Greg Sandifer, Robert Clark and Daniel Herring
On the weekend of June 27-28, the Omega Billiards Tour was hosted by Rusty’s Billiards in Fort Worth, Texas. The staff and owners treated the players well and took care of all us all weekend long covering very long hours.
Who would win this event? By Sunday afternoon – there was no telling! Top ranked players still vying for the crown included Tony Sulsar, Robert Clark, Cory Anderson, Daniel Herring, Greg Sandifer, Crispian Ng, Mike Voelkering and Jersey Jack Lynch. Each of these players have placed in the top 6 or won an Omega event in the past, so it wasn’t clear who would prevail because of all the talent.
Mike Voelkering and Crispian Ng would place 7th/8th after hard fought matches all weekend. Richard Parilla was taking down the champs until he ran into Daniel Herring and Greg Sandifer. He would place his highest finish yet on the tour with a 5th place finish. Joining him in the 5th place spot was Jersey Jack who lost a tough hill-hill match on the winner’s side against Robert Clark. Cory Anderson would lose his second match in the tournament and keep fighting through match after match to earn 4th place. 3rd place was filled out by the always-tough Daniel Herring.
Robert Clark had his hands full all weekend and keep the fans on their toes. He defeated Doug Pitts 7-4, Anthony Shea 8-6, Robert Kempf 8-0, Tony Sulsar 8-5, Jersey Jack hill-hill and then Daniel Herring hill-hill to win the hotseat. Greg Sandifer had his hands full all weekend also and defeated James Dye and Cory Anderson before being sent to the left side by Crispian Ng Saturday night. On Sunday, Greg defeated Ricky Carpenter 7-4, Steve Raynes 7-2, Tony Sulsar 7-6, Mike Voelkering 7-4, Richard Parilla 7-3, Cory Anderson 7-6, and then Daniel Herring 7-5 to earn a spot in the finals with Robert Clark.
The finals were a great display of tough shots, nice run outs, and skill. Greg would win the first set 7-4 to force a second set. While Robert fought hard again, Greg would win the second set also 7-4 to capture his third Omega tournament – and the first time a player has won three in a row on the Omega Tour! Congrats to Robert Clark for his highest finish yet on the Omega Tour with his second place finish, and to Greg for another fantastic tournament.
Congrats’ to ALL the players for a great event!
A HUGE thank you goes out to our sponsors Omega Billiards Supply, Predator Cues, Poison Break Cues, BCAPL/CSI, and Lucasi and Players Cues. We would also like to give a big thanks to our additional sponsors, Hulsey Custom Cues, OB Cues, Irving Ink and Thread, Pro Billiard Service, AZBilliards.com, Billiards Digest, and BilliardsPress.com.
After six stops this year, Greg Sandifer has inched to first place in the rankings with 675 points on the Predator Player Points Tracker. Daniel Herring is close behind with 655 points and Cory Anderson has now moved to third place with 425 points. Crispian Ng remains in contention with 410 points. It’s a tight points race for the end of season Predator prizes! And three more events to go!
Tournament Director Melinda Bailey would like to thank Rusty’s owners and staff for their awesome hospitality all weekend!
A big thank you also goes out to Michael Hoang, main sponsor of the Tour and owner of Omega Billiards Supply in Hurst, TX. Michael and Omega Billiards Supply are well known for the huge booths at many of the large tournaments across the country.
The next stop of the Omega Billiards Tour will be Aug 1-2 at Wizards in Richardson, Texas. $1,500 added and limited to 80 players. Still 3 more stops left before the $4,500 Season Finale! Pool is alive and thriving in Texas! Check out the website for more details: http://www.omegabilliardstour.com/
And follow the brackets live online at: http://omegatour.challonge.com/
