Mika Immonen wins Raxx Blaze Stop

Mika Immonen

The Blaze 9 Ball Tour made its way to Raxx Bar & Grill in New York on Aug 9th and 10th with a strong field of  41 players coming out to play.
 
Leading the top half of the bracket was Eddie Abraham with wins over Mike Ettl 9-3, Liz Ford 9-4, John Alicia 9-6, and Alejandro Calderon 9-4.  Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Mika Immonen with wins over Bobby Blackmore 9-3, Gregg McAndrews 9-2, Vinnie Leone 9-2, and Manny Chau 9-6.
 
Playing for the hot seat it was Eddie Abraham vs Mika Immonen. This was a great match with Mika Immonen pulling away mid-match to win 9-5. This sent Eddie Abraham to the one loss side.  On the one loss side it was Manny Chau waiting for Eddie Abraham. This too, was a great match with Manny Chau pulling it off at the end with a 9-7 win to get to the finals.
 
In the finals it Mika Immonen vs Manny Chau in one race to 13th and it was all Mika Immonen running away with the match winning easily 13-7.