FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Van Boening claims second US Open 10-Ball Championship title
CueSportsInternational,Henderson,NV(July22,2016)
ShaneVanBoeningofSouthDakotadidwhathedidbestThursdayattheUSOpen10-BallChampionshipattheRioAll-SuiteHotel&Casino—
breakwithconsistency;pocketballswithdeadlyaccuracy;andplacethecueballwithprecision.AndsoVanBoeningwasabletopocketa
secondUSOpen10-BallChampionship,andthe$10,000prizethataccompaniedasilvercup.
VanBoening’stournamentstartedstrong,withwinsoverChadSholders,10-4;TommyTokoph,10-7;GeorgiGeorgiev,10-5;AmarKang,10-6,
andSkyWoodward,10-5,beforebeingbestedbyrunner-upRodneyMorrisinthehotseatmatch,10-7.MorrisforcedVanBoeningtothe
loser’ssideofthebracketwherehebeatCanadianJohnMorra10-6,toensurehimselfaspotinthefinalsandanothershotatMorris.
Morris’pathtothehotseatincludedwinsoverMitchEllerman,BrandonShuff,VilmosFoldes,JasonKlattandMorra.
Thefinalsmatchremainedcloseuntilthescorewastiedateightgameseach,whenVanBoeningbrokeandrantheracktomoveaheadinthe
singlerace-to-13finalmatch.VanBoeningcapitalizedwhenMorrismademistakesandplayedsolidlytocaptureeverygameuntilhepocketed
thefinal10ballandthechampionshiptitle.
VanBoening,whowonhisfirstUSOpen10-BallChampionshipin2011,alsohasfourUSOpen9-BallChampionshiptitles;aUSOpenOnePocket
titleandaUSOpen8-BallChampionshiptitle,whichhehopestoreplicatethisweekend.TheUSOpen8-BallChampionshipstartsSaturdayat
10a.m.
“I’llalwayssupport(MarkGriffin’s)eventsandplayinthem,”VanBoeningsaid.“He’sdonesomuchforme.”
The52-playerfieldstartedplayWednesdayattheRioAll-SuiteHotel&Casino.
The2016USOpen8-BallChampionshipJuly23-25inthePredatorArenainTheRioPavilion.ThetournamentisplayedwithCyclopballson7footDiamondtablescoveredwithSimonisCloth.TheUSOpen10-Ballformatisracetoten,doubleeliminationandtheUSOpen8-Ballformat
isracetoeight,doubleelimination.
Thefinalstandingsandpayoutsinthetournamentwere:1.ShaneVanBoening,$10,000;2.RodneyMorris,$6,000;3.JohnMorra,$4,000;4.
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SkyWoodward,$2,500;5/6thOscarDominguez,RodrigoGeronimo,$1,500;7/8 JohnSchmidt,AmarKang,$900;9/12 JasonKlatt,Taylor
Anderson,JesseBowman,andBillyThorpe,$600.
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The2016USOpen8-Ball&10-BallChampionshipsarebeingheldinconjunctionwiththe40 BCAPLNationalChampionships,July20-30atThe
RioAll-SuiteHotel&Casino.Theeventfeaturesmorethan5,000amateurplayersrepresenting47states,nineCanadianprovincesand11
countries,competinginapproximately40divisions,on300Diamondpooltables.Theannualtournamentalsoincludesabout50exhibitors.
TheRioAll-SuiteHotel&Casinoistheofficialhostvenue.OthersponsorsincludeViking,Kamui,OmegaBilliards,Cyclop,Diamond,Simonis,and
Predator.
Severalchallengematchesarealsoscheduled,includingthePickYourPoisonChallenge,whichhasHohmannfacingVanBoening,inaraceto
21,8-ball;theTigerChallenge,wherelegendFranciscoBustamantewilltakeonRodney‘TheRocket’Morrisinaraceto21in10-ball;andthe
OBChallenge,whichfeaturesJustinBergmanofFairviewHeights,Il.againstCoreyDeuelofSanLeandro,Calif.
Generaladmissionforspectatorsnotparticipatingintheamateurtournamentsis$25perpersonperday.DaypassesareavailableattheCSI
registrationdeskintherotundaoutsidethePavilion.EventVIPseatsareavailablefor$200andareavailableonlineat
http://www.playcsipool.com/2016-vip-seats.html.
Formoreinformation,photos,ortosetupinterviews,contactMaryCoffman,CSIMarketingManagerat509-308-9814(cell);orbyemailat
[email protected].
CUTLINE:ShaneVanBoeningofSouthDakotaearnedhissecondUSOpen10-BallChampionshiptitleFridayattheRioAll-SuiteHotel&Casino
inLasVegas.PHOTOSCOURTESYOFJPPARMENTIER&CUESPORTSINTERNATIONAL.
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