Left to right: Dave Parker, second place; Joe Vidmar, fourth place; Tony Cardillo, third place; and Randy Smith, first place
Joseph F. Giammarino
The Pool Players of The Brookes Billiards Club (PPB) hosted an 8-Ball Singles Tournament on Nov. 16 in the SaddleBrooke One Catalina Recreation Center (CRC) Billiards Room. Thank you, PPB, for sponsoring this tournament. The format of this 8-Ball Singles Tournament was double-elimination. This is the second in a series of five PPB 8-ball tournaments used for qualifying into the PPB’s first 8-Ball Club Championship.
The tournament director was Joe Giammarino. The following field of 15 players showed up to compete in the game of 8-ball singles. Lowell “8-Ball” Hegg, Randy “Nice Try” Smith, Dick “You’re Not Going To Like This” Dunbar, Tony “The Snake” Cardillo, Bill Webster, Joe “Ball Breaker” Vidmar, Dan “Rambo” Sollin, Fred “The Baker” Dianda, Rodger “Pocket Dodger” Beard, Russ “Long Shot” Doering, Steve Wiley, Phelps “Montana” L’Hommedieu, Dominic “The Doctor” Borland, Dave Parker, and Ted Duma.
Results:
1st: Randy “Nice Try” Smith, never lost! 5 wins, 0 losses
2nd: Dave Parker, nice two-ball kick shot! 6 wins, 2 losses
3rd: Tony “The Snake” Cardillo, in the chase, 3 wins, 2 losses
4th: Joe “Ball Breaker” Vidmar, still in the picture! 3 wins, 2 losses
Recap:
Randy “Nice Try” Smith bulldozed through a field of 15 on his way to victory by defeating these five PPB members in this order: Steve Wiley, Fred Dianda, Dick Dunbar, Tony Cardillo, and, finally, Dave Parker. In the finals against Dave Parker, Randy watched as Dave ran down to the 8 ball, only to end up with a difficult shot on the 8 ball, and he barely missed. This left Randy with four of his object balls and the 8 left on the table. Randy flawlessly ran out for the win. Congrats, Randy “Nice Try” Smith!
Sponsor’s Gift Winners: Tony Cardillo and Dan Sollin
The PPB wants to thank all our participants. The 8-Ball Singles Tournament started at noon and lasted three hours and 20 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 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