The Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour stop at Shooters in Greensboro,
North Carolina ran along smoothly on Saturday with the usual suspects
advancing into the Sunday rounds, but credit must go out to the regional
players as they kept the professional players on their toes.
On Sunday, Sparky Ferrell made his way by Michael Fuller 7-4, Jeff Abernathy
7-5 and Craig Wolfe 7-2 to seal his spot in the winners side hot-seat.
Mike Davis, Kenny Wilson, and Trevor Jefferson ended up on the wrong
side of the chart where Paul Peters, Scott Lewis, Anthony Arney, and
Derek Leonard were waiting.
The first round Sunday morning on the one-loss side saw Kenny Wilson,
Mike Davis, Anthony Arney, and Michael Fuller pull through. Professional
player Mike Davis then took the reigns started his run through the remaining
players with wins over Kenny Wilson 7-2, New England's Mike Dechaine
7-4, Michael Fuller 7-3, and Craig Wolfe 7-3 to play in the final round
against Ferrell in the modified single race to nine.
The final set went game for game until the score read 4-4, when Ferrell
took off and took a lead of 8-4, but rack thirteen looked as though
it would be the turn around for Davis. The score made it to 8-6
and after a great table length cut on the seven ball, Davis rattled
the eight and ended his tournament life – final score 9-6.
There was plenty of action while the main event dwindled down on Sunday.
Along with the $650 Jacoby limited edition cue that was raffled off
to Eric Jacobs; there was a junior event ending with Trey Sprye and
Andrew Coley battling for top honors. The finals saw a score of
7-5, Sprye on top. In addition, the second chance tournament was
underway with nine players, including, Ben Zimmer, Andrew Coley, Rayanne
Harvala, Melissa Goss, Karl Kurak, Peaches Fuller, Trevor Jefferson,
Todd Nelson, and Katie Cowan. The final four were 1st
Ben Zimmer $90; 2nd Todd Nelson $50; 3rd Andrew
Coley $20; and 4th Katie Cowan $20.
Special thanks to the management and staff at Shooters (owners Trevor
and Michelle Jefferson, and Eric Ridge – thanks for the southern hospitality
and for supporting the tournament scene; along with tour sponsors/contributors
OB Cues, Jacoby Custom Cues and Fast Eddies in Goldsboro, North Carolina
for their added qualifier spot for the next year's Carolina Open.
A few notes about the tour itself, each event offers something for everyone.
The night before the main event, there is an early bird tournament.
This Friday's event hosted twelve players including Harry Smith, Kenny
Wilson, Andrew Coley, Mike Dechaine, Ben Zimmer, Anthony Arney, Matt
Reed, Trey Sprye, Al Fitch, Mike Vinson, Trevor Jefferson, and Mike
Triplett. The end results: 1st Mike Dechaine
$120; 2nd Al Fitch $60; 3rd Ben Zimmer $30; and
4th Matt Reed $30.
Then, the main event on Saturday and Sunday with both a junior (point
accruals within the first ten events will determine the division qualifier
for a spot at junior nationals) and a second chance event are held on
Sunday only, unless otherwise noted. So, stop by the tour website
at www.rockcitypromotions.com and find a stop close to you – the next event
is scheduled for November 17th-18th at Pastime
Billiards & Pub in Kinston, North Carolina.
Sparky Ferrell Snaps Off Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour Season Opener
Sparky Ferrell Snaps Off Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour Season Opener
October 28, 2007