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Press Release 5/13/2013
Players & Fans,
I have been asked by Snookers to provide you with the following motel info for our Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour event there on June 1 & 2.
LaQuinta Inn
36 Jefferson Blvd
Warwick, RI
401-941-6600
This is a very busy weekend due to many college graduations nearby. The rate is $139.10 but you may get it cheaper with discounts such as AAA etc.
I will be sending out the usual press release regarding this great event at Snookers in the very near future.
Thank You,
Mike Zuglan
D'Alfonso wins Fast Eddie' Joss Tour Stop
Tom D'Alfonso
Tom D'Alfonso avenged his only loss and defeated Ron Cosanzio twice in the finals to win the Joss NE 9-Ball Tour stop at Fast Eddie's Billiards Cafe in New Milford, Ct.
D'Alfonso and Cosanzio were the last players left standing on the winners side of the board in the 49 player field, but it was Cosanzio who scored a 9-6 win to take the hot-seat and send D'Alfonso to the left side.
D'Alfonso's stay on the one loss side would be a short one as he quickly eliminated Nelson Oliviera 9-4 to earn another shot against Cosanzio in the finals.
The first set of the finals was close all the way, but the match was decided in the 15th game when Cosanzio scratched while running out the rack for an 8-7 lead. Instead, it was D'Alfonso who would take the 8-7 lead and then go ahead to win the match 9-7.
The scratch late in the first match by Cosanzio might have taken the wind out of his sails as he would also fall in the second set of the finals 9-2 and D'Alfonso would be the final event winner
The second chance tournament on Sunday saw eighteen players compete for $860 in prize money.
The event would be won by Eric Tang, who could not be beaten all day. Tang beat Bob Vanduzee 3-2 for the hot-seat and then beat Bill Cote 3-0 in the finals.
The Joss NE 9-Ball Tour's next stop will be at Snookers in Providence, RI on June 1st - 2nd. Tour director Mike Zuglan is also still taking sign-ups for the Turning Stone Classic XXI, which will take place at Turning Stone Resort & Casino on September 19th - 22nd. Interested players should contact Zuglan at (518) 356-7163.
- by AzB staff
AZBilliards.com
Complete Results:
Main Event Payouts
1st Tom D'Alfonso $1050
2nd Ron Cosanzio $800
3rd Nelson Oliviera $600
4th Scott Ireland $450
5th Redgie Cutler $300
5th Jeremy Sossei $300
7th Mike Dechaine $200
7th Travis McKinney $200
9th Vincent Rocheford $100
9th Bob Vanduzee $100
9th Brent Boemmels $100
9th Vinny Zuniga $100
Second Chance Payouts
1st Eric Tang $300
2nd Bill Cote $210
3rd Bob Vanduzee $150
4th Brent Boemmels $100
5th Vinny Zuniga $50
5th Steve Mack $50
Jayson S haw Wins Joss NE 9-Ball Stop
Jayson Shaw continued his East Coast dominance with a win at the Joss NE 9-Ball Tour event at Raxx Pool Room & Grill in West Hempstead, NY on April 20th - 21st.
While Jayson has been virtually unbeatable recently, his winning this event would not be a "gimme" by any means, with a field that also included such notables as Mika Immonen, Mike Dechaine, Jeremy Sossei and Tom D'Alfonso.
After a lopsided 9-2 win over Mika Immonen, Shaw would ride the winners side with wins over Brent Boemmels and Michael Yednak, before a 9-3 win over D'Alfonso for the hot-seat.
Shaw's opponent in the finals, Jeremy Sossei, had dropped his second match of the event to Pete Ziemak, but that hadn't stopped him from running through the one loss side scoring notable wins over Zion Zvi, Mike Dechaine, Nelson Oliveira and D'Alfonso.
The true double elimination finals would see set 1 go to Sossei 9-5, but Shaw came back to take the second set 9-7 for the tournament win.
The second chance event on Sunday saw Dave Shlemperis bounce back from a Brent Boemmels loss and double dip Boemmels in the finals 3-1 and 3-2 for the tournament win.
The Joss NE 9-Ball Tour will be at Fast Eddie's Billiards Cafe in New Milford, CT on April 27th and 28th for their next tour stop.
Tour director Mike Zuglan is also still taking sign-ups for the Turning Stone Classic XXI, which will take place at Turning Stone Resort & Casino on September 19th - 22nd. Interested players should contact Zuglan at (518) 356-7163.
- by AzB staff
AZBilliards.com
Complete Results:
Main Event Payouts
1st Jayson Shaw $1050
2nd Jeremy Sossei $750
3rd Tom D'Alfonso $550
4th Nelson Oliveira $400
5th Mike Dechaine $250
5th Michael Yednak $250
Second Chance Payouts
1st Dave Shlemperis $300
2nd Brent Boemmels $200
3rd Ray Lee $100
4th Vikram Dasari $60
5th Scott Murphy $20
5th Alvin Thomas $20
Mike Dechaine		 Tetreault Undefeated for Joss Tour Win
Although Tetreault was undefeated, he dodged his fair share of bullets in this event. His first match of the tournament found him trailing Tom Acciavati 7-2 before Tetreault righted his ship and won the match 9-8.
Tetreault dodged another bullet in his final match of the day on Saturday when he saw his 8-4 lead over Dave Bounds get cut to a 8-8 scoreline. Again, Tetreault took control of the match and won the final game to stay undefeated on Saturday.
Sunday play saw Tetreault score a 9-6 win over Jeremy Sossei and then a 9-7 win over Nelson Oliviera for the hot-seat.
Oliviera would fall to Sossei 9-3 on the left side of the board and Sossei would face Tetreault in the finals.
The final match would be another close one with the score tied at 8-8 in the first set of the finals. Tetreault missed a tough 7-ball in the case game, but left Sossei hooked and would get another trip to the table, where he ran the final three balls for the 9-8 win.
Tetreault earned $1200 for first place, with Sossei taking home $900 for second.
The second chance event on Sunday saw 30 players who failed to make it to day two competed for $1100 in prize money.
This event would be won by Redgie Cutler, who defeated Aaron Greenwood 3-0 for the hot-seat and then defeated Tim Parisian 3-2 in the first and only set of the finals.
The next stop on the Joss NE 9-Ball Tour will be Raxx Billiards in West Hempstead, NY on April 20th - 21st. Tour director Mike Zuglan is also still taking sign-ups for the Turning Stone Classic XXI, which will take place at Turning Stone Resort & Casino on September 19th - 22nd. Interested players should contact Zuglan at (518) 356-7163.
- by AzB staff
AZBilliards.com
Complete Results:
Main Event Payouts
1st Matt Tetreault $1200
2nd Jeremy Sossei $900
3rd Nelson Oliviera $650
4th Spencer Auigbelle $500
5th Jason Michas $350
5th Tom D'Alfonso $350
7th Bruce Carroll $200
7th Dave Bounds $200
9th Chance Chin $100
9th Martin Daigle $100
9th Redgie Cutler $100
9th Ron Cosanzio $100
Second Chance Payouts
1st Redgie Cutler $320
2nd Tim Parisian $240
3rd Aaron Greenwood $180
4th Hendrick Drost $120
5th Tom Acciavatti $80
5th Dan Menzies $80
7th Ray Jewett $40
7th Brett Fenstermacher $40
Casanzio and Martoccia score Joss Tour Wins
While Joss NE 9-Ball Tour points leader, Jeremy Sossei, was competing in the Predator Tour event in Astoria, Ron Casanzio was defending his position as #2 on the points list.
Casanzio ran through a field of 29 players to compete for the hot-seat against Jason Michas. That match would be a close one, with Casanzio winning the match 9-7.
Michas would have his hands full with Bruce Carroll on the one loss side as the two combatants fought to hill-hill before Michas won the case game to earn another shot at Casanzio in the finals.
The first set of the double elimination finals would be another battle and another 9-7 scoreline, but a different winner as Michas won the match to force a second set to determine the tournament winner. As evenly matched as these two players were, it was another 9-7 scoreline with Casanzio winning the match and taking first place.
The tournament winner moved Casanzio within just 20 points of Sossei for the points lead.
The second chance event on Sunday saw Dominick Martoccia go undefeated through the field for the win. Martoccia defeated Pierre Sauve 3-1 for the hot-seat and then defeated Doug Wells 3-2 in the finals for the tournament win.
The Joss NE 9-Ball Tour will be at Golden Cue Billiards in Albany, NY on April 13th and 14th for their next event; the NE 9-Ball Open XXVI.
Tour director Mike Zuglan is taking signups now for the Turning Stone Classic XXI, which will take place at Turning Stone Resort & Casino on September 19th - 22nd. Interested players should contact Zuglan at (518) 356-7163.
- by AzB staff
AZBilliards.com
Complete Results:
Main Event Payouts
1st Ron Casanzio $1,000.00
2nd Jason Michas $650.00
3rd Bruce Carroll $450.00
4th Santo Merlo $350.00
5th Matt Tetreault $200.00
5th David Bounds $200.00
7th Aaron Greenwood $100.00
7th Mike Zuglan $100.00
Second Chance Payouts
1st Dom Martoccia $280.00
2nd Doug Wells $180.00
3rd Pierre Sauve $120.00
4th Dave Dimeo $80.00
5th Nick Coppola $50.00
5th Paul Rozonewski $50.00
Pomainville Earns First Joss Tour Win
Norm Pomainville made his way through a field of 41 players at Trick Shot Billiards in Clifton Park, NY to win his first Joss NE 9-Ball Tour stop; but it wasn't easy by any means.
Pomainville dropped the hot-seat match in a heartbreaking 9-8 match to Tom Acciavati, but bounced back with a 9-6 win over Ron Casanzio on the one loss side.
Pomainville squared off against Acciavati in the finals, and won the first set in another hill-hill match. The first set appeared to take all of the wind out of Acciavati's sails as Pomainville dominated a 9-2 match to capture first place.
The second chance event on Sunday draw a field of sixteen players and Paul Rozonewski went undefeated to win this event.
Rozonewski came out on fire and won his first three matches 3-0. A 3-2 win over Dan Menzies got Rozonewski into the hot-seat and a 3-1 win over Jeff Smolen in the finals earned Rozonewski the win.
The Joss NE 9-Ball Tour will be at Salt City Billiards in Syracuse on March 23rd and 24th for their next event.
Tour director Mike Zuglan is taking signups now for the Turning Stone Classic XXI, which will take place at Turning Stone Resort & Casino on September 19th - 22nd. Interested players should contact Zuglan at (518) 356-7163.
- by AzB staff
AZBilliards.com
Complete Results:
Main Event Payouts
1st Norm Pomainville $1,100.00
2nd Tom Acciavatti $800.00
3rd Ron Cosanzio $600.00
4th Jeremy Sossei $450.00
5th Kevin Ketz $325.00
5th Greg Antonakos $325.00
7th Bruce Carroll $150.00
7th Chance Chin $150.00
Second Chance Payouts
1st Paul Rozonewski $320.00
2nd Jeff Smolen $210.00
3rd Dan Menzies $130.00
4th Ray Jewett $80.00
5th Paul Picard $40.00
5th Dave Dimeo $40.00
Mike Dechaine		 Dechaine over Sossei for Joss Tour Win
Mike Dechaine held off a late run by Jeremy Sossei to win the Joss NE 9-Ball Tour's 4th Annual New England Pool & Billiards Hall of Fame Open on March 2nd and 3rd.
The field of sixty seven players would have their work cut out of them, as Mike Dechaine doesn't lose much on his home turf.
Dechaine found himself facing Jeremy Sossei for the hot-seat, where he scored a 9-8 win.
On the one loss side, Sossei demolished Joeu Dupuis 9-2, to earn a shot at redemption against Dechaine in the finals.
The first set of the finals saw Dechaine race out to a 7-2 lead before Sossei came back to win seven of the next eight games and steal the match 9-8. There would be late heroics for Sossei in the second set as Dechaine kept his foot on the gas throughout the match and won 9-4.
The win catapults Dechaine over Ron Casanzio into second place on the Joss Tour Points List - and well within striking distance of points list leader Jeremy Sossei.
The second chance tournament on Sunday saw twenty two players competing for nearly $1000 in prize money. Paul Dryden was the man to beat, as he defeated Francisco Cabral 3-1 for the hot-seat and then defeated Doug Brown 3-0 in the first set of the finals.
The Joss NE 9-Ball Tour will be back in action on March 16th and 17th at Trick Shot Billiards in Clifton Park, NY.
Tour director Mike Zuglan is taking signups now for the Turning Stone Classic XXI, which will take place at Turning Stone Resort & Casino on September 19th - 22nd. Interested players should contact Zuglan at (518) 356-7163.
- by AzB staff
AZBilliards.com
Complete Results:
Main Event Payouts
1st Mike Dechaine $1,350.00
2nd Jeremy Sossei $950.00
3rd Joe Dupuis $750.00
4th Joe Tucker $600.00
5th Phil Davis $450.00
5th Tom D'Alfonso $450.00
7th Nelson Oliviera $325.00
7th Karen Corr $325.00
9th Colin Maloney $200.00
9th Matt Tetreault $200.00
9th Ray MacNamara $200.00
9th Tom McGonagle $200.00
13th Paul Cormier $100.00
13th Ivaylo Petrov $100.00
13th Randy Labonte $100.00
13th Choneyi Tenzin $100.00
Second Chance Payouts
1st Paul Dryden $340.00
2nd Doug Brown $240.00
3rd Francisco Cabral $160.00
4th Bill Cote $100.00
5th Corey Payne $50.00
5th Jon Berglund $50.00
Sossei wins nine straight for Joss Tour Win
After a first round loss to Matt Tetreault, Jeremy Sossei forged a two day come-back through the one loss side to win the Joss NE 9-Ball Tour's tour stop at Sharpshooters billiards in Amsterdam, NY on February 23rd and 24th.
The story on the winner's side of the bracket was the play of Ron Casanzio and Nelson Oliviera. They both made it through the forty nine player field undefeated and faced off for the hot-seat. The hot-seat would go to Casanzio by a 9-3 scoreline.
On the one loss side, Sossei was mowing down opponents. With the exception of Martin Daigle, not one opponent reached the hill against Sossei. Daigle will only be able to think about what should have been as he led Sossei 8-4, but was unable to win the final game before Sossei won the match 9-8.
After the loss to Casanzio for the hot-seat, Nelson Oliviera dropped a close 9-7 match to Sossei - and the finals between Sossei and Casanzio were underway.
The first set of the finals went to Sossei 9-2, and the second set wasn't much better for Casanzio as Sossei scored a 9-4 victory to complete his 9 match winning streak for first place.
The second chance event went to Brent Boemmels, who defeated Dan Menzies 3-0 for the hot-seat and again 3-0 in the first and only set of the finals.
The Joss NE 9-Ball Tour will be at Snookers Billiards in Providence, RI this weekend for the 4th Annual N.E. Hall of Fame 9-Ball Open
- by AzB staff
AZBilliards.com
Complete Results:
Main Event Payouts
1st Jeremy Sossei $1,100.00
2nd Ron Casanzio $750.00
3rd Nelson Oliviera $550.00
4th Jason Michas $450.00
5th Jeff Smolen $325.00
5th Tom D'Alfonso $325.00
7th Dave Grau $200.00
7th Paul Enslin $200.00
9th Kevin Ketz $100.00
9th Mark Creamer $100.00
9th Matt Tetreault $100.00
9th Marco Kam $100.00
Second Chance Payouts
1st $350 Brent Boemmels
2nd $240 Dan Menzies
3rd $150 Cory Payne
4th $100 Norm Vernon
5/6 $50 each Angelo Hilton & Bill Cote
Shane Van Boening
photo by Alison Fischer		 Van Boening comes back from semifinals loss to take down Archer at Turning Stone XX
You really couldn't have asked for more in a 21st century pool tournament than the final group of 12 players, out of a full field of 128, who competed in Turning Stone XX, the $25,000-added Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour stop, hosted by the Turning Stone Resort in Verona, NY from January 10-13. Among them were arguably the best player in the world right now (Shane Van Boening), along with three of his four Mosconi Cup teammates - Mike Dechaine, Johnny Archer and Dennis Hatch. Van Boening's other Mosconi Cup teammate, Brandon Shuff, fell early, in a loss-side double hill battle versus Jason Klatt. Also among the final 12 were Warren Kiamco, Ronnie Alcano, Jayson Shaw (who's won three events on this season's Predator Tour), Corey Deuel, Thorsten Hohmann, Shaun Wilkie, and Jonathon Demet, the 'dark horse' player in the group, who'd been sent to the loss side from among the winners' side final eight by the 12th player on the list, Karen Corr.
In the end, it was Van Boening who prevailed, coming back from a defeat in the hot seat match at the hands of Archer, to take the Scorpion down in the finals. Both finished the tournament with 7-1 records. Van Boening won 65% of his games; 75-35, including two shutouts, one in his opening round against David Mills, and the other against Kiamco in one of the winners' side semifinals. Archer won 58% of his games (68-49).
Van Boening opened the proceedings with the shutout over Mills and then went through Willie Oney, Robb Saez, fellow Mosconi Cup teammate Mike Dechaine (9-7) and survived a double hill battle against Jayson Shaw, which moved him (Van Boening) among the winners' side final four for the match against Kiamco. Archer opened up with a victory over Bob Cunningham, and then went through Manny Chau, fellow Mosconi Cup teammate Dennis Hatch (9-7), Ron Casanzio and Shaun Wilkie, which moved him into the other winners' side semifinal against Karen Corr.
Van Boening did his shutout number on Kiamco, as Archer was busy sending Corr west 9-4. Van Boening took an early 3-0 lead in the hot seat match that followed, but Johnny went on a run that put him out in front by four when he reached the hill. Van Boening came back to force a deciding 17th match, but Archer hung on to sit in the hot seat, having won what proved to be his last match.
Corr moved west to pick up Thorsten Hohmann, who'd survived two straight double hill duels versus Deuel, first, and then Jayson Shaw. Kiamco drew Dechaine, who'd eliminated Shaun Wilkie 9-4 and then, fellow Mosconi Cup teammate, Hatch 9-3. Hohmann put an end to Corr's bid with a 9-5 win, and in the quarterfinals, faced Dechaine, who'd defeated Kiamco 9-7. Dechaine proved to be the third Mosconi Cup team member to go down, falling to Hohmann in those quarterfinals 9-7.
Van Boening got his second crack at Archer with a 9-6 win over Hohmann in the semifinals. The final race-to-13 battle stayed close for a little while, but Van Boening took over once Archer had chalked up his fifth rack. Van Boening had a three-point lead at the time, and he kept it going to the eight-point lead that gave Van Boening the title.
- by AzB staff
AZBilliards.com
Complete Results:
Main Event Payouts
1st $8,000 Shane Van Boening
2nd $5,000 Johnny Archer
3rd $3,600 Thorsten Hohmann
4th $2,600 Mike Dechaine
5/6th $2,000 each - Warren Kiamco, Karen Corr
7/8th $1,600 each - Dennis Hatch, Jayson Shaw
9/12th $1,200 each - Ronnie Alcano, Jonathan Demet, Shaun Wilkie,
Corey Deuel
13/16th $850 each - Ron Casanzio, John Morra, Hunter Lombardo,
Oscar Dominguez
17/24th $550 each - Jason Klatt, Jessie Engel, Mario Morra, Ivaylo Petrov,
Matt Tetreault, Spencer Auigbelle, Corey Harper,
Tom McGonagle
25/32nd $300 each - Tom D'Alfonso, Brent Boemmels, Zion Zvi,
Cleiton Rocha, Dave Grau, Adam Kielar,
Jessie Piercey, Bill Cote
Second Chance Payouts
1st $500 Holden Chin
2nd $300 Kevin Ketz
3/4th $200 each John Babravich, Gregg McAndrews
5/8th $100 each Mark Creamer, Paul Rozonewski, Jay Plonski, Bruce Carroll
PRESS RELEASE: TURNING STONE CLASSIC XX 9-BALL OPEN - JANUARY 10-13
Mike Zuglan's Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour and Turning Stone Resort & Casino are extremely excited and proud to present our $25,000 Added Turning Stone Classic XX 9-Ball Open. This milestone event marks the 20th time Turning Stone has invited us to compete in one of the best arenas in the world. But you don't have to take my word for it. Just ask anyone who has ever been to one of our events, or better yet, come see for yourself. Spectator admission has always been free and the intimate layout allows everyone to feel like they are a part of the action themselves. There is not a bad seat in the house and multiple matches can be viewed simultaneously from any of them. Turning Stone Resort & Casino is a full service resort with everything needed for a relaxing and enjoyable experience. Check it out at www.turningstone.com
For an unprecedented 20th time, there will be a FULL field of 128 players competing for the title. The field encompasses a wide range of talent from the best of the best to those striving to be the best! The complete current list (subject to change) is now available on our site www.joss9balltour.com . There you will also find our complete current schedule, results and all other pertinent tour information.
Something new for this event will be the addition of a second tournament on Sunday Jan 13 at 10AM. I have decided to hold an event for those Non Pro level players (I will decide) eliminated from the main event. The event format will be as follows: $60 Entry Fee - 32 Player Max - same rules as main event - Single Elimination - Races to 4, best 2 of 3 with the deciding set a single game sudden death. This means that if each player wins a race to 4, there will be a lag for the break and a 1 game playoff to determine the match winner. Entries will be taken for this event as players are eliminated from the main event and will be treated as first paid - first in until the event is full.
The equipment for this world class event will once again be Diamond Pro tables & 860 Simonis ("The Cloth Of Champions") tournament blue cloth. All items are for sale and only seriously interested parties are urged to contact Mike Zuglan immediately at 518-356-7163 for info and pricing.
Here is what one can expect as a spectator for a Turning Stone Classic event. For the 20th time we offer fans, Free Admission, Free full size collectible posters (while supplies last) and once again Turning Stone will be giving away (this time $10) free plays or match plays (your choice), EACH day of the event to players and fans. Only one coupon per person per day will be honored. So now you get Free admission, Free posters and Free bets!! No one else does it like Turning Stone and the Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour!
Included in the Event Center at Turning Stone is a full service snack bar serving all of our favorite foods and adult beverages. There will be billiard product vendors and on site cue repairs available for all your needs. We will also be raffling off 2 gorgeous, custom, engraved Joss Cues on Saturday at 8pm and Sunday immediately prior to the final match and you Do Not have to be present to win. These cues have a retail value of over $1000 each and are generously provided by Danny Janes of Joss Cues Ltd. Thanks again to Danny for all he does for us!!
So come to Turning Stone Resort & Casino January 10-13 for a great experience and 4 full days of some of the best pool you will ever witness. If for some reason you are unable to make it, there will be a free live stream and live scoring expertly provided by Pat Fleming's Accu Stats Video Productions, www.azbilliards.com (Mike Howerton & Jerry Forsythe), The Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour and Turning Stone Resort & Casino.
Again I would like to remind all of you to please frequent your local billiard parlors and promote and utilize the fine products of our most generous sponsors listed below. They are the backbone of our sport!
I hope to see all of you at Turning Stone
Happy Holidays!!!
Mike Zuglan
Mike Zuglan's Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour
Turning Stone Classic XX January 10th-13th, 2013 Player List
(Updated 1/8/2013 - Subject to change)
1
 ACCIAVATTI, TOM
2
 ALCANO, RONNIE
3
 ANDONI, BORANA
4
 ANTONAKOS, GREG
5
 ANTONE, TONY
6
 ARCHER, JOHNNY
7
 ASCOLESE, DAVE
8
 AUIGBELLE, SPENCER
9
 BABRAVICH, JOHN
10
 BAILEY, CARL
11
 BARRETTA, JENNIFER
12
 BATEMAN, CHRIS
13
 BOEMMELS, BRENT
14
 BRUCATO, NICK
15
 BRYANT, BRITTANY
16
 CARROLL, BRUCE
17
 CASANZIO, RON
18
 CHAU, MANNY
19
 CLOUTIER, ERIC
20
 CONTE, VICTOR
21
 COOK, TED
22
 COPPOLA, NICK
23
 CORR, KAREN
24
 COTE, BILL
25
 CRAWFORD, MATT
26
 CREAMER, MARK
27
 CROWE, JERRY
28
 CULHANE, ED
29
 CUNNINGHAM, BOB
30
 CUTLER, REDGIE
31
 D'ALFONSO, TOM
32
 DECHAINE, MIKE
33
 DEMET, JONATHAN
34
 DEPERTO, DARRICK
35
 DESERIO, DAVE
36
 DEUEL, COREY
37
 DIXON, DWIGHT
38
 DOMINGUEZ, OSCAR
39
 DROST, HENDRIK
40
 DRYDEN, PAUL
41
 DUNN, MIKE
42
 ENGEL, JESSIE
43
 FAIRCHILD, KATHRYN
44
 FERNANDEZ, DAVE
45
 FIRESTER, JEFF
46
 FLEMMING, JEFF
47
 GARIBELLO, YESID
48
 GILDEA, TOM
49
 GOTTIER, JIM
50
 GRANNIS, RICK
51
 GRAU, DAVE
52
 HARPER, COREY
53
 HART, ROB
54
 HATCH, DENNIS
55
 HERRING, EARL
56
 HILTON, ANGELO
57
 HOGUE, GREG
58
 HOHMANN, THORSTEN
59
 HU, ERIC
60
 JAMES JR, JON
61
 JECEN, JED
62
 KAM, MARCO
63
 KETZ, KEVIN
64
 KIAMCO, WARREN
65
 KIELAR, ADAM
66
 KIMMETT, DALE
67
 KLATT, JASON
68
 KNIGHT, RICHARD
69
 KRAH, MATT
70
 LABONTE, RANDY
71
 LEWIS, BOB
72
 LILLIS, STEVE
73
 LIPES, BRIAN
74
 LOMBARDO, HUNTER
75
 MACK, STEVE
76
 MATTA, CLYDE
77
 McANDREWS, GREGG
78
 McGONAGLE, TOM
79
 MICHAS, JASON
80
 MILLER, ROGER
81
 MILLS, DAVE
82
 MORRA, JOHN
83
 MORRA, MARIO
84
 MURPHY, SCOTT
85
 NORMANDIN, DANY
86
 OLIVEIRA, NELSON
87
 ONEY, WILLY
88
 PAQUIN, ROGER
89
 PENSGEN, PAUL
90
 PEREL, MARK
91
 PETROV, IVAYLO
92
 PHILP, RUSS
93
 PIERCEY, JESSE
94
 PINKSTON, DAVE
95
 PLATONOV, ALEX
96
 PLONSKI, JAY
97
 PROVOST, DEMIAN
98
 RICHARD, KYLE
99
 RIVERA, LIONEL
100
 ROCHA, CLEITON
101
 ROCKWELL, JEROME
102
 ROZONEWSKI, PAUL
103
 SAEZ, ROBB
104
 SAKELL, ROB
105
 SAN SOUCIE, ED
106
 SAUR, ED
107
 SHAW, JAYSON
108
 SHLEMPERIS, DAVE
109
 SHUFF, BRANDON
110
 SINICROPI JR, JOE
111
 SMITH, JACK
112
 SOSSEI, JEREMY
113
 STASKOWSKI, ROB
114
 STERNQUIST, PAUL
115
 SZUTER, CHRIS
116
 TETREAULT, MATT
117
 TOOHIG, MIKE
118
 TRUSCOTT, RANDALL
119
 UDISCHAS, JIM
120
 VAN BOENING, SHANE
121
 VICKIO, LOUIS
122
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Dechaine Wins Ocean State 9-Ball Championship
Mike Dechaine has a number of major titles to his credit, already in his career. But one title that has eluded him the last two years was the Joss NE 9-Ball Tour's Ocean State 9-Ball Tournament at Snookers Billiards in Providence, RI. In 2010, Dechaine finished in second to Mika Immonen. Dechaine got closer in 2011, when he beat Tom D'Alfonso on the first set of the finals, but lost in the second set.
This year, Dechaine left no doubts as he cruised to an undefeated win over a field of 72 players and will finally be able to see the banner lifted to the rafters with his name on it.
Dechaine took the hot-seat with a 9-0 win over Jeremy Sossei that was finished in roughly 30 minutes.
Sossei went to the one loss side and found Brett Stottlemyer waiting. Stottlemyer had just defeated Ronnie Alcano, but Sossei made it look easy with a 9-3 win over Stottlemyer.
The true double elimination finals wouldn't even come close to a second set as Dechaine cruised to a 9-3 win over Sossei for his first Ocean State title.
Dechaine commented after the tournament, "This event is one I have wanted to win for year. Now my name can hang along side some of the best names in pool.". Dechaine went on to send out his thanks to his sponsors Predator Billiards and Snookers Billiards.
Although he settled for second place, Sossei's finish was enough to move him to the top of the points list. Dechaine moved into second place with Ron Casanzio, Nelson Oliveira and Matt Tetreault filling out the top five places.
The next event on the Joss NE 9-Ball Tour is the Turning Stone Classic XX on January 10th - 13th at the Turning Stone Resort and Casino in Verona, NY.
- by AzB staff
AZBilliards.com
Complete Results:
Main Event Payouts
1st Mike Dechaine $2,500.00
2nd Jeremy Sossei $1,800.00
3rd Brett Stottlemyer $1,400.00
4th Ronnie Alcano $1,100.00
5th Joe Dupuis $850.00
5th Jason Michas $850.00
7th Mike Davis $600.00
7th Nelson Oliviera $600.00
9th Earl Herring $400.00
9th Dave Grau $400.00
9th Ron Cosanzio $400.00
9th Jayson Shaw $400.00
13th Noel Bensurto $225.00
13th Steve Mack $225.00
13th Kevin Bauccio $225.00
13th Tom D'Alfonso $225.00
Earl "The Pearl" Strickland 		Strickland Over Dechaine at Raxx Joss Tour Stop
Earl Strickland continued his dominance of pool on the East Coast with an undefeated run through the field of 31 other players to win the Joss NE 9-Ball Tour's stop at Raxx Billiards in West Hempstead, NY over the November 10th - 11th weekend.
Strickland was only one of the marquee players in this one, as Mike Dechaine, Jeremy Sossei, Jayson Shaw and Shaun Wilkie were also in the field and would not have been considered surprises to snap this event off.
Wilkie found himself on the left side of the board early Saturday after a second round loss to Nelson Oliveira. Dechaine was sent away from the winners side by Sossei 9-8 in the final eight undefeated players, and Sossei quickly followed 9-7 at the hand of Jayson Shaw.
After Strickland sent Oliveira to the left side, it was down to Earl and Jayson for the hot-seat. Jayson has been taking on just about every world beater on the East Coast lately, but this match went to Earl 9-5 for the hot-seat.
On the one loss side, Wilkie had a nice run of four match wins before being eliminated by Dechaine. Sossei's stay on the left side was a short one as he was quickly eliminated by Mike Badsteubner.
Dechaine's run on the left side was no easy chore as he defeated Mike Zuglan, Wilkie, Oliveira, Badsteubner (a nice 4th place finish) and Shaw to earn his place against Strickland in the finals.
The final match between Strickland and Dechaine would be hard to pick a favorite for, but Earl took control of the first (and only) set to win 9-6 for first place.
Strickland's win puts him at number 8 on the Joss Tour points list. Dechaine's runner-up finish moves him from 5th to 4th on the list. Ron Casanzio remains on top of the list, with Sossei one spot behind in second.
The second chance event on Sunday drew eight players and saw Chris Lazarovitch tested by Brent Boemmels in a two set final.
Lazarovitch took the hot-seat with a 3-2 win over Boemmels, but Boemmels came back and beat Lazarovitch 3-1 in the first set of the finals. Lazarovitch bounced back and took the second set of the finals 3-0 for the tournament win.
The Joss NE 9-Ball Tour will be at Snookers Billiards this weekend for the 24th Ocean State 9-Ball Championship. This will be a $5000 added event with no second chance tournament.
Players are also reminded that the Turning Stone Classic is coming up in January and the field is already 75% full. Interested players are urged to contact Mike Zuglan at 518-356-7163 to reserve their spot now.
- by AzB staff
AZBilliards.com
Complete Results:
Main Event Payouts
1st Earl Strickland $1,000.00
2nd Mike Dechaine $750.00
3rd Jayson Shaw $550.00
4th Mike Fingers $400.00
5th Nelson Oliviera $250.00
5th Jeremy Sossei $250.00
7th Shaun Wilkie $125.00
7th Lionel Rivera $125.00
Second Chance Payouts
1st Chris Lazaravitch $300.00
2nd Brent Boemmels $200.00
3rd Scott Murphy $100.00
4th Rich Lang $60.00
Sossei snares Al Conte Memorial Win
Jeremy Sossei
The Joss NE 9-Ball Tour celebrated the life of well known east coast table mechanic Al Conte with their Al Conte Memorial Tournament at Hippo's House of Billiards on November 3rd and 4th with a field of 52 players.
While the two day event was all about remembering Conte, the tournament belonged to Jeremy Sossei who cruised through the field undefeated for his first Joss Tour win of the new season.
Sossei Tour points leader Ron Cosanzio 9-5 for the hot-seat and then defeated Adam Keilar 9-3 in the finals after Keilar dispatched Cosanzio 9-7 in the semi-final match.
Cosanzio's third place finish was enough to keep him in the tour points list lead after four events.
The second chance tournament on Sunday drew sixteen players and witnessed another undefeated run as Russ Philp defeated Spencer Auigbelle for both the hot-seat and again in the finals.
The Joss NE 9-Ball Tour will be back in action this weekend (November 10th - 11th) at Raxx Pool Room in West Hempstead, NY.
Players are also reminded that the Turning Stone Classic is coming up in January and the field is already 75% full. Interested players are urged to contact Mike Zuglan at 518-356-7163 to reserve their spot now.
- by AzB staff
AZBilliards.com
Complete Results:
Main Event Payouts
1st Jeremy Sossei $1,150.00
2nd Adam Keiler $800.00
3rd Ron Cosanzio $600.00
4th Nelson Oliviera $450.00
5th Greg Antonakos $325.00
5th Geoff Montgomery $325.00
7th Dave Dreidel $200.00
7th Jerry Crowe $200.00
9th Victor Conte Jr. $100.00
9th Phil Davis $100.00
9th Dwight Dixon $100.00
9th Mike Zuglan $100.00
Second Chance Payouts
1st Russ Philp $300.00
2nd Spencer Auigbelle $200.00
3rd Paul Rozonewski $150.00
4th Brian Lipes $90.00
5th Willie Oney $40.00
5th Bill Cote $40.00
Cosanzio undefeated for Joss Tour Win
Ron Cosanzio went undefeated through a field of 31 other players to win the third stop on the Joss NE 9-Ball Tour's 2012/2013 schedule at Premium Billiards in Syracuse, Ny.
Cosanzio and Russ Philp faced off for the hot-seat on Sunday, which was won by Cosanzio with a 9-8 scoreline.
On the one loss side, Philp found Spencer Auigbelle waiting. Auigbelle had lost his first match of the tournament, but came back through the left side of the board to earn his place in the semi-finals. That match would be another hill-hill battle with the same result for Philp; a hill-hill loss.
The double elimination finals would only go one set, with Cosanzio scoring a 9-5 win in the match.
The win moves Cosanzio to the top of the Joss Tour's points list.
The 2nd chance event on Sunday saw Ed Saur go undefeated with wins over Dave Mills for both the hot-seat and in the finals.
The Joss NE 9-Ball Tour will be at Hippo's House of Billiards in Utica, NY for their next stop on November 3rd and 4th.
Players are also urged to get their entries in for January's Turning Stone Classic. Players can contact Mike Zuglan at 518-356-7163.
- by AzB staff
AZBilliards.com
Complete Results:
Main Event Payouts
1st Ron Casanzio $1,000.00
2nd Spencer Auigbelle $650.00
3rd Russ Philp $500.00
4th Dave Grau $400.00
5th Jerry Crowe $250.00
5th Mike Renshaw $250.00
7th Ed Saur $100.00
7th Dwight Dixon $100.00
Second Chance Payouts
1st Ed Saur $300.00
2nd Dave Mills $200.00
3rd Damon Sobers $110.00
4th Dom Martoccia $70.00
Mike Dechaine and Gareth Steele		 Dechaine Kicks Off New Joss Tour Season With Win
Mike Dechaine bounced back from a late loss to Gareth Steele, only to avenge that loss in the finals and win the first stop on the 2012/2013 Joss NE 9-Ball Tour on September 29th and 30th at TJ's Classic Billiards in Waterville, Me.
In this field of 41 players, it was Steele who captured the hot-seat with a 9-5 win over Dechaine. Dechaine didn't stay on the one loss side for long, as he defeated Jeremy Sossei 9-6 to set up the rematch with Steele in the true double elimination final match.
The first set was a close one, but Dechaine captured the set 9-7 to force a second set. That second set was all Dechaine with a lopsided 9-3 scoreline.
Dechaine earned $1050 for the win, while Steele settled for $800 in second place prize money.
The second chance tournament on Sunday also saw a comeback winner, as Cleiton Rocha lost to Phil Davis in the final four players on the winners side, but came back to Rick Matarazzo, Bill Cote, Davis and Joe Dupuis in the finals.
The win was worth $320 for Rocha, with Dupuis taking home $240 for second.
- by AzB staff
AZBilliards.com
Complete Results:
Main Event Payouts
1st Mike Dechaine $1,050.00
2nd Gareth Steele $800.00
3rd Jeremy Sossei $650.00
4th Landon Shuffett $500.00
5th Matt Tetreault $300.00
5th Nelson Oliviera $300.00
7th Cody Francis $150.00
7th Mark Haddad $150.00
Second Chance Payouts
1st Cleiton Rocha $320.00
2nd Joe Dupuis $240.00
3rd Phil Davis $160.00
4th Bill Cote $100.00
5th Rick Matarazzo $40.00
5th Mike Bradford $40.00
Tetreault Forges Comeback Win over Casanzio at Joss Tour Stop
Ron Casanzio, Tim Berlin and Matt Tetreault
The old adage goes that the first and the last games in a race are the hardest to win. That was certainly the case for Ron Casanzio in the finals of the Joss NE 9-Ball Tour stop at Sharpshooters Billiards in Amsterdam, Ny.
The event drew a field of 47 players and the winners side came down to Matt Tetreault and Chance Chin for the hot-seat. That match would be fairly one sided with Tetreault winning 9-4 to send Chin to the one loss side.
On the one loss side, Casanzio was on a roll and he kept that momentum going with a 9-5 win over Chin to send Chin to the rail in third place.
The first set of the double elimination finals saw Casanzio score a 9-6 win over Tetreault to force a second set. It wasn't the first game that Casanzio had problems with in the second set. The first game came early and Casanzio raced to an 8-2 lead in the race to nine. The last game proved to be elusive though, as Tetreault won the next seven games for the 9-8 victory and his first Joss NE 9-Ball Tour victory.
The second chance event drew 22 players back to Sharpshooters on Sunday and saw Bruce Carroll bounce back from a loss to Jordan Labbe to double dip Brent Boemmels in the finals. Carroll had wins over John Babravich, James Chemaly and Labbe on the one loss side, and then defeated Boemmels 3-0 and 3-2 in the double elimination finals.
The Joss NE 9-Ball Tour will now take a break until the end of October with their next event at Premium Billiards in Syracuse on October 27th and 28th.
Players are also encouraged to get their entries in for the Turning Stone Classic XX on January 10th - 13th. Players can contact Mike Zuglan at 518-356-7163 to reserve their post in the event.
- by AzB staff
AZBilliards.com
Complete Results:
Main Event Payouts
1st Matt Tetreault $1,100.00
2nd Ron Casanzio $800.00
3rd Chance Chin $600.00
4th Nelson Oliviera $450.00
5th Joe Dupuis $300.00
5th Tom Acciavatti $300.00
7th Paul Bounds $150.00
7th Jason Michas $150.00
9th Angelo Hilton $75.00
9th Dave Fernandez $75.00
9th Brent Boemmels $75.00
9th Jordan Labbe $75.00
Second Chance Payouts
1st Bruce Carroll $340.00
2nd Brent Boemmels $240.00
3rd Jordan Labbe $160.00
4th James Chemaly $100.00
5th John Babravitch $50.00
5th Bill Cote $50.00
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