PLAYER JOURNAL BY LEO NIKORA:

For the first time in its 29-year history, the United States Open did not have a single-elimination playoff. Instead, each flight of ten players was reduced to two round-robins of four players each, seeded according to the block results. The winners will advance to the finals. There was some trepidation in the players, but I thought it worked well.

Open Flight

Brian Cumming and Doug Grimsley won all three of their games today; Grimsley with a come-from-behind triple peel victory over Dan Pailas (26tp-21). Rich Curtis upset Charlie Smith.

PLUTO BLOCK RECORDS

3-0: Brian Cumming

2-1: Paul Bennett

1-2: Rich Curtis

0-3: Charlie Smith

URANUS BLOCK RECORDS

3-1: Doug Grimsley

1-2: Dan Pailas

1-2: Jim Butts

0-3: Leo Nikora

Peels

There were only three triple peels again today:

2: Bennett

1: Grimsley

Cumming and Grimsley play a best-of-five final tomorrow. Bennett and Pailas play one game to decide 3rd and 4th places.

“A” FLIGHT VENUS BLOCK RECORDS

3-0: Steve Mossbrook

2-1: Mary Rodeberg

1-2: Pat Dugan

0-3: Bob Morford

"A" FLIGHT MARS BLOCK RECORDS

2-1: Donna Dixon

1-1: Mike Orgill

1-1: Nick Gray

0-1: Cameron Evans

See the latest pictures in the 2016 United States Open album.