Kennedy then matched up with Song in the battle to see who would go o­n to face Berrong and who would take third place home.  Kennedy again was triumphant, saying afterwards, "He missed a lot of shots."  Song usually is an excellent player, but in this match he seemed to suffer a bit.

In the final match, which was an extended race to 13, Kennedy met Berrong head o­n.  Berrong and Kennedy have played many times o­n the Pechauer Tour, but Berrong has come out o­n top the last three times.  However, Kennedy was due for a win, and this time he pulled it off with a 13-11 victory.  Kennedy remarked about his opponent, "He played good, but he didn't play perfect."  With the way Kennedy has been playing lately, especially with his high finish at last month's Super Billiards Expo in Valley Forge, his opponents might need to play perfect to beat him.

The Pechauer Southeast 9-Ball Tour's next event will be at Murphy's Brass Rail in Athens, Georgia, o­n May 3-4, 2003.

1st - Tommy Kennedy

2nd - Bruce Berrong

3rd - Paul Song

4th - John Brewer

5th/6th - Ronnie Park, Robbie Daniel