J. Pechauer NorthEast Women’s Tour / Deptford, NJ by Lea Andrews Nothing, not even an early-round loss, could stop Bora Jeong on her way to the finals of the August 22-23 stop of the J. Pechauer NorthEast Women’s Tour. The $1,500-added event, a WPBA qualifier for the Colorado Classic, drew 24 ladies to Hot Shots Billiards in Deptford, NJ. On the winners’ side final four, Pam Cimarelli, who is second only to My-Hanh Lac in tour points, took down WPBA player Candi Rego 7-4 to meet Kim Smith in the hot seat match. Smith, having just edged out WPBA player Megan Smith 7-6, managed only two games against Cimarelli, who then waited in the hot seat for an opponent in the finals. On the one-loss side, Jeong, who’d fallen to Veronique Menard 7-1 in the second round, had been making her run for the finals. After posting a 7-1 win over Cheryl Pritchard, Jeong met tour director Linda Shea, who was coming off a strong 7-3 victory over Emily Duddy. Meanwhile, 2009 14-and-under girls Junior Nationals champion Briana Miller eased past … [Read more...]