Congratulations to AZB's own TheOne!

Colin Colenso

Colin Colenso

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While TheOne, AKA Craig Riley doesn't post here too often these days, he is a long time regular poster here in years gone by and placed a remarkable 9th in the US Open 8-Ball Championship a few days ago, with quality wins over Roberto Gomez and Jason Klatt, only to get knocked out in successive matches by Rodney Morris and Rafael Martinez.

The draw is here: http://www.ctsondemand.com/mobilebracketviewer.aspx?BracketID=761c9e89-df81-41d7-8e6a-9327dee55fce

What makes his performance more impressive is that he is basically a part timer, not having played in a pro-level event for 5 years.

Craig is now an Australian Citizen, having moved over from the UK a year or so back!

Colin
 
pt109

pt109

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Seems fitting that he moved to the homeland of Bryce Courtenay...
.....who wrote The Power of One.



An excellent read
 
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no-sho

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Craig is a super person and I wondered what had happened to him. He kinda fell off the radar. We met some years back when he came to play the Eurotour in Rankweil, Austria and I took him to Lichtenstein to watch England play on a big screen TV: I'm not even sure which year World Cup it was. Glad to hear all is well with him!

Steve
 
JohnnyP

JohnnyP

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Didn't he post a pretty good 14.1 run several years ago? Would like to see it again.
 
sjm

sjm

Older and Wiser
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Craig's a good friend, and apparently, he's still The One!
 
cardiac kid

cardiac kid

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Colin Colenso said:
While TheOne, AKA Craig Riley doesn't post here too often these days, he is a long time regular poster here in years gone by and placed a remarkable 9th in the US Open 8-Ball Championship a few days ago, with quality wins over Roberto Gomez and Jason Klatt, only to get knocked out in successive matches by Rodney Morris and Rafael Martinez.

The draw is here: http://www.ctsondemand.com/mobilebracketviewer.aspx?BracketID=761c9e89-df81-41d7-8e6a-9327dee55fce

What makes his performance more impressive is that he is basically a part timer, not having played in a pro-level event for 5 years.

Craig is now an Australian Citizen, having moved over from the UK a year or so back!

Colin
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Hi Colin,

Had the pleasure of playing Craig in the BCAPL Masters 8 ball event. Sure plays really well. Nice guy. Introduced him to Lee Brett. Class act!

Lyn
 
JohnnyP

JohnnyP

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Colin:

I think it was a 79 ball run in a pool hall, on a table near the door.
 
TheOne

TheOne

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Colin Colenso said:
While TheOne, AKA Craig Riley doesn't post here too often these days, he is a long time regular poster here in years gone by and placed a remarkable 9th in the US Open 8-Ball Championship a few days ago, with quality wins over Roberto Gomez and Jason Klatt, only to get knocked out in successive matches by Rodney Morris and Rafael Martinez.

The draw is here: http://www.ctsondemand.com/mobilebracketviewer.aspx?BracketID=761c9e89-df81-41d7-8e6a-9327dee55fce

What makes his performance more impressive is that he is basically a part timer, not having played in a pro-level event for 5 years.

Craig is now an Australian Citizen, having moved over from the UK a year or so back!

Colin
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Apologies for the tardy response, I have just made it back home as I took a couple of weeks vacation after Vegas.

Many thanks for the kind word Colin, much appreciated.

I had a blast in Vegas and it was great to finally put a face to the Cardiac Kid, an absolute gentleman and a pleasure to play against.

The truth is I played poorly in the Masters singles and I spent the first week or so hating competing again and I had much admiration for the players that have been playing the game professionally out of a suit case for lets face it, not much reward for the many years since I last hit a ball in anger. Unless I'm mistaken I think the last pro event I played was the world 14.1 in 2007, I'm getting old!

The flip side of the coin was the feeling I got when I somehow managed to transfer my practice game to the match against Roberto Gomez, from 3:2 down I didn't miss a ball and ran 7 racks (he had 3 dry breaks) which was probably the best I've played in a match against a top top player in memory. I played ok to beat Klatt too but I ran out of steam and couldn't reproduce that form and I'm still cursing the chances I had against Rodney and Martinez. :mad:

Thanks also to SJM and no-sho, hopefully we'll bump into each other again sometime, I still have fond memories of meeting you guys and my time on the road.

Cheers
 
cardiac kid

cardiac kid

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TheOne said:
Apologies for the tardy response, I have just made it back home as I took a couple of weeks vacation after Vegas.

Many thanks for the kind word Colin, much appreciated.

I had a blast in Vegas and it was great to finally put a face to the Cardiac Kid, an absolute gentleman and a pleasure to play against.

The truth is I played poorly in the Masters singles and I spent the first week or so hating competing again and I had much admiration for the players that have been playing the game professionally out of a suit case for lets face it, not much reward for the many years since I last hit a ball in anger. Unless I'm mistaken I think the last pro event I played was the world 14.1 in 2007, I'm getting old!

The flip side of the coin was the feeling I got when I somehow managed to transfer my practice game to the match against Roberto Gomez, from 3:2 down I didn't miss a ball and ran 7 racks (he had 3 dry breaks) which was probably the best I've played in a match against a top top player in memory. I played ok to beat Klatt too but I ran out of steam and couldn't reproduce that form and I'm still cursing the chances I had against Rodney and Martinez. :mad:

Thanks also to SJM and no-sho, hopefully we'll bump into each other again sometime, I still have fond memories of meeting you guys and my time on the road.

Cheers
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Craig,

Speaking of gentleman, look in the mirror!!!!

Wish I could have given you more of a match. Still, your play was near perfect. Guess I still have a long way to go before I match up with you again :eek: . Going to go back to practicing regularly and after another fifty six years of that, I MAY be up to the task ;) . Absolutely the very best to you.

Also want to comment on the teams from down under. You guys and gals really know how to have fun!

Lyn
 
Tom In Cincy

Tom In Cincy

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Craig and friend John Wimms at the Hard Times Jamboree in Sacramento 2005.
Both did well and finished in the money against an always tough crowd.
 

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TheOne

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Tom In Cincy said:
Craig and friend John Wimms at the Hard Times Jamboree in Sacramento 2005.
Both did well and finished in the money against an always tough crowd.
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Thanks Tom, more good times!

I have two stand out memories from that event:

1) It was the first time I saw Buddy Hall play in person and although he may have been in the twilight of his career it took me about 2 seconds to realise what a class player he was and must have been and I couldn't get enough of watching him play, quality!

2) Arriving back at my hotel at around 6am in the morning after a rather wild night out on the beer and having to play Manalo at 11am (who had just won Reno and had punished everyone so far)! I somehow took 6 frames off him whilst managing not to throw up, another truly class player.

All round great event, such a shame there's no real money in pool :(
 

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Colin Colenso

Colin Colenso

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Glad to see you paused from visiting your 100 and something odd Country and regaled us with a brief insight into your runout ridden world ;-)

We'll have to meet up at the next Aussie 8 Ball event... hopefully up that way!

Cheers,
Colin
 
Colin Colenso

Colin Colenso

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Glad to see you paused from visiting your 100 and something odd Country and regaled us with a brief insight into your runout ridden world ;-)

We'll have to meet up at the next Aussie 8 Ball event... hopefully up your neck of the woods!

Cheers,
Colin
 
TheOne

TheOne

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Colin Colenso said:
Glad to see you paused from visiting your 100 and something odd Country and regaled us with a brief insight into your runout ridden world ;-)

We'll have to meet up at the next Aussie 8 Ball event... hopefully up your neck of the woods!

Cheers,
Colin
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Ha, all too brief Colin! :)

There's an Australian Open 8 Ball event in November in Sydney if you feel like popping over, otherwise I'm sure I'll end up in Melbourne at some point next year, get the beers ready!
 
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