FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Van Boening pockets eighth and ninth US Open titles CueSportsInternational,Henderson,NV(July25,2016)The2016USOpen8-BallChampionshipsbecameaDakotasDuelMondaywhenShaneVanBoening,‘TheSouthDakotaKid’metRoryHendrickson,ofFargo,N.D.,inthefinalsoftheprestigioustournament.Themenhaveknowneachotherforyears,andthemutualrespectwasapparentasthematchgotunderwaywithahandshakeandsmilesbeforethelag.ThenthingsgotseriousonthetableasVanBoeningandHendrickson,thehouseprofessionalatFargoBilliards,wenttowork.VanBoeningisundisputedlyoneofthebestplayersintheU.S.and,therefore,expectedtogrindthroughatoughfieldtomakeittothefinalsofatournament.Butafterlosinginthefirstround,7-9,toTaylorAnderson,VanBoeninghadtotakethelongroadtothefinals.Hepostedwinsover:SteveRegister,9-2;KylePepin,9-1;GregHaradaJr.,9-4;ChrisMcDaniel,9-5;ShaneMcMinn,9-5;ThorstenHohmann,9-6;FranciscoBustamante,9-8;AmarKang,9-8;JoshRoberts,9-6;andJesseBowman,9-4.Hendrickson,ontheotherhand,wasalongshottomakeitintothefinal’sarenaofthe63-playerfield.Inhispaththroughtherightsideofthebracket,Hendrickson,ofFargo,N.D.,beat:KelliChuberko,9-4;HunterLombardo,9-6;BrandonShuff,9-6;ThorstenHohmann,9-8;andJoshRoberts,9-5;andJesseBowman,9-8.TheUSOpen8-BallChampionshipisatrueopentournament.Anyplayerwillingtoputuptheentryfeeisallowedtoplayandthechampionshipstraditionallyattractthetopplayersintheworld.ThetournamentisbeingplayedwithCyclopballson7-footDiamondtablescoveredwithSimonisCloth.Thefinalstandingsinthetournamentwere:
1. ShaneVanBoening,SouthDakota2. RoryHendrickson,NorthDakota3. JesseBowman,Illinois4. JoshRoberts,SouthCarolina5. MikeDechaine,Waterville,Maine6. AmarKang,California7. FranciscoBustamante,California8. BrandonShuff,NorthCarolina9. CoreyDeuel,California10. VilmosFoldes,California11. ThorstenHohmann,Florida12. RodneyMorris,California13. OscarDominguez,California14. ShaneMcMinn,Tennessee15. RichieOrem,Alaska16. JohnSchmidt,California
The2016USOpen8-Ball&10-BallChampionshipswereheldinconjunctionwiththe40thBCAPLNationalChampionships,whichistakingplacethroughJuly30atTheRioAll-SuiteHotel&Casino.Theeventfeaturesmorethan5,000amateurplayersrepresenting47states,nineCanadianprovincesand11countries,competinginapproximately40divisions,on300Diamondpooltables.Theannualtournamentwillalsoincludeabout50exhibitors.TheRioAll-SuiteHotel&Casinoistheofficialhostvenue.OthersponsorsincludeViking,Kamui,OmegaBilliards,Cyclop,Diamond,Simonis,andPredator.Formoreinformation,photos,ortosetupinterviews,contactMaryCoffman,CSIMarketingManagerat509-308-9814(cell);[email protected].
CUTLINE:ShaneVanBoeningofSouthDakotawonboththe2016USOpen10-BallChampionshipandthe2016USOpen8-BallChampionship,whichwereheldoverthepastweekattheRioAll-SuiteHotel&CasinoinLasVegas.VanBoeningbeatRoryHendrickson,ofNorthDakota,inthefinalsoftheUSOpen8-BallChampionshipMonday.CSIistheparentcompanyoftheBCAPoolLeagueandtheUSAPoolLeague.CSIalsoproducesindependenteventsliketheUSBarTableChampionships,USOpen10-BallChampionship,USOpen8-BallChampionship,andmuchmore.Formoreinformation,visitwww.playcsipool.comorcallCSIatp702-719-POOL.
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