U.S. Open 9-Ball
It’s Appleton Again at the 2011 US Open
By Samm Diep, PoolTipJar.com
The final day of the 36th Annual U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships concluded with a flawless performance by the explosive British player “œDynamite” Darren Appleton. He defeated Shawn Putnam in a single-set finals match with a convincing score of 13-6. Appleton is the third player in U.S. Open 9-Ball history to claim back to back titles since Mika Immonen in 2008/2009 and Nick Varner in 1989/1990.