Dechaine Douses Joss Competition Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour / Providence, RI by Lea Andrews Mike Dechaine allowed Nelson Oliveira to get close to victory once in the June 12-13 stop of the Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour, but when the two met again in the finals, Dechaine earned his undefeated victory decisively. The two were among the field...
Moran and Kennedy Crush Southeast Open Fields Southeast Open 9-Ball Tour / Gulfport, MS by Lea Andrews Tommy Kennedy juggled both tournament director and player duties at the March 6-7 installment of the Southeast Open 9-Ball Tour, getting past last stop’s winner John “Mr. 403” Schmidt to top the open division, while Jason Moran topped Sunday’s amateur...
Final Four Left at Pacific Coast Classic WPBA Pacific Coast Classic / Lincoln City, OR by InsidePOOL Staff The semifinal matches are set for the WPBA Pacific Coast Classic, held this weekend at the Chinook Winds Resort Casino in Lincoln City, OR. The first match will feature Austria’s Jasmin Ouschan against veteran player Allison Fisher, while the...
Bennett Turns the Page on Another Jacoby Win Jacoby Carolina Tour / Rocky Mount, NC by Lea Andrews On May 16-17, Sharks-n-Shooters in Rocky Mount, NC, hosted the guaranteed $1,000-added ninth stop of the Jacoby Carolina Tour, and the field of 40 was a solid spectrum of players, from juniors Jackson “Smoky” Jeffreys and...
Fu Finishes First at International Challenge of Champions by Tom Martin Just like his compatriots at home in China, Beijing-native Jian-Bo Fu defeated Philippine billiard phenom Dennis Orcollo in straight sets to take home the $50,000 top prize at the 18th Annual International Challenge of Champions. The televised portion of this two-day, made-for-TV event...
Archer and Immonen to Meet at High Noon 10-Ball Desert Shoot-Out / Tempe, AZ By Skip Maloney It’s only fitting that the last two winning billiards “cowboys” still standing in the 10-Ball Desert Shoot-Out in Tempe, AZ, will meet in the desert at high noon on the tournament’s last day. Johnny Archer continued his...