'98 Chicago: Monchik vs Ellis

Semifinal match between Sudsy Monchik and John Ellis at the 1998 Chicago Halloween Classic Pro-Am.

[@tuberide3248]

My two favorite players ever as far as raw power and form.

[@rbaddict2947]

Love it...the ball sounds like it's screaming 200mph on these courts. Please post the entire match

[@lbowsk]

If those guys took 5 percent off their shots, they'd win a lot more points and have shorter rallies. Surprised at how few outright kill shots there are off of easy and back wall setups.

[@182Czar]

Over hitting at its finest! Rare to see pros play like this, Love it!

[@ClickThisUser]

awesome upload!

[@JeffMiller-lp3dp]

Wonder why Elli blew out his shoulder?! It's called: swinging for the fences. Both these guys were amazing to watch. Ellis still remains the fastest player I have ever seen live.

[@rbaddict2947]

Ellis was a lot of fun to watch. He and Jason Mannino were never the BEST but almost always the most entertaining. Yeah, never understood why John always had to try to hit the ball so freaking hard. Lots of opportunities to hit a finesse shot like a soft pinch.

[@jamestsmith2873]

Sudsy may be a bit more well known, but Ellis pound for pound, or even not, could hit a ball as hard as anyone.

[@JeffMiller-lp3dp]

Yep - whaled on the ball.

[@lbowsk]

Yes but if it's 18 inches off the floor when it could be 6, what good is it? I am amazed at how many back wall set ups these guys leave their opponents.