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6 December 2017 Issue #61 www.sportsenergynews.com

First Ladies’ Tournament at Rack –Em-Up Billiards

By Markus Noé top four winners would move on. At
this point it turned into a blind draw.
n Sunday, October 22, Rack-Em-
OUp Billiards hosted its first ever The two semi-final matches ended up
being Mel Jacobs vs Kelly Tenholder
women-only tournament. This was the
brain child of Loreen Toutant a long time and Louanne Leger vs Sara Lee; the
winners would move to the final. The
competitive player, who has played at
every level of pool available in Canada losers would play to determine who
would finish 3rd and 4th. Jacobs, who
including the prestigious Canadian
Billiard & Snooker Association’s went through the entire round-robin
undefeated, ended up suffering her
Canadian Championships.
first lost in the semi-final to Tenholder.
Since moving from the Greater Outside of Jacobs, Leger was the only
Toronto Area a few years ago, Toutant local left and she lost to Lee.
has been a welcome addition to the local
pool scene. Using her connections in Tenholder appeared to get
the Women’s circuit, and with the help comfortable with her surroundings as
of the owner of Rack-Em-Up Billiards the day progressed and improved with
Doug Disotell, Toutant was able to each match which resulted with her
organize a successful first event. winning the tournament.
Congratulations to the four winners.
Despite other events going on
simultaneously, a healthy field of After a long day of pool, each earned From left to right: Mel Jacobs, Louanne Leger, Sara Lee, and Kelly
twelve showed up to take part; one some well deserved cash for their Tenholder Photo Submitted
came from as far as Kitchener ON. The troubles.
two best represented rooms in terms of Toutant would like to thank Doug smoothly. and cues. Feel free to call Doug Disotell
participation in this field were Rack- Disotell, who returned the “green at 1-613-933-9362 for all your billiard
Em-Up Billiards and Tailgators located fees” into the prize fund, for his help Everyone is invited to visit Rack- needs.
in Ottawa ON. organising and running the tournament. Em-Up Billiards Facebook page to find Payouts:
Toutant would also like to extend a out information on leagues, upcoming
This tournament was a round-robin tournaments, and watch some of their Kelly Tenholder $180
format; each player would play each thank you to Henry Barkwell. He acted archived tournament matches. Rack- Sara Lee $90
other once - a best of three games. After as assistant director throughout the day Em-Up Billiards also sells cues and Louanne Leger $50
each player played eleven matches the and was crucial to the event going so installs, as well as repairs, pool tables Mel Jacobs $40

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