Makhani, with home-field advantage, wins ’20 and under boys’ JIC Season 5 opener

Gavin Matthew wins 14U boys, Noelle Tate and Harper Carson win girls events “We’re back!” said the flyers promoting this past weekend’s (Jan. 10-11) set of four tournaments, hosted by Breaktime Billiards in Clemmons, NC. It was held under the banner of the Junior International Championships (JIC), which headed into its fifth season. Gone were […]

Meza and Ramos split top prizes at ‘600 and under’ event at Zingale’s in Tallahassee, FL

One of the by-products of restricted-rate and split bracket events is the emergence of talent at somewhat specific, individual levels. We here at AZBilliards are, as a result, adding new names to our database all the time. Previously, on regional tours and at independent events, there’d be a ‘base’ crew of competitors, supplemented by a […]

Dorsey comes from the loss side to claim Q City 9-Ball Tour title at Mickey Milligan’s

Two years ago, on the Q City 9-Ball Tour, Wilson Dorsey collected his third (known) cash payout and won his first regional tour title at Mickey Milligan’s in New Bern, NC. Last year – same tour, same location – he won his second. This past weekend (Sat., Jan. 17) – same tour, same location – […]

Garcia & Tucker Music City Open Champs

Eager to shake off the holiday rust, players from all over converged at JOB’s in Madison, TN – a suburb of Nashville – for the 38th Annual Music City Open 9 Ball Championships. Promoted by PoolActionTV.com and held January 14th-18th, owner Ricky Gamble, General Manager Jeannie Casey-Hutto and their staff welcomed players and fans for […]

From the loss side, Tkach claims title to $25k-added, WPBA Olhausen Iron City Invitational VI

Weeks from her 16th birthday, Savannah Easton battles Tkach to double hill in semifinal They came into and out of this past weekend’s (Jan. 14-18) WPBA Olhausen Iron City Invitational VI as the top two women in the WPBA rankings. In what was the first (recorded with us) win of the new year for both […]

Meglino comes from the loss side to win Michael Fedak’s FL State Open 8-Ball Championship

The Sunshine State, where the table elite meet to beat (each other). At the Florida State Open 8-Ball Championships this past weekend (Jan. 10-11), sponsored by Dr. Michael Fedak, Anthony Meglino came from the loss-side to double-dip the opponent who’d sent him there, Tony Robles, and claimed the event title. The $5,000-added event drew 61 […]

Cowan goes undefeated to claim ‘550 and under’ event at Paradise Tavern in Lone Tree, CO

It may have had something to do with the weather. Pool players tend to be nomadic and it can take them places where the weather, specifically bad weather, can have an effect on getting there and the number of competitors they’re likely to be facing on arrival. Last weekend (Jan. 2-4), the Paradise Tavern in […]

Hometown hero Ko Pin-Yi wins Chinese Taipei Open after denying Nalaunan

Ko Pin-Yi sealed his sixth World Nineball Tour ranking title on home turf, defeating Ronel Nalaunan 13-11 in a gripping final to win the fourth staging of the Chinese Taipei Open in the Taiwanese capital. Ko, whose most recent taste of success on the tour came at the Lushan Open in China 18 months ago, […]

Jeannie Seaver comes from the loss side to claim Lucasi Florida Tour’s season opener

Runner-up Teichert wins qualifying spot to WPBA Raxx Invitational in March She joined the AZBilliards database in the year before the century turned and in the first year of the new one (July, to be exact), Florida native Jeannie Seaver chalked up her first victory on what was known at the time as the Ladies […]

Rouille and Page split top prizes at A’Mazin’ Billiards’ ‘540 Max’ event in Malden, MA

Tournaments designed to accommodate FargoRates in the ‘500’ range, and sometimes lower, appear to be ‘ruling the roost’ these days. Arguably just a little more than split-bracket events, which make an attempt to please everybody and give lower-rated competitors a shot at taking on a stronger opponent after they’ve spent most of their day with […]