Baraks Double-Dips Wilgus for Title
Lucasi Hybrid All-American Tour / Decatur, IL

by InsidePOOL Staff

James Baraks bested Dustin Wilgus twice in the final set to take the Lucasi Hybrid All-American Tour by storm February 27. Held in Decatur, IL, this $500-added event featured a 52-player field in a double-elimination 9-ball format on 8-foot tables. 

Wilgus took the undefeated route to the hot seat, including an A-side semifinal win over Sergio Perez 8-6 and the A-side finals win over Mike Dunklin 8-6.  Dunklin won his A-side semifinal match over Chris Austin 8-7 prior to his loss to Wilgus, and Dunklin then awaited his opponent in the B-side finals.
 
In the B-side round of eight, Baraks and Rick Halls eliminated Chris Winschief 8-4 and Ike Runnels 8-6, respectively, at seventh place.  The B-side quarterfinals featured Baraks and Halls continuing by ousting Perez 8-5 and Austin 8-7, respectively, at fifth place.  In the B-side semifinals, Baraks edged Halls at fourth place by an 8-7 margin.  Baraks maintained his momentum in the B-side finals by defeating Dunklin 8-5.  Versus the undefeated Wilgus in the finals, Baraks displayed conviction in winning two sets for the title, 8-2 and 8-6. 

Results:
1st        Jamie Baraks $240
2nd        Dustin Wilgus $200
3rd        Mike Dunklin $160
4th        Rick Halls $140
5th     Sergio Perez $120
Chris Austin
7th      Chris Winschief $100
Ike Runnels
9th   Mike Durbin $60
Tony McCray
Marco Jyawook
Richard Southwell

Tags: 9-ball, B Side, Conviction, Dips, Double Elimination, Foot Tables, Hot Seat, Insidepool, Mccray, Mike Durbin, Momentum, Opponent, Sergio Perez, Southwell

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