It's A Marathon

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tom mcgonagle

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When all is said and done, I think the Mosconi Cup came down to the team that was in better physical and mental shape took home the cup.

It's got to be the most demanding event pool has ever known. For four days your body and mind are pushed to the limits.

It's exhausting, it's grueling, and I'm just sitting here watching it on my computer. One can only imagine, what the players are feeling.

I personally think it would really help each player to get themselves in top notch physical shape. When your body is tired, your mind is tired therefore, your game is tired.

It's not a sprint.
 
I will politely disagree.

It's a TV game show at best. The team that has a hot hand will win every time.

best,

Justin
 
Chris Melling is in top physical shape? I believe they were mentally tougher at moments. But I will also agree that it is a show, and whichever team is playing better will win. Plus it helped that the Euros got a lot of friendly rolls also! Johnny Archer is as mentally strong as any player out there.
 
It's not what we're used to seeing when we watch matches that are streamed but it's far from a game show. The commercial breaks are what's paying for the production and the players. I think they should run all the commercials before the matches are played that way the match itself wouldn't have any interruptions.

Hustler84, It was mentioned that Chris had lost weight and was more aware of how his conditioning was affecting his play.

It's a race to five not a walk in the park to five.

Just my opinion.

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If you want to see a MARATHON, go rent a TAR match. This is a foot race, game show, at best.
 
Isn't a normal tournament (128 players, give or take) a much more rigorous schedule? In the Mosconi Cup each player plays maybe once or twice in a three-hour time window; and the race is only to 5.

I'm not an experienced tournament player, but it seems like players play races to 7 or more, three to four times a day over a 12-hour period in which they need to remain in the hall.

IMHO the Mosconi Cup is a sprint.
 
The Mosconi Cup isn't just about what you see.

There's a time change. Long flights. I know I never slept well in two day tournaments. Maybe I got three hours sleep on an average night. If your there for four days it can only get worse.

The shorter the race, every miss or poor play is magnified. You may not have time to recover.

Alternate break doesn't help you to gain any momentum.

It's lot easier playing than it is sitting and watching.
 
not so sure...

Tom - you know as well as I do that any of the Mosconi Cup players would have had a lot of trouble beating Boston Shorty even past his prime...and he was no athlete beyond his Little League days. Which his mother showed me a cute pic of him in uniform lol - Mike
 
Hey Mike,

Shorty stayed in shape jumping on and off the table.

On a serious note. I know the importance of what I'm talking about. I used to walk several miles a day when I was playing my best. Just think what some of these younger guys could do if they just rode a bike five miles a day. It has to help their stamina.
 
I saw a lot of well conditioned athletes for sure. Walking around that table for 1 maybe 2 races to 5 in a 4 hour span has to be excruciating on the body. Tour De France, Ironman Triathlon, and Mosconi Cup. Those would be my top 3 most grueling events.
 
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