 2009 8-Ball Classic
The finals of the 8-Ball Classic were held May 2 with four new champions being crowned.
In the finals of the Blue Tier (SL 2-3), Brent Bratcher of Louisville, Ky., defeated Michael Ryan of Joliet, Ill.
In the finals of the Yellow Tier (SL 4), Donnie Richardson of Buersheba Springs, Tenn., defeated Tripp Tatum of Germantown, Md., 3-1.
In the finals of the Red Tier (SL 5), Chris Frazao of Turmbull, Conn., defeated Douglas Krus of Peoria, Ill., 4-4.
In the finals of the Purple Tier (SL 6-7), David Rowell of Birmingham, Ala., defeated Martin Zavala of Joliet, Ill., 5-0.
Each of the three champions took home a $15,000 prize package, while the Runners-up received a prize package worth $9,000.
This year 439 players advanced to the 8-Ball Classic from a field of more than 5,000 who competed in Regional competition. Thirty-eight states and 1 Canadian province were represented in this year's event.
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1st Place - Blue Tier - Brent Bratcher of Louisville, KY |
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1st Place - Yellow Tier - Donnie Richardson of Beerscheba, TN |
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1st Place - Red Tier - Chris Frazao of Trumbull, CT |
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1st Place - Purple Tier - David Rowell of Birmingham, AL |
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2nd Place - Blue Tier - Michael Ryan of Joliet, IL |
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2nd Place - Yellow Tier - Tripp Tatum of Germantown, MD |
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2nd Place - Red Tier - Douglas Krus of Peoria, IL |
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2nd Place - Purple Tier - Martin Zavala, Jr. of Joliet, IL |
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3rd Place - Blue Tier - Michael McCabe of Fullerton, CA |
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3rd Place - Blue Tier - Frank De la Cruz of Tucson, AZ |
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3rd Place - Yellow Tier - Olga Azarova of Seattle, WA |
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3rd Place - Yellow Tier -Phil Farris of Cincinnatti, OH |
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3rd Place - Red Tier - Michael Jaeck of Whitehouse, OH |
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3rd Place - Red Tier -Michael Kurpicski of Millersville, MD |
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3rd Place - Purple Tier - Avery Barnard of Macon, GA |
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3rd Place - Purple Tier - Jaime Guajardo, Jr. of Crest Hill, IL |
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5th Place - Blue Tier - Jo Anna Blough of Danville, IL |
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5th Place - Blue Tier - Wesley Baker of Oklahoma City, OK |
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5th Place - Blue Tier - Tracy Sullivan of Largo, FL |
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5th Place - Yellow Tier - Monica Forrest of Dallas, TX |
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5th Place - Yellow Tier - Dana Rogers of Ocala, FL |
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5th Place - Red Tier - David Burgos of Bronx, NY |
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5th Place - Red Tier - Nicole Netherland of Cheshire, CT |
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5th Place - Red Tier - P Abu A Rasheed of Chicago, IL |
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5th Place - Purple Tier - Ryan Carter of Ankeny, IA |
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5th Place - Purple Tier - Mickey Ray of Brandon, MS |
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5th Place - Purple Tier - Erik Tijburg of Little Elm, TX |
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5th Place - Purple Tier - Brandon Ingle of Maryville, TN |
