2004 APA 8-Ball Classic Singles Championship

Three champions were crowned Saturday afternoon in the $200,000 APA 8-Ball Classic.

In the blue tier (SL 2-3), it was Jim Yorke (SL 3) of Brampton, Ont., Canada defeating Tim Lancaster (SL 3) of Brandon, Miss., 2-0. Yorke advanced to the final round with a victory over Peggy Herald (SL 3) of Iron Station, N.C. Lancaster advanced after defeating Kevin Nordberg (SL 3) of Port Huron, Mich.

In the yellow tier (SL 4&5), Kevin Belknap (SL 5) of Sherwood, Ark., defeated Corey Avallone (SL 5) of Valley Cottage, N.Y., 4-3. Belknap defeated Tina Allen (SL 4) of Temple, Texas to advance to the finals, while Avallone advanced with a win over Brandon Britton (SL 6) of Church Hill, Tenn.

In the purple tier (SL 6-7), David Weaver (SL 7) of Broken Arrow, Okla., defeated Ricky Seak (SL 6) of Bridgeport, Conn., 5-1. Weaver advanced to the final round with a victory over Walter Riley (SL 7) of Orlando. Seak advanced after a win over Todd Zitzman (SL 6) of Toledo, Ohio.

Each champion received a prize package worth $15,000 in cash and prizes.

More than 39,000 amateur shooters attempted to qualify for the 2004 APA 8-Ball Classic Singles Championship in their local league area. Nearly 5,000 poolplayers made it to the regional level of the 8-Ball Classic before the field was whittled down to 335 men and women competing this weekend for 8-Ball crowns in each of the three skill level tiers.

Blue Division Skill Level 2-3	Yellow Division Skill Level 4-5	Purple Division Skill Level 6-7
1st Place – Blue Jim Yorke – Brampton, ON	1st Place – Yellow Kevin Belknap – Sherwood, AR	1st Place – Purple David Weaver – Broken Arrow, OK
2nd Place – Blue Tim Lancaster – Brandon, MS	2nd Place – Yellow Corey Avallone – Valley Cottage, NY	2nd Place – Purple Ricky Seak – Bridgeport, CT
3rd Place – Blue Peggy Herald – Iron Station, NC	3rd Place – Yellow Tina Allen - Temple, TX	3rd Place – Purple Walter Riley – Orlando, FL
3rd Place – Kevin Nordberg – Port Huron, MI	3rd Place – Yellow Brandon Britton – Church Hill, TN	3rd Place – Purple Todd Zitzman – Toldeo, OH
5th Place – Blue Stacey Brunick – Daytona Beach, FL	5th Place – Yellow James Clairain – Covington, LA	5th Place – Purple David Johnson – N Providence, RI
5th Place – Blue Charlene Martin – Euless, TX	5th Place – Yellow Scott Fowler – W Springfield, MA	5th Place – Purple Fred Treschwig – Mandeville, LA
5th Place – Blue Richard Sharp – Warren, OH	5th Place – Yellow Molly Hudson – Alton, IL	Picture not available 5th Place – Purple Mark Trimble – Colorado Springs, Colorado
	5th Place – Yellow Paul Labit – Marrero, LA	Picture not available 5th Place – Purple James Henson – Alexandria, MD

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