Ultimate Pool USA’s Boston Open Comes To A Close
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Craig Waddingham – Shootout Winner
Ultimate Pool USA just wrapped up their Boston Open. Hosted by the Courtside Bar & Grill in Pembroke, MA, the event had five divisions playing on seven foot tables with International 8 Ball Rules. They included the Boston Shootout, Boston Mixed Pairs, the Boston Open, the Women’s Open and the Junior Open.
The event kicked off on Thursday evening with the Boston Shootout. Featuring 24 players, big names included BCA Hall of Famers Shane Van Boening and Johnny Archer, the Iowa Open’s defending champ Tom Cousins, local favorites Mike Dechaine, Kevin Guimond and Lukas Fracasso-Verner, Justin Bergman, Skyler Woodward and the legendary David Matlock.
Over the next two days, the field was whittled down to the final four – Shane Van Boening, Johnny Archer, Justin Bergman and Craig Waddingham. The Iceberg and the Silver Sniper faced off in the finals and it was all Waddingham as he roared to a 6-1 victory over Bergman and lifted the trophy for the Boston Shootout in front of a packed house!
The next event was the Boston Mixed Pairs Championship. It had eight teams competing for the title including the Iowa Open’s runners-up Tarah Connor and Tom Cousins.
Saturday night saw new champs crowned in the star-studded field. Shane Van Boening and Ashley Benoit cruised past Johnny Archer and Nicole Obarowski 6-1 to claim their berth in the finals. The team of Sky Woodward and Skylar Hess was eliminated by Justin Bergman and Tina Larsen – also 6-1.
The final match was a blowout as Van Boening and Benoit claimed the title over Bergman and Larsen with a 6-0 score!
Emily Duddy – Women’s Division Winner
The Women’s Open had a full field of 32 players including Emily Duddy, Ashley Benoit, Tina Larsen, Ada Lio and Lisa Blanchette.
The WPBA was well represented as Emily Duddy and Ashley Benoit battled it out for the title. Duddy claimed the title with a 7-3 victory.
Ada Lio defeated April Gonzales 4-1 in the second chance competition.
The Junior Open had 19 players competing for the title. When it was all over, it was Harrison Leinen who defeated challenger Shane Petrick by way of a 6 Ball Shootout to claim the title.
Skylar Hess defeated April Gonzales 4-2 to take the Second Chance win.
And finally, Iowa Open’s defending champ Tom Cousins eliminated Shane Van Boening to lock up his berth in the Boston Open finals where he was joined by Declan Brennan.
At 7-2, Cousins reached the hill first in a lopsided match. Brennan responded with a break and run to make it 7-3, but to no avail. Cousins broke and ran out the next game to take the match, the title and his third Ultimate Pool USA win!
The Boston Open Second Chance trophy went to Amy Beauchamp and Ashley Benoit as they chose to share the win.
Congratulations to all the newly minted champs!
Ultimate Pool USA would like to thank their sponsors. They include Brunswick Billiards, Viking Cues, Valhalla, Smart Rack, Hero Tips, CPBA, Ozone Billiards, Jam Up, Hotel Planner and the Fort Worth Billiards Superstore of Fort Worth, TX.
Ultimate Pool USA’s next event will be the Kansas City Open held at Side Pockets Blue Springs in Kansas City, KS. Dates are July 18th-20th – hope to see you there!
