We're back in action after the holiday. This is probably going to be a short post being a Saturday. We'll make up for it tomorrow. The first series is...
Honda Driftwood Coliseum, Pearl: Watermelon v. Rainmane. The red cue leads off the day with 7-ball. Web City's Rainmane was able to pot the 7 that Pearl's Watermelon missed wide on at the bottom left, giving the former a 1-0 series lead over the latter. The Spiders' Rainmane had a four-ball run after making two balls on the break, but she never saw the table again as the Surfers' Watermelon closed game 2 on a three-ball run-out, tying the series at 1. Rainmane's scratch early in game 3 proved the turning point, as Watermelon rattled off a six-ball run-out to win the game and take the series 2-1. The highlight was a perfectly weighted double-kiss on the 5 that scored it off the top rail to the bottom right while retaining position on the 6. Ranked #29 for 7-ball, Watermelon is through to the second round.
Google Hall, Modernistic: Ms. Puppy v. Dominic. The blue cue comes on for 12-ball. Atlantic's Dominic got himself set up just ahead of Modernistic's Ms. Puppy, making his last two shots just as she lined up to grab the win and a 1-0 series lead. An early scratch in game 2 doomed the Union's Ms. Puppy, as it gave the Pirates' Dominic just enough to work with to gain a narrow lead that bent but wouldn't break during the game. Ms. Puppy had a chance to win, but her bank of the 3 went wide at the top side, and Dominic iced the game for a 2-0 series lead. Ms. Puppy used very solid defensive positioning in a patient game 3, keeping Dominic away from good shots long enough to take the win herself. Dominic still won the series 2-1, and his #55 ranked 12-ball bid will head to Whitewater's Samsung Arena for a second round series with the Shores' Wild Thing.
HP Field Events Center, Eastside: Graham v. Wings. The red cue is back on the 7-ball bracket for this series. Pearl's Wings might have had a slight edge in possession in game 1, but Eastside's Graham got the one that counts, pocketing the 7 to the top right after Wings left it short, and taking a 1-0 series lead. The Surfers' Wings made it count in game 2 despite a sharp start from the Sharks' Graham, potting a four-ball run-out to tie the series at 1 with the strong showing from Wings. In game 3, Wings had a failed jump attempt at the 5, but the cue bounced out of the bottom side. Graham couldn't get the 6, leaving it at the top side, and Wings potted it and the 7 to win the game and the series 2-1. Wings, ranked #82 for 7-ball, will head home to Honda Driftwood Coliseum to act as visitor in a series with Surfers teammate Watermelon in the second round.
HP Field Events Center, Eastside: Taylor Swift v. Roxy. The venue gets a second dose of 7-ball, with the blue cue coming on for the second series. Freedom's Roxy worked a four-ball run-out after both she and Eastside's Taylor had iffy shooting early in game 1, but Roxy finished with a 1-0 series lead with the confident run. The Cascades' Roxy was a bit more dominant in game 2, although the Sharks' Taylor didn't exactly inspire confidence in the game. Roxy breezed her way to a win for a 2-0 series lead. Taylor scratched on the 3 in game 3, and Roxy used the ball-in-hand to work a four-ball run-out, sweeping the series 3-0. Ranked #78 in 7-ball, Roxy will travel to Todavía's Apple Center to face the Stills' Leonardo in the second round.
Coca-Cola Field Exhibition Center, Boston: Sweetheart v. Strut. Another edition of the Doubles Derby is up in 15-ball with the blue cue. Golden's Strut appeared to have a scratching problem in game 1 after he had a six-ball run, but Boston's Sweetheart had the costliest scratch, allowing Strut ball-in-hand on the 15, which he buried for a 1-0 series lead. The Pilots' Strut had a good share of possession in game 2, but he left the 15 vulnerable at the top right, and the Swifts' Sweetheart potted it in an 8-15 combination to tie the series at 1 with the smart shot. Game 3 stayed even, although swings of momentum occurred, with it swinging last to favor Sweetheart, who was able to pot the last two when Strut's four-ball run ended. Sweetheart, ranked #29 in 15-ball, won the series 2-1 to go to the second round.
BMW RockDome, Westside: Misty v. Kiwi. The silver cue appears for 9-ball to end an abbreviated afternoon, with a match in the Suburban Derby. Westside's Misty held her own for a bit, but lost it around mid-game, and Terrace City's Kiwi overwhelmed with a four-ball run-out to claim a 1-0 series lead. The Knights' Kiwi dominated with a six-ball run in the middle of game 2, and when the Rockers' Misty missed the 9 on a bank toward the bottom left a bit wide, Kiwi hammered it in from distance to clinch the series at 2-0. Kiwi brought game 3 to a quick end, getting a brush on the 9 off the break to push it to the bottom side for the win, sweeping the series 3-0. Kiwi, ranked #65 for 9-ball, is headed for the second round.
BMW RockDome, Westside: Goatee v. Stealth. In the venue's doubleheader nightcap, the game is 7-ball with the red cue. Westside's Goatee took a fairly even game 1, winning with the last two balls when Swordpoint's Stealth ended up a bit wide on his bank attempt on the 5. The win put Goatee ahead 1-0 in the series. The Rockers' Goatee had a three-ball run in game 2, but it didn't matter as the Blades' Stealth pieced together a three-ball run-out for the win, tying the series at 1. Stealth got a gift in game 3, as Goatee couldn't contact the 7 on her greedy kick attempt, and he buried it from ball-in-hand to win the series 2-1. Ranked #86 for 7-ball, Stealth heads to Boston's Coca-Cola Field Exhibition Center to face the Swifts' Gradley in the second round.
UPS Hall, Maplewood: Diddley v. Slinks. The red cue stays up for some Rotation. Harrison's Slinks managed to overcome a good break from Maplewood's Diddley, leading for much of the rest of the game and taking the game 8-6 when Diddley left the 14 short at the top right, earning a 1-0 series lead. In game 2, the end was a comedy of errors with multiple misses by the Lumberjacks' Diddley. The Specters' Slinks had her last miss prove very costly, as Diddley ran out the last three balls to win 8-7 and tie the series at 1. Diddley had a good break and two highlights in his 8-5 win in game 3, claiming the series 2-1. The highlights were a double-kiss 4-9 combination to the top left with the 4 kicking off the right rail, and a two-rail kick of the 6 to the top left. Diddley, ranked #18 for Rotation, will host Lydia of the Lighton Prestige at this venue in the second round.
Toyota Arena, Freedom: Jasmine v. J. Garcia. The red cue continues its streak with 7-ball once again. Freedom's Jasmine saw the 7 rattle around the top right but fail to fall, and Southridge's Garcia needed just two shots for a 2-7 combination to that pocket for the win and a 1-0 series lead. Garcia absolutely stole game 2, making just the 7 after the Cascades' Jasmine left it short at the top right following a six-ball run. Garcia clinched the series with her 2-0 lead in the series. Garcia never gave Jasmine a shot in game 3, scoring the 7 in the top left on the break to sweep the series 3-0. Ranked #88, Garcia will travel to Kraft Forum in Royal to play Marsell of the Crowns in the second round.
Gillette Center, Swordpoint: Dreamy v. Taylor Swift. The blue cue returns for some 15-ball. Eastside's Taylor played a decent game against Swordpoint's Dreamy, with both players seemingly equal throughout. Taylor did get the slight edge, potting the 15 for the win and a 1-0 series lead. The Sharks' Taylor picked up steam with a five-ball run in game 3, and while the Blades' Dreamy made it interesting by replying on a three-ball run, she failed to pot the 15, allowing Taylor a tap-in to secure the series at 2-0. Taylor completed the 3-0 series sweep with a four-ball run-out in game 3. Taylor's #88 ranked 15-ball bid advances to the second round, where she'll travel to Boston's Coca-Cola Field Exhibition Center to face the Swifts' Sweetheart.
We'll let that be all for today, a half-day of games if you will. Tomorrow should be a full slate.
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