Windy City Winds to Close

Windy City Winds to CloseJohnson Shoots Down Bowman in 8-Ball EventBy Tom Martin, InsidePOOL StaffQuad-cities native Josh Johnson cashed in the big money here at the Windy City 8-ball tournament, going undefeated. He faced 9-ball winner Jason Kirkwood in the hot seat match and came out on top 5-3. Bowman, who had lost to Johnson earlier in the event, ousted Kirkwood in a 5-1 rout. In the finals, Johnson steamrolled to a quick 3-1 lead, but Bowman bounced back and eventually reached the hill first in the race to 5. A missed cross-side bank by Jesse allowed Johnson to tie the match at 4-4, after which he promptly broke and ran out to take the title.Bell Rings Up Another Windy City TitlePrevious winner Pam Bell defeated Amy Latzko in the finals of the women’s 8-ball event. In a replay of the hot seat match, where Latzko was bested by Bell, Latzko was bent on revenge—and, after hanging an 8 ball the first game of the match, built up a 4-2 lead by winning three games in a row. Two last-ball misses by Latzko gave Bell life, but a miscue on the 8 cost Latzko the win at 4-3, and Bell broke and ran the final rack to take the top spot. Chicago local Renee Edmiston finished third. In the BCA 8-ball team event, it was team LCCS out of Shooter’s Cue Club in Rockford, IL, that emerged the victor. Sadly, what started out as a fantastic match-up between them and team Tight Pockets, with the first race to 13 going down to the wire the first set, ended in a messy dispute as Tight Pockets intentionally forfeited the last game of the second set after a dispute over a potential foul. LCCS picked up $1,130 for first, while Tight Pockets went home with $770 for second. Rich’s Roadhouse #2 team and Critter Control filled out the third and fourth spots, earning paydays of $530 and $370, respectively.Visit InsidePOOL for the latest news in the sport of billiards and pool.

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