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Open
Circuit
2nd Annual NJ State 8-Ball Championships
Manny Chau Chews Up and Swallows the Field |
The 2nd
annual New Jersey State 8 Ball Championships
sponsored by Mezz Cues took place at Atlantic
City Billiard Club on Saturday & Sunday
July 17th & 18th. A Strong field of 33
Players came out to play, players like Manny
Chau, Josh Brothers, Rob Hart, Matt Krah,
Jose Cruz, Joseph Testa, Randy Schwager, Adam
Kiear and Bruce Nagle.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Manny
Chau with wins over Ed Robson 7-0, Kevin Guimond
7-5, Brent Boemmels 7-0, and Josh Brothers
7-5. Leading the bottom half of the bracket
was Forty with wins over Chris Ruggerio 7-4,
Bruce Nagle 7-5, Rob Metz 7-3, Jose Cruz 7-4.
Playing for the hot seat was Forty Vs Manny
Chau this was a great match with Manny Chau
pulling away late to win the match 7-5 and
sending Forty to the one lost side. Making
a move on the one lost side was Josh Brothers
with wins over Joey Testa 5-3, Matt Krah 5-2,
and Forty 5-3 to get to the finals.
In the finals it was Josh Brothers VS Manny
Chau, Josh Brother has to beat Manny Chau
twice to win the event. The first set was
a great set at 5-5 Manny Chau went on to win
the next two games and the set 7-5 and
the new “New Jersey State 8 Ball Championship”
Manny Chau. I would like to thank Mezz for
sponsoring the event. |
Complete Payouts:
1st Manny Chau $1000
2nd Josh Brothers $475
3rd Forty $390
4th Matt Krah $225
5th Jose Cruz $150
5th Joey Testa $150
7th Randy Schwager $125
7th Adam Kielar $125 |
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Women's
Circuit
Stop #1
My-Hanh Lac takes first Mezz Women’s
Event |
| In the first-ever
stop of a Mezz Cues Women’s Tour on
Saturday, May 8, My-Hanh Lac survived a strong
challenge by Pam Cimarelli in a true double
elimination final to become the first winner
on the tour. The $260-added event drew a short
field of 13 entrants to Drexeline Billiards
in Drexel Hill, PA.
Lac and Cimarelli were among the winners’
side final four, but would not meet until
the finals. Lac and Megan Smith advanced to
the hot seat match with identical 7-3 victories
over Denise Reebe and Cimarelli, respectively.
A double hill win over Smith left Lac in the
hot seat.
On the one-loss side, Supadra Geronimo advanced
to meet Cimarelli, after victories over Borana
Andoni 6-5 and Kristy Bell 6-4. Reebe faced
Kim Jones, who’d defeated Neslihon Gurel
6-5 and then shut out Caroline Pao. With 6-4
victories over Geronimo and Reebe, Cimarelli
and Jones moved into the quarterfinals, which
proved to be the first money round of play.
Cimarelli defeated Jones 6-3 and then began
a string of 15 games in which she gave up
only two racks. She gave up the first one
in a 7-1 win over Smith in the semifinals,
and allowed the other one in the opening set
of the true double elimination final versus
Lac. Lac fought back in the second set, which,
with both players on the one-loss side, was
reduced to six games. Lac won it 6-2 to become
the first winner on the Mezz Women’s
Tour.
The next event on the tour is scheduled for
July 30th. It will be held at Mr. Cue Billiards
in Lindenhurst (Long Island), NY. |
Complete Payouts:
1st My-Hanh Lac $400.00
2nd Pamela Cimarelli $220.00
3rd Megan Smith $110.00
4th Kim Jones $70.00 |
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