2016 Qualifiers - Day 16

We're back for the fourth bonus groups day, with qualifiers winding down much quicker now. Today's action is ignited by...

Puff III of the Everton Eagles, shooting Accuracy with the silver cue as the forty-second player to finish qualifying. Puff III scored 23 with two errors in the game, a weak showing exacerbated by her total of 188, which is a below-average effort. Moving along, we have Strawberry of the Pronger Tridents playing Rotation with the blue cue. Strawberry put up 29 shots and just one error, a good showing. Going third today is Sierra of the Todavía Stills, playing 8-ball with the red cue, leaving just one more player for that event. Sierra shot 23 with no errors in the game, struggling at times. Next up is Cheddar of the Whitewater Shores for 15-ball with the silver cue. Cheddar took just five shots with one error, ending the game with the 1 kicking off the bottom rail to pot the 15 in the top right after it caromed off the 4. The group ends with Dusty of the Golden Pilots using the red cue for 10-ball. Dusty shot 13 with one error in a very brilliant performance.

The second group kicks off with Shiny of the Web City Spiders playing 12-ball with the blue cue. Shiny hit 17 with no errors in a sparkling performance. Continuing along, Stealth of the Swordpoint Blades plays Rotation with the red cue. Stealth scored 32 with one error, struggling with execution of shots at times. Gradley of the Boston Swifts gets the next game, using the blue cue for Rotation. Gradley finished at 28 shots with two errors, a decent performance. The ninth player drawn today is Acorn of the Lighton Prestige, taking the red cue for 12-ball. Acorn had an average game, shooting 22 shots with one error. Rounding out the batch, Pounce of the Oceanside Waves shoots 10-ball with the silver cue to the tune of 24 shots with one error, absolutely losing all accuracy on his shots at the 7.

The third segment leads off with Neopolitan of the Pearl Surfers being the forty-third player to finish qualifying, using the blue cue for Accuracy. Neopolitan scored 20 with one error in the game, ending with a total of 154 shots in qualifying, a very good total. Continuing along, we have Hoot of the Pronger Tridents shooting Accuracy with the red cue. Hoot, the forty-fourth player to finish qualifying, shot 23 with one error in the game and 168 overall, a little better than average. The thirteenth player drawn today is Amber of the Atlantic Pirates shooting 10-ball with the blue cue. Amber hit 23 with three errors in a very difficult rack. Up next is Dustin of the Central Warriors, playing Rotation with the silver cue. Dustin didn't have his cleanest game, but he scored 27 with four errors for a decent shot total. The group concludes with Bright of the Tysini Hummingbirds playing 12-ball with the red cue. Bright completed the game in 25 shots with no errors, a solid outing.

The fourth batch begins with Fluffina of the Maplewood Lumberjacks using the silver cue for 15-ball. Fluffina shot 36 with four errors, a terrible effort. Cleo of the Everton Eagles is next up, the forty-fifth player to finish qualifying as she shoots Accuracy with the blue cue. Cleo shot 19 with no errors in a good game, one of the few good ones amongst her 185 total shots in qualifying, well below the average expectation. The eighteenth player of the day is Kiwi of the Terrace City Knights, who is the forty-sixth player to finish qualifying as she shoots Accuracy with the blue cue as well. Kiwi dominated with 16 shots and no errors in the game, putting her nearly at average with 173 overall shots. Moving along, Sally of the Archtown Arrows uses the silver cue for Rotation, scoring 37 with six errors in a pathetic outing. Debby Ryan of the Southridge Defenders brings this group to a close, the forty-seventh player to finish qualifying with the red cue for Accuracy in this game. The current Rookie of the Year will have an uphill battle this season, as Debby shot 25 with two errors for a total of 192 shots across all events, a very poor total.

Group five starts with Paige of the Queens Flames shooting Rotation with the silver cue. Paige shot 22 with no errors, a very bold and sparkling appearance. Going 22nd today, Sally of the Arrows appears again, with the red cue for 15-ball. Sally had 34 shots with four errors in this appearance, another poor showing today for the longtime Arrow. Up next, Ruby of the Arrows shoots 12-ball with the silver cue, scoring 21 with two errors, planning very well but executing a bit sloppily. Continuing along, there's Dustin of the Warriors playing 15-ball with the red cue. Dustin scored 32 with five errors in a very frustrating game. Rounding out the group, Strawberry of the Tridents gets 15-ball with the blue cue. Strawberry needed 33 shots with two errors to clear the table in another tough game.

The sixth segment opens as Tigerette of the Commerce Tradewinds takes the silver cue for Rotation. Tigerette shot 33 with four errors, struggling the entire game as players are getting rapidly worse each game. Moving along, we have Nikolai of the Freedom Cascades using the red cue for 15-ball. Nikolai dodged danger, shooting 27 with two errors in the best effort in about an hour of time. Up next is Sweetheart, shooting 15-ball with the blue cue. Sweetheart scored 23 with two errors in an impressive showing, offering hope the struggles may be behind the league. The 29th player called for today is Sweetheart again, now the forty-eighth player to finish qualifying with the red cue for Accuracy. Sweetheart needed 25 shots with one error in this game, ending with 161 shots overall, a better-than-average series of qualifiers. Finishing up the group, Dusky of the Archtown Arrows uses the silver cue for 10-ball. Dusky didn't mess around, ending on a 2-10 combination to the top right the first chance she had, avoiding an error in her 3 shots.

The seventh group kicks off as Whiskers of the Infinity Torpedoes plays the last game of 8-ball with the silver cue. Whiskers was nearly flawless, shooting 17 with no errors. Only seven 9-ball bids remain. Jack of the Pacific Volcanoes gets the next game, using the blue cue for one of those late 9-ball games. Jack did well, scoring 13 with one error in a good showing. The 33rd player of the day is Shelley of the Infinity Torpedoes, playing 10-ball with the blue cue. Shelley shot 13 with two errors, ending with a 7-10 combination to the top right to ice the game a bit early. Following that, Precious of the Pronger Tridents gets 12-ball with the red cue, shooting 23 with no errors in a solid performance. The group closes with Goldy of the Everton Eagles playing Accuracy with the red cue, the forty-ninth player to finish. Goldy shot 22 with no errors in the game, and ended her qualifying sessions with 174 total shots, hovering around average.

The eighth batch sees Missy of the Capital City Sharpshooters playing 15-ball with the silver cue. Missy abandoned ethics to shoot 29 with four errors, a free-wheeling style defining her game. Moving along, Precious of the Tridents appears again to use the red for Rotation. Precious shot 25 with one error in a dazzling appearance, playing red-hot early on before cruising into a good closing sequence. The 38th player called today is Sugar of the Web City Spiders, using the silver cue for 9-ball. Sugar needed just 8 shots to clear the table, with no errors, including the highlight of the qualifiers so far, a triple-pot of the 2-8 combination, which sent both of those balls to the bottom right, while the carom off the 2 potted the 6 in the top right. Following that, another Spider, Rainmane, plays 12-ball with the red cue. Rainmane took 21 shots with one error in a very workable outing. The afternoon ends with Mams of the Viewpoint Sound Meteors playing Rotation with the silver cue. Mams hit 34 with five errors in a poor and hurried rack.

For the evening groups, Graham of the Eastside Sharks is the fiftieth player to finish qualifying, using the silver cue for Accuracy. Graham scored 17 with no errors in the game, and finished his qualifiers with 158 total shots, a very solid total. Next up, Sugar of the Spiders gets another game, playing 10-ball with the silver cue. Sugar scored 16 with two errors, making up for those with a 7-10 combination to the top right to end the game early. Continuing along, we have Charli XCX of the Tysini Hummingbirds shooting Accuracy with the blue cue, the fifty-first player to complete qualification games. Charli shot a solid 19 with no errors in this appearance, but ends the qualifying sessions with 188 total shots, a poor final score. The 44th player called today is Pedey of the Diamond Gems, playing 12-ball with the blue cue. Pedey absolutely dazzled, shooting 14 with no errors, carrying over the momentum of a great break into the rest of the game. Rounding out the batch, Cheddar of the Whitewater Shores takes the blue cue for Accuracy, the fifty-second player to finish qualifying. Cheddar scored 20 in the game, with no errors, and had an also-stunning 141 grand total, earning high marks from the league for her efforts.

Group ten opens as Shadow of the Web City Spiders plays 12-ball with the silver cue. Shadow shot 23 with no errors, which may put him on the border for the A-level, but cements his reputation as a clean shooter. The 47th player drawn today is Smudge of the Infinity Torpedoes, playing Accuracy with the silver cue as the fifty-third player to finish qualifying. Smudge ended up with 18 shots and no errors in the game, for a total of 170 shots across all events, just slightly better than average. Moving along, there's the Warriors' Dustin keeping the silver cue at the table for more Accuracy, as he becomes the fifty-fourth player to finish. Dustin ended up shooting 16 with no errors in the game, coming to a very good final of 153 overall, continuing to be a valuable pickup in last year's draft for the Warriors. Following that, Max of the Queens Flames keeps the Accuracy party going with the blue cue, as he is the fifty-fifth player to finish. Max scored 18 in the game with no errors, a very good total, and finished with an equally good 150 overall shots, well above the expected average for quality of play. The short evening portion ends with Sparkles of the Todavía Stills playing Rotation with the red cue. Sparkles scored 29 with two errors in a fairly average performance.

The bonus night groups lead off with Spirit of the Lighton Prestige shooting 9-ball with the blue cue. Spirit had a poor game, shooting 21 with three errors while lacking any conviction with her shots. Next up, there's Nikolai of the Cascades appearing for another game, shooting Accuracy with the red cue as the fifty-sixth player to finish qualifying. Nikolai scored 21 with no errors in the game, for 152 total shots in a very strong rookie qualifying campaign. Moving along, we have Strawberry of the Tridents ending her qualifying, the fifty-seventh player to do so, with the red cue in Accuracy. Strawberry took only 18 shots with no errors in the game, giving her 167 total shots in a decent but not remarkable qualifying session. The 54th player of the day is Tradewinds captain Tigerette, returning to the table for 15-ball with the blue cue. Tigerette scored 32 with one error in a mediocre game. The group concludes with Starlight of the Pacific Volcanoes ending her qualifiers as the fifty-eighth player to reach completion, using the blue cue for Accuracy. Starlight shot 20 with two errors in a rough game, while ending her sessions with 164 total shots, a little bit better than the league average.

The final group of the day gets going as Tigerette appears as the fifty-ninth player to finish qualifying, using the blue cue for her Accuracy game. Tigerette needed only 15 error-free shots in this game, and finished her sessions with 176 total shots, coming in as a bit below the expected average. Continuing along, we have Pounce of the Waves, appearing for 12-ball with the blue cue. Pounce took advantage of a favorable spread and three balls going in legally on the break to score 17 with no errors and brilliant shot planning. The 58th player called for the day is Easter of the Todavía Stills, playing 15-ball with the blue cue. Easter tallied 31 shots and two errors in a potentially reasonable effort. Following that, there's Puff II of the Boston Swifts playing 12-ball with the blue cue as well. Puff II hit 20 shots with one error in a decent outing, showing a lot of poise despite facing some serious set-up work. Finally, the day ends with Gradley of the Swifts, keeping the blue cue at the table again for 15-ball. Gradley took 20 shots with two errors, ending the game early as an awry cut on the 10 took the 15 to the bottom left for the finishing move.

Tomorrow will be the last of the bonus group days, and then we approach a chaotic three-day finishing stretch.