If you haven't already heard the name, let me introduce you to Skyler Woodward. Skyler, according to his Facebook fan page, is 21 years old and is from Ledbetter, Kentucky. I've been hearing his name more and more lately as he is starting to rack up top 5 finishes left and right. Starting in January 2014 at the Derby City Classic, he has continued to get hot. At the Derby City Classic, he placed pretty low in the 9-Ball Banks division at 65th, but placed 13th in the One Pocket tournament. He won the Bank Pool Ring Game, taking home $6,000 for that win alone.
The next month, February 24 - March 2, he placed 5th in the US Bar Box Championship in Reno, Nevada, and took 3rd in the 9-Ball division. But he was just getting warmed up...
In March 2014 he placed 5th in the Big Tyme Billiards One Pocket tournament and took home the top prize in the 9-Ball tournament ($4,000). Later that month, he played in the White Diamond Billiards annual tournament in Lafayette, Louisiana, placing 7th.
In a unique event, Skyler took on Jesse Bowman in Wisconsin June 13 - 14 for a 9-Ball race to 100 event for $20,000!! After the first night, Skyler was up by just 1 rack, 50-49. On day 2, after it was all over, Skyler came out on top 100-82. $20,000!!
July saw Skyler play in the 2014 BCAPL National 8-Ball Championships...he won it. Rounding out the top 5 were Charlie Bryant, Oscar Dominguez, Dennis Hatch, and Greg Harada, Jr. Stiff competition!
Lastly, Skyler just won the Smokin' Aces Bar Box Tournament...undefeated, I might add, held August 16-17, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Key to this win was defeating Shane Van Boening, not once, but twice!!
I predict we'll be seeing a lot of Skyler in the future!
If you would like to keep up with Skyler, you can follow his Facebook fan page.
