The thirty-sixth stop on the 2010-2011 Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour (produced by the American CueSports Alliance - ACS) was produced in Cedar Rapids, IA, on Saturday, March 5. The $500 added event featured a 16-player field in a double-elimination 8-ball format on 7-foot Valley bar boxes. Local Steve Aldridge (Cedar Rapids, IA), rated a "4"on a regional handicap system used, took advantage of his spot to complete his trip to the hot seat via an A-side semifinals win over D.J. Wolrab [4] (Cedar Rapids, IA) 4-2 and an A-side finals decision over Scott Kitto [7] (Marion, IA) 4-6.
The B-side witnessed Anthony Garcia [6] (Cedar Rapids, IA) and D.J. Wolrab being dispatched in 5th place at the hands of Ron Pluym (Dubuque, IA) [6] 6-4 and Bryan Chapman [5] (Cedar Rapids, IA) 5-3 respectively. In turn Pluym ended Chapman's run at 4th place by a 6-3 margin. Scott Kitto stopped Pluym's run at 3rd place - 7-4, earning Scott a final's shot against Aldridge. With the tourney title on the line, Steve Aldridge [4] kept pace with Scott Kitto [7] to record a 4-4 victory!
By virtue of Steve Adridge being the highest-finishing ACS member in the event, he qualified for a free 9-Ball singles entry into the 2011 Lucasi Hybrid ACS Nationals at the Tropicana Las Vegas - courtesy of the ACS. The ACS wishes to thank sponsors Lucasi Hybrid Cues, Championship Billiard Fabric and Nick Varner Signature Cases 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 an end-of-Tour drawing for four (4) $400+value Lucasi Hybrid Cues courtesy of Ozone Billiards. Sponsorship opportunities and tour stop openings are still available for the 2010/2011 All American Tour by contacting the ACS.
The Tour showcases three tour stops in the Midwest on the weekend of March 12-13: 1). a $500-added 8-ball stop Saturday at Legends Sports Bar in Clinton, IA (contact Dave Holmes at 563-243-4266); 2). a $500-added 8-ball stop Saturday at Dale's Weston Lanes in Wausau, WI (contact Jon Kent at 715-845-4129); and 3). a $500-added 9-Ball stop Sunday at Mickey's Billiards & Pizzeria also in Wausau, WI (contact Jack Bielke at 715-241-7665) . Further information, entry details and schedules for the 2010/2011 Lucasi Hybrid All American Tour are available at www.americancuesports.org.
Aldridge wins Cedar Rapids All American Tour Stop
March 12, 2011