Strickland in the House on OB Cues Tour
OB Cues Ladies’ 9-Ball Tour / League City, TX
by InsidePOOL Staff
The OB Cues Ladies’ 9-Ball Tour held their championship stop November 21-22 at Legend’s Billiards in League City, TX. Of the 49 players who came out for the event, it was Orietta Strickland who ended up in the winner’s circle, taking her first tour title.
Before the tournament started, the year-end awards were given out. The 2009 OB Cues Ladies’ Tour Champion was awarded to Lisa Marr, while the Most Improved Player award was given to Lisa Henderson-Major.
As the main event commenced, there were many strong matches right out of the chute, and there were some early favorites who found themselves on the left side of the bracket sooner than expected. On Sunday, Strickland was on a winning mission and was taking no prisoners. For the hot seat match, it was Amanda “The Natural” Lampert versus Strickland, and at first it was looking like Lampert, who was ahead 5-3, was going take the hot seat. But Strickland knotted the score at 5-all and won the next two for a 7-5 victory to wait for her finals contender.
Lampert was not done yet and wanted a rematch. After soundly defeating Tara Williams 7-1, she beckoned for Strickland to bring it on again. But Lampert sat out most of the finals match, as Strickland kept control of the match with some superb play, finishing off the set at 7-1.
Of the 49 players who came out for the event, it was Orietta Strickland who ended up in the winner’s circle, taking her first tour title. Left to Right: Orietta Strickland, Mindy Cohen, and Amanda Lampert
Results:
1st Orietta Strickland $750
2nd Amanda Lampert $560
3rd Tara Williams $405
4th Julie Comitini $270
5th Lisa Henderson-Major $155
Leslie Anne Rogers
7th Jennifer Kraber $105
Terry Petrosino
9th Jennifer Pavlovick $80
Michelle Cortez
Deanna Henson
Courtney Peters
13th Lisa Marr $50
Ming Ng
Kim Pierce
Rebecca Riley