4th Annual Bumper Pool Championship

(NBPA Finals is best-of-7 format)

#4 Just Joe defeated #3 Tommy Love in 7 games
Game 1: Tommy Love defeated Just Joe by 1
Game 2: Just Joe defeated Tommy Love by 2
Game 3: Tommy Love defeated Just Joe by 2
Game 4: Just Joe defeated Tommy Love by 2
Game 5: Tommy Love defeated Just Joe by 2
Game 6: Just Joe defeated Tommy Love by 1
Game 7: Just Joe defeated Tommy Love by 3

BUMPER JESUS 2005: Just Joe

(All Semifinals series are best-of-7 format)

#4 Just Joe defeated #1 Dee Zastrous in 6 games
Game 1: Just Joe defeated Dee Zastrous by 1
Game 2: Dee Zastrous defeated Just Joe by 2
Game 3: Just Joe defeated Dee Zastrous by 4
Game 4: Just Joe defeated Dee Zastrous by 1
Game 5: Dee Zastrous defeated Just Joe by 1
Game 6: Just Joe defeated Dee Zastrous by 1

#3 Tommy Love defeated #2 McBake in 6 games
Game 1: McBake defeated Tommy Love by 1
Game 2: McBake defeated Tommy Love by 4
Game 3: Tommy Love defeated McBake by 2
Game 4: Tommy Love defeated McBake by 4
Game 5: Tommy Love defeated McBake by 1
Game 6: Tommy Love defeated McBake by 2

(All Quarterfinals series are best-of-5 format)

#1 Dee Zastrous defeated #8 South Paw in 5 games
Game 1: Dee Zastrous defeated South Paw by 2
Game 2: South Paw defeated Dee Zastrous by 2
Game 3: South Paw defeated Dee Zastrous by 2
Game 4: Dee Zastrous defeated South Paw by 2
Game 5: Dee Zastrous defeated South Paw by 4

#4 Just Joe defeated #5 Dick in 5 games
Game 1: Just Joe defeated Dick by 4
Game 2: Just Joe defeated Dick by 2
Game 3: Dick defeated Just Joe by 2*
Game 4: Dick defeated Just Joe by 4
Game 5: Just Joe defeated Dick by 5

#3 Tommy Love defeated #6 Vince in 3 games
Game 1: Tommy Love defeated Vince by 3
Game 2: Tommy Love defeated Vince by 2
Game 3: Tommy Love defeated Vince by 1

#2 McBake defeated #7 The Viking in 5 games
Game 1: The Viking defeated McBake by 2
Game 2: McBake defeated The Viking by 3
Game 3: McBake defeated The Viking by 2
Game 4: The Viking defeated McBake by 2
Game 5: McBake defeated The Viking by 2

(All Opening Round Series are best-of-3 format)

#1 Dee Zastrous received a BYE

#8 South Paw defeated #9 Buster Hymen in 2 games
Game 1: South Paw defeated Buster Hymen by 2
Game 2: South Paw defeated Buster Hymen by 4

#5 Dick received a BYE

#4 Just Joe received a BYE

#3 Tommy Love received a BYE

#6 Vince defeated #11 The Paperboy in 2 games
Game 1: Vince defeated The Paperboy by 2
Game 2: Vince defeated The Paperboy by 3

#7 The Viking defeated #10 The Natural in 2 games
Game 1: The Viking defeated The Natural by 3
Game 2: The Viking defeated The Natural by 2

#2 McBake received a BYE

A new episode of The Simpsons following the game:

"Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass", Episode #1602
Homer's impromptu dance at a carnival leads to a job choreographing victory dances for sports stars Tom Brady, Warren Sapp, Michelle Kwan, Yao Ming and LeBron James.

Just Joe had mentioned the idea of using someone other than the players to "count" during the break during the tournament - hopefully eliminating the possibility of someone committing a "quick break."

A referee-type individual seems like a really good idea to me, and who better to fill that role than somebody who is not participating in the tournament?

I nominate Jigga James to do the coutning and also to establish if a foul has been committed, most notably with the "jump shot." If your unclear what defines a legal "jump shot," check out the rules on the NBPA blog. In addition, Jigga (if he's up to the task) could have the final say in judging who's closer to the hole after a close break.

A site forwarded by the Jesus Killer himself, The Natural.

The pairings for the 4th Annual Bumper Pool Championship (subject to change):

OPENING ROUND (best-of-3)

#1 Dee Zastrous will receive a BYE

#8 South Paw vs. #9 Buster Hymen

#5 Dick will receive a BYE

#4 Just Joe will receive a BYE

#3 Tommy Love will receive a BYE

#6 Vince vs. #11 The Paperboy

#7 The Viking vs. #10 The Natural

#2 McBake will receive a BYE


QUARTERFINALS (best-of-5)

#1 Dee Zastrous vs. #8 South Paw/#9 Buster Hymen

#4 Just Joe vs. #5 Dick

#3 Tommy Love vs. #6 Vince/#11 The Paperboy

#2 McBake vs. #7 The Viking/#10 The Natural

The seedings, as determined by the 2004 season winning percentage, will be announced on this site on February 1, 2005.