Kathie MacDonald, Suzanne Smith and Frances Tso
Northwest Women’s Pool Association final tour stop & 2022 awards banquet was held at Ox Billiards in Seattle, WA. Thank you to Ox for adding $1500 to this stop.
36 players came out to play on the beautiful 9ft Rassons. (Ox also features snooker and Chinese 8ball tables).
2022 season player awards went to:
Player of the Year: Molina Ortíz
Rookie of the Year: Sue Frisbie
Most Improved: Robin Adams
Presidents Award: Anna Russo
Three-time tour stop winner Molina Ortíz of Portland, OR was knocked to the B-side in a strategically played game by Suzanne Smith of Edgewood, WA.
She was eventually knocked out by Ox regular Frances Tso with a tragic hill-hill 9ball scratch and finished 4th.
Frances Tso of Kirkland, WA had a great first NWPA tournament, finishing in 3rd place. Losing early to Suzanne 6-4, she ground out wins on the B-side, defeating Cindy Sliva, Robin Adams, Liz Cole, Katherine Robertson & Molina Ortíz before falling to Kathie MacDonald 6-3.
Kathie Macdonald of Abbotsford, BC played strong through the A-side but was defeated 6-4 by Suzanne Smith late in the bracket. After downing Frances Tso 6-3, she was back to face Suzanne in the finals, in a straight race to 9. The two battled back and forth keeping the race even until Suzanne pulled away two games in the 9th rack. A gutsy out by Kathie kept her afloat, but Suzanne fired in a 3-9 combo to reach the hill first. Kathie returned the favor with a 4-9 making it 6-8. However, Suzanne bore down and finished out the match 9-7.
Liz Cole (Portland, OR) & Cindy Sliva (Tacoma, WA) finished 5/6th. Katherine Robertson( Abbotsford, BC) /Jing Liu (Lynnwood, WA) finished 7/8th.
NWPA Tour will return next year, follow us on Facebook or visit playnwpa.com and 2023 stops.
Added money sponsors:
Savage Billiard Apparel
All American Fire Protection
Century21 North Homes Realty
Plates Law Group
Ox Billiards
Ford Ford III
E&E Sports
Golden Fleece
Maxi’s Restaurant
Players Sports Bar Everett
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