I have made his acquaintance on many occasions, too, and agree. Lukas is a fine young man with a bright future.Thanks Stu and oops apologies to Lukas. I have played him before and he is a respectful and talented player.
I have made his acquaintance on many occasions, too, and agree. Lukas is a fine young man with a bright future.Thanks Stu and oops apologies to Lukas. I have played him before and he is a respectful and talented player.
Thanks for the insights, Russ.Mmmmmm.. I don't really see this as a "monster" draw. I think that even if Laaksonen is a little rusty, he still wins this fairly handily. Regardless of what his Matchroom ranking is, I have kind of kept an eye on De Ruyter over the past few years, as he is active on social media, and he seems a little over his head on the world stage, despite his Fargorate. Reviewing his Eurotour results over the past few years, he often goes out 65th place, etc. He does not appear to be an "improving" player, but maybe he has some recent good results that I am not aware of.
Fedor doesn't win every time!BEF Junior National Champion gets Fedor first round.
Matchroom has him listed as "Lukas Francasso Verner"His name is Lukas Fracasso Verner
This is a direct reflection of Emily's stubbornness and her not thinking Fargo is legitimate. She has been asked in an interview and quickly rejected it. They should be accounting for fargorate when trying to determine the lower seeded players. There is players that are seeded that have no business being seeded over others. The only reason some were seeded because they spent money and won a match or two in a previous Matchroom event. For goodness sake, Anton Raga wasn't seeded in his first tournament that he played in...Seeding is based on rankings, usually based on a one-year measure of performance. Fargo is a longer-term measure. For example, DeRuyter carries a Matchroom ranking of #95. Laaksonen checks in at #278 in the Matchroom rankings, meaning year to date performance lags behind his pedigree as suggested by Fargo. There are no seeding decisions and seeding at the majors has never been based on Fargo.
Of course, what you post is accurate, for accomplished players can draw each other in the first round of a tournament in both seeded and unseeded events.
...luck of the draw, there's no getting away from it.
Tim is not famous for his pool skills. He is more famous (or infamous) for 2 thingsi think tim is improving. he almost beat shane in the european open QF (or L16?). a good result considering he's a part timer with comparatively low fargo. laaksonen is still the better player but i think tim is making an effort now that a pro tour is shaping up
This is a direct reflection of Emily's stubbornness and her not thinking Fargo is legitimate. She has been asked in an interview and quickly rejected it. They should be accounting for fargorate when trying to determine the lower seeded players. There is players that are seeded that have no business being seeded over others. The only reason some were seeded because they spent money and won a match or two in a previous Matchroom event. For goodness sake, Anton Raga wasn't seeded in his first tournament that he played in...
That's a shame. Thankfully, Digital Pool's site had it right in the recently completed Raxx Open, as shown below.Matchroom has him listed as "Lukas Francasso Verner"
Strongly disagree. Seedings based on ranking rewards regular participation. Nobody should earn a seed on Fargo alone. No doubt, Asian non-participation due to COVID caused some inequities in the rankings, but those inequities are gradually disappearing.This is a direct reflection of Emily's stubbornness and her not thinking Fargo is legitimate. She has been asked in an interview and quickly rejected it. They should be accounting for fargorate when trying to determine the lower seeded players. There is players that are seeded that have no business being seeded over others. The only reason some were seeded because they spent money and won a match or two in a previous Matchroom event. For goodness sake, Anton Raga wasn't seeded in his first tournament that he played in...
Dechaine is still 801 after not playing for years - perfect example why Fargo shouldn't be usedStrongly disagree. Seedings based on ranking rewards regular participation. Nobody should earn a seed on Fargo alone. No doubt, Asian non-participation due to COVID caused some inequities in the rankings, but those inequities are gradually disappearing.
They've got it right at both Matchroom and in the WPA events. Seedings are based on ranking, and without regular participation, even the finest players will be hard pressed to keep their rankings high. That serves the game's best interests and ensures that rankings and seedings are objective rather than subjective.
Of course, I can appreciate why you feel as you do. Then again, remember that Fargo is a long-term measure of performance while rankings tell you who is performing this year. I'm as big a fan of Fargo as anybody, but I doubt we'll ever see seedings based on Fargo in either WPA or Matchroom events, and that's as it should be.
I vaguely remember a tournament where Fargo was used for some fraction of seeding but if it did happen it was years ago.... . I'm as big a fan of Fargo as anybody, but I doubt we'll ever see seedings based on Fargo in either WPA or Matchroom events, and that's as it should be.
Kind of. It's possible that he still plays at that level. That would be a correct rating. He has almost a zero ranking, though, because he does not play in many Matchroom events. He played in Derby City this year and has a Matchroom ranking of 473 of 681 players.Dechaine is still 801 after not playing for years - perfect example why Fargo shouldn't be used
Dechaine is still 801 after not playing for years - perfect example why Fargo shouldn't be used
So? Same thing applies to chess players who are no longer really active. Seeding does not really apply in chess though, but if the pool player who has not been playing jumps into an event and gets seeded, they still earned it based on their "most recent" performance, however long ago that might have been.same with mark gray who only plays the occasional senior event in the UK. he's hardly the player he was
anyway. i suspect the unseeded 128 in most of these events will become much more competitive as the tour goes on and prize money increases. they're gonna need qualifier events
So? Same thing applies to chess players who are no longer really active. Seeding does not really apply in chess though, but if the pool player who has not been playing jumps into an event and gets seeded, they still earned it based on their "most recent" performance, however long ago that might have been.
In the end, does it really matter? The brackets are generally going to be dominated by the most active top Fargorate players, so seeding of a few fairly inactive players will do little more than get them one or two rounds deeper, before they run in to an active monster. Not really gonna make any difference in final result. And if it DOES, then that means the player was more in stroke than their inactivity would indicate.
I figured, but I was not sure how Matchroom was handling that. So I guess I don't get what the big hullabaloo is about in regards to seeding. As long as SVB and FSR don't play first round, or a pair of Ko brothers, in the end, I don't see how it makes much of a difference, as long as those with a realistic chance of winning or going deep don't play each other early.they won't get seeded if they're inactive.
Well then the seeding backfired this time around, as Big Ko is in trouble... I'll hopefully see him in the 3rd roundI figured, but I was not sure how Matchroom was handling that. So I guess I don't get what the big hullabaloo is about in regards to seeding. As long as SVB and FSR don't play first round, or a pair of Ko brothers, in the end, I don't see how it makes much of a difference, as long as those with a realistic chance of winning or going deep don't play each other early.
Can you clarify this? I assume you are talking about Ko Pin Yi? He looks like he has a fairly easy first/second round, which I thought that was how seeding worked, preventing top players from knocking each other out early?Well then the seeding backfired this time around, as Big Ko is in trouble... I'll hopefully see him in the 3rd round![]()