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It was a bruising win for Tony Crosby, who came back from a second-round defeat to win the finals of the KF Cues Open 9-Ball Tour $1000 Added event held on October 25th and 26th at Strokers Billiards in Palm Harbor, FL. One the win side, John Demet made his way to the finals beating Adam Wheeler 9-7, Jason Richko 9-6, and Mark Wathen 9-8. This would him against with Top Ladies Touring professional player Tracie Hines in a hot seat match. Hines wins over Stephanie Mitchel, Bob Eaton, Josh Degler, and Jose Del Rio led her to the final.
Demet took the hot seat with a tough 9-6 battle against Hines. Crosby lost a 2nd round match to Josh Degler, but never looked back with wins over Bobby Livrago 9-4, Bob Eaton 9-3, Julio Aquino 9-7, Jason Richko 9-3, Jose Del Rio 9-7, Tony Ruberto 9-2 and Tracie Hines 9-2. Crosby continued his streak with a strong 9-3 win over Demet.
Taz Naravane finished the event as Top Junior player, beating out Bryce Lepak in the play off.
Tony Crosby and Johnny Demet
Open Event
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1st |
Tony Crosby |
$650 |
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2nd |
Johnny Demet |
$400 |
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3rd |
Tracie Hines |
$250 |
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4th |
Tony Ruberto |
$150 |
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5/6th |
Jose DelRio |
$100 |
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5/6th |
Mark Wathen |
$100 |
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7/8th |
Brett Hawes |
$75 |
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7/8th |
Jason Richko |
$75 |
Amateur Event
Jose Ybarra went undefeated against 32 players to claim his first KF Amateur tour title, with wins over Hank Samuels 7-6, Johnny Demet 7-4, Jesse Langston 7-4, and Mike Rodriguez 7-4. The finals pitted him against Orlando pool room owner Ted Lepak. Lepak battled Stephanie Mitchell 7-6, Richard ( Turtle) Knight 7-6, Brett Hawes 7-6 and Louie ( The Spoiler) Smith 7-5 to move move to the finals. Ybarra took the hot seat match with a solid 7-3 win over Lepak.
Josh Degler, on the one-loss side, went on to win 8 straight matches against Stephanie Mitchell 7-4, Johnny Demet 7-4, Jim Oddy 7-4, Bryan Davidson 7-3, Jose Delrio 7-3, Mike Rodriquez 7-3, Louie ( The Spoiler) Smith 7-3, finally winning against Ted Lepak in a hill-hill match to take his place in the final. Jose Yabarra ended Degler's streak with a 9-4 win to claim the title.
Josh Degler and Jose Ybarra
Amateur Event
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1st |
Jose Ybarra |
$500 |
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2nd |
Josh Degler |
$350 |
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3rd |
Ted Lepha |
$200 |
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4th |
Louie Smith |
$145 |
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5/6th |
Jesse Langston |
$75 |
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5/6th |
Mike Rodriguez |
$75 |
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7/8th |
Jason Richko |
$60 |
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7/8th |
Jose DelRio |
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9/12th |
Mark Wathen |
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9/12th |
Taz Naravane |
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9/12th |
Brett Hawes |
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9/12th |
Brian Davidson |
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Thanks to Strokers Pool room for hosting the event and our Title Sponsors KF Cues. We would also like to recognize our latest sponsors
OzoneBilliards.com, SImmonis cloth and Master Chalk. Visit www.kfcuetour.com to see our sponsors and upcoming events. |
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