The 2016 5th Annual Honey Martin’s Montreal 1-Wall Big Ball Open: July 2nd

Posted on Jul 3 2016 - 6:38am by DV

13332861_989515367829862_3965703102879544752_nMontreal hosted one of Canada’s biggest outdoor tournaments of the year over the 4th of July weekend, with Canadian legend Danny Bell, R48 star Ryan Bowler, and New York City 1-Wall stars George Figueroa, Han-Ching Lin, Veronica Figueroa and Yolanda Monroe amongst the more than 60 players from across Canada and the U.S. entered in the event.

Brooklyn’s George Figueroa dominated the field in the Men’s Open Singles at the Honey Martin’s, defeating fellow New Yorkers Johnny Javier in the semifinals and Han-Ching Lin in the final. “George was dominant throughout the event,” stated WPH Reporter Ryan Bowler. “George served incredibly well and was shooting everything.”

Figueroa teamed with Chris Benitez in slamming the doubles, defeating Danny Bell and Lin in the doubles final.

Quasia Zeigler took the Women’s Open Singles, defeating Shirley Chen in a competitive final, 21-18.

Veronica Figueroa teamed with Yolanda “YoYo” Monroe to win the Women’s Doubles. “Yo Yo and Veronica just dominated the front and had great kills,” stated Bowler. “Team YoYo/Veronica were impressive to watch!”

Huge thanks to WPH Reporter Ryan Bowler for reporting the exciting action from Montreal!

13439029_1009249489189783_3427483534134312094_nFor draws from all of the brackets from the Honey Martins’ Montreal 1-Wall Big Ball Open, go here

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David Fink

WPH Senior Writer