Rakin, from San Francisco, was an ice queen showing no emotion in the first go-round, however, Kostanian found a few blocks of ice herself and took the first match 9-5. The final match couldn’t have been better as every person in the house was o­n the edge of their seats. Back and forth the game wins went, 7-6, 7-7, then Rakin found her stride and took the championship with a final set score of 9-7.

14 and Under / Open: 

Chris Futrell (14 ) and Jose Rivas, Jr. (14 ) went to work lending great skills to their craft. Rivas opened Game o­ne and snagged it quickly. Futrell, keeping focus, never blinked and walked away with a 9-3 win in the first set and a 9-2 win in the second. With his guns smoking, Futrell claimed his spot as champion.

18 and Under /Open:

They came, they shot, they did good! o­nly o­ne young gun could walk away from this match, and the duel between John Morra (18) and Tyler Strawn (18) held the attention of a large crowd. The shoot-out lasted a good while as these guys worked hard both with the cue and their minds. It was a give-and-take event as many of these finals are. The game tied three times at 7, 9, and finally it went to hill-hill. Strawn has the break and scratches the cue-ball. Morra makes quick work of finishing with an 11-10 championship win.

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