New England 9 Ball Series Cote
wins Legends Open Event

Story by Marc Dionne

October 14, 2007

22 of the strongest players came out to play on a cold Sunday afternoon for $750.00 and a $1,000 custom cue up for grabs.

Here were some of the notables that attended: Dave Fernandez, Roy Morgridge,
Shane Cote, Rick Gata, Steve Therien, and Claton Rocha.

Quarter side finals Marc Dionne vs. Steve Therien
Tour Director Marc Dionne came out a little slow in this match - he dropped the first 3 games and it didn’t look good for Dionne. He came back with 5 straight games. Dionne played great - he didn’t miss a ball until the score was 6-3. He missed an easy 7 ball and that made the score 6-4. That was as close as Dionne would let Steve get - he would run out the next rack for the 7-4 win. Now he would play red hot Shane Cote.

Hot seat match Shane Cote vs. Marc Dionne
This match was a very tough match for Marc. He had not played in a tournament like this in over a year and Shane had more experience than Marc. It was a close match for the first 8 games - the score was 4-4. Then Shane pulled away for the 7-4 win and his place into the Finals.

Losers side Finals Marc Dionne vs. Dave Fernandez
This match also was close for the first few games but Fernandez would break free and win the set 7-4 and have a shot at Cote. Dionne would have to settle for third place and $150.00

The Finals Dave Fernandez vs. Shane Cote
This was like a horse race - it went game for game. The score was 6-6 in the first set and Dave would have to beat Shane twice to win the event. In the last game of the first set he would make a critical shooting error and Shane would capitalize and he would win the game and take a 7-6 win.


1. Shane Cote - $310 plus a $1,000 Cue

2. Dave Fernandez - $190

3. Marc Dionne - $150 plus a spot into Robert Dionne Memorial tournament