Turning Stone Classic XXX

[Kickin' Chicken]

2 more guys that I wish were on the roster for this TS are:

Jeremy Sossei

Mike Dechaine

they would def have made a path to victory a good bit tougher.

best,
brian kc

 

[Hinekanman]

Do they have vendors there usually? Clothes and cues or whatever?


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[the2yoots]

Turning stone brackets

Hiya everybody
I'm playing in the tournament, 1st time at turning stone, and 1st time playing in this tourney...
Anyone know when the brackets will be posted?
Just curious who I'm gonna be racking for, my 1st match
Lol

 

[efirkey]

Do they have vendors there usually? Clothes and cues or whatever?




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I went last year and I want to say they had about a half dozen vendors. It's a great venue to watch a pool tournament.

 

[efirkey]

I'm on the fence about going this year. They only have about 7 top pros that I really would like to see. It seems like the quality of players is down from last year.

 

[mikepage]

I'm on the fence about going this year. They only have about 7 top pros that I really would like to see. It seems like the quality of players is down from last year.

Here are the entrants over 700

 

[kkdanamatt]

2 more guys that I wish were on the roster for this TS are:

Jeremy Sossei

Mike Dechaine

they would def have made a path to victory a good bit tougher.

best,
brian kc

I believe Dechaine has been banned by Zuglan.
Not sure if the ban is still in effect.

Sossei's absence is unusual. His home base is not far from Turning Stone.

 

[skook25]

Sossei has been absent for a few months from the Joss Tour not sure why. Also Frankie Hernandez was banned at one time from the tour and is now back.

And I disagree with comment about field being "down" from past years. They're might be less superstars in field but overall the field is very strong. Even the lesser known regional players in this field are capable of making a run and knocking somebody off.

Let's hear predictions guys . I said earlier I feel like like Mika breaks through this time for some reason. I also heard somebody say Shaw

 

[SBC]

Dont think you did last time I was there.
Jason

Yeah that was literally our first day open....but we had SVB vs Shaw. We have all you'd need now

We lost Salt City Billiards to fire on 2/7/17 after 26 years open.. 6 months later we reopened 1.5 miles south with tremendous effort. It was a huge accomplishment for the players and was done to continue the history of pool as it should be. We are pool players first, a family with people of all ages and backgrounds. We are honored to keep this going here in Syracuse.

 

[sjm]

I'm on the fence about going this year. They only have about 7 top pros that I really would like to see. It seems like the quality of players is down from last year.

It's not down. This field is very strong. Lesser knowns like Shawn Wilkie, Ron Casanzio, Joe Dupuis and many others often give the elite players fits, and I don't see any easy draws likely. This is and always has been a very difficult event to win.

 

[efirkey]

Here are the entrants over 700

Like I said about 7 pros I would like to see and I do agree that there are a lot a extremely good regional players playing. The northeast region as a whole keeps getting stronger and stronger.

 

[efirkey]

It's not down. This field is very strong. Lesser knowns like Shawn Wilkie, Ron Casanzio, Joe Dupuis and many others often give the elite players fits, and I don't see any easy draws likely. This is and always has been a very difficult event to win.

Only 3 of the top 10 USA Fargo players and 5 of the top 20. Could be stronger.

 

[sjm]

Only 3 of the top 10 USA Fargo players and 5 of the top 20. Could be stronger.

Agreed that US participation is a bit disappointing, but that has been the trend of late --- many top US players are ducking the tougher events. Still, this field is very tough.

 

[Kickin' Chicken]

Yeah that was literally our first day open....but we had SVB vs Shaw. We have all you'd need now

We lost Salt City Billiards to fire on 2/7/17 after 26 years open.. 6 months later we reopened 1.5 miles south with tremendous effort. It was a huge accomplishment for the players and was done to continue the history of pool as it should be. We are pool players first, a family with people of all ages and backgrounds. We are honored to keep this going here in Syracuse.

Glad you were able to reopen.

best of luck!

 

[AtLarge]

It's not down. This field is very strong. Lesser knowns like Shawn Wilkie, Ron Casanzio, Joe Dupuis and many others often give the elite players fits, and I don't see any easy draws likely. This is and always has been a very difficult event to win.

Maybe it's about the same field strength as last time, but how does it compare to a field with all these guys (and gals)?

BUSTAMANTE Francisco
REYES Efren
WILLIAMS Charlie
KUCHARO Jon
REMPE Jim
ARCHER Johnny
FRANK Troy
PARICA Jose
VICKERY Howard
VARNER Nick
HALL Buddy
SAMBAJON Santos
MARTEL Alain
PAGULAYAN Alex
KHATTIGNAVONG Vannavong
DEUEL Corey
HOPKINS Allen
ZUGLAN Mike
FEIJEN Niels
WECHSLER Lyn
SAEZ Robb
LUAT Rodolfo
SAN SOUCI George
HERNANDEZ Frankie
IMMONEN Mika
WISEMAN Ronnie
KNIGHT Steve
BASAVICH Danny
STEVENS Jay
DAVENPORT Kim
NGUYEN Kwa
ALTOMARE Chuck
KENNEDY Jeff
WHITE Jeff
HERMAN Marty
CORR Karen
DOMINGUEZ Ernesto
KENNEDY Tommy
PAEZ Ismael
LANNA Billy
LILLIS Steve
CHAMAT Marcus
LOMBARDO Hunter
HORSFALL John
LEWIS Milt
MCCREESH Ryan
LISCIOTTI Larry
LAWLESS Kathleen

 

[skook25]

I would without a doubt say that field is extremely strong. Was that an actual Turning Stone field? Didn't realize Tommy Kennedy played in one

 

[sjm]

Maybe it's about the same field strength as last time, but how does it compare to a field with all these guys (and gals)?

BUSTAMANTE Francisco
REYES Efren
WILLIAMS Charlie
KUCHARO Jon
REMPE Jim
ARCHER Johnny
FRANK Troy
PARICA Jose
VICKERY Howard
VARNER Nick
HALL Buddy
SAMBAJON Santos
MARTEL Alain
PAGULAYAN Alex
KHATTIGNAVONG Vannavong
DEUEL Corey
HOPKINS Allen
ZUGLAN Mike
FEIJEN Niels
WECHSLER Lyn
SAEZ Robb
LUAT Rodolfo
SAN SOUCI George
HERNANDEZ Frankie
IMMONEN Mika
WISEMAN Ronnie
KNIGHT Steve
BASAVICH Danny
STEVENS Jay
DAVENPORT Kim
NGUYEN Kwa
ALTOMARE Chuck
KENNEDY Jeff
WHITE Jeff
HERMAN Marty
CORR Karen
DOMINGUEZ Ernesto
KENNEDY Tommy
PAEZ Ismael
LANNA Billy
LILLIS Steve
CHAMAT Marcus
LOMBARDO Hunter
HORSFALL John
LEWIS Milt
MCCREESH Ryan
LISCIOTTI Larry
LAWLESS Kathleen

Weaker for sure. Nonetheless, of all the "regional tour" events on the American pool calendar, this may be the hardest one to win.

 

[AtLarge]

I would without a doubt say that field is extremely strong. Was that an actual Turning Stone field? Didn't realize Tommy Kennedy played in one

TS II, May 2001. Those are the 48 players in the money.

[Source: AzB database]

 

[jasonlaus]

Yeah that was literally our first day open....but we had SVB vs Shaw. We have all you'd need now

We lost Salt City Billiards to fire on 2/7/17 after 26 years open.. 6 months later we reopened 1.5 miles south with tremendous effort. It was a huge accomplishment for the players and was done to continue the history of pool as it should be. We are pool players first, a family with people of all ages and backgrounds. We are honored to keep this going here in Syracuse.

I drive by about an hr before it burned.
Jason

 

[jasonlaus]

Very weak field overall.
Jason