Recap: East vs West Competition and Awards Ceremony

11/3/2021

Recap: East vs West Competition and Awards Ceremony

Only a month late...the East vs West Competition was the biggest yet! Thank you to all of the players and guests who came down to Harrah's Casino to take part in the event. While the overall score below looks lopsided, this was one of the closest competitions with East and West players trading the lead back and forth multiple times throughout the weekend as each side was looking to win the Bert Adams East vs West Trophy. Both sides were neck and neck until about mid-day on the final day when the East side pulled ahead for good.

Event Pictures

Bert Adams Trophy

At the 3rd Annual East vs West Competition, we renamed the winning trophy the Bert Adams East vs West Trophy to honor one of the great ambassadors of the game.

East vs West Competition Overall Points

Breakdown of Overall Points

Photo of the East players still in attendance when they were announced the winners!

Player of the Year Presentations

The 2020-2021 Player of the Year, Doug Zafft, was recognized during the awards ceremony. New this year, we recognized the Female Players of the Year for the past four years - 2017-2018 , 2018-2019 , 2019-2020 , 2020-2021

State Champions Jersey Presentation

State Champions who were in attendance were presented with their jerseys during the event.

Copper Club Invitational

The Copper Club Invitational is open to the top 32 players in the Arizona State Standings during the previous season. Each player received a commemorative t-shirt sponsored by BagsBoards.com and played in a single elimination blind draw with a $500 prize pool.

1st place: Daniel M & Michael M ($350)
2nd place: Richard W & Doug Z ($150)

Event Standings

Intermediate Singles

Intermediate singles featured 61 players competing in a double elimination bracket.

1st place: Joe Eccles ($200)
2nd place: Andrew Mendoza ($150)
3rd place: Nathaniel Ysaguirre ($110)
4th place: Priscilla Roybal ($75)
T-5th place: Austin Lester ($50)
T-5th place: Jose Ochoa ($50)
T-7th place: Matthew elledge ($25)
T-7th place: Eddie Diaz ($25)

Event Standings

Competitive Singles

Competitive singles featured 59 players competing in a double elimination bracket.

1st place: Caden Mason ($300)
2nd place: Gina Ramirez ($200)
3rd place: Matthew Alvarez ($150)
4th place: Chris Roybal ($100)
T-5th place: Taylor Green ($75)
T-5th place: Jason Carr ($75)
T-7th place: Reynaldo Holguin ($50)
T-7th place: Luis Maldonado ($50)

Event Standings

Advanced Singles

Advanced singles featured 61 players competing in a double elimination bracket.

1st place: Doug Zafft ($500)
2nd place: Greg Cather ($350)
3rd place: Moses Zazueta ($250)
4th place: Kevin Nellis ($150)
T-5th place: Daniel Martinez ($100)
T-5th place: Peter Zazueta Jr ($100)
T-7th place: Derrick Lopez ($50)
T-7th place: Cody Smith ($50)

Event Standings

Women's Doubles

The Women's Doubles event featured 20 teams. The teams played a 3 game round robin that seeded them into a double elimination tournament.

1st place: Jillian W & Natalie D ($300)
2nd place: Chrissy H & Elizabeth H ($200)
3rd place: Renee D & Brittany E ($100)
4th place: Itzel G & Rachel W ($50)

Event Standings

Senior Singles

The Senior Singles event was a three game Rounders format that seeded the players into a double elimination tournament.

1st place: Tino M ($80)
2nd place: Don H ($25)

Event Standings

ACL Swap

The ACL Swap event had 111 players compete in a four game round robin with a new partner after each round. The top 64 players advanced to a single elimination tournament for the prize money.

1st place: Gavino D & Doug Z ($600)
2nd place: Greg C & Cam Connolly ($400)
3rd place: Moses Z & Chris G ($250)
4th place: Brian B & Austin E ($150)

Event Standings

8 Bag Challenge

The side game on Saturday was an 8-Bag Challenge. The challenge was open all day and the top three scores competed in a one round shoot-off. Nathan Dominguez and Don Hudson ended up tying and splitting the winnings.

Frequent Player Program Invitational

This invitational event was open to any player in Arizona who played in 40 or more ACL points events last season. Over 90 players qualified for the event and 54 competed in a single elimination blind draw with a $1,500 prize pool.

1st place: Moses Z & Gabe C ($500)
2nd place: Richard V & Greg C ($360)
3rd place: Rick P & Gavino D ($250)
4th place: Tino M & Jason S ($150)
T-5th place: Taylor G & Peter Z Jr ($60)
T-5th place: Rachel W & Paul D ($60)
T-5th place: Robert G & Joey W ($60)
T-5th place: Joey W & Ty Lopez ($60)

Event Standings

Rounders Doubles

Rounders Doubles was an endurance test. Each of the 88 teams competed in a six game progressive round robin. The results from Rounders split the teams into an advanced, competitive or intermediate bracket.

Advanced Doubles

1st place: Doogie V & Peter Z Jr ($1,200)
2nd place: Kevin N & Ty L ($750)
3rd place: Doug Z & Brian B ($500)
4th place: Nathan D & Derek D ($350)
T-5th place: Tino M & Daniel M ($250)
T-5th place: Jeff K & Matt K ($250)
T-7th place: Derrick L & Gabe C ($200)
T-7th place: Salty & Eddie C ($200)

Event Standings

Competitive Doubles

1st place: Matthew A & Chris R ($400)
2nd place: Robert G & Nick G ($300)
3rd place: Cam C & Nic F ($200)
4th place: Armando T & Terry B ($150)
T-5th place: Ken W & Nathaniel W ($100)
T-5th place: Jason B & Ben I ($100)
T-7th place: Jerry W & Taylor G ($40)
T-7th place: Jermaine C & Drea F ($40)

Event Standings