THE PRODIGY VS. THE UPSTART IT’S CHEN SIMING VS. BI ZHU-QING IN THE FINALS OF THE 2011 WOMEN’S WORLD 9-BALL CHAMPIONSHIP Chen Siming and Bi Zhu-Qing BY TED LERNER Photo courtesy of MY147.com Shenyang, China – Bi Zhu-Qing, a 23 year old relative unknown from Beijing, spoiled what was supposed to be a showdown...
Dechaine Ousts Oliviera for Joss Billiards Title Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour / Providence, RI by InsidePOOL Staff Mike “The Fireball” Dechaine cruised to an unchallenged victory at the June 11-12 stop on the Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour, besting Nelson Oliviera in the finals to take the title. The $1,500-added main event drew a 55-player...
See the New World Ten Ball Champion Huidji See began our first semi-final match with a 4-2 lead over Yukio Akakariyama in the race to 9 games. A behind-the-back shot on the 9 ball left him a bit rough on the 10 in the next rack but he was able to put it away...
Antonakos Undefeated at Northeast 9-Ball Open XXIV Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour / Albany, NY by Lea Andrews Greg Antonakos notched his first-ever Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour win the weekend of April 16-17 at the expense of one of the tour’s most familiar faces, Dave Grau. The two were among the hefty field of 50...
Blaikie Takes BAAT Billiard Stop Tiger Bay Area Amateur Tour / Spring Hill, FL by InsidePOOL Staff Leslee Davis Blaikie became the third Tiger Bay Area Amateur Tour (BAAT) champion in as many tournaments this year, winning the $300-added handicapped event March 19. The tournament drew 15 players to Capone’s Billiard Lounge in Spring...
Crevier Fends Off Corr for Joss Billiards Victory Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour / Clifton Park, NY by Lea Andrews In his first appearance at a regular Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour stop, Canadian Francis Crevier pushed aside several of the tour’s biggest names, including in the finals five-time winner Karen Corr, the tour’s only female...
O’Neal On Top of Great Southern Billiards Field Great Southern Billiard Tour / Murfreesboro, TN by Lea Andrews Josh O’Neal, who first won a Great Southern Billiards Tour event in June, topped a 35-player field to put the second notch in his belt at the tour’s March 5-6 stop. The $1,500-added event was held...
Another Monday Massacre at GSBT Event Great Southern Billiard Tour / Inman, SC by Lea Andrews Sam Monday suffered a late loss to fellow frequent high-finisher Josh Newman at the November 27-28 stop of the Great Southern Billiard Tour, but the setback was brief. Monday controlled the matches that followed to finish on top...
Towery Takes First GSBT Win Great Southern Billiard Tour / Conyers, GA by Lea Andrews Adam Towery’s first win on the Great Southern Billiard Tour didn’t come easy–he had to get by past winner Horace “Groundhog” Godwin twice–but he nevertheless made it through unscathed. Towery and Godwin were among the field of 30 that...
Great Southern Billiard Tour / Sanford, NC by Lea Andrews After a third-round loss to Cary Dunn, Steven Page took the long way to ultimate victory at the Great Southern Billiard Tour’s August 14-15 stop, which drew 56 players to Speakeazy Billiards in Sanford, NC. The $1,500-added event was sponsored by Nick Varner Cues...