mnorwood said:
Two players winning alot lately. If they were to match up in 9ball, winner breaks, race to a hundred who wins and by how much?
In my opinion Shane's break would give him the edge.
At USA, probably Shane, at far east Asia, definitely Yang.
The score would be something like in USA; SVB 100 - Yang 91
At far east Asıa; Yang 100 - SVB 63.
Depends much about the preparation of course. Yang is the best 9'baller in the World IMHO, but already bcos of language problems, doesn't like to travel to USA, and his level definitely drops when he's far from home..
But!!!
If played in two days like it was at Sioux Falls, then I'd probably go with Shane anyway.
If played race to 10-20/day (which probably is not the case now), definitely for Yang then.
When Dennis and Yang played race to 60 9'ball in two days, Yang said he never play as much per day and he was totally exhausted. (still he won easily though). He's more like a match player maximum race to app. 21, than long distance runner with ahead sets. Filipinos has much more stamina than Taiwanese, but in short races without chances for errors, they are the best in the World, and Chao living proof in that with his nearly perfect wins twice at WPC finals..
And Yang's break at 9 ball is probably the best in the World..
At race to 100, 10-ball match I'd match Shane against filipinos (in this order): Orcullo/Efren, Manalo, Alcano, Alex, Busty, Van Van... as I haven't heard Taiwanese concentrate on that game. It mıght not be too difficult for them though to adjust.. Van Van's speed might be a bit higher at the moment, about Alex's and Manalo's current speen I don't know, this is a hunch from last couple of year's. Efren's break in 10-ball might fail him though, but then again he won 500 000$ at Reno playing 8-ball for a week...
