Fabio Anderson Luersen Wins Pan American Seniors Snooker Championship
Brazil’s Fabio Anderson Luersen defeated Alberto Camara 4-0 in the final of the Pan American Seniors Championship to secure his place in next year’s World Seniors Championship at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.
Luersen, who lost just one frame in the event, will be looking to follow in the footsteps of fellow countryman Igor Figueiredo – who qualified for last year’s flagship World Seniors Snooker (WSS) event via the Pan American Seniors Championship before defeating Jimmy White, Tony Drago and Ken Doherty en route to winning the prestigious title.
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Pan American Billiards and Snooker Association (PABSA) staged the annual championship at La Bande O’ Coin, Saint-Lambert in Canada from 5-8 October and total of 58 cueists aged over 40 embarked on the North American venue with aims of securing the title and a spot at snooker’s most iconic venue.
Luersen began the competition in style, earning a clean sweep of victories in his seven-player group and dropping just a single frame against opponents from Canada and USA.
The Brazilian, who also compiled the tournament high break of 103, then completed back-to-back whitewash wins against Canada’s Rolland Tremblay and Rodney Cuilleri to set up a semi-final meeting with Ajeya Prabhakar.
The former USA national champion proved no match for the in-form Luersen, who advanced once more without dropping a frame to reach the title match.
Canadian cueist Alberto Camara was his opponent after he had defeated Sylvain Ethier, former World Seniors Championship qualifier Vito Puopolo and Jeffrey Kennedy to book a final spot against Luersen.
A dominant weekend from Luersen was rounded off in style on Tuesday evening as the Brazilian completed yet another whitewash victory to win the title and earn a place at the 2025 World Seniors Championship.
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