iusedtoberich said:

I've been watching on and off the past couple of days. Caught the last rack of the loser's bracket final. Great match!

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Yeah I really felt for Silviana. She is another player whose game has really been improving quickly. The entire match (really, the entire tournament) she has played as well as I've ever seen her play. But that last rack I think the nerves got to her a bit and she over-drew off the 7-ball and that was what eventually cost her.

Tons of credit to Savannah for playing great, especially for not kicking herself too much for her mistake playing the shot on the 2-ball in rack 12 rather than going for the safe and eventually hooking herself. Rather than moping and dropping out mentally, she came back from that tactical error, down 7-5 with the break disadvantage, and shot great to get to the hill. Then after her opponent's error left her a long tough shot both off the rail and down the rail she nailed it to clinch the match.

Her mental game is now progressing as much as her physical game. I'm excited to see how far she ends up going.

Island Drive said:

Split hits Always go to the shooter.

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If the CB hits both OBs at exactly the same time, yes, but this pretty much never happens. As clearly explained and demonstrated in the video, motion of the CB or the 1st OB almost always indicates which ball was hit first, even when slow-motion video evidence is inconclusive.

straightline said:

Is the cue ball exit a reliable indicator if the split occurs on top of the balls?

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Are you talking about jumping into the balls? If so, no. Tangent lines get wonky with ball contact abover the equator.

The winner of my 1000 entry event in vegas, is already back on the stall, and his games are all private again (he turned them off the day after the tournament). hahaha. I'll make a graph of his rating later.

Today:

JohnnyOzone said:

Don't know if anybody's been watching any of this, but Savannah Easton's game has taken a quantum leap in this tournament. She's into the Finals after beating Wei 8-3. I've watched her last 4 matches and I haven't seen her play anything close to this level before.

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I tried to take note of Savannah's progress in my thread about the Las Vegas Open but most were not buying it. Yes, Silviana Lu absolutely handed her the semifinal at the WPBA US Open with mistake after mistake down the stretch, but Savannah's win over the accomplished Wei (Fargo 755) tells you all you need to know,

As I noted then, Savannah is learning to grind, far more dangerous in defense/kicking sequences than in the past and it means more good runout chances. If her tactical IQ continues to grow, she'll become an even more dangerous out.

Bottom line here is that there is real development here and it is nice to see. Well played, Savannah, and keep up the good work.

skogstokig said:

you would take FSR or SVB over yapp to win the next tournament? madness.

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I can understand disagreement. But "madness?"

I'd happily do even money taking FSR or SVB over Yapp to win the next tournament that both (FSR-Yapp and/or SVB-Yapp) are playing in. I mean, it's probably 52-48 or some small such advantage for either of the initials folks, but an edge is an edge.

their designs have been rubbish since they retired the 5k series anyway. sneakys were ok i guess.

Cuebuddy said:

I don't live near the Denver but I would love to play 1hole. I am already a fill in on the Felt league on Tuesdays.
It would be tough to make it down to the flats twice a week but I am retired, so not out of the question.

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i still havent seen anything about anybody doing this here. i imagine there’s just not a lot of demand for such a thing

I've been watching on and off the past couple of days. Caught the last rack of the loser's bracket final. Great match!

incredible kick

Savannah in the finals

Now hill-hill