Fedor Gorst (David Thomson – Medium Pool)
Diamond Derby City Classic XXIII, January 21-29, 2022
Caesars Southern Indiana, Elizabeth, IN
David Thomson
The Diamond BIG Foot Challenge
LIVE from the Accu-Stats TV Arena
Format: Race to 11, single-elimination, alternate break, foul on all balls, no jump cues. 10-Ball caroms and combos win. Mosconi Cup captains Jeremy Jones and Mark Wilson are in the Accu-Stats’ commentary booth: Enjoy and learn.
The action began with Cuetec sponsored Fedor Gorst pitted against the resurgent Darren Appleton.
Fedor’s stellar Accu-Stats .949 TPA performance in round one certainly made him the odds on favorite to take this year’s title.
Darren had a hard road to hoe. Could he summon his meteoric, masterly skillset that had eliminated Roland Garcia?
Fedor’s strategy against any opponent is simple: Don’t miss.
As you can tell by his TPA that peaked at .951, at that point, he had only one error.
Who can compete with that? Darren fought hard but soon found that, even with alternate break, momentary lapses of seasoning led to disaster.
At 11-3, and a final TPA of .945, Gorst strode into the semis.
The match with Jayson Shaw and his nemesis, Shane Van Boening, seemed like the finals.
Expectations, perhaps, had the pair err more than usual. They each missed around 3 shots, most resulting with Shaw having the more favorable leave.
In one instance, a favorable roll left Shane so snookered, they both had to laugh. Their sportsmanship was never in doubt. Jayson closed it out at 11-8.
Filler against Gomez held no surprises. The young German, fluid and fearless, manifested no weakness. Gomez struggled. Superman had found his kryptonite.
The 11-3 result revealed all.
The Immonen and Alcaide debacle reversed course when, ahead 3-1, Mika missed an elementary eight.
Alcaide capitalized, caught up, and mutual errors had the lead bounce back and forth.
Then, fortune reared its ugly head. Mika would be the first to admit that lady luck favored him.
A frustrated David soon realized it was not going to be his day. In the latter games his cue ball continued to run awry
Mika punished and pounced to close it out 11-7.
A Champion will be crowned tonight.
Semis and Finals continue with Shaw, looking for his 4th, against Gorst. Then, Filler and Immonen. the latter three searching for their first.
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Diamond BANK POOL CHAMPIONSHIP
Short Rack. Race to 3.
From 457 now 50 remain in round 7 at press time on Sunday.
Fedor Gorst, Mieszko Fortinski and Pijus Labutis still have the luxury of buy-backs.
Past champions Sky Woodward, Alex Pagulayan, and Billy Thorpe who bested John Brumback, are still in the running.
The ironic Bank story of the event has to go to Brumback.
John was given his first loss by Reggie Cutler.
John recognized the name, not because of Reggie’s reputation, but because he had recently requested John’s DVD instructional. “Bank Pool Secrets of a World Champion”
John had shipped the DVD to Reggie at a campsite.
As John reported, “You can’t make this stuff up.”
it’s also the best endorsement you can get.
Albin Ouschan, John Morra, Jayson Shaw, Josh Roberts, Shannon Murphy, Tim DeRuyter, Alex Pagulayan, Shane Van, Lee Vann, Evan Lunda, Troy Jones, David Alcaide, just to name a few, are still alive and well.
The Semis and Finals will be live-streamed via Accu-Stats PPV OnDemand on Tuesday evening.
DIAMOND ONE-POCKET CHAMPIONSHIP
RACE to 3.
370 competitors who specialize in pool’s most cerebral discipline: Chess with balls.
No upsets to report… as yet.
DIAMOND BIG FOOT 10-BALL CHALLENGE: FINAL DAY
Diamond Derby City Classic BANK POOL Championship: Fri. Jan. 21 – Sun. Jan. 23. 2022. Semis and Finals in the Accu-Stats TV Arena: Tuesday evening, Jan 25.
Diamond Derby City Classic ONE-POCKET Championship: Sun Jan. 23 -Wed. Jan. 26. Semis and Finals in the Accu-Stats TV Arena, Thursday evening, Jan 27.
Diamond Derby City Classic 9-BALL Championship: Wed. Jan 26 – Sat. 29.
Accu-Stats PPV OnDemand service
And the cream of the match-ups available via the Accu-Stats Pay-Per-View OnDemand, 4-camera HD production. Approximately, 60 action-packed hours of pro-pool is projected, PLUS reruns. After each match concludes, it is uploaded and available to you. With PPV OnDemand, you choose when you view, no matter what you’re timezone.
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DCC BIG Foot summary:
Fedor Gorst vs Darren Appleton 11-4
Jayson Shaw vs Shane Van Boening 11-8
Joshua Filler vs Roberto Gomez 11-3
Mika Immonen vs David Alcaide 11-7
