Az Billiard and Dart News September 2019 by Mike Howerton

Arizona’s Most Read & Reliable Source for Local Billiards & Dart Information September 2019

IN THIS ISSUE: FEATURES Team Far SE Wins.......... pg. 3 Store Wins AWBT Stop.. pg. 4 Dodey’s Money Shot...... pg. 6 Luevano One Pocket Win.pg. 6 Bishop Shows Mercy...... pg. 6 Carl Stewart.................... pg. 8 Roger Long .................... pg. 8 League Coverage ...... pg. 9-14 League Directory............ pg. 9 APA Road to Vegas ....... 10-11 Instructor Directory ....... pg 11 BCA National Results ... pg 12 Undecided Repeats ........ pg 14 Lulek Gets Big Win....... pg 15 Siebels & McGovern...... pg 15

Dart Coverage ............... 17-18

Taylor Wins at Freezers . pg 16

TEAM BALANCAD WINS IN VEGAS

Dart Tournaments .......... pg 17 Dart Instruction ............. pg 18 Brown & Smith Win ..... pg 20 Esparza Over Leto ......... pg 20 Schellenberg Perfect ..... pg 20 Norton Again ................. pg 20 Norton Nearly Perfect ... pg 22 Moore Rolls ................. pg 22 Winkler Gets Revenge .. pg 22 Montag Over Sowers .... pg 22 AWBT Points List ......... pg 24 Monthly Tournaments .. pg 24 Weekly Tournaments ..... pg 25 Grande Double Dips ..... pg 27 Conway Wins It All ....... pg 27 Hall of Fame Inductees . pg 28 Points List Split ............. pg 29 Sowers Improves ........... pg 29 Sauer Over Sowers ........ pg 29

LULEK WINS AT STORE WINS FREEZERS p15 IN TUCSON p04

AZ JUNIOR 9-BALL SEPT 14TH

MASTER’S DRAFT SEPT 9TH

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want to thank everyone for the congratulations on the Arizona Billiards Hall of Fame induction. Over 20 years ago, I wanted to create an online version of this very newspaper. That is how AzBilliards was created and I can easily say that if it weren’t for pool here in Arizona, I would not be where I am right now. We had a great pool community then and with the hard work of a lot of people, we have an even better one now. We really are lucky to have the community that we have here in Arizona, and it is all about the great people who are a part of it. Tournament directors, room owners and all of the players who make up this community are the ones who deserve all of the kudos for what we all have here. One of the new members of our great community is Ramil Azemat with Arizona Snooker Academy in Chandler. I’d like to welcome him to the pages of the paper. Check out his ad this month and get out to see what he has put together for the community.

Metro Sportz Bar �� 2 Bullshooters �� 5 Dodeys �� 6 Kolby’s Corner Pocket �� 7 Az Billiard Academy �� 12 American Poolplayers Association �� 13 Mason’s Pub & Grub �� 13 Az Snooker Academy �� 13 Shoot The Bull �� 16 Maestro’s Pro Shop �� 17 Bullshooters �� 17 Darts: Play Like A Pro �� 19 Stickyz Stickers & Graphics �� 19 Cherry Bombers �� 21 Dave’s Place �� 21 Kitty’s �� 23 The Snap �� 26 Dave’s On Northern �� 30 5030 Lounge �� 30 The Dunes �� 30 Marino’s Lounge �� 31 Tony’s Lounge �� 31 The Other Room Lounge �� 31 Diamondback Billiards �� 32

I also want to welcome Jeff Todd with Stickyz Stickers & Graphics to the paper. If you are looking for custom decals, banners or signs, give him a call.

Team “Far Southeast” Wins 10-Ball City Championship AFTER A TOTAL OF 774 RACKS OF POOL, THE TEAM FROM THE FAR SOUTHEAST (BRET HUTH, JESSICA DEREZINSKI, GREG BROWN, HEATHER MORVAY, BRIAN HONOWAY & CHRIS CARPENTER) WERE CROWNED AS THE WINNER’S OF THE INAUGURAL CITY CHAMPIONSHIPS AT MAIN STREET BILLIARDS ON AUGUST 10TH AND 11TH.

he day began with sixteen teams representing sixteen different cities (areas) in Arizona and Nevada. Those teams were split into four groups of four and played round robin races to fifteen against each other.

Cheryl Bower Timonen) that all four groups held a team that went undefeated to move on to stage two of the event. Team Gilbert, Team Far Southeast, Team Scottsdale and Team Phoenix South all moved on to stage two.

With all of the logistics in keeping track of this event, it was fortunate for the organizers (Junior Flores, Sonia Champion Flores and

Tim Daniel (Team Tempe) was the top player in stage one with a record of 13-3. Susan Williams was the top playing female player, with

Team Gilbert

an overall record of 10-7. Both players earned $100 bonuses for their records. Sunday brought back the four undefeated teams for another group of round robin races to fifteen. Round one saw Team Southeast defeat Team Gilbert (Junior Flores, Joey Ryan, Bill Vander Weyst, Cathy Kelley, Eric Olivieri & Mike Chapa) 15-8, while Team Phoenix South was beating Team Scottsdale (Evans Bishop, Darnell Ishmael, Danny Thurman, Justine Bishop & Cleveland Baylor) 15-13. The second round saw Team Southeast beat Team Phoenix South and Team Gilbert beat Team Scottsdale. The two wins by Team South East locked up first place for them as they owned the head-to-head tie-breaker over both teams that were 1-1. Still to be determined was 2nd - 4th PAGE 3

Team Far Southeast

place. The third round saw Team Gilbert defeat Team Phoenix South and Team Scottsdale defeat Team Far Southeast. Team Gilbert earned second place with their 2-1 record and Team Phoenix South finished in 3rd due to their win over 4th place Team Scottsdale. Tournament organizers offered their thanks to Thor Skogan and all of his staff at Main Street, as well as

Rick Schmitz for making the trip from Tucson to take pics of all of the players. COMPLETE PAYOUTS: 1st Team Far Southeast $3,900 2nd Team Gilbert $2,400 3rd Team Phoenix South $1,600 4th Team Scottsdale $800

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Store Wins AWBT Tucson Event THE ARIZONA WOMEN’S BILLIARD TOUR (AWBT) WAS IN TUCSON FOR STOP FIVE ON AUGUST 24TH - 25TH WITH A FIELD OF 42 PLAYERS SETTING A NEW RECORD FOR ATTENDANCE AT THE ANNUAL TUCSON STOP AT POCKETS.

he random draw placed 5 of the top ladies in the very top of the bracket, which resulted in early trips to the B side for some of our stronger players. Justine Bishop came through that side of the bracket to play for the hot seat. Meanwhile, the bottom half of the bracket saw San Diego’s Rae Evans and newcomer Barbara Berg battling through to play Justine. Ultimately it was Barbara and Justine playing for the hot seat, and Justine won the match 6-2. After a 3rd round loss to Sara Miller, Bernie Store got to work on the backside doing what she does and sending ladies home left and right until she got to the final match. The finals would be a single race with Bernie going to 9 and Justine to 8. Bernie got an early 3-1 lead on Justine, but Justine didn’t want to let Bernie out that easily. Justine kept firing back and reached the hill first, at 7-7. Bernie won the next rack to make it hill-hill. A miss by Bernie on the 8 ball left it hanging in the pock-

et, and it was deep in there. So deep that Justine’s rail-first attempt failed and left Bernie with ball-in-hand. Congrats to Bernie for her first place win and $650. Justine took home $325 for second and Barbara Berg took 3rd in her first-ever AWBT appearance. Nineteen ladies came back on Sunday for the second chance event. Amanda Pulley won the hot seat and Audrey Chua met her in the finals. Audrey won the match 5-3. Good shooting to both of you! The Balls Only 10 Ball tournament had a strong field of 20 players. Nick De Leon came out victorious Justine Bishop and Bernie Store over Tucson local Steve Peterman. who come out stop after stop from Congrats to both of them. all over the southwest to make this Big Thanks to Pockets and Curtis tour as awesome as it is. We appreJohnson for hosting this event, and ciate you! to the staff for their excellent service, even during the busiest times. Additionally, I want to thank all our great sponsors Pressure Sensitive On behalf of Junior, Gil and Jus- Products, Avalon Home Perfortine, we thank the amazing women mance, Las Glorias Grill Mexican Food, P.F. Chang’s, Desert Castle Pest Control, Sophia’s House Cleaning, Slikster and JMS Prod-

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DODEY’S MONEY SHOT 8-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP IV

MANNY LUEVANO WENT UNDEFEATED TO WIN THE OPEN ONE POCKET EVENT AT KOLBYS ON JULY 27TH.

THE 4TH MONEY SHOT 8-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE HELD SEPTEMBER 29TH AT 3PM

he 4th Money Shot 8-Ball Championship Tournament will be held on September 29th at Dodey’s North on Cactus & 32nd Street. Here are the results of the last 8 weekly tournaments.

JULY 8, 2019 1st: Jerry Tistle 2nd: Rich Kim 3rd: Victor Vazquez 4th: Brett Salisbury T5th: RC Coles T5th: Elio Pedraza JULY 15, 2019 1st: William Collins 2nd: Rich Kim 3rd: Jerry Tistle 4th: RC Coles T5th: John Vukcevich T5th: Laurance Smith JULY 22, 2019 1st: William Collins 2nd: Jerry Tistle 3rd: Andre Thurman 4th: Ernest Hampton

LUEVANO HOLDS OFF REECE AT KOLBY’S ONE POCKET

T5th: Brett Salisbury T5th: John Vukcevich JULY 29, 2019 1st: James Parker 2nd: William Collins 3rd: John Vukcevich 4th: Bryan Kelley T5th: Randall Watson T5th: Andre Thurman AUGUST 5, 2019 1st: Rich Kim 2nd: Jerry Tistle 3rd: Kile Hill 4th: Liz Heckman T5th: Justin Stokes T5th: William Collins AUGUST 12, 2019 1st: William Collins

2nd: Jerry Tistle 3rd: Rich Kim 4th: Andre Thurman T5th: Liz Heckman T5th: RC Coles

uevano took advantage of a first round bye, and then had wins over Eric Young, Ronn Rutan and Rudy Alameda on his way to the hot-seat. After a first round loss to Bernie Pettipiece, Reece came back to score wins over Tommy Dilorenzo, Eric Young and Adam Kroll before getting his revenge over Pettipiece. After that win, Reece went on to defeat Lee Brown

AUGUST 26, 2019 1st: Victor Vasques 2nd: William Collins 3rd: Rich Kim 4th: RC Coles T5th: Brett Salisbury T5th: John Vukcevich

COMPLETE PAYOUTS: 1st Manny Luevano $315 2nd Avery Reece $195 3rd Rudy Alameda $80

Avery Reece, Manny Luevano and Rudy Alameda

CONGRATULATIONS TO BURT BALANCAD AND JUSTINE KARBER BISHOP FOR FINISHING THE METRO THURSDAY NIGHT 8-BALL TOURNEY ON JULY 25TH, SPLITTING FIRST AND SECOND.

Reece would only get one game in the extended final match, with Luevano winning 3-1.

AUGUST 19, 2019 1st: Jim Bimbaum 2nd: Jerry Tistle 3rd: Brett Salisbury 4th: Christian Kahn T5th: Andre Thurman T5th: Laurance Smith

BISHOP TAKES MERCY ON BALANCAD FOR METRO SPLIT urt did what he does and beat Jim Logie for the hot seat while Justine took the harder road by losing her first match to Randy Mikhaiel and then coming back through the left side beating Randy in the revenge match and then beat Jim to

and Alameda to get to the finals against Luevano.

play Burt. She would earn a win in the first match hill hill, and a nervous Burt quickly asked for a split. Justine overcame her desire to win the event and agreed to a split. —Chuck Parrill

Justine Bishop and Burt Balancad

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The Hardest Thing On Earth By Carl STEWART BCA Certified Instructor

he answer is none of the above. The hardest thing on earth in the game of pool is for a person to lose with a smile on their face. If you go out to You Tube and watch the CSI Ten Questions video with Efren Reyes https://youtu.be/0eLhkLgfInw, the greatest player in the world tell us he likes a player that loses and is still happy. Wow, when I grew up in the pool hall, I was told “if you like losing, that makes a loser”. How many players that you know blowup or get mad or grumpy after a loss? Does that take the fun out of the win for you? All of these actions fall under the old rule of thumb – I cannot control how other people act I can only control how I react. What you are seeing when a player blows up is self-doubt and that is the worst thing for anyone’s game in any sport. We ALL are going to have bad days and we ALL are going to lose. A local player and cue maker pointed out Pocket Billiards is one of the only sports we can lose or win without even getting a chance to perform. All other sports are designed to provide the other team or player a chance to engage. According to Dr. Patrick Cohn Harsh, criticism hurts billiards players’ confidence, but the effect

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF WHEN I SAY, “THE HARDEST THING ON EARTH”? WELL OF COURSE THIS IS A BILLIARDS PAPER SO IS IT A SHOT LIKE THE JUMPSHOT, KICKS, BANKS, ETC. of harsh criticism is doubled when it comes from within the athlete’s own mind. Harsh self-criticism is the quickest way to shatter confidence. Many times, billiards players describe themselves as being their own biggest critic. This mindset is viewed by some in a positive light meaning that this type of athlete pushes themselves to be perfect and nothing less is sufficient. Unfortunately, harsh self-criticism becomes an endless loop of negative self-talk that pulls an athlete downward rather than lifting up their performance to new standards. Self-criticism never pushes an athlete towards excellence. Harsh self-criticism sends the message that you are not good enough and, no matter what you accomplish, that is not good enough either. When you are a perfectionist and have high expectations, you judge your performance as never good enough, which only hurts confidence. When the goal becomes perfection, you lose sight of the main objective in billiards. Unforced errors and mistakes overshadow any progress or success. The truth is that harsh self-criticism sends a negative message to yourself that hurts billiards performance.

Assessing your performance requires some degree of objectivity. Although you cannot be fully objective, you can step back from your performance and take a look at potential ways to improve your play rather than demoralize yourself by highlighting all your mistakes. The 3 Components of Objectivity: 1. CREDIT – What did you do well? There are always some positive takeaways from every performance. Give yourself credit for those successes, even minor ones. 2. MISSES – What didn’t go well? This requires the greatest amount of restraint and objectivity. Refrain from berating yourself and look at your performance through a coach’s eye.

By Roger Long

I’M THE TYPE OF GUY WHO LIKES TO GET TO THE TRUTH OF A MATTER – ANY MATTER – AND WHAT I INTEND TO SHARE WITH YOU IN THIS SERIES IS THE TRUTH. WELL, AT LEAST IT’S THE TRUTH AS FAR AS I SEE IT. BUT IF YOU DON’T LIKE MY TRUTH, FEEL FREE TO MAKE UP YOUR OWN TRUTH.

In the decades since the two-piece pool cue was first invented there has been little change in its physical dimensions. The standard length is 58 inches – only one inch longer than the original standard length – and the standard weight range is still 18 to 21 ounces. And with the average shaft diameter still being around 13mm and the butt being roughly 1.25 inches, it

Treat yourself like you would treat a best friend. When a friend asks you about their performance, you wouldn’t berate or belittle them. Be objective when evaluating your performance. Again, treat yourself with the same respect as you would your best friend. Ask yourself: “What would the most positive coach tell me in this moment?” This question will help you step outside of the emotion and be more objective with your game.

Losing should be part of the plan for yourself and you should strive to understand that the best in the world lose games, matches and even complete tournaments. The trick is to learn from every shot, game and 3. PLAN – What do you need to tournament entered. You can even do differently to improve? Know- learn from watching other players. ing what you did wrong is no help Sometimes what we learn is not all if you don’t have a plan to improve good but at least you can see what you look like when you get mad those aspects of your game. and show everyone a poor side of You don’t need to be excessively you. Hopefully, this will help you critical of yourself to improve your not overreact to a loss or bad roll billiards game --You just need a and in the long run, that will help plan for improvement. your overall game improve.

The Truth About Cues, Part One ll makers of cues costing over a certain amount of money think their way of building a cue makes for the best hitting cue on the market. And they’re probably right. That is, so long as their customers agree with them.

Avoiding Harsh Self-Criticism equals more success

would be almost impossible to tell For the shaft-end of their cues a new cue from an old one when Dufferin used maple wood grown in their own country of Canada. viewed from a distance. Maple wood has long been the So, this begs the question: why are choice of most cue builders bethere such huge price differences cause of its tight, fine grain which in cues? Hopefully, I’ll be able to offers better resistance to warpage help you answer that question for than many other woods, plus it can yourself in this and subsequent ar- be machined, sanded, and buffed ticles on the subject. to give it a very smooth surface. Let’s begin by looking at what Canadian maple has been a preferred maple because of Canada’s many old-timers feel was the best colder climate which makes for a hitting cue of all time. That cue tighter grain (closer growth rings) would be the one-piece house cue through shorter growth seasons built for many years by Dufferin, (summers). a Canadian company. What was it that made these cues hit so well? I The butt-ends of Dufferin’s cues think the best answer to that ques- were cut from hardwoods of diftion is – simplicity. ferent densities (to give them PAGE 8

different weights) and were then joined to the shaft-ends by a method called a full-splice. A “fullsplice” is one where the ends of the two woods have long, tapered grooves and fingers cut into them so that they fit together to form a strong, interlocked connection between the two. This splicing method also allows for a smooth vibrational transition (less shock) from the shaft-end to the butt-end when playing. In explanation of that phenomenon, I’ll offer this: whenever a cue strikes a cue ball, a longitudinal vibration is set up that travels from the tip to the butt. The frequency of the vibration in any cue will depend on the materials and method of construction of the cue. And it is this longitudinal vibration that players refer to as the “hit” of the cue. In my next article, I’ll discuss some of the different materials and construction methods that affect the hit of cues.

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Arizona League Information ACS – American Cue Sports LEAGUE NAME: ARIZONA POOL Where: Statewide Contact: Michael Kerin Phone: 480-217-2358 Email: AZPL@Cox.net Website: www.AZPL.net LEAGUE NAME: SHARKS Where: Phoenix Contact: Jodi Hirning Phone: 602-505-6491

LEAGUES

LEAGUE NAME: EAST VALLEY

LEAGUE NAME: PRESCOTT BILLIARDS ASSOCIATION City: Prescott & Surrounding Areas, Arizona Contact: Nichole Wilson Number: 928-642-7473 Email: nrwilson83@gmail.com

POOL PLAYERS

LEAGUE NAME: WINGS OF City: Maricopa Contact: Bill Huddart Number: 480-694-5039

Contact 1: Cathy Kelley Work #: 480-203-8640

ARIZONA HOT SHOTS

LEAGUE NAME:

Where: Phoenix, AZ Contact: Larry Eans Phone: (602) 677-4220 Website: www.azhotshotsonline.com

BILLIARDS

ASSOCIATION

LEGACY LEAGUE

City: Prescott & Surrounding Areas, Arizona

8-BALL LEAGUE

LEAGUE NAME: CHAMPIONS City: Phoenix Contact: Todd Rowitz Number: 847-331-8469 LEAGUE NAME: CLICKS IN City: Tucson Contact: Chris Chlup Number: 520-245-9629

LEAGUE

HOUSE

LEAGUE NAME: WILDCAT CUE City: Tucson Contact: Keith Nickerson Number: 520-748-8452

SPORTS

Contact: Nichole Wilson

FEAR ARIZONA

IN HOUSE LEAGUES

Number: 928-642-7473 Email: nrwilson83@gmail.com

LEAGUE NAME: MOHAVE VALLEY City: Lake Havasu Contact: Matt Dennis Number: 928-458-0750

POOL LEAGUE

LEAGUE NAME: MOHAVE VALLEY

POOL LEAGUE

City: Bullhead City

LEAGUE NAME: CHARLEY’S City/State: Glendale, AZ Contact 1: Carol Newport Home #: 602-439-1668

PLACE SHOOTERS

Contact: Ed Sandoval Number: 928-763-3788

LEAGUE NAME: STROKERS City: Lake Havasu Contact: Ed & Sheri Lawrence Number: 928-727-0349

LEAGUE NAME: KINGMAN

POOL PLAYERS

City: Kingman

LEAGUE NAME: ARIZONA HOT SHOTS Where: Phoenix, AZ Contact: Larry Eans Phone: (602) 677-4220 Website: www.azhotshotsonline.com

Contact: Ronald Martin

LEAGUE NAME: ENOCHS Where: Phoenix, AZ Contact: Glenn Newell Phone: (602) 750-4243

City: Phoenix

IN HOUSE

LEAGUE NAME: USAPL City: Phoenix Contact: Todd Rowitz Number: 847-331-8469

Number: 928-530-0739

LEAGUE NAME: EAST VALLEY

LEGACY LEAGUE

Contact: Cathy Kelley Number: 480-203-8640

LEAGUE NAME: LEAGUE

OF CHAMPIONS

Where: Maricopa County Contact: Frank Alvarez III

APA – American Pool Players Association LEAGUE NAME: TUCSON APA Where: Tucson, Arizona Contact: Brandon Ferguson Phone: 520-615-9883 Fax: 520-529-8085 E-Mail: brandon@tucsonapa.com E-Mail: adrianne@tucsonapa.com LEAGUE NAME: APA PHOENIX Where: Phoenix, Arizona Contact: Doug & Gina Nowlin Phone: (602) 920-9192 Website: phx.apaleagues.com

LEAGUE NAME: 8 BALL SHOOTERS City: Peoria Contact: Brian O’very Number: 602-828-1617 Email: brian.overy@cox.net LEAGUE NAME: ROUTE 66 City: Holbrook Contact: Anna Bokker Number: 928-587-9327

LEAGUE NAME: P RESCOTT

LEAGUE NAME: EAST VALLEY City: Phoenix Contact: Cathy Kelley Number: 480-203-8640

LEGACY LEAGUE

City/State: Gilbert, AZ

LEAGUE

LEAGUE NAME: KINGMAN City: Kingman Contact: Ronald Martin Number: 928-530-0739

BCA – Billiard Congress of America

METRO

Phone: (877) 788-7227 Website: www.UPAtour.com

LEAGUE NAME: UPA

PHOENIX

Contact: Stephanie Ponessa Phone: 816.668.7329 LEAGUE NAME: UPA WEST VALLEY City: Phoenix Contact: Chuck Webb Number: 623-236-4559 upachuck@hotmail.com

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VNEA – Valley National 8-Ball League Association LEAGUE NAME: EAGLE VNEA Where: Tucson Contact: Eric Allen Phone: (520) 748-2955 E-Mail: info@eaglevnea.com LEAGUE NAME: TROY VENDING Where: Statewide Contact: Scott Phone: (602) 265-0178 Website: www.TroyVending.com LEAGUE NAME: TAP THIS BILLIARD LEAGUE Where: Maricopa and Pinal Counties Contact: John Muehling Phone: 602–309-7777 Contact: Pati Martinez Phone: 602-305-7819 Website: www.TAPTHISBilliards.com

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APA Teams Vegas Bound APA HAS COMPLETED THE YEAR LONG QUEST FOR TEAMS SEEKING A SPOT AT THE WORLD POOL CHAMPIONSHIP. OVER TWO WEEKENDS IN JUNE APA HELD ITS ANNUAL “ROAD TO VEGAS” SERIES OF TOURNAMENTS IN 8 BALL, 9 BALL, JACK & JILL SCOTCH DOUBLES, 8 BALL DOUBLES, 9 BALL DOUBLES, LADIES ONLY, MASTERS AND CAPTAIN’S ONLY TEAMS TO DETERMINED WHICH TEAMS QUALIFIED TO GO.

eams and players that qualify to play in these National events are compensated for attending with rooms and entry fees paid for their events, and are given expense money to go along with it. Each team in the APA pool league is comprised of both higher skill level players along with lower skill level people. Each team must stay within a maximum team handicap number with their combined players. This prevents any one team from building what would be considered a ‘Super Team’. Each team must compete with the same level of competitive players. The advantage of this system is that any level of skilled player can compete and win. APA makes it possible for players who are just learning to play the game to be able to go to Las Vegas and compete on the national level. In fact, any team that goes to Vegas MUST have one or two lower skill level players on their team so that the higher skilled players can play.

Our National event is held at the Westgate Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas Nevada. Locally, APA Phoenix Metro pays out over $90,000 per year to its players here in the valley and the National tournaments pay out over $1.6 Million per year. With 260,000 players worldwide in the APA, it is by far the biggest pool league on the planet. APA just completed the last two events this past June to qualify the 8 Ball and 9 Ball teams that have been competing for the past year. The final Tournaments were held at Main Street Billiards on the Diamond Bar Box tables. The following is a complete list of players and their teams that will be representing Phoenix at the World Pool Championship in Las Vegas this August!

Hot Pocket

9 Ball: HOT POCKET: plays out of True Grit Tavern in Maricopa. Shawn

Green Spot

Huddart, Tucker Stuart, Yvette Colby, Captain Tommy Pettes, Lane Worley, Michael Stephens and Lionel Iglesias.

Drunk Monkeys

GREEN SPOT: Playing out of Q & Brew in Tempe. Front Row: Brandon Ford, Kenney Carnahan and Morgan Thomas. Back Row: Carey Nolan, Joni Luber, Captain Cynthia Leach, John Bingham and Eric Allen. 8 Ball: DRUNK MONKEYS: From Q & Brew in Tempe: Marcus Yazzie, Jennefer Krickeberg, Ashish Mehta, Angelica Baca, Captain Brian Chapin, Michael Lefevre and Dana Kroeger.

Pool Posse

POOL POSSE: Playing out of Raceway Bar and Grill in Maricopa: (Front) Captain Chris Turner and Richard Chouanard. (Back) Angie McKinlay, Mark McKinlay, Teniece Smith, John Smith, Tom Henagar and Ed Sharp. PAGE 10

POKE & HOPE: from JJ’s Grill in west Phoenix: Ryan Crissinger, Chris Lewis, Robin Reece, Bernadette Korb, Kristen Randell, Tanya Marmon, Captain Rich Randell and Alex Gay. WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?: also from JJ’s Grill: Gary Metoxen, Patricia Metoxen, Heather Clayton, John Clayton Jr., Anthony Roberts and Mark Mondello (not shown: Donna Mondello). 8 Ball Jack & Jill Doubles teams: HIGH FIVES: Keith Erin and Shaundra Boone qualified as the winners of the ‘Friday Night Date Night Jack & Jill Scotch Doubles’ league played at Bullshooters each Friday night. THE LONG SHOTS: John and Dee Long from Main Street Billiards Captain’s Championship: VEGAS OR BUST - Chris Tur-

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Diamond Divas

What were you Thinking

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Pool Instructor Directory Levels:

BCA Certified Certified, Advanced and Master

Carl Stewart (BCA Master Certified) (602) 820-7665 azbilliardacademy@gmail.com Arizona Billiard Academy, LLC www.arizonabilliardacademy.com Jerry Briesath (Master) Phoenix (623) 584-9221 Joe Daguanno (BCA certified) Peoria (602) 628-5502 Dale Felber (BCA Certified) Scottsdale (480) 661-0521 Lenny Johnson (BCA Certified) Tucson (520) 591-7665 Roger Long (BCA Advanced) Glendale (602) 320-9553 Bill MacKinnon (BCA Cert.) Tucson (520)790-9391 (520) 991-8036 Joseph Ruggiero (BCA Certified & Referee) Peoria (623) 979-4532 Sean Shuster (BCA Certified) Chandler (602) 739-3424

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2019 BCA Pool League “World Championship” Results MIXED 8-BALL GOLD TEAMS 3rd No Flash $2800 (Alex Aroz / Carlos Avalos / Tyson Cole / Brian Poore / Veronia Poore) 4th No Air $2000 (JR Burkhart / Joe Chyzy / Alex De Dora / Fernando Diaz / Jack Scerca) 9th Ball to the Wall - Az $1000 (Wade Bryant / Ronnie Kidd III / James Leonard / Aaron Purdy / Jeremy Ross / Eric Yagla)

9th Pimpin Ain’t Easy $650 (Jerry French / Jessie Gardella / Mike Luta / Chris Negrin / Eric Olivieri) 33rd 4 Feathers $300 (Bryson Hunter Sr / Melvin Hunter Sr / Shane Powell / Wes Sargent / Mike Sudberry) 33rd Devastators $300 (Al Barlow / Frank Caccamo / Matt Dennis / Josh Pinkoski / Brian Wolfe)

MIXED 8-BALL SINGLES - GOLD

25th Focus Grasshopper $600 (Brad Andrews / Eric Charlton / Chan Phan / Bill Vander Weyst / Brady Williams)

7th Jeremy Ross $800 17th Brian Poore $380 33rd Hugo Villanueva $250 49th Sue Orr $160

33rd W.S.A.B. $500 (JR Ascension / Ernest Kenneth / Mike Lawrence / John Marquis / Chad Purvis / Navin Talreja)

MIXED 9-BALL PLATINUM TEAMS

GOLD SCOTCH DOUBLES 1st Burt Balancad / Sophia Balancad $2,000 9th George Bell / Donna Taylor $300 17th Rob Pulvino / Linda Asleson $160

MIXED 8-BALL SILVER TEAMS 4th Luck Over Skill $1300 (Carlos De Santiago / Jeff Hamburger / Jon Obando / Talle Sowers / Jeff Wolfe) 7th Chalked and Ready $800 (Joe Eros / Harry Holben / Ron Hughes / Larry Tung / Paul Wuerfel)

33rd Chris Baginski $250 33rd Matt Conrad $250 65th Anthony Begay Jr $160 65th Shannon Flaherty $160

WOMEN’S 9-BALL GOLD TEAMS 3rd Millers Killers $500 (Leandrea Gaff / Jamie Goodwin / Sara Miller)

MIXED 8-BALL SINGLES BRONZE 7th Jaime Mercado $500 25th Glen Keer $160

WOMEN’S 8-BALL SINGLES GOLD 5th Sophia Balancad $500

MIXED 9-BALL GOLD TEAMS

3rd Unfinished Business $700 (Chris Adams / Dennis Orender / Danny Teurman)

9th Phoenix Phargo Phockers $480 (Patrick McGovern / Mike McGovern / Mike Sandoval)

MIXED 8-BALL SENIOR SINGLES - GOLD

17th Focus Grasshopper $280 (Chris Baginski / Eric Charlton / Bill Vander Weyst)

5th Dwayne Celestine $700 7th Terry Tucker $500 33rd Ron Hughes $160 33rd Jim Janssens $160

HANDICAPPED 8-BALL SINGLES - GOLD 2nd Shawn Barker $600 9th Bernie Papa $120

25th Tres Putos $240 (Joe Avila / Nick Cipiti / Rico Gonzalez)

WOMEN’S 8-BALL SINGLES SILVER 7th Kim Kauffman $380

MIXED 8-BALL SINGLES SILVER 9th Craig Carmichael $600

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7th Sandi Wilson $380

PLATINUM SCOTCH DOUBLES 4th Eric Charlton / Sara Miller $350 7th Gary Onomura / Sue Orr $200

WOMEN’S 8-BALL GOLD TEAMS 9th Millers Killers $350 (Jessica Derezinski / Leandrea Gaff / Jamie Goodwin / Sara Miller) 9th No Balls Required $350 (Terri Adams / Tracey Elliott / Kristina Flaherty / Tammy Holben / Tova Trowbridge)

9-BALL SINGLES 9th Nick DeLeon $320

SILVER SCOTCH DOUBLES 9th Paul Wuerfel / Tova Trowbridge $280

MIXED 9-BALL SINGLES - GOLD 25th Nick Cipiti $160 49th Vincent Sbelgio $100

MIXED 8-BALL TROPHY TEAMS 1st Breaking Bad (Robin Clark / Gary Englehart / Tonya Kurtz / Chad Metivier / David Rayner / Fred Straps)

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Undecided Repeats as TAP Champions, Earns Trip to Nationals OVER THE AUGUST 24-25TH WEEKEND, THE PHOENIX-AREA TAP LEAGUE WRAPPED UP THEIR 2019 SEASON WITH THEIR MASTER’S TOURNAMENT AT FREEZER’S ICE HOUSE.

ver 150 players, representing 24 teams, competed in the 2-day tournament which wrapped up late Sunday night with Undecided capturing their second consecutive win and earning their spot at the National Tournament in Biloxi, MS. The 2-day format started on Saturday with group round robin play, where the 24 teams were separated into 6 groups of 4, with each team playing the 3 teams, head-to-head, within their group. As in year’s

ned during round robin play. Day 1 performer, Qs and Brews saw an early exit, losing to the 2018 Champion, Undecided. Other notable losses in round 1 were Last Call, Crazy Diamonds and Stacked! As the day progressed, teams played frequently to hill-hill scenarios, making for some long, but exciting play. Pocket Poolers on their very first bid to a championship, joined Ballizsticks, Undecided and Main Event in the final four. As the evening wound down, Undecided and Ballizsticks ended up head-to-head

Undecided

National teams in recent years, and is one of the kindest, most gracious players in the league. “Wow, I’m so humbled. Always loved playing in TAP and miss the AZ TAP league so badly. Thanks for considering me worthy of this, I’m so grateful,” said Sharma.

Ballizsticks

past, the tournament started off fairly even with many teams splitting 3-2 or 2-3 in round one. But as the day progressed, some familiar faces emerged; Pocket Poolers posted back-to-back 4-1 wins, Last Call, Pinkys and last year’s champion, Undecided, all had 4-1 wins in the 2nd and 3rd rounds. New to the tournament, Qs and Brews came out on top of day 1, posting an 11, going 4-1, 3-2 and 4-1. Rounding out the top 5 teams, was Stacked!, Shoot ‘Em Up, Mushroom Tips and Main Event. On Day 2 TAP welcomed back 16-teams, for a single elimination tournament, seeded by points ear-

Representing TAP at the 2019 National Tournament, being held November 2-6 at IP Casino in Biloxi, for the championship, with the deci- MS are: ding match being played by Brady Williams (Undecided) and Kalya- First Place: Undecided – earning an neswar Gogineni (Ballizsticks). all-expense paid trip; hotel rooms, Jesse Guerrero But, in the end, it was Brady who airfare and the $700 tournament enTravis Choate, Brad Andrews, Polly ran out 3 balls, along with a tough try fee. Hughes, Brady Williams, Scott Ma8-ball shot to win. thews, Rich Coon, Marcos Romero and Sandeep Sharma. This year, TAP also selected two players for its Season MVP award Second Place: Ballizsticks – earand Robert Mallen Sportsmanship ning a free entry into the National Award. Jesse Guerrero was preTournament. sented with the 2019 League MVP award for his consistent play throuCaptain Steve Johnson, Steve ghout the year. Sandeep Sharma, a Zamanakos, Tony Major, Chris Tollong-time TAP player who recently son, Kalyaneswar Gogineni, Ron moved to North Carolina, was choCasner, Amudhan Arokiasamy and sen as the 2019 Sportsman of the Lance Harris. Year. Sandeep has been on several

Marcos Romero

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Chris Lulek Earns Player Appreciation Tournament Win TIM DANIEL DREW A HUGE FIELD OF 102 PLAYERS TO FREEZER’S FOR THE 2ND ANNUAL PLAYER APPRECIATION TOURNAMENT ON AUGUST 17TH - 18TH, WHERE CHRIS LULEK DEFEATED SPIKE AIARDO TWO OUT OF THREE SETS FOR FIRST PLACE.

ulek had notable wins over Dave Mark, Bernie Pettipiece and Paul Grande on his way to the hot-seat match. Meanwhile, Aiardo had notable wins over Mike Hamman, Burt Balancad and Fernando Diaz. Lulek then took the hot-seat with a 7-4 win over Aiardo. Aiardo found Diaz waiting for him on the one loss side. Diaz had bounced back from his loss to Aiardo and eliminated Ruben Silva and Abdulwahab Aldelaimi. Diaz would settle for third place though, as he lost to Aiardo 7-4 in the rematch. Aiardo won the first rematch against Lulek in the first set of the finals 7-6, but Lulek came back to take the second set of the finals 7-5.

Nineteen players came back on Sunday to compete in the second chance tournament, where Nick DeLeon defeated Jimmy Sears in the finals for first place. MAIN EVENT PAYOUTS (without side pots) 1st Chris Lulek $550 2nd Spike Aiardo $375 3rd Fernando Diaz $250 4th Abdulwahab Aldelaimi $175 5th Ruben Silva $130 5th Paul Grande $130 7th Bernie Pettipiece $100 7th Steve Thomas $100 9th Jamie Welch $75 9th Joey Barrera $75 9th Sam Yonko $75 9th Will Courtright $75 13th Fred Boggs $50 13th Mike Hamman $50 Main Event Winner and Runner-Up Chris Lulek and Spike Aiardo

13th Josh Lortz $50 13th Bryan Bach $50 17th Aaron Morgan $35 17th Mandy Beck $35 17th Jerry French $35 17th Robert Pamiroyan $35 17th Ray Robles $35 17th Tim Benally $35

17th Burt Balancad $35 17th Dave Mark $35 SECOND CHANCE PAYOUTS 1st Nick DeLeon $140 2nd Jimmy Sears $80 3rd Joe Nicita $40 4th Robert Pamiroyan $25

Bret Huth, Rico Gonzalez, Mike McGovern & Kurt Siebels

Second Chance Runner-Up and Winner Jimmy Sears and Nick DeLeon

SIEBELS AND MCGOVERN UNSTOPPABLE AT FREEZERS KURT SIEBELS & MIKE MCGOVERN TEAMED UP FOR AN UNDEFEATED RUN THROUGH A TOUGH FIELD AT THE FREEZER’S OPEN SCOTCH DOUBLES 9-BALL EVENT ON AUGUST 3RD.

iebels & McGovern had wins over Evans Bishop & Tim Daniel and Fernando Diaz & Nick Cipiti before taking the hot-seat with a 7-3 win over Bernardo Garcia & Junior Carrizosa.

Main Event Third Place Finisher Fernando Diaz

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matches on the left side of the board, including a 5-4 win over Garcia & Carrizosa. The finals only went one set with Siebels & McGovern scoring an impressive 7-5 win for first place. COMPLETE PAYOUTS: 1st Kurt Siebels & Mike McGovern $560 2nd Bret Huth & Rico Gonzalez $160

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TAYLOR WINS AT FREEZERS

CONGRATS TO DONNA TAYLOR FOR WINNING THE 39 PLAYER, 500 & UNDER 9-BALL ON JULY 29TH AT FREEZERS AGAINST NATHAN HOLLIDAY IN A HILL-HILL THRILLER IN THE FINALS TO WIN THE TOURNAMENT UNDEFEATED. WAY TO GO DONNA!!

itesh Prajapati ran out of gas and came in 3rd place followed by Lawrence Escaner in 4th place. Nice job Gentlemen.

The surprise of the Tournament was 14yr old Sam Nelson who came in 5th place and his 1st time cashing in a Tournament. Congrats Sammy. I’m sure

Nathan Holliday and Donna Taylor

you’ll be knocking down some Tournament’s in the near future. Sam Nelson

Thanks to all the players that came out to make the

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Tournament a success and thanks again to Freezer’s & the Staff for a great job taking care of the players. —Tim Daniel

COMPLETE PAYOUTS: 1st Donna Taylor $560 2nd Nathan Holliday $540 3rd Ritesh Prajapati $190 4th Lawrence Escaner $120 5th Sam Nelson $80 5th Pete Boucos $80 7th Chris Nelson $50 7th Rich Szpara $50

September 2019

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DARTS: Play like a Pro - Avoid Bogies Steel Tip OVERVIEW: IN THE LAST ISSUE, WE COVERED AVOIDING BOGIES FOR SOFT-TIP N01 PLAYED WITH A FULL- BULL AND MASTER OUT. WE WILL NOW ADDRESS STEEL-TIP 501 BOGIE AVOIDANCE TARGETING.

hile many players spend hours on their perfecting their “throw,” few spend any time on this part of the mental game. On the world stage, the professionals finish a leg of 501 in five turns; they have learned not to give away anything. Every competitive darter understands how important it is to win the cork. This gives the starting player three more darts to win the leg or a match given alternating starts. Less understood is that a player ending a turn on a bogey remaining-score (RS) assures the opponent that they have six more darts to win. This reduces the pressure on the opponent and gives them a mental boost; this is exactly the opposite of what is wanted.

dation for the aspiring player to learn and practice each successive range.

The tradeoff to maximizing points is to always an attempt set up a statistically superior RS.

To make learning more manageable, consider this. First, the player need only learn the ranges appropriate to their level of play and this begins with the range 2-40. For ranges above RS 100 the player need only memorize the RSs where the T20 is not targeted. This vastly reduces what to memorize.

Knowing the score after each dart is played eliminates doubt and allows the player to maintain their rhythm-of-throw. This reduces the chances that working-memory will overpower procedural-memory negatively affecting marksmanship.

Do not be intimidated by the table as the explanation will simplify a complex subject difficult to discuss otherwise.

Play the odds: Do not do any alternative targeting to avoid a bogie until compelled to do so.

When avoiding a bogie in steel-tip you have to give up pointing potential whereas in soft-tip you have a chance to gain points. If you do not think even onepoint can matter, try finishing a RS 61 versus a RS 60 with three or possibly only two darts-in-hand (DIH). Or, try finishing RS 170 versus RS 171. Anyone given extra points and more six darts to win a leg of n01 should take it. This is about players training themselves not to give their opponent this edge. Winning the diddle is a matter of physical skill and avoiding a bogie at the least point cost is the development of mental skills. Bogies and bogey-traps: The seven steel-tip bogey RSs are: 159, 162, 163, 165, 166, 168, and 169. They are only of consequence when you finish a turn and leave them as a RS. Imagine starting a turn with RS 349 in an important match, scoring 180, and ending up on the bogey 169. As shown in the table there are the bogies and the bogey-traps. Knowing what RSs are bogies or bogie-traps is important but of little use in avoiding them. They are to be avoided with the prior dart(s) as shown in the Bogie Avoidance Table (BAT) for steel-tip. It is important to understand that what to do depends on the RS and the DIH. Published out-charts: Most published finishing charts usually just cover the RSs 61 thru 170 and provide only one alternative when there might be many and they have no information of what to do if you end up on a bogie. They are and limited and yet this is how most players learn to play n01; 501 being the bedrock of the international darting community. Bogey avoidance table (BAT): The table is a summary of alternative targeting to avoid a bogie for illustrative purposes. The appropriate targeting is imbedded in the book “DARTS: Play like a Pro” Optimal Targeting Tables (OPTs), along with the ranges’s targeting nuances. The detailed range tables also identify when a player may judiciously target the bull (for RS 185 with 1-DIH) to or when to target an alternative to the T20 (T19 for RS 173) to setup a preferred RS. The idea is to provide a tool to learn each range in a progressive manner, with each range building a foun-

Bogie avoidance targeting (aka “switching”): Avoiding a bogie takes some skill but it is very manageable. The following is an example of avoiding the bogie RS 159. BAT (1) RS 179: The player has reduced the score to 179 and has 1-DIH. Targeting the T20 but scoring the probable S20 will leave the bogie RS 159. Targeting the T19 and scoring a S19 will leave the RS 160 and the T19 will leave RS 122. The player gave up one point to set up a finish avoiding the bogie and possibly three points if they scored the so much the better T19 (versus the T20). So, one dart away from a possible bogie, switch targets. Simple right? Memorize the RSs in this column and switch to a T19 or T18, (or the bull in some cases) to avoid a possible bogie while maximizing your pointing potential. There, you have mastered avoiding bogies at the least cost in one of the most important ranges above 170. BAT (2) RS 199: In keeping with the mantra not to do any alternative targeting unless you have to, ignore this column. As an example, With a RS 199 and targeting the T20, scoring a S20 will leave RS 179. And as shown in the preceding, if the player that has only 1-DIH left they can avoid the bogie with the last dart by targeting the T19. That was easy. BAT (3) RS 219: Ignore this column because with 1-DIH and a RS 219 as the example, you are screwed. Any alternative will leave a bogie or a score above 170. Score as many points as possible with the last dart and live with it. Now you know. BAT (4) RS 239: With 2-DIH and the RS 239 the player should target the T19 because the S20 would leave the above RS 239 and no finish setup possible with the last dart. Note that one of the two darts has to be a triple or the bull to leave a finish. BAT (5-16): Things get more complex in some cases as the examples cover each additional range (BAT 5-16). And, there is much more information in the detailed OPT range tables than shown in the BAT. Mental Scorekeeping: A competitive dart player learns to keep track of their score and be aware of the darts in hand to avoid bogies. For steel-tip, mental scorekeeping is important to know when to avoid a bogey and when to judiciously target the bull or an alternative to the T20.

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Any alternative dart to maximize scoring potential may end up missing the intended target and that then becomes a different game situation. Summary: By systematically memorizing the OPTs in a progressive approach, the player will select and methodically practice the finishing and bogey avoidance options they have chosen. This will lead to confidence as the doubt of what to target is erased; there will be no second-guessing as to whether a better option exists. Some may argue that avoiding a bogie is unimportant because they cannot take out a RS 170, as an example. The counter argument is, “Give yourself a chance.” Further, when does a player learn to avoid a bogie? As always, watch the professionals on the world stage and learn from them. They are the only ones truly qualified to teach anyone the game. That said, an education and understanding what to look for is important. And often, the announcers in a televised broadcast may comment on a misplayed dart or say “they got away with one” when the player scores a triple. A player with good marksmanship skills and good knowledge of targeting options has an advantage over a player with similar marksmanship skills but a limited knowledge of the setup of and the finishing options.

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Pete Gresh, Ron Shuman, David Smith (hiding in the shadows) & Justin Brown

BROWN & SMITH WIN AT KITTYS JUSTIN BROWN & DAVID SMITH TEAMED UP FOR AN UNDEFEATED WIN AT THE KITTY’S SCOTCH DOUBLES 9-BALL EVENT ON AUGUST 3RD.

rown & Smith only had to beat Pete Gresh Sr and Ron Shuman before the hot-seat match, where they defeated Amanda Pulley & Sara Sorg. 4-3. Pulley & Sorg wouldn’t fare much better on the left side of the board as they then lost to Gresh & Shuman 5-1 in the semi-finals. The finals was a rematch between Brown & Smith vs Gresh & Shu-

man. Their first match had gone to Brown & Smith 4-4 and the rematch also went to Brown & Smith 4-3 for first place. COMPLETE PAYOUTS: 1st Justin Brown & David Smith $230 2nd Pete Gresh Sr. & Ron Shuman $100

Vito Leto and Carlos Esparza

ESPARZA OVER LETO TWICE FOR KITTYS WIN CARLOS ESPARZA FACED VITO LETO TWICE AND DEFEATED HIM BOTH TIMES TO WIN THE KITTY’S 550 & UNDER 9-BALL EVENT ON AUGUST 11TH.

he first match between Esparza and Leto was for the hot-seat, where Esparza scored a 4-1 win. Leto took the trip to the one loss side and found Frank Parker waiting. After a 4-0 loss to John Sauer in his first match of the day, Parker scored five straight wins on the one loss side. That long string of matches may have gotten the better of him though, as Leto cruised to a 4-0 win leaving Parker in 3rd place.

Leto faired better against Esparza in the finals, but it still wasn’t enough as Esparza scoring a hillhill win in the first set for first place. COMPLETE PAYOUTS: 1st Carlos Esparza $170 2nd Vito Leto $40 3rd Frank Parker $20 4th Randell Moore $15

SCHELLENBERG PERFECT AT KITTYS

NORTON RETURNS TO KITTY’S WINNERS CIRCLE

BJ SCHELLENBERG WAS PERFECT, NEVER LOSING A GAME, TO WIN THE KITTY’S 550 & UNDER 8-BALL EVENT ON AUGUST 12TH.

AFTER A WEEK WHERE HE FINISHED OUT OF THE MONEY IN THE MONDAY NIGHT 615 & UNDER 8-BALL TOURNAMENT, TONY NORTON CAME STORMING BACK TO TAKE FIRST PLACE ON AUGUST 19TH.

chellenberg scored 2-0 wins able to do any better than any othover Morgan Totten, Alex er player on this day, as SchellenSalem and then Chuck Sow- berg beat him 2-0 for first place. ers for the hot-seat. Salem recovered from his loss to Schellen- COMPLETE PAYOUTS: berg and eliminated Vinny Jones, Thomas Davis and Sowers on the 1st Chuck Sowers $130 2nd Joey Soto $50 one loss side. 3rd Chad Lovelace $20 Salem stepped up to face Schellenberg in the finals, but wasn’t

Alex Salem and BJ Schellenberg

orton cruised through the winner’s side with wins over Dan Lorett, Vinny Jones and Randell Moore by a combined score of 5-1. With Norton comfortable in the hot-seat, the one loss side came down to Chad Lovelace and Moore. Lovelace had a two match winning streak going, and made it three in a row with a 1-0 win over Moore.

Tony Norton and Chad Lovelace

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Norton completed his undefeated streak with a 2-0 win over Lovelace in the first set of the finals for first place. COMPLETE PAYOUTS: 1st Tony Norton $90 2nd Chad Lovelace $30

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NORTON NEARLY PERFECT AT KITTYS

Dan Lorett and Randell Moore

TONY NORTON NEVER LOST A MATCH, AND ONLY LOST ONE GAME, ON HIS WAY TO WINNING THE KITTY’S 615 & UNDER 8-BALL EVENT ON JULY 29TH.

he one demerit that Norton had was in his first match, where he beat Dennis Winkler 2-1. After that, he scored back-to-back 2-0 wins over Vinny Rider and Chuck Sowers to take the hot-seat. With the field of only 9 players, Chad Lovelace and Alex Salem were the unlucky players to not get an opening round bye. Salem dropped that match 2-0, but made the best of it by scoring five

straight 1-0 wins (including notable wins over Randell Moore, Lovelace and Sowers) to earn his place in the finals. The finals was more of the same from Norton though, as he cruised to the 2-0 win in the first set for first place. COMPLETE PAYOUTS: 1st Tony Norton $130 2nd Alex Salem $50

ROLLING THUNDER UNDEFEATED AT KITTYS RANDELL “ROLLING THUNDER” MOORE DID WHAT HE DOES BEST AS HE ROLLED TO AN UNDEFEATED WIN AT THE KITTY’S 9-BALL EVENT ON JULY 27TH.

oore had wins over Gino Sanchez, Dan Lorett and Joe Rodarte to take the hot-seat, where he got comfortable waiting to see who would dare oppose him in the finals. That person would be Lorett, looking to avenge his earlier loss.

Alex Salem and Tony Norton Tony Norton and Dennis Winkler

Lorett had three wins on the one loss side to gather momentum, but dropped the first set of the finals 5-2 to finish second to Moore. COMPLETE PAYOUTS: 1st Randell Moore $125 2nd Dan Lorett $45 3rd Joe Rodarte $25

MONTAG OVER SOWERS FOR KITTYS WIN JOSH MONTAG TOOK THE SHORT ROUTE AND MET THE CHALLENGE FROM CHUCK SOWERS IN THE FINALS TO WIN THE KITTY’S 615 & UNDER 9-BALL EVENT ON AUGUST 4TH.

ontag was on an early roll, as he defeated Chuck Sowers and Alex Salem by a combined score of 9-1. He then took the hot-seat with a 5-2 win over Frank Parker. Chuck Sowers’ path to the finals was a bit longer after dropping that early match to Montag. Sowers then defeated Alex De Dora, Miguelito Nixon, Tony Norton,

WINKLER EARNS REVENGE OVER NORTON AT KITTYS TONY NORTON’S WIN AT THE KITTY’S 615 & UNDER 8-BALL EVENT ON JULY 29TH SAW HIM LOSE ONE GAME, TO DENNIS WINKLER.

orton went on to win and Winkler finished out of the money. Winkler would get his revenge a week later on August 5th. Winkler had wins over Frank Parker, Chuck Sowers and Chad Lovelace before facing Norton for the hot-seat. That match went to Winkler 2-0. After a quick win

over Alex Salem, Norton was right back at the table to face Winkler again. Norton would take the first set of the finals 2-1, but Winkler won the 2nd set 1-0 for first place. COMPLETE PAYOUTS: 1st Dennis Winkler $115 2nd Tony Norton $60

Chuck Sowers and Josh Montag

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Alex Salem and Parker on the one loss side. He wasn’t done though, as he then handed Montag his first loss 4-3 in the first set of the finals. Montag got it back together in the second set and defeated Sowers 5-1 for first place. COMPLETE PAYOUTS: 1st Josh Montag $135 2nd Chuck Sowers $60

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2019 AWBT Tour Schedule *Fargo 640 & Under Women’s Amateur Tour*

Contact Info: Justine Bishop (602)391-7752 / Junior Flores (602)705-8268 / Email: jr.flores123@hotmail.com

Races: Fargo 541-640=7 / 471-540=6 / 401-470=5 / 400B=4 Entry Fee: $25 + $5 GF

(Opt. $40 Tour Card avoids $10 Admin Fee at each stop)

Optional $10 + $20 WTA Side Pots. Added $ for all 2nd Chance Tourney’s

Tour Points Payouts 1st $300 / 2nd $200 / 3rd $100 Mar. 9th-10th – Bull Shooters – $600 added (9-ball on 7’ tables) April 27th-28th – Freezer’s – $600 added (9-ball on 9’ tables) June 1st-2nd – Bull Shooters – $600 added (9-ball on 9’ tables)*

*NAPT Qualifier Stop

July 6th-7th – Main Street – $600 added (8-ball on 7’ tables) Aug. 24th-25th – Pockets – $600 added (9-ball on 9’ tables) Oct. 5th-6th – Freezer’s – $600 added (9-ball on 9’ tables)*

*NAPT Qualifier Stop

Nov. 9th – Main Street – $600 added (Scotch Doubles 9-ball on 7’ tables)

Main Street Billiards

1749 W Main Street -Mesa AZ 85201

Bull Shooters

3337 W Peoria Ave PHX AZ 85029

Tour Sponsors:

7835 N 19th Ave Phx 85021

Pockets Pool & Pub

1062 S Wilmont Rd Tucson AZ 85711

Freezer’s Sports Bar

83 E Broadway Rd Tempe AZ 85282

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Gary Englehart (480) 593-7034

Monthly Tournament Guide EVENT

LOCATION

ADDRESS

PHONE

DATE

9 & Under 8-Ball

Mason’s Sports Pub

10634 N 51st Ave

(623) 878-9874

Sept 6th

State 9-Ball Championship

Freezer’s Ice House

83 E. Broadway Rd

(620) 491-9119

Sep 7th/8th

1200 & Under Scotch

Kitty’s

2836 N 36th St

(602) 957-9786

Sept 7th

Az Junior 9-Ball Tour

Pockets

1062 S Wilmot Road

(520) 571-9421

Sept 14th

580 & Under Griffs Qualifier

Freezer’s Ice House

83 E. Broadway Rd

(620) 491-9119

Sept 14th

Open 10-Ball

Freezer’s Ice House

83 E. Broadway Rd

(620) 491-9119

Sept 15th

Deep Stack Chip Tournament

Kolbys Corner Pocket

1301 E University Drive

(480) 829-7344

Sept 21st

595 & Under 10-Ball

Freezer’s Ice House

83 E. Broadway Rd

(620) 491-9119

Sep 21st/22nd

Bank Pool State C’Ships

Freezer’s Ice House

83 E. Broadway Rd

(620) 491-9119

Sep 21st/22nd

Open One Pocket

Kolbys Corner Pocket

1301 E University Drive

(480) 829-7344

Sept 28th

625 & Under 10-Ball

Freezer’s Ice House

83 E. Broadway Rd

(620) 491-9119

Sep 29th

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Weekly Tournament Guide *Call us at 480-251-3452 to have your tournament added to the guide.

PHOENIX AREA WEEKLY TOURNAMENT GUIDE PLAYERS WHEN?

“BY RATING” and “DAY” WHERE?

PH#

FORMAT

FEE

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MONDAY 7:30 KOLBY’S 1301 EAST UNIVERSITY DR. 480-829-7344 9-BALL $15.00 FRIDAY 7:00 SKIP & JANS 1520 W WARNER 480-539-0110 8-BALL D/E $2 Greens Fee $10.00 FRIDAY 7:00 BULLSHOOTERS 3327 W PEORIA 602-441-2447 9-BALL Chip Tourney $15.00 SUNDAY 3PM THE SNAP 1516 W CAMELBACK 602-222-3551 8-BALL D/E $200 1ST PLACE ADDED $5.00 MONDAY 7:30 WEDNESDAY 4:00 SUNDAY NOON

THE LOFT AGAIN 15015 N CAVE CREEK RD SAGE & SAND 13831 W GLENDALE AVE STARLITE LOUNGE 4346 W OLIVE

602-482-3130 623-935-5810 623-934-1913

3-Ball CALL FOR DETAILS 3-BALL CALL FOR DETAILS 3-BALL CALL FOR DETAILS

CALL $5.00 $5.00

9& Under

TUESDAY 7:30 WEDNESDAY 7:30 THURSDAY 7:30 SATURDAY 7:30 PM SATURDAY 7:30 PM

METRO SPORTZ KOLBY’S KOLBY’S THE DELI DODEYS NORTH

602-997-5717 480-829-7344 480-829-7344 623-979-5163 602-404-2300

8-BALL 7’ TABLES SIDES 9-BALL Progressive / 630 & Under 8-BALL Progressive / 650 & Under 8-BALL D/E 200% PAY 8-BALL D/E 200% PAY

$5.00 $20.00 $20.00 $5.00 $5.00

8& Under

MONDAY 7:30 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 9-BALL BARBOX 200% Payback $5.00 MONDAY 7:30 LIGHTHOUSE 12351 W INDIAN SCHOOL 623-935-2471 9-BALL 7 FOOT 200% $7.00 MONDAY 7:30 WHAT THE HELL 7309 E MAIN ST 480-380-6000 8-Ball ADDED MONEY $7.00 TUESDAY 7:00 UNCLE MONKEYS 1720 W SOUTHERN AVE 480 890-2276 9-BALL BARBOX 200% $5.00 TUESDAY 7:30 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 9-BALL 9’ TABLES SIDES $7.00 TUESDAY 7:00 CHARLEY’S PLACE 4324 W THUNDERBIRD 602-439-1668 10-BALLD/E $7.00 WEDNESDAY 7:30 LIGHTHOUSE 12351 W INDIAN SCHOOL 623-935-2471 8-BALL 7 FOOT 200% $7.00 WEDNESDAY 7:30 THE LOFT AGAIN 15015 N CAVE CREEK RD 602-482-3130 8-Ball 200% PAYBACK $5.00 WEDNESDAY 7:30 THE TROUGH 9303 APACHE, MESA 480-986-5572 8-Ball CALL FOR DETAILS CALL THURSDAY 7:00 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 8-BALL BARBOX 635 & UNDER $10.00 THURSDAY 7:30 WHAT THE HELL 7309 E MAIN ST 480-380-6000 8-Ball ADDED MONEY $7.00 FRIDAY 7:00 UNCLE MONKEYS 1720 W SOUTHERN AVE 480 890-2276 8-BALL BARBOX 200% $5.00 FRIDAY 7:30 WHAT THE HELL 7309 E MAIN ST 480-380-6000 9-Ball ADDED MONEY $7.00 SATURDAY 7:00 UNCLE MONKEYS 1720 W SOUTHERN AVE 480 890-2276 8-BALL BARBOX 200% $5.00 SATURDAY 7:30 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 9-BALL BARBOX 200% $5.00 SATURDAY 7:30 WHAT THE HELL 7309 E MAIN ST 480-380-6000 9-Ball ADDED MONEY $7.00 SUNDAY 1:00 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 9-BALL BARBOX 200% $5.00 SUNDAY 2:00 STINGERS 43RD AVE & PEORIA 623-937-9645 8-BALL D/E RACE TO 2 $5 Green Fee $5.00 SUNDAY 2:00 THE BREAK ROOM 4729 E MCDOWELL 602-267-1010 9-BALL D/E $5 SIDE POT $5.00 SUNDAY 2:30 KITTYS 2836 N 36TH ST 602-957-9786 8-BALL BARBOX 200% $5.00 SUNDAY 3:00 LIGHTHOUSE 12351 W INDIAN SCHOOL 623-935-2471 9-BALL 7 FOOT 200% $7.00 SUNDAY 3:00 UNCLE MONKEYS 1720 W SOUTHERN AVE 480 890-2276 8-BALL BARBOX 200% $5.00 SUNDAY 7:30 THE TROUGH 9303 APACHE, MESA 480-986-5572 8-Ball CALL FOR DETAILS CALL

7& Under

MONDAY 7:00 MONDAY 8:30 SUNDAY 7:30 TUESDAY 8:00 TUESDAY 8:00 WEDNESDAY 8:00 WEDNESDAY 8:30 THURSDAY 8:00 FRIDAY 7:00 FRIDAY 7:30 FRIDAY 8:00 FRIDAY 8:00 SATURDAY 1:00 SATURDAY 7:00 SATURDAY 7:00 SUNDAY 3:00 SUNDAY 7:30 SUNDAY 4:00 SUNDAY 6:00 SUNDAY 7:30 PM SUNDAY 7:00 PM

SAGE & SAND 13831 W GLENDALE AVE DODEY’S NORTH 3114 E CACTUS RD HAMBONE 903 E MAIN ST CANDY STORE 18613 N CAVE CREEK RD GYPSY ROADHOUSE 5122 E MCDOWELL RD COOPS 8455 W. PEORIA AVE PEORIA DODEY’S CENTRAL 7051 N 7TH ST THE NUGGET 4130 N 83RD AVE SAGE & SAND 13831 W GLENDALE AVE METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 480 BAR 480 N ARIZONA AVE SKIP & JANS 1520 W WARNER MASONS 10634 N. 51 ST AVE CHARLEY’S PLACE 4324 W THUNDERBIRD WESTWOOD BAR 1818 W GLENDALE CROSSROADS 5030 W MCDOWELL HAMBONE 903 E MAIN ST COOPS 8455 W. PEORIA AVE PEORIA 480 BAR 480 N ARIZONA AVE THE OTHER ROOM 4404 W PEORIA DAVES ON NORTHER 2344 W NORTHERN

623-935-5810 602-404-2300 480-833-9839 602-569-0084 602-286-9251 623-878-4250 602-944-9699 623-873-1118 623-935-5810 602-997-5717 480-899-2268 480-539-0110 623-878-9874 602-439-1668 602-995-5897 602-278-3857 480-833-9839 623-878-4250 480-899-2268 623-435-1440 602-973-7797

8-BALL CALL FOR DETAILS 8-BALL D/E 200% 499 & UNDER 8-BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK 8-BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK 8-BALL D/E 175% PAYBACK 8-BALL D/E 200% RETURN 8-BALL D/E 200% 499 & UNDER 8-BALL RACE TO 1 150% PAYBACK 9-BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK 8-BALL BARBOX 8-BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK 8-BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK 8-BALL D/E 200% 8-BALL 200% PAYBACK 8-BALL 200% PAYBACK 8-BALL D/E ADDED MONEY 8-BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK 8-BALL D/E 200% RETURN 9-BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK 8BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK 8BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK

$5.00 $8.00 $3.00 $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 $8.00 $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 $3.00 $5.00 $5.00 $5.00 $5.00

6& Under

SUNDAY 7:00 MONDAY 7:30 FRIDAY 7PM

METRO SPORTZ 480 BAR 5030 LOUNGE

602-997-5717 480-899-2268 623-435-3997

8-BALL BARBOX 200% 8-BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK 8BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK

$5.00 $5.00 $5.00

Scotch

MONDAY 8:00 THE SNAP 1516 W CAMELBACK 602-222-3551 8-BALL D/E $100 PRIZE FUND FREE THURSDAY 8:00 THE SNAP 1516 W CAMELBACK 602-222-3551 8-BALL D/E $100 PRIZE FUND FREE FRIDAY 7:00 BULLSHOOTERS 3327 W PEORIA 602-441-2447 9-BALL Chip Tourney $15.00 SUNDAY 5:00 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 16 & UNDER 9-BALL 9’ TABLES $20.00

3-Ball

10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 1301 EAST UNIVERSITY DR. 1301 EAST UNIVERSITY DR. 9635 W PEORIA AVE 3114 E. CACTUS RD

10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 480 N ARIZONA AVE 5030 W PEORIA

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AARON CONWAY WINS GRIFF’S QUALIFIER

GRANDE DOUBLE DIPS ALDELAIMI AT FREEZERS PAUL GRANDE AVENGED HIS ONLY LOSS AND DOUBLE DIPPED ABDULWAHAB ALDELAIMI TO WIN THE FREEZER’S OPEN 10-BALL EVENT ON AUGUST 4TH.

rande was cruising through the winner’s side with wins over Ian Meinke and Darnell Ishmael before he ran into Aldelaimi in the hot-seat match. Aldelaimi had wins over Jimmy Sears, Mike Sandoval and Chris Soto-Chimelis before facing Grande and he went on to defeat Grande for the hot-seat 5-4.

match to Chimelis, but bounced back with five straight wins on the west side of the board.

Grande made quick work of Windy Breck in the semi-final match 9-0. Breck had lost her first

1st Paul Grande $250 2nd Abdulwahab Aldelaimi $220 3rd Windy Breck $50

Abdulwahab Aldelaimi and Paul Grande

Arizona Billiard & Dart News

Grande edged Aldelaimi in the first set of the finals hill-hill, and then rode that momentum to a one-sided 7-1 win in the second set for first place. COMPLETE PAYOUTS:

SIXTEEN PLAYERS CAME OUT TO FREEZER’S ON AUGUST 24TH TO COMPETE IN THE 580 & UNDER QUALIFIER.

his single elimination event featured races to fifteen with the winner receiving paid entry to the upcoming $1000 entry tournament at Griff’s in Las Vegas.

gafelter and Alex Esparza to get to the finals against Conway. With the late hour, both players decided to ….

Come back on Sunday to face off Aaron Conway had Saturday wins for all of the marbles!!! over Matt Dawson, Rob James and Eddie Gonzalez, while Jim- Conway won a 15-13 nail biter my Sears had close Saturday wins on Sunday to earn the paid spot over Chris Carpenter, Steven Lin- in the Griff’s event.

Jimmy Sears and Aaron Conway

December 7th - 8th 2019 – 10:30 Doors Open Noon Start $1,000 GUARANTEED ADDED! $17,000 PRIZE FUND W/FULL FIELD Format: 2,900 Max. Team Fargo 200 Robustness Min. 10-Ball BCAPL Rules 32 Teams Max. – 5 Person Teams w/Min. 1 Women per Team – Race to 13 7’ Diamond Tables – Magic Racks(Allowed) – Headphones Allowed 2 Day Tournament – Double Elimination Format – 8 Teams Advance to Sunday(Race to 15) – Team Shirts not required $100 Entry + $8 Admin Fee per person (per Team: $540 + $60 Optional WTA Sidepot)

$5,000-1st / $3,400-2nd / $2,500-3rd / $1,700-4th / $1,200-5th/6th / $900-7th/8th $100 MVP* + $100 Female MVP* *Based on WP% w/Min. 15 Games Played 2nd Chance Team Event Sunday 16 Teams Max. $100 Team Entry – Single Elimination Race to 15

Main Street Billiards - 1749 W Main St

Mesa, AZ 85201 More Info: Junior Flores (602)705-8268

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Inaugural Arizona Billiards Hall of Fame Inductees Announced VOTING TO DETERMINE THE INAUGURAL CLASS OF THE ARIZONA BILLIARDS HALL OF FAME IS COMPLETE, AND FOUR PEOPLE HAVE EARNED THIS PROUD DISTINCTION.

he top vote getter, with nearly 2/3 of the vote, is an Arizona legend. He was playing in World Championships before some of his fellow candidates were even born. He is a six time Arizona State Championship, a two time National 8-Ball Champion and has won titles in 8-ball, 9-ball and straight pool. He has a high straight pool run of 225 balls and has tutored some of the top players in the state. He is Rodney “Babe” Thompson.

Babe Thompson

plishments have come from The second inductee is a outside the playing arena. man who really requires no introduction to anyone in- His name is Mike Howerside or outside of Arizona. ton, and he is the man who His name was synonymous created Azbilliards.com, a with “Arizona Pool” nation- news website that focused wide, even before he opened solely on Arizona pool in his beautiful pool room in the beginning, but gained such a large following that Tempe. it soon became the go-to Inside the state, he has won site for billiard news from more state titles and tour around the world. Mike stops than any other player also originated and operated alive. Outside the state, he the Olhausen Arizona Allhas won many major one Around Tour and the Diapocket titles and is known mond Pool Tour, as well as as one of the players who the first Arizona State BCA redefined the very game of Championship held at a Caone pocket. He is Scott “The sino in Parker, Az. Freezer” Frost. Some of Mike’s other conThe third inductee is a man tributions to pool include who has played competitive former WPBA Board Mempool in Arizona for many ber, Current NAPT Board years, but his major accom- Member, Host of Runout

Roger Griffis

Mike Howerton present Shane Van Boening with his player of the year award

Radio and American Billiard Radio podcasts, Arizona representative for the Billiard Education Foundation (BEF), plus, he is the publisher and editor of the Arizona Billiards & Dart News newspaper. The fourth inductee has represented Arizona on the pro circuit, as well as representing American in one of the most prestigious events in the game, the Mosconi Cup. He was the original “Rocket”. He is Roger Griffis.

a regular in top pro events in the early 90’s, competing against and beating all of the top names in the game. Roger married in 1993 and moved to Texas with his family, where he lived until he passed in 2017 from diabetes complications.

Congratulations in the me mory of Roger Griffis for being voted into the hall alongside Babe Thompson, Scott Frost and Mike Howerton. Fans and friends will Roger was on the winning be able to officially welcome Team USA in the 1996 all four of these winners to Mosconi Cup, scoring wins the hall at Bull Shooters on over Oliver Ortmann and October 18th, at the Hall of Andy Richardson. He was Fame dinner.

Scott Frost

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Freezers Points List Split TIM DANIEL WENT UNDEFEATED (AGAIN) TO EARN A SPLIT OF FIRST AND SECOND PLACE WITH CHRIS LULEK AT THE FREEZER’S MONTHLY POINTS LIST EVENT ON AUGUST 11TH.

aniel had wins over Marcus Teufel, Robert Moreno and Paul Grande on his way to the hot-seat match, where he faced Lulek. Lulek had navigated an unenviable run of matches over Tom Dilorenzo, Spike Aiardo and Joey Barrera. The hot-seat match went hill-hill with Daniel taking the win. After dropping the match to Daniel in the quarterfinals, Grande scored wins over Aiardo and Barrera before dropping a hill-hill decision to Lulek in the semifinals. Instead of playing out the finals, Daniel and Lulek agreed on a split of first and second place. COMPLETE PAYOUTS: 1st Tim Daniel $115 2nd Chris Lulek $115 3rd Paul Grande $50 4th Joey Barrera $30 POINT LEADER'S AS OF 8/11/19 1. Tim Daniel 820 2. Spike Aiardo 380 3. Joey Barrera 370

4. Chuck Evans 300 5. Chris Lulek 260 6. Pete Boucos 230 7. Evans Bishop 210 8. Paul Grande 205 9. Nick De Leon 200 10. Bernie Pettipiece 200 11. Darnell Ishmael 175 12. Tera Crisalida 160 13. Bret Huth 160 14. Justin Turner 125 15. Robert Moreno 120 16. Scott Mathews 110 17. Tom Dilorenzo 110 18. Marcus Teufel 105 19. Rich Mamerto 100 20. Tim Benally 80 21. Brian Brown 80 22. Bob Hillen 80 23. Fernando Diaz 80 24. Fernando Prats 70 25. Sam Yonko 65 26. James Lester 65 27. John Marquis 65 28. Nate Verry 65 29. George Teyechea 65 30. Jesse Hill 65 31. Dan Gaughan 60 32. Manny Luevano 50 33. Jaye Succo 50

Tim Daniel and Chris Lulek

34. Brad Johnson 50 35. Rob James 50 36. Leroy Banks 50 37. Wayne Tang 50 38. Martin Colello 50 39. Eddie Gonzalez 50 40. Peter Horton 50 41. Rob Peoples 40 42. David Smith 40

SOWERS IMPROVES FROM PREVIOUS WEEK AND WINS AT KITTY’S CHUCK SOWERS BETTERED HIS RUNNER-UP FINISH FROM A WEEK BEFORE AND WENT UNDEFEATED TO WIN THE KITTY’S 550 & UNDER 9-BALL TOURNAMENT ON AUGUST 25TH. Sowers took advantage of a first round bye before beating Joey Soto and Frank Parker to get to the hot-seat match. His opponent, Chad Lovelace, defeated Tony Yuzuik, John Sauer and Dan Lorett to get to the hot-seat match. Sowers took the hot-seat with a 3-1 win over Lovelace. Joey Soto put together a five match winning streak on the left

Joey Soto and Chuck Sowers

side of the board, that culminated with a 3-3 win over Lovelace in the semi-final match. Soto would settle for second though, as Sowers defeated him 4-1 in the first set of the finals. COMPLETE PAYOUTS: 1st Chuck Sowers $130 2nd Joey Soto $50 3rd Chad Lovelace $20

43. John Mauren 40 44. Justin Brown 40 45. Jimmy Sears 40 46. Todd Dilley 40 47. Windy Breck 40 48. Danny Teurman 40 49. Gil Franco 40 50. Ray Lapinid 40 51. Bill Noland 40

52. Matt Dawson 40 53. Dante Greenlaw 30 54. Tom Winfield 30 55. Stephen Abraham 30 56. Nancy Kennedy 30 57. Mike Dickinson 30 58. Fred Straps 30 59. Craig Herman 30 60. Jeff Herchert 30

SAUER OVER SOWERS FOR KITTYS WIN JOHN SAUER BOUNCED BACK FROM A LATE LOSS TO ALEX DE DORA AND WON THE KITTY’S 615 & UNDER 9-BALL EVENT ON AUGUST 18TH.

he final four on the win- The final match went two sets ner’s side came down to with Sauer beating Sowers 4-2 Chuck Sowers over Vito and 5-0 for first place. Leto 4-2 and De Dora over Sauer 4-0. Sowers then went on to take COMPLETE PAYOUTS: the hot-seat with a 4-3 win over 1st John Sauer $180 De Dora. 2nd Chuck Sowers $130 Sauer won his first match on the 3rd Alex De Dora $45 left side against Randell Moore 4th Pete Gresh Sr. $25 4-1 and then defeated Pete Gresh 5th Vito Leto $15 Sr. 3-2 and then Dedora to earn his place in the finals against Sowers.

Chuck Sowers and John Sauer

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