Final Eight Ladies Set for Sunday Billiard Action
October 5, 2008
Final Eight Ladies Set for Sunday Billiard Action WPBA Pacific Coast Classic / Lincoln City, OR by InsidePOOL Staff Vivian “The Texas Tornado” Villareal, who took fourth at the WPBA Carolina Classic last month, advanced after a 9-4 drubbing of the tour’s number-four player Ga Young “Little Devil Girl” Kim. From a field of 64, only 8 ladies remain to vie for first place at the WPBA Pacific Coast Classic. Hosted by Chinook Winds Casino & Resort in Lincoln City, OR, this event will conclude Sunday, October 5
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Final Eight Ladies Set for Sunday Billiard Action
Brilliant Billiards by Bryant in Burlington
July 14, 2008
Brilliant Billiards by Bryant in Burlington
Tiger Canadian Women’s 9-Ball Tour / Burlington, ON
by InsidePOOL Staff
Brittany Bryant brought home the title from the July 5-6 stop of the Tiger Canadian Women’s 9-Ball Tour. Hosted by Bobby D’s upscale billiard parlor in Burlington, ON, this $500-added event drew in 22 players, who all had their eyes on the top cash prize.
As the quarterfinal match started, so had the hot seat match between Naomi Williams and Veronique Menard. After a tight match, Menard sent Williams to the B-side finals to wait for the winner. Bryant and Kristy De Vries were still busy deciding who would play Williams, as they took games back and forth, but Bryant put an end to it, advancing with a 7-4 win.
This would set up the semifinal match between Williams and Bryant, who had already faced off on the A side, with Williams sending Bryant west after a hard-fought battle. However, this match had a different outcome, and Bryant relegated Williams to third place with a 7-4 score.
The tournament’s final match was Bryant having to win two sets over Menard. In the first set, Bryant was on fire, leading the score 6-4. Then she broke a great shot that targeted a 9 off the break to win her first set. Next, Menard stepped up the plate with strong kick shots and safeties, leading the score 2-1. But the tables turned with a few hangers left by Menard, putting Bryant on the hill 6-3. Menard opted to play safe on the 9 ball, leaving it on the side of the table. Bryant brilliantly banked it in cleanly to win 7-3.
Results:
1st Brittany Bryant
2nd Veronique Menard
3rd Naomi Williams
4th Kristy De Vries
5th Denise Belanger
Kayla Jones
Wipper Whips it Up
May 8, 2008
Wipper Whips it Up
Tiger Canadian Women’s Pool Tour / Quebec, ON
by InsidePOOL Staff
Susan Wipper took the third event of the Tiger Canadian Women’s Pool Tour this season, winning over Veronique Menard in the finals. This stop was hosted by LeSkratch Billiards in Brossard the weekend of May 3-4 and attracted 22 women to compete for the WPBA qualifier spot.
Some of the favorites were sent packing early, leaving the outcome up to new future players Sunday. On the A-side in the final four, Marina Linguerri did not bring her A game, and Wipper sent her to the west side of the chart. In the semifinals, Linguerri faced off with local favorite Menard, who was on a mission during this match and ousted Linguerri in third place.
In the finals, Menard had to defeat Wipper two sets of races to 7. Both women had excellent run-outs, and in the first set, Menard made some great kick shots as well. With Menard winning the first set 7-4, and second set began.
Both ladies battled it out, knotting the score at 4 apiece until Wipper broke the chain and won two more racks to reach the hill. Feeling the pressure, Menard brought the score to double-hill. In the final rack, the match came down to the last four balls, and Menard had a miss on the 6 ball, giving Wipper the match.
Results:
1st Susan Wipper
2nd Veronique Menard
3rd Marina Linguerri
4th Janet Ritchey
5th Leanne Amable
Christine Gauthier
Youth Competition Shines in Tiger Billiard Qualifier
April 23, 2008
Youth Competition Shines in Tiger Billiard Qualifier
Tiger Canadian Women’s Pool Tour / Newmarket, ON
by Carolina Fernandez and Scott Soroko
Over the April 12-13 weekend, the Tiger Canadian Women’s Pool Tour held its second stop at Big Wigs Billiards in Newmarket, ON, with 26 women and 45 men competing.
It was a tough competition in the ladies’ event, but Marina Linguerri of Ottawa came through undefeated to earn the qualifier spot. In the men’s event, young gun John Morra gave a flawless performance, taking the top prize.
In the one-loss bracket, Veronique Menard defeated Susan Wipper 7-3 and Darlene Gardiner 7-1, who settles for fourth place. In the final B-side match, Corrine Johnson shot outstandingly and stopped Menard in her tracks with a 7-3 score.
Having lost earlier to Linguerri in the hot seat match 7-4, Johnson must defeat Linguerri twice in the finals to claim first place. However, Linguerri takes an early 5-0 lead as Johnson struggled to get back in the game. In the next rack, Linguerri missed a 7-9 combination, leaving Johnson the run-out. That was the last rack Johnson took, though—Linguerri’s superior play saw her take her first tour win 7-1.
In the men’s event, youth came out once again when 18-year-old John Morra took first place. Mike Petrowicz met George Cornelius in the B-side final, and Cornelius setted for third place. Finally it came down to Morra versus Petrowicz for the top prize. Petrowicz was unable to match Morra’s play and was relegated to second place.
Women’s Results:
1st Marina Linguerri
2nd Corrine Johnson
3rd Veronique Menard
4th Darlene Gardiner
5th Susan Wipper
Tracey Croke
Men’s Results:
1st John Morra
2nd Mike Petrowicz
3rd George Cornelius
4th Jason Klatt
Belanger Brings Billiard Storm to Ontario
March 11, 2008
Belanger Brings Billiard Storm to Ontario
Tiger Canadian Women’s Pool Tour / Barrie, ON
by InsidePOOL Staff
The Tiger Canadian Women’s Pool Tour kicked off the season’s first stop at Dunlop Billiards in Barrie, ON. Despite the harsh winter storm that March 8-9 weekend, 17 players still traveled to Barrie with their eyes on the $1,000-added money, and after two days of solid playing, Denise “Da Bomb” Belanger swept the field undefeated, claiming the top position.
Belanger, just back in the pool scene, breezed through her first three opponents and then drilled Tina Meraglio 7-2 in the hot seat match. In the one-loss bracket, the field grew smaller as Naomi Williams defeated Leanne Amable 7-2 and Darlene Gardiner 7-2, who had defeated Maureen Seto 7-2 in the quarterfinals.
In the B-side final, Meraglio matched up against Williams. On fire, Meraglio quickly jumped to a 4-1 lead. Williams didn’t back down and knotted the score at 4 apiece, but Meraglio retaliated, employing patience and strategy to take the next three racks to win 7-4.
In the finals, Meraglio led 4-1 over Belanger, who struggled through some key shots that cost her. She got back in the game, though, with run-outs and safety play, bringing the score to 6-4 in her favor. In the last rack, Meraglio played an excellent safety, but Belanger went big with the shot and cut the 8 ball in the corner pocket, leaving her perfect shape for an easy 9 ball.
Results:
1st Denise Belanger
2nd Tina Meraglio
3rd Naomi Williams
4th Darlene Gardiner
5th Leanne Amable
Maureen Seto
