Klatt Double Dips Bergman to Win Memphis Open 10 ball

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This past weekend the Memphis Open took place at High Pockets in Tennessee, July 23-27. The events included One Pocket Open, 10 Ball Open and Amateur 9 Ball. These tournaments were all well attended and the two open events featured some world class talent. It is no wonder why, as this tournament has a substantial amount of added money. $2000 added $500 entry One pocket, $4000 added $500 entry 10 Ball, plus $500 added Amateur 9 ball.

The 10 ball event began play on July 25th. Canadian Jason "Klatticus" Klatt had a bye that lead right to Mosconi Cup team member Brandon Shuff. Klatt set the tone for his tournament here winning this match and continuing on to beat Dennis Hatch and Ruben Bautista. In the winners side final Klatt met up with another Mosconi Cup team member, Justin Bergman. Here Bergman put a stop to Klatt's run and continued his own, winning 17-7.

Bergman overpowered some big names on his way to the final as he dispatched Sky Woodward, Johnny "the Scorpion" Archer and Justin Hall. Klatt waited in the losers side final as Johnny Archer made his way through the bracket. On this day the Scorpion was no match for Klatticus as he regained his earlier form and won 17-8, against a visibly frustrated Archer.

This was a true double elimination event, meaning Klatt had to beat Bergman twice in order to win. The first set was a tightly contested affair. At 15-14, Klatt won this game and never looked back to take the first set 17-14. The second set once again was a close affair between these two young talents. However Klatt bested Bergman once again winning 17-13 and claiming the $6,200 top prize and his most prestigious title to date. When talking with Klatt today via Facebook chat, he gave full credit for the win to his mental toughness. "What won me the tournament was my mental game. I just try to keep my head in the game the whole match. Tough to do in long race." said Klatt.

In a classy move Bergman went to Facebook after his match and gave credit to his opponents great play. For those who were unable to watch the live stream, Bergman gave some good insight to how well Klatt played when stated,"Well I'm disappointed I lost didn't play bad Jason Klatt played flawless and broke great."

After being in Vegas for the BCAPL, then heading right to Memphis for this event Klatt is not sure what is next. For now he will take a few days off to relax and enjoy this win. There is a flurry of big tournaments coming up including the return of the Turning Stone Classic and the U.S Open. With his playing getting better with each tournament it promises to be an exciting fall for Klatt fans.

Top 3
Jason Klatt- $6200
Justin Bergman-$3300
Johnny Archer-$2000

The results of the One Pocket and the Amateur 9 Ball will be updated later. Thank you to Ray Hansen and Kenneth Lawson for their help in piecing this story together.

Photo provided by Ray Hansen

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That's why Bergman is a potential MC member. You'll never win every match you play, but it sounds like he lost this one with dignity and respect.

Not to mention, he is also a great player.
 
This format was grueling and tested the players mental focus and physical stamina every bit as much as their playing ability. It was a real test of pool.

Never seen so many hill/hill or close to it matches in one tournament. I think Jeremy Jones lost both his matches 17-16.

Archer showed a ton of heart as well, being almost twice the age of some of these guys. He got steamrolled by a zen-like Bergman 17-5, and then came through the losers side all the way to the semis, playing matches until 4am+ and starting again the next day at noon. I think someone said he put a legit 6 pack on Rubin Bautista? The Scorpion still has his sting.
 
Klatt is Canadian, The Iceberg is 100% home grown, and is already on the preliminary US Mosconi cup team (final lineup tba).
 
No surprise that Bergman finished higher than his fellow Mosconi hopefuls. He had been outplaying them all year on the American pool calendar and it will be a great shock if he's not one of the "Mosconi five" after all is said and done.

At this point, Bergman vs Klatt is about even on paper. Props to Klatt on a great win. We saw how far Jason has come at the Derby in January.

Sounds like it was one hell of an event. Thanks for sharing the results.
 
Congrats to Jason . I have liked the way he plays and his table side manner for a long time now. He is on his way.
 
sjm said:
it will be a great shock if he's not one of the "Mosconi five" after all is said and done.
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It would be criminal TBH. Bergman is easily the #2 most deserving player to be on that team behind the clear #1 pick that is SVB.

Klatt has been the best player from/in Canada for a while (not including Alex). Most people in the USA know Morra more and see him more while Klatt generally flies a little lower below the radar.

Sadly we had a few of out elite players who were even better then Morra and Klatt quit pool due to the lack of opportunity and rewards. One in particular would have likely been the second best North American player at this point had he stayed in constant pro competition but instead he was too smart and went to university to become an engineer...

That is what makes me so sad when pool screws up and fails to move the sport forward, we lose so many phenomenal players who would stick around if the sport was rewarding enough. Yang is probably the biggest loss of note but there are many more. I would have liked to see what the top end of this sport would truly look like if it had the viewership and money of golf, or even tennis. There would be names around at the top that we today are not even aware exist.
 
All said though, imagine if it was finally Europe vs North America instead of the USA.

We could have had

SVB
Alex
Bergman
Klatt
(and #5 is up in the air)
 
Thanks to Ray I got to watch hours of top flight 10 ball this weekend and I feel like there is a crop of players in the US that a just on the brink of being in that "top world" category. The next year will tell the tale for a lot of US players. With the Asian, European and Philippine players already considered to the above the vast majority of North American players (SVB not withstanding), we need those young stars to take it to the next level. A lot can happen in a year. Appleton is a good example of how a player can go from great to world class in a year or two.

I'm optimistic, I think the next year will be a great one for the sport.
 
Was a hell of a match pretty much came down too the break and klatt had the better break both players played very well
 
There was a Klatticus sighting in a pool hall on Florida's west coast last night.

No wonder he had such a big ole' grin on his face the whole time...
 
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