Cassandra Luethold defeats Shannon Pluhowsky 521-424 in the two game total-pin final match to win the first WBA St. Louis Open.
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Step-Ladder Finals Results:
Championship Match - Leuthold (255, 265 = 521) defeats Pluhowski (244, 180 = 424)
Semi-Final Match - Leuthold (252, 215 = 467) defeats Nation (209, 234 = 443)
1st - Cassandra Leuthold - $4,000
2nd - Shannon Pluhowsky - $2,000
3rd - Stefanie Nation - $1,200
Round Robin Match Play Results:
1st Shannon Pluhowsky (Dayton, Ohio) +990
2nd Stefanie Nation (Grand Prarie, Texas) +963
3rd Cassandra Leuthold (Rapid City, South Dakota) +799
4th Olivia Sandham (Wichita, Kansas) +788 - $900
5th Maria Jose Rodriguez (St. Charles, Missouri) +759 - $700
6th Shannon O'Keefe (Arlington, Texas) +686 - $600
7th Angela Chirpich (Urbandale, Iowa) +641 - $500
8th Makayla Douglas (Sandy, Oregon) +584 - $450 Scholarship
9th Clara Guerrero (Pflugerville, Texas) +561 - $425
10th Bryanna Caldwell (Red Rock, Arizona) +523 - $400
11th Tina Balser (Columbia, Missouri) +468 - $370
12th Joey Biondo (Chicago, Illinois) +433 - $345
13th Liz Johnson* (Cheektowaga, New York)/Paola Gomez (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) +382 - $320
14th Alex McIntyre (Huntsville, Alabama) +332 - $300
15th Megan Kelly (Dayton, Ohio) +315 - $290
16th Linda Kelly (Dayton, Ohio) +261 - $280
*Liz Johnson withdrew after 1.5 games and was replaced by Paola Gomez.