Sunday seemed to sort everything out, as several new challengers fell to the established players. Kang had collected himself from the early loss and was taking down every player he met, including a revenge win over Davis. Kang continued o­n to win over familiar names Kevin West and Pooky Rasmeloungo, placing them in fourth and third, respectively, which were worth $325 and $475. This set up the pre-tournament favorite final between the calm and collected Kang and the vocal and entertaining McCready. The crowd was not disappointed, as both players put o­n a stellar performance with some spectacular shots. Kang took the first set 9-5 and seemed poised to roll o­n through. McCready regrouped however, and put o­n a show of his own, winning the second set 9-6 to take the $1,100 first-place prize. Kang settled for $730.

        The women’s division got underway Sunday morning with another even 16-player field. The field was wide open, as both Nicole Mancini and Sueyen Rhee, who had won the previous three Falcon events, were at the WPBA event in Mississippi. Malea Haacke, who had played strongly last week, took the hot seat with a win over Amanda Smith. Jinhee Park had lost earlier to Smith but proceeded to win five matches, including wins over fourth-place finisher Amy Rodgers before gaining her revenge over Smith, who settled for third. Haacke put an end to Park’s run and won the first set of the final to win the event. First place was worth $325, while second took home $215.

       The Falcon Cue 9-Ball Tour Event 5 will be at Fast Eddie’s in Fairfax, VA, o­n April 5-6. Complete results of all events are available o­n the website at http://www.FalconCueTour.com

Andy Lincoln

3/10/2003