Double-Dip Blaze Tour Win for Robles
Blaze 9-ball Tour / Vineland, NJ
by Jose Burgos
Tony “The Silent Assassin” Robles swept through the September 23 stop of the Blaze 9-ball Tour to double-dip Lee Holt in the finals, earning first place. Hosted by Jose Garcia’s Q-ball billiards in Vineland, NJ, this stop attracted players such as Shaun “Get Some” Wilkie, Matt Krah, and Dawn Hopkins.
Wilkie took over the top half of the bracket with wins over Carlo Fauretto 7-2, Steve Shaw 7-4, Hopkins 7-5, and Robles 7-3. Leading the bottom half, Holt notched wins over Frank Bogush 7-2, Paul Batcheler 7-3, Krah 7-6, Don Polo 7-6, and Mike Fingers 7-3.
Holt and Wilkie met in the hot seat match, and Holt virtually ran away with it, taking a 7-3 victory and sending Wilkie to the one-loss side. Robles was waiting there to get revenge. It seemed like Wilkie had the match sewn up with a 5-1 lead in the race to 6, but Robles caught fire and ultimately won 6-5 to advance to the finals. In the true double-elimination final match, Robles had to defeat Holt twice to win, and that was exactly what he did.

Open Results:

1st
Tony Robles

2nd
Lee Holt

3rd
Shaun Wilkie

4th
Mike Fingers

5-6th
Ariel Rivera

Robert Pole

7-8th
Wali Muhammad

David Abraham

Chavez Chews up Blaze Tour

Blaze 9-ball Tour / East Rutherford, NJ
by Jose Burgos
Ignacio Chavez took first place out of a strong Northeastern field at the September 9 stop of the Blaze 9-ball Tour. Hosted by Castle billiards in East Rutherford, NJ, the field boasted tough players such as Tony Robles, Shaun Wilkie, Bristol Bob Begey, and points leader Matt Krah.
Robles made his way to the hot seat to match up against Chavez, who pulled away with the win to send Robles to the one-loss side. Waiting there for him was Begey, who had just defeated Wilkie, and after a great match, Begey triumphed to advance to the finals. There, though, Chavez won the match easily to take first place.

Open Results

1st
Ignacio Chavez

2nd
Bob Begey

3rd
Tony Robles

4th
Shaun Wilkie

5-6th
Mike Miller

Joey Kong

Bolyard Bowls Over billiards Competition

Blaze 9-ball Tour / Mount Holly, NJ
by Jose Burgos
The Blaze 9-ball Tour rolled into Empire billiards in Mount Holly, NJ, September 15. A tough Northeastern field came out to play, with Loye Boyard taking top honors when all was said and done.
Chuck Pendrak led the top half of the bracket, with Bolyard meeting him in the hot seat match. The match went back and forth, but ultimately it was Bolyard who won, sending Pendrak to the one-loss side. Shaun “Get Some” Wilkie was waiting for Pendrak in the semifinals and took care of business to earn his right to play Bolyard. However, this match was over before it started, with Bolyard winning easily.

Open Results:

1st
Loye Bolyard

2nd
Shaun Wilkie

3rd
Chuck Pendrak

4th
Lou Guynee

5-6th
Al Waldo

Paul Robinson

Robles Scores Double-Hill billiard Victory
Blaze 9-ball Tour / Levittown, NY

by Jose Burgos
The Blaze 9-ball Tour stopped at Leisure Time billiards August 26, 2007, where a field of 37 players came out to play. Topping players like Beau Baur, Oscar Bonilla, Mark Vidal, Bristol Bob Begey, and Mike Miller was Tony “The Silent Assassin” Robles.

Leading the top half of the bracket, Robles notched wins over Sean Gavins 7-1, Brian Cap 7-1, Carol Martorana 7-2, Wali Muhammad 7-3, and Marc Vidal 7-0. Miller led the bottom half of the bracket, with wins over Jorge Rodriquez 7-4, Vinnie Leone 7-2, Gordon R. 7-3 and Bristol Bob 7-3.

When Miller and Robles met in the hot seat match, it was all Robles, who won easily 7-3 and sent Miller to the one-loss side, where Bristol Bob awaited. Miller ran away with the match 7-3 to reach the finals. The rematch between Miller and Robles saw Robles pull off a double-hill victory.

Results:

1st
Tony Robles

2nd
Mike Miller

3rd
Bristol Bob

4th
Marc Vidal

5th
Beau Baur

Oscar Bonilla

7th
Wali Muhammad

Liz Ford

Davis Lights Up Atlantic City billiards ClubBlaze 9-ball Tour / Egg Harbor, NJ

by Jose Burgos
After earning a hard-won ninth-place finish at the Turning Stone Classic IX, Mike Davis traveled to Atlantic City billiards Club to take first place on the Blaze 9-ball Tour. This August 19 event was held in Egg Harbor, NJ, and boasted a tough 33-player field, including world champion Ronnie Alcano, Shaun “Get Some” Wilkie, and Matt Krah.
Alcano took charge of the top half of the bracket, notching wins over Jay Jones 7-4, Adam Kielar 7-2, Gary Barnish 7-1, and Bob Maidhof 7-2. On the bottom half, Davis scorched through all opponents in his path, defeating Barry Bowman 7-1, Joey Testa 7-5, Liz Ford 7-0, and Mike Miller 7-3.
Davis met Alcano in the hot seat match and dominated the world champ, sending him to the one-loss side with a 7-5 victory. Miller was waiting for Alcano in the semifinals, and Alcano managed a comeback win to take the match 6-4. In the double-elimination finals, Alcano won the first set double-hill, but Davis took control of the last set and won 6-4 to claim the event.

Results:

1st
Mike Davis

2nd
Ronnie Alcano

3rd
Mike Miller

4th
Bob Maidhof

5-6th
Matt Krah

Shaun Wilkie

7-8th
Adam Kielar

Carl Morgan