I beat Brandon Shuff in a 9-ball tournament last night. Winner's side, race to 5, I won it 5-3. He's by far the best player I've ever beaten, and the only player I've ever beaten who any of you would have heard of.
And for Brandon's sake (especially if he's reading this), I will admit that I didn't exactly "outplay" him. In a manner of speaking I did, since I won, but: of the 4 racks I won to get on the hill, one was a fluke accidental 9-ball I pocketed while kicking just to hit a ball after he played a good safe, and another was a dead 1-9 combo that just happened to sit up perfect for me after the break. Then when I was on the hill (4-3), I scratched on the break, and he was i the process of running out like water, never getting out of line, when he miscued on the 8-ball, leaving me a fairly routine shot with tricky, but not exactly difficult position to the 9. So of the 5 racks, I only really earned 2 of them.
Anyway, I'm not the type of guy who just keeps a straight face and pretends he expected it all along after an upset victory; I feel the need to tell the world. So consider yourselves told.
Oh, and it was the second round of the tournament, and I managed a 5/6 finish out of a field of 22 or so.
-Andrew
And for Brandon's sake (especially if he's reading this), I will admit that I didn't exactly "outplay" him. In a manner of speaking I did, since I won, but: of the 4 racks I won to get on the hill, one was a fluke accidental 9-ball I pocketed while kicking just to hit a ball after he played a good safe, and another was a dead 1-9 combo that just happened to sit up perfect for me after the break. Then when I was on the hill (4-3), I scratched on the break, and he was i the process of running out like water, never getting out of line, when he miscued on the 8-ball, leaving me a fairly routine shot with tricky, but not exactly difficult position to the 9. So of the 5 racks, I only really earned 2 of them.
Anyway, I'm not the type of guy who just keeps a straight face and pretends he expected it all along after an upset victory; I feel the need to tell the world. So consider yourselves told.
Oh, and it was the second round of the tournament, and I managed a 5/6 finish out of a field of 22 or so.
-Andrew