Brandon Ashcraft Aces Men's 9-Ball Division

Brandon Ashcraft Aces Men's 9-Ball Division By InsidePOOL StaffIn the men's 9-ball finals this afternoon, Brandon Ashcraft of Michigan went through the winners' bracket undefeated to best Duane Tuula of Illinois. In the ladies' 9-ball event, Amy Latzko defeated Tammie Jones. These events were held at Pheasant Run Resort and were part of the Midwest Billiard Expo/Open, which began on Thursday, October 16, and will conclude on Sunday, October 19.Early this morning in the hot seat match, Ashcraft faced off with Jesse Bowman, a young player with a great deal of firepower. Bowman put up a good fight, but he ultimately folded to Ashcraft 9-6. He then went on to meet Tuulas in the semifinals. As the format is alternating breaks, Tuula broke and ran every other rack until his last, where he came up dry on the break but didn't leave a shot for Bowman. However, he still came out on top and ended up the 7-5 winner.
In the finals this afternoon, Ashcraft, who is an excellent regional player and placed fourth at last year's Glass City Open in Toledo, OH, went head-to-head with Tuula. This race to 9 was fairly close until the last. Up 8-5, Ashcraft broke and left the 9 ball in the corner. He tried for a 2-9 carom but missed, and a safety battle over the 2 ball ensued. After a miss by Ashcraft, Tuula snooked his opponent on the 4. Ashcraft played a jump shot but drove the cue off the table, and Tuula played the 5-9 combo to get the score to 8-6. But in the final rack, Tuula left Ashcraft an easy 4-9 combo, which he made to win 9-6.Women's 9-Ball Division Results:1st Amy Latzko $8002nd Tammie Jones $6503rd Rachael Abbink $4004th Pam Bell $3255th/6th Bev Ashton, Julia Gabriel $2007th/8th Janet Domabyl, Jacqui Herrera $1509th/12th Joyce Barbin, Jessica Frideres, Julie Melman, Megan Blair $10013th/16th Kelly Larson, Megan Blair, Christi Lerum, Holly Gilbert $50Men's 9-Ball Division Results:1st Brandon Ashcraft $3,0002nd Duane Tuula $1,5003rd Jesse Bowman $1,0004th Adam Smith $7605th/6th Jamie Wilson, John Binion $5507th/8th Miles Geringer, Josh Johnson $4009th/12th Mike Moran, Rob Mattson, Jay Pettlon, Rory Hendrickson $30013th/16th Tom Paulowski, Andres Uribe, Tom Cox, Joe Henry $220Visit InsidePOOL for the latest in the sport of billiards and pool.

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