April 2015 Arizona Billiard and Dart News

p04

April 2015IN THIS ISSUE:

pg. 4

pg. 4

pg. 5

pg. 7

pg. 7

pg. 8

pg .8

9-10

pg. 9

pg 10

pg 11

pg 12

pg 12

pg 12

pg 15

pg 16

17-18

pg 17

pg 18

pg 19

pg 22

pg 22

pg 24

pg 25

pg 25

pg 25

pg 25

pg 28

pg 29

Spike Wins ....................

Hanson over Parrill .......

Foldes Wins DPT Stop ..

Skip & Jan’s Scotch .....

Bobby & Spike Roll ......

Instructor Directory .......

Tap Leagues Sold ..........

League Coverage ...........

League Directory ...........

TAP Titleholders ............

Freezer In Vegas ............

Alex & Rico Undefeated

Huth Wins One Pocket ..

Team Stowers ................

Tres Wins Round Robin

Carl Stewart ...................

Dart Coverage ...............

Dart Tournaments ..........

Az Open Results ...........

Roger Long ...................

Ricardo & Travis Win ...

Bill & Randell at Kittys .

Weekly Tourney Guide .

Tour Coverage ...............

AWBT Schedule ............

AWBT Points List .........

DPT Points Lists ............

Foos Pulse .....................

Monthly Tourney Guide

FEATURES

Arizona’s Most Read & Reliable Source for Local Billiards & Dart Information

p05

Foldes Wins Diamond Pool Tour Stop

StingersApril

11th - 12th

Spike at Skip and Jan’s

Saguaro CupEast vs WestApril 18th

BullshootersApril

25th - 26th

PAGE 2

Arizona Billiard & Dart News April 2015

PAGE 3

Arizona Billiard & Dart NewsApril 2015

Arizona Billiard& Dart News

5115 N Dysart Rd #202-123Litchfield Park, Arizona

85392Phone: 480-251-3452

Fax: 602-926-2576email

[email protected]

Publisher / Editor: Mike Howerton Contributors:

Carl Stewart, Skip Maloney Rick Schmitz, Roger Long, Nick De Leon, Tres Kane

Doug Nowlin, John Muehling

Graphics:Smak Graphics

Arizona Billiard & Dart News is a monthly publication distributed in Arizona and vari-ous other states. All opinions & informa-

tion expressed herein are exclusively those of the writers or advertisers and

no not neccessarily reflect those of the publisher. All persons interested in

submitting articles and material of interest are invited to do so. All such articles and materials shall become the property of the Arizona Billiard & Dart News. They may be returned if accompanied with a self-addressed envelope. All advertising must be submitted by the 15th of each

month to be considered for the following month.

Arizona Billiard & Dart News Advertisers

Metro Sportz Bar................................................................................2Thoi Truong .......................................................................................3Knobbys..............................................................................................4Bullshooters........................................................................................6Skip & Jan’s .......................................................................................7On The Rail TV .................................................................................8American Poolplayers Association..................................................10Mezz West State Tour ......................................................................11Maestro’s Pro Shop ..........................................................................12 Diamond Pool Tour .........................................................................13Casino Del Sol Resort .....................................................................14Max & Ted’s 480 Bar........................................................................15Kolbys Corner Pocket ......................................................................15The Break Room ..............................................................................16Bullshooters.......................................................................................17PDI Dart League...............................................................................17Neil’s Garage Cabinets ....................................................................19Sage and Sand ..................................................................................20Stingers.............................................................................................21Chuck Evans ....................................................................................22Kitty’s................................................................................................23Greenway Village..............................................................................26Dave’s Place......................................................................................26Arizona Color Wrap Professionals ..................................................27Shoot The Bull..................................................................................29Dave’s On Northern..........................................................................305030 Lounge ....................................................................................30Marino’s Lounge...............................................................................31Tony’s Lounge..................................................................................31The Other Room Lounge..................................................................31Diamondback Billiards.....................................................................32

I want to welcome Thoi Truong to the Az Billiard and Dart News family. Thoi is a pool player, and a realtor. Check out his ad on this page and give him a call for all of your real estate needs.

I know I promised more details on the Arizona State Junior 9-Ball Championship in this area last month and I don’t have much more. We will be running two divisions (18 & Under, 14 & Under) and will be awarding paid entry to the BEF’s Junior Nationals in Vegas to each division winner.

Jeremy Gibbs is planning a great “East vs West” event at Skip & Jan’s on April 18th. This event will be called the Saguaro Cup, and will be similar to the Mosconi Cup event that is held for the pros each year. Come on out on the 18th and watch the West trounce the team from the East.

-Until next time Mike

PAGE 4


Hanson over Parrill for Knobbys Win

Doug Hanson beat Chuck Parrill, two out of three sets, to win Knobby’s 9’s and under 8-Ball event on March 6th.

The first battle between these two players went to Hanson with four players left on the winner’s side. From there, Hanson went on to defeat Burt Balancad 2-1 for the hot-seat.

On the one loss side, Parrill defeated Bruce Hirose, Ray Ryan and Balancad to earn another shot at Hanson in the double elimination finals.

Set one of the finals went to Parrill 2-0, but Hanson came back and won the rub-ber match 2-0 for first place.

Complete Payouts:1st Doug Hanson $1902nd Chuck Parrill $803rd Burt Balancad $30

Doug Hanson and Chuck Parrill

Christ “Spike” Aiardo, came back from an early loss to Ben Sutherland to win the 9s and Under 9-ball event at Skip and Jan’s on March 28th.

Sutherland would have his sights set on a repeat of his win from last month, but that goal would be derailed by Robin Clark, who sent Sutherland to the one loss side.

Clark turned in a great day’s performance with wins over Nick Cipiti, Jon Naumann, Tim Benally and Sutherland on his way to play Jason Polk for the hot-seat.

Polk’s path to the hot-seat was not any easier, with tough wins over Tenadore Lee, Chuck Parrill, Jeremy Gibbs and Danny Fausto.

Polk would continue his strong play with an 8-2 win over Clark for the hot-seat.

After the loss to Polk, Clark went to the one loss side and found Aiardo waiting. After his loss to Sutherland in the third round, Aiardo had notched wins over Brad Johnson, Karlos Chavez, Fausto and Gibbs. Aiardo sent Clark home in third place with an 8-1 victory.

The finals went two sets with Aiardo scoring back to back 8-4 wins over Polk for first place.

Complete Payouts:1st Christ Aiardo $8302nd Jason Polk $5803rd Robin Clark $2504th Jeremy Gibbs $1005th Ben Sutherland $455th Danny Fausto $45

Aiardo Comes Back to Win Skip & Jan’s 9’s & Under

Jason Polk and Christ Aiardo

PAGE 5


Vilmos Foldes added the second stop of the Diamond Pool Tour (presented by Casino Del Sol Resort) to his resume with an absolute clinic on top level big table 9-ball at Bullshooters on March 14th - 15th.

With the field of 93 players split between “A” and “B” players, Foldes found himself in a bracket with 25 other “A” players. Foldes started out with tough wins over Ben Sutherland, George Teyechea and Bret Huth, before Bobby Em-mons sent him to the left side of the board with a 9-7 scoreline. Emmons would go on to compete for the “A bracket” hot-seat, where he lost to Brian Reich in a tough 9-6 match.

The “B Bracket” was filled with 67 players, with a number of surprise results. Players, who might not have been known for their big table games, showed the fans that they can run out with the best of them, no matter what size the table is. Oscar Avila, Brian McGee and Timber Bridgewater all turned in terrific perfor-mances, which surprised a number of opponents along the way.

Avila would face off against Tucson’s Rick Schmitz (who was working double duty as tour photographer and competitor) for the “B Bracket” hot-seat. Avila would win with a hard earned 9-7 scoreline.

The Junior players were well represented at this event with ten players taking advantage of the tour’s “free entry for juniors” policy. Current junior points leader Nick Kline was once again the top junior finisher, with notable wins over Trevor Long and Chris Carpenter before falling to Paul Feltman Sr.

The Greenmail top lady bonus money was split between former Junior standout Heather Cortez and Tina Hess.

The Greenmail bounty on last month’s winner Scott Frost, was collected by Ben Sutherland, who ended Frost’s tournament in 17th place.

When the “A” and “B” brackets finally met on Sunday, Reich scored a 9-4 win over Avila, to take the event hot-seat.

Foldes started Sunday play with a very tough 7-6 win over Tres Kane, which must have forced the Hungarian champion to find his “A game”, as he defined the word “domination” for the rest of the day.

Next up for Foldes was Bret Huth, with that match going to Foldes 7-0. A re-match with Bobby Emmons would end with Foldes scoring a 7-1 win. Tucson’s Mike Hamman was the next victim of a 7-1 scoreline and Foldes has turned in a 21-2 record over three straight alternating break matches. Foldes stretched that record to 28-2 with a 7-0 win over Avila in the semifinal match.

The final match would go two sets with Foldes continuing to show the fans in attendance what top level 9-ball looks like. Reich was able to notch two games in the first set, but ultimately fell 9-2. Foldes would see the finish line in the second set and he pushed on for a convincing 7-0 victory and a combined 44-4 record over his last seven matches.

The Neil’s Garage Cabinets second chance tournament on Sunday drew 20 players, with last month’s runner up Steve Blackburn going undefeated for first place. Blackburn scored back to back wins over Paul Feltman Jr, first for the hot-seat and then in the finals, for the win.

With his 5th place finish combined with second place in February, Bobby Emmons has taken a 40 point lead on the “A” player points list. Oscar Avila’s 3rd place finish in this event helped him take a slim 20 point lead over Guyle Fielder on the “B” player points list.

The next event on the Diamond Pool Tour is 9-ball on the 7 foot Diamond Smart Tables at Stingers in Phoenix on April 11th - 12th.

Event organizers expressed their thanks to Mike & Julie Bates, as well as all of the great staff at Bullshooters, for hosting this crowd of players. Thanks also go out to Rick Schmitz for another batch of excellent photos and a great 5th place performance.

The Diamond Pool Tour is proudly sponsored by:Diamond Billiard Products – http://diamondbilliards.com/Casino Del Sol Resort – http://www.casinodelsolresort.com/Neil’s Garage Cabinets – http://www.neilsgaragecabinets.com/Greenmail Internet Marketing – http://www.greenmailinc.com/QB Custom Cues – http://qbcustomcues.com/Volturi Custom Cases – http://volturicases.com/Cue Sport International – http://www.playcsipool.com/The Arizona BCA, TAP and APA league systems.

Vilmos Foldes

Vilmos Foldes Wins Diamond Pool Tour Stop

Main Event Payouts:1st Vilmos Foldes $1400 13th Ben Sutherland $752nd Brian Reich $900 13th Cleiton Rocha $753rd Oscar Avila $600 13th Omar Morazan $754th Mike Hamman $400 13th Brian McGee $755th Bobby Emmons $250 17th Scott Frost $505th Rick Schmitz $250 17th Joven Bustamante $507th Bret Huth $175 17th Spike Aiardo $507th Timber Bridgewater $175 17th George Teyechea $509th Carlos Avalos $125 17th Carl Stewart $509th Tres Kane $125 17th Karloz Chavez $509th Jose Mendoza $125 17th Eric Lervold $509th Guyle Fielder $125 17th Trevor Long $50

Second Chance Payouts:1st Steve Blackburn $2502nd Paul Feltman Jr. $1503rd Roy Anderson $100

Bonus Payouts: Top Female Player - Tina Hess/Heather Cortez $100Top BCA Player - Brian Reich $25Top Junior Player - Nick Kline - Target Gift Card

Brian Reich

PAGE 6


PAGE 7


Skip & Jan’s Scotch Split

Junior & Sonia Flores were the couple to beat at Skip & Jan’s Jack & Jill Scotch Doubles event on March 21st.

Team Flores crushed the winner’s side of the 17 team event and took the hot-seat with a lopsided 7-1 win over Nick Cipiti & Heather Morvay.

Bill Norish & Tami Hathcock were making their way through the one loss side, but they would drop the semi-final match to Nick & Heather 7-6.

Considering the late hour, both teams agreed on a 60/40 split instead of playing out the final match.

Complete Payouts:1st Junior & Sonia Flores $5002nd Nick Cipiti & Heather Morvay $3453rd Bill Norish & Tami Hathcock $1404th John L. Halter & Cathy Kelley $60

Sonia & Junior Flores, Nick Cipiti and Heather Morvay

Emmons & Aiardo Win Open Scotch

A smaller field than expected at Skip & Jan’s on March 7th led to a six team open scotch doubles round robin event that was dominated by Bobby Emmons & Spike Aiardo.

Although they were going to eleven, Emmons & Aiardo went undefeated and didn’t allow a single team to notch more than four racks against them all day.

The fight for second place came down to the teams of Jason Polk & Ben Suther-land and Jeremy Gibbs & Oscar Avila. These two teams faced off against each other in their final matches of the day, both tied at 3-1. That match went to Jeremy & Oscar 8-7 for second place.

Complete Payouts:1st Bobby Emmons & Spike Aiardo $4202nd Jeremy Gibbs & Oscar Avila $250

Bobby Emmons and Christ “Spike” Aiardo

PAGE 8


To be added to this list, contact Mike Howerton - 480-251-3452

Carl Stewart (BCA Master Certified) (602) 820-7665 [email protected]

Jerry Briesath (Master) Phoenix (623) 584-9221Joe Daguanno (BCA certified) Peoria (602) 628-5502 Dale Felber (BCA Certified) Scottsdale (480) 661-0521

Lenny Johnson (BCA Certified) Tucson (520) 591-7665Roger Long (BCA Advanced) Glendale (602) 320-9553

Bill MacKinnon (BCA Cert.) Tucson (520)790-9391 (520) 991-8036Joseph Ruggiero (BCA Certified & Referee) Peoria (623) 979-4532

Sean Shuster (BCA Certified) Chandler (602) 739-3424

Thomas Bingham (ACS certified-II) Mesa (480) 200-7105 David Keaggy (ACS certified-IV) Mesa (480) 980-6970 Roger Long (ACS Certified-III) Glendale (602) 320-9553

ACS Certified Levels: I - IV and Master

BCA Certified Levels: Certified, Advanced and Master

Jon Smith Phoenix (480) 737-1185

Frank Alvarez - UPA Pool School1.877.788.7227

[email protected]/pool-lessons

Qualified

Arizona Billiard Academy, LLC www.arizonabilliardacademy.com

Pool Instructor Directory Phoenix Tap League Sold

On March 1, Robert and Peggy Mallen of TAP of Greater Phoenix announced the sale of the leagues for both Maricopa and Pinal counties to John and Pati Muehling. John and Pati have both long been involved in Valley pool leagues starting with APA in 1992, BCA in the early 2000s and joined TAP in the Spring of 2009. “Pati and I are very excited about the opportunity to work with all the TAP players to grow this league and continue to have fun,” said John.

The league currently has 5 divisions: 3 In-House Divisions from Skip & Jan’s, 1 In-House at Bull Shooter’s and a new Travel Division in the East Valley. Cur-rent plans are to continuing growing its in-house divisions, while expanding the travel division in the East Valley, and adding a monthly tournament to the mix. “I think our players would love to see more tournaments. Scotch doubles, Jack & Jill, singles, 8-Ball, 9-Ball, even 10-Ball,” commented Pati. “We have the capacity to have those tournaments at least once per month, and are looking forward to making that a reality beginning in May.”

For more information about TAP Pool Leagues in the Phoenix valley or in Pinal County, please visit www.phoenixtap.com or email [email protected].

PAGE 9


Arizona Pool LeagueLeague name: AriZona Pool Leagues Where: Statewide Contact: Michael Kerin Phone: 480-217-2358 Email: [email protected]: www.AZPL.net

ACS – American Cue Sports——————————————————League Name: Sharks League Where: Phoenix Contact: Lee White Phone: 602-908-1503

League Name: Prescott Billiards AssociationCity: Prescott & Surrounding Areas, ArizonaContact: Jerry SmithNumber: 928-458-0230

League Name: Kingman Pool PlayersCity: KingmanContact: Ronald MartinNumber: 928-530-0739

League Name: East Valley Legacy LeagueCity: PhoenixContact: Cathy KelleyNumber: 480-203-8640

League Name: Wings of Fear ArizonaCity: MaricopaContact: Bill HuddartNumber: 480-694-5039

League Name: Mohave Valley Pool LeagueCity: Lake HavasuContact: Matt DennisNumber: 928-458-0750

League Name: StrokersCity: Lake HavasuContact: Ed & Sheri LawrenceNumber: 928-727-0349

League Name: Champions LeagueCity: PhoenixContact: Jerry StuckartNumber: 602-332-4499

League Name: Arizona Hot Shots Where: Phoenix, AZ Contact: Larry Eans Phone: (602) 677-4220Website: www.azhotshotsonline.com

League Name: Enochs In House Where: Phoenix, AZ Contact: Glenn Newell Phone: (602) 750-4243

Arizona League Information

League Name: TAP of Greater Phoenix LLCWhere: Maricopa and Pinal CountiesContact: John & Pati MuehlingPhone: (602) 309-7777 / (602) 305-7819 e-Mail: [email protected]: www.phoenixtap.com

VNEA – Valley National 8-Ball League Association

League Name: Eagle VNEA Where: Tucson Contact: Eric Allen Phone: (520) 748-2955

E-Mail: [email protected]

BCA – Billiard Congress of America

League Name: BULLSHOOTERS BCA 9 BALL City/State: PHOENIX, AZ Contact 1: GIBO PACHECO Home #: 602-841-8272 Contact 2: CHARLES HEUN JR Home #: 602-246-0608 League Name: EAST VALLEY LEGACY LEAGUE City/State: GILBERT, AZ Contact 1: Cathy Kelley Work #: 480-203-8640

League Name: Troy Vending Where: Statewide Contact: Scott or Tobin Phone: (602) 265-0178

League Name: PARADISE POOL LEAGUE City/State: CHANDLER, AZ Contact: JEREMY GIBBSLeague #: 480-779-0343

League Name: Charley’s Place Shooters City/State: Glendale, AZ Contact 1: Betty Barber Home #: 602-843-3692

League Name: Arizona Hot Shots Where: Phoenix, AZ Contact: Larry Eans Phone: (602) 677-4220Website: www.azhotshotsonline.com

League Name: Prescott Billiards AssociationCity: Prescott & Surrounding Areas, ArizonaContact: Jerry SmithNumber: 928-458-0230

League Name: Mohave Valley Pool LeagueCity: Bullhead CityContact: Ed SandovalNumber: 928-763-3788

League Name: Jack and Jill Scotch DoublesCity: In-House at Stingers in PhoenixContact: Brynn HoffmanNumber: 602-510-8058

League Name: League of Champions Where: Maricopa County Contact: Frank Alvarez III Phone: (877) 788-7227

Website: www.UPAtour.com

League Name: Troy Vending Where: Statewide Contact: Scott Phone: (602) 265-0178

Website: www.TroyVending.com

League Name: Kingman Pool PlayersCity: KingmanContact: Ronald MartinNumber: 928-530-0739

League Name: East Valley Legacy LeagueCity: PhoenixContact: Cathy KelleyNumber: 480-203-8640

League Name: 8 Ball ShootersCity: PeoriaContact: Pat MartinNumber: 623-977-0976

League Name: Route 66 8-Ball LeagueCity: HolbrookContact: Anna BokkerNumber: 928-587-9327

League Name: Champions LeagueCity: PhoenixContact: Jerry StuckartNumber: 602-332-4499

League Name: Clicks In HouseCity: TucsonContact: Chris ChlupNumber: 520-245-9629

League Name: Wildcat Cue SportsCity: TucsonContact: Jack MurrayNumber: 520-404-5533

APA – American Pool Players Association

League Name: Tucson APA Where: Tucson, Arizona Contact: Brandon Ferguson Phone: 520-615-9883 Fax: 520-529-8085 E-Mail: [email protected] E-Mail: [email protected]

League Name: APA Phoenix - Metro Where: Phoenix, Arizona Contact: Doug & Gina Nowlin Phone: (602) 920-9192 Website: phx.apaleagues.com

PAGE 10


On Saturday, February 21st, thirteeen TAP League teams from around the Valley gathered at Skip and Jan’s to compete for 5 spots in the upcoming Mas-ter’s Tournament and National Tournament later this year. These teams qualified by winning their respec-tive divisions in the Fall 2014/15 Session.

There was a lot of competitive play throughout a very long, 13 hour day, but in the end, 5 teams emerged as victorious:

This Team Right Here - Captain Brandon Hoff-man, Angie Baltazar, Nellie Hayes, Paul Wisniews-ki, Scott Tager, and Daniel Fisk

Mushroom Tips - Captain Marcos Romero, Sand-eep Sharma, Travis Choate, Steve Clark, Ray Sta-cey, Brad Andrews, and Jeremiah Buckman

Go 8 Ball: Captain Steve Kaiblinger, Lance Hansen, Phil Montgomery, Martin Colello, Chad Wilder, Greg Brown, Robert Reimer, and Craig Hefel

Ballisztiks: Captain Steve Johnson, Lester Penning, David Barcon, Steve Zamanakos, Chris Tolson, and Brian Desantis

Shoot Em Up: Captain Steve Starks, Eric Lervold, Doug Scheuer, Ross Zarate, Richard Taylor, Ray Stacey, and Bob Hoppmann

Congratulation to all the teams that competed!

TAP Titleholders Winners

PAGE 11


Shane Van Boening had won six of the last seven Andy Mercer Memorial events at the Rum Run-ner Lounge in Las Vegas. He took a break after his first win in 2009, which gave Ernesto Domin-guez the opportunity he needed to win it in 2010. Van Boening then won four straight, and looking for a fifth, joined 63 entrants in the $3,700-add-ed, 25th Annual Andy Mercer 9-Ball Classic, held at the Rum Runner Lounge on the weekend of March 21-21. In the end, at about 9:30 p.m. (Vegas time) on Sunday, it was Scott Frost, wire to wire, who claimed the 25th Andy Mercer title, defeating Joven Bustamante twice to do it. In a second-round battle versus Mike Massey that went double hill, Van Boening scratched on the final rack. Massey took ball in hand and sunk a 1-9 combination that sent Van Boening to the loss side. Massey followed soon thereafter and managed to work his way to the quarterfinals. On the winners’ side, Frost and Bustamante met first in a winners’ side semifinal, as Jason Klatt, who finished 4th in 2014, squared off against Sal Butera. Frost dominated the first of two against Bustamante 6-1, while Klatt was surviving a double hill battle against Butera. Frost claimed the hot seat 6-2. Butera moved over and picked up Massey, who’d defeated Max Eberle 6-3 and Johnny Kang 6-1. Bustamante drew Van Boening, who was work-ing on a four-match, loss-side winning streak. that saw him eliminate Oscar Dominguez and Rodrigo Geronimo, before defeating Jeff Schil-der 6-3 and Donnie Branson 6-2. It was the end of the streak. Bustamante ended Van Boening’s hope for a fifth straight Andy Mercer title, though it proved

to be a double hill thriller. Massey, in the meantime, was ending Butera’s week-end 6-4. Bustamante shut Massey out in the quarter-finals and completed his loss-side run with a 6-4 semifinal victory over Klatt, who improved his 2014 performance in the event by a single place/$500. The Frost/Bustamante re-match was on, and it lived up to advanced bill-ing. About a month ago, in Reno, NV, Bustamante had come out on top, finishing fourth in the US Bar Box 9-Ball Open Championship, while Frost settled for the three-way tie for ninth. Frost reversed the order for this 25th Annual Andy Mercer Memorial, completing his undefeated run with a double hill win in the finals.

Complete Payouts:1st Scott Frost $5,0002nd Joven Bustamante $2,5003rd Jason Klatt $1,6004th Mike Massey $1,1005th Shane Van Boening $8505th Sal Butera $8507th Don Branson $6007th Johnny Kang $6009th Jeff Schilder $4259th Sean Lane $4259th Doc Rice $4259th Max Eberle $42513th Brian Parks $30013th Attila Csorba $30013th Tom Butler $30013th Rodrigo Geronimo $300

Freezer Wins Andy Mercer Memorial

Scott Frost

PAGE 12


Alex and Rico Undefeated at Stingers

Alex Aroz & Rico Gonzalez teamed up to defeat thirteen other teams and win Stinger’s 15 & Under Scotch Doubles event on March 21st.

Alex & Rico looked unstoppable as they took the hot-seat with an 8-1 win over JR Salgado & Omar Morazan.

JR & Omar would not stay on the one loss side for long, as they scored their second win of the day over Ed Scott & Joe Nicita, this time by the score of 8-4.

Alex & Rico came out on fire in the first set of the finals and took a quick 4-0 lead. JR & Omar would fight back to make it a match, but in the end it was Alex & Rico with the 8-5 win in the first and only final set.

Complete Payouts:1st Alex Aroz & Rico Gonzalez $6502nd JR Salgado & Omar Morazan $4303rd Ed Scott & Joe Nicita $2204th Tenadore Lee & Robert Banta Takacs $40

Alex Aroz & Rico Gonzalez

Huth Wins One Pocket Madness

Bret Huth came back from a hot-seat loss to Albuquerque’s John Wright to win Bullshooter’s One Pocket Madness event on March 7th.

Huth dropped a 2-1 match to Wright for the hot-seat and found a red-hot Chad Barber waiting on the one loss side. After a first round loss to Terry Osborne, Barber had beaten Billy Garrett, Paul Feltman Jr., Jerry Stuckart, Rod Elliott and Tres Kane. Barber would drop the semi-final match to Huth 2-1, to set up a rematch between Huth and Wright in the finals.

Huth rode the momentum of his win over Barber to a 3-1 win over Wright in the extended final match.

Complete Payouts:1st Bret Huth $2302nd John Wright $1703rd Chad Barber $1104th Tres Kane $70

Bret Huth and John Wright

Team Stowers Wins at Groggys

Steve & Dave Stowers bounced back from a loss to Tony Denton & Bill Norish to win Groggy’s 16 & Under Scotch Doubles event on March 7th

Steve & Dave lost a lopsided hot-seat match 8-3, but came back to beat Seth Johnson & Martin Zavala 7-4 in the semi-final match.

Although a split was discussed for the finals, the two teams couldn’t come to an agreement and the match was underway. Steve & Dave won the first set 7-2 and finished the double dip with a 7-5 win in the second set.

Complete Payouts:1st Steve & Dave Stowers $4702nd Tony Denton & Bill Norish $1903rd Seth Johnson & Martin Zavala $80

Dave and Steve Stowers

PAGE 13


PAGE 14


PAGE 15


Tres Kane Wins Kolbys One Pocket

Tres Kane pulled out a final match win to top the round robin handicapped One Pocket event at Kolbys Corner Pocket on March 28th.

Kane held a 3-1 record going into his last match of the day, against Tucson’s Joe Watson. Watson was undefeated for the day, with a 4-0 record.

Kane would win that final match 2-0, leaving both players with an identical 4-1 record. The first tie breaker to determine the day’s winner was “head to head” record, and that gave the win to Kane.

Complete Payouts:1st Tres Kane $1652nd Joe Watson $95

Joe Watson and Tres Kane

PAGE 16


High performance chalk

By Carl StewartBCA Certified Instructor

The industry has added quite a few brands and types of high performance chalk (HPC) op-tions in the last few years. Now if you thought I was going to compare or pick a favorite out of these, you can stop reading right now. I would not even know where to start with justifying the cost and measuring performance of all the HPC on the market today. Instead what has caught my attention is the fact that all HPC offer the ability to not have to chalk on every shot.Chalk-ing on every shot has been the advice of every pro and training professional article since I have been alive.

What I want to discuss today is the fact that HPC is changing our pre-shot routines. Whether for the better or worse, only time will tell. One of the biggest complants that I have heard so far with HPC, besides the cost, is the factor of not chalking on every shot gets the player going too fast.

A player’s stride or pace is an important part of the player’s performance. We have all seen Johnny Archer picking lint off the table or pro players that move balls from pockets. All of these techniques help them control their pace. I have recommended that players chalk with the opposite hand to ensure time between shots.

The action of chalking is performed so the leather tip does not slip off the resin or plastic balls now in the market, at impact. If this is not achieved, a miscue occurs.

Nevertheless, chalking can help pace, focus, confidence and it gives time for the video play back or envisioning the shot; all while chalk-ing.

If you have moved over to the HPC, do a self-evaluation. Are you playing faster and has it helped or hurt your game? It might be some-thing that has changed for the positive or nega-tive and you have not even noticed it yet.

PAGE 17


Weekly Dart TournamentsSundaysWanderin – 4149 E. McDowell Rd. – Phx – 602-275-1062 2:00 Blind Draw

Mondays Greenway Village – 3143 E. Greenway – Phx – 602-971-5523 8:30 Blind Draw 200%

TuesdaysHideaway West – 3558 W Northern Ave – Phoenix – 602-522-9999 8:00 Blind DrawJoe’s Grotto – 13825 N. 32nd St. – Phoenix – 602-992-1007 9:00 Medley

WednesdaysCheers Tavern - 5915 W. Bell Rd - Phoenix - 602-938-0104 7pm Parity DrawHideaway West – 3558 W Northern Ave – Phoenix – 602-522-9999 8:00 Blind DrawRJ’s - 3128 E. Cactus Rd - Phoenix - 602-494-5404 10pm 200%Jesters - 1515 N Gilbert Rd - Gilbert - 480-926-1314 $7:00 Blind Draw 150%

ThursdaysDave’s Place - 2710 W Bell Rd - Phoenix - 602-866-9898 7:30 200% Payback Joe’s Grotto – 13825 N. 32nd St. – Phoenix – 602-992-1007 9:00 Blind Draw

FridaysStingers – 10040 N. 43rd Ave – Glendale – 623-937-9645 7:00 Blind Draw +$200Bull Shooters – 3337 W. Peoria – Phoenix – 602-441-2447 8:00 Blind Draw 300%Jesters - 1515 N Gilbert Rd - Gilbert - 480-926-1314 7:30 Steel TipGarfield’s – 10123 Apache Trail – Apache Junction – 480-380-0558 7:00 Blind DrawHideaway West – 3558 W Northern Ave – Phoenix – 602-522-9999 8:00 Blind DrawJimbos - 12224 n. 51st Ave - 602-298-1500 8:30 Blind Draw 300%Enoch’s Sports Lounge – 6750 W. Peoria – Peoria – 623-878-6296 8:00 Blind DrawGino’s - 13623 N. 32st - 602-923-2500 10:00Blind Draw 200%

SaturdaysCheers Tavern - 5915 W. Bell Rd - Phoenix - 602-938-0104 6pm Parity DrawMetro Sportz Bar - 10402 N. Black Canyon Hwy - 602-997-5717 7:00 Blind DrawBull Shooters – 3337 W. Peoria – Phoenix – 602-441-2447 8:00 Blind Draw 300%The Ox - 3209 E Pinchot - Phoenix - 602-466-3673 7:30 Blind Draw 200%Gino’s - 13623 N. 32st - 602-923-2500 10:00Blind Draw 200%Kirk’s Korner – 10634 N. 51st Ave. – Glendale – 623-878-9874 8:00 Steel TipStingers – 10040 N. 43rd Ave – Glendale – 623-937-9645 3:30 Blind DrawToso’s 2401 W. Union Hills – Phoenix – 602-547-2770 8:00 Blind Draw/Mixed

PAGE 18


2015 Az Open ResultsThursday:Ladies Only 1st- Lisa Yee & Chris Cardona 2nd-Suzy Smith & Kristi Boehm Jo Anna Oyerbides & Brenna Woods

Blind Draw 1st- J.C. Martinez & Zach Bell 2nd-James Roberts & Bryan Hewitt 3rd-Jay & Jeremy Starson

Friday: High Noon Shootout 1st- Joe Briano & Jerry Shasteen 2nd-J.C. Martinez & Zach Bell 3rd-Travis Doyle & Justin Boebel Mixed Doubles Level 1 1st- Lisa Yee & Rick Breckenfelder 2nd-Stormi Rania & Michael Scarbor ough 3rd- Darci Devincenzi & J.C. Martinez

Level 2 1st-Beverley Konicke & Scott Bielik 2nd- Theresa Buck & Justin Boebel 3rd-Cathy Breckenfelder & Quinton Warner Jr

Level 3 1st- Pat Shawcroft & Jason Dettman 2nd- Micki Moore & Mike Pennycook 3rd- Starla & Ed Sekaquatepa

Level 4 1st- Tracy Lange & Beau Halsey 2nd-Paula Apodaca & Nate Valles 3rd- Jo Anna Oyerbides & Brandon Dempster

Blind Draw 1st- James Roberts & Thad Uraine 2nd- Daniel Vinesky & Big Bear 3rd- Rich Finn & Mike Davedrea

Saturday: 501 Singles Level 1 1st- Chris Lin 2nd- Adam Sevada 3rd- David Fatum

Level 2 1st- Justin Boebel 2nd- Anthony Johnson 3rd- Chris Waterkotte

Level 3 1st- Daniel Garza 2nd- Big Bear 3rd- Billy Hernandez

Level 4 1st-Jim Jankowski 2nd- Chad Pehlke 3rd- Josh Lopez

Level 5 1st-Peter Aubuchont 2nd-Shawna Greathouse 3rd-Chi

Cricket Doubles Level 1 1st- J.C. Martinez & Adam Sevada 2nd- Dave Fatum & Chris Lim 3rd- Thad Uraine & Kix Alcala

Level 2 1st- Dario Meza & Mike Bates 2nd- Eric Johnson & Kurt Gonzales 3rd- Kale Hilligas & Quinton Warner Jr.

Level 3 1st- Daniel Vinesky &Kevin Vanden berg 2nd-Kristi Boehm & Carolyn Ness mann 3rd-Travis Doyle & Adam Arreola

Level 4 1st- Mannie Harris & Jacob Beverly 2nd- Keith Seay & Darci Tilghman 3rd- Steve Stewart & Steve Riley

Level 5 1st- Jim Garvin & Ashleigh Kubiak 2nd- Tracey Hines & Kelli Wise 3rd-Wendi Stone & Justin Stone

Blind Draw 1st- Anna Wright & Dario Meza 2nd-Frank Celetro & John Walsh 3rd-John Franklin & Justin Boebel

Sunday:501 Doubles Level 1 1st- Dave Fatum & Chris Lim 2nd- J.C. Martinez & Adam Sevada 3rd- James Roberts & Doug Siperly

Level 2 1st- Kale Hilligas & Donovan Hills 2nd- Daniel Garza & Big Bear 3rd-Brian Sands & Ray Arreola

Level 3 1st- Erik Hornby & Johnny Walker 2nd- Terry Alter & Kevin Dunn 3rd- Denise Davis & Nicholle Jameson

Level 4 1st- Dave Moralez & Shannon Kehoe 2nd-Steve Stewart & Chuck Montelone 3rd- Jeanne Messer & Michael Duran

Cricket Singles Level 1 1st- Kix Alcala 2nd- J.C. Martinez 3rd-James Roberts

Level 2 1st- Justin Boebel 2nd- Fat Tires 3rd- Scott McCall

Level 3 1st- Ryan Moore 2nd- Ron Smith 3rd- Sean Burke

Level 4 1st- Rich Jongsna 2nd- Chuck Montelone 3rd- Tim Schultz

Level 5 1st-Jim Jankowski 2nd-Nikki Clark 3rd- Vickie Eden

PAGE 19


NATURAL Talent

By Roger LongCertified Instructor

“Rocket Rodney made a post that made me think… all these chemical pool players. How there’s not many natural players left and unfor-tunately it’s a huge disadvantage when you’re not on adderall, uppers, or downers (pain pills). It’s sad to see SO many young players going that way. Look at my dad’s era, not many players left who are even alive let alone play-ing at his level. You guys know who you are, life is too short for that shit. Clean up and feel the pressure. Or have your body fail you in your 50s.” — Oscar Dominguez

The above, unaltered and unedited words of professional pool player, Oscar Dominguez, were made February 23, 2015 via Facebook and were in response to a prior post made by fellow pro, Rodney Morris, on that same sub-ject.

While I do recall reading Rodney’s post at the time, I have not pursued a new search for it in an effort to obtain a word-for-word quote from him; electing instead to simply tell you here that the essence of his post was a lamenta-tion of how difficult it is for natural players, like himself, to constantly try and compete against other highly-skilled players who calm their nerves through the use of chemicals. Oh, heck! Let me rephrase that without the politi-

cal correctness: It is difficult for clean players to compete against other highly-skilled players who medicate their nerves with drugs.

Substance abuse in pool is far from being a new issue. Pool players have been ingest-ing performance-enhancing substances since the game was invented. In light of that, we cannot limit our discussion to only the drugs mentioned in Oscar Dominguez’s post. We need to throw in a couple of the most common nerve-soothing drugs that have been, and still are, widely used by pool players everywhere: marijuana and alcohol.

Back in the day when I was an abuser of both marijuana and alcohol, I was a firm believer that I could not even begin to play a decent game of pool unless I was properly medicated beforehand. Even though it was true that the marijuana deadened my senses to extraneous distractions while the alcohol gave me “cour-age,” the real truth was, both were slowly destroying me. I came close to losing the things that were most important to me: my health and my family. So I gave up those things that offered only superficial, temporary rewards in favor of the things that offered meaningful, lasting rewards. (Later I learned that I could still play as well without drugs as I ever did

while using them; the concentration just didn’t come as easy as before.)

But I’m not here to condemn any of you who use drugs in order to gain an edge in pool. It’s your life, and you are free to live it any way you like. What I really wish to do here is to com-mend the players who do not rely on chemical crutches to help them play their best. As I’ve already mentioned, gaining and maintaining the level of concentration that is necessary in order for a player to reach peak performance is a very difficult task. So I think that any player who accepts the challenge of competing “on the natural” is a player worthy of some level of special praise.

However, before I leave anyone with the im-pression that I condone drug abuse by my unwillingness to condemn drug abusers, let me point out a couple of things:

Professional pool players have long complained that billiards does not pay anywhere near on a par with most other professional sports. Well, can you think of any other professional sport that does not perform regular substance abuse testing on its players? Why do you think they do that?

(Article continued on page 22)

PAGE 20


PAGE 21


PAGE 22


Ritchie & Draughon Win at Kittys

Ricardo Ritchie & Travis Draughon teamed up for an undefeated run through a field of ten teams at Kitty’s on March 21st.

Ritchie & Draughon scored a 6-0 whitewash win over Chad Metivier & Teri Curtis for the hot-seat.

On the left side of the board, Ricky Abril & Joseph Farias were on a three match winning streak. That streak would be stopped by Chad & Teri 7-3.

Chad & Teri raced out to an early 4-1 lead in the first set of the finals, but Ricardo & Travis came back to tie things at 4-4 and then win the match 6-5 for first place.

Complete Payouts:1st Ricardo Ritchie & Travis Draughon $3702nd Chad Metivier & Teri Curtis $1803rd Ricky Abril & Joseph Farias $30

Ricardo Ritchie and Travis Draughon

Vander Weyst & Moore Undefeated

Bill Vander Weyst & Randell Moore teamed up for an undefeated run through a field of fifteen teams at Kitty’s 15 & Under Scotch Doubles event on March 28th.

Bill & Randell scored a convincing 9-4 win over Tony Yuzuik & Joe Wiley for the hot-seat, and got comfortable waiting for an opposing team in the finals.

Harold Lyons & Bernie Papa would be that team. Harold & Bernie had lost to Tony & Joe in the final four on the winner’s side, but made their way through the one loss side to earn a rematch with Tony & Joe in the semi-final match. That rematch would go hill-hill with Harold & Bernie winning.

The opponent didn’t matter for Bill & Randell, as they went on to defeat Harold & Bernie 9-5 in the first and set of the finals.

Complete Payouts:1st Bill Vander Weyst & Randell Moore $5702nd Harold Lyons & Bernie Papa $2503rd Tony Yuzuik & Joe Wiley $1004th Laura Boothroyd & Pete Williams $40

Bill Vander Weyst & Randell Moore

Pool Lessons withChuck ‘The Mailman’ Evans

Let Chuck take your game to the next level

Competitive individual and groups lessons available.

Call 623-221-4322

(Roger Long Article Continued from page 19)

It’s because they demand that their players be “naturally talented” if they are expected to pay those players big bucks. No help from chemicals is tolerated. Would all of pool’s professional players be willing to give up their crutches if sponsors were willing to pay them big bucks?

And what about The Olympics? Many people in the billiard industry, including players, have long maintained that pool should be included in The Olympics. But all Olympians are subject to stringent drug testing. Which of our top players would be able to pass the drug screening in order to be allowed to compete?

And one final thing: We have a successful (and still growing) juniors pro-gram here in Arizona. These youngsters are enthusiastic about pool and hungry to learn more all the time. But they are also very impressionable. They learn from parents and elders who the best players are, and then try to emulate those players. Think about that for a minute. At what age is it okay to tell kids that in order to reach the top levels of play they will have to do everything the top players do; including drugs?

PAGE 23


PAGE 24


MONDAY 7:30 STINGERS 43RD AVE & PEORIA 623-937-9645 8/9/10-BALL D/E RACE TO 3 $3 Greens $10.00 MONDAY 7:00 CHEERS TAVERN 5915 W. BELL RD 602-938-0104 OPEN CALL FOR DETAILS CALLMONDAY 7:00 MAIN ST BILLIARDS 1749 W MAIN ST, MESA 480-969-7898 9’ TABLES RACE TO 4/3 $5.00TUESDAY 7:30 KOLBY’S 1301 EAST UNIVERSITY DR. 480-829-7344 9-BALL 9’TBL $10.00TUESDAY 8PM BROOKSIDE II 15170 W BELL RD SURPRISE 623-556-1000 9-BALL D/E 200% RACE TO 2 $5.00THURSDAY 1:00 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 9-BALL 9’ TABLES HANDICAPPED $5.00THURSDAY 7:30 KAY’S PLACE 315 S ALMA SCHOOL 602 666-6634 8-BALL D/E ADDED MONEY $5.00SATURDAY 4:00 KAY’S PLACE 315 S ALMA SCHOOL 602 666-6634 8-BALL D/E ADDED MONEY $5.00SUNDAY 4PM THE SNAP 1516 W CAMELBACK 602-222-3551 8-BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK $5.00

MONDAY 7:30 THE LOFT AGAIN 15015 N CAVE CREEK RD 602-482-3130 3-Ball CALL FOR DETAILS CALLSUNDAY 2PM 5030 LOUNGE 5030 W. PEORIA AVE 623-939-3876 3-BALL (5 TOTAL SHOTS) $2.00

MONDAY 7:30 WHAT THE HELL 7309 E MAIN ST 480-380-6000 9-Ball ADDED MONEY $10.00TUESDAY 7:30 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 8-BALL 7’ TABLES SIDES $5.00FRIDAY 7:30 STINGERS 43RD AVE & PEORIA 623-937-9645 9-BALL HDCP-2 D/E $10.00SATURDAY 7:30 PM THE DELI 9635 W PEORIA AVE 623-979-5163 8-BALL D/E 200% PAY $5.00SUNDAY NOON KOLBY’S 1301 EAST UNIVERSITY DR. 480-829-7344 9-BALL D/E HDP (-2) 9’ TBLS $6.00

MONDAY 7:30 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 9-BALL BARBOX 200% Payback $5.00MONDAY 7:30 JESTER’S 1515 N GILBERT RD 480-926-1314 8-BALL D/E BAR TABLES $5.00TUESDAY 7:00 KITTYS 2836 N 36TH ST 602-957-9786 9-BALL BARBOX 200% $5.00TUESDAY 7:30 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 9-BALL 9’ TABLES SIDES $7.00WEDNESDAY 7:30 THE LOFT AGAIN 15015 N CAVE CREEK RD 602-482-3130 8-Ball 200% PAYBACK $5.00WEDNESDAY 7:30 THUNDER PASS 9303 APACHE, MESA 480-986-5572 9-Ball CALL FOR DETAILS CALLTHURSDAY 7:00 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 9-BALL BARBOX $5.00THURSDAY 7:30 WHAT THE HELL 7309 E MAIN ST 480-380-6000 8-Ball ADDED MONEY $6.00FRIDAY 7:30 SKIP & JANS 7700 S PRIEST DR 480-598-8611 9-BALL 200% D/E $7 Greens Fee $5.00FRIDAY 8:00 KIRK’S KORNER 10634 N. 51 ST AVE 623-878-9874 8-BALL D/E 150% $5.00SATURDAY 4:30 PM KIRK’S KORNER 10634 N. 51ST AVE 623-878-9874 8-BALL 150% PAY $1 SIDEPOT $5.00SATURDAY 5:00 WHAT THE HELL 7309 E MAIN ST 480-380-6000 9-Ball ADDED MONEY $6.00SATURDAY 7:30 SKIP & JANS 7700 S PRIEST DR 480-598-8611 8-BALL 200% D/E $2 Greens Fee $5.00SATURDAY 8PM GREENWAY VILLAGE 3143 E. GREENWAY RD 602-971-5523 8BALL D/E 200% $5.00SUNDAY 2:00 STINGERS 43RD AVE & PEORIA 623-937-9645 8-BALL D/E RACE TO 2 $5 Green Fee $5.00 SUNDAY 2:00 THE BREAK ROOM 4729 E MCDOWELL 602-267-1010 9-BALL D/E $5 SIDE POT $5.00SUNDAY 3:00 480 BAR 480 N ARIZONA AVE 480-899-2268 9-BALL D/E ADDED MONEY $5.00SUNDAY 3:00 GROGGYS 2207 W MAIN ST. 480-969-7648 9-BALL BARBOX D/E 200% 5.00

MONDAY 7:00 DAVE’S PLACE 2710 W BELL RD 602-866-9898 8-BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK $5.00MONDAY 7:00 SAGE & SAND 13831 W GLENDALE AVE 623-935-5810 8-BALL D/E 150% PAYBACK $5.00MONDAY 7:00 DODEY’S 3114 E CACTUS RD 602-404-2300 8-BALL D/E ADDED MONEY $5.00MONDAY 8:00 CANDY STORE 18613 N CAVE CREEK RD 602-569-0084 8-BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK $5.00TUESDAY 7:00 RACEWAY BAR 49237 W PAPAGO ROAD 520-568-0808 9-BALL D/E CALL FOR DETAILS $5.00TUESDAY 8:00 CANDY STORE 18613 N CAVE CREEK RD 602-569-0084 8-BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK $5.00WEDNESDAY 7:30 JESTER’S 1515 N GILBERT RD 480-926-1314 9-BALL D/E BAR TABLES 150% $5.00WEDNESDAY 8:00 COOPS 8455 W. PEORIA AVE PEORIA 623-878-4250 8-BALL D/E 200% RETURN $5.00THURSDAY 8:00 THE NUGGET 4130 N 83RD AVE 623-873-1118 8-BALL RACE TO 1 150% PAYBACK $5.00FRIDAY 7:00 KITTYS 2836 N 36TH ST 602-957-9786 9-BALL BARBOX 200% $5.00FRIDAY 7:00 CHARLEY’S PLACE 4324 W THUNDERBIRD 602-439-1668 8-BALL 200% PAY / RACE TO 2 D/E $5.00FRIDAY 7:00 SAGE & SAND 13831 W GLENDALE AVE 623-935-5810 9-BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK $5.00FRIDAY 7:00 RACEWAY BAR 49237 W PAPAGO ROAD 520-568-0808 8-BALL D/E CALL FOR DETAILS $5.00FRIDAY 7:30 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 8-BALL BARBOX $5.00FRIDAY 7:30 480 BAR 480 N ARIZONA AVE 480-899-2268 8-BALL D/E ADDED MONEY $5.00SATURDAY 3:00 CACTUS JACKS 4747 E ELLIOT RD 480-753-4733 8-BALL CALL FOR DETAILS $5.00SATURDAY 7:00 CHARLEY’S PLACE 4324 W THUNDERBIRD 602-439-1668 8-BALL 200% PAYBACK $5.00SATURDAY 7:30 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 9-BALL BARBOX 200% $5.00SATURDAY 8:00 CONNOLLY’S 5160 W NORTHERN 602-377-8936 8-BALL BARBOX 200% RACE TO 2 $5.00SUNDAY 1:00 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 9-BALL BARBOX 200% $5.00SUNDAY 2:00 KITTYS 2836 N 36TH ST 602-957-9786 8-BALL BARBOX 200% $5.00SUNDAY 3:00 CROSSROADS 5030 W MCDOWELL 602-278-3857 8-BALL D/E ADDED MONEY $5.00SUNDAY 4:00 COOPS 8455 W. PEORIA AVE PEORIA 623-878-4250 8-BALL D/E 200% RETURN $5.00SUNDAY 7:30 WHAT THE HELL 7309 E MAIN ST 480-380-6000 8-Ball ADDED MONEY $6.00

SUNDAY 7:00 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 8-BALL BARBOX 200% $5.00SUNDAY 7PM DAVES ON NORTHER 2344 W NORTHERN 602-973-7797 8BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK $5.00MONDAY 8:00 480 BAR 480 N ARIZONA AVE 480-899-2268 8-BALL D/E ADDED MONEY $5.00FRIDAY 7PM 5030 LOUNGE 5030 W PEORIA 623-435-3997 8BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK $5.00

SUNDAY 5:00 METRO SPORTZ 10402 N BLACK CANY HWY 602-997-5717 16 & UNDER 9-BALL 9’ TABLES $20.00

Weekly Tournament GuidePHOENIX AREA WEEKLY TOURNAMENT GUIDE

“BY RATING” and “DAY”PLAYERS WHEN? WHERE? PH# FORMAT FEE

To advertise your weekly tournament...call (480) 251-3452OPEN

8 &Under

7 &Under

*Call us at 480-251-3452 to have your tournament added to the guide.

6 &Under

9 &Under

3-Ball

Scotch

PAGE 25


DPT “A” Player Points List

1 Bobby Emmons 2602 Scott Frost 2203 Vilmos Foldes 1804 Brian Reich 1605 Ben Sutherland 125

6 Donivan Pedroncelli 1157 Bret Huth 1058 Tres Kane 1009 Donald Mangahas 9010 Carlos Avalos 85

11 George Teyechea 8012 Jon Smith 7013 Jeremy Gibbs 6013 Doc Rice 6015 Cleiton Rocha 55

15 Nick De Leon 5515 Pete Lhotka 5518 Joven Bustamante 4018 Spike Aiardo 4018 Chuck Evans 40

18 Rick Armbrust 4018 Paul Grande 4018 Jason Polk 40

Points current as of second 2015 stop. (Bullshooters)

AWBT Points List

1. Bernie Store 2002. Barbara Lee 1603. Cynthia Haefner 1254. Sara Miller 100

5. Jodie Villegas 805. Veronica Poore 807. Renay Justus 657. Tina Hess 65

9. Beth Orth 509. Cathy Kelley 509. Susan Williams 509. Tami Hathcock 5013. Connie Soots 4013. Leandrea Gaff 4013. Sandi Wilson 4013. Sara Sorg 40

17. Carmen Osenton 3017. Donna Taylor 3017. Heather Cortez 3017. Jaye Succo 3017. Katherine Nelson 3017. Susan Wilbur 3017. Terri Johnson-McCauley 3017. Tracy Price 30

Points current as of first 2015 stop. (Skip and Jans)

DPT “B” Player Points List

1. Oscar Avila 2352. Guyle Fielder 2153. Linn Vissage 2004. Mike Hamman 1755. Rick Schmitz 165

6. Spike Aiardo 1607. Eric Lervold 1408. Timber Bridgewater 1309. Trevor Long 1009. John Shramm 100

11. Harold Lyons 9512. Jose Mendoza 9012. Joey Barrera 9012. Roy Anderson 9012. Joe Nicita 90

16. John Halter 8017. Omar Morazan 7517. Brian McGee 7517. Burt Balancad 7517. Paul Feltman Jr. 40

Points current as of second 2015 stop. (Bullshooters)

PAGE 26


PAGE 27


PAGE 28


Foos PulseFoosball News

By Jim King

Attention all Phoenix Foosers! Just in case you missed it, all of the souped-up hype linked to both the Hall of Fame Warm-up and the Hall of Fame Classic was lived out over the past month here in Phoenix and Las Vegas, respec-tively. In addition, the Spring 2015 Interim League has kicked off and it appears there has been no lessening of interest in what we’re all helping to develop here in Phoenix, that being an competitive and well supported foosball community.

HALL OF FAME WARM-UP RESULTS

This year’s HOF Warm-up was hosted by Jester’s Billiard’s in Gilbert and had players hailing from Colorado, Missouri, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, and, of course, Arizona, ranging in skill levels from Beginners to Pro Master. There were seven different events spread between Friday evening and Sunday afternoon, of which there were 124 teams con-tending to showcase their skills, or luck, and claim their spot in Arizona foosball history.

Following is a summary of the events and win-ners of each.

Friday night Draw Your Partner (DYP): Nick Bourdos & Holly MinnigExpert Singles: Eric SanchezOpen Singles: TJ Telles Amateur Doubles: Jeff Minnig & Rissa SalkeOpen Doubles: Evan Stachelek & Nick Bour-dosExpert Doubles: Jim Sherman & Johnny VallesSunday “Sh*t Talk” DYP: Pat Hutson & Evan Stachelek

Also, a funny thing happened during play at the Sunday DYP Sh*t Talk event. We all know how good Brian Salke’s 5-bar can be, right? Well, it’s hard to convey humor in writ-ten form, at least it is for me, but I’m going to share a moment that everyone should’ve have been there to witness. Due to the unique for-mat of this event there was a LOT of “smack” talk taking place. Evan and Pat were playing Brian and Guy and there were plenty of ‘color-ful’ one liner’s flying from everyone except Pat, who was focused on winning. During the match Evan was successfully passing and

defending his 5-bar with surgical precision against Brian. Just about that time a service dog that was on hand for the action (a cheery golden retriever named Travis), walks up and Evan blurts out “look…Brian’s seeing eye dog is here for his 5-bar”. I almost soiled myself as did a few others who were lucky enough to witness it. Thank you Brian for being such a good sport about me sharing this.

2015 HALL OF FAME CLASSIC RE-SULTS

The 2015 HOF Classic was a huge success with hundreds of players coming from 35 states and 4 countries, all of them vying for their piece of the $60K prize fund. Following is a listing of how the Arizona players placed in each of the events.

Goalie War: Eric Friesen – 9th out of 27 playersAmateur Singles: Pat Hutson 1st; Jim Sher-man 3rd; Brad Chamberlain 13th; Wandad Guscheh 17th out of 128Open Singles: Zeke Cervantes – 33rd out of 145Master Limited: Ronnie Garrett & Holly Minnig – 7th out of 9Rookie Singles: Chris Serrao – 9th out of 81Rookie Doubles: Mike Lawrence & Chris Serrao – 1st out of 35Expert Mixed Doubles: Jim Sherman & Rissa Salke – 3rd out of 26Pro Singles: Zeke Cervantes – 1st out of 134Amateur Doubles: Rissa Salke & Brian Salke – 7th out of 64Beginner Doubles: Chris Serrao & out of state partner – 5th; Tim & Eric Friesen – 13th out of 25Beginner Singles: Tim & Eric Friesen tied for 33rd out of 48Elite Singles: Zeke Cervantes – 9th out of 128Expert Doubles: Jim Sherman & Ronnie Garrett - 5th; Chris Serrao & Doug Steele – 25th out of 96

INTERIM LEAGUE

The Interim League kicked off on February 21st and continues to be a popular weekly event being hosted at a number of league sites

around the valley, Main Street Billiards in Mesa being a primary sponsor. Anyone in-terested in playing in this event or any other weekly tourneys should go to www.arizo-nafoosball.com and click on ‘Coming Events’ to confirm the location. The Interim League fills the void between seasons in order to keep us foosers from going through withdrawals from not getting enough table-time in. It fol-lows the same format as the league in that it’s a handicap format and it levels the playing field when newer foosers are playing against more experienced ones…so there’s no reason to keep any ‘wannabe’ fooser from participating in the fun.

After six events, Brian Salke is currently lead-ing the league with an overall winning per-centage of .898, with Ricky Chun (.840) and Ronnie Garrett (.806) are closest to surpassing him, with another 42 players in the hunt. As of March 25th, the handicaps ranged from .1 to 10 with the average being 3.9.

SPECIAL: CHAMPIONS OF SEASONS PAST

Given our recent exposure to new media, such as Arizona Billiards & Darts magazine, we thought it would be an excellent time to reprise some of our previous league highlights. Over the next couple months I’ll be reviewing some of past league championship teams in this final slot.

This month we’re showcasing the last two Foos Bowl winners: Foos Bowl XIII champs Jason Collicott, Daniel Blech, and Jacqueline d’Estries, and Foos Bowl XI champs Rulon Smith, Dustin Hubred, and Nart Novak. All six players on these two teams were clas-sified as rookies (three beginners and three amateurs), further demonstrating how well the handicap system levels the playing field and provides everyone a chance to win-it-all. Each team also gained their championship in an impressive manner; both of them won the extremely competitive and talented Eastern Conference division title to earn a first round playoff bye, and then defeated the strongest teams in the league to claim the title.

Once again, congrats to both teams!

PAGE 29


Monthly Tournament GuideLocation Address Phone

9’s & Under 8-Ball Knobbys 10812 N Cave Creek Rd (602) 216-9933 Apr 3rd16 & Under Scotch Doubles Skip & Jans 7700 S Priest Rd (480) 598-8611 Apr 4th13 & Under Scotch Doubles Kitty’s 2836 N 36th St (602) 957-9786 Apr 4th

13 & Under Jack & Jill Scotch Skip & Jans 7700 S Priest Rd (480) 598-8611 Apr 11thDiamond Pool Tour Stingers 10040 N 43rd Ave (623) 937-9645 Apr 11th

12 & Under Scotch Doubles Kitty’s 2836 N 36th St (602) 957-9786 Apr 18th8 & Under Call 9-Ball Skip & Jans 7700 S Priest Rd (480) 598-8611 Apr 18th

Saguaro Cup Skip & Jans 7700 S Priest Rd (480) 598-8611 Apr 18thOne Pocket Madness Bullshooters 3337 W Peoria (602) 441-2447 Apr 18th

Ladies 6 & Under 8-Ball Max & Ted’s 480 (480) 899-2268 Apr 18th5’s & 6’s / 7’s & 8’s 8-Ball Stingers 10040 N 43rd Ave (623) 937-9645 Apr 18th

8’s & Under 9-Ball Stingers 10040 N 43rd Ave (623) 937-9645 Apr 25th15 & Under Scotch Doubles Kitty’s 2836 N 36th St (602) 957-9786 Apr 25th

Arizona Women’s Billiard Tour Bullshooters 3337 W Peoria (602) 441-2447 Apr 25th-26th6 & Under 8-Ball Max & Ted’s 480 (480) 899-2268 Apr 25th

One Pocket Kolby’s Corner Pocket 1301 E University (480) 829-7344 Apr 25th

Event

PAGE 30


PAGE 31


PAGE 32


Documents

April 2015 Arizona Billiard and Dart News