Magoo's Restaurant and Billiards in Tulsa, Oklahoma hosted this weekend's Viking Cue 9-Ball Tours events on May 3-4, 2008. Magoo's has been a family run establishment since 1994, owned and operated by avid players Jim and Laura McDermott. The Open Division featured some exciting matches and several upsets. Early in the event Buddy Hall unexpectidly forfeited his match to Brian Jones when Hall was leading the race to 11 set by a score of 7-3. Hall stated the reason for his forfeit was that he misunderstood a ruling by the director. Hall was fined a fee of $130 which he promptly paid along with his apologies.

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Primetime Sports hosted the J.Peachauer North East Women's Tour April 19-20, adding $1500 toward the prize fund, which included a paid qualifier spot for the Generation Pool.com WPBA event in Charlotte this June. The event started with 28 women.

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Shooter's of Greensboro, N.C. hosted The Viking Cue 9-Ball Tours events this weekend (April 19&20) with an awesome turn out of 95 competitors. The competion was strong featuring champions such as Mike Davis, Sparky Ferrell, Tony Watson, BJ Ussery, Wade Crane, Mike Fuller.

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The tour returned to Champions Billiards in Arlington, VA April 12-13 for the 3rd stop of the 2008 season. This was a $2500 added weekend made possible by the room owners and the tour sponsors. This included a much coveted WPBA qualifier spot for the women's event for the BCA's GenerationPool.com Championship in Charlotte, NC.

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Oscar's Q & Bar in Chapel Hill, NC hosted the 8th stop on the Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour April 5-6, drawing a field of 27 players for the S1000 guaranteed added event. B.J. Ussery defeated Michael Fuller in the final match, earning $1000 for first place plus entry into the 2008 Carolina Open, courtesy of Fast Eddie's in Goldsboro, NC.

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The New England Women's Pool Tour held its season opener April 6 at the newly renovated Silver Cue Billiard Club in Woburn, MA and one lucky winner will play in the BCA's GenerationPool.com Champinships!

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Breakers Sports Bar and Grill in Knoxville, TN hosted The Viking Tour 9-Ball Tours $1000 Added Amateur Only event Saturday April 5th. The Event had 38 participants including 1 free Woman entry and 11 League Discounts.

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The Tiger tour headed west March 29-30 to Winchester, VA to Blue Fox Billiards. The room has been open for less than a month but already the weekend crowds kept the place packed. The tour brought in an additional 63 Open division entrants and 13 ladies to claim their stake in the $2,000 added money. The room was outfitted with 14 new Simonis covered Diamond tables.

2007 yearend final winner Manuel Chau took on Matt Clatterbuck the new house pro of Blue Fox Billiards in the 2nd round. These two rivals fought it out like the always do with Chau winning this one 9-8. Ryan McCreesh and Brandon Shuff both looked strong advancing over their first 3 opponents to reach Sunday. Chau joined these two players along with several tour regulars in Alan Duty, Eric Moore, Dale Kokoski, Larry Kressel and Steve Fleming.

McCreesh, Moore, Chau and Shuff advanced on Sunday. The semifinals were uneventful with McCreesh defeating Moore and Chau overcoming Shuff. The hot seat match stayed close but it was McCreesh taking the 9-6 win over Chau. In the elimination bracket, Moore and Shuff battled it out before each making a mistake at 6-6. Shuff walked away with the fortunate victory placing Moore into the 4th spot. Chau jumped out 6-1 on Shuff but stalled out. Shuff came all the way back to 6-6 before and unlikely scratch on the break ended his tournament. The single set final race to 11 stayed close most of the way with McCreesh enjoying the upper hand. Chau closed in at the end and won 11-9. 1st was worth $1000 with $700 for 2nd.

In the women's division, Ming Ng, who won the previous tour stop, started her day with a tough matchup with pro Megan Minerich. Ng came out on top 7-5. Ng and My-Hanh Lac reached the hot seat match with comfortable wins over Ji-Hyun Park and Nicole Vincent respectively. This match turned out to be one-sided with Lac easily defeating Ng 7-2.

The elimination bracket held few surprises as Park took the 4th spot at the hands of Minerich. Ng and Minerich had a close one with Ng coming out on top again 5-4. The single set final race to 9 with Lac was much different than the previous meeting. Ng won easily 9-4. 1st was worth $380 with $250 for 2nd.

The Predator 9 Ball Tour continues to impress in terms of turn out and prize money. The 4th stop of the season drew a record 84 players to the heart of NYC.

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34 women played in the Ladies Spirit Tour opener held at Hammer Heads Billiard Lounge in Holiday, Florida, March 15-16. Owners of Hammer Heads, Dan and Nora LaVoie added $1200 to the event, bringing the total purse to $3150, plus the Qualifier spot for the WPBA Great Lakes Classic. The event drew WPBA pros Monica Webb, Helena Thornfeldt, Tiffany Nelson, Tracie Hines, and Debbie Schjodt. Thanks to Iwan Simonis, Inc., Sterling Gaming, Fury Cues, Tiger Products, and other fantastic sponsors, players and spectators won awesome billiard prizes throughout the event...

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