Tri-State Tour Takes NY by Storm

by InsidePOOL Staff

The Tri-State Tour held its weekly stop at Amsterdam Billiards West in New York City, NY, this weekend.  The $1,000-added event drew 57 of the finest amateurs players in the Big Apple to compete in the three separate divisions.

Amsterdam Billiards West is o­ne of the centers for billiards in New York City and is a regular haven for most of their top players, such as George "Ginky" SanSouci, Robb Saez, and Mika Immonen.  It has been a host location for professional tour stops for many years.

This weekend, however, the amateurs took over.  In the "B" class, Dan Chapman came from the o­ne-loss side of the board to defeat Tony Liang twice in the finals.  Both matches went to the hill, with Chapman triumphant both times, winning 7-6, 7-6.

Paul Bausch overtook the "C" division.  According to John Leyman, Bausch's game is much improved recently, and he went through the o­ne-loss side handily defeating his opponents to meet up with Robert Parrazzi in the finals, whom he beat twice, 6-5, 6-1. 

"D" class winner Dave Fitzpatrick lost his first match of the day to Tony DeGregorio 5-3, o­nly to come back and defeat him 5-1 in the finals.

The Tri-State Tour's next event will be May 31, 2003, at Plaza Billiards in Rahway, NJ, for B, C, and D divisions, and June 1, 2003, at West End Billiards in Elizabeth, NJ, for A, B, C, and D divisions.