Pedro Piedrabuena Wins at Hard Times

Pedro Piedrabuena demonstrated his incredible billiard skills as he cruised to another victory going undefeated in the USBA Tour Open Tournament At Hard Times Billiards in Bellflower, CA.

After winning his flight in the prelimaries going 5-0, he proceeded to rack up the same undefeated record in the semi-final flight. Then, in the last two matches in head-to-head competition he bested his long-standing rival Hugo Patino 30-13 in 18 innings (1.667) followed by his ultimate win against Luis Avila 35-26 in 21 innings (1.667.)

The prize distribution and final rankings were as follows:

PRIZE FUND = $18,400.00
Entry Fees = $8400
Added by Hard Times Billiards & USBA Sponsors = $7500
Lottery Receipts = $1400
Auction Receipts = $1100

1) Pedro Piedrabuena $3,800
2) Luis Avila $2,900
3) Hugo Patino $2,200
4) Ricardo Carranco $1,800
5) Sonny Cho $1,600
6) Javier Teran $1,400
7) Michael Kang $1,200
8) Kevin Kwak $1,000
9) Carlos Palafox $800
10) Gilbert Najm $600
11) Mazin Shooni $500
12) Jim Shovak $400

High Run Finals = $100
(11, Javier Teran and Carlos Palafox)

Best Game Finals = $100 Javier Teran
(3.000 – 30 points in 10 innings)

Here are the semi-final cross-tables for Flights F & G followed by the results of all the final matches.