Nevel On Target in Viking Tour

Nevel on Target in Viking Tour By InsidePOOL StaffLarry Nevel, the reigning Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour Champion, won their latest stop the weekend of November 1-2, 2003, defeating Marco Marquez twice in the finals. This $5,000-added stop, which took place in Palatine, IL, drew 53 regional and pro players to Quentin Corner Pockets to vie for the $2,000 first-place prize.
The staff at Quentin Corner Pockets was gracious and pleasant, and Mark Haddad of Championship Cloth was on-hand as well. Championship Cloth Tour Edition 2000 covered all of the tournament tables, which were Brunswicks and Pinnacles, and the players are reported to love the cloth.Pro players like Jimmy Wetch and Shawn Putnam showed up, as well as Jamie Baraks, who took the last three Viking events in Chicago. Danny "Kid Delicious" Basavich, who suffered his first loss to Sergio Perez, met Putnam, who lost his first match to Joe Cuppertino 9-8, in the one-loss bracket. When the score reached hill-hill, Basavich scratched on the 5 ball. However, Putnam, who is the Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour's Player of the Year, missed the 7. Not to be outdone, Basavich gave Putnam ball in hand after scratching on the 8, and Putnam escaped with a 9-8 win.Sarah Rousey, currently ranked #20 on the Women's Professional Billiard Association (WPBA), showed up and fought hard. In her match with Ed Flatt, she came back from a 7-1 deficit to tie at the hill but ultimately lost 9-8.In the hot seat match, Nevel suffered his first defeat at the hands of Marquez. Leading 7-4, Nevel was stunned with Marquez came back and beat him on the hill. Nevel went on to meet Wetch, who had just relegated Gil Hernandez to fourth place, and sent the Minnesota pro packing after their 9-5 match. Wetch played consistently the entire weekend, and it took a real pro to beat him.Fueled for revenge, Nevel again met Marquez, this time in the true double-elimination finals. Coming back from a 7-4 deficit, Nevel defeated his opponent 9-8 in the first set in a spectacular match that held the audience captive despite the very late (or early) hour of 3 a.m. In the second set, another double-hill match evolved. Faced with a tough decision on the 1 ball, Nevel drew back and nailed the 1-9 combo perfectly to win the second set 9-8 as well. The Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour's next event will begin on Thursday, November 6, at 6 p.m. and will be a one-pocket tournament. on Saturday, the $5,000-added 9-ball event commences at 12 p.m. Both events will take place at Cornfed Red's in Columbus, OH.Results:1st Larry Nevel $2,0002nd Marco Marquez $1,1003rd Jimmy Wetch $8004th Gil Hernandez $6005th Sergio Perez, Neil Jacobs $4007th James Baraks, Tom Spencer $3009th Andres Uribe, Shawn Putnam, Jeff Carter, Chad Vilmont $20013th Mark Pratico, Gordie Vanderveer, Ike Runnels, Ed Flatt $100Visit InsidePOOL for the latest in the sport of billiards and pool.

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