Field Strengths for some 2025 major tournaments

[mikepage]

Which 2025 pro tournaments had the toughest fields?

We ran a million simulated tournaments to find out — using the same win probabilities that drive FargoRate.
Along the way we tuned the Harmonic Field Strength (HFS) to best balance star power at the top with depth throughout the field.

Here's how several major 2025 events stack up— the World Pool Championship in Jeddah leading the pack and the U.S. Open close behind.
[Dream64 is a fantasy tournament field with all top 64 rated players]

Read how it works (and see the details):

bit.ly/4qmV4Wc

 

[VVP]

Ha, I am good. Nailed it in post 28 of the thread below

Post in thread 'A new measure of tournament toughness: Harmonic Field Strength' https://forums.azbilliards.com/thre...s-harmonic-field-strength.580834/post-8268044

 

[sjm]

Wow, this matches my perceptions to a tee. These are eight events that are incredibly difficult to win.

 

[CocoboloCowboy]

Can’t say what is toughest, but the Bigger the Prize Fund, the more people come to chase.

DCC started on an idea, now it is always a full field event………MONEY TO WIN.