Does #1 on WPBA tour mean anything anymore?

I've not paid attention to who is #1 in the WPBA for a long time.

I don't care that much about stats. I just like to watch the ladies play.
 
jay helfert said:
I guarantee you it means something to the person who is ranked #1! Just ask Monica if it means anything to her. Or Kelly Fisher, or Allison.
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I know for a fact that Kelly gets far more pleasure from winning a tournament (s) that from being ranked number 1. Ask her if she would be happy finishing 2nd in every tournament and being ranked number 1 at the same time, and I think you know what her answer would be.

Steve
 
pooltchr said:
I know for a fact that Kelly gets far more pleasure from winning a tournament (s) that from being ranked number 1. Ask her if she would be happy finishing 2nd in every tournament and being ranked number 1 at the same time, and I think you know what her answer would be.

Steve
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Okay, so are you saying you don't think it is important to her to be ranked #1?
 
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I'm not saying it is important or not important. Just saying that I suspect most of the ladies would take winning tournaments over being ranked number 1, if they had to choose.

Steve
 
sjm said:
An interesting thread to be sure, but misdirected in some ways. A better thread title would have been "Will Anyone be Able to Defend the #1 Spot on the WPBA Tour Again?". This is the real crux of the matter.

Defending the #1 ranking has become extremely difficult because the depth of talent at the top has become so impressive. Just a few years ago, future hall of famers Allison Fisher and Karen Corr could, seemingly, be penciled into every WPBA Sunday, and between them they were winning most of the tournaments.

A glance at some of the top players is fearsome right now:

Allison Fisher - the greatest women's nine ball player ever
Karen Corr - winner of about 25 WPBA titles
Kelly Fisher - #1 ranked in 2008
Ga Young Kim - two time world champion
Xiaoting Pan - world champion
Yu Ram Cha - beat Shane Van Boening at World 10-ball championships
Monica Webb - reigning National champion, began 2009 as #1
Jeanette Lee - former #1, holder of many WPBA titles
Vivian Villareal - former #1, holder of many WPBA titles
Gerda Hofstatter - world champion, former #2 ranked player
Jasmin Ouschan - proven superstar of both 9-ball and 14.1
Helena Thronfeldt - US Open champion, former #3 ranked player

Yes, it's downright scary how strong this tour has become at the top.

WPBA San Diego produced Webb, Lee, Hofstatter and Kim as its final four, while WPBA Michigan City produced four different players as its final four: Ouschan, Pan, Corr and K Fisher.

In the last nine WPBA events contested, Kelly Fisher, Allison Fisher, Monica Webb, and Jasmin Ouschan have each won twice, with Xiaoting Pan winning the other event. Yes, it's that competitive!

Given the talent at the top, why should we expect anything but major shakeups in the rankings and a fierce battle for #1.

Hence, my answer to the question that began this thread is "given the depth of the talent pool, #1 means as much as it ever has on the tour, but is harder than ever to defend."
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Thanks S. One small correction, Allison is no longer a "future" Hall of Famer, she is a CURRENT Hall of Famer, being voted in this year.
 
sjm said:
Not so, Jay. She will be inducted in October.
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As far as I'm concerned if she has been voted in, then she's in the Hall Of Fame. The induction ceremony to be held at the U.S. Open this year is a formality. Normally it would be held during the Trade show, but we both know what's up with that. I don't think Allison needs to wait four months to be able to say she is a member of the Hall Of Fame.

When I was at the Trade show everyone was coming up and congratulating her. They were saying congrats on getting into the Hall Of Fame. Not "Congratulations on almost being in the Hall Of Fame, just another few months and I can congratulate you for real."
 
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