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title: "National Shootout: Dominguez beats Cousins 5-4"
url: https://sportshorts.net/story/national-shootout-dominguez-beats-cousins-in-cherokee-final
published: 2026-11-05T04:12:40Z
updated: 2026-11-05T04:14:20Z
summary: "Oscar Dominguez beat Tom Cousins 5-4 in the National Shootout final at the Ultimate Pool USA Grand Finals in Cherokee."
author: "SportShorts Desk"
categories: ["Pool"]
tags: ["8-Ball", "Billiards", "Grand Finals", "National Shootout", "Oscar Dominguez", "Pool", "Ultimate Pool USA"]
lang: en
---

# National Shootout: Dominguez beats Cousins 5-4

*Oscar Dominguez defeated Tom Cousins 5-4 in Wednesday's final at Harrah's Cherokee to take the Shootout title.*

CHEROKEE, N.C. — Oscar Dominguez beat Tom Cousins 5-4 in Wednesday night's final of the National Shootout at the Ultimate Pool USA Grand Finals, wrapping up at about 11:02 p.m. ET, closing out the week's showcase invitational on the TV Arena table at Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort.

Dominguez reached the final by beating Joven Bustamante 6-3, then Declan Brennan 5-3. Cousins had reached it by beating Shane Van Boening 6-3, then Craig Waddingham 6-3.

Earlier in the evening, Craig Waddingham beat Chris Melling 8-2 and Declan Brennan beat Joe Prince 6-3 in the remaining quarter-finals.

The 32-player invitational played out its last three rounds on Wednesday — the last 16 in the morning, quarter-finals in the evening session and the semi-finals and final under lights — all on the single streamed table under the league's 30-minute match clock, with level scores settled by the six-ball shootout tiebreak.

**Why it matters:**  The Shootout is the Grand Finals' headline men's invitational — 32 of the league's best-known names in a one-table knockout — and the second title settled in Cherokee this week after Margaret Fefilova-Styer won the women's edition on Monday. [BilliardNews' Shootout coverage](https://billiardnews.net/van-boening-waddingham-roll-as-styer-archer-exit-shootout-opener).

*Result via the official DigitalPool bracket, confirmed by Inside Spin's live results page; the Shootout purse has not been published.*