Category: Industry

Blaze 9-Ball Tour / Skyline Billiards, Brooklyn, NY by Jose Burgos Joey Testa escaped a double-dipping by Marc Vidal at the July 12 installment of the Blaze 9-Ball Tour, winning the second set of the finals for the title. Hosted by Skyline Billiards in Brooklyn, NY, the stop saw a strong field…

Aerojet, the subsidiary of Rancho Cordova-based GenCorp Inc., said it has been awarded a $40 million contract to deliver HAWK rocket motors to the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command for sale to allied countries. The company said deliveries of an unspecified number of rocket motors to AMCOM are expected…

2009 BEF Junior Nationals & ACUI Collegiate 9-Ball Championships Head to Illinois State University Young Billiard Stars Take Aim! The most prestigious junior and collegiate pool tournaments in North America, the Billiard Education Foundation (BEF) 21st Annual Junior Nationals and the Association of College Unions International (ACUI) Collegiate 9-Ball Championships,…

Innovative Grip Technology And Sports Car Good-Looks Ignite A New Era The six-model Poison Strychnine line breaks all cue-making records with three innovative upholstered grips that give players cutting-edge wrap alternatives and an unprecedented feel never seen before in the billiards arena. Owning a cue with the right wrap and…

Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour / Wilmington, NC by Lea Andrews Jeff Abernathy, who last won a Jacoby Custom Cues Carolina Tour stop in February, put another notch in his belt the weekend of July 11-12, going undefeated to take first place. The $1,000-added main event, which was competing with…

Tri-State Tour Invitational / Parsippany, NJ by John Leyman The twelfth annual Tri-State Tour Invitational took place July 11-12 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 in class. The…

Gem City 10-Ball Classic / Marietta, GA by Lea Andrews If you were looking for some of the biggest names in pool the weekend of July 10-12, you needn’t have looked any further than The Marietta Billiard Club in Marietta, GA, site of the much-anticipated Gem City 10-Ball Classic. Out…

Charlton Eases Into First in Roanoke Great Southern Billiard Tour/ Roanoke, VA by Lea Andrews Eric “Easy E” Charlton took no prisoners on his way to the finals of the Great Southern Billiard Tour’s amateur event, held July 11-12 in Roanoke, VA. The $1,000-added A-B event drew 36 hopefuls to…

Colorado Crowns Crawford as New 14.1 State Champion By Samm Diep, PoolTipJar.com On Saturday, July 11, an impromptu Colorado State Straight Pool Championship was presented by Pete Way and the Denver Straight Pool Association. The beautiful Rack ‘Em Billiards of Aurora, with its well-kept 9-foot Diamond tables was the perfect…

Corr Takes Inaugural WPBA Satellite Event WPBA Satellite Tour / Bristol, TN by Lea Andrews Karen “The Irish Invader” Corr, who was undefeated after two days of play at Borderline Billiards in Bristol, TN, came back from a late loss Sunday to capture first in the WPBA Satellite Tour’s inaugural…