02-24-2010
Last Sunday, February 21st, the newly-launched Mezz Tour headed to Atlantic City Billiards for its second stop of the season. Although a very tough field of 50 players were in attendance for this event, none were able to match the firepower of reigning World 10-ball Champion and Mezz player representative Mika Immonen.
However, some strong performances were seen from a number of players, including Victor Nau, who finished 3rd in both this event and the first event at Drexeline Billiards. Eddie Abraham also made his presence known, going undefeated through the winner’s bracket to defeat Nau for the hot seat, winning a hill-hill match against Immonen along the way. WPBA Pro Liz Ford also had an impressive showing at this event, finishing tied for 5th place with Joey Testa.
Stop #3 of the Mezz Tour will be held on March 7th at Main Line Billiards Club in Frazer, PA.
Read on for all the details on this event in the tour’s press release…
The Mezz Pro-Am Tour made its way to Atlantic City Billiard Club in Egg Harbor, NJ on Sunday February 21, 2010. A strong field of 50 players came out to compete, including Mika Immonen, Joey Testa, Eddie Abraham, Phil Wines, Victor Nau, Rob Pole, Joe Frady, Liz Ford, Caroline Pao, and Denise Reeve.
Leading the top half of the bracket was Eddie Abraham with wins over Mike Conway (7-3), Rob Palm (7-2), Mika Immonen (7-6), Phil Wines (7-5), and Joey Testa (7-5). Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Victor Nau with wins over Jerry Russo (7-3), Tom Bow (7-6), Shaun Wilkie (7-4), Caroline Pao (7-3), and Liz Ford (7-6).
Playing for the hot seat were Victor Nau and Eddie Abraham. This was a one-sided match with Eddie Abraham taking control of the match from the start winning easily (7-3), and sending Victor Nau to the one-loss side. Waiting for Victor Nau on the one-loss side was Mika Immonen. This match also was one way with Mika Immonen winning (7-3) to get to the finals
The finals featured Mika Immonen vs the undefeated Eddie Abraham, and Immonen would have to beat Eddie Abraham twice to win the event. The first set was great set with Eddie Abraham leading 4-1 only to see Mika Immonen come back to win 7-5. In the second set the lead went back and forth with Mika Immonen pulling away late the win the match 7-4 and the event.
Mezz Tour Director Jose Burgos would like to thank the players for coming out and showing their support, as well as Mezz Cues for their sponsorship.
Mika Immonen & room owner Ernie Arcaro
Final Results:
1st – Mika Immonen $1425.00
2nd – Eddie Abraham $750.00
3rd – Victor Nau $540.00
4th – Phil Wines $250.00
5th-6th – Joey Testa, Liz Ford $130.00
7th-8th – Joe Frady, Rob Pole $100.00
9th-12th – Shaun Wilkie, Matt Krah, Caroline Pao, Matt Douglas, John Spencer $50.00
Top Finishing C/D Players
Oscar Aparicio & John Spencer – $75.00
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02-10-2010
Mika Immonen and Mezz Cues are proud to announce the Mezz Pro-Am Tour. The Mezz Tour is a 1-day Open Tournament with staggered entry fees and additional cash prizes for the top 2 finishers in the A/B and C/D division. Events will take place in the North East region.
“We are happy to work with Jose Burgos, who runs the best 1-day tournaments in this region. We hope to offer a highly competitive tournament and great prizes for pros and amateurs alike. We will also give each player a free raffle ticket for a Mezz Cue and Mezz Case at the Grand Finale Tournament along with prizes for the Top 10 point leaders of the year,” says Mika.
Jose describes, “I am honored to join forces with Mika Immonen and Mezz Cues. I believe having the best player in the world along with one of the leading cue companies in the industry as sponsors will make the Mezz Pro-Am Tour one of the premier tours in the region.”
Along with the Mezz Open Tour, we are also proud to announce a Mezz Women’s Tour overseen by WPBA Pro and Mezz USA President, Caroline Pao.
“With so many great female players in the Northeast region, this is a great opportunity to provide a competitive tour for them to participate in. We will feature great prizes at each stop as well as hold a Grand Finale tournament with added monies. Prizes will also be awarded for the Top 3 female players of the year with the Top Female receiving paid entry to the prestigious Turning Stone Tournament in Verona, NY. I am very excited be able to provide an opportunity for our local female players to sharpen their competitive edge. Once we complete the 8 event schedule, it will be on our official Mezz Tour website, www.mezztour.com,” explains Caroline.
Immonen and Mezz Cues are proud to announce the Mezz Pro-Am Tour.
As a prelude to our official launch of the Mezz Pro-Am Tour, we had a great event at Drexeline Billiards in Drexel Hill, PA on January 31st with an attendance of 53 players. Joey Testa and Ignacio Chavez were co-champions of this event with Victor Nau in 3rd and Josh Brothers in 4th place.
The next stop will be at on February 21st at :
Atlantic City Billiards
6701 Blackhorse Pike
Egg Habor, NJ 08234
(609) 645-7576
Visit the official Mezz Pro-Am Tour website, www.mezztour.com, for more information.
For sponsorship opportunities, please contact info@mezztour.com.
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02-09-2010
Mezz Pro-Am Tour
Co-Champions Joey Testa, Ignacio Chavez and 3rd Place Victor Na
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Chavez and Testa Split Mezz Tour Honors
The Mezz Pro-Am Tour’s first stop went off with a bang, hosted by Drexeline Billiards in Drexel Hill, PA, January 31. A strong field of 53 players came out, including Eddie Abraham, Shaun Wilkie, and Matt Krah, but Ignacio Chavez and Joey Testa took home top honors.
Chavez led the top half of the bracket with wins over Caroline Pao 7-2, Abraham 7-3, Josh Brothers 7-4, Wilkie 7-1, and Adam Kielar 7-4. Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Testa, with wins over Sharon O’Hanlon 7-1, John Graziano 7-0, Gregg McAndrews 7-2, and Victor Nau 7-3.
Testa and Chavez matched up in the hot seat match, with Testa pulling away late to win 7-4. Waiting for Chavez on the one-loss side was Nau, coming fresh from a win over Brothers. But Nau’s momentum wasn’t enough to carry him through to the finals, as it was all Chavez, who easily won 7-2.
In the true double-elimination finals, it was Testa versus Chavez. In order for Chavez to win the event, he would have to best Testa twice. However, both players decided to be co-champions and split first place.
The Mezz Pro-Am Tour’s first stop went off with a bang, hosted by Drexeline Billiards in Drexel Hill, PA, January 31st.
-By Jose Burgos
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| Complete Payouts:
1st Joey Testa $1,200
Ignacio Chavez $1,200
3rd Victor Nau $600
4th Josh Brothers $330
5th Matt Krah $250
Adam Kielar $250
7th Shaun Wilkie $150
Joe Hong $150
9th Keith Christman $75
Gregg McAndrews $75
Bill Wilson $50
John Graziano $50 |
Next Stop:
February 21st
Atlantic City Billiards
6701 Blackhorse Pike
Egg Habor NJ 08234
(609) 645-7576 |
