Roy Morgridge Wins in New England 9 Ball Series 2015-2016 Season Tour Championship
The New England 9 Ball Series held its 2015-2016 season Tour Championship September 10-11, 2016 at Crow’s Nest in Plaistow NH. The event was $2000 added and 51 players competed for the $3705 total prize fund. There was also a second chance event on September 11. Some local notables in attendance were: Kerry McAuliffe, Francisco Cabral, Ryan Parker, Dan Simoneau, Keith Platt, Xavier Libby, Stan Rupard, Roy Morgridge, Cody Porter, Andy Maynard, and Ran Tamba.
The event started with the annual awards ceremony. Awards were given for Most Improved Male and Female, Sportsperson of the Year, and Tour Champion. Additionally 4 players were inducted into the Hall of Fame. The awards are as follows:
Individual Awards-
Most Improved Male: Steve ‘Sutton Death’ Sutton
Steve has come a long way and has matured in this past year. His love of the game is evident in the way he dedicates himself to playing in as many tournament as he can, including the Amateur Open 9 Ball Tournament at the Super Billiards Expo and the Predator Tour amateur and pro events. Steve also won the July 17, 2016 New England 9 Ball Series event at Crow’s Nest.
Most Improved Female: Lida Mullendore
Lida has put a lot of time into her game which has resulted in a noticeable improvement in her performance in this and other tours and has cashed in several New England 9 Ball Series events this season. Lida also runs weekly tournaments at Flat Top Johnny’s in Cambridge, MA.
Sportsperson of the Year: TJ Marshall
TJ always behaves graciously regardless of if he wins or loses. He never gets upset if he misses a shot and always stays composed. The New England 9 Ball Series was proud to support TJ’s fundraising team Marshall’s Marching Angels in the March of Dimes March for Babies fundraiser. TJ and his wife Nicole marched in memory of their three children Olivia, Thomas, and Faith.
Tour Champion: Cody Porter
Cody has everything all the award winners have in one package: sportsmanship, drive, determination, and a great attitude. He has won the most New England 9 Ball Series events of any player this season. Cody has also offered valuable input to help the tour improve.
Hall of Fame Inductees-
Joe Brown: Joe was a long-time tour member who passed away unexpectedly this year. Joe was loved and respected by many of the players. His daughter Jen accepted his Hall of Fame induction plague on his behalf.
Jake Harrison: Jake has been competing in pool for over 30 years and has personally known Marc Dionne for 15 years. Jake is a great competitor and a true sportsperson.
Dharma Lim: Very few people in the area have done more to promote the game of pool and have encouraged more local players to compete on the tour than Dharma. Dharma also made his room Grand China Billiards available for the tour to hold events on short notice when other rooms cancelled. It is evident that Dharma’s true motivation is a love of pool and a genuine desire to help players improve their games.
Stanly Rupard: Stan has been competing in pool for over 30 years. Stan also helps promote the sport of pool and encourages players to compete on the tour.
Catherine ‘The Tiny Titan’ Fiorilla: The New England 9 Ball Series would not be as successful as it is today if it were not for Katie’s help maintaining the database, writing event summaries, and helping run events. Marc has known Katie for over 10 years and watched her go from an APA skill level 2 who could barely hit the cue ball to one of the few female skill level 7 players in the world. Katie was also the runner-up at the 2015 Women’s Amateur Open at the Super Billiard’s Expo.
Main Event-
The upper bracket final featured Kerry McAuliffe (A) and Roy Morgridge (B+) in an 8-6 race. The match was extremely tight until the end when Roy was able to pull ahead to a 6-6 victory. The lower bracket final was just as exciting with Mark Ruzzano (B-) facing Luca Bares (C+) in a 6-5 race that went all the way to the wire with Mark winning double hill.
In the hot seat match Roy Morgridge (B+) and Mark Ruzzano (B-) played a 7-5 race. Roy had little trouble winning 7-1 to advance to the finals.
Mark Ruzzano (B-) made his way through the one-loss side until he re-matched with Luca Bares (C+) in the semi-finals where Luca got his revenge with a 5-4 win.
Luca Bares (C+) advanced to the finals to face the Roy Morgridge (B+) in an 8-5 race. Nobody could touch Roy this day as he easily won the set 8-1 to win the Tour Championship undefeated.
Thanks to everyone who came out this year to support the tour! The tour appreciates all the support and looks forward to seeing everyone next season.
Top finishers and payouts:
1st: Roy Morgridge (B+) - $1300
2nd : Luca Bares (C+) - $700
3rd: Mark Ruzzano (B-) -$525
4th: Ran Tamba (B+) -$370
5st/6th: Kerry McAuliffe (A), Jake Harrison (C+) -$185
7th/8th: Franciso Cabral (A-), Cameo Moy (D+) -$100
9th-12th: Tony Ruzzano (B-), Brandon Bisson (C+), Geoff James (B), Rick Gatta (B) -$60
Second Chance top finishers and payouts:
1st/2nd (split) Brandon Bisson (C+) - $120
1st/2nd (split) Geoff James (B) - $80
3rd: Rich Howard (B) -$20
The 2016-2017 season opener will be take place September 25, 2016 at Grand China Billiards in Salem, NH. Player registration will end at 11:30 am so the event can start promptly at noon. Please call or text Marc Dionne at 508-713-5256 if you are planning to play but won’t be at the event location by 11:30am. For more information please visit www.newengland9ballseries.com.
New England 9 Ball Series - Upcoming Event Flyers
www.newengland9ballseries.com
Welcome. MD Promotions was founded by Marc Dionne in September of 2003 to promote billiard tournaments. The concept of MD Promotions is to have a tour for pool ...
The New England 9 -Ball Series would like to thank everyone for their support in running this event and all its sponsors: Ozone Billiards, Molinari, Bert Kinister, AzBilliards, Inside English, Professor Q-ball’s National Pool and 3 Cushion News, Delta 13 Racks, Bob Campbell, and Simonis Cloth. Many of these events would not be possible without their help.
The New England 9 Ball Series held its 2015-2016 season Tour Championship September 10-11, 2016 at Crow’s Nest in Plaistow NH. The event was $2000 added and 51 players competed for the $3705 total prize fund. There was also a second chance event on September 11. Some local notables in attendance were: Kerry McAuliffe, Francisco Cabral, Ryan Parker, Dan Simoneau, Keith Platt, Xavier Libby, Stan Rupard, Roy Morgridge, Cody Porter, Andy Maynard, and Ran Tamba.
The event started with the annual awards ceremony. Awards were given for Most Improved Male and Female, Sportsperson of the Year, and Tour Champion. Additionally 4 players were inducted into the Hall of Fame. The awards are as follows:
Individual Awards-
Most Improved Male: Steve ‘Sutton Death’ Sutton
Steve has come a long way and has matured in this past year. His love of the game is evident in the way he dedicates himself to playing in as many tournament as he can, including the Amateur Open 9 Ball Tournament at the Super Billiards Expo and the Predator Tour amateur and pro events. Steve also won the July 17, 2016 New England 9 Ball Series event at Crow’s Nest.
Most Improved Female: Lida Mullendore
Lida has put a lot of time into her game which has resulted in a noticeable improvement in her performance in this and other tours and has cashed in several New England 9 Ball Series events this season. Lida also runs weekly tournaments at Flat Top Johnny’s in Cambridge, MA.
Sportsperson of the Year: TJ Marshall
TJ always behaves graciously regardless of if he wins or loses. He never gets upset if he misses a shot and always stays composed. The New England 9 Ball Series was proud to support TJ’s fundraising team Marshall’s Marching Angels in the March of Dimes March for Babies fundraiser. TJ and his wife Nicole marched in memory of their three children Olivia, Thomas, and Faith.
Tour Champion: Cody Porter
Cody has everything all the award winners have in one package: sportsmanship, drive, determination, and a great attitude. He has won the most New England 9 Ball Series events of any player this season. Cody has also offered valuable input to help the tour improve.
Hall of Fame Inductees-
Joe Brown: Joe was a long-time tour member who passed away unexpectedly this year. Joe was loved and respected by many of the players. His daughter Jen accepted his Hall of Fame induction plague on his behalf.
Jake Harrison: Jake has been competing in pool for over 30 years and has personally known Marc Dionne for 15 years. Jake is a great competitor and a true sportsperson.
Dharma Lim: Very few people in the area have done more to promote the game of pool and have encouraged more local players to compete on the tour than Dharma. Dharma also made his room Grand China Billiards available for the tour to hold events on short notice when other rooms cancelled. It is evident that Dharma’s true motivation is a love of pool and a genuine desire to help players improve their games.
Stanly Rupard: Stan has been competing in pool for over 30 years. Stan also helps promote the sport of pool and encourages players to compete on the tour.
Catherine ‘The Tiny Titan’ Fiorilla: The New England 9 Ball Series would not be as successful as it is today if it were not for Katie’s help maintaining the database, writing event summaries, and helping run events. Marc has known Katie for over 10 years and watched her go from an APA skill level 2 who could barely hit the cue ball to one of the few female skill level 7 players in the world. Katie was also the runner-up at the 2015 Women’s Amateur Open at the Super Billiard’s Expo.
Main Event-
The upper bracket final featured Kerry McAuliffe (A) and Roy Morgridge (B+) in an 8-6 race. The match was extremely tight until the end when Roy was able to pull ahead to a 6-6 victory. The lower bracket final was just as exciting with Mark Ruzzano (B-) facing Luca Bares (C+) in a 6-5 race that went all the way to the wire with Mark winning double hill.
In the hot seat match Roy Morgridge (B+) and Mark Ruzzano (B-) played a 7-5 race. Roy had little trouble winning 7-1 to advance to the finals.
Mark Ruzzano (B-) made his way through the one-loss side until he re-matched with Luca Bares (C+) in the semi-finals where Luca got his revenge with a 5-4 win.
Luca Bares (C+) advanced to the finals to face the Roy Morgridge (B+) in an 8-5 race. Nobody could touch Roy this day as he easily won the set 8-1 to win the Tour Championship undefeated.
Thanks to everyone who came out this year to support the tour! The tour appreciates all the support and looks forward to seeing everyone next season.
Top finishers and payouts:
1st: Roy Morgridge (B+) - $1300
2nd : Luca Bares (C+) - $700
3rd: Mark Ruzzano (B-) -$525
4th: Ran Tamba (B+) -$370
5st/6th: Kerry McAuliffe (A), Jake Harrison (C+) -$185
7th/8th: Franciso Cabral (A-), Cameo Moy (D+) -$100
9th-12th: Tony Ruzzano (B-), Brandon Bisson (C+), Geoff James (B), Rick Gatta (B) -$60
Second Chance top finishers and payouts:
1st/2nd (split) Brandon Bisson (C+) - $120
1st/2nd (split) Geoff James (B) - $80
3rd: Rich Howard (B) -$20
The 2016-2017 season opener will be take place September 25, 2016 at Grand China Billiards in Salem, NH. Player registration will end at 11:30 am so the event can start promptly at noon. Please call or text Marc Dionne at 508-713-5256 if you are planning to play but won’t be at the event location by 11:30am. For more information please visit www.newengland9ballseries.com.
New England 9 Ball Series - Upcoming Event Flyers
www.newengland9ballseries.com
Welcome. MD Promotions was founded by Marc Dionne in September of 2003 to promote billiard tournaments. The concept of MD Promotions is to have a tour for pool ...
The New England 9 -Ball Series would like to thank everyone for their support in running this event and all its sponsors: Ozone Billiards, Molinari, Bert Kinister, AzBilliards, Inside English, Professor Q-ball’s National Pool and 3 Cushion News, Delta 13 Racks, Bob Campbell, and Simonis Cloth. Many of these events would not be possible without their help.