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skogstokig said:
i agree.

filler's a freak of nature. he's a lot like earl in some ways (eerily accurate, instinctual, spears the cue ball) but with a heap of tactical skills, banking and two way strategic moves. his winning ball in the 2021 american 14.1 championship semifinal against fortunski is a prime example:

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What does spear the cue ball mean?
 
jasonlaus said:
Im looking for the player winning the most games period.

7-0, 7-0, wins then 6-7, 6-7, 6-7 loss

32 to 21 and lose, what a joke, dumbest shit ever. Just a possible example so calm down
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I do agree although playing devils advocate. A tennis match can go 0-6,0-6, 7-6,7-6,6-4. And we would t complain about the winner- we’d just call it a good comeback ?
 
SA96 said:
The format is a joke.

Before the last rack, USA A won 14 racks and USA B won 7 racks.

But if USA B won the last rack, the game would have gone to a shoot-out, where anyone can win.

Can you imagine a NFL or NBA game where one team has a lot more points and still ends up losing?
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Lucky you're not a baseball fan. In the 1960 World Series the Pirates beat the Yankees by 4 games to 3. The 3 games they lost were by scores of 16-3, 10-0 and 12-0. The 4 games they won were by scores of 6-4, 3-2, 5-2 and 10-9.
 
SA96 said:
The format is a joke.

Before the last rack, USA A won 14 racks and USA B won 7 racks.

But if USA B won the last rack, the game would have gone to a shoot-out, where anyone can win.

Can you imagine a NFL or NBA game where one team has a lot more points and still ends up losing?
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I hate the shootout, but the format works for me. I would equate it more to an NFL team gaining more yards than the opponent, but still ending up losing. Happens all the time.
 
jasonlaus said:
Same would happen with long set. I see what you're saying though
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I’m not saying it’s a better format (indeed as a viewer I prefer one long race), I’m just saying that it isn’t obviously bad. Many people (including me) thought when it was first announced that it would result in more randomness than a longer race, so it wasn’t as good a test of skill. I don’t think that any more.
 
Hayden Ernst (694) vs Albert Januarta (796) in the semifinals right now. Januarta is 100 fargo points higher than Hayden, so it would be a good win for Hayden if he can pull it off.

 
Hayden definitely looking and playing like a mid 700 player (800 shooter, 750 tactics and decisionmaking, occasional 650 level mental errors). Januarta seems a little high at 796 but he did hang with the adult pros at the PLP.

Overall the level of play in this junior event has been super impressive.
 
SA96 said:
Hayden and Savannah both need to be in the Mosconi Cup team.

They are both better than Styer and Thorpe.

Give them the experience and in 2-3 years time, Team USA could be world class.
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They would have to pray they don't go up against Felix Vogel from Germany if he makes it on Team Europe.

I'd prefer Sophia as a candidate for MC in a few years, she has better composure and mental fortitude.
 
GideonF said:
I’m not saying it’s a better format (indeed as a viewer I prefer one long race), I’m just saying that it isn’t obviously bad. Many people (including me) thought when it was first announced that it would result in more randomness than a longer race, so it wasn’t as good a test of skill. I don’t think that any more.
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Sets are always less efficient than a single, long race, in terms of how many games will be needed to give the better player a given percentage advantage. 2 of 3 sets to 4 games is equivalent to a race to 8 or so as far as winning percentages go, but will take longer on average. The longest possible match for sets will have an 11-10 total.

Some people like the set format. I don't mind it -- kind of a different texture.
 
The Teams event is very entertaining, but I think the matches run too long. I am not sure how to shorten it, though. Two of three sets would seem to short. Three of five is a lot, especially with players consulting so much.

Hayden Ernst took a couple of gambles in his final set vs Januarta, and they did not pay off. He came very close to winning, though, and looked like the best young American male I have seen in my short time (five years) watching pro pool.
 
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jbart65 said:
The Teams event is very entertaining, but I think the matches run too long. I am not sure how to shorten it, though. Two of three sets would seem to short. Three of five is a lot, especially with players consulting so much.

Hayden Ernst took a couple of gambles in his final set vs Januarta, and they did not pay off. He came very close to winning, though, and looked like the best young American male I have seen in my short time (five years) watching pro pool.
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It is long, but each set is a different "mixture" which makes it interesting.

Anybody knows why Albin is not playing for Austria? I am not watching that match so I don’t know if anything was mentioned.
 
VVP said:
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It is long, but each set is a different "mixture" which makes it interesting.

Anybody knows why Albin is not playing for Austria? I am not watching that match so I don’t know if anything was mentioned.
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I don’t know, but he did struggle a bit vs Vietnam
 
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The Austrian team had four players listed, but only three can be out there at once. Same thing for the Pinoys. Centeno is listed on the team but not out there.
 
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