Phoenix Open - August 18-22
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The Phoenix - his new nick name 
it's a good finish for a 792 fargo. but there is something weird with tyler and the money ball.. maybe he should practice straight pool with fifteen 9-balls
1. He did win
2. It's not a major of the WNT but with this field of players, definitely a major!
3. SVB is a highly decorated player, ranked 4th by FargoRate and 8th by WNT and is expected to finish high in every event, who is Pecelj? ranked 29th by WNT and an under 800 FaroRate player.
So yes, Pecelj run is bigger and more impressive than SVB
Another impressive fact is that the "American Tour" that started with the Vice City Classic, than Florida Open, Yuma and now Phoenix is dominated by European players.
Vice Final - Kaci vs Krause
Florida Open final - SVB vs Kazakis
Arizona Open final - Grabe vs Pecelj
Phoenix Open final - Pecelj vs Szolnoki
And that's without all the top Polish players that are missing from these events and without a lot of the top Asian players.
SVB is the only American up there and at 43 years old he is still the only American player that can be there...
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pecelj has a solid 810 fargo
it was updated in the last hour, he was 798 earlier
hmm..that must something other than fargorate you've seen. maybe what the statguy uses for performance rating. aleksa has been a couple steps behind sanjin for years, like 5 points.
I checked rhe FargoRate site before my original post
then you need to check your eyes
As I said, it changed, probably got updated after this tournament was finished
Belgrade, Serbia!
dobro momak..
and he has a temper never seen before in all balkan..
calm as a cucumber
He's been over 800 for more than a year and a half. Perhaps the bracket software was displaying a stale or incorrect rating?
i'm not gonna bother..
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 three racks. 3-0.
In the fourth 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.
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 three racks. 3-0.
In the fourth 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.