Tom Rossman opened the match with a compression kick shot. He squeezes the cue ball out from behind the 9 ball to kick the 8 ball across through the bag and into the side pocket. It's a relatively simple shot and Rossman didn't falter. Eric Yow didn't find it difficult either, also making the shot.

Yow's first challenge was a jump kick shot. With the cue ball frozen to the rail and a row of blocking balls only one ball width away, he had to get the cue ball up quickly then kick it off the far side rail and back to pocket a ball hanging in the side pocket. Both players got agonizingly close, but neither of them were successful in making it and the score remained tied at 1.

Rossman broke out his oversized ball prop for his next shot. He plopped over a regular object ball balanced on the large pool ball into the side pocket and drew the regular cue ball back to pocket a ball in the opposite side. He easily made the shot to gain a point, but Yow followed suit to keep the score even.

Sticking with jump shots, Yow chose this frozen ball jump. He jumped the cue ball out of the ring of balls, off two rails and into the guiding cue to sink a ball in the side pocket. Both Yow and Rossman made easy work of the shot, keeping the score level.

More props were brought out for Rossman's two-part challenge. This shot takes the standard coin wrapper shot and adds a quick jump shot to it as the 9 ball is jumped over the falling 8 ball into the opposite side pocket. Matching shot for shot, both competitors were able to make it.

Yow chose yet another jump shot for his next challenge. This is a variation of a classic, but the object ball is jumped over a row of object balls and into the corner pocket without disturbing the standing racks. Yow kept the pressure on, making the shot, but Rossman fell a bit short handing the first lead of the match to Yow at 5-4.

Rossman responded with another variation on a classic, taking the Just Showing Off shot and adding a couple extra props to make the last ball. He pulled it out quite nicely, but Yow faltered bringing the match back in to a tie.

Yow continued bringing the jump shots, this one though being a Twin One Handed Jump shot. With two cue balls and a jump cue in each hand, the cue balls are simultaneously jumped over a cue stick lying across the table and into the corner pocket, with the help of a rack on the other end. Both players demonstrated amazing dexterity as they were both able to complete the shot, keeping it all level.

Just as dexterous was Rossman's next challenge. Five object balls were lined up and each one would successively be fired into the opposite side rail so they pop up in the air, then caught by hand and deposited in the side pocket. Rossman looked intense shooting and catching each ball with mechanical precision, gaining a point. Yow, on the other hand, had troubles and had to launch himself over the table to try to catch one of the balls (and failing to do so), giving Rossman the lead at 7-6.

So what kind of shot does Yow respond with now that he's behind? A jump shot, of course, this one though was a juggling (moving cue ball) jump. First he hits the cue ball 3 rails around the table, then hits it a second time making it jump through a hole in a box and pocketing a ball in the corner pocket. Both challengers made it look easy and Rossman maintained his lead at 8-7.

Not unlike his previous shot, Rossman's next challenge required a little bit of quickness. This time, only one ball was needed, but after jumping it off the far side rail, he needed to grab a cup and catch the ball in the cup before putting the ball in a pocket. Again, Rossman was successful, but Yow made the necessary adjustment this time to stay close.

Finally, Yow transitioned to masse shots. This one was a rocket masse with a carom-combination set up by the side pocket. The cue ball pockets an object ball in the corner, rides up the rail to hit the combination while the caromed ball goes in to the opposite corner pocket. Again, both competitors made the shot, keeping the match tense.

Yow brought out another masse shot for his next challenge, this one a bit of a jump masse. The cue ball jumps over the shaft of a cue stick, pocketing a ball in the corner, then masses back hopping over the stick again to make the combination in the corner. Yow narrowly made the shot, almost looking like the cue ball hit the far side rail. Rossman was up for the challenge as well though, maintaining his one point advantage late in the match.

Desperately needing a point, Yow brought out this silicone masse shot, similar to his sixth challenge. The cue ball pockets a ball in the corner pocket, rockets up the rail fighting through a blocking ball, and keeps enough spin to continue up the rail and pocket the combination in the far corner. Demonstrating his proficiency, Yow nailed the shot. Rossman, on the other hand, couldn't get it to fall, evening up the score.

Yow went back to jump shots with this rail-assisted jump. The cue ball jumps off the rail, hops over a wall of blocking balls and continues down table to pocket a ball in the corner pocket. Yow showed his comfort with the shot, easily making it. Rossman looked a little unfamiliar with it, but got it to fall on his second attempt after the cue ball hopped down the rail on the way to pocket the ball hanging in the corner pocket.

Just trying to keep the pressure on, Rossman chose this variation of the Hustler bank shot, with limitations on how high the cue stick can be elevated. The shot turned out to be good choice as Rossman was able to make it. Yow showed no intimidation though, also making the shot.

For the final selection of the match, Yow chose this stroke shot, trying to jump up and pocket the cue ball propped up on the rack and then drawing back with enough power to knock in the ball frozen to side of the rack. On his first attempt, Yow accidentally knocked the second ball with his bridge hand, causing the miss. His second attempt popped the first ball over the side pocket. With a chance for victory though, Rossman was unable to connect sending the match to the only place it could end, a tiebreaker.

Yow went first on the tiebreaker hundred dollar bill shot. The table was running fast though and Yow's shot went 9 rails, rolled over the dollar bill, and then an extra three feet halfway back across the table! Rossman took his cue from that though and eased up on his attempt landing the cue ball right next to the bill for the exciting victory and taking his place in the finals.