Where do I start? I just finished processing over 500 pictures, and I am a little bit drowsy, but this is what I witnessed yesterday in Sonoma.
The event started on Saturday and ended Sunday evening after an excellent final game.
I am not going to talk about everything that transpired that day, but basically, there were 4 categories: Concours A, Concours B, Consolante A, and Consolante B.
Sunday, starting around 11:00 am, I took pictures of everything in sight without really knowing what was taking place. The only thing I know for sure (and witnessed from beginning to end), was Concours A finals.
It was a game opposing Paul Moua and By Wang to PJ Malette and Christophe Sarafian. It proved to be a great finish for this 2-day event, and a lot of people stayed late to watch that game. The 2 teams were evenly matched, with good pointers and good shooters on both sides.
Both teams played very well and took the lead back and forth until 6:24 pm when both squads reached a score of 10-10. At this point, any team could have won, but By Wang’s awesome shooting (despite a desperate attempt by PJ to drown the jack) made the difference. On the last “mène” he scored 3 points and closed the deal.
Paul Moua and By Wang won the event with a final score of 13/10.
This is all I will say. I will let the pictures do the rest.
Alain
PS: the pictures are shown in 2 albums Part One and Part Two (featuring Concours A finals). Enjoy.
Just received from Joe LaTorre:
Concours A
1st. Paul Moua / By Vang
2nd PJ Mallette / Christophe Sarafian
3rd Jean-Michel Poulnot / Pascal Tisseur
4th Kham Chounlamany / Tim Peppel
Concours B
1st Will Poire / Lizzie Poire
2nd Dave Lanter / Chan Xiong
3rd Peter Mathis / Carlos Pez
4th Lisa Skerl / Barbara Hall
Consolante A
1st Adair Hastings / Ashlee Dencklau
2nd Maggie Lane / Ernesto Santos
3rd/4th Ed Porto / Antoine Lofaro, Philippe Arnaud / Paulo Custred (prizes split)
Consolante B
1st Hendrik Idzerda / Peter Taylor
2nd Phillipe Guerit / Serge Hanne
3rd Joe Danielson / Sara Danielson