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Jans Wins Earns Another Spirit Tour Win

by J.A. Barnes

On September 24th-25th, 2005 the Ladies Spirit Tour visited Anastasia Billiard Room in St. Augustine, Florida.  Top picks took top honors and a few new faces stepped into the money rounds. The LTLUniverse.com sponsored WPBA Qualifier was up for grabs.

Belgium Champion Wendy Jans (pronounced Yans) went undefeated into the hot seat round.  Alongside her was Tracie Hines, also making an undefeated run.  When Hines and Jans squared off, it was a tight battle with both players playing safe when they did not have an offensive move.  Hines was first to take the lead of 4-2 but Jans caught up and took the next three games to reverse the lead to 5-4.  Hines made a long rail cut on the 5 in the next game but scratched on the 8, giving Jans the game and putting her on the hill (leading 6-4).  Hines gained another game but Jans held her off by taking a 1-9 combo for the 7-5 win.

On the other side, Jeannie Seaver was in the middle of a tough game with Debbie Schjodt (pronounced Shot).  Seaver took the early lead at 5-3 but Schjodt shot strong and came back, holding Seaver at the hill with a lead of 6-5.  Schjodt executed the 7, 8 and 9 perfectly to take the next game, making for a double-hill battle.  Schjodt got to the table again in the next game with only the last three balls remaining; playing two great shots to get a winning shot on the 9-ball.  Nerves must have been nagging at Schjodt though, as she missed the 9-ball; letting the game go to Seaver.  Seaver advanced to the semis and Schjodt wound up 4th. 

Hines was waiting for Seaver in the semifinals to see who would advance to play Jans.  Hines took the early lead at 5-3 but Seaver tied it back up at 5-all. Seaver then took a 3-9 combo to lead 6-5. Hines claimed the next game to meet Seaver on the hill.  After a battle for the out, Seaver got a shot at the 6 and ran the table to win 7-6. 

This marked the first time that Jans and Seaver met in a final match and suspense hung in the air. In the first game, Jans ran the table but missed the 7; however, she made it back to the table to finish the rack to go 1-0.  The next rack was back and forth but Jans was the one to close it out to lead 2-0.  After a safety battle over the 6, Seaver took a 6-7 carom to run out still  trailing 2-1.  Seaver then took two tough cuts and a bank shot on her way to running the next rack to tie 2-2.  Jans fired back by running the next rack to again lead 3-2.  Seaver rattled the 2 in the next rack and Jans took advantage to run out and double her lead to 4-2.  Seaver made a tough cut on the one to begin a run but a miscue on the 8 spelled a larger lead for Jans, 5-2.  Jans saw a bad roll in the next rack as she ran to the 4 but when the 4 hit the back of the pocket it popped back out, leaving a shot for Seaver.  Seaver was quick to take advantage and run out to trail 5-3.  A safety error by Jans in the next rack led to a 2-9 combo for Seaver and a closer score at 5-4.  A miscue by Jans in the next rack let Seaver in, to run out from the 3 and tie the match 5-5 for an even race.  Seaver took over the next rack to run from the 4, taking the lead for the first time and getting on the hill first, 6-5.  After a dry break by Seaver, a 1-9 combo lay up for Jans.  Jans potted the combo and was quickly in a double-hill match.  After a safety duel over the 2-ball, Jans got an open shot and ran out the remainder of the rack to secure her second Spirit Tour win in a row and her third overall.

 

     
1st Wendy Jans $ 700 + Qualifier
2nd Jeannie Seaver $ 450
3rd Tracie Hines
$ 350
4th Debbie Schjodt
$ 250
5th/6th Stephanie Mitchell, Ellen Van Buren
$ 150
7th/8th Bonnie Coats, Amanda Snell
$ 100 
9th-12th Crystal McCormick, Kelly Coyle, Niki Rasmussen, Alex Rodil
$ 50 
13th-16th Jessica Barnes, Helene Caukin, Lainey Jones, Sherry Sandaler
 
17th-24th Beth Amado, Heather Barkley, Katrina Beach, Lisa Hamilton, Cameron Hatmaker, Karin Anne Johnson, Edith Remsnyder, Vanessa Seaver
 
25th-32nd Libby Blake, Ashley Edens, Jessica Lee, Robin Gail Middleton, Jennifer Nelson
 
     
     
     

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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