I've seen a lot of Pecelj over the past few years, and truthfully, I thought he had peaked. I never thought as him as a really serious contender to win a stacked event, Fargo 800 or not.

What changed? His confidence and consistency.

His confidence soared the past few weeks. He broke through a barrier mentally that was holding him back. Some luck was involved, sure, especially in his win over Albert Januarta after being down 9-1. Then there was the comeback vs SVB. Whatever the case, the wins allowed him to top that final mental hurdle.

The loss to Grabe taught him something, too. Pecelj came back stronger despite the setback. In the past, that kind of loss would have affected him very negatively.

His overall game itself has also taken a leap. His break has been a huge weapon. His safety play and tactical game have become much better. And he is stroking the ball with supreme confidence.

One way you can tell when a player is so confident, he can stroke really, really hard on some shots and maintain accuracy. Pecelj did that. Reminded me a lot of SVB or Chua in dead stroke. Some of his best shots were rifled in a way you don't often see.

Has Pecelj really crossed into the elite? Top 10 or 20 worldwide? We'll see, but I never would have thought so before August arrived.

What was the BOLO they were getting? S Frost mentioned it a couple times.

Good match with some big twists and turns.

Pecelj won the lag and broke in the first match. He did not get a good look at the 2 and pushed out, but it wasn't a good choice. Szolnoki got control of the table and won the first five racks. 3-0.

Pecelj got an opening in the fourth rack after a surprise hanger on Oliver’s part. He messed up easy positioning and Szolnoki ran two more racks. 5-0.

In the sixth rack, Szolnoki broke dry (his break during the match was not as effective as Pecelj's). Pecelj got control of the table after a safety battle and won the rack. He preceded to win four straight games. Now 5-4.

In the 10th rack, Pecelj hit the 6 ball too hard to get position on the 7 and scratched. Costly error. Oliver proceeded to win the next three games. 8-4.

In game 13, Szolnoki pocketed the 1 but could not get a look at the 2. He snookered Pecelj behind the 3 ball. Aleksa hit a two-rail kick to pocket the 2 in the right side. Lucky shot that turned the tide.

Pecelj ran out and won the next five games to go up 9-8.

In rack 18, Pecelj pocketed the 1, had no look at the 2, and played safe. He was sloppy. The 2 ball sat in front of a wired 8. Szolnoki one-rail kicked the 2, pocketed the 8 and ran out. 9-9.

Szolnoki missed a tough shot on the 3 in the next game to give up the table. It was a difficult rack, but Pecelj snookered Szolnoki in the key sequence and won, 10-9.

From there, Pecelj kept his foot on the gas. He controlled the table. Sznolnoki scratched twice on safeties, one of which was both fatal and very avoidable. Just a bad shot at a critical moment. He felt the pressure. Pecelj did not. 13-9.

Poolhalljunkie said:

metal trim on the outside edge of the rail is screwed on, the Formica I don't know of Amy one that does that replacement as a regular service I have heard of guys tackling a single rail never an entire set.

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The only one that comes to mind that might want to take on this kind of job is Mark Gregory. @realkingcobra may be interested in tackling something like this. You are probably better off removing the metal trim and sourcing a local company that Cerakotes. Most powder coating companies have added this to their offering. Where are you located?