K-9 of Kansas City, Mo., defeated No Excuses of Hickory, N.C., in the finals of the 2019 World 8-Ball Championship. The victory earned K-9 $25,000 in 1st Place prize money, while No Excuses took home $15,000 as Runners-Up.
K-9 ousted The Steel That Glistens of San Diego, Calif., in the semifinals while No Excuses defeated Vegas Shots of Blue Springs, Mo. The Steel That Glistens and Vegas Shots each received $7,500 in prize money for making it to the final day of competition.
Delegators of Mishawaka, Ind., were the Sportsmanship Award winners.
700 teams competed in this year’s 8-Ball World Championship.
Champion: K-9 of Kansas City, MO
Front Row (L to R): Nick Kluge, Chris Kluge, Kara Ridihalgh-Allen; Back Row (L to R) Austin Gotch, Greg Grillot, Jamie Hardin, Joshua Nienhueser; Not Pictured: Saige Holmes
Runner-Up: No Excuses of Hickory, NC
Front Row (L to R): Marilyn Clark, Dawn Good, Paige Sigmon; Back Row (L to R): Eric Boliek, Richard Robinson III, Adam Wheeler, Matthew Harrell, Steven Hughes
3rd Place: The Steel That Glistens
Front Row (L to R): Veera Dasari, Jeffrey Kaplan, Johnny Robinson, Josh Winkelman; Back Row (L to R): Jacob Rexius, Mark Kackstetter, Nathan Pierce, Chad Austin
3rd Place: Vegas Shots of Blue Springs, MO
Front Row (L to R): Wendy O’Bryan, Tracy Large, Deborah Jones; Back Row (L to R): Dexter Carter, Jon Jones, Matt Jerram; Not Pictured: Shelby Miller, Shaun Jones
8-Ball Sportsmanship Winner: Delegators of Mishawaka, IN
Thomas Ford, Timothy Kaczmarek, Tim Kluszczynski, Daniel Marshall, Cory Mason, Nathan Lewis, Emily Jones, Edward Smith