Bowman Double-Dips Nelson

by InsidePOOL Staff

Jesse Bowman ran away with the March 22 stop of the Pechauer All-American Tour by twice besting Mark Nelson in the final set. Hosted by Miller Time Billiards in Davenport, IA, this $500-added event drew 34 players in a double-elimination 8-ball format on 7-foot bar boxes. 

Nelson went undefeated to the finals.  In the hot seat match, Nelson slipped past Steve Parlow 6-5.  Earlier, in the A-bracket semifinals, Nelson outpointed Jim LaFavre 6-4, while Parlow dominated Shawn Sommers 6-2.  In the B-side round of eight, Bowman recovered from an early round loss to eliminate Rodney Flenoi 8-4, while Rich Bideaux clipped Eric Ward 6-4. 

In the quarterfinals, Bideaux white-washed Sommers 6-0, while Bowman put a hurt on LaFavre by an 8-1 margin. Bowman ended Bideaux’s run at fourth place by an 8-4 margin, and he continued his hot streak in the B-side finals by ousting Parlow 8-0.  The finals featured Nelson versus Bowman, with Bowman having to win two sets to claim the title.  And that is exactly what Bowman did by turning back Nelson 8-4, 8-1 for the title.
 
Results:
1st Jesse Bowman
2nd Mark Nelson
3rd Steve Parlow
4th Rich Bideaux
5th Jim LaFavre
Shawn Sommers
7th Rodney Flenoi
Eric Ward