Bryant Tames Tidewater Tour
Oct 5th, 2005 by admin
Bryant Tames Tidewater TourBy Bill RosenbergerHaving 12 Brunswick and Diamond tables wasn’t enough for on Cue Sports Bar in Greenville, NC. They did one better by hosting a Tidewater Tour event on October 2-3.The private pool club saw Leroy Bryant claim victory, but he had to work through the one-loss side, as well as beat the man who put him there.
The quarterfinal match pitted Bryant and Tommy Cooke. Cooke led early and often and pulled out a 7-5 victory. Bryant headed to the loser’s bracket to await the loser of the hot seat match between Cooke and Charlie Brinson.The Brinson/Cooke match was as close as could be. Both men traded games back and forth until the match went hill-hill at 6. Brinson, though, controlled the final rack and won 7-6.Cooke then headed to the semifinal against Bryant, who was looking for revenge. Bryant caught fire early and ran away with the match, winning 7-5.
Brinson and Bryant faced off in the finals for the $400 prize. Bryant jumped out to an early 3-1 lead. He then finished off Brinson by winning six of the final nine games for the 9-4 tournament victory. “Leroy really controlled the table,” described tournament director Buxton Turner. “When he did let Charlie shoot, he was stuck without any offensive shots. Leroy played a good offense and a tough defense.”
Results:
1st Leroy Bryant $400
2nd Charlie Brinson $230
3rd Tommy Cooke $150
4th Dave Bollman $80
5th Kelly Farrar, Billy Peadon $50
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