MEXICO - Javier Teran of Ecuador has won the Pan American championship three-cushion. In the final he defeated Maximo Aguirre from Peru. Teran had a general average of 1.312 and a highest run of nine. Henry Diaz from Colombia played the highest average of the tournament (1.420), the highest run (12) played Julian Morales.
The final in the Fontan Hotel in Mexico was played in a room with 120 spectators. According to the organization, there was no question of threats, such as before the tournament for the World Cup in Riviera Nayarit. The final round was played with 56 finalists, the last 32 played knockout.
The Colombians were represented the best with eight players, in the last 32 there were four players from Mexico and USA, three from Peru and Chile, two from Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Argentina and one from Venezuela and Bolivia.
Javier Teran is 31 years, he studied social philosophy at the University Salesiano Cardenal Spellman and is one of the most famous players from South America.
Pedro Piedrabuena, who won the American championship two weeks ago, ended as ninth in the Pan Americans. Among the other well known players was Ramon Rodriguez, who finished seventh, thirteenth was Merlin Romero, Julian Morales was fifteenth, Alexander Salazar 21st, Hugo Patino 23rd, Michael Kang 26th, Carl Oman Ortiz 29th.
The top ten of the Pan American (with average and run):
1 Javier Teran (Ecuador) 1.312-9, 2 Maximo Aguirre (Peru) 0.973-8, 3 Raymundo Munoz (Mexico) 1.236-6, 4 Carlos Campino (Colombia) 1.117-7, 5 Javier Vera (Mexico) 156-6 , 6 Erick Tellez (Costa Rica) 1.225-9, 7 Ramon Rodriguez (Peru) 1.333-10, 8 Harry Reyes (Colombia) 0.909-6, 9 Pedro Piedrabuena (USA) 1.358-9, 10 Henry Diaz (Colombia) 1.420-10.