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Davis Wins Joss

NewsMarch 23, 2004May 23, 20140

Continuing his recent run for the top, Mike Davis won the Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour stop held March 20-21 at Renaissance Billiard Club in Quincy, Ma. Other Davis wins of note in the past season include a third-place finish at an early-March 111-player Planet Pool Tour stop, ad a top-place finish at…

Varner Doing Fine

NewsMarch 4, 2004May 23, 20140

Hall-of-Famer and BD columnist Nick Varner is recuperating nicely from aorta femoral bypass surgery performed on Jan. 29. Although currently in the midst of an anticipated two-month recovery, Varner hopes to return to competition as early as the BCA Open 9-Ball Championships in mid-May. Varner wa…

San Miguel Asian 9-Ball Tour Season Opens

NewsFebruary 25, 2004May 23, 20140

The first event for the 2004 season of the San Miguel Asian 9-Ball Tour is happening this weekend, at Pool Haven in the city of Clarke Quay, Singapore. A field of 32 top Asian players, headed up by pool stars Francisco Bustamante and Efren Reyes, will vie for the $50,000 prize purse, as well as a…

Cornbread Red Dies at 72

NewsFebruary 16, 2004May 23, 20140

BD is saddened to report the passing of Billy Joe "Cornbread Red" Burge, 72, on Friday, Feb. 13, of natural causes. He lived in Prestonsburg, Ky. Burge was born on Dec. 17, 1931, in Paducah, Ky. As his nickname suggests, "Red" was one of the more colorful personalities in the "hustlers era" of po…

Larry Lisciotti, 57, Passes

NewsFebruary 9, 2004May 24, 20140

[caption id="attachment_2633" align="alignright" width="150"] [/caption]Billiards Digest is saddened to report the passing of East Coast legend Larry Lisciotti, 57, who died today, Feb. 9, from a long-term illness related to lung cancer. He is survived by his former wife and longtime companion…

Santos Sambajon wins Swanson Memorial

NewsFebruary 2, 2004May 23, 20140

Santos Sambajon Jr. made his way through a record field of 192 players to win the 8th Annual Jay Swanson Memorial in San Diego, California. Sambajon bounced back from an early loss to make his way through the one-loss side and defeat Ian Costello 13-5 in the finals. Sambojon scored $3000 for f…

Laurance, Balabushka Picked for Hall of Fame

NewsJanuary 29, 2004May 28, 20140

Ewa Laurance, 9-ball goddess and the public face of the billiard industry in the 1990s, and legendary cuemaker George Balabushka will be inducted into the Billiard Congress of America Hall of Fame on April 1 during the BCA International Billiard & Home Recreation Expo in Las Vegas, Nev. For the H…

Varner Okay, But Mulling Surgery

NewsJanuary 27, 2004May 23, 20140

No, Nick Varner did not have a heart attack in Louisville during the Derby City Open, and no, the 55-year-old Kentuckian is not on his death bed. So says Varner’s brother, Steve. According to Steve Varner, Nick is scheduled to undergo surgery on Thursday, Jan. 29, at Caritas Surgical Center in Lo…

Reyes Shines at Derby City

NewsJanuary 26, 2004May 29, 20140

[caption id="attachment_2622" align="alignright" width="150"] Reyes like what he saw on the table at Derby City.[/caption]Philippine sensation Efren Reyes proved to be the ringmaster of the three-ring circus of pool known as the Derby City Classic, which finally came to a close on Saturday, Jan. 24,…

Mika Immonen Crowned UPA Champion

NewsJanuary 12, 2004May 23, 20140

Mika Immonen scored a 13-2 win over Charlie Williams and won the UPA Pro Tour Championship held at The Bicycle Club in Bell Gardens, Ca. Immonen survived two hill-hill matches on his way to the finals, one with Jose Parica and another with Ralf Souquet for the point. Immonen earned $10,000 for…

Davis Wins Joss

Varner Doing Fine

San Miguel Asian 9-Ball Tour Season Opens

Cornbread Red Dies at 72

Larry Lisciotti, 57, Passes

Santos Sambajon wins Swanson Memorial

Laurance, Balabushka Picked for Hall of Fame

Varner Okay, But Mulling Surgery

Reyes Shines at Derby City

Mika Immonen Crowned UPA Champion

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