McCreesh Sends McCready to the Brutal BracketBy InsidePOOL StaffIn the featured match for Day o­ne of the 29th Annual U.S. Open 9-Ball Championship, Ryan McCreesh met “Earthquake” Keith McCready o­n the television table and sent him to the o­ne-loss side with an 11-8 victory.With the audience firmly behind McCready in the race to 11, McCreesh took the first game with a 4-9 carom shot that sent the 9 smoothly into the corner pocket.  From there, it was nip and tuck, with neither player gaining more than a two-game lead throughout the match.  With a couple of misses o­n the 9, McCready was at a disadvantage, and it wasn’t long before McCreesh began making the balls disappear.  Up 8-6, the confidence of “The Genie Man” had increased dramatically under the hot TV lights that were making both players sweat.  “Ho!  Take your places!” he shouted after breaking. 
He missed a 4 ball in that rack, and McCready tied up the match at 8 apiece.  “You guys wanna start this o­ne over?” McCready asked the crowd.  It might have had a different outcome, but as it was, McCreesh capitalized o­n two missed balls by McCready in the next two racks to reach the hill.  He o­nly made o­ne ball o­n his last break, but that proved to be enough, as he ran out with the balls gliding into the pockets to win 11-8.  Visit InsidePOOL for the latest news in the sport of billiards and pool.
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