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Jim "Shorty" Henson was sent to the 1-loss side by Ron Justice early Sunday afternoon but recovered quickly with a win over Jim McAdams. Henson later found himself on the right side of a 7-6 score with Parica who settled for 4th place. Henson gained his revenge on Justice placing him in 3rd to move on to the true double elimination format final against the undefeated Andam. The first set looked to be a blowout as Andam stormed out to a 6-3 lead. Undaunted, the entertaining Henson fought back and took a 7-6 lead in the race to 9. Andam quietly and purposefully pulled the score back to 8-8 before winning the deciding game and the $1350 first place prize. Henson earned $825 for his 2nd place finish with $550 and $375 for 3rd and 4th.
The Women’s division also sported a sizeable 28-player field for the Sunday only event. No surprises here as last year’s Player of the Year Sueyen Rhee rolled into the hot seat full of confidence. Amanda Smith was sent to the 1-loss side by Rhee in a hill-hill match but rebounded downing Tina Mason relegating her to 4th place. Smith then fell to Kathy Friend who was having a fantastic tournament. Friend had previously lost to Rhee in the winner side final but advanced to take another shot at Rhee. She would not fare any better this time as Rhee dominated the match to take the title and the $425 prize. The tour would like to thank Falcon and all the sponsors for their support. Stay tuned… it is going to be a great year.
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