Breaking News #207
| Iris Ranola takes AWBT stop #5 |
26 Women from all over came to Pockets, Tucson to play
in the AWBT’s 5th stop! This was a $500 added paid
WPBA Qualifier for the Pacific Coast Classic event!
Hill-hill was the name of the game this weekend! Out of
just the last 14 matches alone, 6 went hill-hill! Sunday
started with the top 8 ladies. The top 4 on the A side
were: Iris Ranola from the Phillipines vs. Emily Wilmoth
from Florida and Nicole Keeney from Colorado vs.
Michelle Micik from Tucson. The top 4 women on the B
side were: Phoenix ladies Sara Miller vs. Susan Willams
and Tucson ladies Mary Moench vs. Lois Schmitt!
Iris defeated Emily (7-6) and Michelle defeated Nicole
(7-6). They then went on to play each other in the hot-
seat match. Iris won the match by the score of 7 to 3 which earned her the coveted hot seat.
7th/8th place was determined when Sara lost to Susan (7-4) and Mary lost to Lois (7-1). 5th/6th place was
determined when Nicole lost to Susan (7-6) and Lois lost to Emily (7-1). Susan won 4th place as she was defeated
by Emily (7-5). Emily then went on beat Michelle (7-4) for 3rd place.
After all was said and done, two women remained. Iris Ranola and Emily Wilmoth. Since this was a true double
elimination format, Emily would have to beat Iris in two sets of a race to 7. Since both of these women came from so
far away to play in this tournament, we new we were in for a great match! Iris won the lag and away they went. The
games went back and forth until the score was 4-4. The ladies took a break, came back, and then Emily won the
next two games which put her on the hill. Iris quickly won the next 3 games which won her the set, the match and all
the marbles! Congratulations to Emily for an awesome 2nd place finish and a big congrats to Iris for the win and the
paid qualifier spot! We’ll be looking for you on TV at the WPBA Pacific Coast Classic Event!
in the AWBT’s 5th stop! This was a $500 added paid
WPBA Qualifier for the Pacific Coast Classic event!
Hill-hill was the name of the game this weekend! Out of
just the last 14 matches alone, 6 went hill-hill! Sunday
started with the top 8 ladies. The top 4 on the A side
were: Iris Ranola from the Phillipines vs. Emily Wilmoth
from Florida and Nicole Keeney from Colorado vs.
Michelle Micik from Tucson. The top 4 women on the B
side were: Phoenix ladies Sara Miller vs. Susan Willams
and Tucson ladies Mary Moench vs. Lois Schmitt!
Iris defeated Emily (7-6) and Michelle defeated Nicole
(7-6). They then went on to play each other in the hot-
seat match. Iris won the match by the score of 7 to 3 which earned her the coveted hot seat.
7th/8th place was determined when Sara lost to Susan (7-4) and Mary lost to Lois (7-1). 5th/6th place was
determined when Nicole lost to Susan (7-6) and Lois lost to Emily (7-1). Susan won 4th place as she was defeated
by Emily (7-5). Emily then went on beat Michelle (7-4) for 3rd place.
After all was said and done, two women remained. Iris Ranola and Emily Wilmoth. Since this was a true double
elimination format, Emily would have to beat Iris in two sets of a race to 7. Since both of these women came from so
far away to play in this tournament, we new we were in for a great match! Iris won the lag and away they went. The
games went back and forth until the score was 4-4. The ladies took a break, came back, and then Emily won the
next two games which put her on the hill. Iris quickly won the next 3 games which won her the set, the match and all
the marbles! Congratulations to Emily for an awesome 2nd place finish and a big congrats to Iris for the win and the
paid qualifier spot! We’ll be looking for you on TV at the WPBA Pacific Coast Classic Event!
12 women came back on Sunday to play in the free
second chance tournament. Congratulations to Ashea
Erdahl for winning the hot-seat and then winning first
place ($40)! Congratulations to Krystal Edmonson for
2nd place ($30) and to Pat Schultz for 3rd place ($20)!
The AWBT gave away 2 beautiful J. Pechauer Custom
Cues at this event! The first cue was valued at $480.
As promised at the beginning of the season, the
tournament directors chose a random event to hold a
player draw for this cue. Well guess what! This event
at Pockets was the event chosen and Sara Miller was
the very lucky winner! The funny thing is, after years
and years of buying tickets to try and win a cue, she
finally wins and it’s the one time she didn’t have to
spend a dime! Congratulations you lucky lady!
The second cue was valued at $560 and it was
gorgeous! Congratulations to Pockets very own server
Ceres (Sara) Pineiro for winning this stunning J.
Pechauer Custom Cue! Thank you to everyone who
bought tickets and for all your support. We raised $300
and all proceeds help the AWBT keep playing so we
really appreciate it!
We were excited to have photographer Rick Schmitz
from Rixx Images on hand snapping pictures of the
women playing during both days of the tournament. A
slide show of Ricks photographs played on the big
screen all day Sunday! The women really enjoyed all
the pictures and were able to purchase their favorites!
It was a joy having you there Rick! We hope you’ll come
back to future events!
A HUGE thank you goes out to Valerie, Eric and
everyone at Pockets! We had so much fun! We love
your pool hall! The new big screen TV’s are awesome
and the new sitting area was perfect! The tables are
always in great shape as always, and the food was
terrific! Lenny and Donna we sure did miss you, but
look forward to seeing you next time!
We hope to see you at next months $500 Added WPBA
Qualifier which will be held at Kolby’s Korner Pocket in
Tempe on September 27-28! This was previously going
to be for a 2009 WPBA Classic event. But we have
exciting news! It is now going to be a paid qualifier for
the prestigious 2008 WPBA Championships to be held
in Florida in November! As a reminder you can see our
remaining 2008 schedule, points standings and past
tournament info on our new website AWBT.NET!
Thanks again to Eric Rima for creating that for us!
second chance tournament. Congratulations to Ashea
Erdahl for winning the hot-seat and then winning first
place ($40)! Congratulations to Krystal Edmonson for
2nd place ($30) and to Pat Schultz for 3rd place ($20)!
The AWBT gave away 2 beautiful J. Pechauer Custom
Cues at this event! The first cue was valued at $480.
As promised at the beginning of the season, the
tournament directors chose a random event to hold a
player draw for this cue. Well guess what! This event
at Pockets was the event chosen and Sara Miller was
the very lucky winner! The funny thing is, after years
and years of buying tickets to try and win a cue, she
finally wins and it’s the one time she didn’t have to
spend a dime! Congratulations you lucky lady!
The second cue was valued at $560 and it was
gorgeous! Congratulations to Pockets very own server
Ceres (Sara) Pineiro for winning this stunning J.
Pechauer Custom Cue! Thank you to everyone who
bought tickets and for all your support. We raised $300
and all proceeds help the AWBT keep playing so we
really appreciate it!
We were excited to have photographer Rick Schmitz
from Rixx Images on hand snapping pictures of the
women playing during both days of the tournament. A
slide show of Ricks photographs played on the big
screen all day Sunday! The women really enjoyed all
the pictures and were able to purchase their favorites!
It was a joy having you there Rick! We hope you’ll come
back to future events!
A HUGE thank you goes out to Valerie, Eric and
everyone at Pockets! We had so much fun! We love
your pool hall! The new big screen TV’s are awesome
and the new sitting area was perfect! The tables are
always in great shape as always, and the food was
terrific! Lenny and Donna we sure did miss you, but
look forward to seeing you next time!
We hope to see you at next months $500 Added WPBA
Qualifier which will be held at Kolby’s Korner Pocket in
Tempe on September 27-28! This was previously going
to be for a 2009 WPBA Classic event. But we have
exciting news! It is now going to be a paid qualifier for
the prestigious 2008 WPBA Championships to be held
in Florida in November! As a reminder you can see our
remaining 2008 schedule, points standings and past
tournament info on our new website AWBT.NET!
Thanks again to Eric Rima for creating that for us!
