Miller Conquers Rockaway Billiards Event

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Miller Conquers Rockaway Billiards Event
Blaze 9-Ball Tour / Rockaway, NJ
by Jose Burgos
Blaze 9-Ball Tour made its way to Rockaway Billiards in Rockaway, NJ, where a strong field came out to play. This June 29 event saw Mike Miller triumph to take first place.
Miller led the top half of the bracket, notching wins over Evan Broxmyer 7-6, Larry Ingram 7-0, Bob Guerra 7-3, and Wali Muhammad 7-3. Leading the bottom half of the bracket, Biker Bill scored victories over Jose Burgos 7-6, Carl Khan 7-5, and Kenny Rutman 7-6.
Bill and Miller met in the hot seat match to see who would advance to the finals. Miller pulled off the 7-5 win, sending Bill to the one-loss side where Rutman was waiting. In this one-way match, Rutman easily won 7-3 to make it into the finals.
In the finals it was Miller facing off with Rutman. In the true double-elimination format, Rutman had to defeat Miller twice. But things didn’t get that far, because Miller took care of business and won the first set handily 7-3.
Results:
1st Mike Miller
2nd Kenny Rutman
3rd Biker Bill
4th Wali Muhammad

Brandon Shuffles Through the Billiards Field

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Brandon Shuffles Through the Billiard Field
Fifth Annual Burt Kellerman Memorial Tournament / Englewood, CO
by Samm Diep
On the hot summer weekend of June 21-22 in Englewood, CO, the Fifth Annual Burt Kellerman Memorial Tournament took place. Burt Kellerman “Mr. Red, White, and Blue” passed away seven years ago, and since then, his friends Ron Ferrendelli, Peter Emily, and Michael Smith have raised and added thousands of dollars for this tournament in his honor. “He was very patriotic. He was such a pool collector and a lover of all things that were pool,” stated Ferrendelli.
The first four tournaments were held at Shakespeare’s, and since their closing they found the perfect new home at Table Steaks South. The $4,000-added, race-to-7, 9-ball event has been known to attract the finest players from across the country, and this year was no different. The full 64-player field traveled from all parts of Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, and even Virginia for their shot at the prize.
WPBA professional Anna Kostanian, coming off a recent third-place showing in Charlotte, wowed spectators with her big stroke and huge break. That is, until she met her match in Dave Gomez, who went on to finish fifth. Big gun Mark Haddad also took an early exit just before the cash when he was tag-teamed by the Colorado Springs Smith brothers—Nate on the A side (who tied for ninth) and Nick on the B side (who tied for fifth).
Meanwhile, Brandon Shuff from Virginia was making his way through the winners’ bracket, taking down local champs Tony Piazza and Danny Medina in the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds. Piazza ultimately prevailed for a rematch with Shuff in the finals in a single match race-to-11 showdown. In the end, Shuff proved he didn’t travel 1,500 miles to come in second place. Final score: 11-9.
Results:
1st Brandon Shuff
2nd Tony Piazza
3rd Danny Medina
4th Bill Skinner

Plowman Captures Carolina Billiards Qualifier

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Plowman Captures Carolina Billiards Qualifier
OB Cues Ladies’ 9-Ball Tour / Richardson, TX
by InsidePOOL Staff
Bonnie Plowman took command of the June 21-22 OB Cues Ladies’ 9-Ball Tour stop, defeating Lisa Marr in the finals to take the title and the Women’s Professional Billiard Association (WPBA) qualifier. The tour’s third stop was hosted by The Billiard Den in Richardson, TX, and brought in 52 players.
Going through the winners’ bracket unscathed was the ever-present Lisa Marr, who secured her spot in the finals. Marr had notched wins over Kim Pierce 7-6, Ophelia Charleston 7-1, Heather Lloyd 7-5, Jillian Valles 7-6, Leslie Anne Rogers 7-4, and Plowman 7-4 to arrive in the hot seat.
Plowman, all the way from Colorado, came into town a few days early and was so relaxed on Saturday she was taking no prisoners as she blazed through the winners’ side as well. But on Sunday, after she defeated Michelle Abernathy, she ran into a roadblock in Marr, who defeated her 7-4 that match. After winning her match against Heather Lloyd 7-4, Plowman then supplied some heat of her own by performing a double-dip against Marr 7-6, 7-4 to win the WPBA Carolina Classic qualifier and first place.
Results:
1st Bonnie Plowman
2nd Lisa Marr
3rd Heather Lloyd
4th Suzanne Osborne
5th Leslie Anne Rogers
Michelle Abernathy
7th Cristina De La Garza
Amanda Lampert
9th Terry Petrosino
Samm Diep
Ophelia Charleston
Jillian Valles

New Aramith Laminated Billiard Tip

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New Aramith Laminated Billiard Tip

Saluc is proud to announce the introduction of a high-end Aramith laminated pool cue tip. Classical in its conception (9 layers, high-quality pig skin), the Aramith laminated tip is characterized by a special leather treatment made at Saluc’s factory in Belgium. Thanks to its past experience in the leather processing, Saluc developed a treatment that optimizes the mix of qualities required for a tip by the most demanding professional players.

Saluc, a 75 years old Belgian company, is specialized in the production and distribution of billiard equipment and world leader in its field.

Contact:
Nicolas Catrix
Communication Manager
nicolas.catrix@saluc.com
www.aramith.com

Three in a Row for Robles

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Three in a Row for Robles
Predator 9-Ball Tour / Brooklyn, NY
by InsidePOOL Staff
Fresh off his IPT Challenge victory over Karl Boyes, Tony Robles continued his winning ways as Park Slope Billiards in Brooklyn, NY, played host to stop 11 of the Predator 9-Ball Tour with a field of 42 players.
In the top bracket, Steve Lillis scored victories over Jason Eglen 9-2, Shin Park 9-8, and Mark Pamtovic 9-4 to earn a shot against Robles. Tony bested Bora Jeong 9-2 and eked out a win against a strong Marc Vidal 9-8, Holden Chin 9-7, and Joey Kong 9-2 before winning against Lillis 9-7 to earn a spot for the hot seat match.
Abraham had a tough draw in the first round, playing Ocean State champion Jeremy Sossei. It was a great match, but Abraham pulled it out 9-7. He then bested Gelando Allie 9-3, Joe Hong 9-3, Mike Fingers 9-3, and the owner of Park Slope Billiards, Amilcar Contreras, 9-3 to earn a shot at Robles for the hot seat.
The match for the hot seat was close, as both players struggled with their breaks. Robles managed to win 9-6 to earn his spot in the finals.
After his close loss to Robles, Vidal tore up the one-loss side, winning seven in a row. He ousted Eric Mezz 9-7, Jose Cruz 9-3, Mike Wong 9-5, Pamtovic 9-0, Hong 9-0, Contreras 9-2, and Fingers 9-3 before losing in the semifinals to Abraham 9-6.
This set up a rematch in the finals between Robles and Abraham. The match went back and forth until it was tied at 6-6. Robles then held off Abraham by winning the next five racks to earn his third consecutive Predator 9-Ball Tour victory.
Results:
1st Tony Robles
2nd Eddie Abraham
3rd Marc Vidal
4th Mike Fingers
5th Amilcar Contreras
Steve Lillis
7th Joe Hong
Shin Park