Many of the ladies were from Colorado and Texas, but some were also from Minnesota, New Mexico, North Dakota, Wisconsin, and even Hawaii.  This field of 40 was filled with exceptional talent and a who's who of great players.  In the past 6 weeks, several of the ladies had either placed extremely well at the BCA Nationals and/or recent WPBA events.  Just to mention a few:  Pam Bell (who is one point away from being a WPBA touring pro) joined the Hunter Classics Tour for the first time;  BCA Women's Open Champion Jackie Broadhurst was on hand, along with Master's player (taking third place in May) Terri Kelley who is the points leader going into this stop;  Leslie Anne Rogers who has played in many (if not all) of the WPBA stops this year;  Julia Gabriel, coming off a 5th place finish in the Women's Master's in Vegas and an impressive showing in the WPBA just last weekend;  Phoebe Choy who placed very well in her last two WPBA events; and young sensation Anna Kostanian from Albuquerque who played in the WPBA Pro event in Vegas in May.  With all of the talent, it was tough to figure out who would come out on top.  In the end, it was Phoebe Choy all the way from Hawaii winning the tournament, the first place prize of $750 and the WPBA Qualifier!

Phoebe Choy 

For hosting this event, owner Terry was given a beautiful Hunter Classics Custom Cue, valued at $1,900.  It is yet another beautiful example of Wes Hunter's work! 

Play commenced at 10am on Saturday but dwindled down to only 12 players left in the main event on Sunday.  It was a fierce battle for the top prize - with many of the local Colorado girls playing well, hanging tough and pulling through some difficult matches.  Including Katrina Games who placed a deserving 7th/8th, Caela Henley, who defeated many good players for a very respectable 9th place, and from Fort Collins with an equally impressive run and placing 9th was newcomer Nicole Hellmer.

Phoebe Choy defeated Terri Kelley 7-5 on Sunday morning for a chance to play for the winner's bracket against Board Member Julie Stephenson. Phoebe won that match 7-3 and waited for her spot in the finals.  Leslie Anne Rogers, on the one-loss side on Sunday (at the hands of Anna from Saturday) had a long road ahead of her to reach the finals, but did so by dispatching Stacy Jackman, Rachel Hurst, Terri Kelley, Pam Bell and Julie Stephenson.

Julie Stephenson, Phoebe Choy and Leslie Anne Rogers

In the end, it would be Phoebe Choy defeating Leslie 7-3 for the tournament win , $750 and the Qualifier.  Leslie won $550 for her second place finish, Julie Stephenson from Texas placed 3rd and won $375 and Pam Bell placed 4th and won $225.  Terri Kelley came in 5th, barely losing her first place in the point standings by 35 points to Phoebe Choy.  Anna Kostanian also placed 5th with Rachel Hurst from Texas placing 7th.  Congratulations to all of the ladies! 

On Sunday on the other side of Paradise Billiards, 10 ladies came to play in the $100 added 2nd chance event, with Julia Gabriel taking first place and $90. Hunter Tour veteran Julie Ekman came in second and won $60, with Monica Anderson forfeiting for 3rd place (and $35) to catch a plane back to Texas.  And all the way from North Dakota was Shelly Johnson who came in 4th place and won $15.

Julie Ekman (2nd) and Julia Gabriel (1st)

A huge thank you to our gracious host Terry McFadden, Bob Winter for being our wonderful referee, and all the wait staff at Paradise Billiards.  And once again, thanks to Wes Hunter for his much appreciated support of the Hunter Classics tour! 

Terry McFadden and Bob Winter

2nd Chance Tournament Results:
      $100 added
 

1st	Julia Gabriel	$90
2nd	Julie Ekman	$60
3rd	Monica Anderson	$35
4th	Shelly Johnson	$15