“Double J” Grabs Season Finale

“Double J” Grabs Season FinaleJeremy Jones threw a knockout punch one round after another to capture the 2003 season finale of the Fast Eddie’s 9-Ball Tour, held at Fast Eddie’s World Class Billiards in San Antonio, TX, on November 14-16, 2003. Sixty-five players qualified to compete in the finale by playing in at least four of the regular season events.Olhausen Billiards of Poway, CA, contributed $1,000 to the event in addition to an Eclipse model pool table that was donated by drawing to a qualified player at the finale. The drawing was done between the final match by Lewis Jones of PKL Promotions and Mark Lewis, owner and operations manager of the Fast Eddie’s billiard chain. The lucky recipient for this beautiful table was James Davis Jr. of Austin, TX. After his name was announced, it took five minutes to peel him off the ceiling, he jumped so high. Congratulations James, and a special thank you to Olhausen Billiards for their contribution, proving again that they are “The Best in Billiards.”During the drawing ceremony, Lewis Jones and Paul Blank of PKL Promotions took the opportunity to thank all of their sponsors, vendors, and contributors, such as Fast Eddie’s, Olhausen Billiards, Richard Sauer of The Billiard Factory of San Antonio, Ron Geyer of the Custom Cue Connection, Jack and Elvie Kompan of Mystick Cues, Terry David of Jerry Oliver Cues, Tino Lopez of Teodora’s Mini-Tacos, June and Gerald Walter of Creative Vinyl Signs, Terry Ragan of Cue Sales & Service, Bill Fuller, David Henson, Big Steve, Smiley, Dan Freeman, Quinton, and Wayne Richards.Creating a lot of excitement were the two custom cues raffle and auction. Richard Sauer of The Billiard Factory of San Antonio donated a Wes Hunter cue to be raffled with the proceeds to go to the add-on that was won by Dave Robinson. Terry Ragan of Cue Sales & Service of Mitchell, S D, donated a personally autographed cue by Jeremy Jones that was auctioned to add to the prize fund. A special thanks to these two fine gentlemen for their contributions.A great event took place this weekend. Finishing in a ninth-place tie were Al Mason, James Davis Sr., Rick Stanley, and Candy Ramos. The seventh-place ties went to Rigo Pena and Scott Kephart. Both players have shown great heart and improvement this year. Grabbing the fifth-place spots were Robert Newkirk and Robert Almaraz. David Henson again showed what he is made of with a nice fourth-place finish.Charlie Bryant, known to possess one of world’s most powerful breaks, had the unfortunate luck to send object balls off the table in three separate breaks during his 7-6 loss to Sylver Ochoa in the finals of the one-loss side for a commendable third-place finish.The current U.S. Open 9-Ball Champion, Jeremy Jones continued his incredible year by defeating a most improved and very capable Sylver Ochoa of McAllen, TX, in the final match by the score of 9-4. Ochoa is a fine young man and a warrior and had an excellent tournament. Jones is not only a great player and competitor but a very gracious and decent gentleman. After being mobbed all weekend by fans and supporters, he showed that he is generous with his time and never turned his back to anyone. He is a true champion.As they say, The Fast Eddie’s 9-Ball Tour 2003 is in the books. It’s been fun and exciting. We look forward to 2004. From Paul and Lewis of PKL Promotions, thank you all for a great year!Total Payouts1st Jeremy Jones $4,0702nd Sylver Ochoa $2,6953rd Charlie Bryant $1,9904th David Henson $1,3605-6 Robert Newkirk, Robert Almaraz $7857-8 Rigo Pena, Scott Kephart $2309-12 Al Mason, James Davis Sr., Rick Stanley, Candy Ramos $120By Bill FullerVisit InsidePOOL for the latest in the sport of billiards and pool.

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