Mike Zuglan’s Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour and Turning Stone Resort Casino are proud to present our 2022/2023 Season Finale, The $25,000 Added “Turning Stone Classic XXXVII 9-Ball Open” on Aug. 31 thru Sept. 3, 2023. Turning Stone has once again invited us to compete in their beautiful and spacious 35,000 sq ft Event Center which is most definitely one of the best arenas in the world. There is not a bad seat in the house and multiple matches can be viewed comfortably from everywhere. The intimate layout in this world class arena allows you to mingle with your favorite players and lets you feel like you are a part of the action as well. There is nothing like being there in person! Turning Stone Resort Casino is a full service resort with everything needed for a relaxing, fun filled and enjoyable experience. Check them out and look for our ad notice at http://www.turningstone.com
Sadly, as I am sure you already know, we lost our good friend and owner of Joss Cues, Danny Janes to a brief but painful illness. He will be greatly missed not only by us, but by the entire worldwide pool community!! Our sincere condolences go out to the Janes family
Our 37th Turning Stone Classic will once again have a full roster of 128 players competing for the title. The field will include a wide range of talent from our regular tour players to some of the best in the game. Some of the notable players signed up to play include Jayson Shaw, Fedor Gorst, Mika Immonen, Thorsten Hohmann and our own regulars Ron Casanzio, Jeremy Sossei and Bucky Souvanthong. These are just a few to be in attendance along with many other notable, and not so notable but great players nonetheless. Will Jayson Shaw win #10?? The complete player list will be posted later at www.joss9balltour.com . Until then anyone can contact me and I will be glad to tell you if your favorite player(s) is in. mzjosstour@aol.com This promises to be yet another memorable event in our long running Turning Stone Classic series. Our $25,000 added “Turning Stone Classic XXXVIII 9-Ball Open” is scheduled for January 4-7, 2024 and could possibly be a Mosconi Cup qualifying event once again. I will begin taking entries for that event at this TS event, but not before. FYI, there is every reason to believe that the event will fill to capacity many months prior to the event, so seriously interested players need to sign up early to avoid being shut out as I am not able to wait for anyone. TS entry fees are as follows: $200 for current season members or $250 for all others. Please keep in mind that I am no longer in a position to give “free” seasonal memberships to those that prepay for a TS event. The only way to become a seasonal Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour member is to come and play in any pool room event and pay the $40 seasonal fee. Our complete 2023-2024 season schedule can be found at www.joss9balltour.com
Once again at Turning Stone there will be a second chance tournament on Sunday September 3rd at 10AM. This is an event for those Non Pro level players (I will decide) eliminated from the main event. The event format will be as follows: $60 Entry Fee – 32 Player Max – same rules as main event – Single Elimination – Races to 4, best 2 of 3 sets, with the deciding set being a single game sudden death. This means that if each player wins a race to 4, there will be a lag for the break and a 1 game playoff to determine the match winner. Entries will be taken for this tournament as players are eliminated from the main event and will be treated as first paid – first in until the event is full.
The equipment for our world class event will once again be 16 Diamond Pro Tables covered with 860 Simonis (“The Cloth Of Champions”) tournament blue cloth and Aramith balls. Once again only the best equipment in the world will be used at our event!
As always, fans coming to Turning Stone for our event will be treated to Free Admission, Free collectible posters while supplies last, and some of the best pool you will ever see. All of this is brought to you courtesy of Turning Stone Resort Casino and Mike Zuglan’s Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour!
Included in the Event Center at Turning Stone is a full service snack bar serving all of our favorite foods and adult beverages. There will be billiard product vendors and on site cue repairs available for all your needs. Mike Burton will be there with a wide selection of Joss Cues, cases and Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour Shirts. Andrea Duvall, owner of Utica Billiards on The Boulevard, will be here with an extensive cue, case and supplies display. Mark Rosner will be on hand with his cues and expert on site cue repairs. Feng Zhao of www.lite-systems.com will be there with his custom LED billiard lighting and other billiard products and I will also have a collection of Phil Capelle’s books for sale at 20% off the cover prices.
Debbie and Stephen Janes of Joss Cues, have once again upped the ante and provided us with two gorgeous, custom engraved Joss cues for raffle. These cues are valued at $1,900 each and will be raffled off on Saturday just before the 8 PM matches, and the second will go on Sunday immediately prior to the final match at approximately 7 PM. Debbie and Stephen can’t be thanked enough for everything they have, and continue to do for all of us!!
We invite everyone to come to Turning Stone Resort & Casino Aug 31 thru Sept 3, 2023 for a great experience, and 4 full days of some of the best pool you will ever witness. If for some reason you are unable to make it, there will be free live scoring and a free live stream expertly provided by Alan Leon, aka Upstate Al and Mike Howerton at www.azbilliards.com , the Joss Northeast 9-Ball Tour and Turning Stone Resort Casino. Match times are as follows: Thursday at 4,6,8 & 10pm. Friday at 10am, noon, 2,4,6,8 & 10pm. Saturday at 10am, noon, 2,4,6,8 & 10pm. Sunday at 11am, 1,3,5 & the final match at 7pm. The second chance tournament on Sunday will begin at 10am and run continuously until completed.
I would like to ask all of you to please publicize our event through social media etc. so more people may be informed about this great and free event. And, as always, I remind all of you how important it is to please frequent your local billiard parlors and promote and utilize the fine products of our most generous sponsors listed below. They are the backbone of our sport!
For all inquiries or to be removed from our email list, please contact Mike Zuglan at mzjosstour@aol.com or call 518-356-7163 (no text)
I hope to see all of you at Turning Stone
Mike Zuglan
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