Mosconi Cup 2007 - Strickland vs. Peach - Last 2 racks 1/2

Earl Strickland kept America's Mosconi Cup hopes alive but his victory was overshadowed by a bust-up with opponent Daryl Peach, who later branded The Pearl as 'scum of the earth'.

Towards the end of the match, Strickland was involved in a huge argument with World Champion Peach that threatened to become nasty.

Strickland, who had been talking constantly throughout the match, called Peach 'a cheat' after he believed the Englishman had sharked him, although referee Michaela Tabb later confirmed that it had actually been someone behind Peach and not the player himself.

Peach reacted to this insult and threatened Strickland as the two men went head-to-head, apparently close to coming to blows.

Tabb intervened and warned both players about their conduct, although the pair did shake hands at the end of the contest, a 6-3 victory to Strickland.

However, the controversy was not over yet as Strickland stormed off before being interviewed while a heated Peach heavily criticised his opponent live on television.

"Strickland is scum of the earth," raged a furious Peach.

"It's a shame as he is a great player but it shows what he has to do to win.

"I'm a sportsman, I sit in my chair and keep quiet, all of the other Europeans do and all of the rest of the American team do.

"But he is waving his arms around and speaking to the crowd - he is not a sportsman.

"He is probably one of the best players in the world but he just mars his performance with this.

"When I first started playing pool, he was one of my heroes but he has gone down in my books a lot. He mars his performance by, shall we say, being a character."

It was a bad start for Peach as he produced a dry break and left a 1-9 combination on, which Strickland, with his first shot of the match, made.

The match was tied up at 1-1 when he scratched attempting to play safe but the Englishman then won the next to regain the lead.

With no shot on the 1-ball off the break, Strickland opted to push out and a safety battle ensued before a Peach error made it 2-2.

Both players shared one of the next two racks but a table length bank on the 7-ball helped Strickland move ahead with a lead that he was to not let go again.

Strickland won the next two to keep the contest alive.

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[slamminsamshuts]

EARL STRICKLAND IS A WANKER

[mrluigimario]

Great job to Michaela, the only problem is it's hard to settle down when she's so sexy!

[johnykoop]

when michaela is reffing, i cant help but want to put my balls in the triangle

[NationalMan]

great shot at 4:03

[larrygt1]

EARL IS ONE OF THE BEST 8 BALL PLAYERS IN HISTORY I CANT SAY THAT I HAT HIS LOUD MOUTH BUT SURE MAKES THE GAME MORE EXCITING AND COMPETITIVE

[wimpylassiter2336]

earl strickland has the same attitude as snooker fans do. snooker PLAYERS are gentlemen. snooker FANS are obnoxious.

[timayyNYC]

Seriously, i dont understand how anyone can pay attention to the game when Michaela is in their presence.

[9ballalex]

Strickland is the best pool player ever.....bad behavior? complainer? xD ..... emotional player makes the game more interesting... thats why everybody enjoy watching him doing his job....

[coltsuperocean10]

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[deadstroke013]

3:45 is a riot on this vid."pure luck" Earl says.

[ucantstopmeee]

it amazes me that its soo easy to under-perform when all those distractions and a bad mood is upon u, but earl just goes up one notch...

[Hahuna]

Michaela is just fuckin sexy.