USO Winners Bracket Round 2 - Wow!

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In a field of 126, the great matches come a little sooner and, at the US Open 9-ball, winners bracket round two looks pretty special:

Strickland vs Dang
Jinhu Dang is not well known in the USA but he's one of the top Chinese players and should provide quite a test for Earl. Should be a good one.

Bartram vs Immonen
Two well-known players who once played a double hill thriller for a spot in the finals of the US Open 9-ball event. Mike gets the edge here, but Chris is very capable of the upset. Late Correction: it was Donny Mills, not Bartram. However, Chris has beaten Mika in a US Open 9-ball match.


Bergman/Dechaine
A battle of the two best twenty something players in America. Bergman won over a killer field at Hard times earlier this year and Dechaine has numerous titles in the Northeast, most of them on the Joss Tour. Great match!

Justin Hall vs. Wang Can
Justin Hall is already a great all-around player and won Master fo the Table at the Southern Classic a couple of years ago. Wang Can made his presence known in America when he came second to Immonen at the 2013 Ultimate 10-ball.

Darryl Peach vs Tom D'Alfonso
Tom has made some fairly deep runs in the US Open before. At that magnificent Providence, RI room Snookers, he plays in the shadow of Mike Dechaine, but he's a great player and a very dangerous opponent. He'll give Darryl Peach, a former World 9-ball Champion, all he can handle.

Efren Reyes vs Jose Parica
These two need no introduction.
 
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I'm definitely going to sign up for Efren v. Jose! :D

Shorty has been playing in a lot of tournaments as of late, after spending a long time flying under the radar on the road. I'm not sure how he'll far against Peach, though. That's a tough one.

Mika and Chris will be fun to watch. I kind of have trouble rooting against either one. I like Chris, and Mika is going to be crowned end of the week for the Hall of Fame. Both players are worthy of my cheerleading. :p
 
sjm said:
In a field of 126, the great matches come a little sooner and, at the US Open 9-ball, winners bracket round two looks pretty special:

Strickland vs Dang
Jinhu Dang is not well known in the USA but he's one of the top Chinese players and should provide quite a test for Earl. Should be a good one.

Bartram vs Immonen
Two well-known players who once played a double hill thriller for a spot in the finals of the US Open 9-ball event. Mike gets the edge here, but Chris is very capable of the upset.

Bergman/Dechaine
A battle of the two best twenty something players in America. Bergman won over a killer field at Hard times earlier this year and Dechaine has numerous titles in the Northeast, most of them on the Joss Tour. Great match!

Justin Hall vs. Wang Can
Justin Hall is already a great all-around player and won Master fo the Table at the Southern Classic a couple of years ago. Wang Can made his presence known in America when he came second to Immonen at the 2013 Ultimate 10-ball.

Darryl Peach vs Tom D'Alfonso
Tom has made some fairly deep runs in the US Open before. At that magnificent Providence, RI room Snookers, he plays in the shadow of Mike Dechaine, but he's a great player and a very dangerous opponent. He'll give Darryl Peach, a former World 9-ball Champion, all he can handle.

Efren Reyes vs Jose Parica
These two need no introduction.
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All tantalising matches
These winners side matches are also good:
Ernesto Dominguez vs Ralf
Dennis Grabe v Nick Eko
Waleel Majeed v Kiamco
Putnam v Stepanov
Robb Saez v Shane
 
sjm said:
Bartram vs Immonen
Two well-known players who once played a double hill thriller for a spot in the finals of the US Open 9-ball event. Mike gets the edge here, but Chris is very capable of the upset.
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When was this? Chris was top 3 at the US Open?
 
sjm said:
In a field of 126, the great matches come a little sooner and, at the US Open 9-ball, winners bracket round two looks pretty special:

Strickland vs Dang
Jinhu Dang is not well known in the USA but he's one of the top Chinese players and should provide quite a test for Earl. Should be a good one.

Bartram vs Immonen
Two well-known players who once played a double hill thriller for a spot in the finals of the US Open 9-ball event. Mike gets the edge here, but Chris is very capable of the upset. Late Correction: it was Donny Mills, not Bartram. However, Chris has beaten Mika in a US Open 9-ball match.


Bergman/Dechaine
A battle of the two best twenty something players in America. Bergman won over a killer field at Hard times earlier this year and Dechaine has numerous titles in the Northeast, most of them on the Joss Tour. Great match!

Justin Hall vs. Wang Can
Justin Hall is already a great all-around player and won Master fo the Table at the Southern Classic a couple of years ago. Wang Can made his presence known in America when he came second to Immonen at the 2013 Ultimate 10-ball.

Darryl Peach vs Tom D'Alfonso
Tom has made some fairly deep runs in the US Open before. At that magnificent Providence, RI room Snookers, he plays in the shadow of Mike Dechaine, but he's a great player and a very dangerous opponent. He'll give Darryl Peach, a former World 9-ball Champion, all he can handle.

Efren Reyes vs Jose Parica
These two need no introduction.
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I gambled with Dang in Xiamen where he is from. I walked right past the big poster with his face on it declaring him the Chinese National Champion and asked to play the best player in the place. We raced to five for $20 and he beat me two sets before I had to go.

My wife came in and said, you know he is the national champion right? I said no, I just thought he plays good. ;-)
 
JB Cases said:
I gambled with Dang in Xiamen where he is from. I walked right past the big poster with his face on it declaring him the Chinese National Champion and asked to play the best player in the place. We raced to five for $20 and he beat me two sets before I had to go.

My wife came in and said, you know he is the national champion right? I said no, I just thought he plays good. ;-)
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this is pretty awesome haha
 
JB Cases said:
I gambled with Dang in Xiamen where he is from. I walked right past the big poster with his face on it declaring him the Chinese National Champion and asked to play the best player in the place. We raced to five for $20 and he beat me two sets before I had to go.

My wife came in and said, you know he is the national champion right? I said no, I just thought he plays good. ;-)
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Great story. I would have thought that, based on competitive resume, Li Hewen would have been considered China's best.
 
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