Joel (owner of GJAYS), Mike Basha, Shannon Daulton, & Scott Lewis
The weekend of March 14-15, 2009, the Great Southern Billiard Tour
hosted a $1500 added South Carolina Amateur at GJAYS in Inman, SC. The
93 player field was a record for the tour that is now having a/b
amateur 9-ball tournaments in the southeast. The players have exuded an
overwhelming reponse for these events. Tournament director, Shannon
Daulton stated, "This format seems to be a good recipe for
success!! The tour continues to grow and we are thankful to all of our
sponsors, room owners, and players for their continued support."
After a long day of play on Saturday, the six matches on the winners side were as follows:
Ray Benish vs Dustin Gosnell
The six matches on the one-loss side were:
Matt Jones vs. Richard West
On Sunday,
Benish made easy work of Gosnell (9-3) and after a double hill
thriller Branham sent Cox to the left side by a score of (7-6).
Roberts over Mancini (10-6), and Lewis over Basha (10-2).
On the one-loss side, Dover ousted
Chavis (7-4), Twitched eliminated Thomas in another double hill match.
West over Johnes (7-4), and Reed over Smith. This set up matches for:
Dover vs Gosnell - Dover 7-2
Twitchen vs Cox 7-6
West vs Mancini 7-5
Smith vs. Basha 7-4
Players
that chalked up wins on the winner side final four were Branham over
Benish (7-6) and Lewis over Roberts (10-7). This set up a hot seat
match between Branham and Lewis. Lewis sailed to the finals with a win
over Branham (10-4).
Meanwhile, on the one loss side, Basha and Roberts
were both fighting for a spot in the finals against Lewis. Basha had
wins over West (7-5), Benish (7-4), and then eliminated Roberts (7-6),
and then gave Branham a third place finish by a score of (7-5).
The true double elimination finals would have Lewis in
total control from the lag. Scott played very confidently not giving
Basha many chances at the table. Lewis took the victory by a score of
10-2 while Basha had to settle for second.
The tour would like to thank GJAYS and the staff for
their hospitality.. We had a great time and really enjoyed the
tournament. Look for another event in the fall of 2009.
