Winamax Team Pros Diaz and Lewis Out of Beer Pong Open in First Round
Arriving at the table - a custom beer pong tournament table no less - we saw that Winamax Team Pros Romain Lewis and Guillaume Diaz were in dire straits.
They were losing by a score of three to nine, meaning that their opponents had eliminated seven cups to the Team Pros' one.
Diaz and Lewis needed a comeback, and it looked like they were going to get it. A Diaz looping shot was met by the bounce shot of Lewis, which was batted away by their opponents when the pair looked assured of a double elimination.
The Winamax Beer Pong Open has an extensive list of rules, too long to list here, but the key takeaway is this. If both players get the ball in the same cup, then they eliminate three cups. And that's exactly what they did. Lewis left the table in apparent disgust as Diaz shook hands with his opponents.
"We didn't get any balls; we got totally f*cked. He made 100% of their shots. We had a little bit of a warm-up; we were good, but it didn't walk out."
It was a strange interview; you never normally get to interview poker players after they've lost, let alone after they've lost a beer pong tournament.
"Both of us are to blame. The responsibility is for both of us. To prepare for Winamax SISMIX we need to get a proper table like this and practice."
At this point Lewis rejoined the conversation.
"We were thinking about his Main Event," he said pointing to Diaz. "The Main Event is a big tournament and he's got a lot of chips. If he can't win the beer pong he has to win the Main Event.
"You can't fault anyone here [for this loss]. We just played against the Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe of beer pong. Unknown to is - there's nothing we could do about this!"
