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Triple Play Championship
Triple
Play Championship Results
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the final standings
The Triple Play Pre-registered Championship event
concluded on Friday with Three California Amigos, Frank Almanza, Jose
Garcia and Elias Valles
of Upland, Calif defeating the Triple 7’s, Troy Pasley, Joe Nielsen
and Jobie Gross of Canton, Ill. The Three California Amigos took home
a first place prize of $7,500; the Triple 7’s took home $2,700.
The Three California Amigos are familiar with
playing under pressure in this event; they have placed in at least the
top two the past three
years. In 2001 they claimed 1st in this event, and last year placed 2nd. “It
was great to be back,” said captain Frank Almanza, “we enjoy
this event, playing together is great. We do play some tough teams out
here, the competition gets harder and harder but we have a great time.”
Participants in the Triple Play event can be any combination of men or women with no Skill Level limit. The event was a modified single elimination format; the maximum field for this event was 128 entries. Matches were an individual race-to-5, best two out of three for the match.
The Amigos claimed the first win of the night,
Frank shot against Joe. Frank got off to a slow start as Joe had three
wins to Frank’s one,
but Frank quickly claimed the next four games, quickly shutting out his
opponent with a Break and Run in his third won game. Triple 7’s
tied up the score winning their next match, Troy defeated Jose, but game
for game they were tied up until the end, Troy also had a Break and Run.
The third and final match gave the victory to the Three California Amigo’s
withy Elias over Jobie, it was a fight to the bitter end. Both players
kept the score even until the last possible match, with Jobie achieving
one Break and Run. The competition was hot on the table when the best
Triple Play teams went head to head.
Pictures from the finals
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