The Mezz Pro-Am NJ 9 Ball State Championship was hosted by Sandcastle Billiards in Edison, NJon Saturday September 17th and Sunday September 18th 2016. A strong field, including the following, came out to play: Jorge Rodriquez, Dennis Spears, Antonio G, Frankie Hernandez, Gerard Soriano, Michael Wong, Del Sim, Matt Krah, Byron Jones, Paul Zu, Justin Toye, and Garry Serrano, to name a few.

I’d like to thank Ed Liddawi and his wonderful staff for hosting the event

Leading the top half of the bracket was Antonio G with wins over Garry Serrano 7-4, Justin Toye 7-2, Dennis Spears 7-3 and Gerard Soriano 7-5. Leading the bottom half of the bracket was Jorge Rodriguez with wins over Jerry Dunne 7-2, JoeSellecchia 7-4, Frankie Hernandez 7-3, and Paul Zu 7-1.

Playing for the hot seat was Antonio G vs. Jorge Rodriguez. This was a good match that had Jorge Rodriguez pulling away late in the match to win 7-5 sending Antonio G to the one lost side.

Waiting for Antonio G on the one-loss side was Dennis Spears. This was a rematch from earlier that day but this time it was all Dennis Spears as he took control from the start and never looked back. He easily won 7-1 to get to the finals.

In the finals, it was Dennis Spears vs. Jorge Rodriguez. This is a true double elimination event with both set races to 7, but it only took Jorge Rodriguez one set to put away Dennis Spears 7-5 to win the match and the 2016 NJ 9 ball State Championships.

We would want to thank all the players that came out to play as well as sponsors Mezz Cues Miki Co, LTD, Mezz Cues USA, Bludworth Ball Cleaner, Enhanced Chiropractic, Zan Tips, Andy Billiard Cloth, Turtle Rack, Kamui, Pool on the net, AZ Billiards.