2016 Qualifiers - Day 4

We're back for a likely shorter day of qualifying games. We look to have 8-ball and 9-ball as the bulk of the games, and we begin with...

B. Chapman of the Victoria Spurs, shooting 8-ball with the blue cue. Chapman shot 22 with no errors in a reasonable second appearance of the season. Next up is Kiwi of the Terrace City Knights, playing 9-ball with the silver cue. Kiwi scored 14 with no errors, showing more good form for her new team. The third player called is Goatee of the Westside Rockers, using the silver cue to score 24 with no errors in her 8-ball qualifier. Wings keeps the game as 8-ball and the silver cue stays as well, shooting 18 with no errors to impress the Pearl Surfers with a strong appearance. Rounding out the group, Ruby of the Archtown Arrows keeps the silver cue going with 7-ball. Ruby shot an uninspiring 13 with no errors.

Going sixth today is Swordpoint Blades captain Snowball with the blue cue for 8-ball. Snowball shot 24, avoiding an error in an average outing. Following her, Blizzard of the Everton Eagles keeps 8-ball as the game with the silver cue earning her a score of 22 with no errors in another standard game. The eighth player drawn is Valencia of the Golden Pilots, getting the red cue its first action today in 7-ball. Valencia finished with 15 shots and an error in a weak effort. Up next is Maplewood Lumberjacks captain Fluffina, shooting 7-ball with the blue cue to the tune of 16 shots, dodging errors with strong kick shooting that will probably give her a high seed in the B-level. Group two ends with Shannon of the Southern Monarchs shooting 8-ball with the silver cue. Shannon finished at 22 with no errors in her second appearance of the season.

Group three begins with Delila of the Atlantic Pirates playing 9-ball with the blue cue. Delila needed only 12 shots with one error to clean the rack off, a solid appearance. The Pearl Surfers' Neopolitan keeps the blue cue at the table for 8-ball. Neopolitan took 19 shots with no errors in a good performance. Going thirteenth today is Twinkie II of the Harrison Specters, shooting 9-ball with the blue cue. Twinkie II shot 10 with no errors, a dominant performance for an early table-topper in qualifiers. Next up is Graham of the Eastside Sharks, making his season debut with the red cue in 7-ball. Graham shot a crisp 9 with one error in an assertive effort. Nightfur of the Royal Crowns closes up this group, shooting 8-ball with the blue cue for a score of 25 with two errors in an unlucky showing.

Going sixteenth is J. Garcia of the Southridge Defenders with the blue cue for 9-ball. Garcia shot 17 with two errors in an average effort, doing little to wow her team yet again. The next called player, Tigerette of the Commerce Tradewinds, used the blue cue to shoot 11 with one error in a good season debut. The Pronger Tridents' Hoot continued his comeback campaign in 8-ball with the blue cue, shooting 18 with no errors in another impressive appearance. The nineteenth player of the day is Puff II of the Boston Swifts, shooting 7-ball with the silver cue. Puff II erased a good effort with two errors en route to a score of 15. Closing out the fourth group is Shawn of the Swordpoint Blades, playing 9-ball with the blue cue. Shawn needed just 14 shots with no errors to keep up his solid qualifying campaign.

Leading off group five, Leonardo of the Todavía Stills uses the blue cue to score 11 in 7-ball, with no errors, starting off the season right. The 22nd player of the day is Maplewood Lumberjack Cubby, keeping the blue cue at the table for 9-ball. Cubby shot 17, ending on a 7-9 combination to the bottom right to preserve the score after suffering two errors. Up next, Dreamy of the Swordpoint Blades starts her season with 7-ball and the silver cue, scoring 11 despite getting the unluckiest leaves, and she also avoided an error in an extremely smart game. Continuing along, we have another season debut for the Golden Pilots' A. Charlton, using the red cue for her 7-ball qualifier. Charlton shot 10 with one error in a very good season debut. Closing out this segment is the new Oceanside Wave, Pounce, continuing the 7-ball spree with the blue cue. Pounce needed just 2 shots with no errors to finish his first appearance, caroming off the 2 to take the 7 at the top left, which eventually became a double-pot as the 2 bounced off the cue again and also fell in the top left.

Group six begins with Lydia of the Lighton Prestige using the blue cue to shoot 24 in 8-ball with one error. The 27th player of the day is Strut of the Golden Pilots, playing 10-ball with the red cue. Strut dodged disaster with an 8-10 combination to the bottom right to clinch an 18 shot final, with two errors in a frustrating turn. Next up is Smokey of the Diamond Gems, using the blue cue for 8-ball. Smokey humiliated himself, shooting 35 with three errors in a guaranteed B-level qualifier. Another Gem, Citrus, gets the next game, playing 9-ball with the blue cue in an attempt to redeem her team. Citrus needed just 7 shots, ending the game with a carom off the 4 to take the 9 in the top side. Citrus had only one error in this appearance, but the quick finish forgives that. Wrapping up the group, Oreo of the Terrace City Knights plays 9-ball with the red cue. Oreo took 12 shots with no errors in another strong appearance.

Going 31st today is another Knight, Kiwi, with the red cue and 10-ball. Kiwi couldn't find control, shooting 23 with two errors in a trying game. Continuing along, Victoria Spurs captain Spice shoots 8-ball with the blue cue to a score of 23 with one error, shooting fairly well on an unfavorable early rack. Paps of the Pronger Tridents keeps the blue cue shooting 8-ball in his appearance, scoring 23 but with two errors as late scratches undid a wonderful start. The thirty-fourth player today is Pacific Volcanoes superstar Starlight, using the blue cue for 7-ball. Notoriously late to arrive, Starlight struggled to a score of 14 with two errors in her season debut. Rounding out this batch is Shawn, now playing 10-ball with the red cue. Shawn played terribly, shooting 31 with three errors in an embarrassing showing.

Batch eight starts with Wings, using the silver cue for 9-ball. Wings shot 14 with no errors, a strong effort in his third appearance. Up next is Tigerette for her second appearance of the day, shooting 8-ball with the red cue. Tigerette did have one error while shooting 23 in her 8-ball qualifier. The 38th player to shoot is Tysini Hummingbirds superstar Princess, using the silver cue for 10-ball. Princess needed just 17 shots, albeit with two errors, to clean up the rack as she continues to look legitimate. Continuing along, Cubby gets drawn again to play his 10-ball qualifier, using the blue cue to shoot 24 with an atrocious five errors in the wacky game. Ending the afternoon is Eastside Shark Taylor Swift shooting 8-ball with the blue cue. Taylor needed only 21 shots with a single error to finish off the rack in convincing fashion.

The ninth group leads off with Shannon shooting 9-ball with the red cue, scoring 9 after double-potting the 3 and 9 to the bottom side and bottom right after her lone error. The 42nd player of the day is Strawberry of the Pronger Tridents, keeping the red cue up for 8-ball. Strawberry needed only 17 shots with no errors to clear the rack in a strong, bounce-back performance in her second appearance. Going next is Sparkles of the Todavía Stills for 8-ball with the silver cue. Sparkles scored 22 with a single error in a reasonably good second appearance to make up for a weak season debut. Stealth is next, using the red cue for 8-ball in this appearance. Stealth took 20 shots with no errors to finish a very good game for the Swordpoint Blades. Ending the group is Commerce Tradewind Ice Cream, using the silver cue for 7-ball in her season debut. Ice Cream needed 13 shots with no errors to complete the game, an average debut.

The last group begins with Sally of the Archtown Arrows using the blue cue to shoot 15 with two errors in a solid performance. The 47th player drawn today is Hoot of the Pronger Tridents, using the red cue for his 9-ball qualifier. Hoot struggled, shooting 19 with three errors in this appearance to muck up a solid qualifying season for himself. Next up is Ms. Puppy of the Modernistic Union for her 8-ball qualifier with the blue cue. Ms. Puppy scored 19 with one error, an admirable effort that should end up in the A-level. Continuing along, we have Niki of the Eastside Sharks making her UPCL debut with the silver cue for 7-ball. This debut is a forgettable one, as Niki hit 21 with two errors in a very weak opening to her career. Ending the day, the 50th player is Sparkles getting called again for 9-ball with the silver cue. Sparkles scored 20 with three errors in another bad effort, leaving the Stills doubting her for the upcoming season, which could lead to tension.

We're going to try to maintain a 50-game-per-day pace for the remainder of the Qualifiers session, now that we're stabilizing at that average. Tomorrow should be more of the same around here.