Morgridge Undefeated at Legends BilliardsNew England 9-Ball Series / Portsmouth, NH
by Rick Davis
The February 17-18 stop of the New England 9-Ball Series pulled into Legends Billiards in Portsmouth, NH, where Roy Morgridge went undefeated through the 29-player field to take the top spot.
On the winners’ side Morgridge and Steve Therien met in the hot seat match, where Morgridge walked away with the match 7-3 to reach the finals. Earlier action on the winners’ side saw local player Stewart Rainy defeat tour favorite Tom McGonagale and others before falling just short of the hot seat match.
On the one-loss side Leal and Rainey each edged forward trying to reach the next round, but it was Leal who was able to pull ahead and eliminate Rainey. In the semifinals Therien took a strong win after a great comeback. With Leal out to a 5-1 lead, Therien took four racks to get even and then another pair to claim the set. Finally, with the finals at hand, the rematch between Morgridge and Therien took an extended race to 10 to decide the winner. With Morgridge still in stroke and Therien stuck in neutral, Morgridge took a 10-6 victory to go undefeated throughout the event.
Results:
1st Roy Morgridge
2nd Steve Therien
3rd Chris Leal
4th Stewart Rainy
5th Mike Barbagello
Lee French
7th Sam Khiey
Ryan Hodsen

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