Soto tops Fleisher in La Crosse Open singles final thriller

Sammy Soto and Jayce Fleisher turned the La Crosse Open bracket final into a 45-round grind, with Soto carrying an 11.02 PPR through 40-plus rounds before the decisive shot landed in round 45. Fleisher had already dropped game one of the king seat, so the final was winner-take-all and every bag in the frame carried bracket-ending weight.

The matchup sat at the center of a weekend at La Crosse Center in La Crosse, Wisconsin, that ran April 10-12, 2026 and produced a results sheet loaded with familiar names from the elite singles path. Fleisher was listed as the overall Tier 1 singles champion with $1,010, while Gabriel Clauson finished second overall at $660. Mark Richards and Soto were listed as tied for second in the bracket path at $460 apiece, underscoring how deep the field ran behind the headline finish.

Fleisher’s weekend was not limited to one singles run. The results also showed him finishing second in Tier 1 doubles with Jack McKinney, good for $1,300, while Logan Chamberlain and Gavin Cano took the Tier 1 doubles title and $2,200. That double-duty showing made Fleisher one of the busiest players on the La Crosse weekend, with podium finishes in both singles and doubles.

The ACL’s video package gave the final extra lift by turning the bracket into a story about pressure, not just points. Alongside the Soto-Fleisher highlight, the league posted an Open Singles stream and another La Crosse clip featuring Gabriel Clauson against Fleisher, packaging the stop as one of the more dramatic weekends on the circuit. For fans tracking the top of the leaderboard, the lasting image was not a routine final but a marathon frame in which one clean finish ended more than 40 rounds of precision and kept the La Crosse Open firmly in the conversation.