8th ANNUAL GLENN WHITE MEMORIAL ONE POCKET CHAMPIONSHIP
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Biggest field yet for this annual event – 46 players put up $50 to try their luck at a very tough field here at Family Billiards in San Francisco. Tony Chohan has come a long way since I first saw him as a teenager when he and his cousin, Amar Kang, would come to my Junior 9-Ball tournaments at The Great Entertainer in San Francisco. He is definitely in the top echelon of One-Pocket players, and anyone who saw him this weekend at Family Billiards would certainly agree. It’s no wonder he was a double winner in the Hard Times October 9–ball and One-Pocket monthly events. Although Santos Sambajon sent him to the loser’s side 3-2, he defeated Santos 4-2 in the championship match.
The format was double elimination, race to three, under the direction of Bob Rugnao and finished at a few minutes after midnight, Sunday night.
46 players x $50 = 2,300
Family Billiards added $2,500
Total purse: $4,800
1st - $1,750: Tony Chohan drew a first-round bye then defeated Chris MacDonald, Tom Butler, lost to Sambajon, defeated Elmer Diwa, George Michaels, Jeff Gregory, Dan Louie, and Tom Butler to reach the finals where he then defeated Santos Sambajon 4-2.
2nd - $1,050: Santos Sambajon defeated Delbert Wong, Gilbert Arellano, Frank Nordmann Jr., Chohan, Craig Oden, Billy Palmer, then lost to Chohan.
3rd - $700: Billy Palmer defeated Mark K., Bob Zack, Darin Walding, Tony P., Jeff Gregory, lost twice to Sambajon.
4th - $400: Dan Louie defeated Willie Campers, David Vincent, lost to Craig Oden, defeated Bob Zack, Martin Bick, Bryce Avila, Tom Butler, Craig Oden, then lost to Chohan.
5th/6th - $200: Craig Oden drew a bye then defeated Billy Hart, Dan Louie, Steve Linglebach, lost to Sambajon and Chohan.
5th/6th - $200: Jeff Gregory defeated Bee Davison, Mike Suhr, Al Perez, Bryce Avila, lost to Palmer and Chohan.
7th/8th - $100: George Michaels defeated Steve Lucas, lost to Frank Nordmann Jr., defeated Mark Somebody, Marshall Williams, Roddy Kodama, Melvin McKay, Steve Lingelbach, lost to Chohan.
7th/8th - $100: Tom Butler defeated Jarvis Haskin, Andre Girard, lost to Chohan, defeated Michael Somebody, Frank Nordmann Jr., Tony P., lost to Dan Louie.
9th – 12th - $75: Steve Linglebach, Elmer Diwa, Tony P., Bryce Avila
Check out Bob Beaulieu’s photography at:
http://worldppa.com/pics.html
Biggest field yet for this annual event – 46 players put up $50 to try their luck at a very tough field here at Family Billiards in San Francisco. Tony Chohan has come a long way since I first saw him as a teenager when he and his cousin, Amar Kang, would come to my Junior 9-Ball tournaments at The Great Entertainer in San Francisco. He is definitely in the top echelon of One-Pocket players, and anyone who saw him this weekend at Family Billiards would certainly agree. It’s no wonder he was a double winner in the Hard Times October 9–ball and One-Pocket monthly events. Although Santos Sambajon sent him to the loser’s side 3-2, he defeated Santos 4-2 in the championship match.
The format was double elimination, race to three, under the direction of Bob Rugnao and finished at a few minutes after midnight, Sunday night.
46 players x $50 = 2,300
Family Billiards added $2,500
Total purse: $4,800
1st - $1,750: Tony Chohan drew a first-round bye then defeated Chris MacDonald, Tom Butler, lost to Sambajon, defeated Elmer Diwa, George Michaels, Jeff Gregory, Dan Louie, and Tom Butler to reach the finals where he then defeated Santos Sambajon 4-2.
2nd - $1,050: Santos Sambajon defeated Delbert Wong, Gilbert Arellano, Frank Nordmann Jr., Chohan, Craig Oden, Billy Palmer, then lost to Chohan.
3rd - $700: Billy Palmer defeated Mark K., Bob Zack, Darin Walding, Tony P., Jeff Gregory, lost twice to Sambajon.
4th - $400: Dan Louie defeated Willie Campers, David Vincent, lost to Craig Oden, defeated Bob Zack, Martin Bick, Bryce Avila, Tom Butler, Craig Oden, then lost to Chohan.
5th/6th - $200: Craig Oden drew a bye then defeated Billy Hart, Dan Louie, Steve Linglebach, lost to Sambajon and Chohan.
5th/6th - $200: Jeff Gregory defeated Bee Davison, Mike Suhr, Al Perez, Bryce Avila, lost to Palmer and Chohan.
7th/8th - $100: George Michaels defeated Steve Lucas, lost to Frank Nordmann Jr., defeated Mark Somebody, Marshall Williams, Roddy Kodama, Melvin McKay, Steve Lingelbach, lost to Chohan.
7th/8th - $100: Tom Butler defeated Jarvis Haskin, Andre Girard, lost to Chohan, defeated Michael Somebody, Frank Nordmann Jr., Tony P., lost to Dan Louie.
9th – 12th - $75: Steve Linglebach, Elmer Diwa, Tony P., Bryce Avila
