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The Pool Scene - Arjun Devarajan, Brandyn Griffin, Gannon Mcsween, Kevin Oliveira, Steve Menezes, Waleed Mukhtar - Amateur Pool

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Waleed Mukhtar… the comeback Amateur

Shooters Snooker Club in Toronto held the first summer (4-9) Amateur 9 Ball Tour on the 21st of May, 2016. This was the first of the eight events in this summer ’16. This day was registered with 24 competitive players. The Calcutta was performed in the morning at around 11:20 and players started their games at 12:00 noon. Exhilarating flashes all over the place led to the following update:

A Side Final: Waleed Mukhtar vs Brandyn Griffin

B Quarter Final: Kevin Oliveira vs Arjun Devarajan Gannon McSween vs Steve Menezes

Brandyn Griffin quickly beat Waleed Mukhtar 5 games to 3 to seal the ‘Hot seat position’ in the A- Side. Meanwhile Kevin Oliveira and Gannon McSween qualified for the B side Semi- Final leaving Waleed Mukhtar waiting for the winner amongst the two from the B side Semis.

Gannon McSween beat Kevin Oliveira and was ready to face the fierce Waleed Mukhtar. Waleed started and ended the game perfectly lashing Gannon McSween 6 games to 0. Waleed then went on and faced Brandyn Griffin who sent him earlier to the B- Side Final.

This was not a special event, but it was a single event out of the series of the main event, therefore,  the winner of the B side had to beat the winner of the A side only once and not twice! But in the finale, it is a true double elimination, whereby the winner of the B side will have to beat the winner of the A side twice to achieve that very victory! Waleed kept his game composed and beat Brandyn Griffin by 6 games to 3 to secure the 1st place in this event!

Shooters Snooker Club and its staff would like to thank each and every member and supporter who turned up on this event!

  Field: 24 players (One-Day) Prize Payout: $880 (No Green fee: 100% Payout!) Calcutta: $520 1. Waleed Mukhtar $340 2. Brandyn Griffin $210 3. Gannon McSween $140 4. Kevin Oliveira $90 5. Steve Menezes $50 6. Arjun Devarajan $50 ***Calcutta not included***

Shooters would also like to remind all the players that on the 28/29th of May, 2016, there will be a Shooters “47” EXTRAVAGANZA 9 Ball event and also on the 29th of May, 2016, there will be an amateur “2-5” one- day 8 Ball event.

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The Pool Scene - Ben Crawley, Erik Hjorleifson, Gannon Mcsween, Greg Plester, Jake Cajilig, Jeremy Isard, John Morra, Jun Briones, Marius Nakas, Paul Duell, Ronald Giron, Shane Gummerson - 404 9-Ball Tour

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Morra shows his Mettle

Another season of the Shooters ‘404’ series 9 Ball Event wrapped up on the weekend of April 30 and May 1, 2016 at the Shooters Snooker and Sports Club in North York with the finale of this season long event. With the many tournaments that have dotted the cue sport landscape in the GTA in the past year the ‘404’ remains the longest running and arguably the most successful pool tournament in the area. With the many tournaments in the GTA it is truly a “buyer’s market” for the pool playing enthusiast.

This tournament remains open to both amateurs and professionals and in the past couple of years the handicapping system has become more challenging for the professionals who are now forced to always bring their ‘A’ game to every tournament. In attendance at this year’s finale were John Morra and Erik Hjorleifson who were not only attempting to win this money added event but also hone their games for the 2016 Canadian Open Championships in Ste-Foy, QC near Quebec City in the following days. Morra was also coming off a huge win in the Diamond Super Billiards Expo’s 10-Ball Pro Championships defeating perennial winner Shane Van Boening in the final. This annual event held near Philadelphia attracts many top professionals from around the world.

With the sheer number of pool tournaments in the GTA in 2015/16 many tournaments are challenged to attract strong, competitive fields. The 2016 ‘404’ finale was able to attract its strongest field of the year with 55 players ready to do battle. With $5,000 in prize money available and a further $2,620 in the player Calcutta it was no surprise that this final event drew such a strong field.

Saturday is always a long day for players in this double knockout event. ‘B’ side play is especially exhausting as a result of the need to trim the field to the 8 ‘B’ side survivors who would return for Sunday play. From the ‘A’ side of the draw, Paul Duell, Ronald Giron, John Morra and Ben Crawley emerged undefeated on Saturday to punch their ticket for Sunday action. The grueling ‘B’ side resulted in Shane Gummerson, Jake Cajilig, Jun Briones, Gannon McSween, Marius Nakas, Erik Hjorleifson, Jeremy Isard and Greg Plester still standing with a single loss after Saturday play.

While Sunday play was mostly competitive, one player decided to break from the pack. In the ‘A’ side final, John Morra thoroughly defeated Ronald Giron 13-1 sending Giron to the ‘B’ side and Morra to the hot seat. Waiting on the ‘B’ side was Erik Hjorleifson who had defeated Paul Duell 12-6 for the opportunity to play Giron. Hjorleifson prevailed over Giron 12-5 setting up a match against his fellow professional Morra. Morra was unstoppable on this day and handily defeated Hjorleifson 10-4 in the tournament final.

Erik Hjorleifson, Peter Chin and John Morra

Congratulations to John Morra for an absolutely dominant performance in this ‘404’ finale. No player managed to win more than 6 games against Morra in this tournament validating his status as one of the top 9 Ball players in the world.

A huge thank-you goes out to all the players who make this series such an ongoing success. As noted in past articles, there are more innovative tournament formats on the horizon at Shooters for the balance of the 2016 summer before the ‘404‘ and ‘Amateur’ series begin for 2016/17. Tournament qualifiers are generally being run for each of these ‘one-off’ events.

Upcoming tournaments include; May 14, 2016 ‘8’ and Under 9 Ball Event May 15, 2016 ‘2-5’ 9 Ball Event May 21, 2016 Event #1 of the Summer Amateur 9 Ball Tour May 28/29th, 2016 ‘4-7’ 9 Ball Extravaganza

Check the Shooters Snookerclub Facebook page and www.thepoolscene for further details and dates.

‘404’ Finale Results

Finish Player Hcp Prize Money Calcutta 1st John Morra 13 $1,500 $1,000 2nd Erik Hjorleifson 12 $1,000 $650 3rd Ronald Giron 7 $680 $410 4th Paul Duell 8 $460 $260 5-6th Ben Crawley 8 $300 $150 5-6th Jake Cajilig 5 $300 $150 7th -8th Greg Plester 8 $180 7th-8th Gannon McSween 6 $180 9th -12th Jun Briones 8 $100 9th -12th Jeremy Isard 7 $100 9th -12th Shane Gummerson 7 $100 9th -12th Marius Nakas 7 $100

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The Pool Scene - Chad Bishop, Chris Lee, Gannon Mcsween, Gene Chipongian, JEHLAR FERNANDEZ, Marius Nakas, Ryann Malinao, Waleed Mukhtar - Amateur Pool

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Fernandez Finish Strong in Shooters’ 7 and Under 9-Ball Event

On Saturday, March 19, Shooters Snooker Club in Toronto hosted its third 7 and Under 9-Ball Straight race event. This tournament brought out the best in players, as everyone competed in straight race to 7 matches. The field was capped at 32 to make it a one-day event due to the ‘3-5’ 8-Ball tournament that took place the following day. Shooters would like to remind everyone to register in advance in order to ensure a spot in the tournament. Players competed hard all day to earn their share of a combined prize pool and Calcutta of $2,000.

After the first few rounds of competitions and some early upsets, the field was narrowed down to 6 players:

On the A-Side: Ryann Malinao vs Waleed Mukhtar Marius Nakas vs Jehlar Fernandez

The two players remaining on the B-Side were Gene Chipongian and Chad Bishop.

Ryann cruised past Waleed in the quarterfinals, beating him 7-2, while Jehlar had a much more difficult time beating Marius in a hill-hill 7-6 match. Waleed and Marius moved to the B-Side, facing off against Gene and Chad respectively. Waleed defeated Gene 7-2 and Marius overcame Chad 7-4, and the two would meet next in their B-Side semifinals match. Waleed went on to beat Marius, and waited for the loser of the hot-seat match.

In the hot-seat match, Ryann and Jehlar would do battle. Jehlar would continue his stellar shooting, beating Ryann 7-3. Ryann stayed determined as he went on to beat Waleed in the B-Side finals, earning him a rematch against Jehlar. Jehlar once again proved to be unbeatable on Saturday as he went on to defeat Ryann for a second straight time.

Congratulations Jehlar Fernandez for shooting like a champion all day, and a valiant effort by Ryann Malinao and Waleed Mukhtar for their second and third place finishes. Shooters would like to thank the players who came out to play in another superb bout of competition among Toronto’s best amateurs.

We look forward to continuing to support our Amateur players and hope to see you all again soon.

Shooters would like to remind everyone of its upcoming tournaments: March 26/27: Shooters’ 10-Ball Extravaganza March 27: ‘2-4’ 8-Ball Tournament

Please check the Shooters Snookerclub Facebook page and www.thepoolscene.com for dates and details for all upcoming tournaments. To register, please contact Peter Chin at [phone].

Event: Shooters’ 7 and Under Straight Race 9-Ball Tournament Date: March 19, 2016 Field: Capped at 32 Players (One-Day Event) Prize Pool: $1,350 (No Green Fee)

Calcutta: $650

Jehlar Fernandez – $500

Ryann Malinao – $300

Waleed Mukhtar – $190

Marius Nakas – $120

Gene Chipongian – $80

Chad Bishop – $80

Gannon McSween – $40

Chris Lee – $40

*** Calcutta not included ***

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The Pool Scene - Art Bertoni, Gannon Mcsween, Jake Cajilig, Mike Patay, Nathan Clarke, Rodel Purugganan, Ronald Giron - 404 9-Ball Tour

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Patay Gets his Reveng in Shooters’ 404 Event #7

On March 12, Shooters Snooker Club in Toronto hosted its 404 9-Ball Tour Event #7. The 404 Tour is host to players from all over the GTA, ranging in skill levels, with no maximum handicap. With 38 players registered, this was a one-day event in order to accommodate for the following day’s SL 3-5 8-Ball tournament. This group of Shooters’ regulars, and some new faces, competed all day for their share of a total prize pool and Calcutta of $3,500.

After hours of competition, the field was narrowed down to 8 players:

A-Side: Ronald Giron vs Mike Patay Rodel Pinoy vs Art Bertoni

B-Side: Nathan Clarke vs Kevin Oliviera Gannon McSween vs Jake Cajilig

Mike P defeated Ronal G in a hill-hill match, 7-6. In the other A-Side match, Art B edged Rodel P 5-5. On the B-Side, Nathan C defeated Kevin O and Jake C defeated Gannon M. Nathan C and Jake C would go on to win their next matches, defeating Ronald G and Rodel P respectively. Nathan continued his hot-streak and defeated Jake 6-0 and awaited the loser of the hot-seat match.

In the hot-seat match, Art B defeated Mike P 5-4, sending Mike to the B-Side. In a close B-Side finals match, Mike won 7-4 and earned his shot at a rematch with Art. Defeating Mike for a second time in a row would be too tough a task for Art, as Mike inevitably got his revenge in a 7-4 double hill match.

  Congratulations to Mike Patay for winning Shooters 404 Tour Event #7. Well done to Art Bertoni for performing great all day winning every match on the A-Side and falling just short in a hill-hill match against Mike P in the Final!

Mike Patay, Peter Chin and Art Bertoni

Shooters would like to thank all 38 players who participated in this one-day tournament and all those who came out to watch and support the event.

  Shooters would also like to remind everyone of its upcoming events:

March 19: 7 and Under Straight Race to 7 9-Ball Tournament

March 20: ‘3-5’ 8-Ball Tournament

March 26/27: Shooters’ 10-Ball Extravaganza

  Please check the Shooters Snookerclub Facebook page and www.thepoolscene.com for dates and details for all upcoming tournaments.

  Event: Shooters 404 9-Ball Tour Event #7

Date: March 12, 2016

Field: 38 Players (One-Day Event)

Prize Pool: $2,050

Calcutta: $1,450

Mike Patay $750

Art Bertoni $470

Nathan Clarke $290

Jake Cajilig $180

Ronald Giron $110

Rodel Pinoy $110

Kevin Oliviera $70

Gannon Mcsween $70

*Calcutta not included*

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The Pool Scene - 8-Ball, Gannon Mcsween, Jago Raghoo, Jeet Kandhai, Jeremy Isard, Marius Nakas, Naomi Williams, Rick Hutchings, Vince Chrysler - Amateur Pool

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Jeet Kandhai: Shooters 8-Ball Classic Champion

This past weekend on January 23/24 2016 Shooters Snooker Club in Toronto hosted its inaugural ‘47’ 8-Ball Classic Tournament. With an entry fee of $150 for the first 32 and $175 for the next 16 registrants, this one was sure to attract many great players SL 4-7 competing for a larger than usual prize pool. Throughout the months leading up to the tournament, Shooters held $30-40 qualifiers for the main event, and so many players qualified for this event, while others purchased their entry spot.

There was a field of 45 players competing for a combined prize pool of almost $9,000 ($6,700 prize pool and $2,230 Calcutta). With many new faces, and many coming out to watch the tournament, it was sure to be an exciting and unpredictable one. It was also nice to see players string a few racks together, since this event was a winner breaks format.

The field was narrowed down to 4 players on the A-Side and 4 on the B-Side as day 1 came to an end. The following matches were set for Day 2: A-Side Jago Raghoo vs Gannon McSween Jeet Kandhai vs Jeremy Isard B-Side Marius Nakas vs Naomi Williams Rick Hutchings vs Vince Chrysler

Gannon M and Jeet K would get the best of their opponents and face off in the hot seat match, while Jeremy I and Jago R won their matches on the B-Side. Jago eliminated Jeremy in 4th place by beating him 7-3.

In the hot seat match, Gannon sent Jeet to the B-Side to face Jago by beating him 6-5. Jeet would earn himself a second chance to face Gannon. Jeet had a difficult task ahead of him since this tournament was a true double elimination, and he would have to defeat Gannon twice. In an unpredictable fashion, Geet went on to win in style. Jeet’s outstanding shooting saw him win two sets against Gannon: 7-1 and 7-1 to claim Shooters’ inaugural ‘47’ 8-Ball Classic championship and take home $3,150 in prize money and Calcutta. Congratulations Jeet Kandhai on a well-earned comeback and Gannon McSween for a hard fought 2nd place and bagging $2,070 in prize money and Calcutta.

Gannon McSween, Peter Chin and Jeet Kandhai

Shooters would like to thank the organizers and staff for everything running smoothly, even with the venue jam packed with bar box playoffs also going on.

Shooters would like to remind everyone of its upcoming tournaments: Jan 30: Shooters Amateur 9-Ball Tour Feb 6: 7 and under 9-Ball Tournament Feb 6/7: Six Reds Amateur Snooker Tournament Mar 26/27: Shooters ‘47’ 10-Ball Extravaganza

Please check the Shooters Snookerclub Facebook page and www.thepoolscene.com for dates and details for all upcoming tournaments. To register, please contact Peter Chin at [phone].

Event: Shooters ’47’ 8-Ball Classic Date: Jan 23-24, 2016 Field: 45 Prize Pool: $6,700 Calcutta: $2,230

1st  Jeet Kandhai $2,250 2nd  Gannon McSween $1,500 3rd  Jago Raghoo $980 4th  Jeremy Isard $630 5-6th  Marius Nakas $410 5-6th  Vince Chrysler $410 7-8th  Naomi Williams $260 7-8th  Rick Hutchings $260

* Calcutta not included*

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The Pool Scene - Bernie Fulford, Brad Lucas, Cory Sherman, Ephriam Day, Gannon Mcsween, George Cornelius, Greg Plester, Jaypee Castillo, Ken Stutz, Marius Nakas, Ray Jansen, Ronald Giron, Teen Yan, Tom Hogan - Amateur Pool

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Plester dominates ‘47’ Extravaganza

Shooters Snooker and Sports Club in Toronto, Ontario held its second edition to their ‘47’ extravaganza event on November 14/15, 2015. This highly anticipated event had players with a 404 tour handicap of SL4 to SL7 buzzing for the last three months leading up to this past weekend’s event. Players across the GTA either pre-registered for this event by paying a decent sized entry of $150 or they tried to earn a spot winning a weekly qualifier held by Shooters three times per week. The strategy Shooter’s and the tournament organizers put together to create a large prize pool and nice sized tournament field showed to be successful as the first 64 -$150 entries filled up weeks prior to the actual event. Players who registered after had their entry raised to $175 – $200.

Day one of the two day event showed promising. Seventy-eight players from Toronto and from cities outside of the GTA enter to participate in the November Extravaganza event. The day started off with an unpredictable players auction (calcutta) and the first blind bid going back and forth between players which ended up with a final price of $610. So even before the first rack the bar was buzzing. With the large field, it was truly impossible to predict who would be crowned champion after the two days.

Day one finished in the same fashion as it started, unpredictable. Sixteen players finished on Saturday with a chance to compete for a prize pool of over $17,000.

Teen Yan, Gannon McSween, Cory Sherman, Ken Stutz, Brad Lucas, George Cornelius, Che Lemmon and Greg Plester finished the night undefeated on the A side.

Ray Jansen, Marius Nakas, Ephriam Day, Tom Hogan, Ronald Giron, Jaypee Castillo, Bernie Fulford and Mick Norris were on the B side but still competing hard for the chance to play for the top spot.

Shooter’s would like to congratulate Greg Plester for winning this November’s ’47’ Extravaganza 2 event and winning $4000. Greg entered this weekend’s event from winning a Sunday $30 qualifier. His determination didn’t stop there as he mentioned, he worked hard at the tables and practiced everyday leading up to the tournament in Toronto

Greg dominated the Extravaganza event where he went undefeated both days. Greg matched-up with Ken Stutz in the finals. Ken who also had an excellent two days shooting well both days went rack to rack with Plester in the finals. Both competitors played hard and shot incredible but Plester showed his momentum didn’t stop and edged a victory 7-5.

Shooter’s would like to thank all the players that came out to participated in this event and it’s weekly qualifiers. Shooter’s awarded some hardware for the top three spots in this event where engraved trophies will be handed out in a few days later. Players were requested to wear semi dress code attire as the second day was streamed online for viewers to watch outside of the location.

We would also like to thank the organizer, promoters and all the staff for the hard work put in to make it a fantastic two days.

Tournament: Shooter’s Extravaganza 2 Field: 78 players Entry: $150 – $200

Prize Pool: $11,800 Calcutta: $5,780

1st – Greg Plester – $4,000 2nd – Ken Stutz – $2,400 3rd – Gannon McSween – $1,450 4th – Brad Lucas – $900 5th – Bernie Fulford – $550 6th – Cory Sharman – $550 7th – Jaypee Castillo – $325 8th – Ray Jansen – $325 9th – George Cornelius – $200 10th – Che Lemmon – $200 11th – Teen Yan – $200 12th – Tom Hogan – $200 13th – Ronald Giron – $125 14th – Mick Norris – $125 15th – Ephriam Day – $125 16th – Marius Nakas – $125

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The Pool Scene - Alan Ada, Brandyn Griffin, Gannon Mcsween, Glen Seesemann, Jaypee Castillo, Jun Briones, Naomi Williams, Romeo Zulueta - 404 9-Ball Tour

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Ada Boy!

The 2nd leg of the 2015/16 ‘404’ season wrapped up this past weekend (October 24th & 25th) at Shooters Snooker and Sports Club. The 404 will continue to be held throughout the 2015/16 season at Shooters.

Despite the competition across the GTA this past weekend to attract pool and snooker players to various tournaments, the ‘404’ was still able to draw a solid field of 46 competitors for the weekend action. This tournament continues to draw players from outside the GTA including St. Catherines and Buffalo for this past weekend’s action..

When play concluded on Saturday, Jun Briones, Alan Ada, Brandyn Griffin and Glen Seesemann were left standing on the undefeated ‘A’ side of the draw while Jaypee Castillo, Gannon McSween, Naomi Williams and Romeo Zulueta survived the challenges of the one loss ‘B’ side of the draw. All returned for Sunday play.

When play resumed on Sunday, Alan Ada defeated Briones while Glen Seesemann downed Brandyn Griffen setting up an ‘A’ side final match pitting Ada against Seesemann. The ‘B’ side action saw McSween send Castillo home with Zulueta topping Williams. This set up ‘B’ side matches of McSween versus Briones and Zulueta taking on Griffen. Briones and Zulueta prevailed in their matches to reach the ‘B’ side semi-final. The veteran Zulueta emerged from a hard fought ‘B’ side semi-final with the victory over Briones.

In the ‘A’ side final Seesemann sent Ada to the one loss side setting up a ‘B’ final where Ada would face off against Zulueta. Not to be denied a second chance against Seesemann, Ada outplayed his fellow Filipino Zulueta for another shot at Seesemann. Continuing his weekend of solid play Ada defeated Seesemann 6-5 in the championship final by executing a difficult combination on the 9 ball to thwart the comeback by the experienced Seesemann. In typical Pinoy fashion Ada called his win “lucky”.

Congratulations to both Alan Ada and Glen Seesemann for their excellent play over the weekend. Ada has continued his strong play over the past few months with Seesemann drawing upon his experience to notch a ‘place’ finish while playing only infrequently these days.

Thanks to all the tournament participants for a good weekend of competitive pool. Upcoming tournaments at Shooters include the 2nd installment of the popular ‘4-7’ Extravaganza on November 14, 2015. This is also a restricted handicap tournament for those with handicaps from 4 to 7 eligible to play. This event was first held in June 2015 and drew a staggering 110 participants with prize money over $26,000 including both the prize monies and Calcutta.

The next Shooters Amateur 9 Ball Event will be held November 7th and 8th. All tables will be re-clothed in time for this event. Please check the Shooters Snookerclub Facebook page and www.thepoolscene.com for dates and details for all upcoming tournaments.

Place Player Rank Prize Money Calcutta 1st Alan Ada 6 $700 $540 2nd Glen Seesemann 7 $420 $340 3rd Romeo Zulueta 6 $260 $210 4th Jun Briones 7 $180 $120 5-6th Brandyn Griffin 5 $130 5-6th Gannon McSween 6 $130 7th-8th Naomi Williams 7 $90 7th-8th Jaypee Castillo 6 $90