MAN VS MACHINE
Posted: Fri May 02, 2008 2:12 pm
In what can only be described as a thrilling match, the Human Team, composed of Alinville and Albinario, defeated AI-team's Curly and Tall Steve with a score of 8-5.
The AI team looked strong at the beginning of the match, with Curly making some fantastic shots on his 2 rack run to give the machines a bit of a head start. After the initial surge though, the humans took over. Albinario made a 2 rack run to bring the humans level again. After this, Alinville took control and made some nice plays. The weakest link in the AI team this evening seemed to be Tall Steve, as he struggled to pot his first ball, and later on, being close to redeeming himself with a nice run-out, was unlucky enough to experience the stun bug, causing him to miss a straight 6 at a crucial moment. Commentators say this happened due to him stating that "the stun bug does not exist".
From there the humans, being more communicative and team oriented, went on to win the challenge 8 to 5 in the end.
The AI team were seemingly outraged as they didn't even congratulate their opponents with a "gg" or "gm wp".
The AI team looked strong at the beginning of the match, with Curly making some fantastic shots on his 2 rack run to give the machines a bit of a head start. After the initial surge though, the humans took over. Albinario made a 2 rack run to bring the humans level again. After this, Alinville took control and made some nice plays. The weakest link in the AI team this evening seemed to be Tall Steve, as he struggled to pot his first ball, and later on, being close to redeeming himself with a nice run-out, was unlucky enough to experience the stun bug, causing him to miss a straight 6 at a crucial moment. Commentators say this happened due to him stating that "the stun bug does not exist".
From there the humans, being more communicative and team oriented, went on to win the challenge 8 to 5 in the end.
The AI team were seemingly outraged as they didn't even congratulate their opponents with a "gg" or "gm wp".