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Choose from the many sections of the Hunter Classics Tours' Exciting Past
 
Which Year do you 
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Hunter Classics
Tour Champions:


2007

Heather Lloyd

2006

Heather Lloyd

2005

Leslie Anne Rogers
2004
Leslie Anne Rogers
2003
Leslie Anne Rogers
2002
Leslie Anne Rogers
2001
Leslie Anne Rogers
2000
Kim White
1999
Melanie Koger
1998
June Walter
1997
Shelly Barnes
1996
Orietta Strickland
1995
Julie Mason
1994
Mona Biddle

Quick facts:

  • Longest, largest running regional women's tour.
  • Most women in one event - 72 - at Fast Eddie's in Austin, Texas Feb 2006 (won by Xiaoting Pan (from China)).  
  • Most women in a combined event - 128 - when the Hunter Classics Tour was held in conjunction with the Amateur Nationals in Austin, TX in August 1995 (won by Kimberly Kirk)
  • Most expensive cue(s): Hunter Classics Custom Cues valued at $2,700 - raffled at Big Daddy's Billiards in Alvin, TX November 2004. $2,600 - raffled at Legend's Billiards in League City August 2004.  Two others - One raffled off Sept 2001 and the other Feb 2003 valued each at $2,400.
  • Lisa Marr becomes first to win three events in a row (2002)!
  • Leslie Anne Rogers becomes first to win Tour Champion FIVE Years in a row (2001-2005)!

Chronology of the Hunter Tour:

  • How and Why did the Hunter Tour get started?
  • First Hunter Article - "Hunter Classics Amateur Women's Tour Kicks Off Its First Year"
  • 'Tour Director' to 'Board of Directors':
  • How did Qualifiers start?
    • Gentleman Jack offers 4 Qualifiers - 1998 (and who can play in them?)
    • Two WPBA Prescott Qualifiers were won in 1998 and early 1999
    • Starting in April of 1999, each stop would be a WPBA Qualifier!  (you could qualify for the event by paying an extra $50. Whoever has placed the highest and paid the extra $50, gets to play in a WPBA event!)
    • Top Ten Qualifier Drawing (year 2000 only due to WPBA Qualifier limit) - at the end of the year, the top ten names in the rankings who had not won a qualifier were put in a hat and a name was drawn to see who won a WPBA Qualifier.  Julie Stephenson won the Qualifier in 2000.
    • WPBA limits Qualifiers to 4 a year - 2001 to Feb 2002
      • *(A 60-day notice is required by the WPBA to have a Qualifier - because ABQ was in Feb, we didn't hear this news in time for the stop to be a Qualifier.)
      • (1/29/02) Players ranked on the WPBA Tour up to 48, but who are not a Touring Pro, must pay an additional $25 to play in any non-qualifiers at a Hunter Tour Event.  If the event is a qualifier, you do not have to pay the extra $25.
    • Each stop a WPBA Qualifier started again in 2004 to present.
    • 2005 - trial period of $75 fee or number of ladies interested in qualifier divided into $500 (which ever is lesser).
    • Qualifier fee was reduced from $75 to only $20 for all the stops of 2006.  Courtesy of an anonymous donor who wants to provide an avenue for ALL players to afford a chance at the WPBA Qualifiers.  If $500 (the price of a WPBA entry fee) is not raised with the WPBA Qualifier fees, he will make up the difference for the tour and the ladies.  Thank you to our anonymous donor!
    • Qualifier Winners
  • Can Pros play?  How did that evolve?
  • Hunter Classics Logo - created in 2000 and a new one created in 2005.
  • True Double Elimination?
    • 1994-2001 - The semi-finals was a race to 9 and the finals was one race to 11.
    • 2002 - After a few inquiries from some of the players wanting a true double elimination tournament, the Hunter Classics Board took a vote of the members to see if they wanted the finals of the Hunter Classics Tour to be true double elimination or kept to one race to 9 in the semi-final and one race to 11 in the final.  When the voting was over, an overwhelming majority wanted the tour to become true double elimination (i.e. race 7 in the semi-final and (if necessary two races to 7) in the final.  This change was implemented in 2002.
  • Who Breaks?
    • 1994 - 2000 - Winner breaks.
    • 2001- 2005 - In a effort to encourage new players to participate in the Hunter Classics Tour-all matches played on Saturday will be alternating break.  Players will flip or lag for the first break and will alternate turns during the remainder of the match. Matches played on Sunday will be Winner break.
    • 2006- present - Alternate break throughout the entire tournament.
  • How have the points evolved?
    • 1994-1999: points were given through 12th place for each stop.
    • 2000-2001:  Points changed to reflect an incentive for players trying to get perfect attendance.  Each person per stop received points.  See 2000 and 2001 point standings.
    • In 2002 - present, the WPBA wanted the regional tours to use their point system.  See 2002 , 2003 , 2004, 2005 , and current point standings.
      • Affected tournament by the points: Regional Tour Championship.  Top 8 of the Hunter Tour competed with the top 8 of eight other women's tour in Nov 2001, top 7 in Nov 2003 and top 8 in 2005.
  • What awards are available? 
    • Tour Champion - the player with the most points. 
      • The WPBA started inviting the Tour Champion to the WPBA Nationals.  Precedence has been an invite to the BCA Nationals in May, also.
      • Quick Fact:  So far there has been only one play-off - in 1999, when Melanie Koger and Shelly Barnes tied for points at the end of the last stop.  They played one race and Melanie won.
      • Click here for all Tour Champions (including pictures!)
    • Tour Champion Runner-Up
      • 1999 - Shelly Barnes
      • 2000 - Gail Lave
      • 2001 - Brenda Plantz
      • 2002 - Orietta Strickland
      • 2003 - Lisa Marr
      • 2004 - Tara McCracken
      • 2005 - Heather Pulford
      • 2006 - Leslie Anne Rogers
      • 2007 - Leslie Anne Rogers
    • Best Sportsmanship - played free the following year: 
      • 1997 - Dora Valdez
      • 1998 - June Walter 
    • Most Improved Player - plays free the following year:
      • 1997 - Gail Roles
      • 1998 - Melinda Bailey
      • 1999 - Judy Byam and Melanie Koger
      • 2000 - Kawania Watson
      • 2001 - Mindy Williams
      • 2002 - Audra Carter
      • 2003 - Rachel Hurst
      • 2004 - Michelle Cortez
      • 2005 - Heather Pulford
      • 2006 - Terry Petrosino
      • 2007 - Kyu Yi
    • Perfect Attendance
      • 2000 - $200 drawing
      • 2001 - $200 drawing and 1 free entry paid in 2002
      • 2002 - $200 drawing and 1 free entry paid in 2003
      • 2003 - $200 drawing and 1 free entry paid in 2004
      • 2004 - $100 drawing and 1 free entry paid in 2005
      • 2005 - $100 drawing and 1 free entry paid in 2006
      • 2006 - $200 drawing and 1 free entry paid in 2007
      • 2007 - $200 drawing and 1 free entry paid in 2008
  • What about the Second Chance Event
    • Held EVERY Sunday of a Hunter Classics Stop for members not in the main event (or couldn't play on Saturday due to personal conflicts).  At least $100 is added to the tournament with only a $10 entry fee.  Tour Champions are not eligible to play in this tournamenrt

 
 
 

 

 

 

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