Karl Boyes (ENG)
Ralf Souquet (GER)
Mika Immonen (FIN)
Francisco Bustamante (PHI)
The Wolf Den
Mohegan Sun Casino
1 Mohegan Sun Blvd
Uncasville
Connecticut
CT 06382
USA
www.mohegansun.com
6 October 2010
Finland's Mika Immonen strikes again at The Wolf Den.
IMMONEN TOPS WINNER-TAKE-ALL $25,000 EVENT... AGAIN!
Last year, in the elated moment of passion after winning this event for the first time Mika Immonen said, “This is the toughest tournament in the world” referring to the winner-take-all pressure-cooker format of the Challenge Of Champions, “We may look cool out there, but the pressure is just incredible,” said Immonen “There’s no margin for error when every player is a champion. One shot missed and you can lose $25,000! Your nerves are off the chart during the entire tournament.”
Even that win last year couldn't have prepared him for the Sudden Death single rack shoot out with everything on the line against Filipino giant Francisco Bustamante - but prevail he did, as he broke, made a ball, and dished the rack, pocketing a cool $25,000 reward, and the impressive record of being the first player to retain the annual title in it's 20 year history.
This year's four man line-up was jam-packed with European talent, as England's Karl Boyes and Ralf Souquet from Germany made the selection for achieving superb results throughout the year. In the semi-finals Souquet was beaten in 2 straight sets to nil by Immonen, but Boyes took Bustamante all the way to the wire, Francisco winning the first set 5-0 and then Boyes taking the second 5-2, only for Francisco to break Karl's heart by winning the Sudden Death single rack decider.
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Francisco Bustamante and Mika Immonen lag for the Sudden Death shoot out final.
THE 2010 INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE OF CHAMPIONS | ||
MOHEGUN SUN CASINO, CONNECTICUT, USA | ||
THE SEMI FINALS | ||
Francisco Bustamante (PHI) | 5:0 - 2:5 - 1:0 | (ENG) Karl Boyes |
Mika Immonen (FIN) | 5:3 - 5:4 - 0:0 | (GER) Ralf Souquet |
THE 2010 INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE OF CHAMPIONS | ||
MOHEGUN SUN CASINO, CONNECTICUT, USA | ||
THE FINAL | ||
Mika Immonen (FIN) | 5:3 - 2:5 - 1:0 | (PHI) Francisco Bustamante |
THE 2010 INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE OF CHAMPIONS | |||||
MOHEGUN SUN CASINO, CONNECTICUT, USA | |||||
THE WINNER'S LIST | |||||
| 1991 |  | Mike Lebron |  | USA | |
| 1992 | | Buddy Hall | | USA | |
| 1993 | | Allen Hopkins | | USA | |
| 1994 | | Nick Varner | | USA | |
| 1995 | | Chao Fong-Pang |  | Taiwan | |
| 1996 | | Ralf Souquet |  | Germany | |
| 1997 | | Oliver Ortman | | Germany | |
| 1998 | | Lee Kun-Fang | | Taiwan | |
| 1999 | | Francisco Bustamante |  | Philippines | |
| 2000 | | Oliver Ortmann | | Germany | |
| 2001 | | Chao Fong-Pang | | Taiwan | |
| 2002 | | Efren Reyes | | Philippines | |
| 2003 | | Francisco Bustamante | | Philippines | |
| 2004 | | Thomas Engert | | Germany | |
| 2005 | | Chao Fong-Pang | | Taiwan | |
| 2006 | | Johnny Archer | | USA | |
| 2007 | | Niels Feijen |  | Netherlands | |
| 2008 | | Fu Jian-Bo |  | China | |
| 2009 | | Mika Immonen |  | Finland | |
| 2010 | | Mika Immonen | | Finland | |
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