Was curious to see some lists. I only ask this after the bergman choice and everyone being amped up for the mosconi cup.
also, how many of the top American pros are full time?
also, how many of the top American pros are full time?
Definitely a toss up. I'm sure I'm leaving some out, but a few possibilities after the aforementioned 7 players above. In no particular order:
Shane Van Boening
Justin Bergman
Sky Woodward
Mike Dechaine
Tyler Styer
Billy Thorpe
Corey Deuel
Justin Hall
Shane McMinn
Josh Roberts
Oscar Dominguez
Max Eberle
Dennis Hatch
Earl Strickland
Jeremy Sossei
Danny Smith
Johnny Archer
Chip Compton
Rodney Morris
I like your list, but is Mike Dechaine really still a top player or is he on everybody's list based on past reputation?
http://www.fargorate.com/fargorateblog/archive/earl-strickland/
"And speaking of Dechaine, yes the window salesperson from Maine does still play and has also logged about 600 games in the last two years performing at 803 speed for those games."
- September 05, 2019
Was curious to see some lists. I only ask this after the bergman choice and everyone being amped up for the mosconi cup.
also, how many of the top American pros are full time?
In order, ignoring Dechaine, who is semi-retired. Mike would be top three if he became serious about pool again for sure. In addition, I assume we're talking nine ball here, as it's the game played at the Mosconi.
1) SVB
2) Justin Bergman
3) Skyler Woodward
4) Jeremy Sossei
5) Tyler Styer
6) Billy Thorpe
7) Corey Deuel
8) Josh Roberts
9) Donny Mills
10) Max Eberle
Sossei above Styer, Thorpe, and Deuel? Color me surprised.
Sossei's countless Joss titles and rock solid track record against all of Shaw, Dechaine, and Van Boening over the years are my reason. He also has two different third place finishes in the Derby City Nine Ball, which has a field of over 400. FYI, he recently lost 11-10 to SVB in quarterfinals of the Steinway 10-ball Classic.
As he very rarely travels anymore to events, Sossei's a little under radar, but he is one tough opponent and America's best players all know they're in for a very tough match whenever they draw him..
If we look only at play in the last 12 months and restrict to players who have logged 500 or more games in FargoRate, the order looks like this...
Yup, Mike, nine of our top ten are the same, and there's not much difference in quality from 4 to 10 as I see it, so the difference in order is not critical in that range. I've watched them all regularly, though, and am influenced by what I've seen. Bergman robs everyone on your list except Shane for the money and is the only one of them other than Shane that matches up with some of the elite Asians.
In order, ignoring Dechaine, who is semi-retired. Mike would be top three if he became serious about pool again for sure. In addition, I assume we're talking nine ball here, as it's the game played at the Mosconi.
1) SVB
2) Justin Bergman
3) Skyler Woodward
4) Jeremy Sossei
5) Tyler Styer
6) Billy Thorpe
7) Corey Deuel
8) Josh Roberts
9) Donny Mills
10) Max Eberle
Oscar will play the bottom 7 on your list.