Did the longer sets at smoking aces really tell us who the best players or are these results not much different than races to 9 or 11 would bare out
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Did the longer set races determine the best players
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For this particular tournament...no.
Playing on bar boxes, no matter how long the race is, will not determine the better player. Kiamco beat Corey 21-5, and Shane beat Morra 21-2. That would never happen on a tougher table.
A longer race, such as a race to 100, simply tells you who was playing best at that time.
In order to find out who is better among two players, you have to first find a race length that can be completed in one session with minimal breaks, and without the players getting too fatigued.. Personally, I think that number is probably 30 to 50.
But, as I already mentioned, one lone race doesn't determine much.
If the players played one race every other day for a month, then I think at 15-16 races, you would have a really fair way of seeing who the better player was.
Playing on bar boxes, no matter how long the race is, will not determine the better player. Kiamco beat Corey 21-5, and Shane beat Morra 21-2. That would never happen on a tougher table.
A longer race, such as a race to 100, simply tells you who was playing best at that time.
In order to find out who is better among two players, you have to first find a race length that can be completed in one session with minimal breaks, and without the players getting too fatigued.. Personally, I think that number is probably 30 to 50.
But, as I already mentioned, one lone race doesn't determine much.
If the players played one race every other day for a month, then I think at 15-16 races, you would have a really fair way of seeing who the better player was.
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Longer races and double Elim action got us to the 4 best players there.
Bar boxes however are brutal and can chose the winner at any moment. That and when the table lays good everyone is out.
Skylar is a well deserving champion. He is just going to get stronger every time you see him. Nobody has come up as fast as him. His potential is unlimited. A true phenom.
Bar boxes however are brutal and can chose the winner at any moment. That and when the table lays good everyone is out.
Skylar is a well deserving champion. He is just going to get stronger every time you see him. Nobody has come up as fast as him. His potential is unlimited. A true phenom.
For obvious reason we can have races to 100 and even at that u bring endurance into play in which a highly skilled older player would be at a distant disadvantage
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Many of the old players can play much longer than the younger players, even out of shape older players. Most young players can't play long. You don't have to be in good shape to play 24 hours straight.
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It was a lot of fun to watch. This format was fun because a player could down a bunch and still come back. Some huge swings this weekend. Sky ran a lot of racks. Every table had some great runs, shots, matches. Most of the
guys were awesome to the crowd.
It was a lot of fun to watch. This format was fun because a player could down a bunch and still come back. Some huge swings this weekend. Sky ran a lot of racks. Every table had some great runs, shots, matches. Most of the
guys were awesome to the crowd.
Statistics and the law of averages both say yes the longer races will more often give you the best player as the race length increases... Since I am not one to argue with science I will have to say it did prove the better players today...
Tomorrow there could be changes tho as biometrics and being human play into how we perform each day.....
Today Skylar was the best... The fact Shane keeps showing up in the final 4 continues to add fire to his claim on the best player in the world title...
Just how I see it but I am a numbers guy......
Tomorrow there could be changes tho as biometrics and being human play into how we perform each day.....
Today Skylar was the best... The fact Shane keeps showing up in the final 4 continues to add fire to his claim on the best player in the world title...
Just how I see it but I am a numbers guy......
I believe longer races definitively tell you who the better player is. As far as smoking aces goes, no I don't think so. This event needs to be held on 9' tables, not bar boxes. As it is its kind of like playing the Wimbledon Championship on a squash court, not the same thing.
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There is alot of presure in short races. Some players thrive on the presure, others do not.
I like to see top players out of their comfort zones. That is why I am a fan of the Mosconi Cup.
I like to see top players out of their comfort zones. That is why I am a fan of the Mosconi Cup.