2000: Shannon DAULTON vs. Corey DEUEL - 2000 WORLD ONE-POCKET CHAMPIONSHIPS

[@miltonvanceiii2766]

This match is F-ing hilarious. 😂 The commentary combination of Grady’s country pontificating and Ervolino’s east coast wheezing is pure 20th century working class Americana. Scratches, missed shots, Corey breaking 30mph, a damn golf tee flying up out of the pocket…”well, that was interesting/strange/entertaining” is all you can say about it. 😂

[@MrDinoboy1]

The commentary was exceptional! I had forgotten how fascinating Grady was to listen to. Awesome, Pat!

[@AccuStats]

Thank you kindly!

[@PoolStarzLive]

Johnny Ervolino sounds like hes been in a lot of pool wars. Love seeing this type of footage. This match is a gem and half. Awesome historical record for the game. Accu-Stats for life.

[@LaVerdad65]

Yo manny!!!!

[@PoolStarzLive]

@@LaVerdad65 whats up this rafa?

[@LaVerdad65]

@@PoolStarzLive this is your tocayo Manny from PR. I miss zen pool, spent a lot of time there

[@PoolStarzLive]

@@LaVerdad65 bro miss having you there . Hopefully we can make a comeback

[@PoolStarzLive]

@@LaVerdad65 thanks for always showing big support we appreciate it !

[@DeeMoback]

Ahhhh yessss ...... the "sonorious tones of the erstwhile Grady"

[@_I_KNOW_HOW_THE_FLOWERS_FELT_]

... AND THE LEGENDARY " VELVET FOG HORN " ... GOD BLESS THE WAR - AND ALL THE LESSONS IT HAS IN STORE .

[@brentrose4744]

The post match interview was interesting for a couple reasons. First, knowing the future for “young” Deuel, you hear signs of his analytical approach to break strategies. Second, at the surface level, his break play seemed reckless. But, there was clearly an underlying strategy to play to his strengths (shot making) and reducing his perceived weakness (moving - his words, not mine). Not to mention the best line: “Did he run out, though?”

[@A_A_Ron78]

I remember watching this & my one pocket playing dad jumped straight up & said, let me at him.. talking about Corey breaking like that

[@capoman1]

MAYBE THE BEST one pocket match I've ever seen due to the unorthodox play and great shot making of Corey. Corey has a gambler's heart and balls of steel!

[@rackyballboa5744]

Corey was quite an aggressive one pocket player in his younger days, he's a bit more careful these days. It was great to hear Grady and the raspy voiced Johnny Ervolino doing the commentary.

[@licoricesaffron]

Two old pool players Mark and Grady had been friends all their lives. When it is clear Grady is dying, Mark goes to visit him. He says my friend, we have played pool all our lives and we have loved this game dearly. Please do me one favor. When you get to heaven you must find a way to let me know if there are pool tables there. Grady looks up at Mark from his death bed and says, my friend if it is at all possible, i will do this favor for you. Soon after, Grady passes away. A few nights later, Mark is awakened in the middle of the night by a blinding white light. Mark! Mark! Yes i am awake, who is it? Grady says, it’s me, Grady. Mark asks, where are you? In heaven Grady says. And I have good news and bad news. Mark says tell me the good news first. The good news is there are pool tables in heaven, they are perfect and the cues and conditions are always perfect. Even better, all our friends and all the greats from the past are here playing, and there are tournaments all the time. Even better than that we are all young again and play for as long as we like and never get tired. Mark says, this sounds fantastic, like a dream come true! So what’s the bad news? Grady says, you’re scheduled to play Mosconi this friday night.

[@jeffren70]

Thanks for the upload. Saw this many years ago and happy to see it again. I never saw Corey break like that again.

[@edhartgrove7552]

♥♥ WOW! That's the oddest game of one pocket I've ever seen. After reading the video title, and then seeing Corey break the balls, I honestly thought that they must be playing a game of 8-ball before the one pocket match begins. Thank you, Pat, for posting this.

[@larrywhipit5204]

Thumbs up before I even watch!! Way to go Accu-Stats!

[@Happyfsscist33]

I love the old guys! So much knowledge!

[@Happyfsscist33]

People forget they didn't play on diamond tables and good cloth.

[@Happyfsscist33]

And game that doesn't get you killed by your backers.

[@davidcarver3957]

I wonder if Corey looks back at this and laughs at that one pocket break !!!

[@johnsteger]

Looks good on the remake Quality 👌 👍 👏

[@AccuStats]

Yeah thanks

[@jackdorr1583]

Grady sounds like he’s been smoking fireworks

[@tylerhess2458]

That's not Grady... Grady is the one that sounds normal lol

[@jselectronics8215]

@1:24:17 Ervolino is talking about Corey's break and says he's supposed to give that break back to the Indians.

[@capoman1]

Duel is THE FIRST player I've seen to not use a soft break in this game.

[@benfgreatestever8915]

and he was one of the first big time players to do the soft break regularly in rotation games hahaah, such an interesting player

[@rogerscottcathey]

1:13:27 Corey breaking from lower left, makes a ball on break to upper right, from his pov, so why is that ball not in his pocket?

[@rogerscottcathey]

So what's the deal, they have fixed pocket designations?

[@trumanhw]

@@rogerscottcathey Your only 2 options are the pockets below the stack as you break. Unless otherwise-specified, you're implying a choice for the pocket diagonal from where you break.

[@rogerscottcathey]

Guess he pointed to the pocket he wanted breaking the same side. Typical Deuel

[@geraldchalloner306]

Corey picked other pocket.

[@trumanhw]

@1:32:32 ... Corey actually committed a foul and NO ONE saw it! lol. moved a ball in the path of where the CB may have hit. (SD slept it)

[@5taycool]

I don't get why it's a foul

[@2colossery]

No, that was the cue ball's spin. No foul.

[@DeeMoback]

Pat .... do you still have some of those old one-pocket matches?? ... I remember one with Incardons vs Cook ..... I had it on vhs

[@billysikes1374]

Hey Pat, who is the guy at the beginning right before Shannon Daulton? As intro was coming on, Looks familiar but dont know who he is

[@mikelaos2077]

Pretty sure it was Johnny Ervolino. He was the commentator of this match alongside Grady as well.

[@godjhaka7376]

Johnny died February 19, 2005, following complications due to a heart problem. He has a memorial on the one pocket Hall of Fame website, but isn't in the HOF. But a legend of one pocket and straight pool nonetheless.

[@Noejjkkkj]

1:39:55 What in the world?!? And why did Corey immediately pocket the tee that came out of the pocket that he made the ball in? Isn’t that funny?

[@charlesthun470]

very weird- what was it doing in the pocket?

[@mrphotoshop28]

There was a ad for Marlboro while I was watching this.

[@ruskyhrahsel7723]

4:57 one pocket on all tables

[@dylanireland8784]

Grady with the whistle stuck in his throat lol and the other guy sounds like 4 packs with the filters ripped off. Thanks for the upload!

[@AccuStats]

Glad you enjoyed it! A true classic!

[@santeritaimi6843]

25:46 great shot

[@santeritaimi6843]

1:05:06

[@santeritaimi6843]

1:48:09

[@hairyhoudini5565]

I think the most interesting match up wasn't Deuel-Daulton but the post interview, Deuel-Mathews. "The Professor", Grady Mathews, was taken to school by a 20 year old Corey Deuel who had a logical response to every "gotcha" question. The "did he run out though" response to Grady's last question ended the interview before "the professor" was relegated to "substitute teacher.

[@Joe-Z]

Were they playing all ball fouls? 1:32:25 Corey fouls on the 9 ball.

[@AccuStats]

No "all ball fouls" in 2000.

[@Joe-Z]

@@AccuStats Ah OK nice, thanks for all the great matches, much appreciated. 👍

[@tgh223]

@@AccuStats does shannon still play

[@tgh223]

thank u guys for all u do

[@nickpatrick7021]

Ah yes, Corey's boy band days

[@eriksv881]

I think the announcer start in Lord of the Rings. My closed captions keeps saying " huccchchchchchcch chhchchchss sss"

[@JH-ji6cj]

Why do I feel like smoking a pack of cigarettes?😉

[@AccuStats]

To make sure you're not dreaming. Never again will you see this strategy.

[@JH-ji6cj]

@@AccuStats how you changed my comment into afterglow from talking about his (the commentator) raspy voice is both disturbing AND hilarious!lol

[@johnbarrington2526]

Love the commentators

[@geeman509]

Corey breaks 100 miles an hour, scratches 3 times & still wins the game...hahaha

[@AccuStats]

Unbelievable? Yes.

[@rockyj2008]

That’s one pocket

[@whoamifoo9075]

Is it legal to put your hands on the bridge like that? Just wondering.

[@AccuStats]

As Grady said, it would be a tournament to tournament basis (locally) - not sure about WPA rules and such...

[@whoamifoo9075]

@@AccuStats thanks for the response. Just asking because this was 20 years ago and have never seen that before.

[@PoolStarzLive]

@@whoamifoo9075 Picking UP moves Weekly. haha

[@luckybk2710]

rough day at the office for daulton. he was probably only playing at 75% or worse of his capabilities. so many chances squandered.

[@edyoung3664]

Does accustats pay the players who appear on their DVD s?

[@geeman509]

wow, lotsa crazy shite happening in this match...awesome

[@AccuStats]

YES!

[@PoolStarzLive]

You Got Action!

[@rogerscottcathey]

That's funny. Corey gets it coming and going: break too soft, break too hard! Lol

[@rogerscottcathey]

Great commentary btw. Historic actually.

[@steve-km3oo]

good call. dead on. that was thoroughly entertaining!

[@tgh223]

what ever happened to shannon dalton

[@swamiward5625]

Owns a pawn shop here in upstate SC and only plays the derby and sometimes the us open anymore.

[@jselectronics8215]

Is three fouls in a row loss of game?

[@ONEpocketKID21]

yup

[@HoosierRooster]

Tables seem to play awful slow

[@jesuslovesyou5681]

And only 2200 yawns from Rasputin.

[@capoman1]

I love how the commentators CAN'T HAVE THIS unorthodox play. Duel is a gambler. And gamblers know a little something that people OF ANY AGE don't, they know luck can help them and they know when they're taking a gamble. Corey took some gambles AND WON.

[@trumanhw]

Think Corey's choices were wise..? Why isn't Corey still making them years later..? CIA? If Ervolino or Matthews were alive they'd adore playing you with that "unorthodox style." They'd offer something like 10-5 (site unseen) if you'd just guarantee that break, alone. And you'd probably get a bigger spot (esp. if you tried some of those _creative shots_ too).

[@capoman1]

@@trumanhw I'm sure Corey has come to rely more and appreciates percentage play now, and probably has a larger skill set from learning other games like one pocket... But this seems like commentators shaming Jordan for switching hands mid dunk in his early days, even though he later switched to more conventional shots.

[@Abard3480]

He is@@trumanhw

[@montewest931]

Seen em all but for the dough Effern is hands down the greatest ever 🤔

[@tgh223]

u mean except earl strickland

[@MnJimi]

And that's why I don't smoke, so I don't sound like the other commentator

[@stlpinstriping7772]

Sorry, but I can't take another second of the commentator smacking his lips.

[@billysikes1374]

How bout Johnny's scratchy voice?

[@josephlee4337]

@stlpinstriping With all due respect, you are one of the few guys out there who have something to say about Grady a brilliant man,

[@stlpinstriping7772]

@@josephlee4337 I loved Grady. What I can't stand is the lip-smacking into the microphone, no matter who is doing it.

[@stevestewart6287]

I bet old Grady about fell off his chair when he saw Corey do that first break, he said everyone would want to cancel all their bets after that crazy break. Then Daulton had a spot shot to win the game, and he tried to make it with lpw left draw and missed, it went across the table and left Corey straight in, which got him back in the game. What he should have done is slow roll it pocket speed and even if he missed it he does not leave Corey a shot, and maybe hangs it in the pocket. And it is really annoying to listen to Ervolino, it is hard to understand what he is saying, I am sure he is a great man, but he should probably not be doing commentary, because he is so hard to listen to and understand what he is saying.

[@thomastessier4529]

Grady, you are wrong 90% of the time.

[@nimajnebrm]

What's with Corey's break? Did he forget it's one pocket???

[@mikepool215]

who's idea was it to let this guy commentate? you're fired.

[@AccuStats]

Goodbye!

[@Jack-rg6xf]

I have watched a lot of one pocket, and I have never seen anybody get as many bad rolls as Shannon. He missed some shots he usually makes, but he should have won this game. Corey scratches 3 times and wins the game. In my opinion, Shannon is the better player, but not today.

[@jeffreyyoungblood7438]

Corey beat him psychologically with the weird breaking technique.

[@tfkpjk]

Not easy listening to Ervolino talk,,,gravelly, broken voice.

[@AccuStats]

Most LOVE his voice.

[@trple2]

​@@AccuStats There is no way "most" people "love" his voice. Enjoy the uploads though. Thanks.

[@GolfAfter50]

@@trple2 I deff love listening to Johnny! His voice and knowledge are so great -- his calls at the end of Sigel's 150 and out are perfect. Thanks @Accu-Stats Pat!

[@DominiKing32]

tfkpjk he’s not a phone sex operator. He was a great player with a wealth of knowledge.

[@tfkpjk]

I said NOTHING about Ervolino's Knowledge, abilities, personality or anything else disparaging towards him in any way. I would NEVER do that to a player of his stature or career history. I merely stated that his voice was difficult to listen to. Please don't read more into a statement that is not really there.