Left to right: Dave Parker, 3rd place; Fred Dianda, 2nd place; Joe Vidmar, 4th place; and Dominic Borland, 1st place
Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino
The Pool Players of The Brookes’ Billiards Club (PPB) hosted an 8-ball singles tournament on Oct. 26 in SaddleBrooke One’s Catalina Recreation Center (CRC) Billiards Room. This was the first of five Club Championship 8-ball tournament qualifiers. The PPB thanks Oregano’s Italian restaurant and Rich “Hide the Salami” Adinolfi for sponsoring this tournament. The format of this 8-ball singles tournament was double elimination.
The tournament director was Joe Giammarino. The following field of 16 players showed up to compete in the game of 8-ball singles: Lowell “8-Ball” Hegg, Dick “You’re Not Going to Like This” Dunbar, Tony “The Snake” Cardillo, Bill Webster, Joe “Ball Breaker” Vidmar, Les Goins, Dan Solin, Fred “The Baker” Dianda, Jack “Crash” Hoverter, Rodger “Pocket Dodger” Beard, Dave Parker, Warren “Willie” Henderson, Dick “The Visor” Titus, Dominic “The Doctor” Borland, Phelps “Montana” L’Hommedieu, and we welcome Lon Federwitz, one of our newest PPB members.
Results:
1st: Dominic “The Doctor” Borland, top of the pile! 5 wins, 1 loss
2nd: Fred “The Baker” Dianda, gave it a go! 5 wins 2 losses
3rd: Dave Parker, another good tournament, 5 wins 2 losses
4th: Joe “Ball Breaker” Vidmar, got in the picture again! 4 wins, 2 losses
Recap:
Dominic “The Doctor” Borland’s trip to the victory circle was as follows: Dominic started by defeating, in order, Warren Henderson, Lon Federwitz, Dick Dunbar, and Fred Dianda. In the loser’s bracket, Fred Dianda defeated Dave Parker to have another shot at Dominic. Fred would have to beat Dominic twice to take the top prize. In the first game Fred outlasted Dominic to force a final game for all the marbles. Dominic was not to be denied, as he sent Fred home to his lovely wife Carol to celebrate their wedding anniversary! Congrats, Dominic “The Doctor” Borland, on another tournament win!
Sponsors Gift Winners: Lon Federwitz and Lowell Hegg
The PPB wants to thank all our participants. The 8-ball singles tournament started at 1 p.m. and lasted 3 hours and 45 minutes, with more than 40 games of 8-ball being played. We competed with friends who have a shared passion. That is a good day! Rack ‘em up!
The PPB also thanks all our CRC Pool Room Sponsors:
Expert Automotive, Joe Pate
Leah Kari Solutions Inc., Leah Kari
Stone Canyon Painting, Alex Stewart
Golf Cars of Arizona, Kiara
State Farm, Jay Salazar
Modern Design Landscaping, Chuck Luce
Ridgeview Physical Therapy, Noel Chavez
Rancheros Market, Luis Lopez