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By John Goralski Sports Writer Jamie ‘Sharpshooter” Gray aimed his pools stick in one hand like a dart and began stabbing at cue balls to make them jump in quick succession over a perched pool stick. Andy “The Magic Man” Segal bantered after each shot with the confidence that comes from being the top ranked player in the world, and the two men shared a good-natured laughed as they took their places for the start of the final round. On Sunday, March 9, spectators at Shooter’s Billiards on Spring Street were offered a rare treat. After two days of head-to-head battles, the 2014 Masters of Trick Shot Championship tournament came down to this—a battle between the top two players in the world in a Southington pool hall. “We had seven of the top 10 players in the world here, so you really can’t ask for a better draw to be played,” said tournament director Sal Conti. “The Masters is one of two titles that they want to win every year. There’s a world championships, and there’s this. It’s a really sought after title.” For the next hour and a half, the two champions whirled around the table as they pulled [...]
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By John Goralski Sports Writer Jamie ‘Sharpshooter” Gray aimed his pools stick in one hand like a dart and began stabbing at cue balls to make them jump in quick succession over a perched pool stick. Andy “The Magic Man” Segal bantered after each shot with the confidence that comes from being the top ranked player in the world, and the two men shared a good-natured laughed as they took their places for the start of the final round. On Sunday, March 9, spectators at Shooter’s Billiards on Spring Street were offered a rare treat. After two days of head-to-head battles, the 2014 Masters of Trick Shot Championship tournament came down to this—a battle between the top two players in the world in a Southington pool hall. “We had seven of the top 10 players in the world here, so you really can’t ask for a better draw to be played,” said tournament director Sal Conti. “The Masters is one of two titles that they want to win every year. There’s a world championships, and there’s this. It’s a really sought after title.” For the next hour and a half, the two champions whirled around the table as they pulled [...]
