Read about it here Matchroom News www.matchroompool.com/news/article/...itle/shane-and-bergman-maintain-top-two-spots
... Interesting that Dechaine isn't up there, but there's still time. ...
Comical rankings for sure.
I'm wondering which of the players other than Shane has wins to speak of this year.
Over the past six months, Dechaine has reached the final four at both the US Open and the SBE 10-ball. He was 2nd at the Derby City 1-pocket, 5th at the Dragon 14.1 event, and he won the American rotation event at Derby City. He won the Ocean States Championship in November, too.
This past weekend at SBE, he beat Immonen and Hohmann back to back, that's two Europeans who've won the World 9-ball championships.
Any system that doesn't send Mike Dechaine to Las Vegas this year is a joke.
He is America's second best rotation pool player and keeps on proving it.
Let's hope we won't repeat the 2014 mistake of sending out-of-form players to the Mosconi. If we do, I won't attend.
Comical rankings for sure.
I'm wondering which of the players other than Shane has wins to speak of this year.
Over the past six months, Dechaine has reached the final four at both the US Open and the SBE 10-ball. He was 2nd at the Derby City 1-pocket, 5th at the Dragon 14.1 event, and he won the American rotation event at Derby City. He won the Ocean States Championship in November, too.
Comical rankings for sure.
I'm wondering which of the players other than Shane has wins to speak of this year.
Over the past six months, Dechaine has reached the final four at both the US Open and the SBE 10-ball. He was 2nd at the Derby City 1-pocket, 5th at the Dragon 14.1 event, and he won the American rotation event at Derby City. He won the Ocean States Championship in November, too.
This past weekend at SBE, he beat Immonen and Hohmann back to back, that's two Europeans who've won the World 9-ball championships.
Any system that doesn't send Mike Dechaine to Las Vegas this year is a joke.
He is America's second best rotation pool player and keeps on proving it.
Let's hope we won't repeat the 2014 mistake of sending out-of-form players to the Mosconi. If we do, I won't attend.
Stole the words right outta my mouth. Personally I'd go shane, Bergman, dechaine, Oscar, and make Alex Pagulayan an honorary citizen of the U.S.A.
I doubt the MC rankings will take into account 2014 feats. I think the events they will look at will be Jan 1, 2015 and forward to the Mosconi Cup.
Dechaine is going to need to play in the points events for 2015 and he is going to need to perform well in them to earn a spot. If people are ranked above Dechaine atm than it is because Mike has not played in the points events or he has not managed to perform as well in them as those who are above him.
I agree he is absolutely one of the Americans that should be on the team if you look at pure skill, but he has not done what he needs to do in 2015 so far. He has time to turn that around, hopefully he can.
9 events are being used to determine the 3 players who qualify automatically based on points. The first was the DCC 9-Ball (Jan.), where Dechaine went out in the 4th round and earned no points. The next 3 were the US Bar Table Championships (Feb.), which Dechaine did not enter. The 5th was the SBE, where Dechaine finished 4th and earned 13 points.
The remaining 4 points events are: US Open 10-Ball (July), US Open 8-Ball (July), Turning Stone XXIV (Aug.), and US Open 9-Ball (Oct.).
9 events are being used to determine the 3 players who qualify automatically based on points. The first was the DCC 9-Ball (Jan.), where Dechaine went out in the 4th round and earned no points. The next 3 were the US Bar Table Championships (Feb.), which Dechaine did not enter. The 5th was the SBE, where Dechaine finished 4th and earned 13 points.
The remaining 4 points events are: US Open 10-Ball (July), US Open 8-Ball (July), Turning Stone XXIV (Aug.), and US Open 9-Ball (Oct.).
9 events are being used to determine the 3 players who qualify automatically based on points. The first was the DCC 9-Ball (Jan.), where Dechaine went out in the 4th round and earned no points. The next 3 were the US Bar Table Championships (Feb.), which Dechaine did not enter. The 5th was the SBE, where Dechaine finished 4th and earned 13 points.
The remaining 4 points events are: US Open 10-Ball (July), US Open 8-Ball (July), Turning Stone XXIV (Aug.), and US Open 9-Ball (Oct.).
What a joke. I couldn't pick 5 just from the USA that would be close to favorites. Give our spot to Asia. Johnnyt
Who knows maybe Canada might banned Alex and Morra from taking part- I mean why taint Canada's name by sending the duo to be sacrificial lambs . Canada may not want any part of itJust make it Team America vs Team Europe.
One country vs the entire of Europe is honestly idiotic at this point, given the USA has nowhere near the talent of the whole of Europe at this stage in the sport. It might have made sense early in the MC to put the USA up against the whole of Europe, now it is a freaking farce as Europe has far more talent then the USA at this point.
SVB
Alex
Dechaine
Bergman
Morra
That is STILL an underdog against the best Europe can field, but at least they have a chance...
Am I understanding this right to mean there is only 16 points left is someone wins all of the last 4 events? Johnnyt
... Perhaps I didn't hear about it - is the 2015 Mosconi Cup on bar tables? If not, why would we count even one bar table event? ...