Parica to Face Jones in the Finals at the U.S. Open

Parica to Face Jones in the Finals at the U.S. Open By InsidePOOL StaffThe final day of the 28th annual U.S. Open began today at high noon, matching up Jeremy "Double J" Jones with "Earthquake" Keith McCready in the hot seat match and "Rocket" Rodney Morris with Jose Parica for fourth place. Parica played flawlessly against Morris, ultimately winning by the score of 11-3 and never missing a ball.In the hot seat match, it was unfortunate for McCready fans that the "Earthquake" that rumbled through the conference center last evening against Parica did not show up for his match with Jones. McCready cited food poisoning and lack of sleep because of his excitement over the matches today as part of the reason for his performance, which, while adequate, was not as it was the evening prior. Jones rolled over McCready with his steady, solid play, and despite the obviously huge audience support for "Keither with the Ether," Jones was the victor by the score of 11-3.
The match for third place at 2 p.m. was between Parica and McCready, a rematch of one of the two remaining winners' bracket matches on Saturday evening. The audience seemed to be holding their breath to see which McCready showed up for this match, but McCready was in his element this time, entertaining the crowd as always with his one-liners and facial expressions. He missed several shots toward the beginning of the match that he attributed to the skidding of the balls, but he held his own with Parica, coming back from a 5-2 deficit to take a 6-5 lead. Parica retaliated to take a 9-6 lead and then missed a 6 ball in the next rack. "Life, baby!" shouted McCready, approaching the table with glee. He won that game to make the score 9-7 Parica. After McCready left Parica an open shot on the 2 ball after being forced to kick at it, Parica reached the hill. McCready played a fantastic 1-9 carom on the 1 ball in the following rack and then made the 2-9 combo, coming within two games of Parica. A controversy over the break that McCready made, with only two balls and the cue passing the side pocket, held up the final rack, but since Parica shot and then complained about the break, it was not called a foul. on his way to another awesome run-out, McCready lined up for a rail shot on the 7 ball, and it rolled off on him. With three easy balls left, Parica ran out to the 9 and McCready conceded, with the final score 11-8.The final match will begin at 7 p.m. Sunday evening. Visit InsidePOOL for the latest in the sport of billiards and pool.

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