Earl Exits Early

In an amazing upset at the Mid-Atlantic 9-Ball Tournament in Chesapeake, VA, Earl Strickland was eliminated on Friday afternoon after losing by the fantastic score of 11-2 to Allen Hopkins. Hopkins bounced back from his loss earlier in the week by defeating Filipino former world champion Rodolfo Luat by the score of 11-9. Scott "The Freezer" Frost is fighting his way through the one-loss bracket as well, defeating Jeremy Jones 11-9. Joey Korsiak defeated Jimmy Wetch in a nail-biter 11-9. And Bill Blanda continues to upset the field, winning his match Troy Frank 11-10.10 AM Matches:Tim Murray d. Rob Saez 11-5Troy Frank d. Tony Crosby 11-4Wade Crane d. Evgeny Stalev via forfeitMike LeBron d. Mike Coltain via forfeitJohnny Archer d. Frank Durham 11-4Tony Annigoni d. Timmy Hall 1-7
12 PM Matches:Ty Laha d. Leonardo Andam 11-9Bill Stephen d. Carmen Lombardo 11-3Paul Potier d. Corey Harper 11-1Allen Hopkins d. Rodolfo Luat 11-9Ralf Souquet d. Thomas Techner 11-1Dick Lane d. Keith McCready 11-9Tony Annigoni d. Wade Crane 11-3Troy Frank d. Tim Murray 11-42 PM Matches:Johnny Archer d. Ian Costello 11-10Hsin Huang d. Mike LeBron 11-5Mike Davis d. Robert Ray 11-10Tony Rodriguez d. Dave Bollman 11-10Scott Frost d. Jeremy Jones 11-9Jeff White d. Andy Lincoln 11-4Joey Korsiak d. Jimmy Wetch 11-9Nick Vandenberg d. Fred Congleton 11-44 PM Matches:Bill Blanda d. Troy Frank 11-10Tony Robles d. Tony Annigoni 11-9Dick Lane d. Shawn Putnam 11-4Ralf Souqet d. Ramil Gallego 11-7Allen Hopkins d. Earl Strickland 11-2Rodney Morris d. Paul Potier 11-6Ty Laha d. Scott Mull 11-3Jarrod Clowery d. Bill Stephens 11-57 PM Matches one-Loss Bracket will be as follows:Nick Vandenberg vs. Marcus ChamatJoey Korsiak vs. Santos Sambajon, Jr.Marko Lohtander vs. Jeff WhiteTony Rodriguez vs. Ronnie WisemanHsin Huang vs. Dennis CoulterRonnie Alcano vs. Johnny Archer11 PM Matches Winners' Bracket will be as follows:Danny Harriman vs. Nick VarnerFrancisco Bustamante vs. Luc SalvasJim Rempe vs. Charlie WilliamsEfren Reyes vs. Jose ParicaMika Immonen vs. Corey DeuelNiels Feijen vs. Young Hwa-JeoungMax Eberle vs. Warren KiamcoBuddy Hall vs. Rafael Martinez

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