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Top Dawgs
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F.O.C.U.S.
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Recap
Top Dawgs got rolled by F.O.C.U.S. 8-15. Greg led the way at 2-2.
By the numbers
Individual matches
2–2
4 total · Top Dawgs's side
Sweeps
0 🧹 / 0
no mini-sweeps
Special shots
0
no B&Rs / 8-on-break
Closest match
2-2
Greg Carpenter vs Joshua Bateman
Chalk Talk·Coach's Corner
Tough night
Post-match breakdown
What we did well
2 upset wins
Anand and Greg both beat higher-SL opponents. Handicap chart didn't see it coming.
What to clean up
Slow out of the gate
Dropped the lead-off 0-4 — playing from behind all night is harder than it needs to be.
2 sweeps conceded
Peter and Robert got blanked — those are the matches that flip a tight night. Bench depth / pre-match feel matters.
Key moments
- R1Lead-off goes to Terry Pratt 0-4. Robert swims upstream from here.
- R2Round 2 flips the lead — F.O.C.U.S. in front 1-1.
- R5Anchor goes the other way (0-5). Final 2-2 on individual matches.
Next up8-15 loss, but 2 upset wins is something to build on. Fix one thing, not five.
The Arc
Round-by-Round
- R1Lead0 → 0·0 → 1
- L0-4
- L
- R2Second0 → 1·1 → 1
- W2-2
- W
- R3Middle1 → 2·1 → 1
- W2-3
- W
- R4Fourth2 → 2·1 → 2
- L0-4
- L
- R5Anchor2 → 2·2 → 3
- L0-5
- L
