The Canadian 30K Tour had the stop at Bigwigs this week end and the field was full with 64 anxious players. What a super time we had surrounded by friends, fans and foes too!!
The hype was up because Alex Pagulayan has too many fans locally and the word went around that He was going to play again.
The weather was a little chilly but clear with sunny skies, traffic was excellent and the field was loaded with good players again, but inside the place it was warm and cozy yet.
Ken Botham, Rob Blair and Jim Martin and staff all excelled in hosting the event; with associate sponsor Brian Bedford from Dunlop Billiards in Barrie being our MC today it had no choice but to go smooth as silk.
Alex Pagulayan, Chris Orme, Scott McDonald, Rob Brandenburg, Brian McDougall, Dennis Rhodes, William Arquette, Kevin Cardinal, Scott Soroko, Mike Roberts, Mike Leigh, Rob Blair, Ken Botham, Tol Kuy, Norm Glover, etc. They all had a chance to topple Alex with Brian McDougall almost getting hill-hill, but a bad landing on the 5 ball prevented the win.
The fans were not disappointed and remained glued to their seats as Alex played the final set against Dennis Rhodes. Alex played amazing and cruised to a 10-1 victory.
8 players will cash on Sunday at noon, 4 A side and 4 B side
Mike Roberts 9 vs. Dennis Rhodes 7 (match is 9-7) and Mike bested Dennis 9-3
Alex Pagulayan 9+ vs. Brian McDougall 7+ (match is 9-7) and Alex prevailed 9-5 after Brian missed position on a 5 ball.
The “Hot Seat” match was between Alex Pagulayan 9+ and Mike Roberts 9 (10-9 race) and Alex had a convincing score of 10-5 sending Mike to grind.
B side matches saw Mike Loponen 5+ vs. Chris Orme 9+ and Mike bested Chris 5-3, Chris settles 7/8th
Ryan Clements 5 vs. Mike Leigh 7 and Ryan prevails 5-2, Mike settles 7/8th
The next round sees Dennis Rhodes 7 vs. Mike Loponen 5+ (match is 8-6) and Dennis goes hill-hill and advances with an 8-5 score. Mike takes 5/6th
Brian McDougall 7+ vs. Ryan Clements 5 (match is 8-5) and Brian still hot from His loss, takes out Ryan with an 8-1 score. Ryan settles 5/6th
Dennis Rhodes 7 vs. Brian McDougall 7+ (match is 7-8) and it goes hill-hill again, but Dennis wins by a hair. (Very thin hair)
Dennis goes to meet Mike Roberts 9; this player had sent Him to grind the one loss side and Dennis gun is super loaded now…… Grind Dennis did and it goes hill-hill this time for Dennis, Mike Roberts settles for 4th
Dennis Rhodes 7 has to take the express train to the A side where Alex is patiently waiting for Him and after the formalities are concluded the score reflects the tale of the tape at 10-1. Needless to say Dennis was thrilled to have played Alex in the finals and as a courtesy He asked Alex for a note for Dennis son Adam. See the note in the pictures section. Alex once again has demonstrated the high caliber of player and fine person He truly is. Congratulations Alex and continue success as you move around the world.
Results:
1- Alex Pagulayan $2060*
2- Dennis Rhodes $1100*
3- Mike Roberts $700*
4- Brian McDougall $350*
5- Mike Loponen $180*
6- Ryan Clements $180*
7- Mike Leigh $90*
8- Chris Orme $90*
* Including calcutta
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