Steinman Scores JPNEWT Billiards Finale

Steinman Scores JPNEWT Billiards FinaleJ. Pechauer NorthEast Women’s Tour / Clifton, NJby InsidePOOL StaffMorgan Steinman (pictured second from left) had a stellar year with the Regional Tours, to say the least. She started with a 5th/6th place finish at the January Regional Tour Championships that featured 55 of the top Semi-Pro players in the country. Then Morgan proceeded to win back-to-back events in JPNEWT to secure her POY status. But that wasn’t all. Morgan was also the McDermott New England Women’s Tour POY as well. In the history of the Regional Tours, this is the first time one player captured two tours at one time.

Fisher Takes JPNEWT Finale

Fisher Takes JPNEWT Finale
By InsidePOOL Staff
Kelly Fisher came from the o­ne-loss side of the chart to take JPNEWT’s final event over Tina Meraglio at Hagerstown Billiards in Hagerstown, MD, o­n November 27-28. Fisher completed her comeback victory by overcoming a second-round defeat by road partner Val Finnie.
Fisher earned wins in the west side over Simone Hospedales, Kathleen Lawless, Pam Ogarek, Carol Clark, and Karen Armstrong before meeting Finnie again in the semifinals. Finnie’s undefeated bid ended with a hot seat loss to Meraglio 7-2. Finnie then watched as Fisher turned the tables and posted a victory to reach the finals.
In the finals, it was as if Fisher was the undefeated player going after the victory. Meraglio’s valiant tournament effort was put to rest with a convincing 9-1 by Fisher.
Finnie’s third-place finish was worth more than just the payout. She also secured the JPNEWT’s Player of the Year with her top finish.
Results:
1st Kelly Fisher $440
2nd Tina Meraglio $330
3rd Val Finnie $225
4th Karen Armstrong $125
5th Carol Clark, Eric McManus $50
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Ga Young Kim Wins on JPNEWT Tour

Ga Young Kim Wins JPNEWT May Event

Ga Young Kim flew up from Florida with a mission in mind. And that mission was to win the J. Pechauer NorthEast Women’s Tour May Qualifier event at Comet Billiards in Parsippany,NJ.

Ga Young went undefeated in the event and posted wins over Liz Schwartzreich, Ellie Chang, Carol Clark, and then Jennifer Barretta to win the hot seat. Jennifer fought off Liz Schwartzreich for a second meeting with Ga Young in the finals. Jennifer posted wins over Gina Lipsky, Lisa LePage, and Kathleen Lawless before losing her first match to Ga Young.

Sakai Takes JPNEWT Opener

Sakai Takes JPNEWT Opener
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Shaw Sinks JPNEWT Season Opener

Shaw Sinks JPNEWT Season Opener
The first JPNEWT event of the 2004 season featured a first-time match-up of six-time world snooker champion Kelly Fisher and Kim Shaw o­n American soil at Prime Time Sports Bar and Café in Sayreville, NJ.
Fisher posted wins over Sueyen Rhee, Stacey Lantz, Sabrina Sasaki, and Romana Dokovic before sending Kim Shaw to the o­ne-loss side to win the hot seat. Shaw posted wins over Pam Ogarek, Diane Policastro, Carol Clark, and Tiffany Nelson before losing to Fisher. Shaw then bested fellow touring pro Romana Dokovic to match up with Fisher again in the finals.