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2003 U.S. Amateur Championship Onsite Coverage
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From left to right: Matt Tetreault, Joe
Cutler, Bruce Choyce, Pete Genovese,
Phil Stevens, Chris
McDonald, Shannon Condit, Tina Larsen and Leigh Brown. |
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The 2003 U.S.
Amateur Championship has come to a close and this year’s champions
are Bruce Choyce of Orlando, Fla., in the Mens Division and Tina Larsen
of Palatine, Ill., in the Womens Division. Choyce defeated Pete Genovese
of New Britain, Conn., 11-7 while Larsen defeated Shannon Condit of Columbus,
Ohio 11-10 in the finals Sunday evening at Ultimate Billiards in Berlin,
Conn.
The victory earned Choyce and Larsen a magnificent
marble and bronze championship trophy, automatic entry into next year’s
U.S. Amateur Championship and paid travel, lodging and entry into the
a 2004 pro event. Both Genovese
and Larsen finished as the Runners-up.
Finishing in 3rd Place in the Mens Division was Joe
Cutler of Bay Shore, N.Y., and in 4th Place was Phil Stevens of Billerica,
Mass. Rounding
out the top 5 finishers was Matt Tetreault of Agawam, Mass., and Chris
McDonald
of Dacula, Ga. In the Womens Division, it was Leigh Brown of Clemson,
S.C. finishing in 3rd Place.
The U.S. Amateur Championship is the only non-handicapped
national tournament sanctioned by the APA and is open to both members
and non-members
alike.
U.S. Amateur Championship participants compete in a double elimination
race-to-7 with a maximum of five games of 8-Ball and eight of 9-Ball.
Once the field is narrowed to two competitors, the final match becomes
a single elimination race-to-11 with up to 13 games of 9-Ball and
eight of 8-Ball.
Players advance to the U.S. Amateur Championship by
qualifying in one of 16 Preliminary Rounds at regional sites throughout
the country.
Preliminary
rounds were conducted in mid-Sept.
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| Finals of the Womens Division Set
The finals of the Womens Division are set and squaring-off
will be Shannon Condit of Columbus, Ohio and Tina Larsen of
Palantine, Ill. Condit defeated Leigh Brown of Clemson, S.C.,
to advance to the final round matchup with Larsen.
Condit dominated the 8-Ball set taking a 4-1 lead as the players
switched to 9-Ball. Brown refused to go quietly, winning three
of the first four games in the 9-Ball set. Condit rebounded
to win the next to games of 9-Ball and the match 7-4, earning
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| Lone Undefeateds Go Head-to-Head
The only remaining undefeated players in this year’s
U.S. Amateur Championship squared-off Sunday afternoon with
the winner advancing to the finals and the loser being sent
to the one-loss side of the bracket. Facing-off were Bruce
Choyce of Orlando, Fla., and Pete
Genovese of New Britain, Conn. More... |
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| Brown Faces Condit in Semi-finals of
Womens Division
Shannon
Condit of Columbus, Ohio defeated Jackie
Blomlie of
Ocala, Fla., 7-5 to advance to the semi-final round of the inaugural
U.S. Amateur Championship – Womens Division. Condit will
face Leigh Brown of Clemson, S.C., with the winner advancing
to the finals to face Tina Larsen of Palatine, Ill. Larsen defeated
Brown earlier in the day on Sunday earning a spot in the final
round. The winner of the Womens Division advances to a 2004
WPBA pro event. |
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 Tetreault
Avenges Early Loss
The odds of getting a chance to avenge a loss
to an earlier-round opponent in the U.S. Amateur Championship
are somewhat slim. Those odds do increase however the further
into the event you advance. That’s exactly how Matt Tetreault
of Agawam, Mass., got another opportunity at Jim
Barber of Colorado
Springs, Colo. More... |
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 Cutler Looks to Improve
on 3rd Place Finish
For Joe Cutler of Bay Shore, N.Y., last year’s
U.S. Amateur Championship could be considered a great triumph
or a wasted opportunity. After ousting two-time U.S. Amateur
Champion Henry Brodt and defending champion Robert Hall in 2002,
Cutler looked primed and ready to cruise into the finals. More.. |
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 Florida
Player Keeps One Eye on the Table, One Eye on the Tube
As first-time competitor Chris
Walls of High Springs, Fla., prepares for his next match
in this year’s U.S. Amateur Championship, it’s
likely that he’ll have more than the next match on his
mind. More...
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 Womens
Division “Officially” Gets Underway
The inaugural U.S. Amateur Womens Championship
began this afternoon at Ultimate Billiards. The first official
victory in the history of the Womens Division was recorded
by Tammy Kroop of Austin,
Texas. Kroop defeated Betty
Sessions of Norcross, Ga., 7-5 in a tight match. Sixteen
of the nation’s top female amateur players are competing
for a spot in a 2004 WPBA Classic Tour event.
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