The ninth stop of the 2006/2007 McDermott All American Tour (produced by the American CueSports Alliance – ACS) featured a $1,000-added purse and a full sixty-four players, hosted by owner Marc Oeslager and tourney director John Athens at Big Dog Billiards in Des Moines, IA, on Saturday, December 16. The event featured double-elimination 8-ball on 8-foot bar boxes, and Dustin Gunia of Omaha, Nebraska - rated a “5” on a regional handicap system used – marched undefeated to the finals. Dustin out shot Wes Nemmers (Clive, IA) [5] 5-2 in the A-side semi-finals and Ron O'Meara Jr. (Cedar Rapids, IA) 5-3 in the A-side finals to take the hot seat. Matches in the B-side bracket leading up to the tourney finals included Marc Oeslager (Fargo, ND) [5] stopping Wes Nemmers at 5th place by a 5-1 margin and Chad Vilmont (Clinton, IA) [6] eliminating Shannon Rasmussen (Cedar Rapids, IA) [5] 6-2, tying Rasmussen with Nemmers. Oeslager built up his momentum by ousting Vilmont 5-4 and O'Meara 5-2 and gaining a title shot at Gunia. In the first set of the finals, Gunia continued his mastery over the field with a 5-2 victory over Oeslager for the title!
By virtue of first-place Dustin Gunia being the highest-finishing ACS member, he qualified for a free singles entry into the 2007 ACS Nationals in Las Vegas – courtesy of the ACS. The ACS wishes to thank sponsors McDermott Handcrafted Cues, Silver Cup Chalk, Billiard Wholesalers and Pro Series Cases for their support in donating “Value-In-Kind” product for this stop on the McDermott All American Tour. Sponsorship opportunities are still available by contacting the ACS.
The weekend of January 6-7, will feature two Tour events: 1). Miller Time Billiards in Davenport, IA, hosting a $500 added 8-ball stop on bar boxes (contact Terry Anderson at 563-359-7225), and 2). Dale's Weston Lanes in Weston, WI, hosting a $500 added 8-ball stop on bar boxes (contact Dale Elliott at 715-359-8488). Lassiter's in Clinton, Iowa, is also gearing up to host a $5,000-added handicapped 8-Ball event on the weekend of Jan. 26-28, 2007, with both men's and women's divisions. Information, entry details and schedules for the 2006/2007 McDermott All American Tour are available at www.americancuesports.org. The ACS is a non-profit, national organization dedicated to heightening the interest and awareness of cue sports through the support and sanctioning of organized competition throughout the United States and North America.
Final Results:
1st Dustin Gunia (Omaha, NE) $693
2nd Marc Oeslager (Fargo, ND) $447
3rd Ron O'Meara Jr. (Cedar Rapids, IA) $347
4th Chad Vilmont (Clinton, IA) $218
5-6th Wes Nemmers (Clive, IA) $181
Shannon Rasmussen (Cedar Rapids, IA)
7-8th Rick Golden (Des Moines, IA) $120
Robert Andrews (Omaha, NE)
9-12th Victor Grandstaff (Pella, IA) $83
Scott Kitto (Marion, IL)
Al Martin (Fulton, IL)
Scott Hargens (Cedar Rapids, IA)
13-16th Randy Soper (Des Moines, IA) $53
Ron Kiner (Ames, IA)
Kirk Glass (Pleasant Hill, IA)
Zach Willis (Omaha, NE)
17-24th Mike Ryan (Quincy, IL) $28
Jerrod Frideres (Ft. Dodge, IA)
Duane Edwards (Stewart, IA)
Dustin Richardson (Des Moines, IA)
Ray Frederickson (Clinton, IA)
Mark Chernin (Topeka, KS)
Rich Bideaux (Moline, IL)
Donnie Faver (Des Moines, IA)
