Vote For Best 8 Ball Format as a True Test

What format is a true test?

  • Race to 80

    Votes: 28 30.8%

  • 2 out of 3 Races to 30

    Votes: 30 33.0%

  • Best out of 9 races to 15

    Votes: 27 29.7%

  • I'll post another option in this thread.

    Votes: 6 6.6%
  • Total voters
    91
Multiple races to 15, and that goes for 9b/10b as well.

As mentioned already, races to 100 are simply about endurance. Usually a player will get a 10-15 game lead, and then coast. Only one player (the one trailing) is usually under pressure.

In a race to 15, both players are always under pressure. Races to 15 aren't long races, but playing a best of 9 should even out the rolls.
 
Extra long race like you suggest but flip or lag up front or decide in game one however, one player is solids the entire set, the other player is always stripes.

The standard match the breaker with a good break will always have the superior balls this way the game has more movement.

I doubt others will approve but it would be interesting when the players play at a high level..
 
Matt said:
I get what you are saying, but if that's the case, it isn't much of a test for a player that gets out to a substantial lead. Any of these is a test of something, so it just depends what you're going for. I think a series of short sets would be more interesting to watch and would still be a good indicator of the better player.
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I'm sure just to watch the short sets are better
 
I think, like others have said, that race to 80 is the best way to see who is the better player. However, as someone who would bet on the match and buy the stream, I like the 2 out of 3 option.
Andy
 
Straight race, longer the better.

Anything else is just "giving" a weaker player a "chance", imo.
 
I like 8-Ball played like this >>>> Rotation 1 to the 7 & 15 to the 9, then sink the 8 Ball.
Play 20-30 games & see who wins
 
Maniac said:
Well....don't lose the first 3 sets ;)!!!

Maniac
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What's the point? You play X number of games either way. Say player A loses the first 3 sets to player B by 1 game each set. He is now losing 3 sets to zero. He now has to win 45 games (rather than 45 games to 42 games won), to get back even. That's a huge weight on his/her shoulders.

Player A can catch a gear and tie it up in a long race, but catching a gear and winning 45 games is improbable. IMO, regardless of who player A and player B are; it won't be a close match within 3 games, unless there are a large number of errors.

If it were a straight race to 80 and player a/b is a strong player, they will catch a gear and get out to a decent lead. (Winner breaking).
 
I like the race to 30 format itself. But I play a lot of $5 races to 5 with some better players, and I have come to realize that it would be to my advantage to play one race to 10 instead of two races to 5.

So I guess if it was between 3 races to 30 and one race to 80, I would pick the 80 if I was the slight underdog.
 
Thank to everyone who added some input here.

As it turns out we are as divided on this one as we we are on a presidential election. :shocked2:

I do know that seeing top players get red hot with their game is VERY exciting. This is what we usually see in a long set or session. It's what I look forward to when I'm sweating one.

We've all seen good players, but when the top guys hit a gear... magic happens that us mortals can only sit and watch with reverential respect and wonder. Physics seem be re-written, math doesn't add up and fiction becomes reality.

I can't wait for this match.

Ray
 
Race to 80 – best grinder, and true player. A real player doesn’t give up, and can grind back from 10-15 games down. It’s tough, but it can be done, ask Alex P.
2 out of 3 race to 30 – best mix of sprinter/grinder but still leaning toward sprinter.
Best out of 9 races to 15 – best sprinter/tournament player.

I think 3 races to 40 would be your best of both worlds, but that isn’t going to happen.
 
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