Strickland Undefeated But Depressed

Strickland Undefeated But DepressedAfter his match with Roland Acosta, whom he defeated 8-4, Earl Strickland came out of the tournament room with an agenda. Perhaps he’s still upset about the $1,000 fine he received for wearing a non-approved shirt in the last round.Discuss the IPT World Open 8-Ball ChampionshipVisit the IPT World Open 8-Ball Championship Image Gallery“I’ve never had a clock on my matches,” he ranted without explanation. “That’s because it’s never gonna happen to me, don’t you get it? I’m not gonna let it happen, I don’t care if am playing the slowest guy in the tournament—I’m not gonna let it happen. I’ll keep him up to pace, I’ll get up to the table and hurry up and miss, let him back to the table. You know what he does? He goes to the bathroom first thing. They do have some stiff rules here—the one rule they are lacking is the shot clock more than anything. That’s the most imperative rule in this game—it protects me and the game and all the great, talented players. The guys that can’t think fast enough will just fall by the wayside. That’s the way it should it.
“The pockets are too generous—no woman should ever be able to beat me playing pool. Apples and oranges, that’s what you’re comparing here. If you make the tables tight and have longer matches, the women will never have a chance. The weak players will beat ‘em then. I’m gonna have to go take a damn depression pill—I wanna kill myself now. I’m playing perfect and I wanna kill myself.”When running six racks in the last round wasn’t enough, “Rocket” Rodney Morris went ahead and outdid himself in the third round, running a total of seven racks against Lou Butera to be the first match to finish in the 3:00 p.m. rounds, winning 8-1. Morris is also defeated after playing two rounds today.Chris Bartram of the US also won his match, defeating James Roberts 8-1 and recording four break and run-outs. Bartram has two wins and one loss so far today, with one left to play. Additionally, Ohioan Dee Adkins bested Larry Schwartz 8-1 as well with six break and run-outs. Tony Chohan had three break and run-outs in his match against Zlatko Jakulj, which he won 8-5. In a rather surprising upset, Adam Wheeler bested Corey Deuel 8-6, and Chicago’s Ike Runnels defeated Andreja Klasovic 8-3.Round 1 GROUP 1T. HohmannS. MooreL. JonesW. KiamcoJ. RaneyGROUP 2M. ManaloC. WilliamsS. TownsendT. KennedyR. GonzalezGROUP 3D. OrcolloN. VarnerG. AtwellM. MasseyJ. BroadhurstGROUP 4E. ReyesL. HeuwagenG. HofstatterO. BulunmazM. LeBronGROUP 5R. SouquetD. HarrimanD. BasavichE. DominguezR. KellerGROUP 6E. StalevC. MellingD. AlcoberroD. WestM. CerneroGROUP 7M. ChamatM. JuvaD. JungoK. FisherB. FriendGROUP 8D. PeachM. LohtanderS. JonesM. EberleJ. KutcherGROUP 9D. MatlockJ. SchmidtJ. KaplanJ. FuscoT. JonesGROUP 10D. AppletonP. PotierM. SchmidtA. MurphyO. AmineGROUP 11R. AlcanoS. EllerbyW. CatledgeD. AlcaideM. KennistonGROUP 12F. BustamanteR. HyblerJ. WimsM. DavisW. CraneGROUP 13A. PagulayanK. BeckerJ. KucharoC. BryantF. AlvarezGROUP 14R. DiksC. MorrisG. WatsonD. ReljicL. CarterGROUP 15G. OwenJ. YoungerA. HopkinsT. RoblesG. MathewsGROUP 16C. WuJ. MeltonC. JoynerH. ChuJ. WhiteGROUP 17L. NevelJ. WetchI. MajidS. Van BoeningT. GohGROUP 18Q. HannR. LuatJ. JonesJ. ParicaE. LauranceGROUP 19A. LiningJ. WaldenP. HarrisonS. SantlM. ManabuGROUP 20R. MartinezB. HunterM. ZimmermanK. CorrA. FrankenGROUP 21C. DeuelM. SigelH. VickeryA. WheelerH. ThornfeldtGROUP 22D. AdkinsO. OrtmannK. McCreadyL. SchwartzL. TraversGROUP 23I. PutnikT. EngertT. ChohanT. DragoZ. JakuljGROUP 24M. HillF. HernandezJ. BeckleyF. KazuoG. LeonardoGROUP 25N. FeijenT. HoaJ. CalderonA. CarvajalL. ChenmanGROUP 26E. StricklandJ. OuschanT. StormR. AcostaP. FuscoGROUP 27M. ImmonenT. FrankB. NunanR. WisemanJ. MiniciGROUP 28J. KirkwoodM. MarquezJ. MaciasV. FacquetM. WebbGROUP 29N. Van den BergB. GroceD. PascasiW. IncardonaM. GulyassyGROUP 30S. TotT. OkumuraB. JahnkeD. Di LibertoE. KellyGROUP 31A. LelyG. TakamiR. EckertP. BrienzaM. SakaiGROUP 32S. SambajonH. TakenakaL. GayB. GollonB. DaviesGROUP 33R. HundalG. BreedloveK. DavenportS. TourangeauA. CzetliGROUP 34R. MorrisL. SalvasR. MckennaL. ButeraT. EdeyGROUP 35Y. BeaufilsT. GarrahanA. FisherH. HsiaJ. Di ToroGROUP 36S. PutnamD. BroxsonS. DaultonP. HoltzB. SalehGROUP 37R. GallegoS. ButeraF. PetroniT. JudetR. MartinGROUP 38J. ArcherN. RayboneC. BartramA. ToshikawaJ. RobertsGROUP 39K. BoyesJ. ShawE. MontalR. DodsonC. ColensoGROUP 40D. HatchG. SchaarA. KlasovicJ. MillerI. RunnelsVisit the IPT for the latest news on their North American Open 8-Ball Championship.

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