Eglesias Captures Tri-State Title in New York
 

By Todd Fleitman
 
Tony Eglesias grabbed the title after making a run through the left side as the Tri-State Tour headed to Olympia Billiards, in Astoria, NY.   The "B" through "D" class handicapped 9-ball tournament took place o­n May 15, and was filled with players anxious to compete.

Neil Walmsley dominated the field en route to the hot seat, while Bruno Coto, after suffering a 7-4 loss to Walmsley, was awaiting his chance to compete for a spot in the finals.  Eglesias and Mike Wong, both with two wins and a loss, were plowing through the o­ne-loss side before their meeting with each other.  In the ensuing match between the two shooters, Eglesias took a solid lead but Wong refused to concede by keeping the match close.  In the end, though, Eglesias prevailed to oust Wong and advance to the semifinals with the 6-4 win.

Eglesias proceeded to take an aggressive stance against Coto in the semifinals and the result was a 6-3 win for the eventual champion.  During the finals Walmsley appeared to be in complete control with a 6-3 lead, but he missed a crucial shot and the whole match turned around in favor of Eglesias.   Trailing 6-4, Eglesias capitalized o­n his opponent's mistake in the previous game to seize the momentum and take five straight games to win the title 9-6.
 
Results:

1st Tony Eglesias
2nd Neil Walmsley
3rd Bruno Coto
4th Mike Wong

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