Patrick Johnson
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Today I watched the AccuStats tape of the 1P match between Deuel and Daulton at the 2000 1P World Championship - you know, the one where Corey uses a smash break, puts Shannon off his game and wins 4-3. I had heard about it but never seen it, and wondered if I'd think that Corey was doing something creative or just trying to shark Shannon.
As I watched (and laughed) I began to realize something: Corey was using a second-ball 8-ball break, and it was doing what I have always noticed - the balls were ending up on the break side and the cue ball was ending up on the other side. Then I thought "this may not be such a bad idea for a great shooter like Corey against better 1P movers".
Shannon was flummoxed by it and that helped Corey win the match, but I was wondering if I was right about Corey's strategy. Then he interviewed with Grady after the match and confirmed my suspicions - he said he knew he'd be outmoved by the more experienced 1P players he was up against (like Shannon) and wanted to get them into a shooting match instead. He also said he got the idea while playing 8-ball and noticing where the balls ended up after the break (great minds...).
What do you all think? Was it a fluke that he won with this strategy, or does it have some merit for a shooter playing against movers? I didn't get to see any other matches from that tournament - how did he do with it against other better 1P players? Has he done it since?
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P.S. It was a really fun match to watch, and I give Corey credit for having the independence and guts to try something nonconventional in a top level tournament. On one shot after Shannon's break Corey was stuck behind the stack without a good move, and if he was a "real" 1P player he probably would have taken a scratch - instead he fired a bank into a 3-ball combo and made two balls! Grady and Ervolino (AccuStats commentators) were incredulous all the way through - I think they had as much fun as I did.
As I watched (and laughed) I began to realize something: Corey was using a second-ball 8-ball break, and it was doing what I have always noticed - the balls were ending up on the break side and the cue ball was ending up on the other side. Then I thought "this may not be such a bad idea for a great shooter like Corey against better 1P movers".
Shannon was flummoxed by it and that helped Corey win the match, but I was wondering if I was right about Corey's strategy. Then he interviewed with Grady after the match and confirmed my suspicions - he said he knew he'd be outmoved by the more experienced 1P players he was up against (like Shannon) and wanted to get them into a shooting match instead. He also said he got the idea while playing 8-ball and noticing where the balls ended up after the break (great minds...).
What do you all think? Was it a fluke that he won with this strategy, or does it have some merit for a shooter playing against movers? I didn't get to see any other matches from that tournament - how did he do with it against other better 1P players? Has he done it since?
pj
chgo
P.S. It was a really fun match to watch, and I give Corey credit for having the independence and guts to try something nonconventional in a top level tournament. On one shot after Shannon's break Corey was stuck behind the stack without a good move, and if he was a "real" 1P player he probably would have taken a scratch - instead he fired a bank into a 3-ball combo and made two balls! Grady and Ervolino (AccuStats commentators) were incredulous all the way through - I think they had as much fun as I did.