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MAYWOOD - The 40-year-old Pedro Piedrabuena from San Diego in Calyfornia has won the Open USBA three cushion tournament in Maywood. In the finals he defeated Hugo Pattino, the number one on the ranking, in a magnificent match: 30 points in eight innings (30-16).
The tournament, with a total prize money of $ 17.000, was played in the Eight ball billiards center in Maywood and was part of the Open tournament series of the USBA.
Forty players were divided into 5 groups of 8 players, playing round robin. The top 2 finishers from each group advanced to the semifinals. The top USBA-ranked A-players were seeded into the qualification groups, one per group.
Twelve players divided into 2 groups of 6 players—playing round robin, moved up to the semifinals, where matches were played to 30 points. The top finishers from each group played the final.
The start of the final was high levelled. Piedrabuena made six from the break, Hugo Patino answered with six. Piedrabuena continued the high level, Patino couldn't follow him. The runs of Piedrabuena: 6, 4, 1, 6, 4, 4 1, 4.
The top six of the tournament:
3. Luis Avila, 4. Miguel Almarez, 5. Xavier Téeran, 6. Salvador Diaz.