Well, you might have read my thread and heard about (http://onthebreaknews.com/August07-06.htm) or saw the video (http://unclejacksbilliards.com/) of the first NW Women's Regional Tour Finals at Uncle Jack's Billiards where I played Kyoko Sone from Japan and you may have possibly read my 2nd thread after being in the Finals again with Kyoko at The Parlor (http://onthebreaknews.com/Page06.htm).
For the 3rd tour stop in a row, I played Kyoko in the finals.... again at Uncle Jack's! This time, I finished with a respectable 9-7. If you remember, my goal was to get to 4, lol. Early on, she missed a shot but hooked me on the 7. She doesn't miss very often, but it didn't seem fair that the 7 should fly around and hook me too.
I made a few clunkers but not as many this time. Unfortunately, (or fortunately
), there was no video camera crew to document this Finals, but I did play solid enough that Kyoko was impressed and kept telling me, "You play GOOD!" and she brought out her big guns to shoot me down. Her last break and run was impressive, which foiled any attempts to go hill-hill. Til this match, no one has gotten more than 4 games on her. Our tour is kind of like her private ATM stop, lol. Of course, it is also the difference of a fulltime pro against all of us that have jobs. 
I had just won a thrill-thrill semi-final match against Liz Cole from Portland, and we were both playing well, so I came in to the Finals shooting my game. I am notoriously slow to warm up. That is why my first matches on Saturdays and Sundays are my most vulnerable, and why most tournaments I have won, I have come from the B side. Pretty remarkable, considering I only played on the big table once since the last matchup with Kyoko.
Just wanted to share my euphoria because it still feels like a win to me.
For the 3rd tour stop in a row, I played Kyoko in the finals.... again at Uncle Jack's! This time, I finished with a respectable 9-7. If you remember, my goal was to get to 4, lol. Early on, she missed a shot but hooked me on the 7. She doesn't miss very often, but it didn't seem fair that the 7 should fly around and hook me too.
I made a few clunkers but not as many this time. Unfortunately, (or fortunately
), there was no video camera crew to document this Finals, but I did play solid enough that Kyoko was impressed and kept telling me, "You play GOOD!" and she brought out her big guns to shoot me down. Her last break and run was impressive, which foiled any attempts to go hill-hill. Til this match, no one has gotten more than 4 games on her. Our tour is kind of like her private ATM stop, lol. Of course, it is also the difference of a fulltime pro against all of us that have jobs. I had just won a thrill-thrill semi-final match against Liz Cole from Portland, and we were both playing well, so I came in to the Finals shooting my game. I am notoriously slow to warm up. That is why my first matches on Saturdays and Sundays are my most vulnerable, and why most tournaments I have won, I have come from the B side. Pretty remarkable, considering I only played on the big table once since the last matchup with Kyoko.
Just wanted to share my euphoria because it still feels like a win to me.
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