Blaze 9 ball Tour Hits Skyline billiards
Blaze 9 ball Tour was hosted by Skyline billiards on August 12th. A strong field of 64 came out to play. Players like Ronnie Alcano, Neils Fejien, Mika Immonen, Chavez, Dennis Orcollo, Jose Parica, Shin Park, Lee Vann Corteza , Shaun Wilkie and points leader Matt Krah. Special thanks to Sammy Wu and Rob Pole for hosting the event.

This was a great tournament with big names getting knock into to the one lost side by up in coming players. Duc Lam beat Mika Immonen 7-4, Mike Miller beat Neils Fejien on the hill 7-6, Brandon Shuff beats Jose Parica 5-4.

Leading the top half of the bracket was Chavez with wins over Ahmed Aly 7-1, Shin Park 7-2, Rob Pole 7-6, Matt Krah 7-3, and Ronnie Alcano 7-3. Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Shaun Wilkie with wins over Carl Khan 7-0, Billy G 7-2, Duc Lam 7-0, Mike Miller 7-3, and Dennis Orcollo 7-5.

Playing for the hot seat was Shaun Wilkie Vs Chavez this was a one side match with Chavez running away with the match easily 7-3 and sending Shaun Wilkie to the one lost side. Making his move from the one lost side was Neils Fejien with wins over Oscar Bonilla 5-3, Shin Park 5-1, Thomas Wan 5-3, Matt Krah 5-4, Dennis Orcollo 5-4, Mika Immonen 5-3, and Shaun Wilkie 5-1.

In the finals it was Neils Fejien Vs Chavez, Neils Fejien would have to beat Chavez twice and he did just that beating Chavez 7-1 and 5-1 easily to win the tournament.

1st Neils Fejien $1400
2nd Chavez $1100
3rd Shaun Wilkie $750
4th Mika Immonen $300
5th/6th Dennis Orcoll,/Ronnie Alcano $250
7th/8th Matt Krah,Chuck Altmore $200
9th-12th Brandon Shuff, Thomas Wan, Mike Miller, Lee Corteza $130

Drexeline billiards Hosts Blaze Tour
Blaze 9 ball Tour Stop number 23 was hosted by Drexeline billiards in Drexel Hill PA on Aug. 5th. A strong field of 55 players came out to play. Special thanks to Bob Maidhof and staff for a wonderful job well done.

Leading the top half of the bracket was Shaun Wilkie with wins over Lou Patrikios 7-5, Sharon Ohanlon 7-0, Danny Mulhollen Sr. 7-2, Shaun Dobson 7-3, Marc Vidal 7-6. Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Mike Davis with wins over Keith Chrisman 7-2, Brandon Shuff 7-0, David Abraham 7-6, Matt Krah 7-2, Mike Finger 7-5.

Playing for the hot seat it was Shaun Wilkie vs Mike Davis , Davis had no shot as Wilkie pulled away and never looked back winning easily 7-5, sending Davis to the one lost side. Waiting for Davis was Fingers but it was all Davis winning the match 7-5, to get to the finals. In the finals Shaun Wilkie and Mike Davis split.

1st Shaun Wilkie
2nd Mike Davis
3rd Mike Fingers
4th Brandon Shuff
5th/6th Adam Kielar, Marc Vidal
7th/8th Danny Mulhollem, Matt Krah
9th-12th Shaun Dobson, Wali Muhammad, Mike Miller, Jorge Rodriquez

Parica Posts in a Blaze Tour Win

Blaze 9-ball Tour / Brooklyn, NY
by Rick Davis
A brutal field of 47 players entered the July 14-15 Blaze 9-ball Tour stop held at Skyline billiards in Brooklyn, NY, though it was Jose “Amang” Parica who recovered from a late loss to take down the title.
Late action on the winners’ side saw Parica and Shin Park in the hot seat match, and Park managed to slip by with the 9-7 win. This sent Parica to the one-loss side where he faced current U.S. bar box champion and fellow countryman Warren Kiamco for the second time, having sent him west two rounds prior. History repeated itself in the semifinals as Parica drilled Kiamco 7-1. Back to the finals, Parica got one more crack at Park in the true double-elimination format. Park jumped out to a 6-1 lead, but Parica kept his head in the game and took the set 9-8. With only one set left to play, Parica kept in gear and came out again on top 7-4 in the final set to claim the title.
Results:
1st Jose Parica
2nd Shin Park
3rd Warren Kiamco
4th Ignacio Chavez
5th Dennis Orcollo
Bob Begey
7th Mhet Vergara
Al Lapena
9th Nico Otterman
Mike Davis
Marc Vidal
George San Souci

Wilkie Gets a Blaze billiards Win

Blaze 9-ball Tour / West Hempstead, NJ
by InsidePOOL Staff
Shaun “Get Some” Wilkie dominated the July 1 stop of the Blaze 9-ball Tour, hosted by Raxx Bar and Grill in West Hempstead, NJ. A field 34 came out to play, with players like Matt Krah, Oscar Bonilla, Liz Ford, and Pete Tascarella Sr. populating the field.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Tascarella Sr., with wins over Jose Burgos 7-5, Jeremy Sossie 7-4, Bonilla 7-1, and Jorge Rodriguez 7-1. Wilkie headed the bottom half, notching wins over Tascarella Jr. 7-2, Robert Slayback 7-1, Mike Fingers 7-6, and Rob Omen 7-4.

The hot seat match between Tascarella Sr. and Wilkie was a one-way match, with Wilkie winning the match easily 7-1 and sending Tascarella. Sr to the one-loss side, where he met Rodriguez, whom he pushed past 7-4 to reach the finals and a rematch with Wilkie.

The first set went double-hill, with Tascarella Sr. winning 7-6. But in the second set it was all Wilkie, who easily won the match 6-2 to earn his first Blaze win.

Results:
1st Shaun Wilkie
2nd Pete Tascarella Sr.
3rd Jorge Rodriguez
4th Rob Omen
5th Greg McAndrews
Al Lapena
7th Darren Defilippis
Beni Giacalone

Abraham Takes Second Blaze Tour

Blaze 9-ball Tour / Mount Holly, NJ
by Rick Davis
billiards News - The Blaze 9-ball Tour held its June 16-17 stop at Empire billiards in Mount Holly, NJ, where Eddie Abraham bested the 32-player field to take his second win of the season.
Fighting through the winners’ side, Abraham met Al Lapena in the hot seat match and dispensed with him quickly after a 7-2 thrashing. On the one-loss side, Shin Park, who had taken his earlier loss from Lapena, got another crack at him, though Lapena appeared to have his number and ousted him 6-3 to earn his own rematch in the finals.
The finals got off like a bullet with Lapena taking the opening set 7-4, forcing a second set thanks to the true double-elimination format. With the final set of the event ready Abraham saw his only chance and pushed towards it, defeating Lapena 6-3 and claiming the tour stop.
Results:
1st Eddie Abraham
2nd Al Lapena
3rd Shin Park
4th Robert Pole
5th Mike Miller
Danny Basavich