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Planet Pool Tour teams with Jose Burgos
Jan 12, 2011
Scott Tollefson tops 2009 season opener on the Tiger Pool Tour
Apr 26, 2009
Two first-time winners at the Tiger Tour year-end finale as Larry Kressel and Cheryl Squire make their mark
Dec 18, 2008
Mike Davis wins post US Open Tiger Tour Stop
Nov 2, 2008
Green and Shea earn Arlington Tiger Tour Wins
Sep 20, 2008Newcomer Scott Tollefson Tops Field at Tiger Planet Pool Event
Jul 21, 2008Chau and Cowan top Tiger Tour Stop
Jul 7, 2008
Schmidt and Lac take Tiger Tour Wins
Jun 5, 2008
Manuel Chau “three-peats” and Linda Shea rebounds on the Tiger Pool Tour
May 7, 2008Chip Klein stuns field and Ming Ng goes undefeated at Tiger Pool Tour season opener
Feb 22, 2008History
[Taken from the official Planet Pool Tour website]
The Planet Pool concept was conceived during the winter of 1999. The last regular pool tour that serviced the Washington DC Metro region—Maryland, DC, Virginia—was long defunct, and players in the area were hungry for tournaments. There was a gap in the Mid Atlantic Region, and Planet Pool was to fill it.
Starting from scratch, the tour kicked off its first event in January of 2000, and followed that highly successful 87-player event with fifteen more during its first year. Each event featured an “Open” event and a “Women’s” event. Tournaments were hosted in Baltimore, MD, Newark, DE, Richmond, VA, Salisbury, MD and as far south as Norfolk, VA. The 2000 year-end final in Laurel, MD drew more than 100 players, male and female.
Although not entirely aimed at catering to the big-namers, the tour has featured international and professional players the likes of Ralf Souquet, Earl Strickland, Francisco Bustamante, Santos Sambajon, Frankie Hernandez, Mika Immonen, Karen Corr, Charlie Williams, Danny “Kid Delicious” Basavich, Max Eberle, Keith McCready, and Jose Parica. These players help fill the stands, while giving the average player a chance to compete against them and learn in the process.
The tour went from strength to strength, and 2001 followed suit with another 15 successful events. Mike Ricciardella of RE/MAX Pros joined Planet Pool as sponsor and part owner, and the tour moved closer to corporate status. Before the end of 2001, Planet Pool was officially rated the largest amateur pool tour in the United States, based on the number of active playing members.
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Latest Tour Winners
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Maidhof
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Smith
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Smith
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Davis
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Tollefson
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Squire
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Kressel
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Davis
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Hartman
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Green
