Dustin Wilgus (2nd) and Jamie Baraks (1st)
The thirty-second stop on the 2009-2010 Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour (produced by the American CueSports Alliance – ACS) was produced in Decatur, IL, on Saturday, February 27. The $500 added event featured a 52-player field in a double-elimination 9-ball format on 8-foot tables. Dustin Wilgus (Champaign, IL) took the undefeated route to the hot seat, including an A-side semifinals win over Sergio Perez (Chicago, IL) 8-6 and the A-side finals win over Mike Dunklin (Normal, IL) 8-6. Dunklin won his A-side semifinals match over Chris Austin (Sailor Springs, IL) 8-7 prior to his loss to Wilgus, and Dunklin then awaited his opponent in the B-side finals.
In the B-side round of eight, Jamie Baraks (Milan, IL) and Rick Halls (Danville, IL) eliminated Chris Winschief (Paris, IL) 8-4 and Ike Runnels (Kankakee, IL) 8-6 respectively at 7th place. The B-side quarterfinals featured Baraks and Halls continuing by ousting Sergio Perez 8-5 and Chris Austin 8-7 respectively at 5th place. In the B-side semifinals, Jamie Baraks edged Rick Halls at 4th place by an 8-7 margin. Baraks maintained his momentum in the B-side finals by defeating Mike Dunklin 8-5. Versus undefeated Dustin Wilgus in the tourney finals, Jamie Baraks displayed conviction in winning two sets for the title – 8-2 and 8-6!
By virtue of Mike Durbin being the highest-finishing ACS member in the event, he qualified for a free 8-Ball singles entry into the 2010 ACS Nationals in Las Vegas – courtesy of the ACS. The ACS wishes to thank sponsors Lucasi Hybrid Cues, Championship Billiard Fabric, Nick Varner Signature Cases, Ozone Billiards, Pool Cue Guru and Billiard Gods Productions for their support in donating "Value-In-Kind" product for this and all stops on the Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour. All entries in the Tour are also entered into a drawing in January for a $1,000 Lucasi Hybrid Cue, courtesy of Ozone Billiards. Sponsorship opportunities and tour stop openings are still available for the 2009/2010 All American Tour by contacting the ACS.
The Tour moves to Dubuque, IA, on Saturday, March 6, for a $500-added 8-ball stop at Bulldog Billiards (contact Joleen Reinhardt at 563-663-6600). Further information, entry details and schedules for the 2009/2010 Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour are available at www.americancuesports.org.
