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Crazy 8 stands in Voyagers’ way to title win
The Jonny’s Crazy 8 is the only team standing on Jokers IT&E Voyagers’ way to the title victory in the Budweiser Cup Tuesday 8-Ball Billiards League, which ends tonight at Jonny’s Bar in Garapan.
The Crazy 8 will be hosting the Voyagers, the regular season champions, as both teams clinched the finals berths after dispatching their respective semis opponents in last week’s matches held at various bars on Saipan.
The Voyagers pulled off a 9-6 win over sister team Jokers Str8 Shooters, while the Crazy 8 edged Smoke Pub Sang&D’Gang, 9-7, in a pair of Final Four race-to-9 contests.
Mark Butac sealed the win for the Voyagers after beating Chester Cuento in the singles 8-ball event.
Nolan Cultura kept the Str8 Shooters in the match when he defeated the Voyagers’ Brian Nelvis to move within two, 6-8, but that proved to be their final stand as luck sided with Butac in his match-up with Cuento.
In the Crazy 8-Sang&D’Gang match, Rey Pinangay gave the Jonny’s crew the victory when he defeated Tom Muna.
The Smoke Pub-backed squad threatened at 7-8 after Fuanny Kelulau’s conquering of Warlee Ellama, but Muna could not force a rubber match as he succumbed to Pinangay in the next match.
The Voyagers scored a 9-8 upset win over the top-ranked Saipan TV Hustlers to clinch a semis berth.
Jokers IT&E finished second to Saipan TV after the elimination round with the Voyagers compiling a 150-75 slate against the Hustlers’ 151-74 slate.
The Voyagers defeated the Hustlers in the regular season finals with Butac, Brian Nelvis, and R.J. Mascarinas delivering the wins in the race-to-9 contest, while the Shooters earned third place honors after beating Jonny’s Crazy 8.
