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McDermott All American Tour Results at Rudy’s Place
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By
J. Lewis
Tuesday,
30 October, 2007
The fifth stop of the 2007/2008 McDermott All American Tour (produced by the American CueSports Alliance – ACS) was hosted at Rudy’s Place in Aurora, IL, on Saturday, October 20. The $500 added event drew forty-two players in a double-elimination 8-ball format on 7-foot bar boxes.
Tom McCloskey (Des Plaines, IL) ran undefeated to the finals. In the hot-seat match, McCloskey edged Jeff Sargent (Joliet, IL) 5-4. Earlier in the A-bracket semi-finals, McCloskey dispatched Aaron Hernandez (Batavia, IL) 5-2, while Sargent eclipsed Paul Scott (Antioch, IL) 5-3. In the B-side bracket Shane Minihan (Rockford, IL) eliminated Troy Muley (Rockford, IL) at 7th place by a 5-4 margin, while Tony Loper (Rockford, IL) ousted Bob Romano (Homer Glen, IL) 5-4 at the same placement. In the B-side quarterfinals Minihan and Loper were dispatched into 5th place respectively by Aaron Hernandez 3-5 and Paul Scott 3-5. In the loser’s semifinals Hernandez squeezed past Scott 5-4, but Aaron could not keep up his momentum in the B-side finals, as Jeff Sargent victimized him 5-2. The tourney finals almost went to a second set, but Tom McCloskey kept his undefeated march to the title alive in route to a 5-4 defeat of Jeff Sargent!
By virtue of Aaron Hernandez 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 continues on Saturday, October 27, when one event will be showcased - a $500 added 8-ball event at Cue Masters Billiards in Dubuque, IA (contact Bill Kramer at 563-557-0875). Further information, entry details and schedules for the 2007/2008 McDermott All American Tour are available at www.americancuesports.org.
Final Results:
Men
1st Tom McCloskey (Des Plaines, IL) $500
2nd Jeff Sargent (Joliet, IL) $300
3rd Aaron Hernandez (Batavia, IL) $220 + Free entry to 2008 ACS Nationals
4th Paul Scott (Antioch, IL) $140
5-6th Tony Loper (Rockford, IL) $75
Shane Minihan (Rockford, IL)
7-8th Troy Muley (Rockford, IL) $50
Bob Romano (Glen Homer, IL)
9-12th Chad Hefke (Aurora, IL) $35
Greg Pitts (Aurora, IL)
Tony Gonz (Chicago, IL)
Joe Valente (Stirling, IL)
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