Dominic “The Doctor” Borland Diagnosis is a Win!

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The Pool Players of The Brookes’ Billiard Club (PPB) hosted an 8-Ball Singles Tournament on Saturday November 4, 2023 in HOA1’s Catalina Recreation Center (CRC) Billiards Room. This is our first tournament on our brand new beautiful 9-Foot Diamond Pro-Am pool tables. Thank you HOA1 and the Pool Gods! The format was double elimination. Tournament Director was Joe Giammarino. The following field of 16 players showed up to compete in the game of 8-Ball. Dick “The Visor” Titus, Russ Doering, Mike “Mayhem” Meredith, Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino, Lowell “8-Ball” Hegg, Tom “Blind Squirrel” Barrett, Randy “Thin Man” Smith, Dominic “The Doctor” Borland, Dick Dunbar, Jack “Crash” Hoverter, Chris Schmidt, Gary “One Rail” Barlow, Tony “The Snake” Cardillo, Fred “The Baker” Dianda, Phelps “Montana” L'Hommedieu and Les Goins. Results: 1st – Dominic “The Doctor” Borland – Perfect Today! 5 Wins 0 Losses 2nd – Tony “The Snake” Cardillo – He’s Like a Pesky Fly! 5 Wins 2 Losses 3rd – Fred “The Baker” Dianda – Good Showing on the 9-Footers. 3 Wins 2 Losses 4th – Gary “One Rail” Barlow – Softening Up The Stroke Helped. 4 Wins 2 Losses Recap: Dominic “The Doctor” Borland was one of a few players today I saw that was in control of their stroke on the bigger 9-Foot tables. He proved he was, by going undefeated with a 5 – 0 record. Dominic started by beating Chris Schmidt in the first round then he sent Lowell “8-Ball” Hegg to the dreaded losers’ bracket. Tony “The Snake” Cardillo was next and he joined Lowell in the dreaded losers’ bracket. Dominic stayed in stroke as he bested Fred to earn the right to be on the hill. Tony was making his way back through the dreaded loser’s bracket to have a shot at Dominic again. Tony earned the chance at Dominic by defeating Fred and he would have to beat Dominic twice to win the tournament. Not today, Dominic won the first game to take the title of “Inaugural 9-Foot 8-Ball Champion”. Congrats Dominic “The Doctor” Borland! Sponsor’s Gift Winners: Lowell Hegg – Sponsors Gift Mike Meredith – Sponsors Gift The PPB wants to thank all our participants. The 8-Ball Singles tournament started at 1:00 PM and lasted 3 ½ hours with 40 games of 8-Ball being played. We competed with friends that have a shared passion. THAT is a good day! RACK’EM UP! The PPB Thanks All Our CRC Pool Room Sponsors: Expert Automotive – Joe Pate Medicare Solutions by Leah Kari Stone Canyon Painting – Alex Stewart Golf Cars of Arizona – Kiara State Farm – Jay Salazar Modern Design Landscaping – Chuck Luce Ridgeview Physical Therapy – Noel Chavez Joe “Fast Eddie” Giammarino jgpool@outlook.com

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