Klatt Cinches 30K Qualifier
August 14, 2007
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
July 17, 2007
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
June 26, 2007
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
June 26, 2007
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
June 17, 2007
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
