1996 Huntsville Winter Open Results

   The 1996 Huntsville Winter Open was held February 9 in
   Huntsville, AL.  Due to a postponement from January participation
   was low even with an entry fee reduced to $10 (no prize money,
   except the free doubles event paid $10 to the winning team).  The
   tournament went smoothly and all seemed to enjoy themselves.

   Format was a giant round robin and single elimination doubles.
   Jay Sourinthone (Nashville, TN) defeated Don Gaither (Hazel Green,
   AL) in a close 3 game Championship final.  The championship division
   was dominated by the 4 Sourinthone brothers (Jay, Saymek, Lock and
   Noi).  I personally had to play all four and managed to keep the
   younger two, Lock (14?) and Noi (11?) out of the semi-finals.  Terry
   "Ike" Hamilton (Birmingham, AL) kept Saymek out of the semi-finals
   in the other afternoon round robin.

   In Class A, Ed Watts (Huntsville, AL) defeated Justin Davis (Decatur,
   AL). Thip Vong (Nashville) defeated Jason Denton (Decatur, AL) in the
   Class B finale; and Gary Wood (Birmingham) defeated Bob Countess
   (Huntsville, AL) to take the Class C title.

   Jay Sourinthone and Shaun Stallings (Nashville) took the doubles
   prize by edging past Lock and Saymek Sourinthone.

-- Chip Patton

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