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| MRosen
- 26 Dec 2010
Total Posts: 71
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Match #1 Nizzi vs. Rosen #28 / CO #1 vs NY #1
Sahara Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Friday, December 24, 2010 4:15pm-6:30pm
Ref: Jamie Rosen, Harvey Kagan, and by Gentleman’s Agreement
Match 1, Set 1
NIZ.7777¦4¦ 28 pts!¦ 7.00ppg
MLR 2533¦0¦ 13 pts!¦ 3.25ppg
Match 1, Set 2
NIZ.67777¦ 4¦ 34 pts!¦ 6.80ppg
MLR 71364¦ 1¦ 21 pts!¦ 4.20ppg
Match 1, Set 3
NIZ.75777¦ 4¦ 33 pts!¦ 6.60ppg
MLR 37656¦ 1¦ 27 pts!¦ 5.40ppg
Match 1, Set 4
NIZ.757747¦ 4¦ 37 pts!¦ 6.17ppg
MLR 676675¦ 2¦ 37 pts!¦ 6.17ppg
20 Games, Nizzi Wins 16-4 over Rosen; gains USAA #28 World Ranking
NIZ. 16¦132¦6.60AvPPG
MLR 4¦ 98¦4.90AvPPG [-1.70 AvPPG]
Last 2 Sets:
NIZ. 8¦70 pts¦6.36AvPPG
MLR 3¦64 pts¦5.82AvPPG [-0.54 AvPPG] !
My family was there to cheer me on, which made a HUGE difference!!
I started both matches very flat with no warm up and Niz picked me apart for 5 or the first 7 games.
The last 2 sets were true dog fights; with Niz winning ALL 6 of 6 [7-6] Games!!! That's a Champion.
I learned and adapted throughout the match. I was twice as productive in Set 3 as Set 1, and 3x more productive by Set 4. In that last set, I had 6-3, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 leads in the first four games and couldn't hold three of them!! It was a Great Houdini Vegas act by Nizzi; who would calmly "C'mon Niz. ~ and execute. That set was pick-pocketed from me by some great slight-of-hand.
That's why he's the best challenge match player in the world.
* I got beat on at least 4 off-speeds from Niz during the match.
I scored a blade shot and a Randy Lind special during the match ;-)
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Match #2 Rosen #29 vs. Nizzi #28 / CO #1 vs NY #1
Sahara Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Saturday, December 25, 2010 10:30pm-Midnight
Ref: Gentleman's Agreement
Match 2, Set 1
NIZ 7777
MLR 2615
Match 2, Set 2
NIZ.7777
MLR 2432
Match 2, Set 3
NIZ.7777
MLR 4432
Match 2, Set 4
NIZ.7777
MLR 5454
16g, Nizzi Wins 16-0 over Rosen; Retains USAA #28 World Ranking
NIZ. 16¦112¦7.00 AvPPG
MLR 0¦ 56¦ 3.50AvPPG [-3.50 AvPPG] Nowhere in the same league this match.
This one was a total domination by Nizzi.
My family was not there to cheer me on, which made a HUGE difference!!
It was contested very well in puck action, but not on the scoreboard for me.
Congrats to Mark for showing what his #1 World Rating is made of!
All in all, this could be known a "The X-mas Massacre" between the two matches.
We'll both write more in the coming days.
Michael "Ricochet" Rosen
Commissioner - Major League Air Hockey
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- 26 Dec 2010
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Do challenge match reports get any more detailed? :) Glad to have Rosen in charge of the details.
First set was me winning well in the beginning, but Rosen started catching fire at the end. I was fortunate to come back some games in that first match, otherwise it would have been Rosens set in the 4th.
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| carolina phil
- 26 Dec 2010
Total Posts: 1084
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Glad that you two players got to double up. Rosen, you gave a good shot against one of the two or three greatest players. Welcome back,Niz, to the world rankings. I have climbed the ladder once or twice in my day, and actually kinda like moving up step by step. Sorta of makes a statement.
So, don't leapfrog Carolina on your way over California:)
Carolina Phil
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