After watching two days of pool on a live stream, I witnessed the end of the Northwest cup. All games played on a super tight Brunswick with 4 1/8" wide pockets. Tight pockets mean more misses, especially with rail shots.
6 selected players for each state, Washington and Oregon. 5 men, one woman on each team. Match play was two players playing a race to 5 in 9 ball, alternating break. First team to win 11 matches declared the winner.
Ahhh, but match play got to 10-10! So instead of another match, a playoff of single games ensued...first team to reach 9 games wins. Even that got down to a dead heat..8-8, with Oregon winning the final game. Pressure pool at it's best...every shot critical while knowing you had a team counting on you.
The icing on the cake? My honorary nephew, Matt Horner, was declared tournament MVP. Probably got the not because he pulled Oregon's fat from the fire twice..both times their backs to the wall where if Washington won, it was over. His victory made it a tie in match play, and his win in single game play forced the final game.
Here's a file photo I have of the MVP...nice going, Matt!
