Category — Joss Tour

Ed Shufon said he had never won anything in his life. Well, he can’t say that anymore. Ed was the winner of the Joss Cue raffle, held during the Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour stop at Diamond Eight January 19-20th. Although not present at the drawing, Ed rushed right over only as soon as he got the message that he was the big winner. “This is great. It’s a beautiful cue.” The drawing was held right before Shin Park and Mike Zuglan began the final match of the 2-day tournament. Proceeds from the raffle go to help Diamond Eight bring the Joss Tour to Latham. We really appreciate everyone’s support!

Shin Young Park of New York City defeated Mike Zuglan 9-5 in the second set of the true double elimination final match. Zuglan won the first set 9-7, but could not hold off Park’s early lead in the second set.

The results are here: 1. Shin Young Park 2. Mike Zuglan 3. Tony Chohan 4. Marc Vidal 5. Joey Korsiak / Norm Pomainville 9. Dave Varano / Tom Acciavatti / Chance Chin / Charlie Fowler

UPDATED! See pictures from the Joss tournament. Thanks again to all the players and fans for your support of Diamond Eight — it was a pleasure having you!

45 of the top pool players in the Northeast gathered at Diamond Eight on Saturday, January 19, 2008 to compete in Mike Zuglan’s Northeast 9-Ball Tour, sponsored by Joss Cues. Diamond Eight regular Tom Acciavatti made a strong showing but fell short in two consecutive hill matches against Norm Pomainville and Mike Zuglan. Tour regulars Bucky Souvanthong and Liz Ford also saw early exits, with Mike Zuglan edging out Bucky while Jeff Smolen held off a late comeback by Liz.

8 players remain to determine the top spots. On the winner’s side, Norm Pomainville will face Tony Choham and Shin Park will meet Joey Korsiak. On the one-loss side, Matt Terault will face Marc Vidal and Redgie Cutler will meet Mike Zuglan. Sunday matches begin at 11am.

Dave Varano, Tom Acciavatti, Chance Chin and Charlie Fowler tied for the 9th place spot.

Special thanks to our sponsors: Slosek’s Music & Amusement, Adirondack Area Network and Mark the Shark!