This field is so strong that there will be numerous "breathtaking" matchups before it is over.
I agree! I look forward to this tournament each year for this reason, as I'm sure many others do.
This field is so strong that there will be numerous "breathtaking" matchups before it is over.
I'm really pulling to get to see the Archer/ Shaw match if they both win this morning. I think that would be the one to watch today.
His style of play and confidence at the tables remind me of Strickland. I'd love to see them pair up as a team in a doubles match.
Jayson reminds me a bit of Rodney Morris. Both have a powerful game and, based on their body language, neither looks overly challenged by most of the runouts they attempt. Free and easy, both of them.
Forgive me if you follow the Joss Tour for stating something that will be obvious to you.
The best thing that ever happened to Jayson Shaw was Mike Dechaine, and the best thing that ever happened to Mike Dechaine was Jayson Shaw.
On the Joss Tour, each has forced the other to raise his level of play. Dechaine won most of the titles on the Joss Tour in 2014. Which of them will win more titles in 2015? It should be fun to watch. For each, having a fierce rival that pushes them to their highest level has been and will continue to be a blessing.
Want to win a big event on the Joss Tour? You better plan on beating Shaw or Dechaine in the final, and that's not so simple.
I usually get myself into trouble when I look ahead in the brackets, but it's not altogether impossible that Shaw could face his other fierce rival on the Joss Tour Jeremy Sossei in the hot seat match. Jeremy took Jayson down at the Ocean States in November. It would be an interesting match if it happens.
Thank you. The brackets are too tough to try to read on my phone. I like that Jayson seems to be playing well. He was my pre tournament pick and at the moment he's making me look pretty good.No, Thorsten's out and finished tied for 13th.
Rodney 9 Mike D 3. Dechaine is out, coming tied for 9th.
Nice to see Wilkie playing well. He's, without question, one of the nicest people in our sport. Great player who's a little under the radar, but who came 2nd in the Steinway 10-ball Open against a great field last August.