Putnam and Treadway Claim Titles

By R.T. Mechling

The Planet Pool 9-Ball Tour invaded Hagerstown Billiards Café in Hagerstown, MD, and featured a healthy field of 91 players in the open division and 28 competitors in the women's division.  The April 30-May 1 event was highlighted by the outstanding play of Shawn Putnam and 17-year-old Pam Treadway, who both claimed titles with their victories. 

Putnam has been nothing short of spectacular this year having won the first two United States Professional Pool Players Association (UPA) stops, an incredible accomplishment indeed.  His undefeated run in Hagerstown, which became his first ever victory o­n this tour, was highlighted by a tough hot seat win over tour points leader Kevin West 9-7.  In the finals, Putnam crushed Ryan McCreesh 11-2, whom he had also defeated earlier in the tournament in shutout fashion 9-0.

Last event's winner, Ellen Yu, overcame an early defeat by putting together a string of six consecutive wins before being ousted by Sueyen Rhee, but Delaware's Treadway stormed through the competition o­n her way to the title and a WPBA qualifier.  Treadway soundly defeated Rhee twice, including a 9-2 win, to capture the tournament championship.

Open Division Results:

1st Shawn Putnam $1300

2nd Ryan McCreesh $900

3rd Kevin West $600

4th Dan Mullhollen $370

5th Joey Ryan, Brett Stottlemyer $250

7th Ed Deska, Chip Klein $160

9th Jim McAdams, Joe Cataldi, Keith McCready, Jimmy Tyson $120

Women's Division Results:

1st Pam Treadway $470 + $500 WPBA Qualifier

2nd Sueyen Rhee $300

3rd Ellen Yu $200

4th Amanda Pasko $140

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