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Florida Diary
Sorry for the absence of the Vegas diary. I was sulking, but I'm all better now.Anyway.
We all went on a road trip to Florida. We being, Tiffany Nelson, Kelly Fisher, Val Finnie and I. We laughed our heads off all the way down I-95. I suppose you had to be there.
After a 9-1 win over Jeri Engh in the first round, I was looking forward to my next match. Round two was a match against my friend and fellow former snooker player, Wendy Jans. On the table Wendy is quite the tiger , but off the table she is very droll and funny.
The match went back and forth, until a missed 9-ball by Wendy, allowed me to get a lead and win the match 9-7. I made too many errors to be happy with my game. I knew I was hitting the ball well, but I was lacking confidence. Mentally I'm not 100% and haven't been for a while, but I'm working on it.
Monica Webb was next on my hit list. I had to take out the "Assassin". Unfortunately, she had the same idea, and her draw was quicker than mine. Again, I made some crucial mistakes at key moments, and I'm sure Monica won't mind me mentioning how unlucky I was on one particular 8-ball. But all in all Monica made less mistakes to beat me 9-6 .
So, over to the loser's side I go. One match away from the cut. 16 players make the cut and get re-drawn.
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A re-match with Dawn Hopkins, and a chance for revenge for the 9-8 loss to her in San Diego. I felt more confident in this match, and I missed less balls. Dawn seemed to be struggling a bit with her cue ball, and after the match, she admitted to not adapting quick enough to the change in climate. I closed out the match 9-5 to go through to the re-draw.
I drew Jeannette Lee in the last 16 and was very disappointed with my performance. I lost 9-2 and deserved it.
All in all, l made far too many mistakes. I need to get my confidence back if I expect to play well.
Now I can look forward to laughing my way home. It's only a game.
Peoria, here we come.
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