Hiya all,
I'm so proud i had to post this
This weekend there was a big tournament in my country to crown the 2010 King of 8-ball. I wasn't even suposed to play, as I had registered in another tournament, and thought playing for the crown my be a little over my head, especially since 8-ball is not my game. I'm a very very bad tactic player.. im just learning to stroke straight and play perfect position, and i never train tactics AND 2 weeks ago i had a horrible!!! Ranking event there. I totally lost it. I didnt wanted to go back there so soon... but i had to play something, and if you fall from a horse..... i had to play it for myself.
Lucky me, the other tournament was cancelled and i descided to play it anyway.
In the first poule of 5man, there where 2 who where alot better players, and one that is of the same level. top2 and the two best 3th of the poul goes trough. My goal for the day was to get best 3th
My first match against the other guy of same level, i crushed him 5-1.
second match against one of the favorit for the crown, i crushed him 5-1
third match against the other better player, i crushed him 5-1
4th match, easy sale to victory, i crushed him 5-0.
So , i finish 1st of my poul.
insane already for me.
so from there on, it was tough.
quarter finals: A very better player and maybe one of the favorits. im down 0-3 and everything is going wrong, bad run of the balls, missing easy shots, and he is playing like a god. i started to get VERY frustrated with myself, but i remember my last post here on AZB that saved my *** before, and started to do some breathing and other things and get the mental attitude right.
The tables are hard, VERY hard, probably the toughest i've ever played on, small pockets and spitting angles, almost impossible to run loads of racks on someone, so i got one chance, cleared, another chance, cleared, and before i knew it i won that match 6-4
semi finals: again against the 2d best guy from the ealry poules. He played his best 8-ball of his life in his quarter finale and beat the top favorit player. So i knew it wouldn't be easy. This was only my 2d semi's i ever played in my life, so i was shaking like a leaf. before i knew it , i was trailing 3-1 again. He was playing alot better, but those pockets are HARD!! and same thing, i got some chances, and cleared every chance i had. We had some very tactical frams in it, this was going to be a hard one to win from the start. He gets on the hill first. i manage to get on the hill too, and it was a descider. (I HATE desciders, as i seem to win a very few % of them). but the stress and the pockets made him miss an easy longshot in the jaws, and i clear (shaking like a leaf) for my first every finals.
finals: im up against AGAIN a guy from my poule. The one that was favorit. I knew he was going to come for a revenge. No way i can beat him 5-1 again.
Funny note: From the second i won the semi's, All the stress went away. My arm wasn't shaking anymore, i wasn't panicing anymore, weirdest feeling ever... hard to explain. it felt like i was in the safest place on earth.... i was as happy as i could be, as second place also wins a trophy, and well.... i've never won any trophy and i wanted one SO BAD!! just something to feel and look at , to know the hard work was worth it..
i started the finals, alternate break, and we never where 1 frame behind. 1 frames each from the hill, i break up a cluster perfectly, but the CB got stuck against a ball, and i was snookered on all my ball. GRMBl!! My oponent clears BUT he scratches in the side. That was the key frame. i just KNEW from there on that it was ment to be. I had to win this tittle. on the hill im clearing well, and with 2 stripes left, it looked like in the bag. 3 basic shots with no work for the cb to do, but i undercut a ball into the side. DOOOOOOO'OOOH. tournament ball. I was SURE i would remember that ball forever. He clears nicely, and all back to square.
descider frame for the tournament. he breaks, ball on the break and is cuing well. he had a hard end of frame. he had to pot a stripe and evade loads of trafick to find position on the 8... i could only pray. he pots, kisses a ball and gets a very very tin cut on the 8 in the corner. Knowing these pockets, knowing this was tournament ball, that was a TOUGH shot. HE misses it by a hair and leaves the black a sitting duck. blocking the corner pocket for my balls... makes it harder for me, and not the kind of thing you want on your last frame, but without stress or HEAVY shaking arms, i clear perfectly, perfect position every single shot, and i pot the 8 for the tittle.
Solly is now the 2010 KING of 8-ball :thumbup:
ps: I didnt care about the cash-price the trophy is All i ever wanted.
It feels like i have no pressure anymore, i have now what i trained for, one titel. All the rest is a bonus.
thanks for all the help AZB
especially all the people who helped me with my stroke problem from the instructional section.
I'm so proud i had to post this
This weekend there was a big tournament in my country to crown the 2010 King of 8-ball. I wasn't even suposed to play, as I had registered in another tournament, and thought playing for the crown my be a little over my head, especially since 8-ball is not my game. I'm a very very bad tactic player.. im just learning to stroke straight and play perfect position, and i never train tactics AND 2 weeks ago i had a horrible!!! Ranking event there. I totally lost it. I didnt wanted to go back there so soon... but i had to play something, and if you fall from a horse..... i had to play it for myself.
Lucky me, the other tournament was cancelled and i descided to play it anyway.
In the first poule of 5man, there where 2 who where alot better players, and one that is of the same level. top2 and the two best 3th of the poul goes trough. My goal for the day was to get best 3th
My first match against the other guy of same level, i crushed him 5-1.
second match against one of the favorit for the crown, i crushed him 5-1
third match against the other better player, i crushed him 5-1
4th match, easy sale to victory, i crushed him 5-0.
So , i finish 1st of my poul.
insane already for me.so from there on, it was tough.
quarter finals: A very better player and maybe one of the favorits. im down 0-3 and everything is going wrong, bad run of the balls, missing easy shots, and he is playing like a god. i started to get VERY frustrated with myself, but i remember my last post here on AZB that saved my *** before, and started to do some breathing and other things and get the mental attitude right.
The tables are hard, VERY hard, probably the toughest i've ever played on, small pockets and spitting angles, almost impossible to run loads of racks on someone, so i got one chance, cleared, another chance, cleared, and before i knew it i won that match 6-4
semi finals: again against the 2d best guy from the ealry poules. He played his best 8-ball of his life in his quarter finale and beat the top favorit player. So i knew it wouldn't be easy. This was only my 2d semi's i ever played in my life, so i was shaking like a leaf. before i knew it , i was trailing 3-1 again. He was playing alot better, but those pockets are HARD!! and same thing, i got some chances, and cleared every chance i had. We had some very tactical frams in it, this was going to be a hard one to win from the start. He gets on the hill first. i manage to get on the hill too, and it was a descider. (I HATE desciders, as i seem to win a very few % of them). but the stress and the pockets made him miss an easy longshot in the jaws, and i clear (shaking like a leaf) for my first every finals.
finals: im up against AGAIN a guy from my poule. The one that was favorit. I knew he was going to come for a revenge. No way i can beat him 5-1 again.
Funny note: From the second i won the semi's, All the stress went away. My arm wasn't shaking anymore, i wasn't panicing anymore, weirdest feeling ever... hard to explain. it felt like i was in the safest place on earth....
i was as happy as i could be, as second place also wins a trophy, and well.... i've never won any trophy and i wanted one SO BAD!! just something to feel and look at , to know the hard work was worth it..i started the finals, alternate break, and we never where 1 frame behind. 1 frames each from the hill, i break up a cluster perfectly, but the CB got stuck against a ball, and i was snookered on all my ball. GRMBl!! My oponent clears BUT he scratches in the side. That was the key frame. i just KNEW from there on that it was ment to be. I had to win this tittle. on the hill im clearing well, and with 2 stripes left, it looked like in the bag. 3 basic shots with no work for the cb to do, but i undercut a ball into the side. DOOOOOOO'OOOH. tournament ball. I was SURE i would remember that ball forever. He clears nicely, and all back to square.
descider frame for the tournament. he breaks, ball on the break and is cuing well. he had a hard end of frame. he had to pot a stripe and evade loads of trafick to find position on the 8... i could only pray. he pots, kisses a ball and gets a very very tin cut on the 8 in the corner. Knowing these pockets, knowing this was tournament ball, that was a TOUGH shot. HE misses it by a hair and leaves the black a sitting duck. blocking the corner pocket for my balls... makes it harder for me, and not the kind of thing you want on your last frame, but without stress or HEAVY shaking arms, i clear perfectly, perfect position every single shot, and i pot the 8 for the tittle.
Solly is now the 2010 KING of 8-ball :thumbup:
ps: I didnt care about the cash-price
the trophy is All i ever wanted.It feels like i have no pressure anymore, i have now what i trained for, one titel. All the rest is a bonus.
thanks for all the help AZB
especially all the people who helped me with my stroke problem from the instructional section.
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