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2010 Schedule & Results

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Bill Katona (32-22) defeated Mike Breithaupt (30-21) four games to three in the world series of the 2010 worlds.

Katona defeated Ben Swoboda 4-3 in the semi-finals

Breithaupt defeated Tony Luburic 4-3 in the semi-finals

 

Bill Katona defeated Stan Suderman 3-0 in the quarter-finals

Mike Breithaupt defeated Bruce Layton 3-2 in the quarter-finals.

Ben Swoboda defeated Bill Meinhardt 3-2 in the quarter-finals

Tony Luburic defeated Brian Smith 3-2 in the quarter-finals

 

Bill Katona defeated James Kanell 3-2 in the wild card round

Bruce Layton defeated Ed Killmer 3-1 in the wild card round

Tony Luburic defeated Mike Cohen 3-2 in the wild card round

Ben Swoboda defeated Pete Nelson 3-2 in the wild card round

 

Ed Killmer defeated Steve Davidson in a playoff for 2nd place.

Bill Katona defeated Vic Horvath in a playoff for 2nd place.

Bill Meinhardt, Brian Smith, Mike Breithaupt, Stan Suderman, Bruce Layton and James Kanell won their divisions.

Eric Wayne won the National points championship.

Mark Giddings won the consolation tournament, Boris Pavich finished 2nd and Eric Wayne finished 3rd.

 

Final Standings

 

Bill Fenlon division selector

Draft Position	Player	Round Robin	Position Round	Final
1	Wes Smith	13-15	14-21	14-21
2	Tony Luburic	18-10	21-15	30-23
3	Ben Leong	13-15	19-17	22-22
4	Tony Tucker	13-15	14-17	20-19
5	Len Torne	6-22	8-23	15-28
6	Bill Meinhardt	19-9	25-11	26-14
7	Bill Fenlon/Dave Johnson	17-11	20-16	20-19
8	Craig Schneider	13-15	15-17	15-17
9	DSIM

 

Eric Wayne division selector

Draft Position	Player	Round Robin	Position Round	Final
1	Steve Baldeaux	16-16		19-18
2	Eric Wayne	16-16		24-20
3	Ben Swoboda	19-13		28-20
4	Dave Bengert	12-20		12-20
5	Tom Anderson	13-19		20-24
6	Boris Pavich	16-16		24-20
7	Ken Biss	15-17		15-21
8	Brian Smith	20-12		22-15
9	Paul Brownlee	17-15		17-15

 

Jim Gary division selector

Draft Position	Player	Round Robin	Position Round	Final
1	Gus Keil	13-15	19-17	22-21
2	DSIM
3	Stan Suderman	20-8	22-14	22-17
4	Jim Galloway	10-18	13-19	17-24
5	Pete Nelson	16-12	20-16	22-19
6	John Perez	14-14	19-17	19-17
7	Peter Waterstreet	14-14	16-17	16-17
8	Jim Gary	11-17	12-20	17-24
9	Randy Davidson	14-14	16-17	19-21

 

Bruce Layton division selector

Draft Position	Player	Round Robin	Position Round	Final
1	Bruce Layton	18-14		23-18
2	Bill Katona	18-14		32-22
3	Don Leong	15-17		15-21
4	Gordon Deane	16-16		20-21
5	Dave Suderman	12-20		16-24
6	Vic Horvath	18-14		22-17
7	Will Roberts	16-16		17-18
8	Mick Van Valkenburg	17-15		20-20
9	Sean Oakley	14-18		18-20

 

Hank Smith division selector

Draft Position	Player	Round Robin	Position Round	Final
1	Ed Killmer	18-14		19-17
2	Steve Davidson	18-14		21-16
3	Hank Smith	17-15		21-20
4	Mike Meszaros	17-15		18-18
5	Rob Woodard	15-17		16-21
6	Mark Van Klaveren	14-18		20-22
7	James Kanell	19-13		21-16
8	Paul Bullard	14-18		16-21
9	Rolando Cruz	11-21		12-25

 

Ed Daley division selector

Draft Position	Player	Round Robin	Position Round	Final
1	Mike Breithaupt	20-12		30-21
2	Mike Cohen	20-12		22-15
3	Richie Wain	12-20		12-20
4	Mark Giddings	17-15		25-16
5	Ed Daley	17-15		19-19
6	Mark Huaman	13-19		13-19
7	Gene Abood	16-16		22-19
8	Willy Dominguez	14-18		17-23
9	Brian Albin	15-17		15-17

 

 

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Tournaments Results 2009

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Seeding for Papal Room Draft

Ed Daley 165 Jasper Region

Hank Smith 130 South Regiona

Bruce Layton 121 East Region

Jim Gary 114 West Region

Eric Wayne 166 At Large #1

Bill Fenlon 141 At Large #2

Ed Killmer 123 At Large #3

Ben Swoboda 116 At Large #4

Jeff Matthews 109 At Large #5

Ken Biss 108 At Large #6

Peter Waterstreet 104 At Large #7

Tony Tucker 103 At Large #8

Bryan Albin 103 At Large #9

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2010 Worlds at Green Valley Ranch Resort, Spa and Casino in Las Vegas, January 14-17.

Rooms are $115 for January. This is a great rate for a five star hotel.  Thanks to Vic Horvath for negotiating such an outstanding deal.

Tournament Director

Stan Suderman (714-420-5911)

Reservations

866 782 9487

Use code GCISTAR to get the $115 Rate.Ask for room reservations.

Food will be available at the food court or at one of the 8 restaurants in the hotel.  No catering will be provided.  Only food purchased in the hotel may be brought into the meeting room.  No coolers or ice chests please.

Hotel Resort fee, normally $25 per day, will be waived.  Included at no cost will be a shuttle to and from McCarran, internet in the room, use of exercise room, daily newspaper, coffee in the room,

Please use the hotel .  We have committed to a fix number of rooms that we need to book.  Any shortfalls will come directly out of the prize money.  

Entry fee for the Worlds is $200 if received by January 7.  Late entry fee will be $250.  Please contact the tournament director if you are unable to pay on time.

Please send the $200 payable to Stan Suderman at

6543 San Alano Circle

Buena Park, Ca  90620

 

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John Perez (33-17) defeated Eric Wayne (32-17) four games to three in the finals.

John Perez defeated Mike Meszaros (27-22) four games to three in the semi-finals.

Eric Wayne defeated Gene Abood (31-17) four games to three in the semi-finals.

John Perez defeated Errol Dennis (21-18) four games to two in the quarter-finals.

Eric Wayne defeated Stan Suderman (23-17) four games to one in the quarter-finals.

Mike Meszaros defeated Mark Huaman (23-17) four games to three in the quarter-finals.

Gene Abood defeated mark Delpopolo (19-19) four games to two in the quarter-finals.

John Perez, Eric Wayne, Mike Meszaros, Gene Abood and Mark Huaman won their division.

Stan Suderman advanced to the quarter-finals as the best 2nd place finisher. 

Marl Delpopolo defeated Mick Van Valkenburg in a second place wild card game and advanced to the quarter-finals.

Errol Dennis defeated Don Leong in a second place wild card game and advanced to the quarter-finals.

Ben Leong held on to win the National Points Championship and $250 by edging out Mark Delpopolo 197-195.

 

Final Standings

Mark Delpopolo division selector

Draft Position	Player	Round Robin	Position Round	Final
1	Richie Wain	11-13		11-15
2	Dummy
3	Mark Delpopolo	15-9	17-13	19-19
4	John Perez	15-9	21-9	33-17
5	Wayne Cannon	13-11	15-15	18-17
6	Jasper Cattin	10-14		10-16
7	Mike Nowakowski	12-12	14-16	16-18
8	Adam Silverman	12-12		12-14
9	Bruce Layton	11-13		14-15
10	Larry Braus	9-15		10-17

 

 

Mike Meszaros division selector

Draft Position	Player	Round Robin	Position Round	Final
1	Bill Fenlon/Dave Johnson	14-13		14-13
2	Dave Bengert	16-11	17-16	24-19
3	Randy Davidson	12-15		17-16
4	Mike Meszaros	16-11	20-13	27-22
5	Scott Kuklinski	14-13		23-18
6	Mark Giddings	10-17		10-17
7	Willy Dominguez	11-16		11-18
8	Don Leong	16-11	19-14	19-16
9	Sal Caridi	15-12	19-14	20-16
10	Sean Oakley	11-16		14-18

 

 

Ed Killmer division selector

Draft Position	Player	Round Robin	Position Round	Final
1	Gordon Deane	12-12		15-15
2	Jim Galloway	8-16		13-18
3	Stan Suderman	14-10	20-10	23-17
4	Vic Horvath	11-13		13-16
5	Dummy
6	Gene Abood	18-6	21-9	31-17
7	Tony Tucker	9-15		9-17
8	Bill Meinhardt	13-11	15-15	15-17
9	Ed Killmer	13-11	14-16	15-18
10	Paul Brownlee	10-14		12-16

 

 

Ben Leong division selector

Draft Position	Player	Round Robin	Position Round	Final
1	Dave Hegg	13-11	14-16	14-18
2	Mike Cohen	13-11		15-14
3	Don Shults	12-12		14-14
4	Errol Dennis	14-10	18-12	21-18
5	Dave Drobena	8-16		8-16
6	Shannon Harrison	13-11	15-15	15-17
7	Ben Leong	10-14		10-16
8	Mark Huaman	14-10	19-11	23-17
9	Pete Nelson	11-13		29-16
10	Dummy

 

 

Mick Van Valkenburg division selector

Draft Position	Player	Round Robin	Position Round	Final
1	Dummy
2	Peter Waterstreet	12-12	14-16	15-18
3	Marshall Palmer	11-13		14-16
4	Harry Flawd	11-13		12-15
5	Eric Wayne	16-8	21-9	32-17
6	Ed Daley	9-15		9-17
7	Jeff Matthews	13-11	14-16	17-18
8	Mick Van Valkenburg	15-9	19-11	19-13
9	Hank Smith	11-13		21-17
10	Rob Woodard	10-14		10-16

 

 

 

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Worlds in Orlando January 15-18 2009

Reservation Deadline for Worlds is December 26

Local Contact: Willy Dominguez

Worlds Tournament Director: Stan Suderman

Tournaments held at Hawthorn Suites Hotel (407)438-2121

7450 Augusta National Drive, Orlando FL, 32822

Near the Airport

Please use the hotel.  We will be penalized if we do not reach a minimum number of room nights.  Be sure and mention Star Tournaments when making reservations.

Single King Suites $119

Double Queen Suites $129

2 Bed 2 Bath Suites $248

 STAR Worlds website: http://startournaments.orlandomeetinginfo.com/

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It is now too late to send checks in the mail please bring your $200 next Thursday to register for the Worlds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Las Vegas

Hank Smith (33-21) of Torrance California defeated John Perez (29-19) of Revere Massachusetts four games to three in the championship series of the twelfth annual Star Tournaments World Championship.  Smith now has two lifetime world championships.

Smith defeated Lance Tucker four games to two in the semi-finals.

Perez defeated Ben Leong four games to one in the semi-finals.

Smith defeated Don Leong four games to three in the quarter-finals.

Tucker defeated Gene Abood four games to three in the quarter-finals

Perez defeated Mike Kman four games to one in the quarter-finals.

Ben Leong defeated Randy Davidson four games to three in the quarter-finals.

 

Final Standings

 

Awards

Dale Troyani -- Sportsmanship

 

Division A

Mark Van Klaveren division selector

Draft Position	Player	Round Robin	Position Round	Final
1	Mark Van Klaveren	18-10	19-15	20-17
2	Eric Wayne	15-13	17-17	21-21
3	Lance Tucker	15-13	19-15	26-24
4	Will Roberts	13-15		16-17
5	Sal Caridi	10-18		12-21
6	Peter Waterstreet	13-15		14-17
7	Hank Smith	16-12	21-13	33-21
8	Mel Anderson	12-16		14-18
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Division B

Ben Swoboda division selector

Draft Position	Player	Round Robin	Position Round	Final
1	Ed Killmer	12-16		12-16
2	Ben Swoboda	17-11	18-16	19-18
3	Pete Nelson	16-12	18-16	22-20
4	Don Leong	16-12	20-14	23-20
5	Ritchie Wain	12-16		12-18
6	Mark Huaman	13-15		16-17
7	Terry Sheridan	13-15	18-16	18-18
8	Sean Oakley	13-15		13-15
9

 

Division C

Bill Meinhardt division selector

Draft Position	Player	Round Robin	Position Round	Final
1	Marshall Palmer	13-15		16-17
2	Matt Trask & Dan Van Klaveren	13-15		13-17
3	Bill Meinhardt	13-15	17-17	17-17
4	Randy Davidson	16-12	20-14	24-20
5	Mark Giddings	16-12	18-16	22-18
6	Bill Fenlon & Dave Johnson	12-16		12-16
7	Steve Baldeaux	13-15		13-15
8	Craig Schneider	16-12	18-16	18-16
9

 

Division D

Bruce Layton division selector

Draft Position	Player	Round Robin	Position Round	Final
1	Errol Dennis	16-12	19-15	19-17
2	Ben Leong	18-10	20-14	27-23
3	Bruce Layton	14-14	19-15	21-18
4	Stan Suderman	13-15		13-15
5	Ed Daley	12-16		13-18
6	Bryan Lewis	11-17		11-19
7	Wayne Cannon	14-14	16-18	18-20
8	Mick Van Valkenburg	14-14		28-18
9

 

Division E

Mike Kman division selector

Draft Position	Player	Round Robin	Position Round	Final
1	Willy Dominguez	14-14	14-18	18-20
2	Tom Anderson	19-9	24-10	35-13
3	Mike Kman	23-5	27-7	33-13
4	Dave Suderman	13-15		16-18
5	Sonny Wikalis	9-19		9-21
6	Don Maggini	14-14	15-17	18-20
7	Vic Horvath	10-18		12-20
8	Steve Davidson	10-18		15-22
9

 

Division F

Mike Meszaros division selector

Draft Position	Player	Round Robin	Position Round	Final
1	Mike Meszaros	9-15		11-17
2	Dale Troyani	12-12	15-15	17-18
3	Don Shults	15-9	17-13	21-16
4	Paul Ferraro	11-13		12-15
5	John Perez	14-10	18-12	29-19
6	Brian Smith	8-16		8-18
7	Gene Abood	17-7	20-10	25-16
8	Mike Cohen	10-14		10-16
9	Paul Brownlee	12-12		15-14

 

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Tournament Results for 2007

 

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Dallas

Ed Killmer (24-6) of Tampa Florida defeated Ken Brown (20-12) of Yukon Oklahoma four games to two in the world series.

Killmer defeated Kyle Schneider three games to none in one semi-final.  Brown defeated Willy Dominguez three games to two in the other semi-final.

Don Shulz defeated Dominguez two games to none in the third place game.

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San Jose

The team of Tom Anderson and Mick Van Valkenburg (23-13 defeated Terry Sheridan (23-12) four games to three in the world series.

Mick and Tom defeated Stan Suderman three games to two in one semi-final.  Sheridan defeated Hank Smith three games to one in the other semi-final.

Sheridan won the division with a 17-7 record.

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Las Vegas Summer Tournament 

Reservation Deadline July 17

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Oklahoma City

Ken Brown (19-14) defeated Mark Delpopolo (17-14) in six games in the world series.

Brown defeated Johnny Covalt in five games in one semi and Delpopolo defeated Wayne Cannon in three games in the other semi.

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Los Angeles

Steve Davidson (20-15) of La Habra California defeated Dan Martin (19-15) four games to two in the world series.  Davidson now has 13 lifetime Star Tournament wins.

Davidson defeated Bill Katona three games to two in one semi-final.  Dan Martin defeated Bruce Herrin three games to one in the other semi-final.

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Philadelphia

Mike Kman (22-12) of Enola Pennsylvania defeated Mark Giddings (20-14) of West Sand lake New York four games to three in the world series.  Kman now has seven Star Tournament wins.

Kman defeated Paul Ferraro three games to none in one semi-final.  Giddings defeated Eric Wayne three games to none in the other semi-final.

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San Diego

Mark Van Klaveren (23-11) of Phoenix Arizona defeated Steve Baldeaux (18-15) of La Mesa California four games to one in the world series.  Van Klaveren now has six Star Tournaments wins.

Baldeaux defeated Steve Garrett Jr three games to one in one semi-final.   Van Klaveren defeated Bill Katona three games to two in the other semi-final.

Garrett and Van Klaveren won their divisions.

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Milwaukee

Ben Swoboda (28-5) of Evanston Illinois defeated Herm Gelhar (19-14) of Green Bay Wisconsin four games to two in the world series.  Swoboda now has three Star Tournament wins.

Swoboda defeated Frank Luisi three games to none in one semi-final.  Gelhar defeated Eric Wayne three games to none in the other semi-final.

Swoboda and Gelhar wan their divisions.

Swoboda's record of 28-5 ties Pete Nelson in 1997 for the all time best winning percentage in a single tournament.

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Boston

Bruce Layton, of Ithaca NY, (23-10) beat Mark Giddings, of Albany NY, (20-13) four games to one, to collect his eleventh STAR tournament win.

Layton beat Richie Wain, from the Pittsburgh area, three games to one, in one semifinal, while Giddings beat Gordon Deane, from the Albany area, three games to one in the other. Deane made the semifinals in only his second STAR tournament. To do so, he first won shootouts from John Perez, from Eastern MA, & Paul Brownlee, from Forest Park IL.
 

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Pittsburgh

Vic Horvath (20-12) of Detroit Michigan defeated Mike Kman (17-16) of Harrisburg Pennsylvania our games to one in the world series.  Horvath now has five lifetime Star Tournaments wins.

Horvath defeated division winner Gary Drobieweski three games to none in the semi-finals.  Kman defeated Jeff Matthews three games to one in the other semi-final.

 

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Ft. Lauderdale

Don Shults (19-10) of Detroit Michigan defeated Scott Ferron (18-11) of Ft. Lauderdale Florida four games to two in the world series.   Shults now has two Star Tournaments wins.

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Harrisburg

John Perez (22-9) of Revere Massachusetts defeated Harry Flawd (20-13) of Lancaster Pennsylvania four games to one in the world series.  Perez now has seven Star Tournaments wins.

Perez defeated Paul Ferraro three games to none in the semi-finals.  Flawd defeated Paul Brownlee three games to two in the semi-finals.

Flawd and Ferraro won their divisions.

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Los Angeles

Dave Suderman (23-13) of Bakersfield California defeated Dale Troyani (21-14) of  Phoenix Arizona four games to three in the world series.  This is Suderman's first ever Star Tournament win.

Suderman defeated Tom Anderson three games to two in the semi-finals.  Troyani defeated Mick Van Valkenburg three games to one in the other semi-final.

Suderman (16-8) and Van Valkenburg (18-6) won their divisions.

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Chicago

Dan and Tony Luburic (25-7) of Chicago Illinois and Ann Arbor Michigan defeated Bill Meinhardt (19-11) of Arlington Heights Illinois four games to one in the world series.  This is Dan's first Star Tournaments win and Tony's second. 

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Detroit

Gene Abood (23-11) of South Plainfield New Jersey defeated the team of  Ben and Don Leong (20-14) four games to three in the world series.  This is Abood's first Star Tournament win.

Abood defeated Don Shults three games to none in one semi-final.  The Leong's defeated Bryan Lewis three games to none in the other semi-final.

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Portland

Pete Nelson (23-10) of Renton Washington defeated Mike Meszaros (19-13) of Billings Montana four games to none in the world series. Nelson now has 12 Star Tournaments wins.

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Albany

Brian Smith (20-15) of Sand Lake New York defeated John Karadenes (19-16) of Albany New York four games to three in the world series.  This is Smith first Star Tournaments win.

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Tampa

Steve Davidson (23-11) of La Habra California defeated his brother Randy Davidson (20-13) of La Habra California four games to two in the world series.  Steve now has 12 lifetime tournament wins.

Steve Davidson defeated Mark Huaman three games to one in one semi-final.  Randy Davidson defeated Stan Suderman three games to none in the other semi-final.

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Phoenix

The tag team of Bill Nervig (22-13) of Phoenix Arizona and Len Torne of Gilbert Arizona defeated Mark Van Klaveren (20-13) of Phoenix Arizona four games to two in the world series.  This is the first Star Tournament win for both Nervig and Torne. 

Nervig and Torne defeated Mike Meszaros three games to two in one semi-final.   Van Klaveren defeated Sean Oakley three games to none in the other semi-final.

Sean Oakley (16-8), Nervig/Torne (15-9) and Meszaros (15-9) won their divisions.

Van Klaveren defeated Bill Katona in the shootout final to take the wild card spot in the final four.

Van Klaveren defeated Ben Leong in one shootout semi-final and Katona defeated Marshall Palmer in the other shootout semi-final.

Bill Katona defeated Sonny Wilkalis in a shootout for the best third place.

Marshall Palmer defeated Bill Katona in a one game playoff for second place.

Nervig/Torne defeated Van Klaveren in a one game playoff for first in their division.

Mike Meszaros took first, Ben Leong second and Sonny Wilkalis third in a round robin shootout to break a three-way tie for first in their division.

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Indianapolis

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Los Angeles

Stan Suderman (22-12) of Buena Park California defeated Andrew Betancourt (20-12) of Visalia California four games to one in the world series.  Suderman now has eight lifetime tournament wins.

Suderman defeated Mike Meszaros three games to two in the semi-finals.  Betancourt defeated Bill Phillips three games to none in the other semi-final.

Meszaros (19-5) and Phillips (15-9) won their respective divisions.

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Delaware

Bruce Layton (23-12) of Ithaca New York defeated Eddie Eichholz of Bear Delaware four games to two in the world series.  Layton now has nine Star Tournaments wins.

Layton defeated Mark Giddings three games to one in one semi-final.  Eichholz defeated Ben Swoboda three games to none in the other semi-final

Swoboda (17-7) and Layton (16-8) won their respective divisions..

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