8-Ball National Team Championship
After 10 days of virtually non-stop pool tournament action, the Trenton, N.J. team of Hate “Joey”. Not Us. was the last team standing in the finals of the 734-team 8-Ball Open Division. Hate “Joey”. Not Us. defeated Shark Week of Warren, Ohio, 3-1. The championship earned Hate “Joey”. Not Us. a $25,000 payday! Hate “Joey”. Not Us. eliminated Come Get Us of Oklahoma City earlier in the day to advance to the $25,000 finale. Shark Week advanced to the final round with a win over Eliminators of Jefferson, La. Shark Week took home a respectable $15,000 consolation prize as Runners-Up. Come Get Us and Eliminators tied for 3rd Place and received $7,500 in cash. TFF – Onaka Pan Pan of Tokyo, Japan, received the Sportsmanship Award in the 8-Ball Open Division.
Champions – Hate “Joey”. Not Us. from Trenton, NJ
Frank Demarcello, Jeffrey Cabrera, David Soto II, Joseph Galambos, Christopher Lewis, Lindsay Rafalski, Wilfredo Gonzalez, Ryan Gilligan
Runners-Up – Shark Week from Warren, OH
TJ Brown, Allan Ray, Keith Edwards, Bonnie Edwards, Randy B. Edwards, Randy Edwards (not pictured), Nicole Oswald (not pictured)
3rd Place – Come Get Us from Oklahoma City, OK
Daniel Lizama, Isaac Lock, Yen Tran, April Glasgow, Dustin Slinker, Chiara Romannose, Clarence Black
3rd Place – Eliminators from Jefferson, LA
Shane Andrews, Bruce Gomez, Raymond Robichaux, Robert Schloegel, April Kent, Michael Podgurski, David Gooch, Monte Davidson Jr.