1912-2020 - A tribute to every 14.1 World Champion
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Plans are afoot to hold what they are calling the "80th World 14.1 Championship." It would be an 8-player single-elimination event played on the last 3 days of 2020 (location to be determined). Four of the players would be the top 4 from last year's event (SVB, Deuel, Schmidt, Hohmann). The other 4 would be qualifiers from high-run attempts on Facebook. https://www.theworldtournament.com/single-post/80th-world-14-1-championship-social-distance-edition
Another questionable event from Charlie with "World" in it. Only 8 players for "World" championship. More appropriate to call it "World Invitational"
The last placed can claim he was quarterfinalist in World Championship.
Sounds like a great idea. Looking forward to it.
Yes, same old same old. In fact, the finest straight pool performance of 2019 by far belonged to Ruslan Chinakhov last October, an event in which he needed just two innings to get to 175 in the final. The idea that he's got to qualify is somewhat humorous. Of course, for all we know, he'd have no desire to travel from Russia right now.Another questionable event from Charlie with "World" in it. Only 8 players for "World" championship. More appropriate to call it "World Invitational"
The last placed can claim he was quarterfinalist in World Championship.
Yes, that was in the American Straight Pool Championship, with Chinakhov beating Pagulayan 175 - (-2). He had 4 innings in total, playing safe twice between his 2 offensive innings (99 and 76&out). That event is not being held this year.
Your comment about travel -- I'd be surprised if anyone from outside the US would travel here in about 4 weeks for this "World" thing.
A great video, but whether US or World Open, the video does not include Mike Sigel in 1992, at the Roosevelt Hotel, New York. Mike beat Dallas West, after Dallas had a convincing victory over Mike Zuglan. The video really should include Sigel in 1992.
All the best,
WW
Yup, I was there for that one. In 1992, that was the US Open 14.1 Championship, not the World 14.1 Championship. Similarly, when Souquet topped an elite field in 2000 in New York at the Roseland, it was also the US Open. In each of these years, as there was no World 14.1 Championship, a case can be made that the US Open was the de facto world championship, but I'm inclined to agree with their omission from the video.
Good memory. I was at the US Open in 2000 at the Roseland Ballroom too. It makes me wonder though, what is the difference between a US Open and a World Open, especially in a year when there was only one major 14.1 tournament, in this case the US Open. There was a good deal of international participation in the 2000 Open, including Souquet, Chin, Ortmann, Engert, and others, suggesting that it sure resembled a World Open, even if it was not. Is the BCA involved in the US Open, but not the World Open? But I understand your logic, and it's a fair point.
All the best,
WW