Currently, which is the hardest pool tournament to win?

Positively Ralf

Positively Ralf

AzB Silver Member
Silver Member
I haven't had much attention to anything of the pro game in the last year or so(son is 15 months). Is the us open still considered the hardest tournament to win?
 
There cant be an answer to that without a lot of other answers and then restrictions.

I say it is the one where you get shitaced drunk all day, then find the PCP you lost on the way to the tournament and then do a whiskey shot or 3.

There would be a very low likelihood of victory there. Approaching impossible.
 
Black-Balled said:
There cant be an answer to that without a lot of other answers and then restrictions.

I say it is the one where you get shitaced drunk all day, then find the PCP you lost on the way to the tournament and then do a whiskey shot or 3.

There would be a very low likelihood of victory there. Approaching impossible.
Click to expand...
Post of the Day. Dude, that is toooooo funny. Serious answer? There are a few that qualify(9ball): US Open, World Championships, Derby City, TurningStone and Swannee. All boils down to quality of the field(s). Sorry, i'm still spittin coffee over BB's post. ;)
 
Last edited:
I see at least one person up in hrrre that knows pcp was not intended to be ingested by humans.

Failure to follow prescription guidelines may result in serious injury or death.
 
Non-9ball? This newfangled Chinese 8ball looks brutal to me. I'd like to see an American figure this game out and win a big event. Lot of Ch.8b specialists to deal with tho.
 
Perhaps the Friday night tournament at any local bar. Eight ball with local and constantly changing rules, Bubba in the corner ready to pound on the winner if you beat his buddy...
 
The wpa 9 ball, but to be fair, the top 16 or so of the wpa 9 ball, 10 ball, US Open 9 ball, All Japan, and China Open are about the same. The difference is the wpa 9 ball field goes much deeper in talent early on while the other events have a good amount of filler in the earlier rounds.
 
The hardest pool tournament to win (for me) is a handicapped one where my handicap is genuine and many others are not. Happens every year in Vegas.
 
Masayoshi said:
The wpa 9 ball, but to be fair, the top 16 or so of the wpa 9 ball, 10 ball, US Open 9 ball, All Japan, and China Open are about the same. The difference is the wpa 9 ball field goes much deeper in talent early on while the other events have a good amount of filler in the earlier rounds.
Click to expand...

This. The top guys are the same. The larger number of filler players is what makes the US Open, for example, easier to win than the WPA 9 Ball world championship.
 
Last edited:
I would think Atlarge may have stats somewhere. The toughest tournaments to win would be the ones that rarely have someone winning multiple times. If you have all the best players there and rarely do you ever see a repeat winner, then that is a tough tournament.

32 player knockout stage means you only get one chance and have to play your top speed every single match or go home.

The US Open is tough to win but seems to go in streaks with the same player winning two or three years in a row multiple times.
 
I don't know if this qualifies as a tournament, but DCC master of the table is my pick. You got to be great at everything.
 
nine_ball6970 said:
I would think Atlarge may have stats somewhere. The toughest tournaments to win would be the ones that rarely have someone winning multiple times. If you have all the best players there and rarely do you ever see a repeat winner, then that is a tough tournament.

32 player knockout stage means you only get one chance and have to play your top speed every single match or go home.

The US Open is tough to win but seems to go in streaks with the same player winning two or three years in a row multiple times.
Click to expand...

26 players have won the 42 men's US Open 9-Ball Championships:

17 players have won once;
6 players have won twice -- Hopkins, Howard, Varner, Hall, Immonen, and Appleton;
1 player has won three times -- Sigel;
2 players have won five times -- Strickland and Van Boening

So 9 players have accounted for 60% of the wins (25 of 42).

Prior to 2009, only Varner had won consecutive events (1989-90).

In the past 10 years, three players have won consecutive events -- Immonen two in a row (2008-09), Appleton two in a row (2010-11), and Van Boening three in a row (2012-14).
 
AtLarge said:
26 players have won the 42 men's US Open 9-Ball Championships:

17 players have won once;
6 players have won twice -- Hopkins, Howard, Varner, Hall, Immonen, and Appleton;
1 player has won three times -- Sigel;
2 players have won five times -- Strickland and Van Boening

So 9 players have accounted for 60% of the wins (25 of 42).

Prior to 2009, only Varner had won consecutive events (1989-90).

In the past 10 years, three players have won consecutive events -- Immonen two in a row (2008-09), Appleton two in a row (2010-11), and Van Boening three in a row (2012-14).
Click to expand...

It looks like the World 9 ball has been held 27 times. Earl won it 3 times (Only back to back winner) Chao Fong Pang, Archer and Hohmann won twice. So 18 players have won it once.
 
nine_ball6970 said:
It looks like the World 9 ball has been held 27 times. Earl won it 3 times (Only back to back winner) Chao Fong Pang, Archer and Hohmann won twice. So 18 players have won it once.
Click to expand...

So that means repeat winners have accounted for 33% (9 of 27) of the wins in the World 9-Ball versus 60% (25 of 42) for repeat winners in the US Open 9-Ball.

[But the US Open has been played many more times.]
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top