It was an excellent tournament, and arguably the first nail-biter championship match of the season. Whereas previous matches have been blowouts, Monacelli-Barrett came down to the final shots. A.M. had a great look and got the carry when he needed it, unlike Dom, who's 10-pin leaves sealed the deal.
I wanted to see Barnes win it all, but Monacelli coming out on top is just as good. Honestly, I think I saw Barnes grimacing after some of his shots against Szczerbinski. He definitely wasn't 100% in this tournament, but Barnes made some great quality shots and running into the Monacelli buzzsaw was unavoidable.
Also, I appreciated Randy Pederson's commentary in this telecast. His comments on pin carry during the Barnes-Szczerbinski match were spot-on.