Roy Steffensen
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Last weekend the Norwegian Masters in 8-ball was scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, and we decided to put up a One Pocket tournament on Friday evening.
We limited it to maximum 8 players, single elimination, race to 3, 75 $ entry.
The field filled up in no-time, and several more players had wanted to join if they knew about it earlier. Looks like more and more players atleast know about this game now, here in Norway.
I played a guy the night before, and we played 18 games. I won 6 of them, and of the 12 games he won he ran 8 and out on 6 of them...
The next day I met him in the first round in the tournament, and I won 3-0 in 12 minutes, before the players on the other table had pocketed 2 balls
In the next round (semifinal) I played another 100-ball runner in 14-1, and Norwegian Champion in 9-ball. I have played some one-pocket against him before, and I knew I had to play real tight. Succeeded, and won 3-0 within 1 hour.
In the final I met a player I knew love the game, but I had never played him before. I played real strong against him, but he punished me on a shot that I dogged. Still ended up winning the final 3-1, and about 300 $.
Looks like there will be another One Pocket tournament in March next year. Then it will not be limited to only 8 players, and it will be double elimination.
It was real fun to learn that more players wanted to play the game.
We limited it to maximum 8 players, single elimination, race to 3, 75 $ entry.
The field filled up in no-time, and several more players had wanted to join if they knew about it earlier. Looks like more and more players atleast know about this game now, here in Norway.
I played a guy the night before, and we played 18 games. I won 6 of them, and of the 12 games he won he ran 8 and out on 6 of them...
The next day I met him in the first round in the tournament, and I won 3-0 in 12 minutes, before the players on the other table had pocketed 2 balls
In the next round (semifinal) I played another 100-ball runner in 14-1, and Norwegian Champion in 9-ball. I have played some one-pocket against him before, and I knew I had to play real tight. Succeeded, and won 3-0 within 1 hour.
In the final I met a player I knew love the game, but I had never played him before. I played real strong against him, but he punished me on a shot that I dogged. Still ended up winning the final 3-1, and about 300 $.
Looks like there will be another One Pocket tournament in March next year. Then it will not be limited to only 8 players, and it will be double elimination.
It was real fun to learn that more players wanted to play the game.