BEST Accu-Stats Matches

[StraightPoolIU]

I'm looking into buying some tapes, but seeing as I'm a rather broke college student I want to spend what little disposable income I have on good matches (i.e. not blowouts). So, I wanted to ask all of you AZB'ers out there what in your opinion are some of the best Accu-stats matches for each game 9-ball, one-pocket and 14.1?
Thanks.

 

[Koop]

Mike Sigels 150 and out would be near the top my list.

 

[Wally in Cincy]

there's a 14.1 match from 2000, Jim Rempe vs. George SanSouci

Rempe does a player review

actually it is a bit of a blowout but the commentary is interesting.

 

[DoomCue]

Some blowouts ARE some of the best matches.

-djb

 

[PoolBum]

A must-see nineball match is the Reyes-Strickland finals from the June, 1995 Sands Regency Open.

 

[seven]

Mike Sigels 150 and out would be near the top my list.

that would be a good choise if it had commentating.
for staight pool steve mizerak def. mike sigel 150 - 8 is a good choise

also Grady mathews def pat fleming 150-118 is good

if you like runout 9 ball.
efren reyes def kunihico takehasi 11-1 (this is a double match tape)

or grady mathews def buddy hall 11-0 this tape is a double match tape also, so its well worth the money. btw.. second match is bobby hunter def. rich geiler 11-4.

 

[Timberly]

Shannon Daulton def Steve Mizerak (finals) went hill hill... Shannon's first legends of one pocket tourney win. I'm pretty sure it was in 1991.....

 

[TATE]

I'm looking into buying some tapes, but seeing as I'm a rather broke college student I want to spend what little disposable income I have on good matches (i.e. not blowouts). So, I wanted to ask all of you AZB'ers out there what in your opinion are some of the best Accu-stats matches for each game 9-ball, one-pocket and 14.1?
Thanks.

My favorite is Corey Deuel's 11 - 0 win over Mika Immonen at the 2001 US Open Finals. Mika probably would like to forget that one.

Chris

 

[PoolBum]

that would be a good choise if it had commentating.
for staight pool steve mizerak def. mike sigel 150 - 8 is a good choise

Sigel's 150 and out against Zuglan in the '92 U.S. Open does have commentary--with Grady and Bill Staton.

 

[sjm]

Well, I'd say that all of the best Accu-stat tapes are of three cushion matches.

Still, assuming it's pool you have in mind,a superb one-pocket tape is Buddy Hall vs Steve "Stevie Wonder" Dobrowolski from the 1995 Roanoke One-pocket Championship event. The tape has a player review, meaning it's hosted by Buddy and Steve. A must see for the serious one-pocket enthusiast.

As for nine ball, I'd have to concur with those recommending Strickland - Reyes from the Sands Regency. Positively fantastic!

 

[Williebetmore]

An alternative strategy is to just collect ALL of the player review tapes. That way you get to see matches with the insight of the player or players involved. All matches are great (to me) when you know what the players are thinking. It is not a huge number of tapes (I have them all) - hey, Pat Fleming, how about some more player review tapes???

 

[kollegedave]

For One Pocket:

Roanoke One Pocket
Buddy Hall v. Steve Dobrowski
Rafael Martinez v. Steve Cook
Billy Incardona v. Howard Vickery

Legends of One Pocket
Shannon Daulton v. Efren Reyes

For 9 Ball
Evgeny Stalev v. Charlie Williams 2001 DCC
Johnny Archer v. Efren Reyes 1996 Sands Regency (Must see!)

Banks
Piggy Banks Rogers v Spaeth/ Rogers v. Stephenson (Must see!)

kollegedave

 

[seven]

Sigel's 150 and out against Zuglan in the '92 U.S. Open does have commentary--with Grady and Bill Staton.

sorry..I wasnt aware that there was another mike sigel 150 & out tape. the only one I know of is mike sigel vs jim rempe. my bad.

 

[Voodoo Daddy]

Shannon Daulton def Steve Mizerak (finals) went hill hill... Shannon's first legends of one pocket tourney win. I'm pretty sure it was in 1991.....

Tap, tap, tap!!! That one gets a vote from me too!! That was the Philly tournament, <I think>. One Pocket is my favorite game and I own some great matches...the best matches may be the hardest to find like Ronnie Allen vs. Danny Diliberto, the $$$ match from the Golden 8-Ball in AZ. back in the late 80's or Allen Hopkins vs. Steve Cook at the Philly tournament...that match had one rack go almost 2 hours!!!

Accustats has a tape of nothing but Hill-Hill 9-Ball matches, its a keeper for sure. As far as bank pool goes...Shannon vs Truman Houge at the DCC 2003? is the NUTS, Truman banks like 14 straight!!! 14.1 tapes for knowlegde I would go with any tape with Sigel, Varner, Mizerak or Zuglan {Mr. 149}. Good luck.

 

[Timberly]

Tap, tap, tap!!! That one gets a vote from me too!! That was the Philly tournament, <I think>.

Nope, that one was in Columbia, SC. They used to have the 9 ball rack em up classic one week and the legends of one pocket would be played the following week. I haven't seen the other matches where Shannon won the legends of one pocket tourney but I wouldn't mind seeing them. I was at the tourney in Columbia. It was awesome... you could see Mizeraks heartbeat in his neck... he absolutley could not believe a 19 yr old kid was beating him in one pocket!

 

[JLW]

IMO the best 14.1 tapes are the blowouts. You get to see someone work through rack after rack of balls with precision. That's what great straight pool's about. And I think the best 14.1 tape I have seen is Mike Sigel vs Mike Zuglan. Sigel's ability and confidence at the table is incredible. His instructional tapes are also great.

 

[Tommy-D]

> They don't advertise this match,but it's a MUST have for one-pocket players. Ask Pat or Pat Jr for the "after hours" match between Efren and Grady. Thsi was filmed at the big Willards tournament in 1991 or 1992,one camera no commentary,but it's a GAMBLING match,race to 4 for either 500 or 5000,can't remember exactly which,and have been told 2 different amounts. The match goes hill-hill,but after the match Efren goes through his usual warm-up of running out all 15 in rotation like 5-6 times,4 in a row. There is also another great one pocket match between Steve Cook and Jose Parica that Grady said might have been the greatest display of power one pocket ever seen,only allowing Jose to pocket 6 balls in a race to 5,prompting Grady to proclaim that "someone is going to have to mop up all this blood,this was a crucifixion!". There is a U.S. Open match between Mike Sigel and Nick Varner where Varner kicks in a ball out in space while being corner-hooked,and surmounting a 9-2 lead against one of the premier frontrunners the game has ever seen that is excellent. Get both of the highlight tapes too,along with the Semih Sayginer billiard exhibition. They used to have a tape that had 3 different Mike Massey shows on it,showing his finger pool,awesome stroke shots,and an old guy named Rives Smith that does the finger pool about as good as Massey. Either of the 8 rack run tapes,by Ismael Paez and Danny Medina are great as well. One of my all time faves is a 2 tape set of Earl and Kim Davenport from the Sands tournament,back when the finals were 2 out of 3 sets race to 9,it goes to the 3rd set. Tommy D.

 

[JAM]

Thank the good Lord for Accu-Stats Video Productions. Without their archival record of major match-ups from yesteryear, NOBODY would be aware, as an example, that Mike Zuglan of New York is a world-class player, and how about the incredible run-outs exhibited by Mike Sigel and Earl Strickland's phenomenal tournament wins, year after year.

Depending on what you're looking for, there's a huge variety of matches in Accu-Stats database. As you might guess, I'm just a little bit prejudice when it comes to MY favorite Accu-Stats tape. I will NEVER forget the 2003 U.S. Open. Hurricane Isabel couldn't stop its success.

Saturday's matches leading up to the semi-finals on Sunday were hard-fought. On Saturday night, Rob Sykora of BCn asked the spectators and fans WHO they wanted to see the next round on the TV table at 10:00 p.m., front and center, and the overwhelming majority voted for Keith. I was a little uneasy about it, just wanting Keith to keep winning. The TV table plays a little funny with the hot lights. This was the year that the new polka-dotted cue-ball was introduced.

Here's the link: http://www.accu-stats.com/Qstore/Qstore.cgi?CMD=011&PROD=1065248670

Jose Parica vs. Keith McCready battled it out neck and neck, with Keith ending up knocking Jose in the losers' bracket. Keith got the HIGHEST score for the televised Accu-Stats matches at the 2003 U.S. Open this particular round, and he played well.

Before the match commenced, Jose and Keith stood in the wings, waiting for Billy Incardona and Jimmy Wech to announce their names. When they called out Keith's name as he emerged to enter the TV pit, the crowd cheered loudly and gave him a huge round of applause. As he walked over to his tableside chair, he was overcome with emotion and tears began to well up in his eyes. I'm thinking, "Oh, no. Now he won't be able to see the balls." Jose Parica came out of the gate first and enjoyed an initial lead, but Keith fought back and never gave up.

Win or lose, the U.S. Open is one of the best experiences all year long for me, and I can't wait until this September!

JAM

 

[lukeinva]

A must-see nineball match is the Reyes-Strickland finals from the June, 1995 Sands Regency Open.

The only must see in that video is the last game other than that its a normal match.

 

[sjm]

The only must see in that video is the last game other than that its a normal match.

Point well taken, Luke, but isn't this true of many of our favorite sporting events. For example, compare, what most consider, the two most noteworthy college basketball games of the last twenty five years. As I see you live in ACC country, it's a pretty safe bet you're familiar with these games, one involving Duke and the other involving North Carolina.

Kentucky vs Duke, 1992, NCAA Eastern Regional Final
With a trip to the final four riding on it, Duke took a decent size lead early, and led by six to twelve for nearly the entire game. Then, Kentucky came all the way back late in the game, and appeared headed for the final four, until Chrisitan Laettner's buzzer beater saved the day. Honestly, a nonedescript contest most of the way, but made memorable by an unforgettable finish.

Georgetown vs North Carolina, NCAA title game, 1982
With the national championship riding on it, this was one of the most hotly contested games ever. The team were usually within three points, and five future NBA all-stars, James Worthy, Sam Perkins, Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing and Eric "Sleepy" Floyd, were all part of the battle. The game was thrilling from start to finish, and the two freshman, Ewing and Jordan, who hit the winning shot, each gave of glimpse of why each would one day be an NBA Hall of Famer.

Somehow, when polls are done on the greatest college basketball game ever, the Duke vs Kentucky game always seems to get the nod over the Gerogetown vs North Carolina game. The truth is, the far more exciting game was Georgetown vs North Carolina, but the incredible finish obscures our view of the Duke vs Kentucky game to the point that most remember it as the better game of the two. I think something similar is going on when we compare Reyes vs Strickland at the Sands Regency to other pool matches. the electrifying finish has skewed our perception of the remainder of the match. As you say, much of it was very ordinary.