what exactly is the controversy? those are some brutal runs
Derby City Straight Pool Challenge 2019
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First a 244, then a 260 and now a 285 on a tough Diamond table! Makes you wonder what these guys could do if put in a similar situation to the one John Schmidt was in while attempting to better Mosconi's 526. Lock Chris, Dennis and Filler in a room for a month with that Rebco table and you might see a 600 or more! Wouldn't surprise me one bit. :thumbup:
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Running the 14.1 Challenge is hard work.
For years now there has been a cadre of volunteers that run the straight pool competition as a labor of love. And for many of us, it's one of our favorite places to hang out and witness the compelling "man vs mountain" nature of it. Of course the players love it too. But it's well over 14 hours a day of work, for almost a week. There's the fund raising, camera equipment, organizing, score keeping, ball polishing, and so on. They even bring snacks and drinks in for the competitors. They are amazing and like I said, they've been doing it for many years.
I don't know what will happen next.
Lou Figueroa
I said this weeks ago.
Give the top guys equal access to the same table and conditions and eventually they'd be taking turns running 500, 600 balls.
Lou Figueroa
No that you're the one to decide, but I am sure the Azb folk would assist in the preservation of this monumental event and game, in many ways.
It would be a shame for the competition to be discontinued.
It would be a shame for the competition to be discontinued.
Jay, I was thinking the exact same thing with Filler's high run on that Diamond table, particularly considering his age, 21 or whatever, has likely not been playing 14.1 nearly as long as most and is still learning the game!
Joshua Filler was well seasoned in 14.1 back in his hometown, Bönen, Germany.
I spoke with his coach at Steinway a few years ago when he first brought Joshua to New York. There is a recreation center/pool hall in Bonen that was set up for Joshua and the German straight pool teams play every week. 14.1 is very popular in Germany, Russia, and Poland,
If the USA had big 14.1 money games and tournaments, I'm sure Filler would be there in a New York minute.
Running balls without an opponent as Schmidt does is great, but matching up for big cash with somebody who can run hundreds is a much different story.
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would be interesting to just set up a table at a big event
It would be interesting to even set up a table or tables at a big event. I wonder what the numbers would be if these Diamonds had five inch corner pockets and matching side pockets?
A new world record set on a Diamond would have a nice sound to it.
Hu
It would be interesting to even set up a table or tables at a big event. I wonder what the numbers would be if these Diamonds had five inch corner pockets and matching side pockets?
A new world record set on a Diamond would have a nice sound to it.
Hu
He may be well seasoned, but he's still only 21!
I understand your point, but I think Schmidt is a bad example to use here since he is one of the few guys that I know has played big straight pool cash games.
Correct. He would have had to beat 179 last night and failed to do so. Crazy high number just to make the top 8.
14.1 Matches.
Derby City 14.1 Tournament is going to kick off on Billiardnet.tv @ 2:30 EST with Joshua Filler who qualified with a mind boggling 285 Vs Niels Feijen who qualified with a 179.
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Derby City 14.1 Tournament is going to kick off on Billiardnet.tv @ 2:30 EST with Joshua Filler who qualified with a mind boggling 285 Vs Niels Feijen who qualified with a 179.
Sign up for a monthly subscription @ Billiardnet.tv to catch all the action. This will not be on FB.
DO NOT USE INTERNET EXPLORER.
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Wow, to run 180 just to make the top 8 on a Diamond table is impressive. I don't believe the total to make the top 8 in previous years has been nearly that high. Perhaps 14.1 is gaining in popularity among the top players, at least in terms of high runs.
I can only assume other aspects of their 14.1 games are very strong as well, although I assume a number of them may opt for a far more aggressive strategy than 14.1 players of 40+ years ago.
I believe there have been years where you could make the top 8 without running 100 balls, and I'm just talking about the standard 9ft table years and not the year they did on the Bigfoot tables.
