2022 Player of the Year

Player of the Year?

  • Joshua Filler

    Votes: 1 2.2%

  • Francisco Sanchez Ruiz

    Votes: 20 44.4%

  • Fedor Gorst

    Votes: 24 53.3%
  • Total voters
    45
Reproducing what I wrote in my annual recap thread:

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Best Player: Sanchez-Ruiz, barely. He took the US Open 9ball and World 8ball. Filler won the UK Open and World Games. Elsewhere, Filler won the Derby City 10ball and World Pool Masters, got silver at the Derby City 9ball and was Mosconi MVP, as Sanchez-Ruiz won the Derby City 9ball and World Cup of Pool and got silver at the UK Open. The rivals met in three finals: Sanchez-Ruiz won at the Derby City 9Ball and Filler won at the UK Open and at the Slovenia Open.

I don't see Gorst as being in the conversation as he missed most of the majors, and in the two in which he participated, he came 33rd at the US Open 9-ball and 17th at the World 8-ball. Both of those events were won by FSR, so I don't see how one can consider Gorst over FSR.
 
sjm said:
Reproducing what I wrote in my annual recap thread:

SJM Sizes up 2022 in Pro Pool

SJM Sizes up 2022 in Pro Pool As the curtain drops on 2022 in pro pool, let’s reflect. In January, Matchroom unveiled a new 9ball tour and Predator announced expansion of its global 10ball series. So far, so good. I The Year in Tournament Play 1st Quarter: In January, Jayson Shaw won the...
forums.azbilliards.com

Best Player: Sanchez-Ruiz, barely. He took the US Open 9ball and World 8ball. Filler won the UK Open and World Games. Elsewhere, Filler won the Derby City 10ball and World Pool Masters, got silver at the Derby City 9ball and was Mosconi MVP, as Sanchez-Ruiz won the Derby City 9ball and World Cup of Pool and got silver at the UK Open. The rivals met in three finals: Sanchez-Ruiz won at the Derby City 9Ball and Filler won at the UK Open and at the Slovenia Open.

I don't see Gorst as being in the conversation as he missed most of the majors, and in the two in which he participated, he came 33rd at the US Open 9-ball and 17th at the World 8-ball. Both of those events were won by FSR, so I don't see how one can consider Gorst over FSR.
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I think people respect him because of the adversity he overcame based on his nationally. But I see your point. I don't believe in participation trophies. So FSR gets my vote.
 
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buckshotshoey said:
I think people respect his because of the adversity he overcame based on his nationally. But I see your point. I don't believe in participation trophies. So FSR gets my vote.
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Yes, I respect his courage and his perseverance as much as anybody, but this poll is about his play, and it falls way below that of FSR and Filler.

It would be a great story if he were player of the year in 2023, but fourth place at Turning Stone last week makes you wonder whether he has found his top form yet. He'll be back.
 
It may be a little unfair to Fedor because he was excluded from some events or couldn't make them, but I voted FSR.
 
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