Tony "The Sniper" Crosby of the USA took out #5 seed John Schmidt 9-3 and then played an exciting back and forth match against Dennis Orcullo and broke and ran the case game 9-8.
"I never knew Tony was capable of playing a set like that. He played a great match" said one local fan in Jacksonville. Crosby advances to the final 4 on the winners side and will face Johnny Archer in his next match.
Neil Fujiwara knocked out past US Open Champion David Howard 9-6 and then fell to Spain's Mark Vidal. Charlie Williams won a thriller 9-8 over young gun Ryan Stone while Thorsten Hohmann stayed alive with wins over junior champ Landon Shuffett and a 9-8 over Brandon Shuff. Johnny Archer took out Dominic Jentsch GER 9-5 and then took out The Korean Dragon Williams 9-3.
Matches continues today with the finals at 830pm. The Finals of the World Junior 10-Ball Championships are also scheduled in the pro arena at 5pm with the juniors playing next to the pros.
Brackets are online at www.azbilliards.com and matches are being filmed for www.ProPoolVideo.com
All the events are sponsored by Lucasi Hybrid, Cue & Case, Ozone Billiards, and Bankshot Billiards. Official equipment is Simonis Cloth, Aramith Balls, Master Chalk, and Delta-13 Rack. Clothing wear will be available at event by Gambler Clothing and cue repair by Image Que's John Spidel.
Tickets on sale now at Bankshot Billiards www.playatbankshots.com
More info on events can be found at www.dragonpromotions.com
The Ozone Billiards US Amateur 9-Ball Open drew in over 120 amateur players vying for the 9-Ball titles during the Lucasi Classic Pro events. The 9-Ball division continues through Sunday along with over 30 juniors in the World Junior 10-Ball Championships and a full 48 man field in the Lucasi Hybrid Pro 10-Ball event . Over 200 players are participating in all the events.
