Big Weekend for Churnin, Matlock

Big Weekend for Churnin, Matlock By Bill Rosenberger The McDermott Midwest 9-Ball Tour, along with Shooters in Olathe, KS, played host to three tournaments between Thursday, December 2 and Sunday, December 5, 2004. David Matlock, who rarely fails to show up in the top three, and "LA" Mark Churnin both found their way to top in all weekend long.During the first two days, a one-pocket tournament was played with a 15-player field. Matlock fell early to Churnin 3-2, but he would have his time during the 9-ball event. Meanwhile, Churnin knocked out Don Crump in the hot seat and then took the one-pocket title with a 3-2 win over Gary Serville.Friday night, tournament director Harvey Hibner hosted a mini-event that drew 21 players. Again, Churnin prevailed, defeating Johnny Robinson 5-2 in the finals. The big payday event started Saturday, and the usual suspects emerged to play on Sunday. Serville, Matlock, and Churnin all played strong to make it the last few matches, with Serville the first to bow out. Matlock and Churnin then played in the hot seat match, with Churnin playing the best that anyone usually can against Matlock but still falling 9-6.Twenty-three year-old tour sensation Jordan Davis emerged through the west side to get to the semifinals. Davis and his amazing break carried him throughout the event, including a 9-7 win over Churnin. "Davis was sinking four or five balls a break," described Hibner. "He'd only have a few balls left on the table for easy runs."However, Davis was no match for Matlock in the finals, falling 9-5 to the 9-ball veteran.Besides the three outstanding tournaments, Hibner also set up a radar gun so players could clock their breaks. Davis, who breaks like a young Charlie Bryant, was clocked at 27 mph, and Hibner said that if he doesn't sink four balls on the break, people are asking what he did wrong. One-Pocket Results:1st Mark Churnin $4802nd Gary Serville $2703rd Don Crump $180Mini Tour Results:1st Mark Churnin $2902nd Johnny Robinson $1709-Ball Results:1st David Matlock $1,0002nd Jordan Davis $7003rd Mark Chunin $4804th Darrell Smith $2405th Harvey Hibner, Johnny Robinson $1507th Gary Serville, David Caron $50 Visit InsidePOOL for the latest news from the McDermott Midwest 9-Ball Tour.

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