Wong Wins From One-Loss Side

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Published: October 8, 2008

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Wong Wins From One-Loss Side
Tri-State Tour / Queens, NY

by Skip Maloney, Inside POOL Magazine

Mike Wong took the long road to the victory circle at the Tri-State billiards stop at Master Billiards in Queens, NY.

Mike Wong battled back from the one-loss side to defeat Anthony Pizarro on the Tri-State Tour stop October 4. The $750-added, A-D handicapped event, which was hosted by Master Billiards in Queens, NY, drew 28 entrants.

The winners’ side battles among the final four were all 7-5 contests that advanced Pizarro and Adam Kosmin to the hot seat match. Danny Cintron and Wali Muhammad moved west to battle for fifth place, and Kosmin followed them over to the semifinals.

In the meantime, Wong, on the one-loss side, was working his way back through Theo Burry 8-6 and Michael Aro 9-6 before facing Cintron. Wilfredo Albay awaited Muhammad. Albay advanced to the quarterfinals against Wong, who defeated him in a hill-hill battle.

Wong dropped Kosmin into third place and turned to face Pizarro in the finals. The two battled back and forth to a 6-6 tie, which was broken by Wong and automatically extended the match to seven games. Wong won the next two to grab the first-place prize.

Results:
1st Mike Wong $660
2nd Anthony Pizarro $300
3rd Adam Kosmin $170
4th Wali Muhammad $100
5/6th Danny Cintron $75
5/6th Wilfredo Albay
7/8th Beau Baer
7/8th Michael Aro
9/12th John Alicea
9/12th Corey Eulas
9/12th Sal Lanuto
9/12th Theo Burry

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