The $10,000.00 Aloha Open 9-Ball tournament held at Hawaiian Brian's Billiards played to a packed house and included drawings for thousands of dollars in prizes and opportunities for pool players to prove they've “got game”. The 128 player field was filled nearly two weeks before the start of the popular Honolulu tournament.
The “race to three” finals pitted unbeaten Lance Uyeda from the winner's bracket and old-timer “Hawaiian Jay” Zablan emerging from the losers bracket. Winning the toss of the coin and the first break, Jay made the nine-ball on the break, then coasted to a 3-0 victory to claim the $3,500.00 first place check and the commemorative Hawaiian Brian's 18k gold ring. Lance Uyeda took home the $1,800.00 second place check.
Complete Results:
1st JAY ZABLAN $3,500.00
2nd LANCE UYEDA $1,800.00
3rd GREGG KAKUGAWA $1,000.00
4th GREG YAMASAKI $500.00
5th/6th LENNY LIANG, KURT KOBAYASHI $300.00
7th/8th JIMMY IDEMOTO, RON DANIELS $220.00
9th/12th AL SAVEA, SAM KIM, STEWART TSUMOTO, KEVIN GALICINAO $150.00
13th/16th BRANDON YAMAMOTO, MIKE LAU, RYAN LUM, WILSON CLEVELAND $110.00
17th/24th EVA TSENG, RANCE HASHIZAKI, RAYMOND TENDO, REID YOSHIMURA, RUDY STAMM, CHERI KOBASHIGAWA, AARON AKASHI, CHRIS KOYAMA $80.00
25th/32nd DONALD BAPTISTE, PANCHO SUMODA, MARY MATSUMOTO, TON-TON MIANA, JEFF DULAY, DEAN KIPI, ELBRIDGE SMITH, EVAN KAKUGAWA $60.00
