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McDermott All American Tour Results from Big Dog Billiards
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By
J. Lewis
Tuesday,
2 October, 2007
The second stop of the 2007/2008 McDermott All American Tour (produced by the American CueSports Alliance – ACS) was hosted at Big Dog Billiards in Des Moines, IA, on Saturday, September 29.
The $1,000 added event drew ninety-one players in a double-elimination 8-ball format on 7-foot bar boxes. Shane Van Boening (Sioux City, IA) ran undefeated to the finals. In the hot-seat match, Van Boening (rated a “7” on a regional handicap system used) slipped by Mike Bennett [6] (Des Moines, IA) 7-3. Earlier in the A-bracket semi-finals, Van Boening outplayed Jamie Fenton [6] (Des Moines, IA) on the hill 7-5, while Bennett knocked off Shannon Rasmussen [6] (Cedar Rapids, IA). In the B-side quarterfinals Fenton eliminated Ryan Cobb [6] (Lincoln, NE), while Rasmussen ousted Randy Hanson (Frazee, MN) [6] 6-3; Rasmussen took out Fenton 6-2 in the semifinals; and in the B-side finals Rasmussen continued his hot hand by topping Mike Bennett 6-5. Shane Van Boening took control early in the tourney finals and never looked back to eclipse Shannon Rasmussen by a 7-2 margin for the title!
By virtue of Ryan Cobb being the highest-finishing ACS member in the event, he qualified for a free 8-ball singles entry into the 2008 ACS Nationals in Las Vegas – courtesy of the ACS. The ACS wishes to thank sponsors McDermott Handcrafted Cues, Championship Billiard Fabric and Nick Varner Signature Cases for their support in donating “Value-In-Kind” product for this and all stops on the McDermott All American Tour. Sponsorship opportunities are still available for the 2007/2008 All American Tour by contacting the ACS.
The Tour starts heating up on Saturday, October 13 when two events will be showcased - a $1,000 added 8-ball event at Greenfields Pool & Sports Bar in Lakewood, CO (contact Todd Grosvenor at 303-989-9820) and a $500 added 8-ball event at Miller Time Billiards in Davenport, IA. Information, entry details and schedules for the 2007/2008 McDermott All American Tour are available at www.americancuesports.org.
Final Results:
1st Shane Van Boening (Sioux Falls, SD) $1,872
2nd Shannon Rasmussen (Cedar Rapids, IA) $1,383
3rd Mike Bennett (Des Moines, IA) $860
4th Jamie Fenton (Des Moines, IA) $595
5-6th Randy Hanson (Frazee, MN) $460
Ryan Cobb (Lincoln, NE)
7-8th Paul Ashmore (Des Moines, IA) $175
Marc Oeslager (Fargo, ND)
9-12th Jamie Pluta (Minneapolis, MN) $75
Ron Kiner (Des Moines, IA)
Jeff Hinna (MN)
Justin Roche (Burlington, IA)
13-16th Daniel Maize (Des Moines, IA) $50
Jesse Bowman (E. Moline, IL)
Adam Behnke (Ryan, IA)
Mike Athens (Des Moines, IA)
17-24th Kurt Sabin (Lincoln, NE) $25
Brian Thompson (Des Moines, IA)
Chris Samuels (Lincoln, NE)
Duane Edwards (Stuart, IA)
Mike Ryan (Quincy, IL)
Eric Ward (MN)
Jen Athens (Des Moines, IA)
Brian Hearl (Newton, IA)
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