Bergman and Shuffett Shake up Great Southern Billiard Tour
Great Southern Billiard Tour / Fairfield, OH

by InsidePOOL Staff

Justin Bergman came close to sweeping both divisions of the April 21-22 stop of the Great Southern Billiard Tour, taking the 8-ball event but getting stopped by Landon Shuffett in the 9-ball finals. The two-pronged tournament was hosted by Michael’s Billiards in Fairfield, OH, and featured a $2,000-added prize purse.

Daulton, Landon Shuffett, Justin Bergman, Mike Medley – owner of Michael’s Billiards

In the $500-added 8-ball event, a field of 30 participated. Bergman ended up in the hot seat match after a 7-1 routing of Brad Ragon, while Corey Morphew defeated T. J. Back 6-1. In their handicapped match, it was Morphew edging out Bergman 6-6.

Ragon went on to fall to Shuffett 7-3 and tie for fifth place with Back, who was eliminated by Billy Thorpe 6-1. Shuffett went on to oust Thorpe in fourth place after a 7-3 quarterfinal win. The semifinals went hill-hill, but Bergman was determined to reach Morphew for a rematch and took it 7-6. In the finals, it was all Bergman, as he raced ahead to win the title over Morphew 7-1.

The 9-ball division garnered one fewer player but offered a $1,500-added purse. Bergman bested Robert Frost 11-8 in the winners’ side final four, as Bruce Lutrell defeated Shuffett 8-11. The hot seat match belonged to Bergman, who didn’t even allow Lutrell one game in their race to 11.

On the west side of the chart, Shuffett was making a beeline for the finals, ousting Clay Carman 9-4 in fifth place and then Frost 11-1 in the quarterfinals. Lutrell was his next victim and was relegated to third place 11-2. Shuffett dominated the final match against Bergman as well, claiming it 11-4.

Daulton, Justin Bergman, Corey Morphew, Mike Medley – owner of Michael’s Billiards

8-Ball Results:
1st Justin Bergman $400
2nd Corey Morphew $300
3rd Landon Shuffett $200
4th Billy Thorpe $100
5th Brad Ragon $50
T. J. Back
7th Shannon Murphey $25
Mike Burnette

9-Ball Results:
1st Landon Shuffett $750
2nd Justin Bergman $500
3rd Bruce Lutrell $350
4th Robert Frost $225
5th Clay Carman $100
Chuck Raulston
7th John Giles $50
Billy Thorpe

Hughes Holds off Great Southern Billiards Field
Great Southern Billiard Tour / Virginia Beach, VA

by InsidePOOL Staff

Joe Hughes held off a 44-player field at the April 14-15 Great Southern Billiard Tour event, besting Rick Winpiglar in the finals to claim first place and the qualifying spot for the 2012 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships. The event was hosted by Q-Master Billiards in Virginia Beach, VA, and featured bar table amateur 9-ball action.

  J oe Hughes held off a 44-player field at the April 14-15 Great Southern Billiard Tour event, besting Rick Winpiglar in the finals to claim first place and the qualifying spot for the 2012 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships.

After ripping through Ray Reyna in the winners’ side final four 7-3, Hughes arrived at the hot seat match. His opponent there, Jesse Figeroa, had just sent Cary Dunn to the one-loss side of the chart with a 9-7 win. However, in this match it was Hughes who claimed the hot seat, winning 7-3.

Winpiglar was making tracks through the west side, eliminating Rob Leeper 7-4 and then sending home Reyna in fifth place 7-4. Tying with Reyna was Darrell Neselrod, who was ousted by Dunn 9-7. Winpiglar went on to shut down Dunn’s day at fourth place 7-3.

Figeroa was next to fall to Winpiglar, who bested him 7-6 to reach Hughes. But Hughes was unwilling to relinquish what he’d worked so hard for, though Winpiglar won the first set 7-3, Hughes claimed the second and final set 7-5 for the title and the U.S. Open slot.

Results:
1st Joe Hughes $500 + U.S. Open entry fee
2nd Rick Winpiglar $500
3rd Jesse Figeroa $300
4th Cary Dunn $200
5th Ray Reyna $150
Darrell Neselrod
7th Rob Leeper $100
Chris Futrell

White Wins Great Southern Acclaim

Great Southern Billiard Tour / Albemarle, NC

by InsidePOOL Staff

Brian White worked his way through the west side of the chart at the March 31-April 1 stop on the Great Southern Billiard Tour to double-dip Ron Park in the final match and claim the title. The $1,500-added stop was hosted by Lucky Shot Billiards in Albemarle, NC, and attracted a field of 52 players.

White worked his way through the west side of the chart at the March 31-April 1 stop on the Great Southern Billiard Tour to double-dip Park in the final match and claim the title. Daulton, Brian White, Ron Park, & Steve Compton, owner of Lucky Shot Billiards in Albemarle, NC.

Park took the winners’ side by storm, besting White in the final four 9-9 and then going on to face James Blackburn in the hot seat match. Fresh off a double-hill 7-6 win over Nolan Leonard, Blackburn was unable to stand up to Park, who won their match 9-4.

On the left side of the bracket, White eliminated Kevin Boggs in fifth place 10-8, while Marvin Reed tied with Boggs after a 7-3 defeat by Leonard. White went on to face down Leonard in the quarterfinal match 10-4 to continue his hot streak.

White scored an easy 10-2 victory over Blackburn in the semifinal match to reach Park in the double-elimination finals. On a roll, he notched first a 10-7 win and then a 10-5 victory over Park to take the title.

Results: 1st Brian White $1,000

2nd Ron Park $600

3rd James Blackburn $300

4th Nolan Leonard $200

5th Marvin Reed $125 Kevin Boggs

7th Kris Chavez $75 Walt Newsome

9th Jeff Pate $50 Mike McPherson Jeff Abernathy George Wescott

Join us the weekend of April 14-15, 2012 at QMaster Billiarrds in Virginia Beach, VA for a $1,000 added amateur bar table 9-ball tournament and the winner also receives a FREE entry into the 2012 U.S Open 9-Ball Championships! We hope to see you all there!