Panzarella Tops on Tri-State

by Rick Davis

Late on the winners’ side it was Hiram Maldonado and a newcomer on tour, Wazeer Abasi. Even though Maldonado, B+ class, had Abasi, C+ class, outclassed by a full level Abasi quickly adjusted and defeated Maldonado double-hill to reach the finals and become king of the hill in his second event on tour.

On the one-loss side tour regular Greg Hecht ousted D’Jameson Jensen 8-6, while all eyes were on Panzarella nearby. After taking a loss in his second match, Panzarella was hot on the comeback trail. Taking 4 one-loss side wins, Panzarella reached the money rounds then began to pick apart the remaining field. Suleyman Suvci was eliminated 7-5 by Panzarella, who then proceeded to knock out Hecht 7-6 in the quarterfinals and Maldonado in the semifinals by the same margin.

With only one match remaining Panzarella didn’t let up and slipped past Abasi 9-7 to earn the win after long-fought road to the finals. Abasi, who took a respectful second place, is sure to be a marked man on tour from now on.

Results:
1st Mike Panzarella
2rd Wazeer Abasi
3rd Hiram Maldonado
4th Greg Hecht
5th D;Jameson Jensen
Suleyman Suvci