Category: Assorted Tours

Dark Horses Lead Lucasi Hybrid Classic Some heavy hitting teenage and lady talent will be hitting the men pros at the inaugural Lucasi Hybrid Classic July 30-Aug 3,2008 at Bankshot Billiards. Four top notch juniors and one tough female will be taking their shot at the Hybrid titles. Jeannie Seaver,…

Gulyassy Comes From Behind to Take Seniors Billiard Championship Seniors Championship / Lexington, SC by Skip Maloney Mike Gulyassy battled back from three racks down in the final match to overtake John DiToro and win the Seniors Championship the weekend of July 18-20. Hosted by Grady’s in Lexington, SC, the…

Milliken SuperPro Makes Pro Billiard Tournament Debut Playing on Milliken SuperPro pool cloth for the first time in a major billiards tournament proved to be a success at the 2008 Generationpool.com 9-ball Championships. The event airs nationally on ESPN Saturday July 19 starting at noon. Former Mosconi Cup player Jeremy…

Bonney Wins English Ladies Open Billiards Championship World Ladies Billiards Snooker Association / Norfolk, UK by Tim Dunkley Birthday girl Emma Bonney added the English Ladies Open Billiards Championship to her three world titles in Norfolk July 13. Forced to get up at 5 a.m. on her thirty-second birthday to…

Tri-State Invitational a Success Tri-State Tour / Parsippany, NJ by John Leyman The eleventh annual Tri-State Tour Invitational took place July 12-13 at Comet Billiards in Parsippany, NJ, bringing together highly skilled amateurs hoping to sharpen their game en route to the pro circuit and ambitious upstarts looking to advance…

Eberle Claims Billiard Battle of Los Angeles The Best in the West / Bellflower, CA by Eddie Cohen Eight top West Coast professional players showed up at Hard Times Billiards in Bellflower, CA, the weekend of July 12-13 to vie for the official title “The Best in the West!” This…

Maidhof Reigns at 14.1 Billiard Qualifier Maryland Open 14.1 Qualifier / Glen Burnie, MD by Skip Maloney Bob Maidhof won at the Maryland Open 14.1 Qualifier, hosted by Big Daddy’s Billiards in Glen Burnie, MD, the weekend of July 12-13, earning top honors and paid entry into the World Straight…

Ochoa Double-Dips Clark in Fast Eddie’s Billiard Finals Fast Eddie’s Olhausen 9-Ball Tour / Austin, TX by Skip Maloney Sylver Ochoa came through the one-loss side to win Fast Eddie’s Olhausen 9-Ball Tour stop in Austin, TX, the weekend of July 12-13. The $1,750-added event, hosted by Fast Eddie’s Billiards,…

Junior Billiards Champs Crowned in Tucson BEF Junior Nationals / Tucson, AZ by Skip Maloney The Billiard Education Foundation (BEF) awarded four $1,000 scholarships to winners in four separate divisions of their juniors’ tournament, held the weekend of July 11-13. A total of 104 players gathered over the weekend in…

Tsunami Hits Arizona Western Women’s Amateur Open by Samm Diep The Western Women’s Amateur Open crowned its first champion in Susan Tsunami Williams July 13. The Payson, AZ, tournament took place at the resort-like Mazatzal Hotel Casino while it rained for three consecutive days. The format was 10-ball, race to…