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Bezdan Wins PHX Mezz StopCrugar Dominates ........

Freezer Wins .................

Ed Scott at Knobbys ......

Bezdan Wins Mezz Stop

Sutherland/Bishop Split

Succo/Pulley Split .........

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

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

American Rotation ........

AZPL State Champs ......

APA Tri Cities Winners .

APA Captains Tourney ..

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

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

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

PDI Dart Banquet Pics ..

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

Josh & John Win ...........

Comacho & Corral Win

Andy & PJ Undefeated .

Fielder Wins State Title .

Charlie/Bill Undefeated

Tami & Randell Win .....

Letter To The Editor ......

Instructor Directory .......

Mezz Stop Pics ..............

Weekly Tourney Guide ..

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

Diamond Pool Tour .......

DPT Schedule ...............

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

Monthly Tourneys .........

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

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What a turn-out at the Mezz Tour Stop in Phoenix last month. 87 players is something to be proud of. I just wish we hadn’t seen so much of that prize money go back to California with the tour. Speaking of tours, the Desert Classic Tour is now the Diamond Pool Tour. Read all of the details on page 28. The Diamond Pool Tour kicks off the new season at Skip & Jan’s on Feb 7th - 8th. The Arizona Women’s Billiard Tour also kicked off their new season at Skip & Jan’s this month. They will be in action on Feb 28th - March 1st. The Arizona Ratings Committee will be holding their first meeting of 2015 at Bullshooters on February 22nd. Anyone is welcome to come down and see how the committee works. Until next time... - Mike


Crugar Dominates

Jason Crugar turned in a dominating performance for an undefeated win at Stinger’s 8’s & Under 8-Ball event on January 31st.

Cougar and Lawrence Ybarra matched up for the hot-seat, with Crugar cruising to a 4-0 win.

On the one loss side, Tony Page had bounced back nicely from his loss to Cru-gar on the right side of the board. Page had wins over Todd Dilley, Ed Scott and Ybarra to earn another shot at Crugar in the finals.

Page won the first game of the finals, but Crugar then won four straight games for the 4-1 victory and first place.

Complete Payouts:1st Jason Crugar $2702nd Tony Page $300 (all sides)3rd Lawrence Ybarra $70 (no sides)4th Ed Scott $805th Robert Takacs $205th Todd Dilley $30 (with sides)

Jason Crugar

Freezer Wins One Pocket Madness

Scott Frost went undefeated through a larger field than usual to win Bullshoot-ers One Pocket Madness event on January 17th.

When the room filled with players hoping to compete in the event, tournament director Tres Kane made the decision to open the field to more than the usual sixteen player limit. With that restriction relaxed, a field of 22 players paid their entry fee to play.

Frost and Bernie Pettipiece made their way through the winners side and faced off for the hot-seat, which was won by Frost 2-1.

Paul Feltman Jr was making waves on the one loss side. After a third round loss to Frost, Feltman scored wins over Tyson Cole, Bret Huth and Pettipiece to earn a shot at Frost in the finals.

The finals were more Frost domination though, as he won the extended match 3-1 for first place.

Complete Payouts:1st Scott Frost $300 4th Bret Huth $1202nd Paul Feltman Jr $220 5th Tyson Cole $403rd Bernie Pettipiece $160 5th Bobby Emmons $40

Paul Feltman Jr. and Scott Frost

Ed Scott Back in Knobby’s Winners Circle

Ed Scott returned to the winners circle at Knobby’s 9’s & Under 8-Ball event on January 2nd.

Scott took one short detour on his way to the winner’s circle, when he lost the hot-seat match to Bruce Hirose 2-0.

Scott dropped his first game to regular nemesis Burt Balancad on the one loss side, but came back to win that match 2-1 and earn a rematch against Hirose in the finals.

The finals went two sets with Ed scoring identical 2-0 wins over Bruce in both sets.

Complete Payouts:1st Ed Scott $2202nd Bruce Hirose $1003rd Burt Balancad $404th Manuel Bella $10

Ed Scott and Bruce Hirose


The Mezz West State Tour headed to Phoenix, Arizona for its 9th stop of the season at the beautiful Bull Shooters establishment owned by Mike Bates. Mike and his staff worked tirelessly all weekend to accommodate the 87 player who convened to this legendary room with 43 tables of all types. Players from all over the west coast and along with several international stars in attendance, the crowd was not disappointed to a world class demonstration of 9 ball. The top half of the bracket was led by one pocket specialist and high stakes action player Scott Frost. Frost had a strong support group as he played some high powered 9 ball defeating Danny Gokhul, Tommy Tokoph, Bobby Emmons, Chuck Evans, and finally Beau Runningen to play for the hot seat. Meanwhile, leading the bottom half of the bracket was Hungarian Attila Bez-dan. Attila is in the United States on a sports visa with road partner and best friend Vilmos Foldes to play on the Mezz West State Tour. The always jovial Attila had some solid play with wins over Jason Gilbert, Brian Begay, Mitch Ellerman, and Vilmos Foldes to get the chance to play Scott Frost for the hot seat. After a very impressive start, the young Hungarian allowed Frost into the match with some errors and Frost took full advantage. After some fortunate rolls on behalf of Attila, he capitalized on his fortune with intelligent safes and pocketing sending the “Freezer” to the west side of the bracket. On the one loss side Vilmos Foldes awaited Scott Frost after two very hard fought victories over Oscar Dominguez and Beau Runningen. Frost jokingly told Attila he would “double dip” him in the finals but Vilmos was quick to say he wouldn’t be playing in the finals. The friendly trash talk was the perfect backdrop to what became an incredible match by Foldes and Frost. Having only the 7 and 9 ball left in the hill hill game, Frost left himself a bit too straight and tried to punch the ball over for position on the 9. This caused the 7 ball to jaw in the hole leaving Foldes a hanging 7 and routine 9. A poor position play on the 9 left Foldes a predicament of back cutting the 9 or firing cross side which Vilmos shot at warp speed making it and sealing Frost’s fate in the hill hill game. The all Hungarian final was played out with Attila winning his first event ever on the Mezz West State Tour. The MWST would like to thank their sponsors for their continuous support of bringing pool back to the west coast. In addition, a very special thank you to “Fast” Lenny Marshall for donating his time and hard work for the Live stream-ing. Also a congrats to Tina Hess for being the top female finisher and receiving $100 bonus. Mezz Cues (miki-mezz.com), West State Billiards Supply (weststatebilliardsup-ply.com), ZAN tips (Zan-tip.com), Kurzweils Country Meats (kurzweilscoun-trymeats.com), AZbilliards.com, NYCGrind.com, POVPool.com, Marty Carey Jump Q, ontherailtv.com, Turtle Racks, and fast&loose designs.

Payouts:1st- Attila Bezdan : $14002nd- Vilmos Foldes: $10003rd- Scott Frost: $7004th- Beau Runningen: $5005th/6th- Mitch Ellerman/ Oscar Dominguez: $300 each7th/8th- George Teyechea/ Mike Sandoval: $225 each9th-12th- Chris Lulek/ Chuck Evans/ John Ritonya/ Ruben Bautista: $150 each13th-16th- Tommy Tokoph/ Bob Jocz/ James Lester/ John Wright: $100 each-17th-24th- Larry Bohn/ Spike Aiardo/ Junior Jiron/ Bret Huth/ Carlos Avalos/ Tim Christopher/ Ben Sutherland/ Bobby Emmons: $75 eachTOP FEMALE- Tina Hess : $100

Attila Bezdan

Vilmos Foldes

Scott Frost

Attila Bezdan Wins Mezz West State Tour Stop

Beau Runningen


Sutherland/Bishop Split 9’s & Under

Evans Bishop and Ben Sutherland faced off once at Skip & Jan’s 9’s and Under 9-ball event on January 24th, and decided that was enough.

The first (and only) matchup between these two players was for the hot-seat, and went Evan’s way 7-2.

On the one loss side, Brad Johnson and Skyler Flaherty were facing off for 3rd/4th place. This match was all Brad Johnson, as he scored a 7-0 win.

Brad was on the other end of a lopsided scoreline in the semi-finals, as Ben turned the tide and beat Brad 7-2.

Bishop & Sutherland then decided that one meeting was enough, and they agreed to split first and second place.

Complete Payouts:1st Evans Bishop $3921st Ben Sutherland $3923rd Brad Johnson $1204th Skyler Flaherty $55

Ben Sutherland and Evans Bishop

Succo & Pulley split at Skip & Jans

Jaye Succo turned in a dominating performance and split first and second place with Amanda Pulley at Skip & Jan’s Ladies 8’s & Under tournament on January 24th.

Succo and Lynor Johnson navigated the field of 20 players to face off for the hot-seat, which Succo won with a 5-0 score line.

Meanwhile, Veronica Poore was eliminating Jesse Gardella 4-3 on the left side of the board. Next up, Poore sent Sara Miller to the seats with a 5-3 victory.

Poore’s run would then end, as Pulley scored a 5-1 victory in the next match. That would not be the end of Pulley’s strong play though, as she then went on to eliminate Johnson 5-0 and then beat Succo 5-0 in the first set of the finals. Both Succo and Pulley were willing to play a second set, but the hour was late and a coin was flipped to decide whether to play or split. The coin landed on “split” and the players split 1st and 2nd.

Complete Payouts:1st Jaye Succo $317 4th Veronica Poore $601st Amanda Pulley $317 5th Sara Miller $203rd Lynor Johnson $100 5th Jesse Gardella $20

Jaye Succo and Amanda Pulley


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: Peggy MallenPhone: (602) 214-0076 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


American Rotation in Arizona?Joe Tucker is looking to bring his American Rota-tion game to Arizona. He needs ten players to com-mit to one night a week for nine weeks at one room, playing this exciting ndew game.

Condensed Rules for American Rotation

In American Rotation balls are shot in rotation similar to traditional 9 ball or 10 ball but all balls are worth points, balls 1-10 are worth 1 point each and balls 11-15 or worth 2 points each. There are 20 points available for each rack and players will com-pete to a certain number for the match, 100 points, 140 points, 200 points, etc. (ABC weekly matches are to 140 points)

Basic rules of playAmerican Rotation calls for players to rack their own, alternate the break and the breaking player re-ceives cue ball in hand immediately after each break whether they sink a ball or not and even if they foul. . Racking order; 15 up front, 2-3 behind 15, 1 in the middle, 13-14 behind it.

We are playing call ball & pocket and call safety. This means that if a player calls a shot to a pocket and misses the incoming player can make them shoot again from the current position. If a player misses the called pocket but sinks a ball anyways the incoming player has the option to take the shot AND the points for balls pocketed or give the shot AND the points back to the shooter.

If a player calls a safety you may not make them shoot again and you must accept the current posi-tion, unless they pocketed a ball in which case you will have the option to make them shoot again, whoever shoots the next shot will receive the points for the ball or balls pocketed.

Jump shots are allowed but must be executed with full length playing cue only, not break cue or jump cue.

Points scored during a foul will go to the opponent. Scratch on the break and your opponent receives points for any balls pocketed.

Once a player reaches the predetermined score of the match he/she wins the match.

3 Consecutive foulsBecause we are playing a per ball point scoring game 3 consecutive fouls is not loss of game or rack. Rather than win the rack the non offending player will receive a free shot and then ball in hand immediately after their free shot. A free shot entitles the shooter to hit ANY ball on the table first and all points scored on a free shot count towards that players score. This rule was implemented due to the occasional benefit of tying up balls rather than attempting a tough kick shot and it provided a nice solution to that situation.

Moving balls fouls?Move any 1 ball prior to shooting, no foul but your opponent has the right to move it back to as close as they believe to where it was. Move 2 or more balls and your opponent can move them back and receive ball in hand. Move any balls during the course of a stroke or shot and that is a foul, opponent can move the ball back and receive ball in hand.

Complete set of rules, score sheets and video matches are available at website www.AmericanRo-tation.com

Scoring app is available at itunes or Google play.

At the end of 9 weeks the top 6 players at each room compete in an in house playoff; 3 vs 6 winner plays the 2 seed and 4 vs 5 winner plays the 1 seed to determine who plays in the finals.

Recommended local payout1st $800 Travel money and free entry into national championship2nd $4003rd 4th $100 each$400 goes into the national prizefund.

The American Billiard Club has not taken $1 from the players and has been paying back on average 120% of what has been taken in. It is their goal to create a self sustaining national tour in which spon-sors pay for the expenses, not the players.

Players interested in playing in the upcoming March session can contact Mike Howerton at 480-251-3452 or Joe Tucker at 508-840-6133.


Congratulations to Harold Lyons, Laura Boothroyd & Francisco Serrano of Fatal Attrac-tion from the Q n Brew in Tempe! After losing their first match they went on an 8-game winning streak including back-to-back wins over Handi-capped to become the 2014 AZPL Fall State Champions!!!! Their journey started with a 5pm start time thanks to their first place finish at the Q n Brew. Their first match was also their first & last loss, losing to Shoot to Moon. After flipping to the loser’s side they ran off victories against Pimpin’ Ain’t Eazy and the Slate Slayers before facing Shoot the Moon a second time. This time they came out on top and continued their run by beating Doc’s Gang, the El Diablos and Chapa Khan to face off against hot seat winner Handi-capped. They went on to defeat them 65-54 as the visiting team followed by a 67-41 win as the home team to take home the Championship and $1650!!! Francisco Serrano was the Champion-ship MVP, going 20-4 while scoring 218 and allowing just 113 points!

The fun began as usual on Friday night at Stinger’s Sports Bar with the Scotch Doubles Singles tournament, 8-Ball Break & Run Derby and the Wild Card tournament. There were 9 teams in the Wild Card tourney and due to last minute cancellations there were 4 spots open in the tournament! The Sandbaggers, Hot Pockets, Hidaway One and the El Diablos came out victo-rious with spots on Saturday! For the El Diablos it was the start of a long 9-2 run.

There were 30 people participating in the 8-Ball Break & Run Derby this season. Out of those 30 it was Darren Bradford finishing in 3rd with 46 points, Harold Lyons in 2nd with 47 and John Ilk in 1st with 54. John won $155 and gets $3 off his weekly dues this season. Harold won $84 and $2 off with Darren taking $1 off each week.

In the Scotch-Doubles/Singles tournament there were 20 teams competing for first place! Regular season Handicapped teammates Calvin Balcom and Darrel Bednarek were paired up in the blind draw event and went on to beat four teams on the way to the hot seat. The last win split up Pete Williams & Darren Bradford who won 3 straight. Now on the singles side Darren beat regular season teammate Eugene Hemphill to set up the rematch but Pete lost to JR Jiron who just won 4 in a row as a single. Now it was Darren & JR to face Calvin & Darrel. JR & Darren defeated them 4 times to take 1st place and $300! 2nd place and $200 went to Calvin & Darrel. Pete Williams and Eugene Hemphill played a race to 2 for 3rd place with Eugene winning twice for $100!

On Saturday 8 teams started play at 9am. Of those 8 none went farther than the El Diablos who had a 4-game winning streak on the win-ner’s side followed by a 5-match streak to finish in 4th place, highest of all the Wild Card teams. Scott Gwilliam went 24-8 while scoring 284 points with 5 30s for the Diablos. The 5-game winning streak was tied by Side Pocket who

rattled off 5 straight wins before calling it a night. There were 32 teams overall in the tourney and there were highlights everywhere! LMF won 4 games in a row! JR Jiron’s 20-game winning streak came to a close by an 8-ball break! Calvin Balcom & Harold Lyons both had a pair of 8-ball breaks during the tourney. Eu-gene Hemphill of Shoot the Moon went 10-4 with 113 points scored to move into 1st All-Time in tournament Power Rating! He also went from 9th to 7th in all-time points scored! Chris Negrin went 10-3 with 112 points scored to jump from 9th to 7th All-Time! Ryan Levengood went 22-10 to move into the top ten finish-ing 10th All-Time in PR! Laura Boothroyd moved into 3rd All-Time for the ladies in PR winning 9 games & scoring 170 points. The points moved her from 6th to 4th all-time! Her 9 wins moved her into 3rd All-Time in wins! Lynda Niichel moved from 10th to 8th in PR and finished 9th all-time in points while winning 7 and scoring 116. Tara Negrin finished the day in 9th in PR and 7th in wins after winning 7 and scoring 111. She also moved up a notch to 6th all-time in points. Dawn Atokuku passed Michael Kerin as the All-Time points leader after scoring 205 points and wins while going 16-10! Doc Rogers moved into the top 10 tied with Jim Green at 1,257 scored! Arnold Shiplett, Phil Anderson & Gary Wimmer scored their 1,000th tournament point!

Eight teams returned on Sunday with Handicapped riding a 4-game winning streak. After extending that to 5 with a win over Chapa Khan the team of Calvin Balcom, Darrel Bednarek & Dwayne Beagle waited for their opponent. On the other side of the bracket Side Pocket came in riding that 5-game streak only to have it snapped by The El Diablos who with the win extended their own streak eventually to 5! Shoot the Moon went 0-2 on Sunday to finish in 8th place win-ning $257! Side Pocket finished in 7th with $243! Out of five teams from Globe Derailed was the only one to make it to Sunday and promptly ran into the El Diablos

who knocked them out of the bracket to face Doc’s Gang, who lost to Fatal Attraction, in a battle for 5th place. It was a one-two punch that knocked Derailed off the tracks and back to Globe with a 6th place finish and $200! Doc’s Gang finished in 5th with $522! Next up was The El Diablos at Fa-tal Attraction in a battle for 4th place. After taking a 44-32 lead after 5 games Harold Lyon stunned them with an 8-ball break to bring it within a point! After that it was Fatal Attraction who went on a 30-18 run to win 73-62! The Diablos won $398 for 4th. Up next was Chapa Khan! In the opening round it was all about the Khan as they dominated 28-10 and 38-15 after 4 but that was it as a couple of 8-ball breaks brought it within a point again! They won the next 2 by a score of 20-9 to take the win and advance to the next round! Chapa Khan took 3rd and $718!

Championship Match - Handicapped Vs Fatal Attraction. After two rounds it was 51-34 for Fatal. Handicapped won the next two but it wasn’t enough as they lost the first match 65-54 in 8 games. In the second match it was déjà vu all over again, especially for Calvin & Darrel who lost twice from the hot seat in the Scotch Doubles, as Fatal Attraction won 6 of 7 to take a 67-41 7-game victory over Handicapped! Handicapped took home $856 while Fatal Attraction took the top prize of $1650!!

I’d like to thank everyone who came out and par-ticipated this weekend! As always it’s great to see everyone! Kinda like a reunion 3 times a year. ;) Thanks to Stinger’s for being a great host! To all the staff who did a great job, especially Michelle! Thanks to Chrissy & Jen who both did an awesome job running the table!

Fatal Attraction Wins AZPL Fall State Championship

Laura Boothroyd, Francisco Serrano and Harold Lyons


APA Tri Cities WinnersAPA Phoenix Metro held its session ending fall 8 Ball and 9 Ball Tri-Cities tournaments last month at Main Street Billiards in Mesa. 48 teams in all from all over Maricopa County showed up for 2 week-ends to compete for a chance to play in Las Vegas this coming August at the APA National Team Championships. 12 teams from these tournaments will advance to the year-end ‘Cities’ tournament in June. APA’s ‘Road to Vegas’ tournament series will ultimately produce 4 Eight Ball teams and 2 Nine Ball teams that will have a paid trip to Las Vegas to compete in the ‘World’s Largest Pool Tournament’. The APA National Team Championships are held at the Riviera Hotel and Casino every August and are listed in the Guiness book of world records as the largest pool tournament in the world. This event was the 2nd of 3 tournaments held a year and the first step in the year long “Road To Vegas “series. One more similar event will be held next May that

will produce another 12 teams for the second step in the series, the Cities event. During the Cities event to be held in June, a total of 24 Eight Ball and 12 Nine Ball teams will compete for those 6 important paid slots to play in Vegas.

Other events in our ‘Road to Vegas’ series include a tournament for the Ladies Only division, which will send one of the 3 person ladies teams, a Jack and Jill Scotch Doubles team, several 8 ball and 9 ball doubles teams, and two Masters teams. All teams earning their spot to Vegas are given a travel assistance, a paid room while they are participating in their event and a paid entry into their event.

APA teams consist of 5 to 8 Players of all different skill levels and age groups. The great thing about the APA pool league is that each team must have as many beginner players as they have good players.

Teams are structured in such a way that the lower skilled players are just as important to a team as the higher level players. In fact, many teams that play APA are family teams. Gina Nowlin, the league op-erator for the phoenix and Maricopa County APA, says ‘We have teams that consist of the Mom, Dad, kids and grandkids’. These families use their pool night out for some ‘good ole family bonding’, she said. The handicapped league insures that all play-ers, no matter what their skill level, have an equal chance of winning. The APA’s Equalizer Handicap System is the fairest handicapping system avail-able.

Everyone played well, had fun and we watched some great matches played. Congratulations to all the winning teams and all the teams that attended the tournament you were among some of the best teams we have.

Wild Nines – (from left to right) Jorge Escobar, Don Gearing, Andy Carrillo, Frank Vargas,

Michael Watson, Dee Baird and Tom Smith.

Wannabee Sharks – (from left to right) Steve Thomp-son, Amy Thompson, Karloz Chavez, Jessica Johnson

and Tony Gambino

The Screwballs – - (from left to right) John Gennusa, John Hickey, Jason Slaughter, Thomas Demers,

Jim Ryan and Bob Lenden.

Poolhall Junkies – - (from left to right) Cynthia Leach, Carey Nolan, Brandon Jewell, Kelsey Corp,

Leslie Huber, Frank Genaro, Cheryl Sutton and Cameron Reese

The Pack Rats - (from left to right) John Neal, Thomas Reed, Marilyn Hall, Charles Batson, and Joe

Finkel

O B C - (front row) Alex Bedworth, Lola Lind and An-gela Martel. (back row) Anthony Kehoe, Steve Martel,

Michael Seigforth and Howard Hays Jr.

Frank ‘N’ Bacon - (from left to right) Dave Press, Mi-chelle Press, Tawnya Lewis, Johnathan Cook, Cheryl

Walters, Christopher Carlisle, Leslie Moses and Lisa Wylie

Eight The Hard Way – (front row) Marla Cooper, Sher-rie McCauley, Brenda Benner and Christie Sprong.

(back row) Dawn Lopes, David McCauley, James Beaner and Diana Leon

Cue Balls Krew – (from left to right) Mike Brady, How-ard Hughes, Michael Hatleli, Alex Diaz

and Nicole Hatleli

Bullets – (from left to right) Nicole Wheeler, Gary Wheeler, Candace Wheeler, Dan Wheeler, Claudette

Metz and Robert Wyman

Another Dead Ball – (front) Ellysa Brice. (middle) Mike Michaels and Claudette Metz. (back) Heather

Michelle Cathcart, Keven Hutson and Jesse Gwaltney


APA Phoenix Metro held its Spring Session Captain’s Tournament on Jan 25th at Main Street Billiards in Mesa. 43 players showed up to represent their teams and play for the honor of having their name on the wall at Main Street Billiards to go along with the trophy and cash. Evan Brinkman, who plays out of the Q & Brew in Tempe took home the 1st place trophy and $325 in cash. Evan was ranked as one of the top players in this handicap seeded tournament. He played exceptionally well fending off some very strong players that had their eye on the 1st place prize. Some of APA’s finest players came out for a great day of quality competition and fun. Several of APA’s lower ranked players had a great outing placing in the top 8 spots, proving that the Equalizer Handicap System that APA uses al-lows everyone a chance to win.

The Captains tournament is held each session at Main Street Billiards and is a tournament that was created to show appreciation for captains in the APA. Gina Nowlin and her husband Doug Nowlin are the APA league operators in the Phoenix area. Gina says the captains are the players that are the most valuable person on a team. They are the ones that keep things organized and flowing smoothly on league nights. They have a lot of responsibility and we just want to show them some appreciation. This tournament has become very popular and has grown each session since it began 2 years ago.

We would like to congratulate the following winners and thank everyone for making the tournament such a success.

1st Place - $325 – Evan Brinkman2nd Place - $200 - Marc Underwood3rd Place - $80 each - Carey Nolan and Eric Olivieri4th Place - $40 each - David McGuire, Mark Klein, Bob Rhoades and Tom Reed

We would also like to thank Thor and his staff at Main Street Billiards for host-ing this tournament each session. They always take good care of the players.

APA Spring Captain’s Tournament

Marc Underwood

Evan Brinkman


Dead Money

By Carl StewartBCA Certified Instructor

When I played the Mezz tournament stop this last month at Bull shooters in Phoenix Arizona, I felt like dead money. I almost did not waste my time and money on the event since I really have not had much time to practice. I did not go into the event with confidence in my game. My support system encouraged me to play anyway and my first match was against a local champi-on. Now I could have let me negative thoughts take over but instead I just played the table and if he did make a mistake I tried to take advan-tage of them.

This has been a real problem for me. Even if a champion misses at the 7 ball, my nervousness would not let me perform from even a 3 ball out and I know I can get out from the 7 ball. This problem would have me being beat 7 to1 or 7 to 0. When I did execute on the opportuni-ties given, my final score ended up four games, which was a great match for myself and built a little more confidence.

You have heard all the saying “you cannot win if you don’t play”. Pool is a weird game and we all have seen a player in a match that looks as if they will not miss another ball for the rest of the tournament and then the next match the wheels fall off. A great player once told me

years ago “it’s not who you play it’s when you play them”.

I took the liberty of cutting and pasting a post off Facebook from Oscar Dominguez. “When I was younger, I used to chase him down to play cheap 50 dollar “donation” sets. Everybody thought I was stupid literally giving him my money. But I learned. It’s always great compet-ing alongside Efren Bata Reyes”.

I have always believed by playing better play-ers, you will improve faster. However, I am not saying “bet the house payment” or “play some-one 10 times better than you do”. Try to find an opponent a couple of levels or balls better.

Finally, all my research has concluded that it is ok to be dead money and use it as a learning tool to advance your game.


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


Tuesday Mixed Couples - First PlaceJoel, Charlotte, Kelli and Jerry

PDI Dart League Banquet Photos

Tuesday Mixed Couples - Second PlaceEdmund, TJ, Heather and Michelle

Thursday Open Cricket / 501 - First PlaceKenny Hulsey (not shown) and Tyler Hamilton

Top Guns - Joel Campbell, Heather Ray, Charlotte Campbell, Mike Pennycook, Kenny Hulsey

Thursday Open Cricket / 501 - Second & Third PlaceKevin Vigil, Mike Pennycook, Ty Holstein and Josh Fox (not shown)

Sunday Open Cricket / 501 Red Teams1st Place Charlotte & Joel Campbell

2md Place Heather Ray and TJ Schumaker

Sunday Open Cricket / 501 Blue Team1st Place Diane Shea and Josh Fox (now shown)

Sunday Open Cricket / 501 Blue Team2nd Place Chris Shea and Derek Garrett


Class

By Roger LongCertified Instructor

In my last article I talked about pool etiquette. I listed a few specific things that some players do that most other players consider to be rude and distracting. I then wrapped the article up by saying there were many more things that could be mentioned and that I might delve into a few more of them in my next (this) article.

Well, I lied. I didn’t lie about there being many more things that could be mentioned, mind you, but I lied about dwelling on that subject any more. Instead, I’ve decided to ex-plore a subject that influences the use of good etiquette. That new subject would be: class.

I saw an image of a wall poster and slogan on Facebook the other day that said, “being a good player is not enough, be a good person.” That slogan got me to thinking: how many of our good players are really good people?

As in any other sport, newcomers and low-skilled players in pool have a tendency to be in awe of the highly skilled players in the game. They become curious as to who plays best in their poolroom, then in their league, then in their city, then in their state, then in their coun-try, and then in the world. They want to learn the “pecking order” in pool. And as they (the newcomers) continue to work on their own

games, they also continue to build their respect and admiration for better players, particularly pro players. But eventually, a truth begins to come to light.

Being labeled a “pro” is the pinnacle of accom-plishment in any sport. The benefits of being a pro are supposed to be: 1) the ability to make a living at the game, 2) being recognized, and 3) gaining respect.

Now I know there are some pro and semi-pro players out there who would argue that they care nothing about recognition, they only care about making money. While that may sound noble, it is seldom true. Most all of the really good players develop really big egos. It’s not all their fault, however, because the aforemen-tioned respect and admiration shown by the lower skilled players helps build those egos. But with these big egos comes the desire to be recognized and respected by more than just lower skilled players; they want to be rec-ognized by the media. Why? Because with media recognition comes more business oppor-tunities: like sponsorship deals, and invitations to participate in prestigious events such as the Mosconi Cup. Oh, and media recognition feels good, too.

The problem comes in when pro players fail to control their egos. They allow their egos to expand and become too fragile, much like big soap bubbles. Then, with their fragile egos, things sometimes happen that easily set those players off and they explode. An ego explo-sion is not good thing. These players need to realize that they had no right to develop big egos in the first place because: 1) Players are unable to make a decent living by merely playing pool. 2) No one outside of pool circles knows who they are. 3) No one outside of pool circles cares what they can do on a pool table. 4) These players show no respect or consid-eration for the few people who are willing to show them unearned respect and admiration: the newcomers and lower-skilled players (their only fans).

Now that’s not to say that all great players are like that. A few of them have managed to con-trol their egos to the point that they really can’t be called egos. You could better describe their psyche as a healthy self-esteem. They play their game and live their life with confidence. They do not suffer from insecurities. They are humble. They are considerate and respect-ful of others. They are complimentary of their peers. They are appreciative of their fans.

(Column contined on page 25)


Josh and John Win at Kitty’s

Josh Biddle & John Dial scored a great comeback, with their backs to the wall, to win Kitty’s 13 & Under Scotch Doubles event on January 3rd.

Biddle & Dial took the hot-seat with a hill-hill 8-6 win over William Weiss & Joseph Farias.

On the one loss side, Joe Wiley & Robert Moore were mowing down the com-petition. After a loss in the first round, Joe & Robert won five straight matches and their hot-streat continued with a 7-3 win over William & Joseph.

Joe & Robert came out strong in the first set of the finals, and held an early 5-3 lead. Needing just two games to force a second set, the wheels started com-ing off for Joe & Robert, and Josh & John were more than happy to pounce on every opportunity they were given. Josh & John tied the match at 5-5 and didn’t look back as they won the next three games for the 8-5 win and first place.

Complete Payouts:1st Josh Biddle & John Dial $5402nd Joe Wiley & Robert Moore $2703rd William Weiss & Joseph Farias $1304rd Rocky Morris & John Walsh $40

John Dial and Josh Biddle

Comacho & Corral at Kittys

Adriel Corral & David Comacho dropped their first match, but came back to win Kitty’s 12 & Under Scotch Doubles event in January 24th.

The hot-seat belonged to Adam Kaufman & Justin Wolf, who defeated Emmitt Webb and Laura Boothroyd 7-5.

Adriel & David were tearing through the one loss side. Their 5th straight win was hill-hill over Randell Moore & Tami Hathcock. Next up was Webb & Boothroyd. Adriel & David made them victims #6 with a 7-3 scoreline.

The finals saw Adam & Justin stake an early 5-2 lead, but Adriel & David took control from there and won five of the next six games for a 7-6 win. Adriel & David went on to win the second set 7-3 for first place.

Complete Payouts:1st Adriel Corral & David Comacho $5702nd Adam Kaufman & Justin Wolf $2303rd Emmitt Webb and Laura Boothroyd $80 (no sides)4th Randell Moore & Tami Hathcock $70

David Comacho and Adriel Corral

Andy & PJ Undefeated

Andy Benavidez & Percival Jauregui were back in Kitty’s Winner’s Circle with an undefeated run through a field of seventeen teams at the 15 & Under Scotch Doubles on January 31st.

Andy & PJ couldn’t have played better as they took the hot-seat with a 9-0 whitewash over Rick Morris & Joe Rodarte.

Rick & Joe earned another chance against Andy & PJ with a 7-7 win over Doug Hanson & Bernie Papa in the semi-finals.

Rick & Joe made the finals much closer, but still succumbed to Andy & PJ 9-5 in the first set of the finals.

Complete Payouts:1st Andy Benavidez & Percival Jauregui $5502nd Rick Morris & Joe Rodarte $3303rd Doug Hanson & Bernie Papa $1504th Chris Carpenter & Daneon Riley $20

Andy Benavidez & Percival Jauregui

Fielder Wins Senior Barbox Title

Guyle “Tom” Fielder is the 2014 Arizona State Senior Barbox Champion.

Fielder lost by the slimmest of margins to Rock Morris in a hill-hill match for the hot-seat.

On the one loss side, Doc Rice avenged an early loss to John Halter 7-2 to send Halter to the rail in 4th place.

Rice would then join Halter on the rail, after dropping a 5-1 match to Fielder.

The finals would go two sets with Morris coming back from a 4-1 deficit before dropping the first set to Fielder 5-5. The second set was more lopsided with Fielder scoring a 5-2 win for first place.

Complete Payouts:1st Guyle “Tom” Fielder $3602nd Rock Morris $2003rd Doc Rice $250 (all sides)4th John Halter $120 (all sides)

Guyle “Tom” Fielder & Kitty Carroll


Taylor & Vander Weyst Undefeated

Charlie Taylor & Bill Vander Weyst went undefeated to win Groggy’s 16 & Under Scotch Doubles event on January 3rd.

Taylor & Vander Weyst were relatively untested for the hot-seat, which they beat Dave Albrecht & Bernie Papa for 8-3.

Dave & Bernie were right back for more though, after eliminating Harry McKee and John Marquis 7-1 on the one loss side.

Dave & Bernie turned in a better performance in the finals, but still came up short against Charlie & Bill, 8-5.

Complete Payouts:1st Charlie Taylor & Bill Vander Weyst $2902nd Dave Albrecht & Bernie Papa $1153rd Harry McKee & John Marquis $45

Charlie Taylor and Bill Vander Weyst

Tami & Randell Top Team at Groggys

Randell Moore & Tami Hathcock took the scenic route, but still ended up in the winner’s circle in first place at Groggy’s 14 & Under Scotch Doubles event on January 10th.

On the winner’s side, the hot-seat match came down to William Weiss & Joseph Farias vs Chris Carpenter & Percival Jauregui. Chris & PJ would win this match 8-6.

Things went from bad to worse for William & Joseph, as they then lost to Hath-cock and Moore 6-3 and settled for third place.

The finals would go to two sets, with Tami and Randell winning both sets 6-6 and 6-4, for first place.

Complete Payouts:1st Randell Moore & Tami Hathcock $3702nd Chris Carpenter & Percival Jauregui $1503rd William Weiss & Joseph Farias $60

Tami Hathcock and Randell Moore


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From My Side Of The Table (A Letter to the editor from Alex Hathcock)

During a recent Scotch Doubles tournament, I asked if we were playing BCA Rules? I was told, yes we are. As it turns out, the tournament director (and other players) did not know the rules, and therefore could not enforce them. I normal-ly have the small version of the rule book with me, but had lent it out, so I could not prove my point. The rule in question can be found in the BCA rule book, Rules Section #1, General Rules, Rule # 1.14 You must rack for yourself when you are breaking. (Which also applies to Scotch Doubles.) After the match, our opponents not observing this rule. A long time valley player asked me what was up? After explaining the situation to him, he replied “You’ll never get them to change Al” Well somebody has to do it! It starts here, league operators, tournament direc-tors, team captains and “ALL PLAYERS”. Having been a league player and captain for 25 years and counting, I’ve always expressed the need to read and understand the rules. If we are going to encour-age the Junior players our love of the sport, I feel we must first teach them the General Rules, and how to play as a “Gentleman”. It’s no wonder as to the lack of participation. As many of us don’t want to deal with all the rules, we don’t play by those rules, the hustlin’, the sharking, the bragging, the hostility towards those that aren’t “In the clique”. I came to have a good time, to play like a gentleman, to play by the rules, to call fouls on myself, to give it my all! So I’m calling the rest of you out, to please do the same. I have many other thoughts and concerns about this, (does the noise inside my head bother you?) but that’s enough for now. Thank you for your time, Alex

(Roger Long Column continued from page 21)

They appreciate their sponsors and treat them fairly. They do not break rules. They do not shark their opponents. They do not argue refs’ deci-sions. (As a matter of fact, in the absence of a ref, they will be the first to call a foul on themselves.) They do not boast. They do not attack their critics. They do not feel the need to always call attention to themselves. And they do not always try to turn every conversation back to them-selves. These players are special players, and they possess a trait that can only be termed as: class.

In the end, it’s not the best player who earns true respect; it’s the best person – the person with class. People and players who exhibit class are always the ones who earn lasting admiration and respect. And the “respect” shown to a great player who possesses no class is limited to a respect for that person’s game, only. Respect for that person’s charac-ter will be missing. And what might mistakenly appear to some to be a respect for that person’s character will actually be nothing more than a practiced tolerance for that person’s rude behavior.

Do you have class?


Mezz Tour Photos

All photos courtesy of Rick [email protected] or 520-977-3414


MONDAY 7:30 STINGERS 43RD AVE & PEORIA 623-937-9645 8-BALL D/E RACE TO 2/1 $3 Green Fee $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

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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 $5.00WEDNESDAY 7:00 BREAK ROOM 4729 E MCDOWELL 602-267-1010 9-BALL RACE TO 3 200% $5.00FRIDAY 7PM 5030 LOUNGE 5030 W PEORIA 623-435-3997 8BALL D/E 200% PAYBACK $5.00

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Feb 7th - 8thBarbox 10-Ball at Skip & Jans

Mar 14th - 15th9’ 9-Ball at Bullshooters

Apr 11th - 12thBarbox 9-Ball at Stingers

May 2nd - 3rd9’ 8-Ball at Pockets in Tucson

Jun 6th - 7thBarbox 8-Ball at Stingers

Aug 15th - 16th9’ One Pocket at Kolbys

Sep 19th - 20th9’ 10-Ball at Pockets in Tucson

Oct 3rd - 4thBarbox 8-Ball at Skip and Jans

Nov 7th - 8th9’ 9-Ball at Bullshooters

Season Finale - Jan 2016Dates to be announced.Barbox 10-Ball at Casino Del Sol Resort

All events are $1250 added main event with $250 added second chance on Sunday. Season finale is $2500 added.

With the recent changes to the Desert Classic Tour, also comes a rebranding, new tour owner-ship and more announcements. Starting with the 2015 season, The Desert Classic Tour will be known as the Diamond Pool Tour.

The Tour has changed ownership and is now being run by Mike Howerton, Scott Frost and Chuck Parrill. All three new owners have been fixtures in the Arizona Pool Community for years and are very excited to be involved with the tour.

Diamond Billiard Products has come on board as a title sponsor for the tour, and the tour will be giving away a Diamond 7’ Smart Table at the 2015 Season Finale to one lucky tour par-ticipant. All paid entries to the tour during the 2015 season will earn that player one entry in a random drawing that will be held at the season finale. The lucky winner will be responsible for delivery and setup fees, but the table will be free of charge.

The 2015 Season Finale will actually take place in 2016, with a $2,500 added event at Casino Del Sol Resort in Tucson. Casino Del Sol Resort, southern Arizona’s premier entertainment and gaming destination, offers nearly 1,000 slot ma-chines, live blackjack, poker and bingo. Guests can choose from six restaurants and three bars that feature live entertainment Thursday – Satur-day nights, in addition to world-class entertain-ment at AVA Amphitheater.

Also joining the 2015 season as a sponsor, will be QB Custom Cues. QB Custom Cues have been producing quality cues for well over 10 years and are coming on board with two cus-tom cues to be awarded to players this season. One cue will be awarded at the season finale

to the season’s top “B” player, and another will be awarded to the sea-son’s top junior player. Remember that Arizona junior players play for free at all Diamond Pool Tour stops.

Every event on tour will feature a $250 added sec-ond chance tournament on Sunday, sponsored by Neil’s Garage Cabinets. Neil’s Garage Cabinets are the Valley’s oldest Garage Cabinet Company. Serv-ing Arizona since 1971 their reputation for fast, profes-sional and quality service has kept past customers and new customers alike choosing Neil’s Garage Cabinets for their Garage and Storage needs. Neil’s believe in giving back to the community and are proud to support the USO, Boys and Girls Clubs, Arizona Speedway and now the Diamond Pool Tour. Greg Mack is the Presi-dent of Neil’s Garage Cabinets East Valley is pleased to become a part of the Arizona Pool Community and hopes to build a lasting relationship with all at DPT.

Greenmail Internet Marketing has come on board to sponsor the top female finisher bonus as each event, as well as a bounty on the winner of the previous tour stop. The first event of the 2015 season will see a $50 bounty on the Desert Classic Tour’s 2014 Season Finale win-ner Mitch Ellerman. If a player can eliminate Ellerman from the event, they will win an additional $50 in prize money, as well as the appreciation of all other players still in the event.

These sponsors will join,Volturi Custom Cases, Cue Sport International and the local BCA, APA and TAP pool leagues as sponsors of the 2015 Diamond Pool

Tour.

A new website is in the works for the tour, but until that site launches, players can find more informa-tion on the old Desert Classic Tour website at www.desertclassictour.com

The first event on the schedule will be February 7th and 8th at Skip & Jan’s in Tempe. The game will be 10-Ball on the 7’ Diamond Smart Tables. Signups begin at 11am. Players meeting at noon and play begins immediately following the players meeting. Fans who can’t make it to the first event are invited to check out www.ontherailtv.com to watch the stream all weekend long, courtesy of “Fast” Lenny Marshall.

Desert Classic Tour Announces New Name, Ownership and Sponsors.


Monthly Tournament GuideLocation Address Phone

9’s & Under 8-Ball Knobbys 10812 N Cave Creek Rd (602) 216-9933 Feb 6th Diamond Pool Tour Skip & Jans 7700 S Priest Rd (480) 598-8611 Feb 7th-8th

16 & Under Scotch 9-Ball Groggys 2207 W Main St (480) 969-7648 Feb 7th13 & Under Scotch Doubles Kitty’s 2836 N 36th St (602) 957-9786 Feb 7th

14 & Under Jack & Jill Scotch Skip & Jans 7700 S Priest Rd (480) 598-8611 Feb 14th14 & Under Scotch 9-Ball Groggys 2207 W Main St (480) 969-7648 Feb 14th

One Pocket Madness Bullshooters 3337 W Peoria (602) 441-2447 Feb 14th15 & Under Scotch 9-Ball Stingers 10040 N 43rd Ave (623) 937-9645 Feb 21st

12 & Under Scotch Doubles Kitty’s 2836 N 36th St (602) 957-9786 Feb 21stLadies 6 & Under 8-Ball Max & Ted’s 480 (480) 899-2268 Feb 21st

AWBT Skip & Jans 7700 S Priest Rd (480) 598-8611 Feb 28th-Mar 115 & Under Scotch Doubles Kitty’s 2836 N 36th St (602) 957-9786 Feb 28th

One Pocket Kolby’s Corner Pocket 1301 E University (480) 829-7344 Feb 28th8 & Under 9-Ball Stingers 10040 N 43rd Ave (623) 937-9645 Feb 28th

6 & Under 8-Ball Max & Ted’s 480 (480) 899-2268 Feb 28th

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Foos PulseFoosball News

By Jim King

Hello again, Phoenix Foosers! Arizona Foos-ball activity is reaching a deafening crescendo even as I pull up my chair and hunker down to bring you this month’s update. So let’s get to it!

LEAGUE

There are only two weeks remaining in the 2014-2015 Arizona Foosball Fall/Winter League and several teams from both confer-ences are striving to secure one of four playoff positions with the intent of playing in Foos Bowl XIII on February 21st. The Steve Mat-thews Band, in the Western conference, is cur-rently dead even with Boobs and Balls in first place, while holding onto a one game lead over I Felt It Go In. All three teams have currently locked up wild card berths while two teams, Foos Brothers and The Yahoos, will be striving to secure the final spot. The Eastern confer-ence has two teams, T.G.A and The European Connection filling the top spot and both finish the season with half of their remaining matches against teams still vying to reach the playoffs. That’s What She Said and Abusement Park are only one game back while The Walking Dead-bar is one game back from them. However, it should be noted that The European Connec-tion is also riding a four game win streak and they currently possess ‘the hottest team in the league’ moniker.

As a side note, I’d like to point out that my earlier season ending playoff predictions are still capable of being met…woo-hoo! Out of the top four Eastern teams predicted to reach the playoffs, three of them are currently tied for first or second and the fourth team is two games back. The Western division also has three of the four predicted teams in the top four positions; however I totally missed the success of Boobs and Balls which are tied for first in addition to The Steve Matthews Band, which was picked to finish fourth but, as mentioned above, is also tied for first. Everyone is ex-pecting the final two weeks to be extremely competitive and downright cutthroat when you factor in that handicaps have been frozen to players’ season averages after this week’s matches.

PHOENIX TOUR

The Phoenix Tour is an ongoing event where players compete at events around the Phoenix area and are rated for overall performance dur-ing a three month stretch of tournaments. To date, there have been 81 contestants vying for two main prizes, one for the overall champion, and another for the highest placing rookie. Each earns the right to wear a championship jacket embroidered with their names and dates of the title, and the overall champion also col-lects a $100 bonus.

The tour’s inaugural season will be coming to an end January 31st at Stinger’s Sports Bar (one of three great foosball venues sponsor-ing tour events), and promises to be a fun time with an exciting finish. Currently, expert Brian Hendricks is the overall leader with 228 points. Holly Minnig, although a rookie, had briefly taken over the top spot but dropped to second with 208 points, and still leads all rookies. Adrienne “Age” McCormack, with 201 points, is in third place for the overall title and in sec-ond place in the rookie category. Brian Salke, currently in fourth, is 32 points behind Hen-dricks and is far from rookie material. Both title winners will be determined over the next two weeks and are almost guaranteed to come out of the four above mentioned foosers.

The latest tour standings can always be found by visiting the ArizonaFoosball.com website and clicking on the “Tournaments” link in the main menu. There you will find a chart dis-playing point distributions for all players in the current tour session, player classifications and rankings, results of all events, and the current leaders in each category.

Since not everyone can play in each of the three weekly tournaments used to determine the tour champions, some have asked to see how they measure up based upon average score alone. While this is a reasonable and natural inquiry, bear in mind that the popularity of the Phoenix Tour owes its success, in large part, to its unique ability to build and unite the player base by offering an exciting vehicle to compete with and measure performance against players from all over the valley, creating incentive to visit multiple venues and mix it up with the en-

tire player base. Hence, the reason the stand-ings reflect not only player performance but dedication as well. Tour winners are veritable “foosball warriors”!

For more comprehensive individual statistics each and every player should be logging into our site, arizonafoosball.com, clicking on Tournaments on the left side, and then click-ing ‘View My Stats’ on the right side under Point Awards. You’ll find the following awe-some charts/graphs that were developed by Bill Nolan.

• Scoring Trend• Performance by Venue• Points by Venue• Performance by Event Type• Points by Event Type• Performance by Teammate

Each one of these metrics has been totally per-sonalized and lets you know how you’re per-forming. You can easily tell how you’re doing against the Tour average, where you play your best, which events you perform the best in, and how well you perform with each of your part-ners during the Tour. There’s no reason why everyone shouldn’t be logging in to use this information to your advantage. Check it out!

ETC.

For any new or returning players interested in all the great foosball action taking place in the valley, just pay a visit to www.arizonafoosball.com - you’ll be surprised at what you’ve been missing, and you’ll be out on the tables in no time!

Please ensure you check out next month’s Foos Pulse as we’ll have more information on the very popular annual $3,000 Las Vegas Warm-up tournament being sponsored by Jester’s Billiards February 27 - March 1. In addition, we’ll start a new series that is sure to enlighten every fooser on some aspect of the game. Here’s a very obscure hint… 1923. And…no…that’s not the year I was born or the number of tournaments I’ve played in. Keep on foosin!

Az Billiard and Dart News February 2015

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