Blaze 9 Ball Tour Stop # 8 was hosted by Drexeline Billiards in Drexel Hill PA. I want to thank Bob Maidhof and his wonderful staff for hosting the event. A Strong field of forty-six players came out to play.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Allen Hopkins with wins over Geoff Bauer 7-2, John Downie 7-1, Shaun Dobson 7-2, Billy Kirshner 7-0, David Abraham 7-2.
Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Mike Davis with wins over Matt Krah 7-4 Bob Whitfield 7-0, Matt Douglas 7-2, Sam Quinzi 7-2.
Playing for the hot seat was Allen Hopkins vs Mike Davis This was a great match that went back and forth when it was all said and done it was Allen Hopkins coming away with the win 7-5 and sending Mike Davis to the one lost side where David Abraham was waiting this was also a good match with Mike Davis pulling away at the end 6-4, to get to the finals.
In the finals it was a rematch between Mike Davis and Allen Hopkins. This time things were a little different Mike Davis took control of the match late and pulled off a 7-4 victory.
I want to introduce a new sponsor to the Blaze Tour family. The Chameleon Rack from RST2 International is the Blaze Tour official rack of the tour. This was the first stop using the rack and the players that had a chance to using it said it was the best rack they ever used.