On the Snap for Culhane Tri-State Tour / Jackson Heights, NY by InsidePOOL Staff Ed Culhane dominated the field at the October 9 stop on the Tri-State Tour, only to fight to the hill against Mike Ettl—and win—in the finals. The $1,000-added stop hosted a field of 31 A-D players at BQE Billiards in...
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...
Jones Versus Klatt in Ultimate 10-Ball Hot Seat Match Ultimate 10-Ball Championships / Frisco, TX by InsidePOOL Staff The men’s division at the Ultimate 10-Ball Championships was winnowed down to six players from twelve in the morning and early afternoon rounds, with local favorite Jeremy “Double J” Jones and Canada’s Jason Klatt set to...
2011 US Mosconi Cup Rankings Latest Putnam edges into the lead as race heats up After finishing 13th at last weekend’s Pro Players Championship at Valley Forge, Shawn Putnam has moved into top spot in the 2011 US Mosconi Cup rankings. The 39 year-old from Ohio jumps up from third place following the...
Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour / Waterville, ME by Lea Andrews Dave Fernandez, who has made it to the finals of a Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour event but never to the winner’s circle, chose the tour’s season opener, “The Maine Event IV,” to earn his first title. Fernandez and 36 others gathered at TJ’s Classic...
Dagotdot Earns Revenge on Tri-State Billiards Tour Tri-State Tour / Edison, NJ by InsidePOOL Staff Daniel Dagotdot survived a late loss in the August 21 Tri-State Tour event to come back and take the title from Allen Wong in the finals. The $750-added 9-ball event was hosted by Sandcastle Billiards in Edison, NJ, and...
Radowitz Rakes in BCW Victory Billiard Congress of Wisconsin / Madison, WI by InsidePOOL Staff Fifteen of Wisconsin’s best amateurs showed up at the November 1 installment of the Billiard Congress of Wisconsin’s new tour, with Tom Radowitz taking home first place. The $400-added event was hosted by the Brass Ring in Madison, WI. The field...
Moore Makes Back-to-Back Comebacks to Stay Alive U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships / Chesapeake, VA by Lea Andrews On the penultimate day of the 34th Annual U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships, the final four on the winners’ side have come through, and on the one-loss side, Steve Moore came from behind two matches in a row to reach the...
Fast Eddie’s Olhausen 9-Ball Tour / San Antonio, TX by Skip Maloney David Gutierrez double-dipped Gordon Van der Veer to complete an undefeated weekend at the Fast Eddie’s Olhausen 9-Ball Tour stop the weekend of March 21-22. The $1,750-added event, hosted by Fast Eddie’s in San Antonio, TX, drew 56 entrants. Gutierrez got by...
Van Boening Claims 9-Ball Crown Derby City Classic XI by InsidePOOL Staff In a stunning final match in the 9-ball division of the Eleventh Annual Derby City Classic, InsidePOOL’s 2007 Player of the Year Shane Van Boening bested Lee Van Corteza, winning $16,000 for his efforts. Twenty-one players were still left in the 9-ball...