By InsidePOOL StaffIn the sudden-death final game of the final match at the Mohegan Sun Casino's International Challenge of Champions, Francisco Bustamante defeated John Horsfall by breaking and running out.The first set of the final match saw the players trading games until they tied at 3-all. Bustamante was using his soft break and got on the hill after a difficult 1-9 combo. When Horsfall came up dry on his break in the next rack, Bustamante ran out, getting out of line on the 2 but squeaking by to win the set 5-3.
In the second set of the finals, Bustamante jumped to a 2-0 lead, but Horsfall was determined to give him a run for the $50,000 first-place prize. Horsfall won the next three in a row to take the lead at 3-2. Bustamante got the next rack, but after his opponent sold out on a safety attempt, Horsfall found himself on the hill 4-3.The next rack was electric, with a tough safety battle on the 2 ball ending with Bustamante lining it up with the 9 for Horsfall, who called it but barely missed. on his way to the runout, Bustamante rattled the 5 ball in the corner pocket to the roar of the crowd. With a 6-9 combo down the rail, Horsfall tried for it but missed, and Bustamante tied it at the hill from there. Horsfall played out the next rack nicely, winning the second set 5-4.Bustamante won the lag by a small margin and made two balls on the break. From that point, there was never a doubt that he was going to run out the rack to become the next Champion of Champions!Visit InsidePOOL for the latest in the world of billiards and pool.
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