Kick Off Imminent
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The finals of the Australia Heads-Up Championship are minutes away from beginning, and only one day later than expected. The first heat of 16 players went off without a hitch on Wednesday, and Dan Smith and Barry Woods crushed the competition to make it on the finals. The next crew of 16 were supposed to start on Thursday, but with only 10 players registered after several dropped out to play the little $250,000 upstairs, they pushed it back to Friday. By Friday, however, they were down to eight players. They decided to play from eight to one winner, sending Carlos Mortensen on to today's finals to play a round robin format with Woods and Smith.
After the draw, Dan Smith is playing Carlos Mortensen in the first best-of-three match. The winner with then move on to play Barry Woods. The winner will be the first person to beat both opponents in a row. Theoretically, this format could go on forever, but we're optimistic that won't happen. The two losing players will then play each other to determine second and third places.
Smith, who is still battling a cold, has run upstairs to grab some tissues (and his good luck lollypops). Action will be underway as soon as he returns.