The US Open Billiards Tournament Reaches the Final Day

The US Open Billiards Tournament Reaches the Final Dayby Rick DavisDiscuss the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship (/forums/index.php)U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships image gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php?cat=17)U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships Tournament Brackets (/u.s.-open-9-ball-championships-tournament-brackets/content/view/3923/106/)Getting to the wire, each of the three evening rounds featured elimination matches until the final four were determined. In the seven o’clock round Gabica ousted Wiley 11-6, with Schmidt doing the same to Alcano 11-8 just after 90 minutes of play. The other matches in the round saw Immonen defeat Bryant 11-7, while in the TV table Appleton coasted past Troy Frank 11-6 just past the two-hour mark.

Saturday Afternoon at the U.S. Open Championship

Saturday Afternoon at the U.S. Open ChampionshipBy Rick Davis, InsidePOOL StaffDiscuss the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship (/forums/index.php)U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships image gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php?cat=17)U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships Tournament Brackets (/u.s.-open-9-ball-championships-tournament-brackets/content/view/3923/106/)

Wiley Slams Strickland at U.S. Open Billiards Championship

Wiley Slams Strickland at U.S. Open Billiard Championshipby Rick DavisDiscuss the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship (/forums/index.php)U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships image gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php?cat=17)U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships Tournament Brackets (/u.s.-open-9-ball-championships-tournament-brackets/content/view/3923/106/) Seven o’clock saw some grinders on each side of the chart as everyone tried to reach towards one more round. The notable match on the one-loss side was Tony Robles defeat over Mike Davis 11-7. On the winners’ side Charles Bryant sent Trevor Braymore west by a 11-8 margin while Rodolfo Luat did one rack better defeating Darren Appleton 11-7.

Marathon Billiards Match Ends Day Four; 72 Players Remain

Marathon Billiards Match Ends Day Four; 72 Players Remainby Rick DavisDiscuss the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship (/forums/index.php)U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships image gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php?cat=17)U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships Tournament Brackets (/u.s.-open-9-ball-championships-tournament-brackets/content/view/3923/106/) A new gauntlet is set as each round brings the players higher into the payout. Of course, some players just can’t stand the sunlight, as the 11 a.m. round saw Steve Moore skip ahead when his opponent, Justin Cone, failed to appear for their match. Meanwhile, Scott The Freezer Frost made his match by about 30 seconds as he was buttoning his shirt as he walked to the table and it appeared that getting in no warm-up time hurt him—he looked to be out of stroke as Brian Parks controlled the match until the 11-4 finish.

Deuel Comes From Behind to Defeat Archer

Deuel Comes From Behind to Defeat Archerby Rick DavisDiscuss the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship (/forums/index.php)U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships image gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php?cat=17)U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships Tournament Brackets (/u.s.-open-9-ball-championships-tournament-brackets/content/view/3923/106/)Deuel commented, “I started slow and wasn’t playing that well. I was up late, my wake-up call didn’t go off, so I was all stiff when I came down. I felt good … I haven’t felt that good in a while. I didn’t hit a ball since Reno, and the cloth here is quick. You gotta slow-roll your balls here, as opposed to the IPT, where you gotta hit ’em.”

Upsets and Exciting Matches End Day Three

Upsets and Exciting Matches End Day ThreeDay Five Becomes the Moment of Truthby Rick DavisDiscuss the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship (/forums/index.php)U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships image gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php?cat=17)U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships Tournament Brackets (/u.s.-open-9-ball-championships-tournament-brackets/content/view/3923/106/)With the afternoon round of Day 5 weeding out the one-loss side, tonight’s matches will be do or die for the seeds already on the one-loss side, while those who remain on the winners’ side will begin to face each other.

Moore Upsets Defending Billiards Champion

Moore Upsets Defending Billiards Championby Rick DavisDiscuss the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship (/forums/index.php)U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships image gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php?cat=17)U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships Tournament Brackets (/u.s.-open-9-ball-championships-tournament-brackets/content/view/3923/106/)Moore said, “It was shady for both of us—he scratched on the break four times, and that kept me in the match, even though he had a two-game lead on me until it was eight-seven and I finally took the lead.” With Moore’s final break he snapped in the 9 ball for the win as the crowd burst into applause. Moore noted, “I knew I had a chance, and it’s sweet when it goes on the break. Whenever you get the break on the hill you have to feel like you’re gonna win the game. All you need is a ball and the shot … luckily for me it was the nine that went in.”

Wednesday’s Billiards Rounds Moving Slowly Along

Wednesday’s Billiards Rounds Moving Slowly Alongby Rick DavisDiscuss the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship (/forums/index.php)U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships image gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php?cat=17)U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships Tournament Brackets (/u.s.-open-9-ball-championships-tournament-brackets/content/view/3923/106/)

Seeds Begin to Wash Away

Seeds Begin to Wash Awayby Rick DavisDiscuss the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship (/forums/index.php)U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships image gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php?cat=17)U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships Tournament Brackets (/u.s.-open-9-ball-championships-tournament-brackets/content/view/3923/106/)

Forfeits and Long Matches Open Day 2 at the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship

Forfeits and Long Matches Open Day 2 at the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championshipby Rick DavisDiscuss the U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship (/forums/index.php)U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships image gallery (/pool_billiard_photos/index.php?cat=17)U.S. Open 9-Ball Championships Tournament Brackets (/u.s.-open-9-ball-championships-tournament-brackets/content/view/3923/106/)Again all the seeded players came through strong, even though many seemed to be adjusting to the tables. Raj Hundal defeated John Morra 11-9 and commented on his match afterwards. He said, “I played okay, the first match out of the gate is always tough. I’ve never seen that kid before, but damn, he plays good. None of us played great, I played better than him, I think I moved better, which won me the match. I beat him in the safety and kicking exchange.” Another seeded favorite was Jeremy Jones who, after defeating Antonio Gabica 11-4, simply said, “I started off real good, didn’t make any mistakes. I was up six-one then made a couple mistakes, but overall I played pretty well.”