9-Ball Billiards

Kirkwood Snaps Off Joss Tour Event
Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour / West Hempstead, NY
by Skip Maloney
Jason “The Dark Horse” Kirkwood came back from an early loss on the Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour to defeat hot seat occupant Bob Blackmore in a true double-elimination match-up. The tour stopped in West Hempstead, NY, the weekend of April 5-6 and drew in a total of 35 players.
Early Sunday on the winners’ side of the bracket, Blackmore and tour director Mike Zuglan had moved past…

Hatch Unstoppable in UticaJoss Northeast 9-Ball Tour / Utica, NY by Rick Davis Dennis “The Hatchet Man” Hatch soared through his first Joss Tour stop of the season taking the event undefeated and adding yet another title to his list of tour wins. Taking place at Hippo’s House of Billiards in Utica, NY,...

Corr Makes a Convincing Comeback Joss 9-Ball Tour / Parsippany, NJ by Rick Davis The final regular season stop of the Joss 9-Ball Tour took place April 28-29 at Comet Billiards in Parsippany, NJ, where a 49-player field emerged to do battle. Once the billiard skirmishes were complete, WPBA pro Karen Corr was declared the champion after a huge comeback. Late action on the winners’ side wound down to Al Lapena and...

Corr Makes a Convincing Comeback Joss 9-Ball Tour / Parsippany, NJ by Rick Davis The final regular season stop of the Joss 9-Ball Tour took place April 28-29 at Comet Billiards in Parsippany, NJ, where a 49-player field emerged to do battle. Once the billiard skirmishes were complete, WPBA pro Karen Corr was declared the champion after a huge comeback. Late action on the winners’ side wound down to Al Lapena and...

Zuglan Reaches the Top of Joss Tour Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour / Albany, NY by Rick Davis After a season of top finishes that stopped just shy of first place, the Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour was proud to see tournament director Mike Zuglan capture the top spot at their April 15 event at Golden Cue Billiards in Albany, NY. Early in the event the 54-player field expected to be chasing Dennis Hatch, who had owned the last four tour stops, but...

Hatch Regains Control in New York Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour / Binghamton, NY by Rick Davis Swinging into Ball Busters Billiards in Binghamton, NY, the Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour offered up its latest action over the March 31-April 1 weekend. Staying strong on the winners’ side all weekend was Dennis Hatch, who ultimately defeated the entire 26-player field to take the event undefeated.

Klatt in Command Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour / Rochester, NY By Rick Davis The March 24-25 stop of the Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour visited Classic Billiards in Rochester, NY, where Jason Klatt led a pack of Canadian invaders that bested the 45-player field, all of whom had their eyes on the $2,000-added purse.

Klatt in Command Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour / Rochester, NY By Rick Davis The March 24-25 stop of the Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour visited Classic Billiards in Rochester, NY, where Jason Klatt led a pack of Canadian invaders that bested the 45-player field, all of whom had their eyes on the $2,000-added purse.

Klatt in Command Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour / Rochester, NY By Rick Davis The March 24-25 stop of the Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour visited Classic Billiards in Rochester, NY, where Jason Klatt led a pack of Canadian invaders that bested the 45-player field, all of whom had their eyes on the $2,000-added purse.

Slivka Sizzles on the Joss TourJoss Northeast 9-Ball Tour / Glen Falls, NYby Rick DavisThe Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour visited Adirondack Billiards in Glen Falls, NY, where 37 players competed for the top honors. Play on October 14 dwindled down to the top eight, who returned for play the following day, and through the mix Jerry Slivka came through the event unscathed.