It all ends today in the UPCL Bowl Series with the last four matchups. First up...
McDonald's Hall, Atlantic: Shelley v. Rainmane. Oriental United faces Brute Force with the green cue. Infinity's Shelley scooped up the win in 7-ball despite a hot start from Midland's Rainmane. Shelley leads the series 1-0. In 8-ball, the Predators' Rainmane had another good attack, but the Torpedoes' Shelley kept it close all the way to the finish. Shelley took another win and went ahead 2-0 in the series. Shelley made the 1 on the break in 9-ball but fouled on the next shot. Rainmane didn't waste any time, sinking the 2-9 combination to the bottom left from ball-in-hand to cut Shelley's series lead to 2-1. Shelley had some offense in 10-ball, but a couple of errors cost her the result. Rainmane was able to sink the final pair of shots, including a bank on the 10 to the top side, to tie the series at 2. Shelley bounced back in 12-ball, working with better positioning while Rainmane struggled to get her shots lined up. Shelley's late surge pushed her to a 3-2 series lead. Rainmane again didn't get much positioning in 13-ball, allowing Shelley to easily take another win for the 4-2 series lead. Shelley stormed ahead in Rotation and never looked back. Rainmane had a small push, but Shelley won 8-3 to clinch the series at 5-2. Shelley let off the attack in 15-ball, and Rainmane was able to deflect off the 5 to make the 15 at the bottom left. Shelley remains ahead 5-3 in the series. Shelley led for much of Accuracy before a late miss dropped her into a 1-1 tie with Rainmane. Shelley took the Atlantic Bowl 5-3-1.
Porsche Events Center, Zenith: Hoot v. Dustin. A lopsided battle between Oriental United and Forest SC also uses the green cue. Viewpoint Sound's Hoot made a couple of shots in 7-ball, but Central's Dustin grabbed the win on a deflection off the 3 to get the 7 at the top side. Dustin leads the series 1-0. The Warriors' Dustin wasn't very effective on offense in 8-ball, allowing the Meteors' Hoot to surge on offense early. Hoot was able to close it out for the win to tie the series at 1. Dustin put on a masterclass of positioning in 9-ball, working his way to an eight-ball run-out after a modest start from Hoot. Dustin regained the series lead at 2-1. Hoot got himself even again with a 4-10 combination deflected off the 9 to the bottom left to win 10-ball and tie the series at 2 games each against Dustin. Hoot took control early in 13-ball with a five-ball run, and Dustin didn't have the positioning to keep pace. Hoot pulled ahead 3-2 in the series. Hoot kept it going, weathering Dustin's good start to 13-ball by making a surge in the middle. Hoot had the better late positioning for a three-ball run-out to get the win and go up 4-2 in the series. Hoot held his ground in a tough Rotation battle, taking an 8-5 win with a late run over Dustin. Hoot sealed the series at 5-2 with that result. Hoot was erratic throughout 15-ball, and Dustin eventually finished it off with a 6-15 combination to the top left to cut the series to 5-3. Hoot had a solid performance in Accuracy, but Dustin held the line at perfection to grab a 0-1 win. Hoot settled for a 5-4 series win in the Zenith Bowl.
Kraft Forum, Royal: Rachel v. Autumn. The Songstresses and Humanity clash with the silver cue. Whitewater's Rachel had a decent start to 7-ball, but Diamond's Autumn put down a five-ball run-out for the win and 1-0 series lead. The Shores' Rachel wasn't able to finish off a close battle in 8-ball either, with the Gems' Autumn winning on a late pair. Autumn is up 2-0 in the series. Autumn continued to display a strong finishing touch in 9-ball, making a three-ball run-out this time while Rachel struggled in the middle. Rachel still didn't have things quite right in 10-ball, and Autumn was clutch at the finish to take another win for the 4-0 series lead. In 12-ball, Autumn had the early lead after Rachel made one of each and scratched on the break. Autumn couldn't find the bottom right, and Rachel won on a three-ball run-out to stay alive down 4-1 in the series. Rachel stayed alive again in 13-ball, piecing together a solid finish to take down Autumn and trim the deficit to 4-2. Rachel continued to surge in Rotation, taking offense early and using a couple of later runs to put up an 8-4 win over Autumn, whose series lead has shrunk to 4-3. Rachel pulled even in the series with a win in 15-ball. Autumn was solid initially, but a scratch on the 13 allowed Rachel to sink the final pair of shots to tie the series at 4. Rachel finished the reverse sweep with a 0-1 win in Accuracy, as Autumn's mid-game scratch was all it took to decide things. Rachel won the Royal Bowl 5-4.
Nestle's Warriors Hall, Central: Quincy v. Diddley. The final series of the league season is between members of Outcast and Prime using the purple cue. Modernistic's Quincy didn't hand on well at the end of 7-ball, scratching to allow Maplewood's Diddley to win with the final pair. Diddley leads the series 1-0. The Lumberjacks' Diddley had an unlucky scratch in 8-ball that ruined his performance. The Union's Quincy then shut him out for the win to tie the series at 1. Diddley delivered a lucky finish in 9-ball with a botched shot on the 8 deflecting to sink the 9 at the bottom left. Diddley regained his series lead at 2-1 over Quincy. Quincy deferred possession late in 10-ball, but he failed to make the 10 when his turn came around. Diddley won on a tap-in at the top side to push his series lead up to 3-1. In 12-ball, Quincy had to turn to defense after a slow start. Diddley still broke through at the end to grab the win for a 4-1 series lead. Quincy stayed alive in 13-ball, working a four-ball run-out at the end after a battle for positioning helped him get by Diddley, who is still ahead 4-2 overall. Quincy held on again in Rotation, battling with Diddley for every shot of an 8-7 win. Diddley's series lead is down to 4-3. Quincy got lucky in 15-ball, with a missed 13-15 combination caroming off the 14 and dropping into the bottom side as Diddley could only watch after missed chances of his own. The series is tied at 4. Diddley prevailed in the end, taking a 2-3 overtime win in Accuracy to beat Quincy 5-4 in the series. Diddley took the Central Bowl, and with that the season is over.
Fans of the UPCL won't have to wait long for more entertainment, as we'll have all the action from trade season on Twitter @UnitedPCL as well as the Tournament XII Draft on Thursday.
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