Next generation of American players?? Really curious as to where these people are hiding. How many players in the US under 30 play or have any chance of playing world-class pool? I live in what used to be a major hot-bed of pool and there might be 3-4 in a four state region that play or will play at a hi level. Most people around here are scared shitless that their FR might go up. I don't have much hope for the future of US players competing at the world level.
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I think you've misinterpreted me. I did not comment on the likely level of success that will be enjoyed by the next generation of American players. That generation does, however, exist and it will have the opportunity to compete at the very highest level. I think my views on the competitive state of pro pool among Americans is pretty well known in these AZB parts, and we share the same concerns, but that's a topic for another thread.
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Being opposed to getting better is probably one of the things that holds back US players the most.
I think most players in other countries would take pride in knowing their rating went up.
A Question that I was thinking of yesterday in bed ^^
Each day two players are out and two players are subbed in. Essentially one winner at top of the bracket and the other one is the lowest player will be removed and then a two new players will be added, but the bunch in the middle will move on to continue for another try.
But the question is, if the guys who played in group1(day1) and kept playing on, for example like Albin - they will have more chances and more innings because its hard for this caliber of player to be in the bottom of the bracket, so they will keep playing and keep playing with many trys. And in the same time a guy who will join in for example in Group6(Day6) as new player which will happen tomorrow, that guy will only have one chance even if he stays in the middle of the group at the end of the day.
Or another example Roberto Gomez who just joined today, he's a good player but he joined late. So even if he remains in the middle of the bracket he will have only one more chance or two I am not sure how many groups/days are still remaining, but the point is - Albin got so many more chances than players who joined in the later days. So how is this fair? if I am a player I want to play in day 1 to have the most chances, so please clarify to me do the players who joined day 1 pay more? or who determines which player gets more chances than the players who joined later on day 5 or day 6.
Each day two players are out and two players are subbed in. Essentially one winner at top of the bracket and the other one is the lowest player will be removed and then a two new players will be added, but the bunch in the middle will move on to continue for another try.
But the question is, if the guys who played in group1(day1) and kept playing on, for example like Albin - they will have more chances and more innings because its hard for this caliber of player to be in the bottom of the bracket, so they will keep playing and keep playing with many trys. And in the same time a guy who will join in for example in Group6(Day6) as new player which will happen tomorrow, that guy will only have one chance even if he stays in the middle of the group at the end of the day.
Or another example Roberto Gomez who just joined today, he's a good player but he joined late. So even if he remains in the middle of the bracket he will have only one more chance or two I am not sure how many groups/days are still remaining, but the point is - Albin got so many more chances than players who joined in the later days. So how is this fair? if I am a player I want to play in day 1 to have the most chances, so please clarify to me do the players who joined day 1 pay more? or who determines which player gets more chances than the players who joined later on day 5 or day 6.
that's my interpretation as well. if albin stays on an places 2-3 every day and then wins the last group day, and then wins the winner's group, he will have scored a lot more $$ than if for example melling wins the winner's group. so the best tactic in this format is to place 2nd every day except for the last day?
More like age 14 and under. 30 is 15 years too late
I don't think the players pay anything to be in the event. I imagine their hotel is paid for since they are required to stay in the bubble. They may also have their travel paid for. The point is to have an interesting format that people will be interested in viewing. It has little relation to the usual mass tournament where the majority of prize fund comes from player entry fees and there is little if any video exposure.
Where are all the center-baller's when game after game these top pros all pound the 9 ball in with low outside on the CB and go two rails all the way up table?
<=== Just tuned in the first time this event. The Ktach vs Gomez match was pretty good. The silence is boring though. The crowd really makes the events.
I suppose Shane's shirt would have looked something like Neils' if he had chosen to play. Not really all that different from the shirt he has in the lower picture. I think he made a bigger deal of it than it really was. But, I'm not in his shoes
tkach needs to improve her break in order to be really competitive among the boys. i like her fundamentals though, solid
My post was supposed to be humorous, but leave to an AzBilliards member with intent to ruin a thread voice their thoughts for the sole purpose of trolling. Thanks for your reply.
Agreed, her break will make it hard for her to win more than occasionally against men with Fargo of 750+ in a race to eleven format, but perhaps she can improve her break. Those of us who remember the teenaged Jasmin Ouschan will recall how hard Jasmin worked on her break in her youth, and how successful she was in improving it. Tkach can try to follow that same blueprint.
That said, Kristina is a most impressive player, pocketing the balls well and playing patterns that are passable even by men's standards. I'd rate her defense as weak by men's standards, but she shows some keen insights into the kicking game and jumps adequately. She appears to have at least some background in billiard theory, too, that helps her to extend tactical sequences.
Tkach is very far along for a 22 year old and has an extremely bright future. She'll be one to watch for many years to come. Wishing her well in her continuing pursuit of excellence.
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Let’s shoutout Kristina for three fouling Bijsterbosch. Don’t see that too often in Matchroom events.
The way the format goes it does not matter if you win 6 out of 6 in the round-robin, so you better off saving energy....winning 6 out of 6 is the same as winning 3 out of 6, just make it in the top 4 thats all that matters, which to me as I stated earlier in this thread is illogical.Albin is on fire 4 out 4. Looks is he is fed up after losing 2 finals ,his buddy Niels is promoted and he is only group 1 player left. I think more likely he does not want to end up playing Jasmin on this Sunday
Because after being in top 4 even if you're 6 out of 6 or 3 out of 6, then you can lose one match in semis and be out, even one of the pro's stated this that they tried as hard as they can to make a luck-base in the end, and I agree with that pro who said that in one of the commentry.
I don't understand this.
If you lose one match in the semis, you're not out, you take your prize money and move on to the next group with a chance to win more.
There's a financial advantage to placing high in the round robin. With such short matches, any one of these players could beat any other. I was struck by the number of hill-hill matches (Tkach went hill-hill against Roberto Gomez and Naoyuki Oi). And the number of 'upsets' where the stronger player was defeated by someone weaker. (Albin Ouschan during the first couple of days.)
Groups 1-7
1 $4000
2 $2000
3 $1250
4 $1250
5 $900
6 $700
Winner's group
1 $5000
2 $2500
3 $2000
4 $2000
5 $1500
6 $1250
7 $1000
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