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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
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| 1 |
Shane Cote |
$310 |
| 2 |
Dave Fernandez |
$190 |
| 3 |
Marc Dionne |
$150 |
| 4 |
Roy Morgridge |
$100 |
5 |
Claton Roch |
free entry |
6 |
Steve Therein |
free entry |
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