Panathinaikos B.C. of Plaistow, N.H., defeated the South Georgia Hustlers of Baxley, Ga., in the finals of the 2015 9-Ball Championship 50-32.  The victory earned Panathinaikos B.C. $15,000 in 1st Place prize money, while the South Georgia Hustlers took home $7,000 as Runners-up.

1st-9BallChampions: Panathinaikos B.C. – 9 of Plaistow, NH – (Front Row L to R): Fausto Cabrera, Anastasia Leotsakos, Chris Defrancesco, Nikolaos Kanaloupitis, Ed Bisson, Michael Weldon; (Back Row L to R): Ben Benson

Panathinaikos ousted Fried Pickles of Houston, Texas, in the semifinals while the South Georgia Hustlers defeated Shooter’s 2 of Pelham, N.H.  Fried Pickles and Shooter’s 2 each received $3,500 in prize money for making to the final day of competition.

The Gray Eagles of Orting, Wash., were presented the Sportsmanship Award in the 9-Ball division.

A record 466 teams competed in this year’s 9-Ball National Team Championships.

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New Hampshire Team Wins APA 9-Ball Championship