As we turn our attention north to Edmonton, the capital city of Canada’s Alberta province, we discover almost immediately that TopShots Billiards is one of the city’s “6 Best Clubs,” according to the BestinEdmonton.com Web site. According to its own Web site – topshots.ca – it is “the best thing to happen to pool since chalk.” Its 15,000+ square feet features 18, 9-ft. tables, four full-sized, tournament-class snooker tables, eight ping pong tables, six dart boards and a Trackman golf simulator that allows you to play on over 50 championship courses worldwide.
This past weekend (Feb. 9-11), TopShots played host to its own 6th anniversary celebration with a $1,000-added 10-Ball Tournament that drew 96 entrants to its location on the southern outskirts of Edmonton. Brian Butler and Stephen Holem battled twice for the title; winners’ side semifinal and the single set of a true-double-elimination final. They battled to double hill both times and though Butler went undefeated to win, it was not before he and Holem battled to their second and arguably more dramatic, final race to 9.
In addition to going undefeated to win the event, Brian Butler is the room’s owner and the event’s tour director, prompting an obvious question as to how he manages it all.
“That’s a good question,” he said. “I’m not sure I do.”
This past weekend (Feb. 9-11), TopShots played host to its own 6th anniversary celebration with a $1,000-added 10-Ball Tournament that drew 96 entrants to its location on the southern outskirts of Edmonton. Brian Butler and Stephen Holem battled twice for the title; winners’ side semifinal and the single set of a true-double-elimination final. They battled to double hill both times and though Butler went undefeated to win, it was not before he and Holem battled to their second and arguably more dramatic, final race to 9.
In addition to going undefeated to win the event, Brian Butler is the room’s owner and the event’s tour director, prompting an obvious question as to how he manages it all.
“That’s a good question,” he said. “I’m not sure I do.”