World Straight Pool Updates from New Jersey
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Without the secret knock you can't get updates...mosconiac said:
Finally got to uploading my "crappy" pics. I sent them all to a folder inside photobucket instead of posting all of them here. I hope you guys and gals enjoy them.
http://s331.photobucket.com/albums/l479/str8poolbanger/2008 Straight Pool Championships/
http://s331.photobucket.com/albums/l479/str8poolbanger/2008 Straight Pool Championships/
When I returned to my room at 2 AM, only Harriman/Barouty was still in progress, with Barouty tryng to stage a comeback after trailing about 80-0. Harriman led 124 - 79 when I left, and I've read this morning that he held on.
Would have posted this last night, but the forum was down. Here's what I recall from the 10:00 session,
Ouschan Vs. Babica
Jasmin threw a masterpiece at Babica, running about 50 in the early part of the match, and tacking on an elegant 63, and she won 150-10.
Jentsch vs Facquet
The youngster jumped on Facquet early, and Jentsch won it quite comfortably.
Hopkins vs Schmidt
Allen got off to a good start and led early. They went back and forth and it was still close at 100, but Schmidt, still in search of hi stop form, pulled away decisively in the late stages.
Souquet vs Stepanov
Ralf's 121 and out turned this one into a massacre. Nice bounceback after being hit wit 150 and out by Hohmann in his previous match!
Lipsky vs Chavez
Good match up to 100, at which point the score was about even, but Chavez pulled away late with fine play. Amendment: seems that when Steve's score showed 99, it actually denoted -1, so this match was not close, as I had first thought.
Ortmann vs Sigel
Mike struggled in this one and was 30-50 balls behind for most of the way. Ortmann was solid, but still isn't playing his best, but he still prevailed with relative ease.
See vs Hundal
Very solid stuff from See, last year's runner up, ensured a realtively comfortable win against Hundal, who did himself fairly proud this week given his minimal straight pool background. See is playing the table nicely, and still lurks as a cinderellla story against the titans this week.
Well, that's what I can remember.
As for the event, Immonen and Feijen have probably been the two most consistently excellent players, though Immonen has probably been best so far. Though 9-0, the shine came off of VanDenBerg in the evening session, as he played quite poorly against Babica. Nikc had played very welll up to that point of the event.
Today should be fun.
Would have posted this last night, but the forum was down. Here's what I recall from the 10:00 session,
Ouschan Vs. Babica
Jasmin threw a masterpiece at Babica, running about 50 in the early part of the match, and tacking on an elegant 63, and she won 150-10.
Jentsch vs Facquet
The youngster jumped on Facquet early, and Jentsch won it quite comfortably.
Hopkins vs Schmidt
Allen got off to a good start and led early. They went back and forth and it was still close at 100, but Schmidt, still in search of hi stop form, pulled away decisively in the late stages.
Souquet vs Stepanov
Ralf's 121 and out turned this one into a massacre. Nice bounceback after being hit wit 150 and out by Hohmann in his previous match!
Lipsky vs Chavez
Good match up to 100, at which point the score was about even, but Chavez pulled away late with fine play. Amendment: seems that when Steve's score showed 99, it actually denoted -1, so this match was not close, as I had first thought.
Ortmann vs Sigel
Mike struggled in this one and was 30-50 balls behind for most of the way. Ortmann was solid, but still isn't playing his best, but he still prevailed with relative ease.
See vs Hundal
Very solid stuff from See, last year's runner up, ensured a realtively comfortable win against Hundal, who did himself fairly proud this week given his minimal straight pool background. See is playing the table nicely, and still lurks as a cinderellla story against the titans this week.
Well, that's what I can remember.
As for the event, Immonen and Feijen have probably been the two most consistently excellent players, though Immonen has probably been best so far. Though 9-0, the shine came off of VanDenBerg in the evening session, as he played quite poorly against Babica. Nikc had played very welll up to that point of the event.
Today should be fun.
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SJM,
Thanks for the great reporting... one correction - my "99" on that scoreboard for awhile was really a minus one. I lost 150-2 to Ignacio.
For a second you had me convinced I did better than I thought!
Thanks again for the reporting and it was great sweating some matches with you.
- Steve
Thanks for the great reporting... one correction - my "99" on that scoreboard for awhile was really a minus one. I lost 150-2 to Ignacio.
For a second you had me convinced I did better than I thought!
Thanks again for the reporting and it was great sweating some matches with you.
- Steve
Steve Lipsky said:SJM,
Thanks for the great reporting... one correction - my "99" on that scoreboard for a while was really a minus one. I lost 150-2 to Ignacio.
For a second you had me convinced I did better than I thought!
Thanks again for the reporting and it was great sweating some matches with you.
- Steve
Oops, I guess my look at the scoreboard was unrevelaing on this occasion. I did, however, catch Chavez playng his last fifty and he was impressive.
Proud of you for your fine play this week, Steve. You are an exceptional 14.1 player, and it really showed.
Souquet vs Hohman round of 32. Winner goes to round of 16. Loser goes to losers side and has to play at 10 pm. Ralf opens with a run of 47. Thorsten runs 150 and out.
Sigel wins his losers side match 150-52. Duel defeats Lipsky. Duel missed an easy shot. Lipsky gets to the table, makes a ball but draws back into the side pocket. Duel runs 97. Later, Lipsky beats Archer in a close one. I think it was 150 to 136. Hopkins defeats Robles in a close match. At 118 Robles scratches 3 times.
Sigel wins his losers side match 150-52. Duel defeats Lipsky. Duel missed an easy shot. Lipsky gets to the table, makes a ball but draws back into the side pocket. Duel runs 97. Later, Lipsky beats Archer in a close one. I think it was 150 to 136. Hopkins defeats Robles in a close match. At 118 Robles scratches 3 times.
sjm said:
Right on, SJM!!!
Steve did a great job this week and he should be proud of all of his victories as well as the fighting spirit he displayed in the matches that didn't go his way. I'm sure Steve has many lessons that he can pass along to us over in the SP Forum.
Updates?
Can anyone post updates on the final 16? Are the matches being played at 11:30 & 2:00?
Thanks
M
Can anyone post updates on the final 16? Are the matches being played at 11:30 & 2:00?
Thanks
M
NYC cue dude said:
and don't forget that Gerda Hofstatter was in the field as well. I can't forget as she ruined my chances of qualifying for the final 32. sigh.
See has advanced to the quarterfinals by beating and eliminating Deuel.
Schmidt has advanced to te quarterfinals by beating and eliminating Dechaine.
Ortmann has advanced to the quarterfinals by beating and eliminating Engert.
Souquet 101 Hohmann 88 still in progress, racing to 200.
Schmidt has advanced to te quarterfinals by beating and eliminating Dechaine.
Ortmann has advanced to the quarterfinals by beating and eliminating Engert.
Souquet 101 Hohmann 88 still in progress, racing to 200.
Thanks SJM. I hope to catch some of the tourney later tonight. In the meantime I look forward to the updates.
NYC cue dude
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don't know the score, but ralf souquet has been eliminated by thorsten.
Randy
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