'Gummer' Gets it Done at BigWigs
Nov 22, 2013
BigWigs Billiards in Newmarket hosted the 3rd stop of this year’s 404 9-Ball Tour on November 16-17th.
In the top half of the bracket, Chad Bishop looked unstoppable as he cruised through the field with wins over Russ Cormier (6-4), Mike Atanasijevic (6-2), Mario Morra (6-4), Jeremy Isard (6-5) and Wade Hill (6-5). In the lower bracket, Chris Lee had wins over Isaac Ramos (6-7), Jeff Pollock (6-2), Kevin Lazaro (6-4), Shane Gummerson (6-5) and Greg Plester (6-4). Chris eventually was sent to the b-side of the draw after he lost the hot seat match to Chad Bishop (6-3). After a long day of competitive competition on Saturday, the 47-player field was narrowed down to only 12 players.
Shane 'Gummer' Gummerson
Shane Gummerson had a healthy breakfast Sunday morning as he starting out with a strong win on the b-side over top level player Mario Morra (7-9). Shane's stand-up style of play continued into the evening as his game got stronger with each match. Shane dispensed his opponents one-by-one eliminating Dave Lettner (7-5), Wade Hill (7-2), Terry Snache (7-2) and Chris Lee (7-4).
In the final match of the tournament, Shane Gummerson (7) faced Chad Bishop (6). Experience prevailed and "Gummer" took the first place prize with a 7-3 win over Chad. Nice shooting boys!
This is how they finished:
PAYOUT
CALCUTTA
1st
Shane Gummerson (7)
$750
$780
2nd
Chad Bishop (6)
$450
$400
3rd
Chris Lee (6)
$310
$230
4th
Terry Snache (5)
$225
$160
5-6th
Wade Hill (6)
$160
5-6th
Greg Plester (7)
$160
7-8th
Dave Lettner (6)
$100
7-8th
Jeremy Isard (6)
$100
9-12th
Mario Morra (11)
$75
9-12th
Steve Scobie (6)
$75
9-12th
Ronald Giron (7)
$75
9-12th
Adrian Fragoso (6)
$75
See you at the next at Shooters in Toronto on November 30th.