A new measure of tournament toughness: Harmonic Field Strength

The first is (850/1+780/2)/(1/1+1/2) = 826.66

The second is (830/1+820/2)/(1/1+1/2) = 826.66
I would be definitely more interested in the second event (830 vs 820) over a 850 vs 780 although the HFS is the same for both events. Maybe going to 16 or 32 will present a truer picture of the strengths of the events.
Funny that the numbers came out the same in my example though lol
Bob had a typo. The one you prefer is 840 and the other is 826.
Okay, now I feel better 😌

Controversial question- how long do you keep a dead player on Fargo?

Would removing him affect people’s ratings?
I just chimed in to suppose it will. Provided on how FargoRate works, as per Mike Page described. FR numbers for players depend on those racks played against their opponents, to such extent that even if a certain player was on hold for a year or two, his FR is going to fluctuate, based on how his opponents are performing during such a hiatus from the game.

A new measure of tournament toughness: Harmonic Field Strength

I would be definitely more interested in the second event (830 vs 820) over a 850 vs 780 although the HFS is the same for both events. Maybe going to 16 or 32 will present a truer picture of the strengths of the events.
Funny that the numbers came out the same in my example though 😆
Bob had a typo. The one you prefer is 840 and the other is 826.

A new measure of tournament toughness: Harmonic Field Strength

I like the idea here, Mike, but what matters certainly varies from fan to fan. You can put me with the crowd that cares much more about star power than depth. Field depth matters little to me, as I rarely watch stage one at the WNT majors in the first place, in part because of the lower quality of play, but also because there is no shot clock.

That is why I'm so upset that the bickering between WPA/Predator and Matchroom has made it very rare to have all, or nearly all, the superstars in a single field.

Right now, our game, arguably, features three of the ten greatest 9ball players in history in Filler, Gorst and SVB. It used to be quite common that we saw all three in the same event, but pool politics have made it rare, and the fan is the loser.

Depth of field is nice, but like most other sports fans, pool fans want to see the superstars more than anything and field depth can never be enough to overcome their absence.

PS My guess is that the World 9ball will come out on top in your study.
Depth here kinda means 800s, not the qualifier crowd.

Controversial question- how long do you keep a dead player on Fargo?

I saw today that Chang Jun Lin is still on Fargorate, I dared to make a post on the Matchroom Facebook page about it and people are losing their minds.

What’s the logic on keeping a dead player on there? Isn’t it a CURRENT standing list?

Want to honor the memories of dead players? Maybe make a best of all time page?

I am a fan of his, met him in Vegas and was saddened by his untimely death.

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A new measure of tournament toughness: Harmonic Field Strength

The first is (850/1+780/2)/(1/1+1/2) = 826.66

The second is (830/1+820/2)/(1/1+1/2) = 826.66
I would be definitely more interested in the second event (830 vs 820) over a 850 vs 780 although the HFS is the same for both events. Maybe going to 16 or 32 will present a truer picture of the strengths of the events.
Funny that the numbers came out the same in my example though 😆

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