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Dominiak Cues Northeast Amateur 10-Ball Tour Kicks Off in Latham, NY
Despite a beautiful sunny fall day in the northeast, the first stop of the Dominiak Cues Northeast Amateur 10-Ball Tour season kicked off with 25 players at the popular Diamond Eight Billiards in Latham, NY on Saturday Sept. 26th.
The tour saw many new faces show up to participate on tour as well as some usual suspects like Tom Acciavatti, Joe Sobowicz, Chuck Hill, Gene Hunt and Jeremy Bean. The lone female player in the field was Janet Tycks, also a regular on the tour. Players came from New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Vermont to try their skills at 10 ball.
The top half of the winners side brackets saw tour newcommer Jared Zimmerman from Mayfield, NY make his way to the hotseat match after getting a bye in the opening round with wins over Jackie Ford, Rich Atlre, and Frank Rich. On the bottom half of the winners side tour regular Tom Acciavatti was playing steady and got by Paul Picard in the first round and continued to the hotseat match with wins over Walter Rogowsi, Chuck Hill and Frank Majesky. The hotseat match was a closely contested battle with Jared Zimmerman coming out on top with great shotmaking. Tom would take his seat on the 1 loss side and wait for an opponent to come through to try and get another shot at Jared.
Frank Rich would be the player that made his way through the 1 loss side to meet up with Tom Acciavatti and play for a spot in the 1 race to 5 finals. Frank was also sent to the 1 loss side earlier by Jared Zimmerman and would also like a shot to get back at Jared. This match between Tom and Frank would go hill/hill with Tom Acciavatti coming out on top after a unforced error by Frank.
The finals kicked off about 7pm and the tour format is a 1 race to 5 finals at all tour stops. Jared got out to an early 3-0 lead on Tom and seemed to be cruising to the win on the season opener. But, Tom Acciavatti was not done yet. After an error by Jared, Tom clawed his way back into the match with a win to make it 3-1. Jared again appeared to take control of the match by winning the next game and getting to the hill with a score of 4-1. Tom again clawed his way back in with a win, then the next 2 games as well making the match now hill/hill 4-4. The final game went back and forth with a couple balls tied up and both players playing cautiously taking safties when available. Then an opening came for Jared to run out and take the match with a combo on the 10 ball off the 9 ball. It hit the center of the pocket and Jared Zimmerman takes home the title to the season opener.
A shout out to Janet Tycks for her 13-16 finish in a tough field. Ladies receive free entry at every tour stop and only have to pay the $10 table time fee. Also Jackie Ford held the winning ticket for the new beautiful Dominiak Cue.
For tour dates and info please visit the tour website www.DominiakCuesTour.com . There will be 14 tour stop dates this season, all tour stops are $25 entry + $10 table time..
On behalf of all the players we thank Bill Dominiak www.DominiakCues.com for his support in sponsoring the tour with adding a new Dominiak Cue to each tour stop.
We would also like to thank our co-sponsors www.LeagueShirts.com and www.Rackemwear.com for their continued support of the tour.
1st place - Jared Zimmerman $250
2nd place - Tom Acciavatti $150
3rd place - Frank Rich $90
4th place - Frank Majewski $70
5th/6th - Chuck Hill $20
5th/6th - Walter Rogowski $20
Next tour stop at London Billiards in Worcester, MA Sunday Oct. 11th!! Hope to see you there!!
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