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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Day Two of US Open 8-Ball Championship Full of Surprises CueSportsInternational,Henderson,NV(July24,2016)BettingonthelongshotswouldhavepaidoffSundayattheUSOpen8-BallChampionship,whichwrapsupMondayattheRioAll-SuiteHotel&CasinoinLasVegas.Twounlikelysuspectsemergedthrougha63-playerfieldbrimmingwithchampionstofaceoffforthehotseatmatchlateSundayafternoon:JesseJ.BowmanandRoryHendrickson.Bowman,ofMoline,Ill.rackedupwinsover:DavidDelCastilloJr.,9-2;MichaelYednak,9-3;ChrisMcDaniel,9-6;RodneyMorris,9-2;andAmarKang,9-8.Inhispaththroughtherightsideofthebracket,Hendrickson,ofFargo,N.D.,beat:KelliChuberko,9-4;HunterLombardo,9-6;BrandonShuff,9-6;ThorstenHohmann,9-8;andJoshRoberts,9-5,beforecapturingthehotseataftergettingoutintruecowboystylewhenthescorewashill-hill.Hendrickson,whoisnowguaranteedsecondinoneofthemostprestigioustournamentsinthecountry,isastrongregionalplayerinNorthDakotabuthashadlittlesuccessonanationalscale.Inthe2015USBarTableChampionships,Hendricksonplaced13thinthe9-Ball,17thinthe10-Balland49thinthe8-Balldivisions,pocketingjust$575.InHendrickson’snextmatch,hewillplaytopocketan$11,000purse.ButthereareseveralotherswaitingontheB-sidewhoalsohavetheireyesonthatprizemoney.At10a.m.,MikeDechainewillfaceJoshRobertsandAmarKangwillplayShaneVanBoening,whoearnedthetitleof2016USOpen10-BallChampionFriday.InSunday’sfinalmatch,VanBoeningeliminatedFrancisco“Django”Bustamante,inanotherstunninghill-hillmatch,whenBustamanteunexpectedlyscratchedlateinthefinalrack,givingVanBoeningball-in-handandachancetoearnanotherUSOpentitlethisweek.Thewinnersofthosematcheswillplayat12:30p.m.andthatwinnerwillfaceBowmaninthesemifinals,whichwillbeplayedat3p.m.Monday.Thefinalsareasingleraceto11andwillbeat5:30Monday.Livestreamingisavailableatwww.playcsipool.com/live-streaming.html.TheUSOpen8-BallChampionshipisatrueopentournament.Anyplayerwillingtoputuptheentryfeeisallowedtoplayandthechampionshipstraditionallyattractthetopplayersintheworld.ThetournamentisbeingplayedwithCyclopballson7-footDiamondtablescoveredwithSimonisCloth.The2016USOpen8-Ball&10-BallChampionshipsarebeingheldinconjunctionwiththe40thBCAPLNationalChampionships,whichistakingplacethroughJuly30atTheRioAll-SuiteHotel&Casino.Theeventfeaturesmorethan5,000amateurplayersrepresenting47states,nineCanadianprovincesand11countries,competinginapproximately40divisions,on300Diamondpooltables.Theannualtournamentwillalsoincludeabout50exhibitors.TheRioAll-SuiteHotel&Casinoistheofficialhostvenue.OthersponsorsincludeViking,Kamui,OmegaBilliards,Cyclop,Diamond,Simonis,andPredator.Generaladmissionforspectatorsnotparticipatingintheamateurtournamentsis$25perpersonperday.DaypassesareavailableattheCSIregistrationdeskintherotundaoutsidethePavilion.Toviewtournamentbrackets,gotoctsondemand.com.Formoreinformation,photos,ortosetupinterviews,contactMaryCoffman,CSIMarketingManagerat509-308-9814(cell);orbyemailatmaryc@playcsipool.com.CUTLINE:RoryHendrickson,ofFargo,N.D.beatJesseBowmanSundayatthe2016USOpen8-BallChampionshipsattheRioAll-SuiteHotel&CasinoinLasVegastogainthetournamenthotseat.Onlysixplayersremaininthechampionships,whichconcludeMondaywiththefinalsscheduledfor8p.m.

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