett Over Winkler in Unusual Kitty’s Finals

COMPLETE PAYOUTS: 1st Bobby Ast $80 2nd Ed Damaral $40

USUALLY THE LAST MATCH OF THE NIGHT AT A POOL TOURNAMENT INCLUDES A PLAYER WHO HASN’T LOST A MATCH YET. THAT WASN’T THE CASE AT THE 615 & UNDER 9-BALL EVENT ON JANUARY 12TH.

he winner’s side came down to Dan Lorett vs Dennis Winkler and Rick Morris vs Carlos Esparza. Both Winkler and Morris won those matches 4-0. That left Winkler and Morris for the hot-seat, where Morris won 4-3. That’s where things got a little unusual.

Ed Damaral and Bobby Ast

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2nd place finish. That final match would be a rematch with Lorett, and it was Lorett scoring a 4-0 win to take first and send Winkler home in 3rd place. COMPLETE PAYOUTS: 1st Dan Lorett $140 2nd Rick Morris $85 3rd Dennis Winkler $105 4th Carlos Esparza $40 5th Tony Norton $12 5th Erica Begay $12

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Monthly Tournament Guide EVENT

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ADDRESS

PHONE

DATE

1200 & Under Scotch

Kitty’s

2836 N 36th St

(602) 957-9786

Jan 1st

9 & Under 8-Ball

Mason’s Sports Pub

10634 N 51st Ave

(623) 878-9874

Feb 7th

550 & Under Late Nite 9-Ball

JJ’s

9611 W Camelback Road

(623) 594-9449

Feb 8th

Open 10-Ball

Freezer’s Ice House

83 E. Broadway Rd

(620) 491-9119

Feb 8th-9th

NAPT Division II C’ ship

Bullshooters

3337 W Peoria Ave

(602) 441-2447

Feb 13-16

Deep Stack Chip Tournament

Kolbys Corner Pocket

1301 E University Drive

(480) 829-7344

Feb 15th

APA State Championship

Bullshooters

3337 W Peoria Ave

(602) 441-2447

Feb 15-17

Jack and Jill Scotch

Freezer’s Ice House

83 E. Broadway Rd

(620) 491-9119

Feb 16th

Az Amateur Tour

Bullshooters

3337 W Peoria Ave

(602) 441-2447

Feb 22-23

Open One Pocket

Kolbys Corner Pocket

1301 E University Drive

(480) 829-7344

Feb 22nd

595 & Under

Freezer’s Ice House

83 E. Broadway Rd

(620) 491-9119

Feb 29-Mar 1

Doc Rice Memorial

Main Street Billiards

1749 W Main Street

(480) 969-7898

Feb 29-Mar 1

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February 2020 Pete Gresh Sr. and Tony Norton

BENSON STOPS ROLLING THUNDER AT KITTYS BERNARD BENSON WENT UNDEFEATED, SCORING BACK-TO-BACK WINS OVER RANDELL “ROLLING THUNDER” MOORE, TO WIN THE 615 & UNDER 9-BALL EVENT AT KITTY’S ON JANUARY 19TH.

enson had wins over Joe Nicita, Dave Serfling and John Sauer, before his first match against Moore for the hotseat. He won that match 3-3.

an end by Moore in the semi-final match 4-1.

Moore wasn’t able to get anything going in the finals, as it was Benson rolling to a 3-0 win in the first Meanwhile, Russell Huber was set for first place. putting on a show on the one loss side. After a first round loss COMPLETE PAYOUTS: to Moore, Huber had won five straight matches, eliminating Dan 1st Bernard Benson $195 Lorett, Tammy Hamilton, Joe 2nd Randell Moore $70 McCreary, Frank Parker and Sau- 3rd Russell Huber $40 er. His run was finally brought to 4th John Sauer $20

Gresh Wins at Kitty’s 2-1 PETE GRESH SR. PUT TOGETHER A STRING OF 2-1 WINS TO TAKE FIRST PLACE AT THE 615 & UNDER 8-BALL EVENT ON JANUARY 20TH.

resh’s first three 2-1 wins were over Mike Kugler, Chuck Sowers and Dennis Winkler for the hot-seat. After wins over Kugler, Sowers and Winkler, it was Tony Norton who came out of the one loss side to challenge Gresh in the finals.

Randell Moore and Bernard Benson Dennis Winkler, Chris Uribe, Dan Neagle & Randell Moore

Unfortunately for Norton, Gresh was on a 2-1 run and defeated Norton 2-1 in the first set of the finals. COMPLETE PAYOUTS: 1st Pete Gresh Sr. $105 2nd Tony Norton $45

DEDORA & CARRIZONA WIN AT KITTY’S ALEX DEDORA & JUNIOR CARRIZOSA TEAMED UP FOR AN UNDEFEATED RUN THROUGH A FIELD OF TWELVE TEAMS TO WIN THE 1200 & UNDER SCOTCH DOUBLES 9-BALL EVENT AT KITTY’S ON JANUARY 4TH.

D Moore Teams With Neagle for Kitty’s Win IT DOESN’T MATTER WHETHER HE BRINGS A PARTNER WITH HIM OR HAS ONE ASSIGNED TO HIM, RANDELL MOORE JUST KEEPS ON WINNING TOURNAMENTS.

t the New Year’s Day Blind Draw scotch doubles event, Moore was teamed up with Dan Neagle, and they cruised to the hot-seat with three straight 4-2 match wins. Their third of those wins was against Dennis Winkler & Chris Uribe, and it would not be the last they would see of Dennis & Chris. Dennis & Chris made quick work of Rick Morris & Frank Parker with a 4-0 semi-final match win, and then came back to score a 4-1 win over Randell & Dan in the

eDora & Carrizosa took the hot-seat with a 5-4 win over Bill Vander Weyst & Chris Dawn Carpenter. To make matters worse for Bill & Chris, they then dropped a 4-3 decision to Randell Moore and Rick Morris. That win was Randell & Rick’s fifth straight match win, after losing to Alex & Junior in their first match of the day. If Randell & Rick were hoping to ride that momentum to a dou-

ble dip in the finals, Alex & Junior had completely different plans. DeDora & Carrizosa only allowed one rack against them in the finals, with a 5-1 win for first place. COMPLETE PAYOUTS: 1st Alex DeDora & Junior Carrizosa $430 2nd Randell Moore & Richard Morris $150 3rd Bill Vander Weyst & Chris Dawn Carpenter $100

first set of the finals. Beating Randell once is one thing, but twice in one day is unheard of, as he and Dan came back to defeat Dennis & Chris 4-1 in the second set of the finals for the win. COMPLETE PAYOUTS: 1st Randell Moore and Dan Neagle $210 2nd Dennis Winkler & Chris Uribe $90 3rd Rick Morris & Frank Parker $50

Rick Morris, Randell Moore, Junior Carrizosa & Alex DeDora

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Daniel Wins and Takes First on Freezer’s Points List TIM DANIEL CLOSED OUT THE FINAL 10-BALL POINTS LIST EVENT THIS SEASON WITH A WIN AT FREEZER’S ON JANUARY 19TH.

aniel kicked things off with a strong 7-1 win over Alex Esparza, but was then taken to the limit by Ray Robles in a hill-hill thriller. Once Daniel was over that hill, it was smooth sailing with a 7-0 win over Jack Scerca and then a 7-3 win over Abdulwahab Aldelaimi.

do Diaz 5-4, but was then eliminated by Aldelaimi by the same 5-4 scoreline.

On the one loss side, Scerca eliminated Fernan-

Complete Payouts: 1st Tim Daniel $270

After all of the dust settled and Aldelaimi came out of the one loss side for the finals, Daniel scored another quick 7-3 win for first place in the event and first place on the season points list.

Tim Daniel and Abdulwahab Aldelaimi

2nd Abdulwahab Aldelaimi $110 3rd Jack Scerca $70 4th Fernando Diaz $30 5th Alex Esparza $15 5th Brian Brown $15 Final Points List: 1. Tim Daniel - 1670 2. Chris Lulek - 660 3. Christ Aiardo - 530 4. Bret Huth - 420 5. Brian Brown - 410 6. Abdul Aldelaimi - 400 7. Peter Boucos - 375 8. Joseph Barrera - 370 9. Chuck Evans - 365 10. Bernie Pettipiece - 360 11. Bob Hillen - 335 12. Fernando Diaz - 280 13. Paul Grande - 270 14. Mike Dickinson - 270 15. Fernando Prats - 270 16. Marcus Teufel - 220 17. Evans Bishop - 210 18. Nicholas De Leon - 200 19. Rich Mamerto - 180 20. Darnell Ishmael - 175 21. Bobby Emmons - 160

Arizona Billiard & Dart News 22. Tera Crisalida - 160 23. Tom DiLorenzo - 150 24. Kurt Siebels - 150 25. Alex Esparza - 145 26. John Marquis - 130 27. Nathan Verry - 130 28. Jack Scerca - 125 29. Justin Turner - 125 30. Tim Benally - 120 31. Ray Robles - 115 32. Jaye Succo - 110 33. Todd Rowitz - 110 34. Stephen Abraham - 110 35. Scott Mathews - 110 36. Danny Teurman - 105 37. Jaden Brock - 100 38. Steven Lingafelter - 90 39. Jimmy Sears - 90 40. Jr Ascencion - 80 41. Nick Cipiti - 80 42. Bramin Brown - 80 43. BJ Schellenberg - 70 44. Sam Yonko - 65 45. George Teyechea - 65 46. Jesse Hill - 65 47. James Lester - 65 48. Brian Long - 65 49. Nancy Kennedy - 60 50. Dan Gaughan - 60 51. Aaron Conway - 50 52. Manny Luevano - 50 53. Rob James - 50 54. Leroy Banks - 50 55. Wayne Tang - 50 56. Martin Collelo - 50 57. Ed Gonzalez - 50 58. Peter Horton - 50 59. Jon Ames - 50

60. Bill Truitt - 50 61. Rob Peoples - 50 62. Scott Chadwick - 50 63. Ira Hyler - 50 64. Derek Kawamura - 50 65. David Smith - 40 66. John Mauren - 40 67. Justin Brown - 40 68. Todd Dilley - 40 69. Windy Breck - 40 70. Gil Franco - 40 71. Ray Lapinid - 40 72. Bill Noland - 40 73. Matt Dawson - 40 74. Jose Granillo - 40 75. Rich Derockbraine - 40 76. Billy Coulston - 40 77. John Polaski - 40 78. Albert Snyders - 40 79. Wes Crocker - 30 80. Robert Green - 30 81. Mark Gunter - 30 82. Dante Greenlaw - 30 83. Tom Winfield - 30 84. Fred Straps - 30 85. Craig Herman - 30 86. Jeff Herchert - 30 87. Shawn Ashworth - 30 88. Erik Lee - 30 89. Joel McCallister - 30 90. John Sanchez - 30 91. Kirk Jewell - 30 92. John Wing - 30 93. Ray Deveault - 30 94. Jason Caton - 25 95. Junior Carrizosa - 25 96. Alex Lucero - 25

Greg Brown and Abdulwahab Aldelaimi

CANADIAN SNYDERS WINS FREEZER’S ROUND ROBIN EVENT CANADIAN ALBERT SNYDERS MADE THE MOST OF HIS TRIP TO ARIZONA AND WENT UNDEFEATED TO WIN THE 675 & UNDER ROUND ROBIN 10-BALL EVENT ON JANUARY 5TH.

nyders finished with a 4-0 record, scoring wins over Jaden Brock, Mike Ramirez, Jason Ford and Peggy Mallen. As is usually the case in a round robin event, Snyder’s undefeated record was enough for the first place finish.

Second place came down to Brock and Ramirez, both with 2-2 records. One of Brock’s two “W”s was at the expense of Ramirez in the first round 6-3, and that was enough to give him second place. COMPLETE PAYOUTS: 1st Albert Snyders $150 2nd Jaden Brock $50

Freezer’s New Years Day Split GREG BROWN AND ABDULWAHAB ALDELAIMI SPLIT TWENTY RACKS AGAINST EACH OTHER AND ENDED UP SPLITTING FIRST AND SECOND PLACE AT THE NEW YEAR’S DAY 9-BALL EVENT AT FREEZER’S.

ldelaimi & Brown went through the field of twenty two players, to meet up in the hot-seat match. That match went to Aldelaimi with a 6-4 scoreline. Brown wasn’t done though. He had defeated Tim Daniel in the quarter finals, and to prove that he had Daniel’s number, he then eliminated him in the semi-final match.

Jaden Brock & Albert Snyders

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Brown, by the same 6-4 scoreline. With both players having won ten racks against each other, they both agreed they had played enough, and agreed on a first/second place split. COMPLETE PAYOUTS: 1st Abdulwahab Aldelaimi $330 1st Greg Brown $330 3rd Tim Daniel $120 4th Aaron Conway $70 5th Aaron Morgan $40 5th Spike Aiardo $40

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JAMES AVENGES ONLY LOSS TO WIN AT FREEZERS

EDGAR UNDEFEATED AT DELI SPORTS BAR JOSH EDGAR CAME THROUGH A FIELD OF TEN PLAYERS TO WIN THE DELI SPORTS BAR 8-BALL TOURNAMENT ON JANUARY 18TH.

WILLIAM COURTRIGHT BEAT ROB JAMES ON HIS WAY TO THE HOT-SEAT, BUT IT WAS JAMES FINDING THE WINNERS CIRCLE AT FREEZERS IN THE 565 & UNDER 10-BALL EVENT ON JANUARY 12TH.

dgar only dropped one game on his way to the hot-seat match, where he defeated Robin Clark 2-0.

On the one loss side, Eric Ely was ending Chris Carpenter’s three match winning streak. Ely was then eliminated by Clark in the semi-final match.

Clark was able to move one bead to his side in the finals, but that wasn’t enough as Edgar won the first set of the finals 2-1 for first place. COMPLETE PAYOUTS: 1st Josh Edgar $80 2nd Robin Clark $30 3rd Eric Ely $10

Josh Edgar and Robin Clark

On the one loss side, Ryan was aiming for a rematch with Aldelaimi. After eliminating Mike Sandoval and Skyler Posey in back-to-back hill-hill matches, he would get his chance against Aldelaimi in the semi-final match.

James went on a left side winning streak, eliminating Cory Wheeler, Tom Davis and Watkins to earn

1st Rob James $330 2nd William Courtright $180 3rd Ed Watkins $70

COMPLETE PAYOUTS:

Arizona Billiards Hall of Fame NEWS

IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN JUNIOR FLORES IN THE HOT-SEAT, BUT IT WAS JOEY RYAN CELEBRATING IN THE WINNERS CIRCLE AT THE OPEN 10-BALL EVENT AT FREEZER’S ON DECEMBER 30TH.

his rematch with Courtright in the finals. He would make the most of that rematch, scoring 7-3 and 7-1 wins over Courtright for first place.

William Courtright and Rob James

JOEY RYAN DOUBLE DIPS FLORES FOR FREEZERS WIN lores didn’t have to face Ryan on the winner’s side, as Ryan dropped a 4-3 match to Abdulwahab Aldelaimi in the quarter finals. Aldelaimi would then go on to lose the hotseat match to Flores 4-3.

he Courtright win over James came in the final four on the winner’s side, with Courtright winning 5-4. He then went on to score a lopsided 6-1 win over Ed Watkins for the hot-seat.

he Arizona Billiard Hall of Fame is proud to announce the four new candidates for induction in 2020. The new candidates are...

Ryan took full advantage of the rematch, eliminating Aldelaimi 3-1.

Doug Hale Doc Rice Mike Bates Jack Madden

Ryan didn’t slow down after avenging his only loss, as he then went on to double dip Flores 4-1 and 3-0 in the double elimination finals.

These four will join Tom Dilorenzo, Chuck Evans, Bob Jackson, Tres Kane, Pete Lhotka, Dick McMorran, Terry Osborne, Bernie Pettipiece, Don Rose, Bernie Store and Jean Vaillancourt on the 2020 ballot, with four people being inducted into the Hall of Fame this October.

COMPLETE PAYOUTS: 1st Joey Ryan $125 2nd Junior Flores $70 3rd Abdulwahab Aldelaimi $40 4th Skyler Posey $20

he Arizona Billiards Hall of Fame is on board as a 2020 sponsor for both the Arizona Women's Billiard Tour and the new 565 & Under Amateur Tour. Your member dues are going back into the Arizona Pool Community.

rizona Billiard Hall of Fame members, we are very proud to welcome Jerry Briesath as a 2020 sponsor. We will be starting monthly giveaways at the end of this month. All voting members will be eligible for the random drawing each month. We will get started with a free “A Pool Lesson” DVD from Jerry Briesath. Watch for us to announce the winner at the end of this month. If you aren’t already a member, get to www.azbhof.com and signup.

Junior Flores and Joey Ryan

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