LOSS · SPRING 2022
Top Dawgsvs 8 Balls for Sale
Tue, Mar 29 · 11:30 PMNational Park Pub & GrillWeek 13
Top Dawgs
0
8 Balls for Sale
0
Recap
Top Dawgs fell to 8 Balls for Sale 10-11. Anand led the way at 2-1. Anand's mini-sweep was the highlight. Came down to the final match.
By the numbers
Individual matches
3–2
5 total · Top Dawgs's side
Sweeps
0 🧹 / 0
Mini-sweeps: 1 ✨ / 0
Special shots
0
no B&Rs / 8-on-break
Closest match
3-3
Pete Johnson IV vs Shot Hofbauer
Dropped a close one
Post-match breakdown
3 upset wins
Pete, Anand, and Peter all beat higher-SL opponents. Handicap chart didn't see it coming.
Won the heart-rate test
Anand closed out a hill-hill 2-1. Mental game showed up.
Win rate that travels
3-of-5 individual wins (60%) — keep this on the road and it's a playoff team.
Slow out of the gate
Dropped the lead-off 0-4 — playing from behind all night is harder than it needs to be.
Couldn't shut the door
Anchor went down 2-4 with the team match within reach. That's the one to win.
Lost the lead
Was up by 2 at the high-water mark. Bleeding a lead in the back half is fixable — usually pace or shot selection.
Conceded a sweep
Robert and Steven got blanked — those are the matches that flip a tight night. Bench depth / pre-match feel matters.
Key moments
- R1Lead-off goes to Sean O'Brien 0-4. Robert swims upstream from here.
- R2Round 2 flips the lead — 8 Balls for Sale in front 1-1.
- R5Anchor goes the other way (2-4). Final 3-2 on individual matches.
Next up10-11 loss, but 3 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
- W3-3
- W
- R3Middle1 → 2·1 → 1
- WMINI · 0.5pt2-1
- W
- R4Fourth2 → 3·1 → 1
- W2-3
- W
- R5Anchor3 → 3·1 → 2
- L2-4
- L