| Chris Orem goes
undefeated for Joss Tour Win |
Chris Orme
photo courtesy of Carol Whiteside |
For the last year or so, Dennis Hatch walking
into a pool room preparing for a Joss NE 9-Ball Tour stop meant
that the rest of the field was playing for second place. Dennis
might want to remind the guys at Diamond Eight Billiards in
Latham, NY of that information.
Hatch was one of the thirty nine players competing for the $5120
in prize money, but an unusual thing happened right out of the
gate. Hatch fell in his first match to Dave Fernandez, and that
wasn't Hatch's only loss. Kevin Guimond added insult to injury
by eliminating Hatch before the first day of the event was complete.
Meanwhile, the rest of the field was concentrating on winning
a tournament. Chris Orem took the hot-seat with a convincing
9-1 win over Redgie Cutler.
Cutler made the trip to the one loss side and ran into Danny
Hewitt. Hewitt had lost a Saturday match to Orem and was gunning
for another shot at Orem. Hewitt would get that shot after a
9-6 win over Hewitt, sending Cutler home in third place.
The final match saw Orem jump out to an early 5-1 lead and hold
off a mid-match charge from Hewitt for the 9-5 win.
The win was worth $1400 for Orem, while Hewitt settled for $1000
in second place prize money.
The Joss NE 9-Ball Tour will be at Main Street Billiards in
Amsterdam, NY on February 20-21 for their next event. This event
will be a $2000 added tour stop at this new addition to the
tour.
|
| Complete Results: |
1st Chris Orme $1,400.00
2nd Danny Hewitt $1,000.00
3rd Reggie Cutler $710.00
4th Bucky Souvanthong $500.00
5th Dave Fernandez $350.00
5th Paul Rozonewski $350.00
7th Mike Zuglan $200.00
7th Jose Mendez $200.00
9th Jack Smith $100.00
9th Kevin Guimond $100.00
9th Gary Poulton $100.00
9th Ron Casanzio $100.00 |
|
Winner Johnny Archer, Mike Zuglan, and
runner-up Rodney Morris |
Archer Grabs Turning Stone |
Johnny Archer has won the Turning
Stone Classic XIV and in so doing has accomplished the unheard
of feat of winning the last three consecutive points ranking
events in the USA. This will cement Archer’s position
as the number one player in the USA.
Archer had a phenomenal week that was topped by a narrow escape
from a charging Rodney Morris in the final race to 13. In the
final Archer established a nice 7-2 lead after first trailing
2-0. But when he moved that margin to 12-7 Morris began to come
back on him and brought the score line as close as 12-11 before
scratching on his final break, giving Archer ball in hand. Archer
took the gift and ran out the rack for the win.
Among those who felt the sting of the Scorpion’s cue this
week were Shane Van Boening, whom Archer sent to the one-loss
side 9-5 and Thorsten Hohmann who got similar treatment 9-6.
Mosconi Cup teammate Dennis Hatch then threw up a roadblock
in the path to victory by defeating Archer 9-6. Archer then
ended the tournament for good friend Stevie Moore 9-4 and Marcus
Chamat, also 9-4. Archer then bested Charlie Williams 9-5 only
to have to face another good friend (and his business partner)
Kim Davenport. Here he avenged the loss he suffered to Davenport
at the US Open this year by defeating Davenport 9-5. He then
had to get by an exhausted Dennis Hatch to earn his berth in
the finals. Hatch told us before the match that he was just
“out of gas” and that he was so tired that he was
shaking on his shots, something he just does not do. Archer
murdered him 9-1.
As mentioned, in the finals Archer faced the heretofore-undefeated
Rodney Morris. Morris had just beaten Mosconi Cup MVP Dennis
Hatch to earn his hot seat and looked as sharp as ever, but
Archer was simply too much to handle and won that match and
the event.
Click
here to view pictures from Turning Stone XIV courtesy of Bruce
Clayton
|
| Complete Results: |
1st Johnny Archer $8,000.00
2nd Rodney Morris $5,000.00
3rd Dennis Hatch $3,600.00
4th Kim Davenport $2,600.00
5th Oscar Dominguez $2,000.00
5th Charlie Williams $2,000.00
7th Marcus Chamat $1,600.00
7th Shane Van Boening $1,600.00
9th Stevie Moore $1,200.00
9th Dave Grau $1,200.00
9th Joe Tucker $1,200.00
9th Chris Orme $1,200.00
13th Corey Deuel $850.00
13th Ernesto Dominguez $850.00
13th Mike Dechaine $850.00
13th Jeremy Sossei $850.00
17th Dave Dupuis $550.00
17th Thorsten Hohmann $550.00
17th Manual Chau $550.00
17th Rodney Cuillerier $550.00
17th John Schmidt $550.00
17th Bucky Souvanthong $550.00
17th Matt Krah $550.00
17th Nichad Goulamihoussen $550.00
30th Jerry Crowe $300.00
32nd Brandon Shuff $300.00
27th Marc Vidal $300.00
29th Zion Zvi $300.00
25th Damon Sobers $300.00
26th John Alicea $300.00
28th Dan Choe $300.00
31st Tony Antone $300.00 |
Turning Stone Classic
XIV December 2009 Players List
(Updated 12/13 - Subject to change) |
| 1 |
ACCIAVATTI,
TOM |
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| 2 |
ALICEA,
JOHN |
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| 3 |
ANTONE,
TONY |
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| 4 |
ARCHER,
JOHNNY |
|
| 5 |
ASCOLESE,
DAVE |
|
| 6 |
BABRAVICH,
JOHN |
|
| 7 |
BAILEY,
CARL |
|
| 8 |
BASAVICH,
DAN |
|
| 9 |
BOEMMELS,
BRENT |
|
| 10 |
BROWN,
DOUG |
|
| 11 |
BRUCATO,
NICK |
|
| 12 |
BYRNE,
PAT |
|
| 13 |
CAPPOTTO,
DICK |
|
| 14 |
CARROLL,
BRUCE |
|
| 15 |
CHAMAT,
MARCUS |
|
| 16 |
CHAU,
MANNY |
|
| 17 |
CHIN,
HOLDEN |
|
| 18 |
CHOE,
DAN |
|
| 19 |
CONTE,
VICTOR |
|
| 20 |
COOK,
TEDDY |
|
| 21 |
COOPERIDER,
WAYNE |
|
| 22 |
COYNE,
TIM |
|
| 23 |
CREVIER,
FRANCIS |
|
| 24 |
CROWE,
JERRY |
|
| 25 |
CUILLERIER,
RODNEY |
|
| 26 |
CUNNINGHAM,
BOB |
|
| 27 |
CUTLER,
REDGIE |
|
| 28 |
D'ANDREA,
ELIO |
|
| 29 |
DAVENPORT,
KIM |
|
| 30 |
DEBROSKE,
KEN |
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| 31 |
DECHAINE,
MIKE |
|
| 32 |
DESERIO,
DAVE |
|
| 33 |
DEUEL,
COREY |
|
| 34 |
DIBUONO,
PAT |
|
| 35 |
DIXON,
DWIGHT |
|
| 36 |
DOMINGUEZ,
ERNESTO |
|
| 37 |
DOMINGUEZ,
OSCAR |
|
| 38 |
DONNELLY,
MIKE |
|
| 39 |
DROST,
HENDRIK |
|
| 40 |
DUPUIS,
DAVE |
|
| 41 |
DUTEAU,
DENIS |
|
| 42 |
FERNANDEZ,
DAVE |
|
| 43 |
FORD,
LIZ |
|
| 44 |
FORSYTHE,
JIM |
|
| 45 |
GARIBELLO,
YESID |
|
| 46 |
GOULAMHOUSSEN,
NICHAD |
|
| 47 |
GRANNIS,
RICK |
|
| 48 |
GRAU,
DAVE |
|
| 49 |
HATCH,
DENNIS |
|
| 50 |
HATCH,
MARK |
|
| 51 |
HERRING,
EARL |
|
| 52 |
HOHMANN,
THORSTEN |
|
| 53 |
HOLMES,
BRIAN |
|
| 54 |
HOUPPERT,
MIKE |
|
| 55 |
HUANG,
MELINDA |
|
| 56 |
IMMONEN,
MIKA |
|
| 57 |
KAM,
MARCO |
|
| 58 |
KETZ,
KEVIN |
|
| 59 |
KRAH,
MATT |
|
| 60 |
LABONTE,
RANDY |
|
| 61 |
LAFLAMME,
T.J. |
|
| 62 |
LALONDE,
MARTIN |
|
| 63 |
LAPENA,
AL |
|
| 64 |
LARAMEE,
SEBASTIEN |
|
| 65 |
LARUSSA,
RICH |
|
| 66 |
LEWIS,
BOB |
|
| 67 |
LILLIS,
STEVE |
|
| 68 |
LIPES,
BRIAN |
|
| 69 |
LYNCH,
CHRIS |
|
| 70 |
MANGINI,
JAMIE |
|
| 71 |
MATARAZZO,
RICK |
|
| 72 |
MICHAS,
JASON |
|
| 73 |
MICHAUD,
BENOIT |
|
| 74 |
MILLS,
DAVE |
|
| 75 |
MOORE,
STEVIE |
|
| 76 |
MORRA,
JOHN |
|
| 77 |
MORRIS,
RODNEY |
|
| 78 |
MURPHY,
SCOTT |
|
| 79 |
OLIVEIRA,
NELSON |
|
| 80 |
ORME,
CHRIS |
|
| 81 |
PARICA,
JOSE |
|
| 82 |
PARISIAN,
TIM |
|
| 83 |
PEACOCK,
DAVE |
|
| 84 |
PETROV,
IVAYLO |
|
| 85 |
PICARD,
PAUL |
|
| 86 |
PIERCE,
JOE |
|
| 87 |
PLONSKI,
JAY |
|
| 88 |
POGIRSKI,
DEREK |
|
| 89 |
RADOMSKI,
ALEX |
|
| 90 |
ROBICHAUD,
JASON |
|
| 91 |
ROCHA,
CLEITON |
|
| 92 |
ROCKWELL,
JEROME |
|
| 93 |
ROMANOWSKI,
JIM |
|
| 94 |
ROMANSKI,
RAY |
|
| 95 |
ROSENSTOCK,
JUDE |
|
| 96 |
ROZONEWSKI,
PAUL |
|
| 97 |
SAN
SOUCIE, ED |
|
| 98 |
SARDELLI,
MIKE |
|
| 99 |
SCHMIDT,
JOHN |
|
| 100 |
SHATTELL,
JOHN |
|
| 101 |
SHUFF,
BRANDON |
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| 102 |
SMULOWITZ,
LESTER |
|
| 103 |
SOBERS,
DAMON |
|
| 104 |
SOBERS,
STEVEN |
|
| 105 |
SORRIENTO,
FRANK |
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| 106 |
SOSSEI,
JEREMY |
|
| 107 |
SOUQUET,
RALF |
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| 108 |
SOUVANTHONG,
BUCKY |
|
| 109 |
SZYDLOWSKI,
WALTER |
|
| 110 |
TASCARELLA
JR, PETE |
|
| 111 |
TASCARELLA
SR, PETE |
|
| 112 |
TAYLOR,
LIZ |
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| 113 |
THOMAS,
KEAN |
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| 114 |
TOLLEFSON,
SCOTT |
|
| 115 |
TUCKER,
JOE |
|
| 116 |
ULRICH,
LOUIS |
|
| 117 |
VAN
BOENING, SHANE |
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| 118 |
VERGARA,
MHET |
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| 119 |
VIDAL,
MARC |
|
| 120 |
WALLACE,
MIKE |
|
| 121 |
WEIMER,
NELSON |
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| 122 |
WETMORE,
DAVE |
|
| 123 |
WILKIE,
SHAUN |
|
| 124 |
WILLIAMS,
CHARLIE |
|
| 125 |
WINTERS,
SHANE |
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| 126 |
WISEMAN,
RON |
|
| 127 |
ZUGLAN,
MIKE |
|
| 128 |
ZVI, ZION |
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|
| The Hatchetman
warms up for the Mosconi Cup with seventh win on Joss Northeast
Tour |
Dennis Hatch |
Ten days after it was announced that he would
be joining Team USA in the Mosconi Cup tournament scheduled
for December 10-13 in Las Vegas, Dennis Hatch warmed up for
the competition by winning the 21st Ocean State 9-Ball Championship
on the weekend of November 21-22. While his appearance as a
member of Team USA will be the first of his career, his victory
at the $5,000-added, Ocean State Championship, which drew 108
entrants to Snooker’s Café and Billiards in Providence,
RI, was his seventh victory this year on the Joss Northeast
9-Ball Tour and his second straight Ocean State Championship
victory. Hatch defeated George ‘Ginky’ Sansouci
in the finals to take last year’s title.
Hatch had to come from the one-loss side to put this one away.
After victories over Charlie Matarrazo, Tony Frisina, Jorge
Rodriguez, Chris Leal and Danny Heidrich, Hatch was among the
winners’ side final four, where he faced Dave Grau, another
frequent competitor on the tour, who was seeking his first Joss
Northeast victory. The two had last locked horns in a Joss Northeast
final in March when Grau, who’d come from the one-loss
side, handed Hatch his first set defeat in five tour stops in
the opening set of the finals. Hatch came back to win the second
set and chalk up his sixth straight tour victory, stretching
back to October of ‘08. They’d met a week earlier
in Albany, among the winners’ side final four, but it
was Grau moving to the one-loss side and eventually finishing
fourth.
In this year’s Ocean State battle, Grau sent Hatch west
with a 9-6 victory, as Nelson Oliveira was busy doing likewise
to Shane Winters 9-4. Grau sent Winters over with a commanding
9-1 victory to gain the hot seat and wait for Hatch to come
back.
Hatch’s first challenge on the one-loss side was Tom McGonagle,
who’d eliminated Bucky Souvanthong 9-4 and Kevin Guimond
in a hill-hill struggle. Winters picked up Ray McNamara, who,
after being sent west by Grau 9-6 from among the winners’
side final eight, defeated Justin Muller and Danny Heidrich
9-3. Winters and Hatch advanced to the quarterfinals; Winters
dropping McNamara 9-6, Hatch disposing of McGonagle 9-7. Over
the course of the next 30 games in three matches, Hatch gave
up only three racks. He gave up two of them versus Winters in
the quarterfinals, and none whatsoever in the semifinals against
Oliveira.
In the opening set of the true double elimination finals, Hatch
gave up a single rack to Grau and forced a second set. Grau
battled in the second set, but Hatch finished it ahead by four.
|
| Complete Results: |
1st Dennis Hatch $3,200.00
2nd Dave Grau $2,200.00
3rd Nelson Oliviera $1,600.00
4th Shane Winters $1,200.00
5th Tom McGonagle $900.00
5th Ray MacNamara $900.00
7th Kevin Guimond $700.00
7th Dan Heidrich $700.00
9th Scott Tollefson $500.00
9th Chance Chin $500.00
9th Bucky Souvanthong $500.00
9th Justin Muller $500.00
13th Al Lapena $300.00
13th Joe Tucker $300.00
13th Rick Sleeper $300.00
13th John Ricciardelli $300.00
17th Ivaylo Petrov $150.00
17th Chris Leal $150.00
17th Chris Orme $150.00
17th Sean Morgan $150.00
17th Jeremy Sossei $150.00
17th Peter Bowman $150.00
17th Cleiton Rocha $150.00
17th Tom Sciminaro $150.00 |
|
Shaun Wilkie |
Wilkie gets some at Joss Tour Stop |
Mike Zuglan brought his Joss
NE 9-Ball Tour to Raxx Billiards in W. Hempstead, NY on the
weekend of November 14th and 15th and thirty five players threw
their hats in the ring to win their share of the $4800 in prize
money.
With no Dennis Hatch in sight, the field was wide open for any
number of players to grab this title for their resume. One such
hopeful, Joey Korsiak, found himself with a tough path to follow
as a first round 9-5 loss to Oscar Bonilla sent him to the one
loss side.
Meanwhile, back on the right side of the board, Shaun "Get
Some" Wilkie and Bucky Souvanthong were charting a course
through the brackets, both looking for their first tour wins.
Wilkie and Souvanthong faced off for the hot-seat, which was
won by Wilkie with a 9-6 scoreline.
Souvanthong went to the left side of the board, where Korsiak
had sent home seven straight opponents after that first round
loss. Souvanthong became victim number eight as Korsiak beat
him 9-7 setting up a Korsiak/Wilkie final match.
Korsiak showed that he was ready for business as he put a five
pack on Wilkie right out of the gate. Wilkie was unphased and
ground his way back into the match. Before Korsiak knew what
happened, his lead had evaporated and the score was tied at
7-7. Wilkie got to the hill at 8-7, but Korsiak quickly joined
him at 8-8. The case game went back and forth until a long rail
kick from Korsiak just missed the side pocket and Wilkie ended
the match and tournament with a 9-8 win.
Wilkie earned $1400 in first place prize money, while Korsiak
settled for $950. Raxx Billiards room owner Holden Chin donated
a prize package that included a free entry to the upcoming Turning
Stone Classic XIV as well as three room nights at the Turning
Stone Casino. Any player who had never won a Joss event and
did not cash at this event was elegible for this prize package,
and that lucky winner was Redgie Cutler.
Next weekend, Zuglan will bring the tour to the recently relocated
Snooker’s Pool Lounge in Providence, RI for the 21st Ocean
State 9-Ball Championship. If you have not visited the new location,
please call the room or check the tour website for directions.
|
| Complete Results: |
1st Shaun Wilkie $1,400.00
2nd Joe Korsiak $950.00
3rd Bucky Souvanthong $700.00
4th Marc Vidal $550.00
5th Al Lapena $400.00
5th Sean Morgan $400.00
7th Lenny Favata $200.00
7th Nelson Oliviera $200.00 |
 |
| Hungry Hatch
wins at Hippos |
Ron Casanzio, Victor Conte (Room Owner)
and Dennis Hatch |
The Joss NE 9-Ball Tour was back in action on
the weekend of November 7-8 at Hippo's House of Billiards in
Yorkville, NY. Notable names in the field of 42 players included
Tamiko Kumatori, Chris Orme, Victor Conte, Shane Winters, Mike
Zuglan, Ron Casanzio, Chance Chin, Dave Grau and multi time
winner Dennis Hatch.
While Hatch is a favorite to take down any Joss Tour Stop, Shane
Winters had already added two tour stop wins to his resume this
season while Hatch only had one win so far in the young season.
Hatch would dominate this event on his way to tour win #2.
Hatch cruised through the winners side with little problem until
the 4th round when he defeated Angelo Hilton 9-7. That match
was followed by a hill-hill win over Chance Chin to set Hatch
up against Ron Casanzio for the hot-seat. Two close matches
might have gotten Hatch's attention as he crushed Casanzio 9-1
for the hot-seat.
Casanzio won a 9-8 thriller over Chris Orme on the one loss
side to earn another shot at Hatch in the finals, but Hatch
doesn't make a habit of losing in the finals of Joss Tour events
and this weekend was no exception. Hatch won the first set of
the double elim finals 9-6 for yet another Joss Tour Win.
Hatch earned $1260 for first, while Casanzio took home $900
for second.
|
| Complete Results: |
1st Dennis Hatch $1,260.00
2nd Ron Casanzio $900.00
3rd Chris Orme $700.00
4th Chance Chin $500.00
5th Bucky Souvanthong $350.00
5th Dan Heidrich $350.00
7th Dave Grau $200.00
7th Victor Conte Jr. $200.00
9th Shane Winters $100.00
9th Tim Parisian $100.00
9th Mark Hatch $100.00
9th Angelo Hilton $100.00 |
|
BilliardGods.com |
BilliardGods.com Named Official Sponsor
of the Joss Northeast 9 Ball Tour |
Allan Sand, Billiard Gods Productions
(www.billiardgods.com)
is proud to become a sponsor of the Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour.
This is a great opportunity to support the people and participants
who make our great sport a joy and pleasure to play.
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Hello Everyone,
Sadly, I have learned that Comet Billiards (Parsippany NJ) ,
will be closing their doors for good before the end of October.
Therefore, Our Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour event scheduled for
Sat Oct 31 & Sun Nov 1 is CANCELLED!! Please notify anyone
that may have planned to attend of this sad news. I am currently
working to reschedule the other 2 events that were also going
to be at Comet. If you know of any Billiard Parlors anywhere
in the northeast that may be interested in taking on one of
these events, please have them contact me Immediately at 518-356-7163.
Also, the event at Silver Cue Billiards (Woburn Ma.), is also
CANCELLED due to the closing of that room. That event was scheduled
for Feb 27 & 28 2010. I am currently looking for a replacement
for that event as well.
Bill Haley has informed me that he has equipment for sale and
that anyone interested should contact him IMMEDIATELY at Comet
at 973-334-7429.
For about 10 years, at Comet, Bill has done much more than his
share to promote pool. He has hosted virtually every tour or
tournament that has approached him. From the smallest of events
to World Championships Bill was there for us. I can tell you
for a fact that these were NOT money making ventures for Bill.
He did it for the good of the game. I personally want to thank
him, FOR ALL OF US, for everything he has given us. I also want
to wish him well in whatever he decides to do now. THANKS BILL!!!!!!!!!!!
On another note, Snookers (Providence RI) has asked me to remind
everyone that they have moved to a new location. Their new address
is
53 Ashburton St, Providence R.I. 02904 www.snookersri.com 401-351-7665
Our $5,000 Added 21st Ocean State 9-Ball Championship will be
the first main event at the new location. They have asked me
to tell you that they have arranged a special room rate at the
Marriott (walking distance) of $99 which must be reserved by
Nov 6. So if you plan on coming to this great event, please
reserve your room now. The number for the Marriott is 866-807-2171
and you must mention "Snookers 9-Ball".
Once again a reminder for our Dec 17-20 $25,000 Added Turning
Stone Classic XIV 9-Ball Open. It is filling FAST. Those interested
in playing need to contact me Immediately to arrange payment
of you entry fee. Call me now at 518-356-7163. Mike Zuglan |
|
Runner-up Dennis Hatch, owner Mike Shriver,
winner Shane Winters and Mike Zuglan |
Winters defeats Hatch twice for second Joss
Northeast win |
The winners of the first two
stops on the 2009-2010 Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour met and battled
in the finals of the third stop on the weekend of October 10-11,
with Shane Winters emerging undefeated. Hosted by the alliterative
Bison Billiards in Buffalo, NY, the $2,000-added event drew
36 entrants.
Winters, who’d won the opening tour stop on the last weekend
in September, first met Hatch, who’d won the second stop
on the weekend of October 3-4, among the winners’ side
final four. Winters sent Hatch west 9-7, moving into the hot
seat match versus Hendrik Drost, who’d sent Derek Williams
to the one-loss side by the same score. Winters gained the hot
seat with a decisive 9-2 victory and waited for what turned
out to be Hatch’s return.
Meanwhile, on the one-loss side, Dennis Hatch’s uncle,
Mark Hatch, was making moves of his own. He got by J.B. Brotherton
9-4 and Dan See 9-5 to meet Williams, as Bucky Souvanthong defeated
Jim Hoffstetter 9-4 and shutout Dan Kolacz to meet Dennis. Uncle
Mark defeated Williams 9-6 as his nephew was at work surviving
a hill-hill match against Souvanthong. Uncle and nephew met
in the quarterfinals, where nephew Dennis dropped Uncle Mark
into fourth place 9-1 and turned to face Drost.
A 9-5 win over Drost put Hatch back into the finals for the
second straight week, where he got a second chance at Winters.
The two battled back and forth, one game at a time, to a 5-5
tie, before Winters pulled ahead, winning four of the next five
games and capturing the first place prize.
It was only the third time in five years that Hatch had been
beaten in the finals of a major event. He chalked up five wins
on the 2008-2009 Joss Northeast Tour and was the runner-up to
Ralf Souquet in the Turning Stone Classic XII in February of
this year. Prior to that, dating back to October of 2004, Hatch
had won the Joss Northeast Tour 15 times, and had placed second
only twice; once in 2007 and once in October 2004.
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| Complete Results: |
1st Shane Winters $1,400.00
2nd Dennis Hatch $930.00
3rd Hendrik Drost $750.00
4th Mark Hatch $600.00
5th/6th Bucky Souvanthong $400.00
Derek Williams $400.00
7th/8th Dan Cee $200.00
Dan Kolacz $200.00 |
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BilliardCommunity.com |
Billiard Community.com Named Official Sponsor
of the Joss Northeast 9 Ball Tour |
Rotterdam, New York (October
2, 2009) — The Joss Northeast 9 Ball Tour is pleased to
announce their official partnership with BilliardCommunity.com,
the only social networking web site geared towards pool players
and the pool industry. This season’s Joss Tour will have
eighteen regular season events and two $25,000 added events
at the Turning Stone Casino in New York. All Joss Tour events
and host pool rooms will be featured on the front page of BilliardCommunity.com.
“Its great to be a new member of BilliardCommunity.com,
said Mike Zuglan of the Joss Tour. “We are very excited
about the partnership with this esteemed web site and we look
forward to a great working relationship.”
“BilliardCommunity.com is thrilled to be involved with
one of the longest-running and most successful tours around,”
said Michael Bradford, COO of BilliardCommunity.com. “Our
goal is to help The Joss tour and all of the host pool halls
gain as much exposure as possible,” he added.
For more information about the Joss Northeast 9 Ball Tour, please
visit, www.joss9balltour.com or contact Mike Zuglan at 518-356-7163.
For more information about BilliardCommunity.com please email
Michael Bradford at mbradford@billiardcommunity.com.
About BilliardCommunity.com
Created in 2008, BilliardCommunity.com is a social networking
site built by pool players for pool players. Site users will
find thousands of professional pool players, amateurs, tournament
players, league players, pool shop owners, bar players, pool-related
industries, snooker players, pool instructors, 3-cushion players
and more, to network with, organize tournaments and matches,
host events and share tips and techniques. For more information
visit www.BilliardCommunity.com.
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| Hatch Returns
for Undefeated Joss Tour Win |
Dennis Hatch |
The Joss NE 9-Ball Tour held their second event
of the new season at Trick Shot Billiards in Clifton Park, NY.
After last week's break from the Dennis Hatch winning stream,
things were back to the status quo this weekend with Hatch engineering
another undefeated run through the field.
This week's victims were Kevin Sun, Paul Rozonewski, Danny Hewitt,
Dave Grau and Chris Orme on the way to the hot-seat for Hatch.
Orme was able to get seven games before Hatch won the match.
Orme then scored a 9-3 win over Grau to earn another shot at
Hatch in the finals, but that would be as far as he would get
as Hatch ended the first match of the finals quickly with a
9-3 win.
Hatch earned $1400 for the win, while Orme settled for $980
in second place prize money.
The Tour will be at Bison Billiards in Williamsville, NY on
October 17-18 for their next tour stop.
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| Complete Results: |
1st Dennis Hatch $1,400.00
2nd Chris Orme $980.00
3rd Dave Grau $750.00
4th Chance Chin $550.00
5th Jeff Smolen $400.00
5th Bruce Carroll $400.00
7th Danny Hewitt $200.00
7th Adam Kielar $200.00
9th Ron Cosanzio $100.00
9th Mike Zuglan $100.00
9th Dave Varano $100.00
9th Paul Rozonewski $100.00 |
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Shane Winters |
Winters freezes out Petrov for Joss Tour
Win |
Shane Winters avenged a late
Saturday loss and double dipped Ivaylo Petrov in the finals
to win his first ever Joss NE 9-Ball Tour stop at TJ's Classic
Billiards in Waterville, ME.
Winters remained undefeated almost all day Saturday, but lost
a tough 9-7 decision to Petrov in their last match of the day.
Winters would take that loss in stride and come back Sunday
morning with a vengeance.
Winters started Sunday with a lopsided 9-2 win to eliminate
John Clark and followed that up with a 9-5 win that eliminated
Ray MacNamara. A 9-7 win over Nelson Oliviera and then a 9-1
win over Dave Grau earned Winters his spot in the finals and
a shot at revenge of Petrov.
The first set of the true double elimination finals was a close
one with Winters emerging the 9-7 winner. The second set was
a different story altogether as Winters cruised to a 9-1 win
and his first tournament win on tour.
Winters earned $1500 for first place, while Petrov settled for
$1020 in second place prize money.
The Joss NE 9-Ball Tour will be at Trick Shot Billiards &
Sports Pub in Clifton Park, NY for their next event next week.
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| Complete Results: |
1st Shane Winters $1,500.00
2nd Ivaylo Petrov $1,020.00
3rd Dave Grau $800.00
4th Nelson Oliviera $600.00
5th Ray MacNamara $400.00
5th Cleiton Rocha $400.00
7th Joe Dupuis $200.00
7th John Clark $200.00 |
Hello Again Everyone,
The Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour is proud to announce the beginning
of its 13th season which will consist of 18 regular season billiard
parlor events, and 2 $25,000 Added Turning Stone Casino events.
Our first event is the $2,000 Added, Maine Event III at TJ's
Classic Billiards in Waterville Maine. The dates are Saturday
September 26 & Sunday September 27. Our generous and gracious
hosts for this event are Steve and Tammy Reynolds. Not only
are they adding $2,000, recovering tables and giving us the
use of their room, they are also participating in our new TURNING
STONE PACKAGE FREE GIVE AWAY. Mike Webb (Webb Custom Cues) has
most generously donated a cue that was purchased by the Reynolds
with the proceeds to be used as follows. ANY PLAYER (that has
NEVER won a Joss event) playing in this event, finishing OUT
OF THE MONEY will have a chance to win a paid entry to our Dec
17-20 Turning Stone event AND 3 PAID ROOM NIGHTS!!!!
There will be a drawing for the winner immediately prior to
the finals on Sunday Sept 27. The winner MUST USE IT or LOSE
IT. If the winning player chooses not to go to TS an alternate
winner will be drawn. This prize is not transferable and cannot
be sold. So there you have it, if you lose you can still WIN
at TJ's. FYI, if you have already paid your entry for TS in
Dec, and you win this prize, I will refund your entry fee!!!
Also at TJ's, they will be streaming some of our matches live
at www.ustream.tv Just click on All Broadcasts, then enter Classic
Billiards in their search box and look for TJ's. Any questions
about the stream can be answered by TJ's. 207-877-7665
Your best bet for a motel will be the Super 8 in Augusta. It
seems that Waterville is having a parent weekend at the local
college and the rooms there are extremely High Priced. The Super
8 is only a 15-20 minute ride down the pike and Easy to get
to. Mention TJ's Pool Tournament when you call them at 207-626-2888.
For more info, directions etc. call TJ's at 207-877-7665.
For more Tour info, entry fees, complete schedule and results
etc. go to www.joss9balltour.com or call Mike Zuglan at 518-356-7163
Also FYI, our $25,000 Added Turning Stone Classic XIV (Dec 17-20,2009)
is filling fast once again. I urge all of you to enter early
to avoid being shut out! To enter, simply call me or see me
in person at an event to pay your entry fee. The entry fees
for this $25,000 ADDED event are ONLY, $150 for current tour
members and ONLY $200 for all others.
Thanks Again to all of you for continuing to support all of
our host rooms, generous sponsors and the Joss Northeast 9-Ball
Tour. It is the combined effort by all of us that keeps our
great sport alive and well. See you at TJ's in Waterville next
week. Mike Zuglan 518-356-7163
The Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour is sponsored by;
Joss Cues - http://www.josscues.com
Webb Custom Cues - http://www.webbcues.com
Cameron Custom Cues - http://www.cameroncues.com
Zinzola Custom Cues - http://www.zinzola.com
Samsara Cues - http://www.samsaracues.com
Tiger Products - http://www.tigerproducts.com
The Billiard Press - http://www.billiardspress.com
Simonis Cloth - http://www.simoniscloth.com
World Class Cue Care - http://www.jnj-industries.com
TotalPool.info - http://www.totalpool.info
AzBilliards.com - http://www.azbilliards.com
Pool on the Net - http://www.poolonthenet.com
Turning Stone Casino - http://www.turning-stone.com
Joe Tucker - http://www.joetucker.net
Owen-Bunnell, Inc - http://www.obcues.com
Unique Billiard Products by CUE-Z - http://www.cuezctc.com
Cue Shark - http://www.cueshark.com |
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| Mike Zuglan's Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour |
| Entry Fee: $100 and up |
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Tour Membership Fee: $40/yr
Non Member Fee: $15/event |
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Double Elimination
Races to 9
Finals 2 Races to 9
"When Needed"
(Except Turning Stone Classic events finals which will be One Race
to 13.) |
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Doors open at 9:30am
Registration Closes at Noon
Matches begin at 1pm |
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Dress Code for Regular Events:
No T-shirts, Sweats, Tanks or Shorts.
Dress Code for Turning Stone Classic Events:
Dress Pants, Dress or Collared Shirt and Shoes.
NO EXCEPTIONS!
Neat & Clean Appearance
At our discretion! |
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Greens Fees:
The Total Prize Fund for all added money events has always been calculated
as follows:
The total of all entry fees, minus 20% per entry "Greens Fees",
plus 100% of the stated added money equals the Total Prize Fund.
("Greens Fees" include $10 per player to the Tournament
Director for running the event. All remaining monies go to the host
site for use of their facility.) |
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February 20th-21st
$2,000 added |
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Main Street Billiards
35 East Main Street
Amsterdam, NY 12010
518.705.1173
directions
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February 27th-28th
$2,000 added |
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TBA
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