2007 Stiga U.S. Open Playoff Results
A Pool Results
Preliminary Round
Best of 5
(1) Rob Chargo vs. (16) Dave Kraehling
ROB 2 5 5
DAV 1 0 0
Chargo wins series 3-0.
(2) Bernie Kunzler vs. (15) Pierre Chastenais
KUN 6 5 2 5
PIE 2 4 4 1
Kunzler wins series 3-1.
(3) Denis Maille vs. (14) John Labianca
DEN 3 2 7
LAB 1 1 3
Maille wins series 3-0.
(4) Jeff Thill vs. (13) Tom Warren
JTH 5 3(ot) 6
WAR 0 2 0
Thill wins series 3-0.
(5) Jim Rzonca vs. (12) Joe Salazar
RZO 3 2 2 4
SAL 2 3 1 0
Rzonca wins series 3-1.
(6) Jeff Farwell vs. (11) Dean Kallas
FAR 5 8 5 9
KAL 7 2 4 2
Farwell wins series 3-1.
(7) Paul Brotz vs. (10) Ron Chesick
BRO 5(ot) 4(ot) 2 6
CHE 4 3 5 3
Brotz wins series 3-1.
(8) Dan Lord vs. (9) Kevin Rafferty
DAN 4 3(ot) 6
RAF 2 2 1
Lord wins series 3-0.
Quarterfinal Round
Best of 7
(1) Rob Chargo vs. (8) Dan Lord
CHA 1 6 5 5
DAN 0 2 2 0
Chargo wins series 4-0.
(2) Bernie Kunzler vs. (7) Paul Brotz
KUN 5 5 3 6 6
BRO 3 0 4 1 4
Kunzler wins series 4-1.
(3) Denis Maille vs. (6) Jeff Farwell
DEN 3 2 7 2
FAR 2 1 0 1
Maille wins series 4-0.
(4) Jim Rzonca vs. (5) Jeff Thill
RZO 4 1 1 5 4(ot) 5
JTH 3 4 3 2 3 3
Rzonca wins series 4-2.
Semifinal Round
(1) Rob Chargo vs. (5) Jim Rzonca
ROB 6 6 3 8
RZO 0 2 2 3
Chargo wins series 4-0.
(2) Bernie Kunzler vs. (3) Denis Maille
KUN 1 5 2 4 5
DEN 2(ot) 2 0 2 2
Kunzler wins 4-1.
Final Round
(1) Rob Chargo vs. (2) Bernie Kunzler
ROB 2 0
KUN 1 3
Kunzler wins 4-2 to become the 2007 Stiga U.S. Open champion.
Third place series: (3) Denis Maille vs. (5) Jim Rzonca
DEN 5 1 6
RZO 3 2 2
Maille takes third place.
B Pool Results
Preliminary Round
All series Best of 5
(1) Eric Krol vs. (16) Tanner Ruiz
EKR 5 8 4
TAN 0 3 1
wins series 3-0
(2) John Medema vs. (15) Gerald Pytlewski
MED 9 4 6
PYT 0 0 1
Medema wins series 3-0
(3) Patrick Cote vs. (14) Brian Rafferty
PCO 5 2 1
RAF 0 1 0
P. Cote wins series 3-0
(4) Paul Ruiz vs. (13) Rich Thill
RUI 4 4 3
RTH 3 1 2
Ruiz wins series 3-0
(5) Francois Cote vs. (12) Jerry Miller Sr.
FCO 1 2 6 3
MIL 2 0 1 0
F. Cote wins series 3-0
(6) John Power vs. (11) Kevin Williams
POW 8 3 3
WIL 6 0 1
Power wins series 3-0
(7) Bob Monaghan vs. (10) Jonathan Kittner
MON 1 2 6 4 4
KIT 2(ot) 3 (ot) 3 2 1
Monaghan wins series 3-2.
(8) Roger Connolly vs. (9) Darrell Beyer
CON 4 3 4 1 1
BEY 3 4 2 4 4
Beyer wins series 3-2, the last two by forfeit.
Quarterfinal Round
(1) Eric Krol vs. (9) Darrell Beyer
EKR 3 4 3
BEY 2 2 1
Krol wins series 3-0
(2) John Medema vs. (7) Bob Monaghan
MED 3 2 (ot) 2
MON 2 1 1
Medema wins series 3-0
(4) Paul Ruiz vs. (5) Francois Cote
RUI 5 5 9
FCO 0 3 9
Ruiz wins series 3-0
(3) Patrick Cote vs. (6) John Power
PCO 1 1 1
POW 6 5 3
Power wins series 3-0
Semifinal Round
(1) Eric Krol vs. (4) Paul Ruiz
EKR 1 5(ot) 5 3
RUI 2 4 4 1
Krol wins series 3-1.
(2) John Medema vs. (6) John Power
MED 3 3 2
POW 0 2 1
Krol wins series 3-1.
Final Round
(1) Eric Krol vs. (2) John Medema
EKR 2 0 4 2 1
MED 1 4 2 4 2
John Medema wins series 3-2 to win the B Pool.
Third place game: (4) Paul Ruiz vs. (6) John Power
Tracking down scores
Paul Ruiz wins third place 2-0.