Kjorsvik Wins Billiards Spot and Qualifier

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Kjorsvik Wins Billiards Spot and Qualifier
Arizona Women’s Billiard Tour / Peoria, AZ

by InsidePOOL Staff
Norway’s Line Kjorsvik turned away a field of 33 at the Arizona Women’s Billiard Tour’s February 9-10 stop to take first place. This $500-added event was hosted by Metro Sportz Bar and also dangled a WPBA qualifier, presented by J. Pechauer Custom Cues, for the upcoming San Diego Classic.
The top eight emerged and the first matches called on Sunday were Kristin Haney versus Susan Mello and Edwidge Cavanna against Kjorsvik all playing on the A-side. The B-side started with Holly Sholes versus Susan Wilbur and Susan Williams playing Justine Bishop.
The hot seat match was between Kristin Haney and Kjorsvik, with the Norway native dealing Haney a 7-0 donut. Haney went on to play Justine Bishop in the semifinal match, but again Haney was turned away when Bishop took the match 7-5.
With Haney eliminated from the tournament, Kjorsvik won the qualifier spot before she even had to play the final match.
Bishop went on to play Kjorsvik in the final match. Since it was a true double-elimination event, Bishop needed to defeat her opponent in two sets of a race to 4. As with all of her other matches, Kjorsvik dominated the match and won with a score of 7-1.

Results:
1st Line Kjorsvik
2nd Justine Bishop
3rd Kristin Haney
4th Holly Sholes
5th Edwidge Vanna
Susan Mello
7th Susan Wilbur
Susan Williams

Sholes Superior on Arizona Women

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Sholes Superior on Arizona Women’s Billiard Tour
Arizona Women’s Billiard Tour / Tucson, AZ

by InsidePOOL Staff
Holly Sholes took off the August 18-19 stop of the Arizona Women’s Billiard Tour, winning in a double-elimination finals over Susan Mello. The event attracted 22 women to come out to Pockets in Tucson, AZ, for the $500-added event that included a WPBA qualifier.
Kristin Haney and Mello went head to head for the hot seat match. Mello got to the hill first and won the match 7-4. Haney went on to play Sholes in the semifinal match. Sholes had just pulled off an incredible comeback match that put Michelle Trevino out of the tourney in fourth place. Still on a roll, Sholes defeated beat Haney 7-3.
Sholes advanced to play Mello in the final match. Sholes took the lead from the get-go, going up 6-2 lead, but Mello didn’t seem to let it phase her and won the next three games to make it 6-5. But to everyone’s surprise, Sholes snapped in the 9 and won the first set.
Mello won the lag and broke to start the second set. She missed the 8 ball and then stood up and announced that she would need to forfeit the match in order to make her plane back to Canada on time. Mello placed second in the event, with Sholes winning top honors.
Results:
1st Holly Sholes
2nd Susan Mello
3rd Kristin Haney
4th Michelle Trevino
5th Susan Lance
Susan Williams
7th Anne Gray
Marissa Hallett

A Hand for Haney

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A Hand for Haney

Arizona Women’s Billiard Tour / Prescott, AZ
by InsidePOOL Staff
Out of a field of 25 ladies, Susan Mello earned the top spot on the Arizona Women’s Billiard Tour’s June 9-10 at On the Snap in Prescott, AZ. Not only did she take home first place, she scored a WPBA qualifier, presented by J. Pechauer Custom Cues, to the Florida Classic held later in June.
The top eight ladies came back to play on Sunday, and Mello and Holly Sholes both won their first matches of the day and met up for the hot seat match. As expected, it was close: Sholes made it to the hill first with the score 6-5 then quickly won the next game.

Mello went on to play Kristin Haney for third place. After the tenth rack, the match was tied at 5. Haney put together some great runs, won the last two games, and won 7-5.
After a really long day with many long matches, Sholes finally had an opponent. Since this was a true double-elimination format, Haney had to beat Sholes in two races to 7. The match started off rough for both girls, but Haney easily won 7-2.
Haney won the lag and snapped the 9 on the very first break of the second set, and Sholes ended up with an easy 1-9 combo in the next to make it 1-all. The match progressed in that vein until it seesawed to double-hill. Though Sholes played a strong safety on the 7 ball, Haney kicked at and contacted the 7 but didn’t drop it. But Sholes made a fatal error in missing the last 9 ball, handing the match to Haney.
Results:
1st Kristin Haney
2nd Holly Sholes
3rd Susan Mello
4th Jeri Engh
5th LeAndrea Gaff
Susan Williams
7th Hydred Makabali
Michelle Trevino

Marvelous Run by Mello

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Marvelous Run by Mello

Arizona Women’s Billiard Tour / Glendale, AZ
by InsidePOOL Staff
The Arizona Women’s Billiard Tour afforded its members a chance to warm up for the BCA Nationals in Las Vegas, NV, the weekend of April 28-29. They held an event at Northern Lounge in Glendale, AZ, that attracted 35 ladies, with Susan Mello coming out ahead of them all.
Susan Williams and Susan Mello made it all the way through the winners’-side bracket and met up for the hot seat match. Mello came out victorious and waited patiently as Williams went on to play Michelle Trevino.
After Williams defeated Trevino, she went on to the rematch against Mello. In the true double-elimination format, Williams had to defeat Mello twice to win. An outstanding run of the stripes gave Williams the first game but was overshadowed by Mello, who captured the next four racks in a row to win the first set 4-1.
AWBT would like to thank Northern Lounge for having them. Their next stop, which will be a WPBA qualifier, will be held at On the Snap in Prescott. Dates are June 9-10. Dont’ Forget - the tournament will start at 11a.m. and sign-ups will close at 10:30 a.m. sharp.

Results:
1st Susan Mello
2nd Susan Williams
3rd Michelle Trevino
4th Margie Stephanik
5th Holly Ryan
Cathy Kelly
7th Mary Moench
Amy Willkom
9th Pamala Barbosa
Sonia Flores
Kristin Haney
Linda McBride-Adams

Trevino Takes First AWBT Win

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Trevino Takes First AWBT Win
Arizona Women’s Billiard Tour / Phoenix, AZ

by InsidePOOL Staff
Thirty-three women billiards players came to Metro Sportz Bar to play in the Arizona Women’s Billiard Tour’s third stop, presented by J. Pechauer Custom Cues. This March 10-11 event offered a WPBA qualifier for the EnjoyPool.com 9-ball Open in May, and Michelle Trevino not only won her first AWBT event but scored the free entry as well.

Huang Wins AWBT Opener, Spot in Pro Event

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Huang Wins AWBT Opener, Spot in Pro Event
By InsidePOOL Staff
The Arizona Women’s Billiard Tour kicked off their tenth season o­n January 22-23 at Metro Sportz Bar in Phoenix, AZ. A competitive field of 31 ladies signed in for a chance at first place and a paid entry into a WPBA event.
Newcomer Melinda Huang turned heads early with her smart play and hot stroke. Huang, a Los Angeles native, made the trip via Greyhound to compete in the weekend tournament.
Huang breezed through her matches to reach the hot seat against Tucson native Anne Gray, where she proceeded to the finals with yet another win. Gray gathered herself in the semifinals and edged out a tough 7-5 win over Susan Williams to force the rematch with Huang in the finals.
In true double-elimination format, Gray had to defeat Huang in two straight sets to notch the victory. The first set was close right from the start, and the two ladies battled to hill-hill. Gray had the advantage early in the final game of the first set but misfired o­n the 5 ball, leaving Huang a chance to run out the rack. She nailed down the first couple of balls but left herself a tough leave o­n the 8. Huang paused and refocused her shot, and she put the 8 right in the pocket. She followed up with the 9 ball to earn the victory and the paid entry into the West Coast Classic at the Viejas Casino in Alpine, CA, o­n March 30.
Results:
1st Melinda Huang $326
2nd Anne Gray $221
3rd Susan Williams $163
4th Tina Pawloski $116
5th Susan Mello, Michelle Trevino $75

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