Rodriquez Takes a Win in Tucson

by InsidePOOL Staff

Rodriquez moved unscathed to the finals.  In the hot seat match, Rodriquez’s powerful break dominated Martinez by a 9-1 score.  In the A-bracket semifinals earlier on, Rodriquez outpointed Rudy Alameda 9-7, while Martinez outgunned Frank Wright by the same 9-7 margin. 

On the B-side, Zeb Crawford and Dave Collins tied at fifth place via losses to Alameda and Wright, respectively.  Alameda overwhelmed Wright in the B-side semis to end his march at fourth place by a 7-1 margin.  The B-side finals saw Alameda take a 4-0 lead, only to have Martinez record 7 straight games in his column to stop Alameda at third place 7-4.  The single race-to-11 finals featured great play and many outstanding run-outs, but as with the hot seat match, Rodriquez prevailed 11-6 over Martinez for the crown.
 
Results:
1st Ramon Rodriquez
2nd Angel Martinez
3rd Rudy Alameda
4th Frank Wright
5th Zeb Crawford
Dave Collins
7th Chris Paradowski
Al Gaudett