Darren lost to Niels 8-6 in the WPM finals.
How will you defend Daz this time?
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I dunno - that he CAN'T win on home soil?
Lol this shit is funny
Svb is a bit rubbish lets face it.. Compared to Appleton at any rate..
Sorry, but that's just laugable. The Mosconi Cup's short races render it meaningless as to a true barometer of who is really the best, IMO. And the fact that you see all the top players swapping wins in these short races also serves to support the point that a short race is a coin flip. Again, IMO.
SVB destroyed Darren in a long race, as has, pretty much everyone.
It's very comical to me that people who think they know a lot about this sport can sit there and type away,,,, oh, svb is the best, he aucks, he's not as good as the other,,, daz is a ball under,, blah blah blah! If people can't understand the actual race,,,, there's no need to even bother! I say this, instead of talking, why don't all the azers out there pool together there money! Some take daz, others take svb, or whoever really, and get 10k minimum and begs your boys play a set to 50! Simple! Stop talking and start gathering the money! The best player will rise for sure! But,,,,, this forum is all talk, no action
He wasn't used to the damp climate.
And Alex hates fish and chips.....unless he's playing poker.
Those who compete in it say it's the greatest pressure they've ever felt. Who performs under the greatest pressure is of great importance to me if not to you. In five of the last six Mosconi Cups, the US couldn't fade the pressure. Maybe they can handle it this year.
Over the past six years, Europe leads 62 matches to 48 matches. If that's a coin toss, what the US needs is a new coin.
The pressure would still be there if the races were longer and thus presented a truer test of who is the best. Under your thinking, they may as well shoot spot shots to see who wins. Why would you expect something that will yield random results, which short races do IMO, to come out even, i.e. 50/50? My whole contention is that short races do not lead to as true a result as longer ones. And it's the same when tossing a coin.
Since you've referred to the coin reference, if you have one trial where you flip it 10 times, and another where you flip it 100 times, which would you be more confidant in producing the expected result?
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Darren is welcome to hug that trophy whilst Shane spends an extra 50-60K a year in prize money per year.
Mmmmkay thanks...
Short Bus Russ
Unfortunately, 110 Mosconi matches is a marathon of the highest degree, and 62 match wins to 48 is a serious trouncing by Europe over the last six Mosconi Cups. This result probably covers about nearly 1,000 racks of play.
So, your point, I guess is the Europeans are winning at short matches, which IMO doesn't mean much as to determining the better player. My contention is longer races would yield a more meaningful and possibly very different result. IIRC Appleton has lost long races every time he's tried one. If Shane played Appleton in the Mosconi cup, and the format was race to 50, Shane would be the favorite. It's really not very debatable, if you have the best horse, you want contest to be the truest test possible, and that means longer races.
C'mon, you can't blame losing the entire set on just the lag.
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Old Rules completely favor the Europeans, this year that has been changed
That was playing with the break rules that completely favor the Europeans. This year that has been changed and the One Ball will actually be spotted on the spot (what a novel idea)....and the "cut break" will no longer be used.
This makes the USA team 7/5 favorite in my opinion, of course it could be 8/5 by the time the first rack is cracked.
It's still a lot of luck, but the coin at least won't be "two headed".
That was playing with the break rules that completely favor the Europeans. This year that has been changed and the One Ball will actually be spotted on the spot (what a novel idea)....and the "cut break" will no longer be used.
This makes the USA team 7/5 favorite in my opinion, of course it could be 8/5 by the time the first rack is cracked.
It's still a lot of luck, but the coin at least won't be "two headed".