Young Guns Going Strong at Glass City

Young Guns Going Strong at Glass City By InsidePOOL StaffThe new brigade is going strong at the Glass City Open in Toledo, OH. By the end of the evening, there will be eight players remaining, and now there are approximately sixteen players left. Shawn Putnam, the Player of the Year for the Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour, which is having their $25,000-added championship event next week, matched up with John Schmidt on the winners’ side earlier. Schmidt was up 7-2 when Putnam turned the tables on him and, with a couple of 9 ball combos and 9 balls on the break, won their match 10-8.
Eric Durbin is still tearing up the one-loss side of the bracket with a victory over past U.S. Open champion Tommy “TK” Kennedy. Down 9-6 and staring defeat in the face, Durbin slowly came back to win the match by the score of 10-9.Brandon Ashcraft of Sterling Heights, MI, who took fourth place at last year’s Glass City Open, is still alive and kicking in the one-loss bracket, having just eliminated Japanese player Kenichi Uchigaki 10-8 and Al Naif 10-2. Defending champion Nick Varner won his match against Tony Lane in a 10-9 squeaker and then defeated John Schmidt 10-7. Earl Strickland defeated Larry Wiggins 10-5. Canadian player Jon Jorgensen eliminated Buddy “The Rifleman” Hall 10-6. Danny “The Springfield Flash” Harriman sent Mike Davis home via a hill-hill match.In the winners’ side, Gabe Owen won his match against John Binion 10-3. Jeremy Seaman defeated veteran Allen Hopkins in a tough hill-hill match, and then Hopkins eliminated Dee Adkins 10-5. New Jersey young gun Danny “Kid Delicious” Basavich won his match against Adam Smith 10-6. Lone Filipino player at this event, Santos Sambajon, defeated room owner Jimmy Wetch 10-2.Tonight’s winners’ side matches are as follows:Steve McAninch vs. Shawn PutnamDanny Basavich vs. Santos SambajonGabe Owen vs. Corey DeuelJeremy Seaman vs. Johnny ArcherTonight’s one-loss side matches are as follows:John Binion vs. Eric DurbinAllen Hopkins vs. Danny HarrimanBrandon Ashcraft vs. Nick VarnerEarl Strickland vs. Jimmy WetchVisit InsidePOOL for the latest in the sport of billiards and pool.

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