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Mike Fischer Remains Undefeated!

The second event of the Amateur “4-9” 9 Ball series was held in Shooters Snooker Club in Toronto, ON. It was a warm Saturday and 32 players attended this series. Shooters Snooker Club was packed that day as there were GPL Regional Playoffs being held on the other end. The Calcutta was done at about 11:30 and the games began sharply at 12:00 noon. Players advanced both sides and the update was as follows:

A Side Final: Mike Fischer vs Isaac Ramos

B Side Semi- Final: Jun Briones vs Darwin Madriaja

Mike Fischer was very confident with his game as he beat Isaac Ramos by 8 games to 6 whilst Jun Briones was sent to the B side earlier and came up all the way to beat Darwin Madriaja hill- hill. Jun was on fire as he was now going to face Isaac Ramos for the B Side final. Jun then stayed composed and beat Isaac Ramos 8-6 to seal the B Side Victory. All in all, it depended on the last game whereby Mike Fischer wasn’t able to be defeated due to his game arrangement and tactics. It was indeed a victorious day for Mike as he remained Undefeated!!

Field: capped 32 players (One-Day) Prize Payout: $1,270 Calcutta: $900 1. Mike Fischer $450 2. Jun Briones $280 3. Isaac Ramos $180 4. Darwin Madriaja $120 5. T.J Arch $80 6. Stefane Godinho $80 7. Ryann Malinao $40 8. Steve Menezes $40 ** Calcutta not included **

Shooters Snooker Club and its staff would like to thank each and every person that showed up on this day being a supporter or a player! Thank you!

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Ryann M Tops Field of 41 in Shooters 404 9-Ball Event

This past weekend, Shooters Snooker Club in Toronto hosted two one-day tournaments on Saturday and Sunday. The amateur tournaments yielded a total of 80 players and over $6,200 in prize money to be paid out. The first event on Saturday, April 9th was Shooters’ 404 Tour Event #8. This 9-ball tournament welcomed players SL 4-13 in its final event before the added money finale on April 30 and May 1. With no cap on skill level, the field was full of talent and set to be an exciting one-day event. 41 players registered to compete for their share of a $2,100 prize pool and $1,540 Calcutta.

After some hard fought matches, the undefeated players remaining on the A-Side were Ryann Malinao, Mario Morra, Jeremy Bolahood, and Dean MacNaughton. On the B-Side, Carlin Sanderson and Jun Briones remained. Ryann defeated Mario in a close 7-9 match and Jeremy defeated Dean 9-6. Over on the B-Side now, Mario defeated Carlin 11-5 and Jun defeated Dean 8-4. Jun’s run would continue as he defeated Mario 8-5 to await the loser of the hot-seat match.

Over in the A-Side finals, Ryann defeated Jeremy, sending him to the B-Side to face Jun. Jun would claim another victory, to set up an all-Filipino Finals! Ryann Malinao defeated Jun Briones 7-4 to stay undefeated and take the title home.

Congratulations to Ryann Malinao for winning Shooters 404 Tour Event #8, and valiant effort by Jun Briones for coming back from the B-Side to claim second. Shooters would like to thank all 41 players who came out to compete in this one-day tournament and all those who came out to watch and support the event.

Just a reminder that the finale of the 404 Tour will take place April 30 and May 1, with added prize pool of 15% from the 8 Tour events held throughout the past several months.

Shooters would also like to remind everyone of its upcoming events: April 16/17: Shooters 9-Ball Amateur FINALE (15% prize pool from 8 events added) April 17: Shooters “2-4” 8ball Tournament

Please check the Shooters Snookerclub Facebook page and www.thepoolscene.com for dates and details for all upcoming tournaments.

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Jeremy Bolahood Takes Home Shooters’ Open 9-Ball Tour

Shooters Snooker Club in Toronto hosted another successful 404 9-Ball Event. This event saw players SL4 to SL12 compete for a prize pool of $2,200 excluding the Calcutta pool of over $1,600. During the busy holiday season, a field of 45 players came from across Ontario with a large number of supporters to make for a great tournament once again.

After a tough opening day on Saturday, 8 players were left standing. The B-Side Quarter-finalists and A-Side Semi-Finalists were:

A-Side Marc Dumoulin vs Chad Bishop Jeremy Bolahood vs Chris Bartha

B-Side Ronald Giron vs Jun Briones Ryann Malinao vs Tony Hong

On the A-Side, Marc D defeated Chad B and Jeremy B defeated Chris B. Jeremy would go on to win the battle of the 9’s against Marc in the A-side finals to wait in the hot seat. Marc was denied a chance back on the A-Side by Chris B’s great shooting.

Jeremy Bolahood continued his hot streak and went undefeated in Shooters’ 404 9-Ball Event #4. Congratulations to Jeremy, and thank you to everyone who participated and came out to support and to the organizers and staff for a job well done for the duration of the two days. Shooters would like to remind everyone that there are four 404 9-Ball events remaining until the April 30/May 1 finale.

Jeremy Bolahood, Peter Chin (Room Owner) and Chris Bartha

Shooters’ next 2 events:

Dec 26: Unique Boxing Day 15-ball Tournament, Open to All Players (1-day) Jan 2/3: Amateur 9-Ball Tour

Please check the Shooters Snookerclub Facebook page and www.thepoolscene.com for dates and details for all upcoming tournaments. To register, please contact Peter Chin at (416)750-7787.

Date: December 19 and 20, 2015 Field:45 Prize Pool: $2,200 Calcutta: $1,640 Spots Paid: 8

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Jackson Revell Takes Down Shooters Amateur 9-ball Tournament

On December 5th, Shooters Snooker Club in Toronto held its last Amateur 9-ball event of 2015. SL4 to SL9 players had been anticipating this event for almost a month, since Waleed Mukhtar became Shooters’ youngest amateur winner on November 8.

Although many players were unable to attend due to holiday shopping and other commitments, 38 talented amateurs showed up to compete for a prize pool that included $500 added by Shooters. To make it more convenient for the players, tournament organizers decided to make it an epic one-day event. It was a truly sleepless night of pool battles.

Jackson Revell fought hard through the A-side, going undefeated to secure himself a spot in the finals. On the other side, Jun Briones anxiously awaited the winner of the B-side semifinal between Froland Magsanoc and Kevin Oliveira. Froland defeated Kevin, but his journey back to the A-side finals came to an end by Jun.

Jackson Revell and Jun Briones faced off in the finals of this long one-day event. The true double elimination format required Jun to win two matches against Jackson in order to claim victory. However, Jackson was not to be denied. Jackson Revell’s (SL5) spectacular shooting led him to become the first SL5 or under to win the amateur event this year.

This event was a true test of skill and endurance as matches took place from Saturday morning to the early hours of Sunday morning. It also marked the halfway point of the Shooters Amateur 9-ball tour, with 4 events remaining until the April 16/17 finale with $1,500 added.

Shooters would like to remind everyone of the final 2 tournaments of 2015:

Dec 12: 36 9 ball Tournament. SL3-6, Race to Handicap +1, One-Day Event Dec 26: Unique Boxing Day 15-ball Tournament, Open to All Players

Please check the Shooters Snookerclub Facebook page and www.thepoolscene.com for dates and details for all upcoming tournaments. To register, please contact Peter Chin at (416)750-7787.

Date: Saturday, December 5, 2015 Field: 38 Prize Pool: $1,660 Calcutta: $1,670 Spots Paid: 8

1st – Jackson Revell – $630

2nd – Jun Briones – $370

3rd – Froland Magsanoc – $230

4th – Kevin Oliveira – $140

5th – Ronald Giron – $85

6th – Jeremy Bolahood – $85

7th – Jeremy Nazareth – $60

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Briones bags first win

This past weekend, October 3rd and 4th, saw a second occurrence of the popular summer event at the Shooters Snooker and Sports Club called the Group 9 Ball Shootout. Player feedback for this event continues to be very positive.

The Group 9 Ball Shootout separates players into two distinct handicap skill categories –- Handicaps ‘3-5’ and Handicaps ‘6-8’ – competing among themselves on Day 1 and then against each other on Day 2. On Day 1 separate draws are held for the ‘3-5’ handicaps and another for the ‘6-8’ handicaps. The top 8 players from each group return for Day 2 when a re-draw occurs for the 16 players to determine the Sunday matches. All matches are a race to the player’s handicap. This is the only tournament to accommodate ‘3’ handicaps. This new handicap grouping serves as a good introduction for less skilled players to competitive tournament play on the 9 footers. And since Day 1 play is against each player’s relative “peers” there are many close matches. Day 2 also saw several very close matches as well as some “upsets”. Very surprising again was the distribution of players – 27 ‘3-5’ handicap players turned out versus 18 ‘6-8’ handicap players. The total purse was an impressive $3420 with a further $1500 up for grabs from the Player Calcutta. These kinds of payouts generally tend to attract the more skilled players so it is rewarding to see the number of less skilled players wanting to participate.

When Day 1 ended, Caesar Custodin, Steve Losier, Oscar Zapata, Norm Santos, Mashaka Munene, Che Lemmon, Elena Baptiste and Elizabeth Kishimoto had advanced from the ‘3-5’ handicap grouping to play again Sunday. From the ‘6-8’ group, Tony Hong, Norberto de Carlos, Jun Briones, Romeo Zulueta, Martin Yacobazzo, Paul Brazil, Mick Norris and Chris Capinpin were successfully promoted from “Stage 1” to be able to make a Sunday appearance. For those who played their way into Sunday a total of $2710 was available in prize money as $710 had been previously paid out on Saturday. Most players who survived Saturday play received a payout.

As play was concluding Sunday, Jun Briones was sitting in the hot seat on the ‘A’ side waiting for the winner of the ‘B’ side final between Paul Brazil and Mick Norris. In the ‘B’ side final Brazil defeated Norris to face Briones for the tournament title in this double elimination tournament. The undefeated Briones continued his strong play by defeating Brazil in their first match thus avoiding the need for a 2nd match.

Congratulations to Jun Briones on the tournament win. It is good to see new ‘blood’ in the tournaments as the top 3 finishers – Briones, Brazil and Norris – are all relative newcomers to Shooters tournaments.

Thank you to all the participants for a great weekend of pool and welcome to those who had not previously participated in a competitive 9 Ball tournament on the 9 footers. For any of these ‘one-off” events, tournament qualifiers are also being run. Check the Shooters Snookerclub Facebook page and www.thepoolscene for dates and details. Next up is the 2nd installment of the popular Amateur series which will take place October 10th and 11th, 2015.