Mosconi Cup Team Choices - Fargo Rating

[BarTableMan]

For anyone who in the know..is the Fargo Rating used at all when considering our team players? It sure appears every where matches are played. Just curious.

 

[sjm]

Good question for sure.

The answer is no, although Fargo may give the Mosconi team coaches some clues regarding player performance. It does not, however, tell you who is playing well right now, and, if memory serves, the Fargo methodology counts matches up to ten years old in the calculation, explaining why we still see the names of inactive/retired players like Mark Gray, Mike Dechaine and Nick Vandenberg near the top of the Fargo rankings.

That said, in the absence of a true ranking systems at present, Fargo ought to be weighed in evidence as captains select their wild cards. Right now, Fargo is more valuable than any of WPA, CSI or Matchroom rankings, but that may change in the next couple of years.

 

[SBC]

They picked the 17th and 37th best Fargo rated players for a 5 man team....

 

[skogstokig]

Good question for sure.

The answer is no, although Fargo may give the Mosconi team coaches some clues regarding player performance. It does not, however, tell you who is playing well right now, and, if memory serves, the Fargo methodology counts matches up to ten years old in the calculation, explaining why we still see the names of inactive/retired players like Mark Gray, Mike Dechaine and Nick Vandenberg near the top of the Fargo rankings.

i think they need to have played some odd match the last two years to stay in the fargo. which is why the chinese players are gone from the top list. maybe mike p could shed some light on this

 

[evergruven]

the mosconi cup definitely needs a real ranking system..would be good for the competition, and pool in general

current USA top 50 by fargo:

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  1. Shane Van Boening USA 830
  2. Sky Woodward USA 802
  3. Mike Dechaine USA 802
  4. Justin Bergman USA 795
  5. Corey Deuel USA 778
  6. Oscar Dominguez USA 778
  7. Rodney Morris USA 777
  8. Earl Strickland USA 774
  9. Josh Roberts USA 773
  10. Billy Thorpe USA 773
  11. Jonathan Pinegar USA 772
  12. Johnny Archer USA 769
  13. Jeremy Seaman USA 764
  14. Anthony Meglino USA 763
  15. Shane McMinn USA 761
  16. Tyler Styer USA 760
  17. Scott Frost USA 760
  18. Jeremy Sossei USA 758
  19. Justin Hall USA 756
  20. Abrin Schaad USA 754
  21. Justin Martin USA 754
  22. Chip Compton USA 753
  23. Tony Chohan USA 752
  24. Mitch Ellerman USA 752
  25. Jesse Engel USA 752
  26. Mike Banks Jr USA 749
  27. Jeremy Jones USA 749
  28. BJ Ussery Jr USA 747
  29. Joey Gray USA 746
  30. Donny Mills USA 745
  31. Shaun Wilkie USA 745
  32. Dave Coles Jr USA 744
  33. Ryan Stone USA 743
  34. Tom D'Alfonso USA 742
  35. Chris Reinhold USA 742
  36. Dee Adkins USA 742
  37. Mike Davis Jr USA 741
  38. Alex Olinger USA 740
  39. Sergio Rivas USA 740
  40. Evan Lunda USA 740
  41. Reymart Lim USA 739
  42. Alan Rolon USA 739
  43. Robb Saez USA 738
  44. Danny Olson USA 738
  45. Chris Szuter USA 736
  46. Jeff Boucher USA 736
  47. Demetrius Jelatis USA 735
  48. Brandon Shuff USA 735
  49. Gabe Owen USA 735
  50. Miguel Batista USA 735