2008 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship

33rd edition of the U.S. Open Pool Championship, held October 2008 October 2008 2008 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship 19 25 October 2008 Q-Master Billiards Virginia Beach, Virginia United States Barry Behrman Nine-ball FIN Mika Immonen PHL Ronato Alcano 13–7 2007 2009 The 2008 U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship was the 33rd edition of the U.S. Open Pool Championship. Organized by promoter Barry Behrman, the tournament was held from October 19 to 25, 2008, at Q-Master Billiards in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Finland's Mika Immonen won his first U.S. Open title by defeating the Philippines' Ronato Alcano 13–7 in the championship final match. Immonen earned the $40,000 first-place prize out of a total tournament purse of $200,000. The victory added Immonen to the historic list of international champions who have won the title. Format The tournament featured a double-elimination format throughout the main rounds. Matches in the main bracket were played as a race to 11 racks, while the championship final was contested as a race to 13 racks under a winner-breaks format. Tournament summary Defending champion Shane Van Boening was defeated in the lower bracket stages by Marcus Chamat. Mika Immonen went undefeated through the winners' bracket to reach the final, claiming victories over Johnny Archer, Lee Van Corteza, and Ronato Alcano along the way. In the final match, Immonen established an early lead over Alcano and maintained control throughout the contest to complete a 13–7 victory, earning his first U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship title. Prize fund The total prize pool for the event was $200,000, distributed as follows: Placement Prize Money (USD) Winner $40,000 Runner-up $20,000 3rd Place $12,000 4th Place $8,000 Total Prize Fund $200,000 Final stages bracket The results from the quarter-final stage onwards are shown below: Quarter-finals (Race to 11) Semi-finals (Race to 11) Final (Race to 13) FIN Mika Immonen 11 PHL Lee Van Corteza 8 PHL Ronato Alcano 11 SWE Marcus Chamat 9 USA Johnny Archer 11 USA Corey Deuel 7 GER Ralf Souquet 11 PHL Jose Parica 8 FIN Mika Immonen 11 PHL Ronato Alcano 8 PHL Ronato Alcano 11 USA Johnny Archer 9 FIN Mika Immonen 13 PHL Ronato Alcano 7 Final standings The top placement results for the tournament were as follows: Place Player 1 FIN Mika Immonen 2 PHL Ronato Alcano 3 USA Johnny Archer 4 GER Ralf Souquet 5–6 PHL Lee Van Corteza 5–6 SWE Marcus Chamat References https://forums.azbilliards.com/threads/break-stats-2008-u-s-open-9-ball.117188/ Break Stats – 2008 U.S. Open 9-Ball AZBilliards October 26, 2008 October 26, 2026 https://www.azbilliards.com/immonen-claims-us-open-crown/ Immonen Claims US Open Crown AZBilliards October 26, 2008 October 26, 2026 https://www.atonibai.com/u-s-open-pool-championship-winners/ U.S. Open Pool Championship: Winners Atonibai October 1, 2022 October 26, 2026 https://salarysport.com/pool/us-open-9-ball/2008/prize-money/ US Open 9-Ball Championship 2008 Pool Prize Money Salary Sport October 25, 2008 October 26, 2026 https://www.olbg.com/blogs/us-open-pool US Open Pool Championship Winners and Results OLBG August 31, 2026 October 26, 2026 External links Official AZBilliards portal Category:2008 in cue sports Category:2008 in American sports Category:U.S. Open Pool Championship Category:Cue sports events in Virginia