Joss Junior 9-Ball Championships - Sharp Shooters - Amsterdam, NY - Jan 26 & 27

Dana Bufalo

AzB Silver Member
Silver Member
Everyone,

The Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour will be hosting its 3rd "Joss Junior 9-Ball Championship" on Jan. 26 & 27, 2019. The event will take place at the beautiful Sharp Shooters Billiards & Sports Pub in Amsterdam, NY - www.sharpshootersbilliards.com .

At Sharp Shooters there is something for everyone. From a friendly game of Pool, Foosball, or Darts to meeting friends out for some great food, drinks & to watch the game - Sharp Shooters has it! And now they even have professional Bocce Ball courts downstairs. A fun and friendly atmosphere for all ages! Tim & Julie Berlin have been most generous to our tour having 3 regular season events both at Sharp Shooters and Trick Shot Billiards & Sports Pub, and now donating the use of their room for our Junior event. Many thanks to them for their continued support of the game.

Many people and companies have generously donated products and their time to help. I would like to acknowledge and thank them all as it is because of them that each participant will receive some of their items. There will also be free raffles for the players for some of the larger items. Our generous sponsors are, in no particular order: Sharp Shooters Billiards & Sports Pub (Tim & Julie Berlin), Joss Cues (Debbie, Dan & Stephen Janes), James Sinclair (Rhythm Custom Cues), CJ & Peggi Wilkinson (Baltimore City Cues), Don Kerns, Iwan Simonis (Ivan Lee), Aramith (Ivan Lee), Phil Capelle (Billiards Press), Mark Kulungian, Andrea Duvall (Utica Billiards On The Boulevard), Matt Tetreault, Steven W. Smith, Dave Dreidel & Kevin Bauccio. And thank you to everyone else, who has been, or will be involved. Any top or Pro players are encouraged to drop by if you have the time and are in the neighborhood. I'm sure the kids would love to meet you!

This time we have partnered up with the BEF & BCA to make this event a qualifier for their Junior Nationals in Las Vegas in July. More info can be found here at https://www.billiardeducation.org .

The event will consist of 2 divisions that will run concurrently. There will be an 18 and under plus a 12 and under tournament. Entry fees are $25 per event. Doors will open at 10:30 am Saturday January 26th and final registration is at 11:30 am. The format will be: races to 9, double elimination, on the 9 foot Diamonds for the 18 and under group and races to 7, double elimination, on the 7 foot Diamonds for the 12 and under kids. The winners of each division will receive a beautiful Joss Cue and case and trophy. Please keep in mind that due to attendance, some things could change. FYI, I have run hundreds of tournaments but this is only our 3rd Junior event. The ultimate goal is for everyone to have a great time!

For more information or to let us know of your intention to come (which is encouraged), please contact one of us. Tim Berlin at 518-944-6797, or Mike Zuglan at 518-356-7163.

For those in need of accommodations, there are 2 nearby motels. Super 8, 5502 Rt 30, Amsterdam, NY 12010 - 518-843-5888 & Valley View Inn, 1351 NY Rt 5s, Amsterdam, NY 12010 - 518-842-5637. Other motels may be found by searching the Schenectady & Amsterdam NY area.

On another note, I am currently taking entries for our $25,000 Added "Turning Stone Classic XXXII 9-Ball Open" to be held on August 22-25, 2019. I strongly suggest entering now to avoid being shut out as I currently have about 50 paid entries and I have only been accepting entries for less than a week!!. Contact me at 518-356-7163 for entry info.

Thanks everyone and I hope you all come to Sharp Shooters to see the youth of our game in action & having fun!

Mike Zuglan

The Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour Is Proudly Sponsored By;

Joss Cues - http://www.josscues.com
Turning Stone Resort Casino - http://www.turningstone.com
Simonis Cloth - http://www.simoniscloth.com
Poolonthenet.com - http://www.poolonthenet.com
AzBilliards.com - http://www.azbilliards.com
Aramith - http://www.aramith.com
Billiards Press - http://www.billiardspress.com
World Class Cue Care - http://www.jnj-industries.com
FargoRate - http://www.fargorate.com
 

Dana Bufalo

AzB Silver Member
Silver Member
Joss Junior 9-Ball Championships

Frank Spain III & Bryzen Manipula Are 2019 Joss Junior 9-Ball Champions

Congratulations to our new Joss Junior Champions Frank Spain III in the 18 & under division and Bryzen Manipula in the 12 & under. Both players went undefeated in their respective divisions to claim their titles and qualify to go the the BEF/BCA National Championships in Las Vegas in July.

Also qualifying for the nationals was 2nd place finisher in the 18 under, Justin Bogdanffy and 2nd and 3rd finishers in the 12 under, Nico Famiglietti & Dereck Graven. Our formats for the events were, double elimination races to 9/7 on the 9 footers for the 18 under and races to 7/5 on the 7 footers for the 12 under, played at the beautiful Sharp Shooters Billiards & Sposrt Pub in Amsterdam NY.

It was a fun day of pool watching these talented youngsters compete with some as young as 7 years old. Most were playing in their first tournament ever. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves even though they were very serious in trying to win.

All players were treated to a table full of donated items to choose from, plus free raffles for the larger items and many thanks go out to the many people and companies that generously donated products and their time to help. Our generous sponsors are, in no particular order: Sharp Shooters Billiards & Sports Pub (Tim & Julie Berlin), Joss Cues (Debbie, Dan & Stephen Janes), James Sinclair (Rhythm Custom Cues), CJ & Peggi Wilkinson (Baltimore City Cues), Don Kerns, Iwan Simonis (Ivan Lee), Aramith (Ivan Lee), Phil Capelle (Billiards Press), Mark Kulungian, Andrea Duvall (Utica Billiards On The Boulevard), Matt Tetreault, Steven W. Smith, Dave Dreidel & Kevin Bauccio. And thank you to everyone else involved.

- by AzB staff https://www.azbilliards.com/news/st...nipula-are-joss-2019-junior-9-ball-champions/

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Nico Famiglietti, Bryzen Manipula, Tim Berlin (Owner), Frank Spain III and Justin Bogdanffy

Here are the official results for both events:

18 & Under:
1st Frank Spain III (Joss Cue & case, trophy, plus Cuetec cue & case from raffle)
2nd Jusin Bogdanffy (Trophy)
3rd Dale Graven (LoreeJon Hasson autographed Pro Cup cue ball - raffle)
4th Kailey Bombard (Shane Van Boening Pro Cup cue ball - raffle)

12 & Under:
1st Bryzen Manipula (Joss Cue & case, trophy, plus Jayson Shaw Pro Cup cue ball - raffle)
2nd Nico Famiglietti (Trophy)
3rd Dereck Graven (Rhythm Cue & case - raffle)
4th Joey Berlin
5/6th (tie) Skylar Hess (Autographed Efren Reyes painting - raffle)
5/6th (tie) Austin Stewart (LoreeJon Hasson Pro Cup cue ball - raffle)
7/8th (tie) Logan Bombard
7/8th (tie) D'angelo "Jawz" Spain (Rhythm Cue & case - raffle)
9th Blake Bombard
 
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