Mike Bengels wins at Hall of Fame Billiards

Mike Bengels

12 Players from all around the Detroit, Michigan area came together to compete in the very first USBA National Championship Qualifier of the year.

It was a 12-man round-robin format which lasted 3 days.

The top 2 finishers would qualify to play in the USBA National Championship Tournament in Louisville, KY on January 9-13, 2008.

In the end, it was Mike Bengels who prevailed with a 10-1 record with Jamil Isreal coming in 2nd with a 9-2 record.

Jamil Isreal

Gary Elias came in 3rd place with a 8-3 record followed by Bill Johnson at 7-4.

The other players were as follows:

Steve Andersen 6-5
Gary Scharf 6-5
George Theobald 6-5
Bobby Schmaus 5-6
Don Stafford 3-8
Ramy Noja 3-8
Bassel Elshaar 2-9
Steve Shumaker 1-10

Gary Elias, Gary Scharf, Steve Schumaker, George Theobald, Bobby Schmaus, Bill Johnson,
Don Stafford, Jamil Isreal, Steve Andersen, Ramy Noja, Bassel Elshaar, Mike Bengels.

Congratulations to Mike Bengels and Jamil Isreal who will be representing Detroit in the National Championship in January.

Thank you to Bill Johnson and anyone else who helped for running the event and thank you to Hall of Fame Billiards for hosting a great qualifier.

HALL OF FAME BILLIARDS
5775 E 13 Mile Rd
Warren, MI 48092
586-939-8880
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