Let's keep the Mosconi out of this. It is not relevant.
I just got home from this event.
First and foremost, the fans were the real winners at the Ginky Memorial as Tony Robles (and, of course, Gail) put on another wonderful event. The event produced a solid final eight of Mike Dechaine, Mika Immonen, Adam Smith, Jayson Shaw, Dan Mastermaker, Mhet Vergara, Hunter Lombardo and Frankie Hernandez and they all provided some great pool to the delight of all in attendance.
It was a great win, undefeated, for Mike who, I believe has won five titles in seven weeks, including:
2 Joss Events
The Erie Pennsylvania "No Conflict 9-ball" event
The Quebec 9-ball event
The Ginky Memorial
Mike Dechaine is probably on the hottest winning streak in the Northeast enjoyed by an American player since about 2001, when Ginky was winning everything in sight. I'm sure that those who don't like him personally will, as usual, refuse to give him the credit he is due, but his results speak volumes.
Yes, America's second best rotation games player is having an incredible year and is in dead stroke right now.
The final tonight, in which Mike beat Mika Immonen, was an exciting match with incredible play from both and the match was as close as the 11-10 final score would suggest.
Everyone here in the Northeast is asking about what cue Mike is using and his new sponsor, OB, is getting great value for recently choosing Mike as the representative of their products.
