Charity 8-Ball Event for Aynslee Linick

Nov 23, 2011

Shooters Billiards in Toronto hosted a Charity tournament on November 19-20. The event was in support of Aynslee Linick who is a 4 year old girl who has been recently diagnosed with stage 4 Neuroblastoma, which is a rare and life threatening pediatric cancer. The event was a great success as it drew 44 entries. Some of the teams participating included:
Vince McIntyre & Renee Colley
John White & Yonette Alphonso
John Morra & Kelly Croft
Chris Pegg & Dallas Dyer
Marco Lu & Edgar Cuyugan
Ben Fraser & Paul Arsenault
Krista Brown & Chris Wood
Dave Mills & Rod Babin
Alex Marsilii & Chris Belobradic
Sam Maltese & Carolyn Goodland
Benny Maltese & Karam Namek
Samantha Croft & Doug Babb
In the finals, with the score tied 3-3, the team of Kelly Croft and John Morra ran the last two racks to defeat Chris Pegg and Dallas Dyer 5-3. Kelly and John were undefeated throughout the event.
50% of the Prize Money went to support the charity (Aynslee Linick). $10 from every entry went towards green fees.
Auction… Maple Leaf platinum seats – December – Winner – Dominic $510
50/50 draw – winner $220 – Amanda Milligan
Gift baskets – t-shirts and other prizes were also raffled off.
Sponsors…
CPA – John & Kelly Croft
Shooters – John White
DBK Salon & Spa – 1448 Lawrence Avenue East - Victoria Terrace
Tim Hortons – 290 Harwood Avenue, Ajax
Bci - www.BeautyCollection.ca
Maximum Nutrition Centres – www.maximumsportsnutrition.ca
Placed:
1st – $450 - Johnny Morra (7) & Kelly Croft (5) – 12 skill level – raced to 5
2nd – $300 - Chris Pegg (7) & Dallas Dyer (5) – 12 skill level – raced to 5
3rd – $125- John Serio (5) & Steve Rocomora (3) – 8 skill level – raced to 3
4th – $125 - Gene Lew (7) & Otto Chan (5) – 12 skill level – raced to 5
5th - Paul Aresenault (5) & Ben Fraser (7)
6th - Dominic Cheung (4) & Mario Ignacia (5)
Calcutta payouts were as follows with 20% going to Charity
1st =$960
2nd = $480
3rd = $240
4th = $240
Chris Pegg mentioned that the “tournament was a good time. Kudos to all the players for their support to a very special young lady, notably John Croft, Natasha Khan, Debbie Pirozzo and Domenic and all that were there”.
Final match can be viewed HERE