SJM at the World 14.1 Event
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Starting at an intentional foul apiece, Evgeny Stalev runs 151-and-out against Mike Davis (match score 150 - -1), and they graciously let Evgeny continue his run -- all the way to 225 (the run was actually 226).
Evgeny made this absolutely sick cut shot on the key ball on that final rack, and landed perfect (as can be, anyway) on the break ball. But then he missed that break ball (let his foot off the gas).
We need to add Evgeny Stalev to the 200+ club!
-Sean
Evgeny made this absolutely sick cut shot on the key ball on that final rack, and landed perfect (as can be, anyway) on the break ball. But then he missed that break ball (let his foot off the gas).
We need to add Evgeny Stalev to the 200+ club!
-Sean
That run was simply awesome (an often overused word,but fitting here) to watch, and to learn from. The commentators at first seemed puzzled by Stalev's style of play, but later noted that it worked, and actually seemed like a good style(duh!). It was something to do with hitting what seemed like not the ideal shot, but with leaving himself combos and options on escapes, or something.
Stu -- I just posted this in another thread:
Stalev's run was 224, not 225 or 226.
Yes, he started at a score of (-1), and his opponent also was at (-1).
Then he ran 10 full racks (140 points) plus 11 balls from the 11th rack for the "151 and out" that gave him the game score of 150 - (-1).
He continued, running the remaining 3 balls from the 11th rack plus 5 more full racks, i.e., an additional 73 balls.
Total run: 151 + 73 = 224.
Or, just view it as 16 full racks at 14 balls each = 224. He missed the break shot for the 17th rack.
I gotta tell ya.. pressure hit me to the point where I was embarassed. Was fugly.
Last day of round robin:
Culhane over Jonathan Smith
This was my redemption..
Just to get back to feeling comfortable and focused changed everything. thanx to Danny Barouty for a short conversation before the match.
Wow.. whatta week. redeemed myself yesterday in final match against a great player from nyc. Entire tourney was pressure on me cept the last day to the point of embarassment!!
Ed Culhane over Jonathan Smith... real close match 100-96
Glad to be focused again and comfortable cause it was beyond belief. Most on this site know the feeling. If it weren't for the head game we'd all be champions. hello to Jerry Forsyth.
Hohmann lost to Kiamco and Schmidt lost to Immonen, so John and Thorsten have been eliminated.
The sixteen left, who will play single elimination races to 200 on Friday, are:
Earl
Shane
Dechaine
Appleton
Lackner
Eckert
Robles
Bergman
Shaw
Eberle
Stalev
Fulcher
Kiamco
Immonen
Deuel
Archer
The sixteen left, who will play single elimination races to 200 on Friday, are:
Earl
Shane
Dechaine
Appleton
Lackner
Eckert
Robles
Bergman
Shaw
Eberle
Stalev
Fulcher
Kiamco
Immonen
Deuel
Archer
Quite right, he ran exactly sixteen racks. I only posted based on the announcement. In my mind, however, the run was 151. The rest was practice. Once a miss carries no consequences, the rest of the run is practice.
I think people were intrigued when Stalev noted that 151 was his personal best.
Me too. Cheering for Immonen and Stalev now.
In both his demeanor and his play, Thorsten is one of the all-time greats, but Kiamco played great on him. This is one tough field.
No former winner of this event remains, with Hohmann, Cohen, and Schmidt already eliminated. Neither Ortmann nor Feijen, the other two former champs, played this year.
Today should be great.
Experienced masters of the game like Tony Robles, Mika Immonen, Corey Deuel, Ralph Eckert, Max Eberle and Johnny Archer will take on the new generation of sharpshooting straight poolers, led by last year's runner-up Appleton, but also including America's two best players, Shane Van Boening and Mike Dechaine, and young guns like Jayson Shaw and Justin Bergman.
Remarkably under the radar is Warren Kiamco. All he did was win the ten ball event last weekend going undefeated in a field that included Shane Van Boening, Mike Dechaine, Dennis Hatch, Mika Immonen, and several other stars of the game. Last night, of course, he eliminated Hohmann from the 14.1 event. Warren is absolutely on fire right now and will be a very tough opponent for those unlucky enough to draw him.
The wild card would seem to be Stalev, whose play is not classic but it is often effective. He hasn't been sharp in all his matches, but he possesses a gear that makes him dangerous no matter who he is playing.
Experienced masters of the game like Tony Robles, Mika Immonen, Corey Deuel, Ralph Eckert, Max Eberle and Johnny Archer will take on the new generation of sharpshooting straight poolers, led by last year's runner-up Appleton, but also including America's two best players, Shane Van Boening and Mike Dechaine, and young guns like Jayson Shaw and Justin Bergman.
Remarkably under the radar is Warren Kiamco. All he did was win the ten ball event last weekend going undefeated in a field that included Shane Van Boening, Mike Dechaine, Dennis Hatch, Mika Immonen, and several other stars of the game. Last night, of course, he eliminated Hohmann from the 14.1 event. Warren is absolutely on fire right now and will be a very tough opponent for those unlucky enough to draw him.
The wild card would seem to be Stalev, whose play is not classic but it is often effective. He hasn't been sharp in all his matches, but he possesses a gear that makes him dangerous no matter who he is playing.
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Stu:
I thanked AtLarge for his corrections in the other threads/posts. We (the folks reporting Evgeny's run) were just excited to see a run of this caliber, and so never checked the commentators' (Mikey Fingers' and Shaun Wilkie's) math. Good to see someone on his toes, math-wise.
As to the bolded part above, I thought I heard the commentators say they were going to allow Evgeny to continue (after he reached 151 and shook Mike Davis' hand), to 1.) continue his personal best, and 2.) go for the high run of the tournament?
We know the former is true, obviously, because even John Schmidt starting racking for Evgeny. But what about the latter? Will Evgeny's 224 stand as the high run of the tournament, if noone eclipses it in the coming matches?
-Sean <-- hopes to see another run of this caliber. Will be down there onsite for the Finals tomorrow, and looks forward to meeting everyone!
No, Stalev's run is not the tournament record. His last 73 balls also did not count toward his ball count, which was used as a tiebreaker for the seeding of the round of 16.
Darren still has the record at 200.
Still, it is kind of nice that Stalev's run was recorded. Happy for him.
