Fernandez Breezes Through Billiards Field

This event was small but was not lacking in talent. Tournament favorite Mike Dechaine surprised all by dropping his first match to Randy Labonte 7-6, and another upset Mark Morgan defeating last year’s third-place finale finisher Roy Morgridge 7-3.

After coming back from a 6-4 deficit to defeat Morgan 7-6, Dechaine settled for fourth place after Joe Dupuis topped him 7-4. Dupuis also won a seesaw match against Ivo Petrov in the semifinals 7-5 to advance to the finals against Fernandez. The Player of the Year wasn’t afraid of Dupuis, though, and proceeded to win the match 7-3 for the first-place victory.