from where I am sitting . . .
I have kept up with this from the beginnings on AZB. Granted I don't remember every word. However, Cubc is the one that offered the seven in the first woofing, much like a certain fool offered it to me and I wouldn't let him back out of it afterwards. Rack your own and a specific spot for the seven seem like they were later refinements. However, we were shown Melinda's rack every time. Not once did I see her do anything but make every effort to put a tight fair rack on the table. Had she been loosening balls as I have seen Corey Deuel do even in major competitions when it is rack your own then I would have questioned the legitimacy of her racking and breaking.
I haven't watched either one play except for in this match-up. However it looked to me like if both had put their best game that they brought to that nine foot Diamond that day on the table all day, Cubc would have won fairly easily. Diamonds are tough if you aren't used to playing on them and will make many people that use a lot of english and cheat pockets look like bangers until they adjust though.
Reportedly the big edge that Cubc had to combat the spot was his ability to string racks. The Diamond negated that. While they may run one here or there the odds of someone without a much stronger game than Cubc put on display running three or more racks on a standard Diamond under competition conditions are slim and none judging by what I see in the local tournaments played on Diamonds.
At the end of the day, heart, endurance, and a spot that he couldn't outrun defeated Cubc. It didn't go unnoticed that Melinda pretty much dropped off of radar for the last month or more getting ready for this match either. With the match being her official "coming out party" and being webcast worldwide she had no intention of getting egg on her face. The lady came ready for whatever battle she encountered, mentally and physically; it appeared that Cubc thought he would win in fairly short order and weakened as they went deep into the set.
Hu
I have kept up with this from the beginnings on AZB. Granted I don't remember every word. However, Cubc is the one that offered the seven in the first woofing, much like a certain fool offered it to me and I wouldn't let him back out of it afterwards. Rack your own and a specific spot for the seven seem like they were later refinements. However, we were shown Melinda's rack every time. Not once did I see her do anything but make every effort to put a tight fair rack on the table. Had she been loosening balls as I have seen Corey Deuel do even in major competitions when it is rack your own then I would have questioned the legitimacy of her racking and breaking.
I haven't watched either one play except for in this match-up. However it looked to me like if both had put their best game that they brought to that nine foot Diamond that day on the table all day, Cubc would have won fairly easily. Diamonds are tough if you aren't used to playing on them and will make many people that use a lot of english and cheat pockets look like bangers until they adjust though.
Reportedly the big edge that Cubc had to combat the spot was his ability to string racks. The Diamond negated that. While they may run one here or there the odds of someone without a much stronger game than Cubc put on display running three or more racks on a standard Diamond under competition conditions are slim and none judging by what I see in the local tournaments played on Diamonds.
At the end of the day, heart, endurance, and a spot that he couldn't outrun defeated Cubc. It didn't go unnoticed that Melinda pretty much dropped off of radar for the last month or more getting ready for this match either. With the match being her official "coming out party" and being webcast worldwide she had no intention of getting egg on her face. The lady came ready for whatever battle she encountered, mentally and physically; it appeared that Cubc thought he would win in fairly short order and weakened as they went deep into the set.
Hu