Rector and Remmick Take billiard Wins in Tulsa

Viking cue 9-ball Tour / Tulsa, OK
by InsidePOOL Staff
The Viking cue 9-ball Tour featured exciting action the weekend of May 3-4. The stop was hosted by Magoo’s Restaurant and billiards, which is owned and operated by Jim Laura McDermott, who are avid pool players themselves.
The open division featured exciting match-ups and several upsets. Early in the event, Buddy Hall unexpectedly forfeited his match to Brian Jones when Hall was leading the race to 11 by 7-3. Hall was fined a small fee for walking out.
In the semifinals, Steve Rector defeated Shane McMinn 11-7 to get into the finals to face Daniel Nelder once again for the championship after losing to him the hot seat 11-6. Rector triumphed, winning the first set 11-5 and the second 11-4 to take first place.
The amateur division featured Chip Compton versus Duane Remmick in the finals in the true-double elmination format offered by the tour. Remmick begin his work in the bottom half of the bracket defeating Neil Drews 7-6 before being sent to the one-loss side by Chris Weast 7-4. From there Remmick worked his way back to the finals, defeating Derek Soeten 5-1, Curtis Dejarnett 5-2, KJ Burkes 5-4, Steve Deason 5-4, and Travis Frakes 5-2 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, he bested Eddie Dortch 5-2. And in the finals, Remmick won the first set 7-4 and the second 5-2 against Compton.
Open Results:
1st Steve Rector
2nd Daniel Neldner
3rd Shane McMinn
4th Brian Jones
5th each David Strawn
Jesse James

Amateur Results:
1st Duane Remmick (pictured above left)
2nd Chip Compton (pictured above right)
3rd Eddie Dortch
4th Travis Frakes
5th Steve Deason
Jaron Williams

Viking billiards Tour Signs Million Dollar Deal
Viking cue Mfg. Inc. and Mike Janis Productions dba, The Viking cue 9-ball Tour have entered into an agreement that will provide the Viking cue 9-ball Tour with over $1,000,000 in sponsorship for the operation of the Viking Tours over the next 10 seasons of the tour.
Barry Hart, vice president of Viking cue Mfg., Inc., stated, “Viking cue has always supported tournaments and players throughout the country with sponsorships and is proud to be associated with Mike Janis and the Viking 9-ball tour. Viking believes industry sponsorships and investing in the promotion of our sport through tournaments is good for the future of pool.
Mike Janis, the founder of the Viking cue 9-ball Tour, added, “Having Viking Cues as our title sponsor for the past 10 years has been a blessing to our sport. Vikings sponsorship has allowed us to distribute millions of dollars in prize money to the players over the years along with relieving most the associated costs to room owners that host the tour events. I am really excited about the next 10 years with Viking cue as our title sponsor. Together we will be able to continue to provide excellent events for the players and help billiard room owners with the costs of hosting tour events.”
About Viking Cue: It is the oldest manufacturer of cues in America and has the strictest quality control in the industry. Supported by “Viking’s Lifetime Warranty” and made exclusively in the USA there is no compromising when it comes to Viking Cues. Viking lives up to the expectations of current and future owners as the most critical tool for your game.
For more information about Viking Cues please visit: http://vikingcue.com (http://vikingcue.com/)

About the Viking Tours:
The Viking cue 9-ball Tour was founded in 1994 as the Ohio 9-ball Tour by Mike Janis from Cleveland, Ohio. Over the years it has grown significantly to include many regions of the US. It is currently the largest and longest running Open regional billiards tour in the USA. The Viking Tours consist of four separate tours: The Viking cue Open, Amateur, Ladies and Junior 9-ball Tours. Combined, the tours offer approximately 141 tournament events each tour season for players from beginning to professionals to compete in. Player and business associate members are offered many outstanding benefits that separate the Viking Tours from any other tour in the USA. These benefits include: Healthcare insurance, Free entry fees for Ladies and Junior players, Discounts to Military Personnel, Senior Citizens and pool League Players.
For more information about sponsoring, participating in or hosting Viking Tour events contact the tour at vikingtour2[at]yahoo.com or call 1-800-200-pool.
Visit the Viking Tours web page at: http://www.vikingcue.com/9balltour.htm (http://www.vikingcue.com/9balltour.htm)

Viking billiards Tour Offers Health Insurance
Just about every day, a staff member at Viking Tour gets asked the following question: Do you have a health insurance program for player members or business associate members? Beginning this month, the answer is yes!
The Viking cue 9-ball Tour has just launched a new membership-only benefit: Viking Tour Health and Benefits Solutions. Through this new program, Viking Tour player members and business associate members across the country can take advantage of lower rates and broader benefits on comprehensive health insurance (individual or group), life insurance, long-term care, dental, disability, and critical illness. Health Benefits Professionals Association Health Programs of Overland Park, KS, has been retained to administer the program.
Under the program, many Viking Tour player members and business associate members will be able to take advantage of lower pricing and creative solutions in healthcare because of the high volume of business administered by Association Health Programs. With over 160 national associations, over 2.5 million members, 18 years providing associations with member benefits, and large blocks of business with the insurance carriers, this allows for Viking Tour members to realize savings up to 40% on their insurance needs. Accordingly, Viking Tour player members and business associate members will benefit by favorable underwriting practices and pricing because of the volume of business AHP does with major insurance carriers. This will aid our members initially and at renewal.
Viking Tour player members and business associate members who currently provide health insurance coverage for themselves or their employees should take a moment to compare their existing plan with one offered by the Viking cue 9-ball Tour Tour/AHP. Plus members who want to begin providing health insurance and other benefits should begin shopping with the Viking Tour.
Health insurance is available to the group or individuals within the companies of Viking Tour business associate members on a discriminatory or select basis. With this new program, your part-time and full-time employees can have access to coverage without ever losing their coverage, and employers can afford to provide access to their employees for health insurance.
In addition to health insurance, Viking Tour player members and business associate members should investigate the long-term care program. This offers our members access to every long-term care provider nationwide at up to 40% savings. Long-term care is the fastest-growing segment of the health insurance industry as average life expectancy lengthens and the cost of home care, assisted living, and nursing home care continues to escalate.
Our life insurance programs should benefit our members by savings and underwriting for risk while saving up to 20% off current and new policies. Disability income, critical illness, guaranteed issue limited medical plans for the uninsurable, dental and vision are just a few of the other benefits we can offer members.
For more information on becoming a Viking Tour player member or business associate members or to get started if you are already a member, e-mail the Viking Tour at vikingtour2@yahoo.com (mailto:vikingtour2@yahoo.com) or call 1-800-200-pool (7665) to get your Viking Tour member information insurance packet.
The Viking cue 9-ball Tour is proud to be the first tour in the U.S. to ever offer these types of benefits to our Viking Tour player members and business associate members. For more information about the Viking cue 9-ball Tour, please log onto vikingcue.com/9balltour.htm.

Clatterbuck and Smallwood Take Shooter’s by Storm

Viking cue 9-ball Tour / Greensboro, NC
by InsidePOOL Staff
Shooter’s of Greensboro, NC, hosted the Viking cue 9-ball Tour’s events April 19-20, with an awesome turnout of 95 total competitors. The competition was strong, featuring billiard champions such as Mike Davis, Sparky Ferrell, Tony Watson, and B.J. Ussery, but Matt Clatterbuck (pictured right) was the one to walk away from it all with first place in the open division, which had 49 players.

Clatterbuck, the house pro at Blue Fox billiards Bar Grill in Winchester, VA, won the tournament in the second set of the double-elimination finals after working his way through the top half of the bracket undefeated.
His pathway to the finals began in the top half of the bracket, where he worked through his opponents, beginning with Wesley White 9-2, Wayne Smith 9-1, Jackson Jeffreys 9-6, Watson 9-7, and Fuller 9-7. Fuller earned a rematch by besting Ferrell 9-4 in the semifinals to return to face Clatterbuck again in the final match—though Fuller took the first set 9-7, Clatterbuck triumphed in the second set 9-7.

Open Results:
1st Matt Clatterbuck
2nd Mike Fuller
3rd Sparky Ferrell
4th Mike Davis
5th Tony Watson
B.J. Ussery
7th Joey Ryan
Wade Crane
9th Scott Johnson
Jackson Jeffreys
Robert Ray
Jack Costner

The Amateur Event
The amateur event was won by Ridge Smallwood, who came through the bottom half of the bracket undefeated and won the finals in the first set 7-0 over Adam Stanton.
On his trek to the finals Smallwood bested Gina Ophardt 7-0, Bobby Strandberg 7-6, Katie Cowan 7-4, Daniel Hill 7-3, Stanley Smallwood 7-4, and Derek Leonard 7-5.

Adam Stanton earned a second-place finish by working through the top half of the bracket before he was sent to the one-loss side by Chad Pike 7-4. From there he fought back to the semifinals, where he ousted Leonard 5-4 to meet Smallwood in the final match.

Amateur Results:
1st Ridge Smallwood
2nd Adam Stanton
3rd Derek Leonard
4th Qi Liu
5th Chad Pike
Stanley Smallwood
7th Perry Hale
Daniel Wilson

Clatterbuck and Smallwood Take Shooter’s by Storm

Viking cue 9-ball Tour / Greensboro, NC
by InsidePOOL Staff
Shooter’s of Greensboro, NC, hosted the Viking cue 9-ball Tour’s events April 19-20, with an awesome turnout of 95 total competitors. The competition was strong, featuring billiard champions such as Mike Davis, Sparky Ferrell, Tony Watson, and B.J. Ussery, but Matt Clatterbuck (pictured right) was the one to walk away from it all with first place in the open division, which had 49 players.

Clatterbuck, the house pro at Blue Fox billiards Bar Grill in Winchester, VA, won the tournament in the second set of the double-elimination finals after working his way through the top half of the bracket undefeated.
His pathway to the finals began in the top half of the bracket, where he worked through his opponents, beginning with Wesley White 9-2, Wayne Smith 9-1, Jackson Jeffreys 9-6, Watson 9-7, and Fuller 9-7. Fuller earned a rematch by besting Ferrell 9-4 in the semifinals to return to face Clatterbuck again in the final match—though Fuller took the first set 9-7, Clatterbuck triumphed in the second set 9-7.

Open Results:
1st Matt Clatterbuck
2nd Mike Fuller
3rd Sparky Ferrell
4th Mike Davis
5th Tony Watson
B.J. Ussery
7th Joey Ryan
Wade Crane
9th Scott Johnson
Jackson Jeffreys
Robert Ray
Jack Costner

The Amateur Event
The amateur event was won by Ridge Smallwood, who came through the bottom half of the bracket undefeated and won the finals in the first set 7-0 over Adam Stanton.
On his trek to the finals Smallwood bested Gina Ophardt 7-0, Bobby Strandberg 7-6, Katie Cowan 7-4, Daniel Hill 7-3, Stanley Smallwood 7-4, and Derek Leonard 7-5.

Adam Stanton earned a second-place finish by working through the top half of the bracket before he was sent to the one-loss side by Chad Pike 7-4. From there he fought back to the semifinals, where he ousted Leonard 5-4 to meet Smallwood in the final match.

Amateur Results:
1st Ridge Smallwood
2nd Adam Stanton
3rd Derek Leonard
4th Qi Liu
5th Chad Pike
Stanley Smallwood
7th Perry Hale
Daniel Wilson