Klatt Cinches 30K Qualifier

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Klatt Cinches 30K Qualifier

Canadian 30K Tour / Newmarket, ONT
by Willy Hermosa
The second qualifier held at Bigwigs in Newmarket, ONT, the weekend of August 11-12 brought players out of the sun to take advantage of this two-for-one stop. This qualifier counted as two stops, helping players lower their penalties. The gathering was mid-range in handicaps with Jason Klatt, Erik Hjorleifson being the top guns.
The match for the hot seat had Klatt versus Ryan James. Klatt put it away quickly, sending James to grind it out on the one-loss side. On the top of the west side, Brad Lucas defeated Hal Borchardt, while Hjorleifson defeated Randy Fawcett on the bottom bracket. In the next match, Lucas was triumphant over Hjorleifson, defeating him 5-6 and sending “Big Red” home with fourth place. James made quick work of Lucas, earning his passage back to the Promised Land. But the finals can only go to one player, and Klatt had his name written all over it. He steamrolled over James, winning the second qualifier.
Results:
1st Jason Klatt
2nd Ryan James
3rd Brad Lucas
4th Erik Hjorliefson
5th Hal Borchardt
Randy Fawcett

Butera Bats Down Hjorleifson

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Butera Bats Down Hjorleifson

Canadian 30K Tour / Newmarket, ONT
by Willy Hermoza
The Bigwigs boys had the room spic and span with the tables newly re-clothed with Simonis, and the Canadian 30K Tour players showed their approval. The July 14-15 stop in Newmarket, ONT, brought a gathering that was mid-range in handicaps with Erik Hjorleifson, Chris Orme, Rob Brandenburg, and Scott McDonald as the top dogs.
Stop winner Tony Butera went easily through the winners’ side to the hot seat match after a 5-4 victory over Dave Woods. Mike Leigh met Butera there after he survived a double-hill match against Elio D’Andrea. Leigh started off with a 4-1 lead but faltered, allowing Butera not only to catch him but surpass him to win the match 5-4.
Frequent tour winner Erik Hjorleifson was working his way through the one-loss side, cutting down Woods 9-2 and, still riding high, D’Andrea 10-4, sending D’Andrea home with fourth place. Hjorleifson fired at Leigh with both barrels and ended up dealing him a 10-0 whitewashing. But in the finals, both players agreed to a shorter race, and when all was said and done, Butera was sitting in the winner’s circle at the end.
Results:
1st Tony Butera
2nd Erik Hjorleifson
3rd Mike Leigh
4th Elio D’Andrea
5th Chris Courteaux
Dave Woods

Mills Heroic at Hammer Heads

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Mills Heroic at Hammer Heads

J. Pechauer Southeast Open 9-Ball Tour / Holiday, FL
Donny Mills turned all heads the weekend of June 23-24 when he wrested the top-place finish from Reno Open champion Richie Orem. The J. Pechauer Southeast Open 9-Ball Tour was hosted by Hammer Heads Billiards in Holiday, FL, and saw 38 players come out to the Sunshine State.
Fighting through the one-loss side, Orem was faced with Tony “The Sniper” Crosby in the quarterfinals. He was able to face him down and advanced with a narrow 9-7 win. In the hot seat match, Mills met Jason Richko, skating by 9-6 to earn a break. Richko was no match for Orem in the semifinals, ending up going home with third place after a 9-5 defeat.
In the true double-elimination format, Orem was faced with the task of besting Mills twice in the finals. The first match went smoothly for “The Alaskan Assassin,” as he rolled over Mills 9-5. But the second set saw something unexpected come up: Mills was trailing in the match 8-3, while Orem was comfortably on the hill. Mills won the rack to make it 8-4 and then broke and ran the next five racks for an amazing victory.
Results:
1st Donny Mills
2nd Richie Orem
3rd Jason Richko
4th Tony Crosby
5th Dave Ross
Prescott Buckwold
7th Butch Croft
Bobby Livrago

Hjorliefson Steals Last 30K Billiards Stop

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Hjorliefson Steals Last 30K Billiards Stop

Canadian 30K Tour / Scarborough, ONT
by Willy Hermoza and Tony Butera
Billiard News - Eric Hjorliefson took the reins at the Canadian 30K Tour’s last stop for the season, ending how he began: by winning. Shooters in Scarborough, ONT, hosted the stop’s 44 players the weekend of June 23-24.
Setting up the hot seat match, Mike Patrowicz squeaked past Chris Orme 7-6, while Wayne Tate also narrowly won his match against Shawn Lee 6-5. Tate went on to take the hot seat match as well, sending Patrowicz to the one-loss side 7-6.
On the one-loss side, Hjorliefson was fighting his way through by besting George Cornelius 10-3, Orme 10-6, Lee 9-1, and then Patrowicz 10-5 to reach the finals. The marauding did not stop there, for “Big Red” made quick work of Tate, too, defeating him twice by the score of 9-2 to take the true double-elimination event.
Results:
1st Eric Hjorliefson
2nd Wayne Tate
3rd Mike Patrowicz
4th Shawn Lee
5th Josh Rundle
Chris Orme
7th Jaypee Castillo
George Cornelius

Courteaux Cashes in at Barrie 30K Tour Stop

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Courteaux Cashes in at Barrie 30K Tour Stop

Canadian 30K Tour / Barrie, ONT
by Willy Hermoza and Tony Butera
Billiard News - Despite a number of players attending the CCS Nationals in Vegas, the weekend of June 16-17 saw 26 players arrive for the Canadian 30K Tour. Hosted by Dunlop Billiards in Barrie, ONT, this event featured Chris Courteaux making a comeback from the one-loss side to win the title.
On the A side, Courteaux was sent to grind through the one-loss side after a hill-hill loss to Jeff Robson, while Jeff Dick prevailed over Wayne Tate 5-5. Courteaux fought his way back through matches against Mike Patrowicz 6-2 to advance to the quarterfinals against Wayne Tate, whom he soundly defeated 5-1. Wreaking revenge upon Robson, Courteaux met him in the semifinals and sent him away with a 5-2 thrashing to advance to the finals. It was an even match, and after Dick reached a 3-0 lead, Courteaux cranked up his engine to score five straight games, wresting the title from Dick.
Results:
1st Chris Courteaux
2nd Jeff Dick
3rd JeffRobson
4th Wayne Tate
5th Peter Jackson
6th Mike Patrowicz

Cornelius Tops at Dunlop

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Cornelius Tops at Dunlop

Canadian 30K Tour / Barrie, ONT
by Willy Hermoza and Tony Butera
With many of the top players playing in the U.S. the weekend of June 2-3, a new winner was crowned on the Canadian 30K Tour. George Cornelius went undefeated through the 28-player field at Dunlop Billiards in Barrie, ONT.
On the top bracket of the A side Cornelius rolled through Brian Bedford, Marvin Catindig, Dave McMahon, and defeated Kory Jacobs 7-1 to get a chance to play for the hot seat. Youngster Jeff Robson cruised through the bottom of the A side, getting a bye first, then defeating Jarret
White, Tony Butera, and then taking out Glen Lee 5-3. The battle for the hot seat was a decisive one as Cornelius defeated Robson 8-3, sending him to the one-loss side to grind it out.
On the one-loss side Randy Fawcett defeated Glen Lee 6-3, while Wayne Tate matched up with Kory Jacobs 5 and prevailed to go one more round. He stumbled against Randy Fawcett, though, with the match going double-hill before Fawcett prevailed.
Fawcett advanced then to play against Robson, taking the match with a 6-0 drubbing. But he was unprepared for Cornelius in the finals. Though it was a close match at first, Cornelius kicked it into high gear and made quick work of Fawcett, defeating him 8-4.

Results:
1st George Cornelius
2nd Randy Fawcett
3rd Jeff Robson
4th Wayne Tate
5th Glen Lee
Kory Jacobs

Undefeated Victory for Hjorliefson

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Undefeated 30K Tour Victory for Hjorliefson

Canadian 30K Tour / Newmarket, ONT
by Willy Hermoza and Tony Butera
Thirty-two die-hard pool players gave up the sunny skies for a chance to compete in the 34th stop of the Canadian 30K Tour at Bigwigs May 19-20. Frequent winner Erik Hjorliefson went home with the first-place prize.
Hjorliefson went undefeated through the winners’ side, making quick work of Ken Botham 10-2 for the hot seat. On the one-loss side Jeff Dick finished in fifth place, being eliminated by up-and-coming 14-year-old Jeff Robson. Mike Leigh ended up in the same position when he fell 7-3 to George Cornelius, who was on fire.
Robson took an early lead 3-1 in the quarterfinals over his opponent, but Cornelius turned up the heat and defeated the youngster 8-4. Now playing like a man possessed, Cornelius quickly dispatched Botham 7-4 to advance to the finals. However, Hjorleifson ended Cornelius’ run 10-2, going undefeated.
Results:
1st Erik Hjorliefson
2nd George Cornelius
3rd Ken Botham
4th Jeff Robson
5th Jeff Dick
Mike Leigh

Young Gun Morra Wins Again

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Young Gun Morra Wins Again

Canadian 30K Tour / Scarborough, ONT
by Willy Hermoza and Tony Butera
A week after winning the big Stan James billiard event in Toronto, John Morra was triumphant once again, winning the May 5-6 stop of the Canadian 30K Tour. This stop was hosted by Shooters Billiards in Scarborough, ONT, once again featuring some of the finest players in the country.
Morra went undefeated through the winners’ side of the chart, sending Mike Patrowicz to grind it out on the one-loss side after besting him for the hot seat. Meanwhile, Jason Klatt recovered from a third-round loss to work his way to the finals to meet Morra there.
The finals were action-packed, with Morra taking an early 4-0 lead. But Klatt, unwilling to fold up, bore down and came back to tie the score. The match went game for game after that, until at hill-hill Klatt made good and won the first set. The second set was identical to the first, with one small adjustment: Morra came out the triumphant 9-8 winner.
Results:
1st John Morra
2nd Jason Klatt
3rd Mike Patrowicz
4th Tyler Nearing
5th Tony Lai
Rob Brandenburg

30K Canadian Tour Win for Gardiner

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30K Canadian Tour Win for Gardiner

Canadian 30K Tour / Barrie, ONT
by Willy Hermoza and Tony Butera
Dunlop Billiards in Barrie, ONT, played hosted to the April 29 stop of the Canadian 30K Tour. Out of the 22 participating players, Darlene Gardiner took top honors over Kory Jacobs.
Jacobs eked past John Black double-hill in the quarterfinals to go on to the next match against Jeff Dick. After besting Dick 4-2, Jacobs advanced to the finals against Gardiner. In the true double-elimination format, Jacobs was able to score the first set 6-3 but lost the 9 ball in the hill-hill second set, handing Gardiner the win.
Results:
1st Darlene Gardiner
2nd Kory Jacobs
3rd Jeff Dick
4th John Black

Dedicated Billiard Victory for Hjorliefson

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Dedicated Billiard Victory for Hjorliefson

Canadian 30K Tour / Newmarket, ONT
by Willy Hermoza and Tony Butera
Frequent winner Erik Hjorliefson went undefeated at the April 14-15 stop of the Canadian 30K Tour. Hosted by Bigwig Billiards in Newmarket, ONT, this event attracted 40 players vying for the first-place prize.
On Sunday, Hjorliefson steamrolled over Dennis Rhodes, defeating him 10-2 and sending him to the one-loss side grind. On the bottom half of the winners’-side bracket, 14-year-old Jeff Robson bested Rob Brandenburg 5-8 in an exciting double-hill match. The battle for the hot seat was a one-man show, as Hjorliefson took over and defeated Robson 10-1.
On the top of the one-loss side, Dennis Rhodes bested Brian McDougal in another double-hill match 7-7. Also, Jason Klatt made quick work of Brandenburg 9-3 to win the bottom bracket of the one-loss side. Never letting up, Klatt trounced Rhodes 10-2 and stampeded Robson 10-1.
The stage was set for the final scene. Hjorleifson started out slow but then kicked it into high gear, never really letting Klatt into the action. Erik won the match 9-4, dedicating this win to his grandmother, who recently passed away.
Results:
1st Erik Hjorliefson
2nd Jason Klatt
3rd Jeff Robson
4th Dennis Rhodes
5th Brian McDougall
Rob Brandenburg