Wiseman and Moses Post Billiards Wins in Tampa

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Wiseman and Moses Post Billiards Wins in Tampa
Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour / Tampa, FL
by InsidePOOL Staff
Strokers 2, the newest billiard room in Tampa, FL, hosted the June 28-29 Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour events. A total of 85 players, including 18 junior and women players and 21 league players, participated, with Ronnie Wiseman taking first in the open division and Bill Moses claiming the amateur.

The tour’s open division field of 41 players included a strong pro and top regional player contingent, with the likes of Shawn “Big Bubba” Putnam, Wiseman, Cory Deuel, Tony Crosby, Sparky Ferrell, and WPBA player Tracie Hines participating. Strokers 2 provided a great tournament atmosphere for all the players and spectators, and all enjoyed the 23 nine-foot tables.

Wiseman began his trek to the finals by defeating James Roberts 9-7, Leslee Davis 9-1, Rodel Morados 9-6, Bobby Livrago 9-8, Justin Hall 9-5, and then Deuel in the hot seat match 9-6. Deuel was faced with Crosby in the semifinals and ended up running the final seven racks of the match to earn a rematch against Wiseman in the finals. Deuel claimed the first set 9-7, but in the true double-elimination format, the players went neck and neck in the second set until Wiseman moved ahead to take the match 9-6.
The amateur division comprised 44 players, including local favorites such as Neil “Murphy” Young, Ted Lepak, Jose Ybarra, and Jeremy Bell. Moses drew a bye in round one and then defeated Emily Wilmoth 5-0 and Trey Jankowski 5-2 before losing to Scott Howard 5-4. On the one-loss side he fought his way back to the finals, eliminating Jesse Langston 5-3, Justin Stocks 5-2, Kim Dyer 5-3, and Ybarra 5-3 to reach the finals. There he faced down Jonathon Demet and was victorious in the first set 5-3 and then won hill-hill in the second 5-4.

Open Results:
1st Ronnie Wiseman
2nd Cory Deuel
3rd Tony Crosby
4th Shawn Putnam
5th Bob Livrago
Justin Hall
7th Adam Wheeler
Stoney Stone

Amateur Results:
1st Bill Moses
2nd Jonathon Demet
3rd Jose Ybarra
4th Kim Dyer
5th Justin Stock
Scott Howard
7th Chris Walsh
Julio Delpoza

No Stopping Nevel

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No Stopping Nevel
Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour / Monroe, NC
by InsidePOOL Staff
Professional billiard player Larry Nevel terrorized yet another tour the weekend of June 7-8—the Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour. The open division, which he won, brought in 68 participants, including professionals like Dennis Hatch, Shawn Putnam, Ronnie Wiseman, and Sparky Ferrell. Burrkats Billiards in Monroe, NC, was the host location of this event, which boasted a $4,550 prize fund.

Nevel completely dominated the open division, sending all in his path to the left side of the chart. After receiving a first-round bye, he proceeded to make short work of his competition, using his crushing break and cue ball control against Bert Murphy 9-0, Zach Bock 9-2, Putnam 9-3, Eddie Little 9-6; Hatch 9-5, and then took the win of the first set of the finals against Ferrell 9-4.

Ferrell earned second place by roaring through the one-loss side after a 9-5 defeat by Putnam. He then bested Keith Kostsycki 7-3, Zach Bock 7-1, Jeff Abernathy 7-4, Wiseman 9-8, Little 9-2, Putnam 9-3, and in the semifinals defeated Hatch 9-6 to make his way back to the right side of the chart to face Nevel.

Open Results:
1st Larry Nevel
2nd Sparky Ferrell
3rd Dennis Hatch
4th Shawn Putnam
5th Eddie Little
Jeff Pruitt
7th Craig Gardner
Ronnie Wiseman

In the amateur event, Billy Holmes took his second first-place win. He rolled through the bottom half of the bracket undefeated, sending his opponents to the west side one after another. Holmes bested Raul Ortiz 5-3, Bob Beasley 5-1, Mike Templeton 5-1, and Daniel Gambill 5-2 before going hill-hill against Eric Easy E Charlton in the match for the hot seat, defeating him 5-4 only to face Charlton again in the finals. Another hill-hill match ensued, with Holmes taking first in the first set 5-4.

Amateur Results:
1st Billy Holmes
2nd Eric Charlton
3rd Kevin Varney
4th Corey Hockenberry

Stone Storms Through Billiard Field Undefeated

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Stone Storms Through Billiard Field Undefeated
Viking Cue Open 9-Ball Tour/Fairfield, OH
by Skip Maloney
In a stop on the Viking Cue Open 9-Ball Tour that almost didn’t happen, Stoney Stone worked his way undefeated through a field of 27 billiard entrants to face Shannon Murphy in the finals. Thanks to Viking Cues, which provided a majority of the funding that allowed the event to go on, and a deal struck by the venue with its’ lease holders, the $1,500-added event was held the May 17-18 weekend at Michael’s Billiards in Fairfield, OH.
Early Sunday, Stone was among four players still left on the winners’ side of the bracket. He faced Jamie McWhorter, as Mike Cantrell squared off against Joe Brown. After two hard-fought matches in which Stone defeated McWhorter 9-6 and Cantrell knocked off Brown 9-7, Stone and Cantrell advanced to the hot seat match. Stone wasted no time sending Cantrell west with a commanding 9-2 victory.
Shannon Murphy and Shawn Putnam dropped Justin Daniels and Lykins into the seventh-place slot and turned to face Jamie McWhorter and Joe Brown, just over from the winners’ side. Murphy and Putnam continued their advance, moving into the quarterfinal match, won by Murphy 9-4.
Murphy duplicated that score in the semifinal match against Cantrell before moving into the true double-elimination finals against Stone. Stone defeated Murphy in the first set 9-6, capturing the first-place prize.
Results:
1st Stoney Stone
2nd Shannon Murphy
3rd Mike Cantrell
4th Shawn Putnam
5th Joe Brown
Jamie McWhorter
7th Shayne Lykins
Justin Daniels
9th Mike Grooms
Mike Franklin
Mike Janis
Shane Jackson

Stallings and Holmes Get First in Goose Creek Billiard Event

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Stallings and Holmes Get First in Goose Creek Billiard Event

Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour / Goose Creek, SC
by Skip Maloney
John Stallings showed why he is considered one of the top league players in the area with his undefeated run on the Viking Cue Open 9-Ball Tour’s May 10-11 stop, while Billy Holmes took first in the amateur division. This stop was hosted by Weekend’s Pub in Goose Creek, SC.
Earlier on Sunday, Stallings sent the eventual fourth-place winner, Brian White, to the one-loss side, as well as Michael Basha and Biff Bowden, who ended up sharing fifth place, before facing Paul Durgin in the hot seat match. Stallings sent Durgin to the one-loss side with a 9-5 victory.
On the one-loss side, J.R. Rossman faced White in the quarterfinal match. Down 2-3 in the early going, Rossman rallied to win the next 7, allowing White to shoot only once in the match that put him on the hill at 8-3.
In the semifinals, Durgin put up a fight, but Rossman prevailed in a 9-5 victory. Stallings, who’d saved his best match for last, allowed Rossman only two racks to conclude his undefeated weekend.
In the amateur event, Billy Holmes had a short stay on the winners’ side, chalking up a single win before Bill Sikes sent him to the one-loss side 7-4. Sikes then went on to best Glenn Smith 7-2 in the hot seat match.
Holmes followed his defeat by besting Durgin 7-1 in the quarterfinals, advancing to face down Glenn Smith in the semifinals, whom he defeated 7-4. In the double-elimination finals against Sikes, he won both sets 7-4 to capture first place.

Open Results:
1st John Stallings
2nd J.R. Rossman
3rd Paul Durgin
4th Brian White
5th Mike Basha
Biff Bowden
Amateur Results:
1st Billy Holmes
2nd Billy Sikes
3rd Glenn Smith
4th Paul Durgin

Ozone Billiards Sponsors the Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour

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Ozone Billiards Sponsors the Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour
Ozone Billiards is pleased to announce their participation as a sponsor of the Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour for the 2008-2009 seasons. Ozone Billiards hopes their involvement with the tour will be of great benefit to all of the tour’s players and host locations.
Ozone Billiards has been providing top-quality service and unbeatable prices to players and billiards enthusiasts for years. As one of the largest Viking cue dealers in the nation, Ozone is excited to be working hand in hand with the Viking Tour and extending their already superior relationship.

Not only is Ozone Billiards the one of the leading retailers for billiard supplies and accessories, their pricing and return guarantee has been taking the industry by storm. They offer a 90-day, 100% satisfaction guarantee, even on chalked cues and shafts. “With this kind of flexibility, it provides the customer the confidence and reassurance that they will receive the absolute best products,” says Derek Dubois, Ozone’s marketing assistant.
For more information about Ozone Billiards, please visit ozonebilliards.com (http://www.ozonebilliards.com/). Visit the Viking Tour’s website at vikingcue.com/9balltour.htm.