Kaufman Cashes in Oshkosh Billiard Event

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Kaufman Cashes in Oshkosh Billiard Event

Pechauer All-American Tour / Oshkosh, WI

by InsidePOOL Staff

Duncan Kaufman took down the December 20 stop of the Pechauer All-American Tour over Tom McCloskey in the finals. Hosted by The Varsity Club in Oshkosh, WI, this $1,000-added event featured 47 players in a double-elimination 9-ball format on 7-foot Diamonds. 

Kaufman took an undefeated route to the finals.  In the A-side finals, he clipped Nate Angel on the hill 7-6.  Earlier, in the A-bracket semis, Kaufman dominated McCloskey 7-1, while Angel comfortably dispatched Kurt Jennison 7-3. 

In the final eight on the one-loss side, John Fields eliminated Jamie Welch at seventh place 7-4, while Terry Zagar tied with Welch, courtesy of a 7-6 loss at the hands of Tim Ruenger.  In the B-side quarterfinals both Fields and Ruenger had their day ended at fifth place at the hands of Jennison 7-5 and McCloskey 7-5, respectively. McCloskey then tapped Jennison into fourth place by a 7-2 margin, and McCloskey kept up his momentum to end Angel’s run in third place 7-1.  McCloskey’s tournament finals was a repeat of his previous match with Kaufman, as Kaufman again dispatched McCloskey by a 7-1 margin for the title.
 

Duncan Kaufman defeated Tom McCloskey in J Pechauer All American Tour stop at the Varsity Club in Oshkosh, WI.

Results:
1st Duncan Kaufman $600
2nd Tom McCloskey $400
3rd Nate Angel $275
4th Kurt Jennison $200
5th John Fields $125
Tim Ruenger
7th Jamie Welch $75
Terry Zagar
9th Mike Zahalka $50
Chad Elston
Chad Gosz
Billy Lassee