National Open: Cousins beat Styer 6-5
Tom Cousins defeated Tyler Styer 6-5 in the National Open final at Harrah's Cherokee.
CHEROKEE, N.C. — Tom Cousins beat Tyler Styer 6-5 in the National Open final at the Ultimate Pool USA Grand Finals, wrapping up at about 1:16 a.m. ET, collecting the $20,000 top prize at Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort.
Tyler Styer reached the final by beating Gerson Martinez Boza 7-5. Tom Cousins reached the final by beating Joe Prince 7-3.
The final closed the week-long Cherokee festival — a 512-player field that opened with 128 four-player groups on Thursday and went all the way to a hill-hill decider past midnight on Sunday.
Why it matters: The National Open was the festival's flagship singles event and the last title decided — 512 starters cut to one champion over four days, worth $20,000 to the winner.
Result via the official DigitalPool bracket, confirmed by BilliardNews.
