Townsend Outruns the Odds
J. Pechauer Southeast Open 9-ball Tour / Dothan, AL

by InsidePOOL Staff
Scotty Townsend claimed the February 23-24 stop of the J. Pechauer Southeast Open 9-ball Tour by coming through the one-loss side to topple tour director Tommy Kennedy in the finals. Hosted by Pocket billiards in Dothan, AL, this stop boasted a $1,000-added prize purse.
Scrambling to recuperate from an early loss, Townsend made his way to the quarterfinals, where he met Mike Shimelman and sent him home with a 9-5 victory. In the hot seat match, Kennedy and Stoney Stone clashed, with Kennedy taking the win 9-6 to be sitting pretty in the king seat. Waiting for Stone in the semifinals was Townsend, who made short work of his opponent 9-6 to advance to the finals against Kennedy. There his experience and high gear pulled off his double-elimination victory, winning 9-5 in the first set and then 9-7 in the second.
Results:
1st Scotty Townsend
2nd Tommy Kennedy
3rd Stoney Stone
4th Mark Shimelman
5th Clay Medlock
Jarred Stephens
7th Greg Strickland
JR Rossman

Deuel Destroys All Comers in Florida
J. Pechauer Southeast Open 9-ball Tour / Cape Coral, FL

by InsidePOOL Staff
Corey Deuel, “The Prince of pool” captured the February 16 stop of the J. Pechauer Southeast Open 9-ball Tour, winning over Louis Altes in the finals. Hosted by Diamond billiards in Cape Coral, FL, this event attracted 29 billiard players.
Deuel recovered from a loss earlier in the event to come through the one-loss side, besting Justin Hall by a whopping 7-2 in the quarterfinals. He advanced to the semifinals against Mario Cruz, who had just suffered a 7-5 defeat by Louis Altes. Cruz wasn’t able to hold up against Deuel and fell by the wayside 7-5, allowing Deuel to head to the finals. There Altes was waiting for him, but even though Deuel had to defeat Altes twice, Altes was unable to stop him. Deuel won the first set by a stunning 7-0 and the second 7-4 for the title.
Results:
1st Corey Deuel
2nd Louis Altes
3rd Mario Cruz
4th Justin Hall
5th Troy Frank
Glen Olson

Little Goose on a Roll
J. Pechauer Southeast Open 9-ball Tour / Gulfport, MS

by InsidePOOL Staff
Benny “Little Goose” Conway Jr. went on a tear at the January 26-27 stop of the J. Pechauer Southest Open 9-ball Tour, double-dipping Tim Orange in the finals for first place. Hosted by Skeeters billiards in Gulfport, MS, this stop was played on 9-foot Diamond and Kim Steel tables.
Conway was on a roll throughout the weekend, dusting tournament director Tommy Kennedy 9-7 in the quarterfinals to relegate “TK” to fourth place. After Orange barely eked past Ron Park in the double-hill hot seat match, Conway faced off against Park. A narrow 9-7 win afforded Conway a shot at the title, though he had to defeat Orange twice to claim it. He did so, winning the first set 9-6 and the second 9-4.
Results:
1st Benny Conway Jr.
2nd Tim Orange
3rd Ron Park
4th Tommy Kennedy
5th Greg Hagin
Joey Aguzin
7th Mike Trawick
Luc DePierne

Favorite Locals Happening at The Hole ThangJ. Pechauer Southeast Open 9-ball Tour / Macon, GA

by InsidePOOL Staff

The J. Pechauer Southeast Open 9-ball Tour stopped by Macon, GA, for a one-day event December 15. Hosted by The Hole Thang, this event was played on 7-foot bar tables and drew 27 players.
JR Rossman and Jessie Middlebrook fought a tough battle in the quarterfinals to see who would advance, and it was Rossman who did so after winning their double-hill match. That was as far as he went, though, for Randy Jordon met him in the semifinals and bested him 7-4. Jordon had earlier been sent to the one-loss side by Chuck Dorsett 7-4 in the hot seat match. The final match would have been Jordon attempting to defeat Dorsett twice, but these two local favorites agreed to split first and second instead.

Results:
1st Chuck Dorsett
Randy Jordon
3rd JR Rossman
4th Jessie Middlebrooks
5th Brian Tyler
Wesley Barnes

Rose is Right On
J. Pechauer Southeast 9-ball Tour / Stuart, FL
by InsidePOOL Staff

Nathan Rose took the spotlight at the J. Pechauer Southeast 9-ball Tour’s Stuart Open the weekend of December 8-9. Hosted by Amy’s billiards in Stuart, FL, this stop attracted a field of 39 competitors.

Rose marched undefeated to the finals, winning the hot seat over Richard Broumpton by the narrowest of margins, 9-8. Sent to the one-loss side, Broumpton faced off against Chip Klein, who had just bested Hunter Lombardo 9-6 to put him in the fourth-place spot. Klein wasn’t able to put up much of a fight against Broumpton, who dusted him 9-1 en route to his rematch with Rose. In the double-elimination finals, Broumpton looked strong in the first match, dealing Rose his first loss of the event 9-5. However, Rose collected his wits about him and came back in the second set, securing first place with a 9-2 victory.
Results:
1st Nathan Rose
2nd Richard Broumpton
3rd Chip Klein
4th Hunter Lombardo
5th Anthony Meglino
Curtis Kelly
7th Mark Coats
Tommy Kennedy