Skyler Woodward managed to escape his first match of the day with a victory but wasn’t so fortunate in the next round.
Jeffrey De Luna stood at the table on the hill in the second set of his opening day match against Woodward, leading 3-0 losing the first set and a game away from forcing a sudden death shootout.
De Luna broke and failed to pocket a ball, handing Woodward all of the opportunity that he needed as the American rattled off four straight games to snatch the clinching set and secure the win on the opening day of the 192-player Alfa Las Vegas Open at the Rio All-Suites Casino Wednesday.
After Woodward won the first set, 4-2, De Luna came out on fire in the second before he forfeited the table in the fourth game then leaving a combination shot on the 10 ball after a safety. The American pocketed the shot to climb onto the scoreboard and broke and ran to pull within a game but forfeited the table when he broke dry in the sixth rack.
Skyler Woodward｜©Pro Billiard Series
De Luna began to struggle as he misplayed a safe on the 3 ball and left his opponent a wide-open shot. The Filipino was bailed out when his opponent missed but he ultimately misplayed position on the 8 ball and was forced to play a safety. Woodward jumped in the object ball and tied the match then used a safety exchange on the 2 ball in the next rack to secure the second set and the victory, 4-3.
Facing Jonas Souto in the next round, the Spaniard used a dry break and a missed shot by Woodward to build a 2-0 advantage but missed a chance to increase his lead when he failed to pocket a combination shot on the 10 ball. After Woodward cleared the table to cut the lead to 2-1, he took advantage of missed shots by his opponent in back-to-back racks then added a break-and-run to finish off the comeback, 4-2. Having lost the lag, Souto had breaking privileges in the second set and capitalized, using a break-and-run, a safety exchange and a missed shot by his opponent to shut out the American and force a sudden death shootout.
Woodward missed his opening shot of the extra frame while Souto was perfect, pocketing four straight to win the set.
The American moves to the one-loss side of the bracket where he will face Lian Han Toh Thursday morning at 9 a.m. local time.
Albin Ouschan｜©Pro Billiard Series
Meanwhile, Albin Ouschan was feeling it in his opening match against Billy Thorpe, blanking the American in straight sets in his opening round match.
Using a one-rail kick in, a bank shot that sent the cue ball three rails for position on the next shot and tricky carom shot on the 1 ball, the Austrian built a commanding 3-0 lead but scratched on a kick shot in the fourth rack. Thorpe had a chance to capitalize but missed the 2 ball in the side, allowing the Ouschan to clear the table and pitch a 4-0 opening set shut out.
Ouschan took the first rack of the second set when Thorpe failed to make a ball on the break, then snagged another rack when his opponent missed the 9 ball in the second game. After winning a safety battle in the next rack he closed the match out with a break and run.
Ouschan will face Germany’s Ralf Souquet in the next round Thursday afternoon.
Billy Thorpe｜©Pro Billiard Series
In other matches, Austria’s Mario He took advantage of a handful of unforced errors by opponent Omar Al Shaheen to win in straight set, 4-2, 4-0, Japan’s Yoshihiro Kitatani defeated Estonia’s Denis Grabe in a shootout
Play resumes today with notable matches including Shane Van Boening versus Jun-Ling Chang and David Alcaide taking on Thorsten Hohmann on the winner’s side. Matches can be watched on Billiard.TV and on World Billiard TV, the official YouTube channel of CueSports International. A schedule of televised matches will be posted daily on the Pro Billiard Series and CSI Facebook and Instagram pages.
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四人進入拉斯維加斯公開賽勝部資格賽
2023 拉斯維加斯公開賽在里約賭場飯店結束首日賽程。美國莫斯考尼盃成員 Skyler Woodward 第一盤 4-2 後，第二盤驚險地以 4-3 拿下，並將菲律賓 “公牛” Jeffrey De Luna 送入敗部。Woodward 下一輪面對到西班牙年輕好手 Jonas Souto。Souto 利用對手衝球沒進球與失誤取得 2-0 領先，然後 Souto 在下一局擊打 10號球組合球未能進袋之下錯失拉開比數的機會，讓 Woodward 追回一局，Woodward 在接下來兩局之中在此次把握住機會，靠著對手失誤與衝球清台以 4-2 拿下第一盤。接下來有著完美表現的 Sout 最終 2-1 逆轉擊敗 Woodward。
Ko Ping-Chung (file_2022 World 10-Ball Championship)｜©US Pro Billiard Series
從勝部第一輪出發的兩屆9號球世錦賽冠軍 Albin Ouschan (奧地利) 在首場比賽迎戰在上一場以直落二擊敗美國小將 Joey Tate 的 Billy Thorpe。Ouschan 在開賽後取得 3-0 領先，Thorpe 因在第四局 2號球上出現失誤而錯失拿下該局的機會，0-4 丟掉了第一盤。Thorpe 第二盤首局衝球未果，Ouschan 接手後清光台面，取得 1-0，緊接著 Thorpe 9號球的失誤，以及雙方在一陣攻防後，Ouschan 拿下第三局，緊接著 Ouschan 衝球後掃台，以 4-0 結束掉比賽。下場比賽將迎戰名人堂球員，德國老將 Ralf Souquet。
2021 PBS – 俄亥俄州公開賽冠軍，奧地利 “熊貓” Mario He 利用 Omar Al Shaheen (科威特) 發生的幾次非受迫性失誤，以 4-2、4-0 直落二拿下勝利， 日本的北谷好宏在點球大戰中擊敗歐巡賽-安塔利亞公開賽冠軍，愛沙尼亞的 Denis Grabe。
唐境霆首輪 1-2 不敵義大利的 Francesco Candela，下一場將對戰前美國莫斯考尼盃成員 Tyler Styer；許睿安的首戰則 0-2 負於前世界冠軍 Joshua Filler，將在敗部與日裔美籍 Kurt Kobayashi 交手。柯秉逸、柯秉中、吳坤霖與張榮麟則都以 2-0 的比數取得首場勝利，四人都將在今日的勝部資格賽中爭取晉級，其中張榮麟將在TV桌迎戰五屆美國公開賽冠軍 Shane Van Boening。
Wu Kun-Lin (file_2021 Las Vegas Open)｜©Pro Billiard Series
籤表、賽果 & 即時比分 Brackets and Live scores
賽事直播可於 World Billiard TV YouTube頻道, Billiard TV 以及 tv.kozoom.com 觀看。(拉斯維加斯與台灣時差 -16 小時。)
2/22 – DAY 1
Round 1 首輪
唐境霆 1 – 2 Francesco Candela (ITA 義大利)
許睿安 0 – 2 Joshua Filler (GER 德國)
柯秉漢 2 – 0 David Yonan (USA 美國)
Winner round 1 勝部第一輪
柯秉逸 2 – 0 Nathan Neergaard (NOR 挪威)
張榮麟 2 – 0 Alan Rolon Rosado (PUR 波多黎各)
柯秉中 2 – 0 Ray Robles (USA 美國)
張玉龍 0 – 2 Aleksa Pecelj (SRB 塞爾維亞)
柯秉漢 0 – 2 Mika Immonen (FIN 芬蘭)
吳坤霖 2 – 0 Andrew Kong Bu Hong 江浡康 (HKG 香港)
2/23 – DAY 2
Loser round 2 敗部第二輪
唐境霆 v Tyler Styer (USA 美國)
柯秉漢 v Edgie Geronimo (USA 美國)
許睿安 v Kurt Kobayashi (USA 美國)
Winners qualification 勝部資格賽
柯秉逸 v Sharik Sayed (SGP 新加坡)
張榮麟 v Shane Van Boening (USA 美國)
柯秉中 v Kang Lee (USA 美國)
吳坤霖 v Jan van Lierop (NED 荷蘭)