U.S. Open 9-ball Updates

I'm done, I said my peace, other than the fact that Shane for the most part is a more dangerous player coming through the B bracket than he is on the A side of the field;)
 
Celtic said:
That is a false argument. You can cherry pick players who did well in one and not in the other until you are blue in the face to try to prove a point for either side of the debate, and it will be just as meaningless for either side. Feijen won the 2014 World 9-ball Championships, I don't think he even made it out of his bracket in the 2015 World 9-ball Championships, but that is in truth a moot point anyhow, it means as little as the cherry picked results you posted above.



As I said in the above post. Look at the number of top ranked players in either field, look at the number of people in the top 25 who competed, the number of people in the top 30, the number of people in the top 40 who were in either event.



http://www.wpa-pool.com/web/rankings



That is the most simple and clear way of determining the strength of each field and comparing them.



There are people in the world whose world rankings make clear have the speed to win this US Open who are "not in" this US Open. I do not think there was anyone whose world ranking suggests had much of a chance to win the WPC World 9-ball Championships who was not actually "in" the World 9-ball Championships.
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There was no "cherry picking". You're statement was that the World 9 Ball Championship is a tougher field than the U.S. Open due to a handful of players you named not in the Open.

My rebuttal is that the last 2 World 9 Ball Champions Feijen in 2014 & Ko this year defeated what you describe as "tougher" fields in order to win those titles. They both promptly played in the Open shortly after and got trounced. As I stated in my earlier post I literally watched Feijen with my own eyes wandering around over in a corner mumbling about Shane's break like a broken man after his loss and Ko was bounced 2 days before the event draws to a close. That perhaps this may suggest the "tougher field" may very well be here. Just an observation.
 
Ko's quick tournament doesn't say anything about the strength of the field... he lost to two players that he should have beaten.
 
Colonel said:
My rebuttal is that the last 2 World 9 Ball Champions Feijen in 2014 & Ko this year defeated what you describe as "tougher" fields in order to win those titles. They both promptly played in the Open shortly after and got trounced.
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You cannot make any conclusions on a tournaments difficulty based on the results of one single player... Feijen won the 2014 World 9-Ball Championships and did not even make it to the final 64 in 2015. That is largely based on how he personally played in those two events, not the strength of the field. Pool players do "not" play the exact same speed in every event just in case you were unaware of that.
 
victorl said:
Ko's quick tournament doesn't say anything about the strength of the field... he lost to two players that he should have beaten.
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Could have, would have, and should have might be a good excuse for a lessor skilled player, but he IS the current WORLD champion, so, really, there's no excuse...he won the WPC' world title....against...the best in the world, right? Yet, bought a first class ticket to sale on the Titanic when it came to his performance in the US Open:rolleyes:
 
Celtic said:
You cannot make any conclusions on a tournaments difficulty based on the results of one single player... Feijen won the 2014 World 9-Ball Championships and did not even make it to the final 64 in 2015. That is largely based on how he personally played in those two events, not the strength of the field. Pool players do "not" play the exact same speed in every event just in case you were unaware of that.
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Apparently. What flight are the Ko's taking in the morning?
 
realkingcobra said:
Could have, would have, and should have might be a good excuse for a lessor skilled player, but he IS the current WORLD champion, so, really, there's no excuse...he won the WPC' world title....against...the best in the world, right? Yet, bought a first class ticket to sale on the Titanic when it came to his performance in the US Open:rolleyes:
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Tsk tsk , are you selling venom by the gallons? You make it sound like someone killed your cat. Keep it civil

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Looks like Karen's match is coming up too.
Anyone know anything about her opponent?
 
realkingcobra said:
Just speaking the truth:rotflmao1:
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victorl said:
Looks like Karen's match is coming up too.
Anyone know anything about her opponent?
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Felicidad is one of those many Pinoys just below surface who suddenly appear on international stage out of nowhere . First time I saw him was in recent W9B when he got into main draw by winning qualifier . He sure can play and is s favorite over Corr
But I am supporting Corr. She was ahead 2-0 now 3-3 :)
 
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