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LOSS · SPRING 2025

Top Dawgsvs #JustinStrong

Tue, Apr 22 · 11:30 PMWilson's PubWeek 16

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Top Dawgs

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#JustinStrong

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Recap

Top Dawgs dropped one to #JustinStrong 10-13. Patrick led the way at 5-3.

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

2-2

Anand Patel vs Steven Cowgill

Chalk Talk·Coach's Corner

Took an L

Post-match breakdown

What we did well
  • Fast start

    Anand took the lead-off 2-2 and set the tone right out of the gate.

  • Punched up

    Anand (SL3) took down a SL4 — the kind of W that swings a night.

What to clean up
  • 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

    Pete got blanked — those are the matches that flip a tight night. Bench depth / pre-match feel matters.

  • Lost the heart-rate test

    Robert dropped a hill-hill 1-2. One ball away — sharpen the close.

Key moments

  1. R1Lead-off goes our way — Anand wins 2-2.
  2. R4Round 4 flips the lead — #JustinStrong in front 2-2.
  3. R5Anchor goes the other way (0-5). Final 2-3 on individual matches.

Next up10-13 loss, but fast start is something to build on. Fix one thing, not five.

The Arc

R1R2R3R4R5Top Dawgs#JustinStrong

Round-by-Round

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