Hall of Fame Hohmann survives shooting to stay alive at CSI Michigan Open
PhilBoxing.com
Sat 25 Sep 2021
Hohmann.
Next month, Germany’s Thorsten Hohmann will be officially inducted into the Pool Hall of Fame, celebrating a career that includes two 9-ball World Championships and countless back-to-back pool titles.
On Friday night, the 42-year-old showed he may be one of the tallest men in the pro pool, but still isn’t quite ready for a rocking chair. the CSI Michigan Open at Kellogg Arena in Battle Creek, Mich. Hohmann now qualifies for the knockout round, which begins on Saturday morning at 10:30 a.m. local time.
After Krause turned an opening scratch from Hohmann into a 2-0 lead, the German turned things around in the third rack after his opponent missed the ball 2, clearing the table and then using break-ands. -consecutive runs and one miss. of his opponent to close the set, 4-2. After the two competitors split the first two games of the second set, Hohmann had a chance to take the lead in the third game but missed a clean cut of the 4 ball in the side pocket. His opponent grabbed the rack, then used a combined shot on the 10 ball to increase his lead to 3-1. The German seemed well placed to reduce his deficit to 3-2 but left the ball 7 in the jaws of the corner pocket, allowing Krause to win the set.
Krause opened the shootout to sudden death by scratching in the pocket in the opposite corner, a mistake that proved costly as the stoic and consistent Hohmann pocketed all four balls in the extra period to claim the victory.
Hohmann’s victory ended a loss to Krause, who lost her first-round match to Russia’s Kristina Tkach, then won three straight games on the losing side – beating Timothy Fowler, Cody Myers and Daniel Schneider of Switzerland before being eliminated Friday night.
Russian Fedor Gorst, who beat Poland’s Mieszko Fortunski in straight sets, 4-1, 4-0, will also advance to Saturday’s knockout stage.
Gorst, who won the first stage of the US Pro Billiard Series in Arizona in July, took advantage of a Fortunski scratch in the opening game to climb the scoreboard. The 29-year-old Pole tied the game when Gorst failed to pocket a ball at the break but lost the table when he collapsed into the next rack. Gorst would secure a victory through a victorious safety rally, then use a break-and-run paired with another winning safety battle to secure the victory.
The 21-year-old Russian managed to escape twice in the second set but still shut out his opponent, thanks to two misses from Fortunski and a scratch.
Estonian Denis Grabe, who overcame a handful of missed shots to defeat Spaniard Francisco Sanchez-Ruiz in straight sets, 4-3, 4-1, will join Gorst and Hohmann on Saturday.
Grabe took the early advantage 3-1 in the first set and had the chance to close the frame, but missed a 1-ball in game five. The Spaniard cleared the table to reduce the lead to 3-2, then tied the score when Grabe missed the 3rd ball in Game 6. Standing at the table with the break and an opportunity to win the set, Sanchez-Ruiz failed to pocket a ball on his opening stroke and returned the table to Grabe, who cleared the table to win the set. , 4-3.
The Estonian built a 2-0 early in the next period thanks to a break-and-run and a victorious safety rally on the 6 ball. Grabe then tacked on another play when his opponent missed the 6. ball in the next play, but relinquished control of the table in the fourth play when he scratched on the break. Trailing 3-1, Sanchez-Ruiz had a chance to take the lead but missed the 2nd ball after the break. After throwing the 8 ball into the corner pocket after a save, the Spaniard had one last chance to stay in the game but pushed the 9 ball off the corner pocket, giving the match to Grabe.
In other landmark games on Friday, Kang Lee used a handful of missed shots from opponent Tyler Styer to win in straight sets, 4-1, 4-2, and Singapore’s Aloysius Yapp used a seventh safety rally for avoid a sudden death shootout and defeat Tony Robles, 4-3, 4-3.
The knockout phase begins tomorrow with four matches, including Greece’s Alex Kazakis against Yapp, Pole Konrad Juszczyszyn against Kang Lee, Pole Oliver Szolnoki against Canadian John Morra and Finnish Mika Immonen against Singaporean Lian-Han Toh . Four more matches will start at noon, including the Polish Wiktor Zielinski against Grabe, the Austrian Mario He against the Lithuanian Pijus Labutus, the world champion of 10 balls Eklent Kaci who was to meet Gorst and Hohmann against Roberto Gomez Jr. of the Philippines.
Fans can watch coverage of the competition on Billiard TV or on the WorldBilliardTV YouTube page.
This event is also the third stop in the US Pro Billiard Series, which includes five professional events open between July and the end of the year. Created by Predator Group and amateur league operator CueSports International, these tournaments will run in tandem with CSI amateur league events held across the country. The winner of each competition receives a guaranteed spot in the 2022 Predator 10-Ball World Championship, which will add up to $ 125,000, to be held March 28-April 1 in Las Vegas at the Rio Hotel and Casino.
This competition is played on Predator Pro pool tables covered in Predator Arcadia performance fabric, with Predator Arcos II precision balls and under Predator Arena billiard lights.
For more information on the US Pro Billiard Series or the Amateur Leagues, visit www.playcsipool.com.
For the latest information on Predator Pro Billiard Series action, follow @ProBilliardSeries on Facebook and Instagram. For live streaming, watch Billiard TV or follow WorldBilliardTV on YouTube for reruns.
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