Oliver Ortmann wins World Straight Pool 14.1 Championship
Oliver Ortmann has becom the world’s top 14.1 billiards player by taking the World Championship. He started the day with a hard fought 200-123 win over American Danny Harriman and faced off with Huidji See from the Netherlands in the straight pool billiards finals.
See was the first to gain any control in the final pool match as he moved out to a quick 54-11 lead. A run by Oliver Ortmann narrowed the gap to 54-37, but See surged ahead 79-40 with a run of his own. Ortmann came back to within six at 86-80 and then answer a short run from See with a run of his own to knot the score at 97 each. Oliver Ortmann inched ahead at 118-104 but See regained the lead 142-129. Ortmann retook a small lead at 155-142.
See crept back to 157-156, but left a shot hanging in the jaws to give Ortmann a chance at the table. Ortmann capitalized on the chance, but was only able to take a 12 ball lead before See retook the lead at 170-169.
A safety battle was followed by Oliver Ortmann creeping out to a 182-171 lead while still at the table. From there, Ortmann’s experience allowed him to close out the match for the win.
Oliver Ortmann earned $12,500 for first place, while See settled for $5500 in second place prize money.