Day one at the US Open 9-Ball Championship is complete and one former champion has a long path in front of him if he hopes to repeat as champion. 2006 Champion John Schmidt was one of the players who caught a tough draw on day one as he dropped an 11-6 decision to Robb Saez. Other marquee matches on day one saw Jason Klatt defeat Sammy Monday 11-5, Charlie Williams defeat Danny Harriman 11-9, Adam Smith defeat Sparky Ferrell 11-4 and Marlon Manalo defeat CJ Wiley 11-4.
Other notable players advancing with day one wins included Stevie Moore, Thorsten Hohmann, reigning Champion Mika Immonen, Tony Crosby, Raj Hundal, Rafael Martinez and Earl Strickland.
Fans who can't make it to Chesapeake for the event can still follow all of the action with our online brackets and real time scoring as well as the Accu-Stats online PPV coverage of the event.
