Top DawgsTOP DAWGSAPA POOL · SOUTH JERSEY

LOSS · SPRING 2023

Top Dawgsvs F.O.C.U.S.

Wed, Feb 1 · 12:30 AMNational Park Pub & GrillWeek 5

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Top Dawgs

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Recap

Top Dawgs fell to F.O.C.U.S. 11-12. Patrick led the way at 5-2. Came down to the final match.

By the numbers

Individual matches

2–3

5 total · Top Dawgs's side

Sweeps

0 🧹 / 0

no mini-sweeps

Special shots

0

no B&Rs / 8-on-break

Closest match

2-1

Anand Patel vs Giggles Palangi

Chalk Talk·Coach's Corner

Dropped a close one

Post-match breakdown

What we did well
  • Won the heart-rate test

    Anand closed out a hill-hill 2-1. Mental game showed up.

  • Nothing given away

    Zero sweeps conceded, zero bonus shots allowed. Tight defense across the whole night.

What to clean up
  • Slow out of the gate

    Dropped the lead-off 3-4 — playing from behind all night is harder than it needs to be.

  • Couldn't shut the door

    Anchor went down 1-3 with the team match within reach. That's the one to win.

  • Lost the heart-rate test

    Steven dropped a hill-hill 3-4. One ball away — sharpen the close.

Key moments

  1. R1Lead-off goes to Joker Martinez 3-4. Steven swims upstream from here.
  2. R4Round 4 flips the lead — F.O.C.U.S. in front 2-2.
  3. R5Anchor goes the other way (1-3). Final 2-3 on individual matches.

Next up11-12 loss, but won the heart-rate test is something to build on. Fix one thing, not five.

The Arc

R1R2R3R4R5Top DawgsF.O.C.U.S.

Round-by-Round

  1. R1Lead
    00·01
  2. R2Second
    00·12
  3. R3Middle
    01·22
  4. R4Fourth
    12·22
  5. R5Anchor
    22·23