Hank Smith (25-15) of Torrance CA defeated Sean Oakley (21-19) of Las Vegas NV four games to three in the World Series. It was Smith’s eighth STAR Tournaments win.

            Smith defeated Brian Veneski three games to two in one semi-final.  Oakley defeated Gene Abood three games to two in the other semi-final.

            Smith (18-10) won his division outright.  Abood won a face-to-face tiebreaker from Wes Smith and Ed Daley.  In the other division, Oakley & Veneski won the face-to-face tiebreaker at 15-13 from Mick Van Valkenberg, Pete Nelson & Patrick Ngo (in his first STAR tournament ever).  Then, Oakley was awarded first in the division based on a D20 roll.

seventeen players, two divisions

1st

Hank Smith (25-15) 52 pts

2nd

Sean Oakley (21-19) 28 pts

3rd (tie)

Brian Veneski

3rd (tie)

Gene Abood