Davis Double-Dips Souders for Tiger Billiard Title Tiger Classic Tour / Winter Park, FL by InsidePOOL Staff Pro player Mike Davis took off the January 21 stop of the Tiger Classic Tour, double-dipping John Souders in the finals to take the title. The open event drew 32 players to Cue Phoria in Winter Park,...
Ussery Undefeated on Great Southern Billiard Tour Great Southern Billiard Tour / Raleigh, NC by InsidePOOL Staff An undefeated B. J. Ussery won top honors at the January 14-15 stop of the Great Southern Billiard Tour, as he breezed through the field to best Mike Fuller in the final match. The $1,500-added amateur 9-ball...
Van Boening Takes Turning Stone Billiards Title Turning Stone Classic XVIII / Verona, NY by InsidePOOL Staff After a hill-hill, fourth-round loss to Shawn Putnam, Shane Van Boening came back through the one-loss side to take the Turning Stone Classic title over Raj Hundal in the finals. The $25,000-added tournament, held twice a year...
Cole Closes out Stellar Year Northwest Women’s Pool Association / Bellevue, WA by Suzanne Smith Liz Cole topped off a stupendous year with a season-ending victory at the Northwest Women’s Pool Association’s November 19-20 stop, taking the title over Kimberly Kirk. The tour’s finale was held at The Parlor in Bellevue, WA, and drew...
D’Alfonso Defeats Dechaine for Joss Billiards Win Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour / Providence, RI by InsidePOOL Staff Tom D’Alfonso bested hometown hero Mike “Fireball” Dechaine in a gritty double-elimination finals at the November 19-20 stop of the Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour to claim the title. The $5,000-added stop was hosted by Snookers Billiards Bar...
Top Four Return to the U.S. Open 9-Ball U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships / Chesapeake, VA by InsidePOOL Staff Many fine players were eliminated from the 36th U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships Friday, with only the top 6 returning Saturday to collect their piece of the $175,000 prize purse. Defending champion Darren Appleton will face off...
Herbeck Double-Dips Gorsch for Lucasi Title Lucasi Hybrid Cues All-American Tour / Dubuque, IA by InsidePOOL Staff Scott Herbeck bounced back from earlier loss to take down John Gorsch Sr. twice in the finals of the October 8 stop of the Lucasi Hybrid Cues All-American Tour. Held at Cuemasters Billiards in Dubuque, IA, the...
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...
Dechaine Undefeated on Joss Tour Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour / Waterville, ME by InsidePOOL Staff It was an undefeated run to the finals for Mike “Fireball” Dechaine at the October 1-2 stop of the Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour, where he defeated Ashley Nowlan for the title. The main event boasted a $3,000 prize purse...
Olinger and Shuffett Snag Great Southern Billiard Titles Great Southern Billiard Tour / Fairfield, OH by InsidePOOL Staff Alex Olinger and Stan Shuffett took two different routes to the winner’s circle at the Great Southern Billiard Tour, but it was the end result that mattered. Olinger went undefeated to take the $1,500-added 9-ball division,...