Nice runout by Ronnie. Feathered a clustered ball to get out.
2008 US OPEN 9-Ball FINALS- Iceman vs The Volcano
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Lets go ronnie
Rack 18
Alcano comes back to the table and breaks dry.
Mika has a shot on the table and can run out. Mika bumps a ball and causes himself a problem. A little curve shot fixes the error and he playing safe. Nice shot.
Alcano tries to kick behind the back and misses. Mika has a free shot at the 3-9 combo with ball in hand and makes it.
Immonen 11-7
Alcano comes back to the table and breaks dry.
Mika has a shot on the table and can run out. Mika bumps a ball and causes himself a problem. A little curve shot fixes the error and he playing safe. Nice shot.
Alcano tries to kick behind the back and misses. Mika has a free shot at the 3-9 combo with ball in hand and makes it.
Immonen 11-7
Rack 19
Mika rattles the wing ball and comes up dry. Alcano cuts the 1 in but gets very unlucky from a carom off the 2 ball and scratches down the table.
Mika has ball in hand and a decent run out to get on the hill.
Mika runs out the table and is on the hill.
Mika 12-7
Mika rattles the wing ball and comes up dry. Alcano cuts the 1 in but gets very unlucky from a carom off the 2 ball and scratches down the table.
Mika has ball in hand and a decent run out to get on the hill.
Mika runs out the table and is on the hill.
Mika 12-7
Rack 20
Mika breaking for the match and comes up dry. Alcano has no shot on the 1 ball. He is kicking and leaves a shot for Mika.
Mika makes the one and has an open table. He makes the 5 ball but must play safe on the 6 ball. He almost got out this inning. Alcano will come to the table again.
Alcano plays a great return safety. Now the 8 and 9 wont go.
Mika plays a safety and gets the mother of all rolls.
Alcano plays a kick shot and hits it.
Mika has 4 easy balls to the championship. Mika wins and will be a part of the European contingent on this years Mosconi Cup.
Immonen 13-7
Mika breaking for the match and comes up dry. Alcano has no shot on the 1 ball. He is kicking and leaves a shot for Mika.
Mika makes the one and has an open table. He makes the 5 ball but must play safe on the 6 ball. He almost got out this inning. Alcano will come to the table again.
Alcano plays a great return safety. Now the 8 and 9 wont go.
Mika plays a safety and gets the mother of all rolls.
Alcano plays a kick shot and hits it.
Mika has 4 easy balls to the championship. Mika wins and will be a part of the European contingent on this years Mosconi Cup.
Immonen 13-7
reps for the play by play. wish ronnie wouldve won it though. oh well
It's great to see Mika win it. He spent 7 years being the only guy to have ever lost 11-0 in the finals, now he is a US Open champion.
Thanks the play by play!! Rep to you! TX Poolnut, that was awesome. :thumbup:
I just woke up and Mika just won, 13-7. I've read every posts in this thread and from the looks of it, Mika just caught a gear because of the good rolls he got early on in the match, that's unfair to Mika. You have to play a good part on your "own" accord to win such a tough tournament like the US Open.
I say the pool gods gave the Iceman the nod today because he worked hard for it...
I say the pool gods gave the Iceman the nod today because he worked hard for it...
US open
Thankyou for the play by play, it was good to have the online bracket update but that only shows the win loss score. The play by play put me there!!!!!!!
Thanks again
Kennan
Thankyou for the play by play, it was good to have the online bracket update but that only shows the win loss score. The play by play put me there!!!!!!!
Thanks again
Kennan
Mika had a few rolls but he played better.
Congrats to Mika.
I thought he was the fave coming in the final stretch of the tourney.
Congrats to Mika.
I thought he was the fave coming in the final stretch of the tourney.
You're all welcome. I enjoyed being the AZ reporter. 
Congrats to Mika Immonen.
Ronnie's day will come. He showed heart to the very end.
Congrats to Mika Immonen.
Ronnie's day will come. He showed heart to the very end.
congrats to the Iceman, he now joins the elite few that have won both the US open and a world title
Congrats to Mika.