it was an all mastermaker weekend in sterling, va!
The Action Pool Tour (APT) held its 8th event of the
2012-2013 Session at First Break Cafe in Sterling, VA on the
weekend of April 13-14, 2013. Danny Mastermaker went undefeated through the tough field of 60 entrant. His brother, Joey Mastermaker, finished in the tie for 17th place in that main event, but chalked up his own undefeated run in the tour stop's Second Chance tournament on Sunday, which drew 10 entrants.
Danny Mastermaker's victory moved him up about eight notches in the Action Pool Tour's rankings, placing him among the tour's top 10 players this season. His finals opponent, Brett Stottlemyer, who'd won 10 on the loss-side to meet him in those finals, remained at the top of the list in first place, with Dominic Noe, Mike Davis, Dan Madden and Ozzy Reynolds right behind him.
Also maintaining his position among the tour's top 10 (at # 6) was Dave Hunt, who almost sent Mastermaker to the loss side in a third round match. Mastermaker was awarded a bye in the opening round and had defeated Willard Whitehair 7-2. Hunt got out to an early lead in their third round match and was on the hill, ahead by four at 6-2. Mastermaker fought back and at 5-6, found himself hooked by the tip of a side pocket, shooting at the 9-ball. He jumped that tip and sunk the 9-ball to tie the match. He broke and ran the 13th rack to move among the winners' side final eight, where he defeated Renato Aste 7-2.
Mastermaker squared off against Brandon Shuff in one of the winners' side semifinals, while Jimmy Varias (who'd just downed Mike Davis) faced Jordan Grubb in the other. Mastermaker sent Shuff packing 7-4, as Varias was sending Grubb west 7-5. Mastermaker then defeated Varias 7-4 and sat in the hot seat, waiting for Stottlemyer to complete his 10-match, loss-side streak to meet him in the finals.
Stottlemyer had been sent to the loss side by Dan Madden in the opening round, and went through Chris Ramos, Pauline Mattes, Leroy Davis, Mike McNaughton, Larry Kressel, Rafael Reyes, and Mike Davis, before picking up Shuff. He downed those seven, loss-side opponents by a combined score of 35-5, which included two back-to-back shutouts against Davis and McNaughton. As Stottlemyer faced Shuff, Grubb drew Shaun Wilkie, who'd defeated Chris Bruner 5-3 and Steve Fleming 5-1 to reach him.
Stottlemyer ended Shuff's day 5-3 and was met in the quarterfinals by Wilkie, who'd eliminated Grubb 5-2. Stottlemyer gave up only a single game to Wilkie and defeated Varias 5-3 for a shot against Mastermaker. Mastermaker, though, punctuated his undefeated run with a shutout over Stottlemyer in the finals to claim the event title.
Brother Joey Mastermaker's run through the short field in the Second Chance tournament was a five-match journey that went through Debbie Davis, Kia Sidbury, Chris Bruner and two encounters with Rick Glasscock. They met first in the hot seat, where Joey prevailed 4-2, and again, in the finals, where Joey repeated that score to claim the second chance title. The complete bracket is posted on the Results Page.
The Action Pool Tour would like to thank all of the players who came out to participate and a special thanks to the owner and staff of Q-Master Billiards for providing a terrific venue and great food all weekend. We look forward to returning to this room for more great Action! Thanks also to our sponsors: Lambros Cues, AzBilliards.com, and PoolActionTV.
The next stop for The Action Pool Tour is May 18-19, 2013 at Break Time in Salisbury, MD.
The Action Pool Tour is continually looking for sponsors. If anyone is interested in placing an ad during our live stream, on our website, or any other sponsorship arrangement, please contact Tour Director Ozzy Reynolds at admin@actionpooltour.com.
By: Tour Staff
Danny Mastermaker's victory moved him up about eight notches in the Action Pool Tour's rankings, placing him among the tour's top 10 players this season. His finals opponent, Brett Stottlemyer, who'd won 10 on the loss-side to meet him in those finals, remained at the top of the list in first place, with Dominic Noe, Mike Davis, Dan Madden and Ozzy Reynolds right behind him.
Also maintaining his position among the tour's top 10 (at # 6) was Dave Hunt, who almost sent Mastermaker to the loss side in a third round match. Mastermaker was awarded a bye in the opening round and had defeated Willard Whitehair 7-2. Hunt got out to an early lead in their third round match and was on the hill, ahead by four at 6-2. Mastermaker fought back and at 5-6, found himself hooked by the tip of a side pocket, shooting at the 9-ball. He jumped that tip and sunk the 9-ball to tie the match. He broke and ran the 13th rack to move among the winners' side final eight, where he defeated Renato Aste 7-2.
Mastermaker squared off against Brandon Shuff in one of the winners' side semifinals, while Jimmy Varias (who'd just downed Mike Davis) faced Jordan Grubb in the other. Mastermaker sent Shuff packing 7-4, as Varias was sending Grubb west 7-5. Mastermaker then defeated Varias 7-4 and sat in the hot seat, waiting for Stottlemyer to complete his 10-match, loss-side streak to meet him in the finals.
Stottlemyer had been sent to the loss side by Dan Madden in the opening round, and went through Chris Ramos, Pauline Mattes, Leroy Davis, Mike McNaughton, Larry Kressel, Rafael Reyes, and Mike Davis, before picking up Shuff. He downed those seven, loss-side opponents by a combined score of 35-5, which included two back-to-back shutouts against Davis and McNaughton. As Stottlemyer faced Shuff, Grubb drew Shaun Wilkie, who'd defeated Chris Bruner 5-3 and Steve Fleming 5-1 to reach him.
Stottlemyer ended Shuff's day 5-3 and was met in the quarterfinals by Wilkie, who'd eliminated Grubb 5-2. Stottlemyer gave up only a single game to Wilkie and defeated Varias 5-3 for a shot against Mastermaker. Mastermaker, though, punctuated his undefeated run with a shutout over Stottlemyer in the finals to claim the event title.
Brother Joey Mastermaker's run through the short field in the Second Chance tournament was a five-match journey that went through Debbie Davis, Kia Sidbury, Chris Bruner and two encounters with Rick Glasscock. They met first in the hot seat, where Joey prevailed 4-2, and again, in the finals, where Joey repeated that score to claim the second chance title. The complete bracket is posted on the Results Page.
The Action Pool Tour would like to thank all of the players who came out to participate and a special thanks to the owner and staff of Q-Master Billiards for providing a terrific venue and great food all weekend. We look forward to returning to this room for more great Action! Thanks also to our sponsors: Lambros Cues, AzBilliards.com, and PoolActionTV.
The next stop for The Action Pool Tour is May 18-19, 2013 at Break Time in Salisbury, MD.
The Action Pool Tour is continually looking for sponsors. If anyone is interested in placing an ad during our live stream, on our website, or any other sponsorship arrangement, please contact Tour Director Ozzy Reynolds at admin@actionpooltour.com.
By: Tour Staff
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