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Tri-State Open

Regional nine-ball tournament drawing players from PA, OH and NY. First held at Gold Crown in 1986. Ran four times a year from 2010 to 2020: Winter, Summer and Fall for non-major winners, Spring open to pros.

When
4x/year (seasonal)

where it stands

Tournament bracket

Final rounds — who played who.

11th Annual Winter Tri-State Open Nine-Ball Tournament

February 22, 2020 at Gold Crown Billiards, Erie PA

Entry: $35Total Prize Fund: $11,020
PlacePlayerLocationPrize
1stBruce GreerAkron OH$650
2ndWally BentleyRavenna OH$430
3th3rd-4th Place - Jerry CroweBath NY$270
3th3rd-4th Place - Adam SmithEast Amherst NY$270
5th5th-8th Place - Tom ComiFairview PA$150
5th5th-8th Place - Michael HornickPittsburgh PA$150
5th5th-8th Place - Rob KrullVandergrift PA$150
5th5th-8th Place - Shayne MorrowGarland PA$150
MoneyJohn BarbaleErie PA$90
MoneyJacob BockWhite Oak PA$90
MoneyNick CoppolaRochester NY$90
MoneyMark MarianiFowler OH$90
MoneyPhil MillimaciErie PA$90
MoneyDave MillsHamburg NY$90
MoneyTom PurichSharon PA$90
MoneyBrad WesleySpringville NY$90

High Consecutive Break and Runouts - Rob Krull

4 consecutive break and runs

$50

Low Break Count Average - 1st Place - Rob Krull

3.5 average over 16 break counts

$75

Low Break Count Average - 2nd Place - John Barbale

3.9 average over 21 break counts

$50

Low Break Count Average - 3rd Place - Ben Jones

4.6 average over 14 break counts

$25

Year by year

Past seasons

Every finish is on the player’s page. All champions

The format

How the Tri-State ran

  • Nine-ball on nine-foot tables, four times a year from 2010 to February 2020.
  • Winter, Summer and Fall were one-day events for players who had not won a major tournament. Summer was the Dave Walchack Memorial.
  • Spring was open to professionals, and became the Spring Invitational.
  • Limited to the first 64 paid entries, races 4-3-2-2 & 6. We paid back 100% of entries, to a quarter of the field.
  • Until Fall 2013 it was double elimination, race to 7 on the winners' side and 6 on the losers'. From Fall 2013 it was a Schofield Event.

The Schofield Event

  • The qualifying rounds are quadruple elimination. You are not out until you lose your fourth match.
  • About a quarter of the field goes through to the championship rounds, which are single elimination.
  • Every player is seeded in the opening round. On a 128-player chart, the #1 seed plays #128.
  • Races are written one per loss bracket, then the finals: 4-3-2-2 & 6 means race to 4 with no losses, 3 with one, 2 with two or three, and 6 in the finals.

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