Marcus “Napoleon” Chamat Rules Supreme on the Blaze Tour
As 2009 came to a close, The Blaze Tour held its last event of the year at Skyline Billiards in Brooklyn, NY, where player and owner Rob Pole rolled out the red carpet for some of the strongest players in the Northeast.
Several notable top pros and player were in attendance including Sweden’s Marcus “Napoleon” Chamat, Marc “Spain” Vidal, Danny “Kid Delicious” Basavich, George “Ginky” SanSouci, Shaun Wilkie, Matt Krah, and Jorge Rodriguez, to name a few.
Shaun Wilkie has been the player to beat on the tour of late, and came out firing in this event. Shaun rolled over Tony Phu 7-1 and Denise Reeves 7-1, before matching up with Ginky. George was playing superb in the match, but Shaun crossed the finish line first with a close 7-6 win. Shaun then went on to defeat Marc Vidal 7-4 before losing to world-class player, Marcus Chamat 7-6.
Marcus broke and ran out the final rack to put an exclamation point on solid performance. Shaun would meet Marcus again in the finals setting up a rematch to test the European champion.
Marcus Chamat won the rail over by going undefeated through the winner’s bracket with superb play. Marcus defeated Kenny Rutman (7-4), Jerry Tarantola (7-2), Jorge Rodriquez (7-3), Matt Krah (7-2), and Shaun Wilkie (7-6) getting to the finals. In the finals, it was all Chamat, as he dominated Wilkie in this match 7-3.
The Blaze Tour Season Finale will be at Atlantic City Billiards on the weekend of January 8-9, where there will be $6,000 in cash and prizes. With a full field, there will be three brackets, dividing Open and Pro, A/B, and C/D players. Prizes are guaranteed to players in each bracket, which gives players of all levels a chance to make a statement.
The tour finale will award over $2,000 in entry spots for the US Open, US Open Amateur, and Turning Stone. With 130 qualified players, the finale is expected to have a great turnout.
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