Scholarship Opportunities for High School Billiards Players

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Scholarship Opportunities for High School Billiards Players

The Billiard Education Foundation (BEF) is pleased to announce that they are accepting applications for the 2008 scholarship awards. The BEF Academic Scholarship Program is administered annually under the direction and guidance of the BEF Board of Trustees. Applications must be postmarked no later than March 15, 2008 and can be downloaded by going to the BEF website at www.BilliardEducation.org (http://www.billiardeducation.org/).
The BEF Academic Scholarship Program is divided into two categories: Excellence in Education scholarship (one $5,000 scholarship awarded over a two-year term) and Aiming for Higher Education scholarships (seven individual scholarships at $1,000 each). The objective of the BEF Academic Scholarship Program is to grant scholarships to high school seniors who have benefited from the sport of billiards and are pursuing a college education.
Prospects must adhere to the following scholarship criteria: 1) hold a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale); 2) must have an ACT score of at least 23 or SAT score of at least 1050; 3) submit a 500-1000 word essay on how billiards has been an integral part of their life; 4) must be accepted to an accredited undergraduate academic program by June 1, 2008; 5) must attend an accredited undergraduate institution and carry at least 12 hours per semester. .

The final application must also include a letter from the applicant outlining academic achievements, leadership and/or community service work, a description of the applicant’s background and career objectives, personal and professional (academic) goals, and chosen discipline of study. Applicants must also submit an official High School Transcript and SAT/ACT scores.

The BEF would like to thank all the contributors that make this scholarship and other BEF programs possible. If you would like to become a donor and make a difference in the growth of billiard programs for our youth, please contact the BEF office at 303.926.1039
The Billiard Education Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit charitable organization committed to furthering the standard of excellence and leadership within the billiard community by engaging in activities related to the education and cultural advancement of tomorrow’s leaders.
For more information about the BEF, please visit www.BilliardEducation.org (http://www.billiardeducation.org/), contact Laura Smith at 303.926.1039, or e-mail info@BilliardEducation.org (mailto:info@BilliardEducation.org).

Derby City Classic Event Schedule

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Derby City Classic Event Schedule

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Thursday, January 3rd
• Late sign-ups (if fields are not full) 4 pm-10 pm
• Practice time for 9-ball Bank players 5 pm-12 am
• Tables available for rental 12 am-7 am
Friday, January 4th
• Tournament Room clean-up (no admittance) 7 am-9 am
• Practice time for 9-ball Bank players 9 am-10 am
• 9-ball BANK DRAW 10:00 am
• Players meeting 12:00 pm
• Play begins (9-ball Bank) 1:00 pm
• Dinner Break 6 pm- 7 pm
• 9-ball Bank match play continues 7 pm-12 am
• NO MINI TOURNAMENT TONIGHT
• Tables available for rental 12 am-7 am
• Bank Ring Game 5 people 8:00 pm
TV Table. See Grady (803) 407-0047
• Open Ring Game 3-5 players or special match on TV Table 12 am-8 am
Saturday, January 5th
• Tournament Room clean-up (no admittance) 7 am-9 am
• Practice time for 9-ball Bank players 9 am-11 am
• 9-ball Bank match play resumes 11 am-6 pm
• Dinner Break 6 pm-7 pm
• 9-ball Bank match play continues 7 pm-12 am
• 9-ball Mini-Tournament/$1,000 added/upstairs
$25 entry/limited to first 64 players Race to 5 12 am - ?
• Tables available for rental 12 am-7 am
• 10-ball Ring Game - 5 people 8:00 pm
TV Table. See Grady (803) 407-0047
• Open Ring Game 3-5 players or special match on TV Table 12 am-8 am
Sunday, January 6th
• Tournament Room clean-up (no admittance) 7 am-9 am
• Practice time for 9-ball Bank One Pocket players 9 am-10 am
• ONE-POCKET DRAW 10:00 am
• Players Meeting (One Pocket) 12:00 pm
• 9-ball Bank match play resumes 11 am-6 pm
• Play begins (One Pocket) 1:00 pm
• Dinner Break 6 pm-7 pm
• One-Pocket match play continues 7 pm-12 am
• NO MINI TOURNAMENT TONIGHT
• Tables available for rental 12 am-7 am
• Open Ring Game 3-5 players or special match on TV Table 12 am-8 am
Monday, January 7th
• Tournament Room clean-up (no admittance) 7 am-9 am
• Practice time for One Pocket players 9 am-11 am
• One-Pocket match play resumes 11 am-6 pm
• Dinner Break 6 pm-7 pm
• Semi-Finals (9-ball Bank) 7:00 pm
• One-Pocket match play continues 7 pm-12 am
• Finals (9-ball Bank) 9:00 pm
• NO MINI-TOURNAMENT TONIGHT
• Tables available for rental 12 am-7 am
• Open Ring Game 3-5 players or special match on TV Table 12 am-8 am
Tuesday, January 8th
• Tournament Room clean-up (no admittance) 7 am-9 am
• Practice time for One Pocket players 9 am-11 am
• One-Pocket match play resumes 11 am-6 pm
• Dinner Break 6 pm-7 pm
• Hall of Fame Dinner 6 pm
Steve Booth 603-496-8321
• One-Pocket match play continues 7 pm-12 am
• 9-ball Bank Mini-Tournament/$1,000 added/upstairs
$25 entry/limited to first 64 players Race to 2 12am-?
• Tables available for rental 12 am-7 am
• Open Ring Game 3-5 players or special match on TV Table 12 am-8 am
Wednesday, January 9th
• Tournament Room clean-up (no admittance) 7 am-9 am
• Practice time for One Pocket 9-ball players 9 am-10 am
• 9-ball DRAW 10:00 am
• Players meeting 12:00 pm
• One-Pocket match play resumes 11 am-6 pm
• Play begins (9-ball) 1:00 pm
• Dinner Break 6 pm-7 pm
• 9-ball match play continues 7 pm-12 am
• NO MINI TOURNAMENT TONIGHT
• Tables available for rental 12 am-7 am
• Open Ring Game 3-5 players or special match on TV Table 12 am-8 am
Thursday, January 10th
• Tournament Room clean-up (no admittance) 7 am-9 am
• Practice time for 9-ball players 9 am-11 am
• 9-ball match play resumes 11 am-6 pm
• Dinner Break 6 pm-7 pm
• Semi-Finals (One-Pocket) 7:00 pm
• 9-ball match play continues 7 pm-12 am
• Finals (One-Pocket) 9:00 pm
• NO MINI-TOURNAMENT TONIGHT
• Tables available for rental 12 am-7 am
• Open Ring Game 3-5 players or special match on TV Table 12 am-8 am
Friday, January 11th
• Tournament Room clean-up (no admittance) 7 am-9 am
• Practice time for 9-ball players 9 am-11 am
• 9-ball match play resumes 11 am-6 pm
• Dinner Break 6 pm-7 pm
• 9-ball match play continues 7 pm-12 am
• One-Pkt Mini-Tournament/$1,000 added/upstairs
$25 entry/limited to first 32 players Race to 2 12 am- ?
• Tables available for rental 12 am-7 am
• Open Ring Game 3-5 players or special match on TV Table 12 am-8 am
Saturday, January 12th
• Tournament Room clean-up (no admittance) 7 am-9 am
• Practice time for 9-ball players 9 am-11 am
• 9-ball match play resumes 11am-3 pm
• Semi-Finals (9-ball) 7:00 pm
• Dinner Break 6 pm-7 pm
• Finals (9-ball) 9:00 pm
• Thank You’s (Scott Smith) 10:00 pm
• Awards Ceremony
(9-ball Bank, One-Pocket, 9-ball
10TH ANNUAL DERBY CITY CLASSIC
2008 Event Schedule at Executive West
THE $10,000 STRAIGHT POOL CHALLENGE TO BE HELD IN DRINKWATER ROOM. BOB JEWETT (408) 615-7479
NATIONAL BILLIARD CHAMPIONSHIP AT EXECUTIVE INN. PAUL FRANKEL (901) 756-2594
THE DR. cue CLASSIC “ARTISTIC CUP” TOM ROSSMAN (765) 760-7665

The 15th Annual U.S. Bar Table Championships

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The 15th Annual U.S. Bar Table Championships
Sands Regency in Reno, Nevada.

February 25th through March 2th.

$24,500 Guaranteed added
10-Ball: Feb. 25-27. $6,000.00 Added. Race to 7.
9-Ball: Feb. 27-29. $6,000.00 Added. Race to 9.
8-Ball: Feb. 29-Mar. 2. $8,000.00 Added. Race to 5.

Double Elimination, Alternate Breaks. Players’ meetings: Noon on day of each event. Play begins at 1pm.

All events: $125.00 entry fee — includes $25.00 registration fee.

Entries must be postmarked by Feb 16. Entries postmarked after Feb. 16 are $150–includes a $25 late fee. On site entries, if there are openings, are assessed an additional $25 fee.

For entry form click here: tournament flyer (/tournaments/us-open-bar-table.pdf)

After Hour Action Mini Tournaments; Ring Games, etc.

All Around payouts
1st: $2000.00. 2nd: $1000.00,
3rd: $500.00. You must compete in all three events to be eligible.

Women’s All Around
1st: $600.00, 2nd: $300.00,
3rd: $100.00. You must compete in all three events to be eligible.

Now produced and promoted by the playbca.com, the U.S. Bar Table Championships will feature the finest in playing equipment this year:All matches are played on: Diamond 7’ Smart Tables with Pro cut 4-1/2” pockets. Simonis 860 Tournament Blue cloth, Red Circle cue balls and Super Aramith Pro balls.

Room reservations:
Call 866.FUNSTAY (866.386.7829)
Group Code BAR225
Special Rate Sun-Thurs, $29,
Fri-Sat. $49, plus 13.5% room tax.
Room reservations must be made by Feb 20, 2008 to guarantee rate. (One night advance deposit required)

McCloud Cruises to Billiards Victory

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McCloud Cruises to Billiards Victory
Tri-State Tour / Summerset, NJ

by Rick Davis
The Tri-State Tour held their last billiard event of the 2007 calendar year December 29 at One Shot Billiards in Summerset, NJ. This was the first time for the tour to visit this room and it was treated to a talented 32-player field that was owned by Tom McCloud, who went undefeated through the event.
Late on the winners’ side McCloud found himself in the hot seat match against Mario Sahatjian and slipped past him double-hill to become king of the hill. On the one-loss side it was a tight race to reach the final rounds, as Albert Lopez eliminated Danny Cintron 7-6 and Stephen Brush knocked out Duane Toney 7-5. At that point Brush was in high gear with his eye on a comeback, and after drilling Lopez 7-2 in the quarterfinals and then ousting Sahatjian 7-5 in the semifinals, he was on his way to fight for the title.
McCloud was happy to receive Brush in the finals since he had defeated him earlier that day. Although Brush managed to put up a fight, McCloud was offering his A-game and defeated Brush 7-4 to claim the event.
Results:
1st Tom McCloud
2nd Stephen Brush
3rd Mario Sahatjian
4th Albert Lopez
5th Duane Toney
Danny Cintron

Viking Tour at Randolph’s Billiards

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Viking Tour at Randolph’s Billiards
Randolph’s Billiards hosted the Viking cue 9-ball Tour this weekend and the Christmas Spirit was abounding at Randolph’s this weekend. Players from near and far came in to participate in the events and take their shot at some extra Christmas cash this weekend. Not only did players have the opportunity to make some extra Santa dough from The Viking cue 9-ball Tours events many of them stuck around to participate in Randolph’s Sunday nite Handicap Tournament which had another 44 players. Randolph’s was packed with action all weekend long as players went head to head in a friendly game of 9-ball.

The Viking cue 9-ball Tours two events had 93 participants. The Open event consisted of 55 players with 12 Free entries for women and Jr players. The Amateur event consisted of 38 players with 6 Free entries for women and Jr players. The events had a combined total of $7500 in payouts.

The Open Division was won by Mike Fuller with a whopping $2100 payout. Fuller had quite an exciting trip to take first place with the luck of the draw he faced his dad Peaches Fuller in the first round sending him and all of his upcoming opponents to the one loss side Mike had some pretty tough competion as he steam rolled thru the top half of the bracket. Mike defeated Peaches Fuller 7-6; Chuck Ritchie 7-0; Skip Coffey 7-1; Ronnie Park 7-5; Mike continued on his winning streak to defeat professional players Mike Davis 7-5; Larry Nevel 7-3; only to face him again in the hot seat and send him to second place 7-5.

Larry Nevel rolled thru the bottom half of the bracket until he faced Mike Fuller in the quarter finals where he was sent to the one loss side. Nevel begin by defeating Zack Boch 7-1; Jeff Pruitt 7-5; Ed Killough 7-1; Tony Watson 7-3 where Nevel fell behind 3-1 and Watson failed to make a ball on the break for game 4 which gave Nevel the opening he needed to run out a 6 pack against Watson sending him to the one loss side.

Open Division:

1st Mike Fuller
2nd Larry Nevel
3rd Mike Davis
4th Ron Park
5/6th Jeff Abernathy, Tony Watson
7/8th Adam Pendley, Greg Gilliam
9/12th Mark Bumgarner, Marcus Pendley, Claude Marrier, Eddie Little,

The Amateur Division was won by Chuck Ritchie who began his trek to 1st place in the bottom half of the bracket and went undefeated to the finals. In the first round he drew a bye then proceeded to send all his opponents to the left side of the chart beginning with Aimie Kilby 5-1; Rory Dover 5-2; Katie Cowan 5-3; Jim Davis 5-3; Brent Newman 5-2; and once again facing Rory Dover in the finals 5-3.

Rory Dover took second after drawing a bye in round one facing and defeating Ed Killough 5-1; before being sent to the left side by Ritchie 5-2; Dover fought his way back to the finals by defeating Mike T 5-1; Dennis Killough 5-2; Jim Davis 5-3; Kyle Helms 5-2: and Brent Newman in the semi finals 5-3.

Amateur Division:

1st Chuck Ritchine
2nd Rory Dover
3rd Brent Newman
4th Kyle Helms
5/6th Jim Davis and Greg Whittington
7/8th Dennis Killough and Chad Smith

The Viking cue 9-ball Tour would like to extend a special thank you to Randy and Becky as well as all the great staff that made this holiday weekend away from home an enjoyable experience for our staff as well as all the players.

United States Professional Poolplayers Association Reveals UPA Magazine

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United States Professional Poolplayers Association Reveals UPA Magazine

The United States Professional Poolplayers Association (UPA) and Eclipse Media Group, LLC have been working diligently in the past few months to provide a comprehensive source for UPA members, sponsors, and spectators that is both informative and entertaining. The day has finally come to unveil the UPA Magazine, which will launch in early 2008. This magazine will be published bi-monthly and delivered to the subscription list. It will provide up to date facts and statistics concerning the happenings within the UPA organization and on tour.
We are motivated by personal determination to positively influence and elevate the organization, said Mark Cantrill of Eclipse Media Group. This publication is UPA specific and will provide tour information and updates to its members and subscribers.
This free publication will offer its readers many interesting features including player profiles; player stories and organization updates; tips and instruction from the professional players; letters from the president of the organization; current rankings/seedings; tour and event schedules; along with features on the venues the tour frequents.
All tour members (professional and standard) will automatically receive a subscribed as part of their membership benefits. All other contacts and those who have signed up with UPA News and Updates will have their choice of an online or a print version of the magazine. For those of you who are interested in becoming a member of the UPA or would like to renew your membership, Click Here. If you are not that are not currently recieving our UPA news and updates, please take a moment to visit our website where you will then locate the Sign Up Here For News and Updates section on the homepage, provide your email address and submit. If you know of anyone that may be interested in the magazine, please forward this release to them as it will direct them on how to acquire a copy.

If you would like to learn more about the UPA organization, our website is located at Upatour.com or to contact us directly with questions, please call (480) 353-6747 or email info[at]upatour.com.
For media and advertising opportunities, contact Eclipse Media Group, LLC (480) 361-1316 or email media[at]MyEclipseMedia.com

Aces for Smith in Galesburg

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Aces for Smith in Galesburg
Pechauer All-American Tour / Galesburg, IL

by InsidePOOL Staff
Doric Smith took down the December 15 stop of the Pechauer All-American Tour. Hosted by Billiards on Main in Galesburg, IL, this $500-added event on a snow-soaked day drew 22 players in a double-elimination 8-ball format on 7-foot bar boxes.
Galesburg local Smith took an undefeated march to the finals. In the hot seat match, Smith clipped Larry Miller 4-3. Earlier in the A-bracket semifinals, Smith overpowered Mark Hammerl 4-0, while Miller clipped Randy Tenley 4-3. In the B-side bracket, Mike Dunklin eliminated Brad Simpson at seventh place 5-1, while Jamie Carlson tied with Simpson courtesy of a loss to Rory Smith 4-2. In the B-side quarterfinals, Dunklin and R. Smith dispatched Hammerl and Tenley into fifth place by 5-2 and 4-1 scores, respectively. In the one-loss side semifinals, R. Smith ousted Dunklin 4-1, but Smith was upended in the B-side finals by Miller 4-1. D. Smith continued where he left off in the tourney finals, as he again cast off Miller by a 4-2 margin for the title.

Results:
1st Doric Smith
2nd Larry Miller
3rd Rory Smith
4th Mike Dunklin
5th Mark Hammerl
Randy Tenley
7th Jamie Carlson
Brad Simpson

Archer Defeats Strickland

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Archer Defeats Strickland

Archer victorious in close match (15 to 12)

Chicago, IL - The International Pool Tour (IPT) held its first Challenge match between Earl The Pearl Strickland and Johnny The Scorpion Archer in the heart of downtown Chicago. Both players are well respected around the world as two of the greatest players to ever play the game. After more than 3 hours of grueling, hard fought and tense hours Johnny Archer emerged victoriously with a score of 15 to 12. Strickland, who was down by five games at one point, showed a valiant effort by pulling within 2 games of Archer before eventually losing the match. Archer walked away with $5,000 USD, courtesy of Kevin Trudeau (Founder, IPT), and a beautiful cruise for two provided by Incentives International, a company owned by IPT Pro Linda Carter.

The demand to watch this event was so high in the hour before the match that the IPT web servers became overloaded causing the web site to freeze up for several minutes. IPT technical staff were quick to respond with the contingency plan put in place to compensate for more-than-expected web traffic. Because the servers were being hit so hard, it took a while for the appropriate re-directs to initiate on the web site. Basic Members who signed up before the match were rushed a new link by email, and the re-directs were successfully operating just before the beginning of the live broadcast. IPT technical staff reported that roughly 85%-90% of the Basic Members who signed up to view the match were logged on and viewing the live stream in time for the beginning of the match. Within several minutes thereafter, the remainder of viewers were successfully viewing the stream. It will take a couple days to compile all of the web stats. However, the IPT servers are built for heavy traffic, so the number of visits it would take to slow or crash the servers is astronomical.
Visit the IPT Challenge Match 1 image gallery (/gallery2/v/Pool+Tournaments/ipt-challenge-earl-strickland-johnny-archer/)
We are happy to announce that the match is already up in the Videos section of the IPT Web Site. The match will be streaming for free through the end of December, 2007. You can watch the video right now! The video is unedited right now and the begining of the video has some footage that was streaming before the broadcast officially began. In a few days, it will be edited down to the beginning of the official broadcast. This is your chance to catch some classic Mike Sigel moments before they disappear from the video file forever!
The match was played on a Diamond IPT Pro Table, the official table of the IPT. Also, the Master Rack was used as the official rack of the challenge match. Sponsors also include Billiardcue.com, HustlinUSA, L.E.A.N.I. Slate, Laser Stroke, and Incentives International.

Billiards Start-Up Wins Big By Signing Jeanette Lee

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Billiards Start-Up Wins Big By Signing Jeanette Lee

Billiard Superstar Jeanette Lee, “The Black Widow”

How Do You Lock Up the Biggest Star in Pool? Present a Unique and Bold Vision Complementary to Lee’s Own Competitive Spirit.

Billiards newcomer, LiquidWick Pool Cues, an emerging cue manufacturing and media promotion powerhouse, announced today that it has signed world billiard star Jeanette Lee “The Black Widow” to a multi-year contract.

“LiquidWick and Jeanette Lee make a great match because we share the same competitive spirit. ‘The Black Widow’ gets her name from her ability to devour the competition. LiquidWick has a vision and plan to do the same,” said Rich Gustin, LiquidWick partner.

Like a Ferrari racing from 0 to 60 in mere seconds, LiquidWick partners, Rich Gustin and Dan Shields, left the starting line just over one year ago, hit the accelerator and continue to rev the engine. They launched the company, produced and filmed two half-hour infomercials, three music videos, their own “Trick Shot Mania” DVD and became the first billiards company to air an infomercial on national television. It makes sense to join forces with Jeanette Lee, the sport’s most recognized player, to build a partnership that will help fuel LiquidWick, a company in the fast lane with no signs of slowing down.

“I firmly support the products I endorse and I’m thrilled to stand behind the quality of LiquidWick Pool Cues,” said Lee. “I’ve also had the opportunity to review some of LiquidWick’s incredible promotional concepts involving Las Vegas that I think will excite pool players around the world. I look forward to partnering with a company like LiquidWick that offers tremendous promise and growth for the billiards industry.”

LiquidWick will incorporate Lee into their unique marketing strategy that includes infomercial advertising, industry promotional initiatives and a new line of “Black Widow” themed signature cues called “Widow Master.”
View the Jeanette Lee image gallery (/gallery2/v/Pool+Players/Jeanette+Lee/)

“Jeanette’s skill and experience lends perfectly to the co-design of our new ‘Widow Master’ cue,” said Dan Shields, LiquidWick partner. “This new cue line will maintain our high standards and appeal to players of all levels.”

LiquidWick plans to use the launch of the “Widow Master” cue to expand into retail locations nationwide.

“We are actively seeking both mass market and industry-specific retail partners. We plan to provide full multi-media advertising materials featuring Lee for retailers to use in their own traffic driving campaigns,” said Shields. “Interested parties should contact LiquidWick[@]comcast.net (mailto:LiquidWick@comcast.net).”

“LiquidWick is a company with solid ideas and an aggressive management team that gives them a strategic advantage at becoming a market leader,” said Tom George, Octagon’s Senior Marketing Officer.

Lee is the winner of more than 25 national and international titles and has received numerous industry accolades including consistently being recognized as one of the Most Powerful People in Billiards by Billiards Digest. The Brooklyn, NY native was also named one of the sexiest female athletes in the world by ESPN. Lee also serves as a national spokesperson for The Scoliosis Association, Inc. For more information on Lee please visit her newly revamped website at Jeanettelee.com.

LiquidWick Pool Cues is a cue manufacturing and media production and promotion company endorsed by world billiards star Jeanette Lee, “The Black Widow.” They are the first billiards company to air an infomercial on national television. Their media production arm has produced, “The LiquidWick Infomercial,” “Trick Shot Mania” a DVD featuring Andy “The Magic Man” Segal, and music videos for actor and musician, Bokeem Woodbine and singer songwriter Dawn Jameson. www.liquidwick.com (http://www.liquidwick.com/)

Favorite Locals Happening at The Hole Thang

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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