After losing their first match of the day, Bobby Brooks and Keith Blair fought their way out of the loser's bracket and won the Shooter's "Rising Stars" Showdown. Keith and Bobby were defeated by Chris Benningfield and Chad Newman in their first round match up, but that wasn't the last time they saw each other. Chris and Chad were undefeated in the winner's bracket and Keith and Bobby worked their way out of the loser's bracket to meet each other in the finals. Keith and Bobby had their work cut out for them by having to defeat Chad and Chris in match play twice. That is what they did. Both Bobby and Keith found their games at the right time and came out twice in both matches to win the "Rising Stars" Showdown. Steve Adams and Mike Roy from Cincinnati, Ohio displayed some good cornhole and finished third. Overall, it was a great tournament with some players that definitely on their way to becoming players to look out for at future ACO events.
March 21, 2009
Keith Blair and Bobby Brooks win "Rising Stars" Doubles Tournament at Shooters
March 21, 2009
Bobby Brooks takes care of business in the "Rising Stars" Singles tournament at Shooter's
"Rising Stars" DOUBLES DIVISION
First Place
Bobby Brooks and Keith Blair
Bowling Green, KY and Louisville, KY
Second Place
Chris Benningfield and Chad Newman
Louisville, KY
Third Place
Steve Adams and Mike Roy
Cincinnati, OH
"Rising Stars" SINGLES DIVISION
First Place
Bobby Brooks
Bowling Green, KY
Second Place
Shaun Padgett
Paoli, IN
Third Place
Stacy Ritter
Bedford, IN
Fourth Place
Mike Payne
Brandenburg, KY
Results from "Rising Stars" Showdown on March 21, 2009
AMERICAN CORNHOLE ORGANIZATION - KENTUCKY
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Stacy Ritter -3rd place and Bobby Brooks - 1st place
(Bobby and Stacy had an exciting match that was very close to the end)
Keith Blair, Louisville, KY
Bobby Brooks, Bowling Green, KY
(Picture taken in Las Vegas, NV)
Bobby Brooks defeated Shaun Padgett in the Finals of the "Rising Stars" Singles tournament at Shooter's. Shaun Padgett, a newcomer from Paoli, IN, came in second and put on a good show throughout the tournament. Stacy Ritter defeated Mike Payne to come in third place. Stacy and Mike had a very exciting game in the loser's bracket where she defeated Mike 21 - 19. A fan favorite and one of ACO Louisville's most loyal and dedicated players, Mike Payne had a great singles tournament run. Mike had four wins and fought his way out to fourth place in a competitive singles tournament. Overall, the singles tournament was lots of fun with players getting some good practice on the ACO Tournament Series boards and with the Players Choice Bags.
Mike Payne - 4th place, Brandenburg, KY
(Mike Payne, ACO Louisville's most loyal and dedicated players, in action)
