Congrats Mike Dechaine Ocean State Champion 3-PEAT!!!!!!!!!

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What a terrific final at the 26th annual Ocean State 9 Ball Championship.

Jeremy Sossei played with purpose and pace and after meeting Mike in the hotseat match, he soundly defeated Mike Davis in the semi final to have the chance to play Mike again, this time in the final.

True double elimination format, Jeremy was going to have to double-dip Mike to prevent an unprecedented three-peat.

Jeremy got the job done (decidedly) in set 1 forcing a showdown set #2 for the title.

Both Jeremy & Mike played at a very high level treating viewers to an exciting ending to this tourney.

Mike weathered the storm edging out Jeremy 9 - 7 for the win.

There was big offensive firepower on display and many brilliant safeties played.

Thanks to these two great players for the show. :thumbup:

And big thanks to Upstate Al, all of the sponsors, and azbtv for bringing us this free stream. :cool:

best,
brian kc
 
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You guys are funny (but I was thinking the same thing since I was just watching it as well).

I don't know how Mike pulled it together to win this. I'm not sure I've ever seen him play so poorly, and Jeremy was just about perfect until the very end. I thought Mike was mentally beaten, but he pulled himself up by the bootstraps and did it, like the true champion he is.

Anyway, big congrats on the win, Mike. :)
 
itsfroze said:
How long did you have that post ready ? LOL :):)
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Thanks AZB for the stream! Al did a great job!
Congrats to Mike for pulling it out under a ton of pressure.

Best,
Mike
 
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Just got back From Snookers and what a hard fought final it was.

I think you'd have to say that Sossei was Dechaine's equal in the final but the match came down to two key shots. Trailing 8-7 Sossei had a tricky 7-9 combo to get to double hill and he wasn't quite up to the challenge. still, he left Mike a crazy-tough shot on the seven, a thin cut with four rail shape to the eight and Mike hit it brilliantly and ran out for the title.

1st Mike Dechaine
2nd Jeremy Sossei
3rd Mike Davis
4th Earl Strickland
5/6 Randy Labonte
5/6 Jayson Shaw
 
Congrats to Mike dechaine and Jeremy sossei-clearly made their case to be on the final five Mosconi cup team next year.
 
Cardigan Kid said:
Congrats to Mike dechaine and Jeremy sossei-clearly made their case to be on the final five Mosconi cup team next year.
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They might not allow "rack your own trick racking" at the Mosconi event, but if they do, Dechaine is a good local player up to the challenge.
 
Kickin' Chicken said:
What a terrific final at the 26th annual Ocean State 9 Ball Championship.

Jeremy Sossei played with purpose and pace and after meeting Mike in the hotseat match, he soundly defeated Mike Davis in the semi final to have the chance to play Mike again, this time in the final.

True double elimination format, Jeremy was going to have to double-dip Mike to prevent an unprecedented three-peat.

Jeremy got the job done (decidedly) in set 1 forcing a showdown set #2 for the title.

Both Jeremy & Mike played at a very high level treating viewers to an exciting ending to this tourney.

Mike weathered the storm edging out Jeremy 9 - 7 for the win.

There was big offensive firepower on display and many brilliant safeties played.

Thanks to these two great players for the show. :thumbup:

And big thanks to Upstate Al, all of the sponsors, and azbtv for bringing us this free stream. :cool:

best,
brian kc
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Congrats to Mike, i tell you what Jeremy can play ! his break is extremely effective , man with Mike Davis, he almost made a ball on every rack, did not know how many packs he did, also did very well on 1st match with MD.. and second.
 
Cracktherack said:
They might not allow "rack your own trick racking" at the Mosconi event, but if they do, Dechaine is a good local player up to the challenge.
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Since you'll make this comment every time MD is brought up, I might as well parry every time....

MD isn't the only pro who knows how to rack the balls favorably.

He beat a damned strong field. Congrats Mike!
 
Great job Mike! Really enjoyed the stream. Thanks to Upstate Al and all.

What I didn't enjoy is the length of time and all the inspecting of the rack. As far as how one racks the balls or which balls are where I don't really care. It's the amount of time involved. If there is a Pool God, I beg you, please find a solution to this problem that expedites the racking issue and is fair to both players. Tournament directors need to deal with this issue. Use of some sort of magic rack, neutral racker, no inspection, break from the spot, etc, etc. Do something, anything --- please!
 
An interesting comment from Mike...

An interesting comment from Mike...

After the match, Al had MD get on a mic to talk about the match.

Mike said he was unhappy with his play but still managed to grind out the win.

Then, what I found very interesting was when he said that in the 1st set of the final when things got lopsided to Jeremy's favor, that he, MD, let down in order to conserve energy for the 2nd set. I could see it at 6-2, 7-2 and some of this strategy must be to do with his respect for Jeremy's game.

Mike is our #2 rotation player in the USA and is a world class player. Jeremy, through an awful lot of hard work and dedication is proving himself worthy to be considered a world-class player himself. :thumbup:

Another thought; imagine the pressure along with the size of the target there was on Mike's back having won this event the last 2 years and trying for the 3-peat. And him just being Mike Dechaine and everyone would love to say they beat him.

Mike may not have liked the way he played but he should know that from a fan's perspective, it was a very dramatic and exciting final. As Stu pointed out, but for one missed combo by Jeremy, they would have been hill-hill. And after the miss, Mike had to dig deep, one more time, and he did to close it out.

Both of these guys put on quite a show. :cool:

Thanks.

best,
brian kc
 
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Kickin' Chicken said:
An interesting comment from Mike...

After the match, Al had MD get on a mic to talk about the match.

Mike said he was unhappy with his play but still managed to grind out the win.

Then, what I found very interesting was when he said that in the 1st set of the final when things got lopsided to Jeremy's favor, that he, MD, let down in order to conserve energy for the 2nd set. I could see it at 6-2, 7-2 and some of this strategy must be to do with his respect for Jeremy's game.

Mike is our #2 rotation player in the USA and is a world class player. Jeremy, through an awful lot of hard work and dedication is proving himself worthy to be considered a world-class player himself. :thumbup:

Another thought; imagine the pressure along with the size of the target there was on Mike's back having won this event the last 2 years and trying for the 3-peat. And him just being Mike Dechaine and everyone would love to say they beat him.

Mike may not have liked the way he played but he should know that from a fan's perspective, it was a very dramatic and exciting final. As Stu pointed out, but for one missed combo by Jeremy, they would have been hill-hill. And after the miss, Mike had to dig deep, one more time, and he did to close it out.

Both of these guys put on quite a show. :cool:

Thanks.

best,
brian kc
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I've seen him do that before, against Nelson in another final. He lost the first set then won something like 9-2 in the second set.
 
Kickin' Chicken said:
An interesting comment from Mike...

After the match, Al had MD get on a mic to talk about the match.

Mike said he was unhappy with his play but still managed to grind out the win.

Then, what I found very interesting was when he said that in the 1st set of the final when things got lopsided to Jeremy's favor, that he, MD, let down in order to conserve energy for the 2nd set. I could see it at 6-2, 7-2 and some of this strategy must be to do with his respect for Jeremy's game.

Mike is our #2 rotation player in the USA and is a world class player. Jeremy, through an awful lot of hard work and dedication is proving himself worthy to be considered a world-class player himself. :thumbup:

Another thought; imagine the pressure along with the size of the target there was on Mike's back having won this event the last 2 years and trying for the 3-peat. And him just being Mike Dechaine and everyone would love to say they beat him.

Mike may not have liked the way he played but he should know that from a fan's perspective, it was a very dramatic and exciting final. As Stu pointed out, but for one missed combo by Jeremy, they would have been hill-hill. And after the miss, Mike had to dig deep, one more time, and he did to close it out.

Both of these guys put on quite a show. :cool:

Thanks.

best,
brian kc
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Andre Agassi used to do the same thing in tennis. He would be down in a set and kind of give up the set but then fire back the next set. I'm not sure that is the best thing to do but it might be.
 
Interesting comments from Mike here. Sossei was in dead stroke. Mike Davis, who had just beaten and eliminated Earl (9-4, if memory serves) only got to two against Sossei.

Jeremy was outplaying Mike in every facet of the game in set one of the final, including the break. I think we were all surprised when Mike, after scratching with Jeremy on the hill, conceded the last seven balls, but moments later , while Jeremy took a ten minute break between sets, Mike did nothing but practice, and sure enough, he returned to just enough form to beat Jeremy in a hotly contested second set.

Dechaine and Sossei have had a nice rivalry over the years, and while Mike is the clear favorite these days, Jeremy, who has had a nice year on the Joss Tour this year, is playing some really fantastic pool. Thanks to Mike and Jeremy for putting on such a memorable show.
 
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