Top Dawgs
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8 Balls for Sale
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Recap
Top Dawgs dropped one to 8 Balls for Sale 9-12. Anand led the way at 2-1. Anand's mini-sweep was the highlight.
By the numbers
Individual matches
2–3
5 total · Top Dawgs's side
Sweeps
0 🧹 / 0
Mini-sweeps: 2 ✨ / 0
Special shots
0
no B&Rs / 8-on-break
Closest match
2-1
Anand Patel vs Shot Hofbauer
Took an L
Post-match breakdown
Closed the door
Anand took the anchor 2-1 — clutch in the closer's seat.
Stingy on the felt
2 mini-sweeps (Anand and Pete) — opponents never reached the hill.
2 upset wins
Anand and Pete both beat higher-SL opponents. Handicap chart didn't see it coming.
2-for-2 on the hill
Anand and Pete both closed out hill-hill races. Cool under pressure.
Slow out of the gate
Dropped the lead-off 1-3 — playing from behind all night is harder than it needs to be.
2 sweeps conceded
Steven and Peter got blanked — those are the matches that flip a tight night. Bench depth / pre-match feel matters.
Key moments
- R1Lead-off goes to Jina Ochal 1-3. Meghan swims upstream from here.
- R5Anchor delivers — Anand 2-1. Books closed at 2-3.
Next up9-12 loss, but closed the door is something to build on. Fix one thing, not five.
The Arc
Round-by-Round
- R1Lead0 → 0·0 → 1
- L1-3
- L
- R2Second0 → 0·1 → 2
- L0-2
- L
- R3Middle0 → 1·2 → 2
- WMINI · 0.5pt3-2
- W
- R4Fourth1 → 1·2 → 3
- L0-4
- L
- R5Anchor1 → 2·3 → 3
- WMINI · 0.5pt2-1
- W