Anyone Have Updated USA Mosconi Cup Points After Last Weekend
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They're still trying to figure out how it all works
Probably. Johnny. LOL
I can't give an accurate points list yet, as I don't know (a) whether the points for the West Coast Challenge will be reduced because of the small field (just 45 players) and (b) who finished in 5th through 24th place at the Midwest 9-Ball event.
Robb Saez was first in Olathe, which probably moved him into the top dozen. Sky Woodward finished 3rd in Olathe, which probably moved him into 4th place. Oscar Dominguez was 7th/8th in the West Coast Challenge, whereas Rodney Morris was 17th/24th, so Oscar gained some ground on Rodney, but will remain in 2nd. So I think the top 7 now probably will be:
1. Rodney Morris
2. Oscar Dominguez
3. Mike Dechaine
4. Skyler Woodward
5. Shaun Wilkie
6. Shane Van Boening
7. Hunter Lombardo
It's up to date through all 10 points events prior to the two that finished yesterday..
Changing the points based on field size is simply dumb. If Matchroom chose a wrong event to host a point event, then so be it. The players that showed up shouldn't be penalized because others didn't show up, the tournament was poorly executed or advertised.
So what does Mark Wilson do if it remains as it is now
1. Morris
2. Oscar
3. Dechaine
That leaves two spots for what I see are the next best 3 candidates: SVB, Sky, Bergman
No doubt, it's a difficult decision.
However, last years inclusion of Sky and Bergman were very positive for not only solid play, but also injecting a bit of alligator blood into the shooters and some more level personalities at the table. It was the first time in the past 5 or so years that i've felt the captain chose players based around the team and not a group of individuals .
While I understand that those short races can amp a player up quite a bit, it seems to me that the European players have managed to temper that emotion while shooting, yet provide stable support to teammates when not in-match. In years past it seems that the (perhaps an over generalization) boisterous American players have allowed that energy to consume their game while at the table. (note: Not speaking about every player on the roster, just about 1/2 of the Americans)
IMHO this has destabilized the American team from providing more consistent results when those particular players are shooting in the singles matches. A bit of a feast or famine result if you will, putting more pressure on those who have had any consistency to cover for their overly dramatic and under-performing teammates.
But that is not how it is set up -- first 3 are point winners. Last two are captain picks. I guess when you own Matchroom you can set it up however you want.
This means that Matchroom did not award any points for 17th/24th or 25th/32nd places in the West Coast Challenge 10-Ball event. In other words, because of field size, they awarded points to only the top 16 places instead of the top 32. Half of those top 16 places were occupied by players ineligible for Team USA, so only 8 players received points from that event.
Two MC Team contenders, Rodney Morris and Tony Chohan, finished 17th/24th.
There ya go Johnnyt...something else you can b!tch about. Thought you were gonna quit your badmouthing behavior last New Years. For sure, that's the biggest joke on this forum. It's a patriotic event, no matter who plays or wins. 'Member what yer momma used to tell you? If you don't have anything nice to say about it...keep yer lid shut.
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I'll say it again; for the American side to have a real chance in the Mosconi we need to make our team from the best players in North America. Europe has over twice the population of North America. If we can add Alex and Morra to our team it becomes an equal match-up. JMHO as always 