Can I ask a question? Why is this considered the match of the century? Or was it just the catchphrase to use for this matchup?
And while I'm at it, I noticed someone said it earlier, but why would anyone be crazy to take this kind of match with they money involved if there was a neutral racker involved? I'm not a gambler and don't know the intriquicies ofnthe gambling world
It's just marketing, of course, and I'll respect the right of the producers and promoters to call it this. No doubt, they are piggy backing the billing of the Strickland vs Reyes match of 1999 with the idea.
Of course, it's all part of the delusion being sold today that how much money is in the middle or how long the race is determines how big a match is. If two "C" players play a long race with each other for $10,000,000, would you watch? As for me, I'd rather watch a four hour documentary called "50 Different Ways to Make Guacamole Dip."
This is a great match between two legendary players and great rivals, there's no doubt about that, and I'm sure all who check it out will enjoy it immensely. The best match of 2019, however, was the SVB vs JL Chang race to 50, in which SVB played the one guy who has bested him in recent years in a, consequently, compelling matchup. Many considered them to be the two best action players in the world at the time of this matchup in Houston this spring, which made the drama electrifying.
… but this is a great matchup, just not the match of the century, or of the year for that matter.
