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Fedor over Bergman
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Fedor has joined the ranks of the most elite. JL Chang, Filler and SVB would still be clear favorites over Fedor in a race to 100. Guys like Shaw, Orcullo, Zheng, and Wu would be ever so slightly favored over Fedor. Aside from those seven, I reckon Fedor can hang with everyone else right now, and he has a chance to beat any player alive when he's on.
Filler, Gorst and Kaci are still in their early 20's. Team Europe at the Mosconi looks awfully strong for the foreseeable future.
Filler, Gorst and Kaci are still in their early 20's. Team Europe at the Mosconi looks awfully strong for the foreseeable future.
I think he broke and ran over 40 times...I don't think anybody is gonna smoke him playing 9 ball. Let's not forget he's a world champion too. Also let's be honest....he could have beat Justin worse....he didn't play the same speed on day 3
For real. No human is the clear favorite against this guy, he is on another level. It's like Efren WITH a good break, and a jump stick.
A constant source of amusement for me on AZB is that it is always a assumed that if one has an opinion on a possible matchup, they are interested in betting on it. I have been a member of this forum for eighteen years without making a single bet in the action room.
My hypothetical line in a 10-ball race to 100 against Fedor.
JL Chang -9 games
Filler - 9 games
SVB -5 games
Wu - 4 games
Shaw -3 games
Zheng - 3 games
Orcullo -2 games
The way Fedor is going, though, he could possibly be favored over all of them somewhere down the road. As I've previously noted, he appears to have adopted the Filler blueprint of playing all the games on a regular basis at the top level, so perhaps he'll become a similar all-around superstar of the game. Time will tell. It will be fun to watch.
My hypothetical line in a 10-ball race to 100 against Fedor.
JL Chang -9 games
Filler - 9 games
SVB -5 games
Wu - 4 games
Shaw -3 games
Zheng - 3 games
Orcullo -2 games
The way Fedor is going, though, he could possibly be favored over all of them somewhere down the road. As I've previously noted, he appears to have adopted the Filler blueprint of playing all the games on a regular basis at the top level, so perhaps he'll become a similar all-around superstar of the game. Time will tell. It will be fun to watch.
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Fedor has incredible potential. Hope he continues to evolve and gets out there. So many American pros are wasted talent...though obviously not always their fault with what little the game has to offer here.
Like to see SVB or Shaw vs Fedor. Either would be huge.
Like to see SVB or Shaw vs Fedor. Either would be huge.
Svb and Fedor have a race to 20 in about a month:
That'll be good, but that still won't provide a clear winner for a long race. Not sure if today's SVB has it in him, and that's no knock on SVB. Gorst right now vs. SVD a decade ago... that's a coin toss for real!! This right now... Gorst is just too strong, consistent, and it's not even close really...IMO
I read this a lot, and it makes me wonder why many of the international players, minus some of the asian players, spend an awful lot of time here playing, and many end up relocating here. I get that they have the Euro tour, but I remember someone on here saying how nobody gets rich playing the Eurotour...certainly not making the money the snooker players are making.
Is it because they receive support from the government? Just seems like if pro pool is dead for American players, it would be just as dead for the international players who spend several months out of the year here, or even move here permanently.
Wondering if it's just the exposure to American style of play. No different than spending time in the Philippines to learn to play 10rail kicks in what we consider horrible conditions.
Thanks, I've corrected it.
Yes, sjm has Gorst as an underdog against those players listed.
... and reading closer he is referring to 10 Ball as well... not sure the same goes for 9 Ball... not sure if even applies to 10 Ball. If he maintains that level of play I watched during this event, he is definitely the favorite.