"The Professor" Schools McCready
Grady Mathews Takes Down Scott McCready
Wednesday's Round Five of the Derby City one-pocket event had some surprising upsets.
Scott "The Freezer" Frost defeated David Matlock, widely considered to one of the best bar table players in the country.
Larry Nevel, winner of the Viking Cue 9-Ball Tour Championship last November, beat Hall-of-Famer Buddy Hall.
Another HOF resident, Nick Varner, was defeated by Alex Pagulayan, runner-up in the U.S. Open last September.
One of the best matches to watch, however, was the match between Grady "The Professor" Mathews and the infamous Keith McCready, in which Mathews ended up winning 3-1.
As a side note to today's one-pocket action, Russian sensation Evgeny "The Assassin" Stalev walked through the tournament doors earlier this evening, causing a flutter in every present gambler's heart.
This afternoon's matches went as follows:
Marc Hosler d. Dee Atkins
Richard Broumpton d. Marcus Chamat
John Brumback d. Ronald Brumley
Rafael Soldano d. Patrick Burdiss
Tony Chohan d. Jamie Green
Wade Crane d. Donnie Sinkhorn
Corey Deuel d. Gerald Reichle
Danny Harriman d. Tom DiLorenzo
Dan Fitzsimmons d. David Gross
Scott Frost d. David Matlock
Joe Gay d. Chris Gentile
Charles Green, Jr. d. Billy Palmer
Riche Richeson d. Brian Gregg
Dennis Coulter d. John Grim
Bill Henderson d. Steve Lingelbach
Mika Immonen d. James Farrell
Ken Kerekes d. Paul Song
Grady Mathews d. Keith McCready
Steve McAninch d. Aaron Aragon
Tony Mougey d. Randy Pope
Larry Nevel d. Buddy Hall
Rafael Martinez d. Bo Newport
Robert Ogburm d. Jason Evans
Alex Pagulayan d. Nick Varner
Jose Parica d. Adam Henneke
Leil Gay d. Derek Pogirski
Paul Potier d. Francisco Jose
Shannon Daulton d. Wayne Pullen
Joseph Trevino d. Greg Putnam
Shawn Putnam d. Nick Vita
Charles Bryant d. Utpaluma Raval
Jimmy Reid d. Al Naif
Bryan Roberts d. Jerry Brock
Cliff Joyner d. David Rowell
Tommy Stephenson d. Josh Kirby
Jim Weast d. Ricky Bingham
Jimmy Wetch d. Ike Runnels
Charlie Williams d. Michael Collins
Tom Wirth d. John Schmidt
There were 54 players left after Round Five, and Round Six commenced this evening.
The one-pocket event should wind up later tomorrow evening.
Additionally, the 9-ball event began this afternoon, with a total entry of 284 players.