When was this, and what caused him to do that? Did he miss a 9 hill hill or something, or was he having a bad day? Who was he playing? Thanks 
When Mike Sigel Broke His Cue.....
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This occurred during the 2000 BCA World Straight Pool Championships at the Roseland in NYC. Mike's opponent was John Schmidt, who prevailed in the match. It was Schmidt's birthday.
Late addition: This was first round action and Sigel's was, indeed, having one of those days.
Late addition: This was first round action and Sigel's was, indeed, having one of those days.
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I wonder if there are pics of that?....
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sjm said:
There are two things that I find interesting about this incident. One is that in his next match, against Nick Varner, Sigel played flawlessly, getting out in two offensive inningss (I believe the runs were something like 86 and 64).
Secondly, in his commentary on the Varner match with Jose Garcia, Sigel said that Schmidt was, or would be, one of the greatest nine-ball players, inasmuch as he doesn't miss a ball. Jose kind of took him with a grain of salt, but the years are perhaps proving Sigel right. BTW, who has the high run between them? Does anyone know if Sigel has a documented 400 ball run?
Yep I remember that quote. He also said something like Schmidt was one of the best ball pocketers he'd ever seen. Mike kind of made an excuse about losing that match when he said he drew a weaker player and thus wasn't ready to play his best. I thought that was a pretty weak statement. Kind of a precursor to the excuses he made playing in the IPT. But he did play very well against Varner next match.VIProfessor said:
VIProfessor said:
IIRC Sigel said his high run was 339, when he was 19. Someone may correct me if I'm wrong.
You might find this interesting:
"Highlighting [Irving] Crane's both cautious approach and mastery, Mike Sigel, one of pool's most illustrious players, reportedly asked Crane to play one day when Sigel was a young player. Crane assented and after Sigel broke, Crane ran 200 balls and then played a safety."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irving_Crane
Craig Fales said:I wonder if there are pics of that?....
Even better, Accu-stats has this match on tape. It's not a stellar match however they play consistent almost every run is about a 30 ball run. But nothing higher than 38.
I have this tape too. You're right when you say it's nothing spectacular. Incardona and West go on about how it was an accident. I about fell off the couch when one of them said "Funny thing about it is Sigel made that cue". I thought the funny thing about it was Sigel never stepped to the table again after that display of immaturity.
Jim
Jim
I saw the Schmidt-Segal match on tape just this past week. Schmidt won 150-131. Neither player was really dominant in this match but I still enjoyed watching it.Cameron Smith said:
If I remember correctly, Mike was playing quite badly and the situation escalated when he was out of position (again) and played a nice thin combo while shooting with follow and the cueball went through the the few balls in the rack area to scratch in the side pocket. He then promptly smashed his cue on the floor, never looked like an accident to me.
mjantti said:
Sometimes the cue must pay.
sjm said:
and John was an absolute unknown then, whereas Sigel got a lot of hype for his "unretirement" (including an appearance on the Charlie Rose Show, with Fran Crimi, Jean Bakukas and The Miz) so when the unknown Schmidt beat him it was quite an event.
sjm, did you watch that match live? I believe I have it 0n tape.