Duggan Digs Lucasi Billiards Victory
Lucasi Hybrid Cues All-American Tour / Virginia Beach, VA
by InsidePOOL Staff
Bill Duggan managed an undefeated run through the field at the January 14 stop of the Lucasi Hybrid Cues All-American Tour, eking out a 5-4 hill-hill thriller in the finals over Eric Moore. The stop was hosted by Inland Reef in Virginia Beach, VA, where the $1,000-added 9-ball scratch tournament on 7-foot Valley bar boxes drew 26 players.
On the A-side, Duggan bested Bill Mason 5-3, while Moore defeated Dave Perry. Duggan then took the hot seat with a 5-1 effort over Moore.
(L-R) Joey Glover (3rd), Bill Duggan (1st) and Eric Moore (2nd)
On the B-side, both Joe Hughes and Vern Steinke were relegated to seventh place by Ray Reyna 5-2 and Joey Glover 5-2, respectively. Reyna and Mason were eliminated in the next round by Dave Perry 5-4 and Glover 5-4, respectively. Glover then ousted Perry at fourth place by a score of 5-4, but Glover settled at third place in the next round with a loss to Moore in the B-side finals. The tournament finals almost went two sets, but Duggan hung on to victory by a 5-4 margin over Moore in the first set for the title.
Results:
1st Bill Duggan $400
2nd Eric Moore $300
3rd Joey Glover $175
4th Dave Perry $75
5th Bill Mason $50
Ray Reyna
7th Joe Hughes $40
Vern Steinke