Stop #16 :: 05.02.10 :: Results of New England 9 Ball Tournament
| May 2, 2010 | ||||
| Number of Players | 64 | |||
| Rank | First Name | Last Name | Handicap Level | Prize Winning |
| 1st Place | Rich | M. | A- | $350.00 |
| 2nd Place | Nick | C. | A- | $200.00 |
| 3rd Place | Rich | S. | B+ | $120.00 |
| 4th Place | Brandon | C+ | C | $60.00 |
| 5th / 6th Place | Garith | S. | B+ | $45.00 |
| 5th / 6th Place | Dennis | L. | B+ | $45.00 |
| 7th / 8th Place | John | K. | B- | |
| 7th / 8th Place | David | F. | Open | |
| 9th - 12th Place | Gary | B. | C+ | |
| 9th - 12th Place | Joe | K. | C | |
| 9th - 12th Place | Dave | L. | B | |
| 9th - 12th Place | John | D. | D | |
| 13th - 16th Place | Jose | B. | C | |
| 13th - 16th Place | Stan | R. | B | |
| 13th - 16th Place | Dave | H. | B- | |
| 13th - 16th Place | Cleiton | R. | Open | |
| 17th - 24th Place | Terry | M. | D- | |
| 17th - 24th Place | Steve | S. | D+ | |
| 17th - 24th Place | James | C. | B | |
| 17th - 24th Place | Randy | L | open | |
| 17th - 24th Place | Randy | M. | D- | |
| 17th - 24th Place | John | S. | B+ | |
| 17th - 24th Place | Ernest | P. | B | |
| 17th - 24th Place | Gregg | C | D+ | |
Minichello takes final two to win New England 9-Ball Series
In the end, it came down to a single game and the drop of the last ball. Rich Minichello, denied the hot seat by Nick Conner, came back from the semifinals of the New England 9-Ball Series stop on Sunday, May 2 and took both sets of the true double elimination final to win it. The $100-added, B-D handicapped event drew 24 entrants to the Boston Billiards in Nashua NH
Minichello got into the hot seat match on the heels of a double hill victory over Dennis Levesque among the winners’ side final four. Conner joined him after a 5-3 win over Brandon Cole. Conner gained the hot seat with a 5-2 win.
On the one-loss side, Garith Steele, having defeated Joe Kalauns 6-3 and fresh off a shutout over Dave Fernandez, was waiting for Cole. Levesque picked up Rich Senna, who’d defeated John Dennis 6-2 and John Korapusic 5-3. Cole advanced to the quarterfinals with a 4-4 win over Steele and faced Senna, who’d downed Levesque 5-3. Senna defeated Cole 5-2 and then took third, when Minichello dropped in for a 5-3 win on his way back to the finals.
The true double elimination final was a straight-up race to 5 for the two A- handicapped players. Offering evidence to the benefits of momentum, Minichello took the opening set 5-1. Conner, though, would not go quietly. He battled in the second set, forcing a ninth and deciding game, that ended when Minichello sunk the final ball.
